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.
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 Pesare: Kempo Karate
Senior Grandmaster George Pesare was a 10th degree Black Belt and was the undisputed founder of Kempo Karate in New England. The 10th degree...
Jeff Smith: Tae Kwon Do
Jeff Smith, an 8th Degree Black Belt Master in Tae Kwon Do, has devoted over 40 years to the martial arts. He currently owns...
Louis Casamassa – Red Dragon Karate
Shi-Han Sensei Louis Casamassa, a 10th degree black belt is Grand Master of Red Dragon Karate and founder of the American Karate Kung Fu...
Gosei Yamaguchi: Goju-Kai Karate-Do
Gosei Yamaguchi was born on June 29th, 1935 in Kyoto, Japan as Norimi Gosei Yamaguchi, the eldest son of Gogen Yamaguchi who trained in...
Maung Gyi: Burmese Bando
Dr. Maung Gyi is a Burmese martial artist. In his early twenties, around 1960, he introduced Burmese Thaing/Bando into the United States.
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...
James Mitose Under Scrutiny
The actual circumstances around his martial arts training remain under scrutiny, but his practices contained marked similarities to Okinawan karate and Japanese jujutsu. Mitose...
Bart Vale: World Champion Shootfight
World Champion shootfighter Bart Vale is one of the pioneers of mixed martial arts in the U.S. Vale began training in the 70’s with the Al Tracy’s Kenpo Karate.
Cecil Peoples Knows Kickboxing
Sensei Cecil Peoples has over 32 years of Martial Arts training. He was awarded his first degree black belt in 1970. Since then, Master...
Eric Lee: King of Kata
Eric Lee was born in Canton, China. His father studied martial arts and Eric would watch him train and this inspired Eric at the...
Mas Oyama: Kyokushinkai Karate
Masutatsu OyamaJuly 27, 1923 - April 26, 1994
Masutatsu Oyama was a karate master who founded Kyokushinkai, the first and most influential style of full...
Hidetaka Nishiyama: Shotokan Karate
Hidetaka Nishiyama is a Japanese-American martial arts master, instructor, author, administrator and pioneer. A student of Gichin Funakoshi, the founder of Shōtōkan-ryū, Nishiyama is...
Keith Vitali
In 1971, Keith Vitali began his martial arts career at the University of South Carolina. It took only two years for Mr. Vitali to...
Solomon Kaihewalu: Lua
Olohe Solomon Kaihewalu was born in 1935 in the Palama settlement of Honolulu, Hawaii. Solomon’s began training in Lua when he was on 3 years...
