Biographies A-E

Instructors biographies A-E are biographies on USAdojo.com for martial artists whose last name begins with A through E.

Duane Ethington

Duane Ethington

Duane Ethington is a 9th Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do and a 9th in Iss-Hogai, American Jujitsu. He is a member of...
Barry Broughton Teaching

Barry Broughton: AKT Combatives

Martial Arts Halls of Fame inductee, Grandmaster Barry Broughton, Ph.D. has applied his extensive training in the martial arts and years of practicing orthopedics...

Steve Cooper: American Kenpo Karate

Steve Cooper has run the Long Beach Internationals for many years, owns SMA Events and has contributed much to sports martial arts. He began his...

Michael Casey

Michael Casey is a high ranking instructor in Wing Tzun and Escrima. He is sought after as a teacher for seminars nationwide. He also...
John Castillo

John Castillo Brazilian Jiu-jitsu

John Castillo, is the Brazilian Jiu-jitsu instructor at Brazilian Jiu-jitsu of Wichita Kansas. He has been studying Brazilian Jiu-jitsu for more than 12 years. He trained under Robert...

Seigen Esaka Iaido

Seigen Esaka Sensei is considered to be one of Japan's finest sword practitioners. It is rare for an individual of his caliber and experience...

Steven Aldus Hsing-I Ch’uan

Chinese Training History Steve Aldus started his martial training in 1971 while serving in the military during the Vietnam War. He spent most of his tour...
Restita DeJesus

Restita DeJesus

Sifu Restita DeJesus has been practicing martial arts for over 30 years and has a list of impressive teaching certifications: Butokukan Karate: 2nd degree Kajukenbo-Wun Hop...

Hai Deng – The First Shaolin Monk in America

In 1985 Hai Deng came to America to promote the CCTV documentary Abbot Hai Deng of Shaolin, released in America and with an additional segment on Jet Li.
H. E. Davey

H. E. Davey Japanese Cultural Arts

H. E. Davey Sensei's involvement in Japanese cultural arts started during his childhood. He began studying the martial art of aiki-jujutsu at the age...
Dennis Conatser

Dennis Conatser: American Kenpo Karate

Dennis Conatser studied Judo in 1967 for a short period of time but his formal martial arts training in American Kenpo began in August...

Japanese Swordsmanship: My First Memories of Kendo in Japan

At that point I look him in the eye and say...kendo. My first memory of Japan was standing in front of the Budokan. It’s a...
Fred Absher

Fred Absher

Fred Absher began his martial study in 1960 at the age of 16. His initial training was in Kempo Karate under Sensei Jack Gorick...
Gerardo Cantore

Gerardo Cantore Shinshinkan Karate Do

Soke Gerardo Cantore is a 10th Dan in Shinshinkan Karate Do. He is the Founder of Shinshinkan Karate Do (SKD) and the President of Shinshinkan World...
Chuck Coker

Chuck Coker

At the age of 19 (1968), Chuck Coker walked into his first DoJang, knees wobbly, not knowing what to expect. During the next half...
Nick Blomgren

Slipping Punches With One-Kick Nick Blomgren

Nick Blomgren is known all over Vegas as one-kick Nick. Those who train with him say he’s the toughest guy in town, a reputation...