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...
Don Warrener: Shorinji-ryu Karate
Don Warrener began his karate training March 15th 1966 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada under Benny Allen who also taught Wally Slocki, Teddy Martin and Tony...
Chuck Merriman: Goju-Ryu Karate
Chuck Merriman has served as Head Coach of the AAU National Karate Team and he is a member of the AAU national karate Coaches...
Bill Ryusaki: Hawaiian Kenpo Karate
Bill Ryusaki was the founder of Hawaiian Kenpo Karate. During his years as a martial arts instructor Master Ryusaki has trained some of the...
Ted Tabura: Lima Lama, Kajukenbo and Kobudo
Born and raised in Hawaii, Shihan Tabura began his martial arts training under his cousin's tutelage in a backyard dojo. Later moving to Southern...
Douglas Wong: White Lotus Kung-Fu
Master Douglas Wong is a teacher, trainer and author and the founder of the modern-day White Lotus system of kung-fu. He was born and...
Karen Sheperd: All Woman, All Warrior
Karen Sheperd former #1 Black Belt Martial Arts Champion has successfully converted from an awarded athlete into an actress and stunt fighter.
Chotoku Kyan and Chito-Ryu Karate
Chotoku Kyan is considered one of the main influences of Chito-ryu and Shorin-ryu seen in numerous kata, Bassai, Chinto, Sanshiru and Kusanku.
Jeff Speakman: Kenpo 5.0
Jeff Speakman got his start as an entertainer and entrepreneur early in life. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, he once brought down a...
John Natividad Has Passed Away
John Natividad was a world-rated karate fighter who appeared in Top 10 polls in Black Belt and Professional Karate and in Elvis Presley's American Gladiators.
Hawkins Cheung Inside Kung Fu Interview About Bruce Lee (1991)
This is an interview of Hawkins Cheung by Robert Chu and published Inside Kung-Fu magazine in November 1991.
Beginning in November 1991, Inside Kung-Fu published...
Graciela Casillas “The Goddess”
Graciela Casillas or "The Goddess" was a pioneer of women's boxing in the early 1980's and held the World Women's Boxing Association bantamweight title....
Bob Yarnall: Matsubayashi Shorin-Ryu Karate
Bob Yarnall practices Matsubayashi Shorin-Ryu Karate. A shorin-ryu instructor, he opened his first dojo in 1962 in St. Louis, Missouri, where he has remained...
Frank Ordonez: Kajukenbo
Frank Ordonez was born February 15, 1927, in Puunene, Maui, Hawaii. As a teenager he trained in Jujitsu and judo from Sam Luke Sr.,...
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...
Alan Goldberg: Wing Chun Kung Fu
Wing Chun Kung Fu Master Alan Goldberg has been training in the martial arts for over forty years. He has studies Wing Chun, Five...
