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.

Dana White: I want to be in the fight business!

Dana White is an American businessman and the President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the largest mixed martial arts organization in the world. Dana White...
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...
Pete Morales

SGM Pete Morales

Pete Morales was born in Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii. He began his martial arts training under Jiro Nakamura and Clarence Takinuma. In 1959 he received...

Dan Severn More Than The Beast

Dan Severn has captured the attention of fight and wrestling fans all over the world since his 1994 debut in the Ultimate Fighting Championships...

7-Year-Old Andre Magnum Wows Monks at The Shaolin Temple

The first thing you notice about Andre Magnum is his untamable, flaming, orange hair. The next thing you notice is his contagious amount of...
Joe Corley

Joe Corley: Black Belt With a Mission

Atlanta's Joe Corley is a Black Belt with a mission. A master instructor with 36 years experience in the martial arts, Corley's life-long purpose...

Tsuyoshi Chitose: Chito-Ryu Karate

Tsuyoshi Chitose is the soke of Chito Ryu, a martial art that possesses techniques which balance the strengths and weaknesses of Naha-te and Shuri-te;...
James Mitose

Solving the James Mitose Mystery

As many of you know, I have been doing a pretty comprehensive background check on the history of James Mitose and his contributions to...
Sokon Matsumura

Sokon Matsumura: Shorin-Ryu Karate

Sokon Matsumura was born in Yamagawa Village, Shuri, Okinawa. He began his training in karate-do as a young rebellious teen under karate legend Kanga...
Shigeru Egami

Shigeru Egami: Shotokai Karate

Shigeru Egami was born in the Fukuoka Prefecture in 1912. He was one of Gichin Funakoshi Sensei's earliest students, but more than this, he...
Glenn Wilson

Glenn Wilson: Bok Leen Pai Kenpo

Glenn Wilson was born to Native American and European parents in the early 1950s in Orlando, Florida. His father’s affiliation with the Air Force...
Seisho Arakaki: Okinawan Martial Arts

Seisho Arakaki: Okinawan Martial Arts

Seisho Arakaki was born in 1840 in either Kumemura, on Okinawa Island, or on the nearby island of Sesoko. He was a prominent Okinawan martial...
James Mitose

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...
Fujita Seiko, Taira Shinken, Sakagami Ryusho & Inoue Motokatsu

Ryusho Sakagami: Shito-Ryu Itosu-Kai

Ryusho Sakagami was born in 1915 in Hyogo Prefecture, Kawanishi City of Japan, His father made saki and the family wine making business made him...
William Chow

William Chow: Kara-Ho Kenpo

William Chow was born as William Ah Sun Chow Hoon on July 3, 1914. He was instrumental in the development of martial arts in the...
Dan Ivan

Dan Ivan Karate and Kobudo

This article by Robert Hunt is about Dan Ivan, martial arts pioneer and icon, taken from their 35 years of friendship and apprenticeship, some long...