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...
Bill Superfoot Wallace
All anyone in the martial arts has to say is “Superfoot” and instantly the image of Bill Superfoot Wallace emerges. This martial arts champion became...
Yu Byong: Moo Duk Kwon Tae Kwon Do
Master Yu Byong was born on January 17, 1935 and raised in Korea. He moved to the United States in 1964. Overcoming physical disabilities, language barriers,...
Allen Steen: Tae Kwon Do
Allen Steen was an early student of Tae Kwon Do Grand Master Jhoon Rhee at Southwest Texas State College in San Marcos, Texas. Allen...
Kyuzo Mifune: “God of Judo”
Kyuzo Mifune was born on April 21, 1883 in Kuji City, Iwate Prefecture, on Honshu Island in Japan the youngest of seven children. It...
Jim Kelly: Shorin-Ryu Karate
Jim Kelly was born on May 5, 1946 in Paris, Kentucky. He grew up there, but later moved to San Diego, where he developed...
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...
Kathy Long The Punisher
While kick-boxing under manager Eric Nolan, California featherweight Kathy Long know as "The Punisher", defeated some of the best female fighters in the world.
Her...
A Quick View of Ed Parker Sr.
Ed Parker was the President and founder of the International Kenpo Karate Association (I.K.K.A.). He was also the creator of the famous International Karate...
Fumio Demura Has Passed Away
In 1961 Shihan Fumio Demura won the National Kumite title of Japan. He was now teaching karate in Tokyo, but had the desire to come to the United States.