Joe Holck: Kodenkan Yudanshakai
Professor Joe Holck is the founder of the Kodenkan Yudanshakai. In the early 1930's a young Joe Holck ditched his Japanese language class and...
David Carradine Passed Away
David Carradine
December 8, 1936 - June 3, 2009
David Carradine passed away on June 3, 2009. He was born John Arthur Carradine and he...
Jack Wheat Jujitsu
John Robert Wheat was born in Seattle, Washington on February 23, 1919 and went by the nickname Jack Wheat.
Professor Jack Wheat trained and instructed at...
Dennis Palumbo Hakkoryu Jujutsu
Sad news. Dai Shihan Dennis Palumbo passed away on September 12, 2014. Dai Shihan Palumbo was the owner and head instructor at the Budo...
A Tribute To Grandmaster Larry Caster
A great man and a true martial arts legend passed away Friday, Grandmaster Larry Caster. He was one of the original karate greats from...
John Denore Passed Away
It is with profound sadness that we share with you that John Denore passed away. It is a heartbreaking loss for the martial arts...
Sang Kim Taekwondo
It is with sadness of heart that we share that Taekwondo Grand Master Sang Kim, from Lubbock, Texas has passed away. Here is an...
Joe Hyams Passed Away
Joe Hyams
June 6, 1923 - November 8, 2008
Joe Hyams passed away of coronary artery disease in at a Denver hospital on Saturday, November 8, 2008, at the age of...
Tino Tuiolosega Passed Away
Tino Tuiolosega passed away on March 22, 2011. Services were held on Friday, April 1, 2011, in Santa Cruz, California , for Tu'umamao "Tino" Tuiolosega,...
Choshin Chibana: Shorin-ryu Karate
Choshin Chibana was an Okinawan martial artist who developed Shorin-ryu karate based on what he learned from Anko Itosu. Choshin Chibana was also called...
Kenshiro Abbe Judo, Aikido, and Kendo
By Gary Robinson ~ A short anecdotal biography of the Master's activities throughout the years 1938-86
Ukikoto no arumi no chikara tamesan
My potentiality has got...
Toney Raven Has Passed Away
Hanshi Tony Raven was in the martial arts for more than 63 years. He ranked as a
10th degree: Kaiden Hanshi Judan Daito-Ryu Aiki-Ju-Jutsu
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Koichi Tohei: Aikido
Koichi Tohei was born on January 20, 1920 in Shitaya ward, presently Taitō, in Tokyo. He was a 10th Dan aikidoka and founder of...
The Real Helms From Bloodsport, Jim McCunn, Dies
Sheldon Lettich has this to say about this eulogy below written by Frank Dux for Jim McCunn.
According to Sheldon Lettich, "Here Frank “eulogizing” a...
Richard Bustillo Student of Bruce Lee
Richard Bustillo was internationally recognized as an expert in the martial arts. With over 45 years of experience, Bustillo possessed a wealth of knowledge...
Ridgely Abele Shuri-Ryu Karate-Do
Ridgely Abele was born on August 09, 1950. He was a 9th dan in Shuri-Ryu Karate-Do and 6th dan in Shintoyoshin Jujutsu. He held the...
