Jean Frenette
Jean Frenette was born in Montreal, Canada in 1961. At the age of 6, he began studying judo and continued to study until he...
Sam Kuoha: Kara-Ho Kempo Karate
Sam Kuoha (Samuel Alama Kuoha) began his training at the age of four with his Uncle, Sensei Joe Mack Makahilahila, who was caring of...
John Worley
John Worley is the founder of National Karate Schools. He is a native of Fort Worth, Texas, and began his martial arts training in...
Jim Harrison: Bushidokan Karate
"Jim Harrison saved my life once... he pulled his punch and inch from my face!" - Chuck Norris
Legendary Jim 'Ronin' Harrison is one of...
Joe Lewis: Legendary American Kickboxer
Joe Lewis is an legendary American kickboxer and point karate fighter whose was extremely successful in the ring in the 1960s and 1970s. He...
Gene LeBell vs Milo Savage: Gene LeBell Saved Martial Arts
They tried one of the boxing greats; they tried brass knuckles; they tried fixing the rules. But nothing could prevent "Judo" Gene LeBell from...
Glenn Wilson: Bok Leen Pai Kenpo
Glenn Wilson was born to Native American and European parents in the early 1950s in Orlando, Florida. His father’s affiliation with the Air Force...
Dan Inosanto: Jeet Kune Do Concepts
Dan Inosanto has over 30 years experience in the martial arts and is a world authority in Jun Fan Gung Fu/Jeet Kune Do Concepts...
John Graden
John Graden is an author, athlete, publisher and pioneering martial arts visionary, and is recognized as an important martial arts leader in this decade....
Bruce Tegner – The Forgotten Pioneer of American Martial Arts
Emil Farkas shares why, to him, Bruce Tegner was the most important person responsible for the spread and the growth of karate in the United States.
Pat Worley: Taekwondo
Pat Worley, the Texan is a 9th degree Black Belt and was Jhoon Rhee's National grand champion in 1970, a title that was held...
Freddie Blassie: Wrestler
Freddie Blassie was born Frederick Kenneth Blassie on February 8, 1918 in St. Louis, Missouri. He was nicknamed "Classy" Freddie Blassie and he was...
Kee Hwang: Tang Soo Do
Kwan Jang Nim Kee Hwang was born on November 9, 1914, in Jang Dan, Kyong Ki province where the DMZ is currently located. His...
Teruyuki Okazaki: Shotokan Karate
Teruyuki Okazaki was born in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, in 1931 and began karate at the age of 16, studying under Gichin Funakoshi, the founder...
Yasuichi Matsumoto: Judo
A Japanese judoka, Yasuichi Matsumoto, was born on May 25, 1918 and died on March 6, 1996. He won the All-Japan Judo Championships in...
Chuck Norris A Most Popular Action Star
Chuck Norris is without question one of the most popular action stars ever to fill the big screen. And, with his long running hit television...
