Jae Joon Kim Moo Duk Kwan Tang Soo Do
Grandmaster Jae Joon Kim was born in Seoul, Korea in on August 15, 1929. He was the son of a full-time merchant and a...
Larry Shealy Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Larry Shealy began studying Gracie Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in 1995 at the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Torrance, California. He is a Black Belt in Tae...
My Time as a Japanese Salaryman
This led to a period in my life when I became a Japanese salary man.
It’s just amazing how some things can come together. I...
Don Castillo – The Martial ARTist
Don Castillo has long been a proponent of the martial arts and also an artist. He began his martial arts career in 1968 at...
William Powell: Powell’s Way of Kenpo
Kyoshi William Powell is a 7th degree Black Belt under Grandmaster Shorty Mills. He is the founder and head instructor of Powell’s Way of...
Willie Adams Isshin-ryu Karate
Willie Adams has a long and colorful history as one of the most prominent and respected martial artists in America. His history began in...
Gregory Bledsoe: Taekwon-Do
Master Gregory Bledsoe was introduced to the martial arts as a young boy when his neighbor taught him basic karate techniques. His career as...
John Chatwood and the Deadly Combinations of Shinto Yoshin Ryu
The first lesson learned in the art of judo is to off balance your opponent in order to execute a throw. This method is...
Dominick Giacobbe: Tang Soo Do
A direct student of Grandmaster Jae Chul Shin, Grandmaster Dominick Giacobbe, 9th Dan, began his training in Tang Soo Do in 1968. For several...
Linda Davis-Kyle
Linda Davis-Kyle, an internationally published health and fitness and general interest writer who has earned a Master’s degree in English and a Black Belt...
Masaichi Oshiro: Goju-Ryu
Masaichi Oshiro began his training in Kenpo Karate at the Nuuanu Y.M.C.A. under Professor William K. S. Chow, one of the original students of...
Jeff Anderson
Jeff Anderson is the President of J. Anderson & Associates. He is a retired Deputy Sheriff and a California P.O.S.T. recognized expert in Force...
Jason Lau
Wing Chun Kung Fu practitioner Jason Lau is the Grandmaster of the Jiu Wan branch of Wing Chun. He studied Wing Chun under Jiu...
Toshiro Nagato: The Gentle Giant
"He is like the shadow of Soke Hatsumi and many see him as the one who will eventually take the helm of Bujinkan" The...
Douglas Grose Shinto Yoshin Ryu Jiu-Jitsu
Grandmaster Douglas Grose began his martial arts training as a young boy growing up in Illinois. A neighbor of Chinese descent, started teaching him Chinese...
Michael Fuchs
Growing up Michael Fuchs was exposed to Asian culture like many from his generation, through the exploits of David Carradine and Bruce Lee. He...
