Articles and Biographies

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

Kelly Muir

Martial Arts Pioneer Kelly Muir is the Founder of Excel Karate. She has been involved in the Martial Arts for nearly 30 years. She...
Paul Mills

Paul Mills American Kenpo Karate

Paul Mills is the President and founder of the American Kenpo Karate International (AKKI) association and holds the rank of 10th degree black belt....

Marcus Bossett

Marcus Bossett is a 5th Degree Black Belt and holds the Renshi Instructor's title with the International Shorin Ryu Karate Kobudo Association. He is...
Alain Burrese Why Hapkido

Alain Burrese: Hapkido, Safety and Active Shooter Response

Alain Burrese is an author, speaker, personal security expert, safety and self-defense instructor. He has combined his years of martial art and self-defense training,...

Bob Gomez: Kajukenbo

Bob Gomez was born in Taiwan in 1963. He and his family relocated to the United States at the age of two. Bob's dad...

Jeffery Elliott Inayan Eskrima

Masirib Guro Jeffery Elliott studied several martial arts including Renbu-kai-Karate, Kenpo Karate, boxing and Inayan Eskrima. Masirib Guro Elliott studied Renbu-kai Karate at Samurai Karate...
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...
Ricardo Johns

Ricardo Johns

Ricardo Johns was born in the former Panama Canal Zone. He began his martial arts training at the age of 14 under his Sensei,...

Hai Deng – The First Shaolin Monk in America

In 1985 Hai Deng came to America to promote the CCTV documentary Abbot Hai Deng of Shaolin, released in America and with an additional segment on Jet Li.
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...
Casey McPartland: Kajukenbo

Casey McPartland: Gaylord Method Kajukenbo

Senior Grandmaster Casey McPartland is martial artist with 40 plus years of training and teaching students martial arts from three basic directions: The Art and...
Luis Morales

Always A Student – Luis Morales Interview

As one grows up surrounded by the familiarity of home, one's neighborhood, and the everyday people that cross one’s life, the world appears to be...
Damian Mohler

Damian Mohler Kung Fu

Damian Mohler became interested in martial arts early in his life. He thinks this was due in part to his Asian ancestry. On his way through...

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...
Brenda Sell

Brenda Sell Taekwondo Chung Do Kwan

Grandmaster Brenda Sell is one of the first females in the United States to rise to the level of Grandmaster. She has more than...
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...