David Ticky Donovan O.B.E.
Born in 1947, David Ticky Donovan O.B.E., is a British karate competitor and coach. He was the coach and manager of both the British...
Kenji Tomiki: Tomiki Aikido
Kenji Tomiki was born on March 15, 1900. He was a Japanese aikido and judo teacher and the founder of competitive aikido (aikido kyogi) style.
Peichin Takahara: Ch’uan Fa
Peichin Takahara was born in 1683 in Akata Cho, a small section of the city of Shuri, Okinawa in the Ryūkyū Kingdom. He was an early...
Yasuichi Matsumoto: Judo
A Japanese judoka, Yasuichi Matsumoto won the All-Japan Judo Championships in 1948. He was an All-Japan Judo Federation Olympic Coach in early 1970's.
Toshiro Daigo: Judo
Japanese judoka Toshiro Daigo was born on January 2, 1926. He graduated from the Tokyo University of Education, and later became the judo champion...
Anthony Chan
Anthony Chan is a Chinese-American kung fu champion and American choreographer. He was known as the The Wu shu Wizard and is a Black Belt Hall of Fame inductee.
Hidy Ochiai: Washin-Ryu
Japanese martial artist Hidy Ochiai is a martial arts instructor, author and actor. Hidehiko Ochiai was born on September 27, 1939. He is created...
Gilbert Tenio
Grandmaster Gilbert Tenio taught Tenio Decuerdas Eskrima. The system was developed on the island of Bohol in the Phillipines. He incorporated 19 systems into...
Sid Campbell’s Achievements
Compiled by Mark Gerry ~ With one last breath my best friend passed away tonight at 7:55 PM (Monday, August 18, 2008). With my...
Geert Lemmens: Kadgamala Karate
Geert Lemmens is the founder of Kadgamala Karate. He is a journalist, former TV commentator (Eurosport), lecturer in martial arts education (MAIA Elite) and...
Sid Campbell Rest In Peace
By Jeff Finder ~ The martial arts community lost another giant tonight (Monday, August 18, 2008) when Hanshi Sid Campbell, 10th Dan in Shorin-Ryu,...
Kentsu Yabu: Shorin-ryu Karate
Kentsu Yabu was born on September 23, 1866 in Shuri, Okinawa. He was a prominent teacher of Shorin-ryu karate in Okinawa from the 1910s...
Ichiro Abe: Judo
Japanese judoka, Ichiro Abe is the head of the Promotions Panel at the Kodokan and he is the former international chairperson of the All...
Larry Carnahan: Tae Kwon Do
Larry Carnahan began training in Korean Tae Kwon Do in 1967 in Ft. Worth, Texas. In July of 1970 Larry was promoted to Black...
SGM Pete Morales
Pete Morales was born in Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii. He began his martial arts training under Jiro Nakamura and Clarence Takinuma. In 1959 he received...
Sid Campbell – A Great Friend’s Passing
Aloha,
Hanshi Sid Campbell was a great warrior, a teaching Sensei, a talented artist, (all his prints are in the museum}, a weapons kobudo expert,...
