Articles and Biographies

Articles and Biographies includes biographies and articles about martial artist instructors from around the world on USAdojo.com.

Haisan Kaleak Changes Lives One Person at a Time

Soke Haisan Kaleak is a dedicated marital artist who understands the value of the quote " each one teach one", and he lives his life...

Keith Hirabayashi

Keith Hirabayashi was born in Seattle, Washington on September 17, 1959. He grew up in the Seattle area and attended the University of Washington....

George Minshew – American Tae Kwon Do

Martial artist George Minshew is a Grand Master in American Tae Kwon Do. He began studying martial arts in 1963 and has been in...
Masaaki Hatsumi

Masaaki Hatsumi

Masaaki Hatsumi was born as Yoshiaki Hatsumi in the city of Noda, in the region of Chiba, on the December 2, 1931. Subsequently his...

Jerry Smith: Shorin-Ju Kenpo

Jerry Smith is a former professional full-contact fighting coach, as well as co-founder of the Black Karate Federation (BKF) and founder of The Five-Level...
Geoff Bennett

Geoff Bennett Progressive Protection System

Master Geoff Bennett who has been teaching martial arts for the past 35 years. Geoff’s interest in martial arts began as a child watching his...
Javed Khan

Javed Khan Taekwondo

Grandmaster Javed Khan is the founder of The International Progressive Taekwondo Federation or the IPTF and the creator of Khan Do Kwan. He has...

Jimmy Kim

Jimmy Kim is a Taekwondo practitioner who was 1988 Olympic Gold Medalist. He has 39 Years Experience in the martial arts and is a...

Nangtum Parinya: Lady Boy Muay Thai Champion of Thailand

Spectators Flock to Stadiums to Watch This Female Muay Thai Fighter, Nangtum Parinya, Who Once Was A Man. Among the many superstars in the sport...

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...
Gina Carano

Gina Carano on Kung Fu

This Saturday, August 15th, 2009, Gina Carano will make history when she faces Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos in Strikeforce's unprecedented CARANO VS. CYBORG, the first...
Erron Wright

Erron Wright – Teaching and Training Students

Erron Wright was born June 21, 1946 in Neosho, Newton County, Missouri. He attended Neosho High School with Martial Arts Grandmaster Richard L. (Rick)...

Matt Numrich

Matt Numrich is the founder of Elite Defense Systems (EDS). Mr. Numrich was certified as one of only a handful of Full Instructor of...

Jeremy “Lil Spider” Murphy

Jeremy “Lil Spider” Murphy is a professional Mixed Martial Artist based in Union City, California. Standing at five feet six inches tall, Murphy fights...

Casey Marks-Nash

Casey Marks-Nash (Casey Marks) was the most dominant female competitor of the late 1990’s. Her instructor, Mike Bernardo, is one of the best Bo...
Don Cunningham

Don Cunningham

Don Cunningham holds advanced ranks in judo, jujutsu, and kendo, including a second dan license from the Kodokan Judo Institute in Tokyo. A frequent...