Articles and Biographies

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

Brian Adams: Universal Hand and Weapon Martial Arts

Grandmaster Brian Adams has spent over 40 years studying and teaching various forms of martial arts and related disciplines. As a student, at Pasadena...

Anciong Bacon and Balintawak Eskrima

Grandmaster Venancio Anciong Bacon was born on October 15th, 1912 in Carcar, Sout of Cebu Province. Hestudied under Lorenzo "Tatay Ensong" Saavedra. "Tatay Ensong"...
Denise Gonzales

Denise Gonzales Dan Zan Ryu Jujitsu

Professor Denise Gonzales has been a martial arts practitioner since the early 1960s. She currently holds the rank of Sichidan (7th dan) in Dan...

Jeremy “Lil Spider” Murphy

Jeremy “Lil Spider” Murphy is a professional Mixed Martial Artist based in Union City, California. Standing at five feet six inches tall, Murphy fights...

Pedro Solana Villalobos

I've been studying martial arts for most of my life. When I was 6 years old, I started training in Judo, and since then...
Guillermo Gomez

Guillermo Gomez Aikido

Guillermo Gomez is the founder director of United States Aikikai and creator of Martial Fusion. He began his training in martial arts and healing...
Juan Galvan

Juan Galvan

Master Juan Galvan began training in boxing at the age of seven with his father, a boxer in the Army. He started Judo at...

Michael Laurin – Shindo Budo Kwai

Kyoshi Michael Laurin, an 9th Dan and founder of the Shindo Budo Kwai International Schools. He is a six time World Champion in Koshiki, full...
Ray Arquilla Iron Dragon Kosho Shorei Kenpo

Ray Arquilla Iron Dragon Kosho Shorei Kenpo

Ray Arquilla began his martial arts training in 1965 under the Tracy Kenpo System. He earned his Shodan, 1st degree Black Belt in 1972....

Fred Mastro: Kali and Penchak Silat

Fred Mastro is the founder of Mastro Defence System (MDS) and LADYFENSE. He has been training in Kali and Penchak Silat for over 20...

Larry Ritchie Tae Kwon Do

Mr. Larry Ritchie has been the chief instructor of American Black Belt Academy since he began the school in 1985. "Larry Ritchie began training in...

John Duncan: Integrated Combatives

Dr. John Duncan is an Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, College of Medicine. John has been...
Stephen Nicholls

Stephen Nicholls Danzan Ryu Jujitsu

Sensei Stephen Nicholls began his training with Professor Okazaki's top student, Professor Sig Kufferath, in 1980 and has been a practitioner of Danzan Ryu Jujitsu...
Monua Cary

Monua Cary Sport Jujitsu

Monua Cary was the 1995 Women’s World Sport Jujitsu Champion (WCJJO) and the first American Woman to win this title. She was Head Coach for...

Noah Gross Armed Combat and Tactics

Noah Gross is the Chief instructor and Co-founder of A.C.T. (Armed Combat and Tactics). He has been involved with martial arts for more than...
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...