Biographies P-T

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

Michael Matsuda – Martial Arts History Museum

Many of you already know Michael Matsuda, the Founder, President and Curator of the Martial Arts History Museum, but I doubt you realize just...

Chad Robichaux: MMA, Military and So Much More

Chad Robichaux is a 3rd degree BJJ Black Belt under Carlson Gracie Jr and a former Professional MMA Champion having competed at the highest levels of the sport.

Kevin Ross Muay Thai

Kevin Ross is often referred to as the face of American Muay Thai. He got a late start to the sport beginning his training...

Rainer Schulte

Rainer Schulte was born in Germany at the outbreak of World War II. During World War II, when he was only 5 years old, he...

Mikhail Ryabko

Mikhail Ryabko began training when he was five years old and became involved in combative training when he was fifteen years old. He worked in...

Ronda Rousey

Ronda Rousey is a fourth degree Black Belt in Judo who was, at the age of seventeen, the youngest competitor in judo at the...

Tiffany Richards

Tiffany Richards has been training martial arts since 1998. She began her study under Dennis Laycock at American Karate Studios in Kenpo, Shotokan and...

Nelson Pinto: Pinto Martial Arts and Blade & Impact Tactics

Nelson Pinto was born in Manhattan in Greenwich Village, New York City, but he spent most of his life in Portugal. In 2012, he...
Marc Stoner

Marc Stoner: Kajukenbo

Marc Stoner studied Judo at the Judo Academy of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with Tom Eshenbaugh. He also did his share of bare knuckle fighting. He...
Isa Tenchio

Isa Tenchio

Isa Tenchio was born in the little town of Paysandu, Uruguay on January 7th, 1957. Her family was raised in a modest home with...
Denise Ramsey

Denise Ramsey Nippon Kempo Butokukan Karate

Denise Ramsey was born in Manhattan, Kansas on a date that will remain undisclosed. Before she reached the age of one year, her family...

Morne Swanepoel Real World Coach

Morne Swanepoel is a full time coach and practitioner and is certified as one of the most qualified Reality Based Personal Protection and High...

Boxing Help To Persuade Opponents: An Interview With Elena Tverdokhleb

"Boxing helps to persuade opponents" "Professionally I am into jurisprudence and boxing just helps to persuade opponents" Elena Tverdokhleb Reprint (with some abridgements) of the interview...
Gabi Shai System ( OKM International Federation )

Gabi Shai Krav-Maga

Gabriel Schain, known as Gabi Shai, is a retired officer of the Israeli Security Agency (SHABAK), B.Ed in Physical Education by the Academic College...
Glenn Ristine

Glenn Ristine Integrated Martial Solutions

Glenn Ristine began his studies of the Martial Arts in 1976 and earned his first degree Black Belt in Isshin-ryu Karate in 1981. In...
Guy Power Iaido

Guy Power Iaido

Guy Power Sensei is a direct disciple of Nakamura Taizaburo Sensei. Nakamura Sensei, Hanshi/tenth dan Toyama Ryu iaido, was the founder of Nakamura Ryu...