Articles and Biographies

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

Robert Visitation

Robert Visitation retired from kickboxing in 1990 number 3 in the world welterweight rankings. He currently teaches a martial arts fitness program, and is...
David DiQuollo

David DiQuollo

David Diquollo has been involved in the martial arts for 31 years. The first time he entered a ring was in Don "The Dragon"...
Duane Ethington

Duane Ethington

Duane Ethington is a 9th Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do and a 9th in Iss-Hogai, American Jujitsu. He is a member of...
Dave Adams

Dave Adams

Dave Adam's journey in martial arts began in 1960, in a small Judo school in Charlotte, North Carolina. After obtaining a black belt status,...
Johnny Lee

Johnny Lee

Johnny Lee was born in Danville, Georgia on September 16, 1950. His family moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1955 where he lived until...
Rudy Timmerman

Rudy Timmerman: Kong Shin Bup

In 1950, at age ten, Rudy Timmerman began training in the arts of Jiu Jitsu and Catch as Catch Can in Holland, where he...
James Cook

James Cook

Master Instructor James S. Cook Jr. started his training in 1957 at the age of 10 years old. In the past 44 years, both...
Vladimir Vasiliev Russian Martial Arts

Vladimir Vasiliev – Systema

Born in Russia, Vladimir Vasiliev received intense training from the top Special Operations Units instructors and is the top student of Mikhail Ryabko. Vladimir's...

Danny Lane – Tang Soo Do

Danny Lane has been one of the most sought after Instructors in the World the past 40 years because of his Dynamic and Unique...
Avi Nardia KAPAP

Avi Nardia KAPAP

Avi Nardia is a Martial Artist, owner of Avi Nardia Academy and Founder of KAPAP Israeli Krav Maga, a hand to hand combat system...
Michael Goldman

Michael Goldman

With a flashy fighting style, an almost uncanny kicking ability, a pair of fast hands and a refined sense of timing that put him...

Tom Levak

A late bloomer who never stopped blooming, Tom Levak is Oregon's legend of karate. Levak began studying karate in 1964 at the Oregon Karate Association...
David Cobra

David Barber

David Barber, known as Cobra, began his martial arts training when he was 5 years old and has been in the martial art for...
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...

Dave Grossman

Lt. Col. Dave Grossman is an internationally recognized scholar, author, soldier, and speaker who is one of the world's foremost experts in the field of human aggression and the roots of violence and violent crime.

Tayari Casel

Oso Tayari Casel is the founder and director of the Tayari Casel Martial Arts Academy, Inc.; an institution that researches, demonstrates and spreads the...