Articles and Biographies

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

Coach Rodney King

Rodney King Coach

Rodney King is a leading expert in functional martial arts and performance coaching. He is the CEO of Crazy Monkey Defense in South Africa....
George Chung

George Chung: Tae Kwon Do

George Chung is a former 5 Time World Karate Champion and member of the Black Belt Magazine Hall of Fame. In 1982 he founded...
Dawn Barnes

Dawn Barnes

Sensei Dawn Barnes' love of karate began in 1984 when, at the insistence of her two young sons, she enrolled the boys and herself at...
1980s Lu Yan performs 3 Sectional Staff

Lu Yan Wushu

Lu Yan is one of China’s Elite athletes, being a 5 time National Champion in the Chinese sport of Wushu. In a remarkable career Lu...
Kevin Schaller

Kevin Schaller American Kenpo

Kevin Schaller has studied the martial arts for over 30 years, principally in American Kenpo. He is honored to have studied under Rich Arioto,...
John Roseberry

John Roseberry Sho Rei Shobu Kan

John Roseberry Shihan founder and chief instructor of the Shorei Shobu Kan organization with headquarters in Lincoln, Nebraska has been training in Judo and...

Bradley Lord: Hapkido

Senior Master Instructor Bradley Lord began his martial arts training in 1986. He is currently a 7th Degree Black Belt in Hapkido, a 3rd...

John Farnam: Defensive Training International

John Farnam is President of Defensive Training International and one of the top handgun instructors in the world. He has personally trained thousands of...
Keith Hirabayashi Cooke

Keith Hirabayashi Cooke

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

Miyako Fujitani Aikido

Miyako Fujitani, holds the rank of 7th dan. Her rank was conferred to her by the "Tokyo" Aikikai in Osaka, Japan. Miyako sensei has...
BJ Penn

BJ Penn MMA & BJJ

B.J. Penn (Jay Dee Penn or Baby Jay) was born on December 13, 1978 in Kailua, Hawaii. He is an American professional mixed martial...
Michael-Quist MAD Wing Chun

Michael Quist Wing Chun

Michael Quist received the rank of 4th Degree (black/red) sash under Sifu Alton Miller of Canton Wing Chun Kung Fu. Michael Quist has 15 years of combined...

Taika Seiyu Oyata: Ryu-te

Taika Seiyu Oyata was a renowned world-class martial arts practitioner, founder of the International RyuTe Karate Association and a martial arts teacher. He was...
Y. K. Kim

Y. K. Kim: A Heart for Taekwondo and People

There is no one like Y. K. Kim, the world’s most dynamic speaker, a respected author, successful entrepreneur, and Grandmaster of the Martial Arts....
Robin Tanudra

Robin Tanudra

Professor Robin Tanudra was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. Professor Tanudra started training in Kenpo Karate in Ewa Beach under Grandmaster Jaime Abregana Sr., at the...
James Saffold, Hee Seok and Peter DeFosses

Peter DeFosses: Tang Soo Do

Grand Master Peter DeFosses - known to most as Master Pete, started his self-defense training at a young age while growing up in New...