Ronald McNair
Ronald McNair was born on October 21, 1950, in Lake City, South Carolina. He became an MIT-trained physicist who specialized in laser research before...
Gary Alexander: Isshinryu Karate
For those of you too young to know the real history of the Martial Arts in the U.S., in particular Isshinryu Karate, the main...
Troy Dorsey: Karate Kickboxing and Boxing
Troy Dorsey was born and raised in Mansfield, Texas. In 1973, at the age of ten, Troy began karate and in 1979 received his...
Kanbun Uechi: Uechi-ryu
Kanbun Uechi was born in Deikusaku section of Okinawa, but grew up in the Takintō section of the mountain farming village of Izumi on...
Yutaka Yaguchi: Shotokan Karate
Yutaka Yaguchi was born on November 14, 1932 in Kure, Hiroshima, Japan to a farming family. He is the Chief Instructor and Chairman of...
Shigeru Nakamura: Okinawa Kenpo
Nakamura Shigeru was an Okinawan Budoka who studied and taught Karate and Kobudo. He established the name "Okinawa Kenpo".
Shigeru Nakamura was born on January...
Ernie Reyes Sr.: Tae Kwon Do
Ernie Reyes, Sr. was born into a large Philippine family in Salinas, California in 1947. in high school Reyes, Sr. was an All Star...
Yoshimi Osawa: Judo
Japanese judoka Yoshimi Osawa was born March 6, 1926 in Sakura, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. He is one of only three living Kodokan 10th dan...
Hong-hi Choi Developer of Taekwondo
General Hong-hi Choi was prime in the development of the Korean martial art of taekwondo. He helped to shape it, name it and he...
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...
Kee Hwang: Tang Soo Do
Kwan Jang Nim Kee Hwang was born on November 9, 1914, in Jang Dan, Kyong Ki province where the DMZ is currently located. His...
Joo Bang Lee and Hwa Rang Do
The chivalry of Hwa Rang endured throughout the Silla and Koryo dynasties and it was the force that unified the Korean peninsula and helped form...
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...
Pat Worley Still Winning
In 1967, Pat Worley began his martial arts training under Grand Master Pat Burleson in Forth Worth, Texas. Pat earned his Black Belt under...
Anko Itosu: Father of Modern Karate
Born in Shuri, Okinawa, Anko Itosu trained under Sokon Matsumura and Kosaku Matsumora practicing Shorin-ryu and training Gichin Funakoshi.
Bob White Has Gone To Be With the Lord
Senior Master Bob White has contributed to the art of Kenpo in particular the fighting arts, for over 50 years as a competitor and as a teacher and coach.
