Who's Who

Who’s Who in the martial arts on USAdojo.com shares biographies and articles about the Founders, the Masters, the Pioneers, the Competitors and the “Stars” of the martial arts.

Caylor Adkins

Caylor Adkins: Shotokan Karate

Caylor Adkins is one of Mr. Tsutomu Ohshima’s first American-trained black belts in Shotokan karate. He is a pioneer in karate and a legend...
Frank Ordonez

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.,...
Jeff Speakman

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...

Bill Wallace: Kickboxing

In June 1980 Bill Wallace retired as the undefeated Professional Karate Association (PKA) Middleweight Champion after defeating Bill Biggs in a 12-round bout. This...
Alan Goldberg Wiing Chun Kung Fu

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...
Yu Byong

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,...
Kathy Long

Kathy Long Fighting Her Way to the Top

Kathy Long started martial arts when she was fifteen. She holds a Master degree in Kung Fu San Soo as well as a Black...

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...

Earnest Hart Jr. Top Ten Kickboxer of All Time

Earnest Hart, Jr. is a world class martial artist champion, physical fitness trainer, actor and seminar specialist. In the ring Mr. Hart earned a...
Graciela Casillas

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....
Yip Man

Ip Man: Wing Chun

Yip Man or Ip Man was born in 1898 in the town of Fatshan in Namhoi County, Kwangtung Province, Southern China. He was born...
Duke Moore

Duke Moore Judo and Jujitsu

Duke Moore was born in San Francisco on April 19, 1915 and passed away on February 25, 2003. Even as a child Duke loved...
Dan Inosanto

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...

Mike Chat: Xtreme Martial Arts

Bringing with him a new found energy, charisma, and sense of style, "Mike Chat" has taken the world by storm! Straight out of the...
Pat Johnson

Pat Johnson Tang Soo Do

If you don't believe Pat Johnson deserves to be Black Belt magazine's 1995 Instructor of the Year, you try teaching turtles how to fight. Among...

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...