Nick Cerio: Kenpo
Nick Cerio was born on July 9, 1936 in Boston, Massachusetts and grew up in Federal Hill, Providence, Rhode Island. He became Professor Nick Cerio,...
Hironori Ohtsuka and Wado Ryu Karate
Hironori Otsuka, a wiry, white-haired master, drops of sweat glistening across his brow and up the crown of his bald spot, led 40 young...
Teruo Chinen: Okinawan Goju Ryu Karate
Sensei Teruo Chinen began his training in Goju Ryu karate in 1951 directly under the tutelage of Chojun Miyagi Sensei. In 1953, upon the...
Cyril Abidi – Kickboxing
Cyril Abidi, known as "Marseille Bad Boy" was born on February 25, 1976. He is a French former super heavyweight kickboxer. His road to...
Recollections on Gene Lebell and Bong Soo Han
I began studying martial arts because I was being bullied at school; this was in 1964, long before there was a dojo on every...
Judo Gene LeBell Looks Great in Pink
Gene LeBell started young in the world of fighting. Gene's mother, Aileen Eaton, owned and operated the Olympic Auditorium. The Olympic was built in...
Morihei Ueshiba: Aikido
Morihei Ueshiba is remembered by his students as a master of the martial arts whose studies transcended technical matters to include a moral and philosophical...
Keinosuke Enoeda: Shotokan Karate
Keinosuke Enoeda was born on July 4, 1935 in Fukuoka on the island of Kyushu, Japan. He was a Japanese master of Shotokan karate...
Masami Tsuruoka: Chito-Ryu Karate
Masami Tsuruoka was born on January 12, 1929 in Cumberland, British Columbia, Ontario, Canada. He was a Japanese Canadian karate instructor and practitioner and...
Cacoy Canete: Doce Pares Eskrima Club
The legendary Cacoy Canete of Cebu Philippines was a prominent, internationally known martial artist who traveled the globe to share, teach and demonstrate his...
Eisuke Akamine: Ryukyu Kobudo Hozon Shinkokai
Eisuke Akamine was born in Aza-mura (village), Tomishiro, Okinawa in 1925.
In 1942, at the age of 17, he began the study of Yamani-ryu Bo-jutsu...
Seiseki Abe Shodo: Aikido
Seiseki Abe Sensei is one of Japan's foremost masters of calligraphy (shodo) and Aikido. Born in 1915, Abe Sensei began to practice calligraphy in...
Anko Itosu: Father of Modern Karate
Born in Shuri, Okinawa, Japan in 1831, Itosu trained under karate greats Sokon "Bushi" Matsumura and Kosaku Matsumora. His good friend Yasutsune Azato recommended...
John Pellegrini: Combat Hapkido
Over 35 years of Martial Arts experience.
8th Dan Hapkido Korean Ki-Do Hae
Founder "Combat Hapkido"
President "International Combat Hapkido Federation"
8th Dan...
“Judo” Gene Lebell
Called “the toughest man alive” by his peers, Judo Gene LeBell has been a martial arts icon for decades. At age 12 he began training...
And, In This Corner, Jerry Piddington
"And, in this corner, Jerry Piddington" . . . was the title of an article written about Mr. Piddington in the 1974 issue of...