Biographies K-O

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

Charles Mattera

Charles Mattera Kenpo

Professor Charles Mattera was born to Italian immigrants from Everett, Massachusetts. His journey in the martial arts began at the age of ten when...
Joseph Kutzen Jr

Joseph Kutzen Jr. Kenpo, Karate and Kodenkan Jujitsu

Professor Joseph Kutzen Jr. was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. He started his martial arts training in 1965 under Chief Instructor Marci Totor of CHA-3...

Bradley Lord: Hapkido

Senior Master Instructor Bradley Lord began his martial arts training in 1986. He is currently a 7th Degree Black Belt in Hapkido, a 3rd...

Steve Kincade: Teuk Gong Moo Sool

Grand Master Steve Kincade is the first American-born martial artist to earn the rank of 5th dan from the International Teuk Gong Moo Sool...

Ron Lew: Kajukenbo Fi Kuen

Professor Ron Lew is an active and dedicated Martial Artist. In addition to his Eighth Degree Black Belt in Kajukenbo Fi Kuen under GM...
Dean Lister

Dean Lister Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

Dean Lister grew up in a military family and lived in such places as Venezuela and Panama, as well as several areas in the...
Jae Joon Kim

Jae Joon Kim Moo Duk Kwan Tang Soo Do

Grandmaster Jae Joon Kim was born in Seoul, Korea in on August 15, 1929. He was the son of a full-time merchant and a...
Gary Moro

Gary Moro Aiki Jujuitsu

Kyoshi Gary Moro has trained for over 20 years has operated his dojo since 1993. His studies began with Hiroshi Yachigusa in the art...
Ehsan Montaseri

Ehsan Montaseri: KOMAK

Ehsan Montaseri is the founder of the KOMAK self defense system. Ehsan was born in Iran in 1984. In 1988, his family fled to Germany....

Amante P. Marinas: Pananandata

Amante P. Marinas is a chemical engineer and teaches Pananandata© his family’s weapons fighting system. He has Black Belts in shorin ryu and in...
Gary Dill

James Yimm Lee / The Oakland JKD YEARS

You hear a lot about the original students of Jeet Kune Do, but there is one in particular that is very special to me,...

Seigo Okamoto – Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu Roppokai

Sensei Seigo Okamoto was the leading student of Kodo Horikawa of Kitami, Hokkaido of the Kodokai. He was born in 1925 in Yubari City, Hokkaido,...
Felicia Oh by AliciaPhotos.com 2007

Felicia Oh: Black Belt Belt Grapples With Success

One of the first lessons a young boy learns from his father is to never hit a girl. Maybe dad wants his son to...
Pat Miletich

Pat Miletich Mixed Martial Artist

Pat Miletich known as "The Croatian Sensation" was born March 9, 1968 in Davenport, Iowa and grew up in Bettendorf, Iowa. He is a...

Anthony Magallanes Jr.

Anthony Magallanes Jr. was born on July 24, 1995 in Fremont, California, which is the same city he resides today. Anthony is a 3rd...
Luis Morales Kenshi-kai

Interview With Kyoshi Luis Morales of U.S. Kenshi-kai

Luis Morales Sensei, my sincere thanks to you for agreeing to take part in this interview. Being the US representative of the Kenshi-kai could...