Articles and Biographies

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Pablo Zamora

Pablo Zamora

https://youtu.be/WlJG2kT947M Pablo Zamora began his training in 1969, and for 47 years has been training in several martial art systems. He began with Shaolin Kempo...

Alvin Prouder

Alvin Prouder former welterweight World Kick Boxing Champion. Early in his life, Alvin Prouder had the misfortune of being in the wrong place at the...
Paul Griffin

Paul Griffin Con Man

Paul Griffin started training in late 1969, in Judo. He wasn’t a great fan of any outdoor games in the winter and the indoor...

Chun Sik Kim: Tang Soo Do

Master Chun Sik Kim is the President and Founder of the International Tang Soo Do Federation. He is the inspiration and leader to many...
Steven Dowd

Steven Dowd

Punong Guro at Tagapagmana Steven Dowd began his training in Arnis Balite (Aguillon Arnis) in 1974. On January 8, 1991, after the passing of Pundador...
Marilyn Fierro

Marilyn Fierro Inducted to the New York Jewish Sports Hall of Fame

Growing up in the East Bronx in the 1950s, Marilyn Fierro was a self-described "klutz" who certainly had never heard of Hank Greenberg, Moe...
Toshishiro Obata

Toshishiro Obata Japanese Budo

The Obata family originally descended from the Heike clan. Of Samurai family lineage, Obata Toshishiro was born in Gunma Prefecture, Japan in 1948. Mr....

Rio Altaie Tang Soo Do

Master Rio Altaie is a 4th degree (Dan) Black Belt in Tang Soo Do, 2nd degree in Hapkido and has been certified by Grand...
Li Jing Wushu

Li Jing Wushu

Li Jing was born in Beijing, China. She grew up in a well-known Wushu family. Her father, Li Jun Feng was the chief coach...

James Sang Lee

James Sang Lee is a martial artist, stuntman and Fight Choreographer who was born in Madison, Wisconsin on June 12, 1971. He is a...
James Woodson: Kyokushin Karate

James Woodson: Kyokushin Karate

Martial artist James Woodson has trained in Kyokushin karate and he had a competitive martial arts career during the late 1980s. “I competed nationally out...

Nicklaus Suino Iaido

Nicklaus Suino Sensei has studied and practiced martial arts since 1968. He began teaching at the Asian Martial Arts Studio in Ann Arbor, Michigan,...
Marta Azzam

Marta Azzam Martial Arts, Music and Fitness

Sensei Marta Azzam was born in Czechoslovakia. She earned a bachelor degree in the science of nursing and masters in the art of ballet and...
Roy Huntington

Roy Huntington

Roy Huntington learned from his father how to be safe with guns at an early age, and in a rare moment of wisdom, Roy...

Golan Levy Krav Maga

Golan Levy is Krav Magen David's Resident Instructor. He Served as an officer in the Sayeret Golany Brigade of the IDF from 1989 to...

WR Mann

WR Mann is a speaker, author and coach / instructor for the Reality-Based-Program Defense Science (Defensescience.com was formerly: Realfighting.com). He was an early advocate...