Biographies P-T

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

Byron Mantack, Frederick Peterson and Steven Gallardo.

Frederick Peterson Jr.: Tai-Shi Jitsu

Soke Grandmaster Frederick Peterson Jr. is the founder of American Tai-Shi Jitsu Self Defense which is a combination of Jui-Jitsu, Judo, Gung Fu and...
Martin Rooney

Martin Rooney

Martin Rooney is an internationally recognized fitness, business leadership, and martial arts expert with a Master of Health Science and Bachelor of Physical Therapy...
Sid Rayford

Sid Rayford Kobayashi Shorin-Ryu

Sid Rayford initially began his martial arts training at age 7 in the art of Shito-Ryu Karate in 1969. Under the instruction of Sensei...

Mohamad Tabatabai – IKC Champion, AKKF and SAG

Mr. Mohamad Tabatabai began his martial arts training in 1978 at Senior Grand Master Ed Parker's West Los Angeles American Kenpo School. He was personally...

Chris Thomas Kyusho Jitsu Expert

Chris Thomas is a master instructor of self-defense, unarmed combat, and classical fighting methods, who has studied, trained and taught for over 37 years...
Lou Salseda

Lou Salseda Japanese and Brazilian Jui Jitsu

Lou Salseda grew up in the northeast area of Los Angeles. At the age of fourteen, Lou made the decision that one day he...
Dana Stamos

Dana Stamos Lover of the Martial Arts

Dana Stamos was born in Hollywood, California on February 6, 1955 and she grew up in Tarzana, California. She attended William Howard Taft High...

Cynthia Prouder: Kickboxer and Boxer

Cynthia Prouder was born on June 13, 1963 in Columbus, Mississippi and came to Los Angeles, California when she was 6 years old with...
Charlie Smith Kajukenbo

Charlie Smith Kajukenbo

Professor Charlie Smith is a private teacher offering personalized instruction for children, adults, and families in the Gaylord Method of Kajukenbo. Professor Smith has trained...
Robert Posslenzny Taiho Jutsu

Robert Posslenzny Taiho Jutsu

Shihan Robert Posslenzny is presently a Sergeant with the University of Southern California Department of Public Safety. He holds a 5th degree (Godan) black...

Frank Trejo Captured Over 400 Championships

Mr. Frank Trejo's first experience with fighting began at the age of 8, when he started boxing with the instruction of his grandfather. His formal...
Pham Xuan Tong

Pham Xuan Tong Qwan Ki Do

Master Pham Xuan Tong is a living legend in the history of Vietnamese martial arts; in a unique way he knew how to unite...

Maurice Smith: Kickboxing and MMA

Retired Kickboxer and MMA pioneer, Maurice Smith, was born on December 13, 1961. As a kickboxer, he held the WKC (World Kickboxing Council) world...
Paulo Tocha and Jean-Claude Van Damme

Paulo Tocha Muaythai

Paulo Tocha was born in Africa. He is of Portuguese and Italian descent and he grew up in Mozambique and Johannesburg, South Africa ....
Bridgett Riley Boxer

Bridgett Riley Boxer

Bridgett Riley, 5'4", was born on May 13, 1973 in Oakville, Missouri, 30 miles south of St. Louis. The 118-lb kickboxer, former Class II...
Gordon Richiusa

Gordon Richiusa – Renaissance Man

USAdojo: Gordan, you are an incredible man. You just released your second novel, The Panda Chronicles. You received your second-consecutive Book of the Year...