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....
Adriano Emperado: Kajukenbo
Adriano Emperado
June 15, 1926 – April 4, 2009
It was in 1947, while still training under Chow, that Mr. Emperado joined with 4 other...
Richard Norton of Zen do Kai Karate Has Passed Away
Richard Norton is a martial arts icon, body guard to the rich and famous and an international movie star. A man to be envied.
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...
Sam Allred: Jukensa Kajukenbo
Above Photo: Top nationally rated U.S. Black Belt competitors of their day, competing in Sam Allred's 1972 National Black Belt Grand Championships. In this...
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...
Pat Johnson Tang Soo Do
Pat Johnson worked with the stuntmen who doubled for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, but that is only the beginning of Pat Johnson's martial arts resume.
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.
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...
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...
Buck Sam Kong: Kung Fu
Buck Sam Kong was born and raised in Hong Kong. As a young boy he suffered from poor health, and would get sick often....
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...
Cynthia Rothrock: Martial Artist & Action Film Star
Cynthia Rothrock is one of the greatest martial artist and action film stars in the world, Few other performers can match her presence and...
Fumio Demura Has Passed Away
In 1961 Shihan Fumio Demura won the National Kumite title of Japan. He was teaching karate in Tokyo, but had the desire to come to the United States.
George Dillman: Ryukyu Kempo Tomari-te
George Dillman is a 9th degree Black Belt in Ryukyu Kempo Tomari-te who was honored by Black Belt Magazine as "1997 -- Instructor of...
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...
