Kathy Long: Beauty and Flash
Five time World Kickboxing Champion Kathy Long has not only risen to the top of her profession in the martial arts but in the...
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...
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...
One of the Greatest Don “the Dragon” Wilson
One of the greatest kickboxing champions of all time, Don “The Dragon” Wilson is the only kick-boxer to win 11 world titles in 3 weight divisions.
Carlos Machado One of the World’s Greatest Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Fighters
Carlos Machado has emerged as one of the world’s greatest Brazilian Jiu-jitsu fighters and instructors. His victories on the mat in Brazil were legendary, like...
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,...
Phil Torres: Okinawan Shorin Ryu Kenshinkan Karate
Phil Torres rose from Private to Colonel in the U. S. Marine Corps and retired after an illustrious career lasting more than 34 years...
Kwang Sung Hwang: Taekwon-Do
Kwang Sung Hwang is one of a handful of men promoted to ninth degree by General Hong Hi Choi, not many people can claim...
Aloha Spirit Master – A Tribute Poem to Ed Parker Senior
Michael S. Fuchs wrote a poem about Senior Grandmaster Ed Parker Sr and asked Senior Ed Parker Jr. to give him a picture to...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
