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.

Sam Kuoha

Sam Kuoha and His Kara-Ho Kempo

The worse case scenario in a fight is to be surrounded by a handful of people whose only purpose in life at that moment...
Frank Shamrock : Bound by Blood

Frank Shamrock: Mixed Martial Artist

Frank Shamrock is a Champion in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts. His accolades include being the first UFC Middleweight Champion and Five-Time Undefeated...

Harold Long: Isshin-Ryu Karate

Harold Long was born in Rockwood, Tennessee, on September 3, 1930. He was one of thirteen children born of Bessie Marie Fance Long and John...

Tony Annesi

Tony Annesi has studied martial arts since 1964 and has received Black Belts in judo, aiki-ju-jutsu, and karate. As early as 1977, Tony Annesi...
Rene Latosa

Rene Latosa Produces Well Rounded Escrima Instructors

Rene Latosa has been studying and teaching the Filipino martial arts for over 29 years. He began his training at the Stockton Escrima Academy...

General Choi Hong Hi Korean Founder of Taekwon-do

General Choi Hong Hi is the Korean founder of Taekwon-Do. As a youth he studied calligraphy and Taek Kyon (Korean art of foot fighting) under Mr....

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...
Jean-Claude Van Damme

Jean-Claude Van Damme

1960 - 1972 Jean-Claude Van Damme (Jean-Claude Van Varenberg) was born and grew up in Brussels, on October 1960. This large European city is the...
Ernie Reyes Sr.

Ernie Reyes Sr One of the Greatest Martial Arts Masters

Ernie Reyes Sr was honored as, "One of the Greatest Martial Arts Masters of the 20th Century", on national Television (TNT) produced by Wesley...
Chuzo Kotaka

Chuzo Kotaka: Kotaka-Ha Shito-ryu Karate

Chuzo Kotaka was born on November 11, 1941 in Hyogoken, Japan. He began studying karate at the age of seven under Sensei Genryu Kimura....

Ramon Dekkers Muai Thai

If there were a world championship as far as courage and heart are concerned, Ramon Dekkers would be a true champion. Even if you can...

Inwan Kim: Sin Moo Hapkido

Inwan Kim was born in in 1962 in Buyeo, Choongnam providence in the Republic of Korea. In 1974 his father placed him in a...
Tsutomu Ohshima

Tsutomu Ohshima: Shotokan Karate

Tsutomu Ohshima is the founder and Shihan (Chief Instructor) of Shotokan Karate of America (SKA), and is also recognized as chief instructor of many...
Allen Steen, Larry Ritchie, Skip Mullins

Skipper Mullins Interview

Rated as the number one fighter in 1966 by Black Belt magazine, Skipper Mullins has been involved with Karate for over 35 years and...

Fred Hamilton: Shotokan Karate-Jitsu

Fred Hamilton was born in 1925. He began his Karate-do training in Japan in the 1940's. From 1968-1973 Master Hamilton used karate in conjunction with...
Peichin Takahara

Peichin Takahara: Ch’uan Fa

Peichin Takahara was born in 1683 in Akata Cho, a small section of the city of Shuri, Okinawa in the Ryūkyū Kingdom. He was an early...