Biographies K-O

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

Young Il Kong

Young IL Kong National Champion of Korea

Tae Kwon Do Grand Master Young IL Kong began his training at the young age of 9. His first teacher was General Woo, a strict...

Soon Ho Lee: Songahm Taekwondo

Grand Master Soon Ho Lee took the seat at the head of the country’s largest single system martial arts organization, the American Taekwondo Association...
John Orndorff: Taekwondo

John Orndorff: Taekwondo

John Orndorff was born in Sandusky, Ohio in 1964. He grew up in Clyde, Ohio and attended Clyde High School. During high school he...
Isaac Kaawa

Isaac Kaawa

Grandmaster Isaac Kaawa, known to his old friends as Ike Kaawa, was a very strong and intelligent man. Grandmaster Kaawa had trained in Okinawan...
Patrick McCarthy

Patrick McCarthy: Koryu Uchinadi

Hanshi, is a 5th generation student of Uchinadi with an impeccable lineage of Okinawan instructors, starting with his teacher Kinjo Hiroshi and his...
Yuriy Kostrov

Yuriy Kostrov Agni Kempo

Teacher - Yuriy Kostrov, the Grandmaster (Soke) - 10th Baysa/Dan, founder of Agni Kempo system of martial art, founder of elite World Agni Kempo...
Tom McGonigal

Thomas McGonigal Mixed Martial Arts

After 17 years Tom McGonigal closed Bristol Karate Club and opened Tom McGonigal's Mixed Martial Arts. Anyone who knows him will tell you -...

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...

Russell McCartney Ishi Yama Ryu

Russell McCartney began in the martial arts thirty-five years ago in karate and has grown to be the Chief Instructor of his own System...
Marti Malloy

Marti Malloy Takes Judo Bronze for U.S.A.

Marti Malloy was born June 23, 1986 in Oak Harbor, Washington. She won a Bronze Medal in the 2012 London Olympics for the United...
Kong Brothers

Kong Family: Tae Kwon Do’s Success Story

The Kong family is a clan of extraordinary black belts. In addition to laying a foundation of excellence in the art of Tae Kwon Do,...
Rafael Kosche

Rafael Kosche Asian Weaponry Expert

Rafael Kosche has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Martial Arts History Museum since 2004. He is currently the...

Haisan Kaleak: Kuroshi-Do

Soke Haisan Kaleak is a dedicated Marital Artist and understands the value of the quote "each one teach one." He not only understands it...

Adam Mizner

Sifu Adam Mizner practices the internal arts of Taijiquan (Tai Chi Chuan), Nei Gong and meditation. He teaches Yang Style Taijiquan in the tradition...
The Incredible Michelle Manu

Michelle Manu: The Queen of Lua

Michelle Manu began her study of martial arts at 9. She is a first generation Senior Black Belt in Lua under Olohe Solomon Kaihewalu.
Walt Lysak Jr

Walt Lysak Jr.

Shihan Walt Lysak Jr. comes from three generations of reality martial artists. Walt's grandfather was a high level military officer who studied several martial arts...