Bram Frank: Common Sense Self Defense
Bram Frank was born in the year of the COBRA: the Water Snake, hour of the Snake, on July 19, 1953. The Snake is...
Glenn Hairston
Sifu Glenn Hairston began studying Martial Arts a the youn age of 4 years. He started his Tai Chi Training under the instruction of...
Rorion Gracie: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
The oldest son of Helio Gracie, Rorion Gracie, put on a gi before he could walk. At 2 years old, he was already doing...
Roy Huntington
Roy Huntington learned from his father how to be safe with guns at an early age, and in a rare moment of wisdom, Roy...
Saekson Janjira: Muay Thai and Kickboxing
Saekson Janjira was born in Thailand and started his career at the age of eight. His career expanded almost two decades. In Thailand his...
Melinda Garcia
Melinda Garcia is a writer based in Cerritos, California. First professionally published in 1989, Melinda worked as a Staff Writer and Columnist for Screamer...
Bob Gomez: Kajukenbo
Bob Gomez was born in Taiwan in 1963. He and his family relocated to the United States at the age of two. Bob's dad...
Forrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin was born on July 1, 1979 in Columbus, Ohio. He attended the University of Georgia, receiving a bachelors degree in Political Science....
Rick Fowler Kenpo
Rick Fowler started martial arts at the age of 14 in a Japanese system. By the time he was 17, he began the transition...
Zosia Gorbaty
Kyoshi Zosia Gorbaty has been studying martial arts since 1976. She practiced the arts of Nisei Goju Karate and Mas Oyama Karate before joining...
Linda Holiday Aikido
Between 1973 and 1980 Linda Holiday spent about three years living and training in Shingu, under Chief Instructor Michio Hikitsuchi, 10th dan (now deceased),...
Heung Chan: Choy Li Fat
Master Heung Chan, the founder of Choy Li Fut, was born in the Kwang-Tung province of China on July 10, 1806. At the age...
Jason Inay Inayan System of Eskrima
Suro Jason Inay started training at the age of six in 1979. He learned initially from the Guros under the founder of Inayan Eskrima,...
Akihiro Gono
Akihiro Gono was born on October 7, 1974 in Tokyo, Japan. He is a Japanese mixed martial arts fighter who fought as a middleweight in...
Tom Jones
Tom Jones is a Seven-Time Professional Thai Boxing Champion. He holds two World Titles and three U.S. Titles. He is an extreme athlete, motivational...
Dave Grossman
Lt. Col. Dave Grossman is an internationally recognized scholar, author, soldier, and speaker who is one of the world's foremost experts in the field of human aggression and the roots of violence and violent crime.