Sonny Kim Shotokan Karate
Sensei Sonny Kim was Rokudan, 6th Degree Black Belt. He began his Shotokan Karate training in 1977. Sensei Kim was a dedicated instructor at his...
Vic Martinov Tang Soo Do
Victor Martinov
July 29, 1936-June 2, 2015
22-year Santa Ynez Valley resident Vic Martinov passed from this life to the next on June 2, 2015 after...
Bill Ziegler Martial Arts Animal Rights Alliance
PitBill Ziegler
September 22, 1974 – March 26, 2015
With broken hearts we sadly inform friends and followers of PitBill Ziegler, Pit Crew Rescue and...
Ronnie Colwell Karate-do and Ju Jutsu
The Warrior
Today has been a long, sad, difficult but inevitable day. At just before 9pm on Friday evening (January 27, 2015), my dad, mentor,...
James Patrick Lacy Mew Hing’s 18 Daoist Palms
"My name is Michael Lacy, I'm James Lacy's eldest son. Last Saturday, a friend of fathers with the San Diego County sheriff's department came...
Charlie Robinson Judo
In the USJA manual, in one of the front pages, there was picture of Charlie Robinson. The captioned said, “One of the most beloved...
Pierre Bergere of Uyba Karate
Mr. Pierre Bergere was born on December 31, 1932. He began his martial arts training in 1946 under Uyba Karate Grandmaster Shan Niles and...
Paul Eng Kung Fu
Born in Hong Kong in 1941, Paul Eng began studying Kungfu at age 6 and has been teaching it since 1960. He has studied...
Dave Carnell, Teacher, Student, Author, Friend
Dave Carnell was the owner and director of Impact Martial Arts Academy. He was regular contributor to Martial Arts Illustrated magazine and was the...
Michael Kinney Tang Soo Do
It is with a heavy heart that we share with you that Michael Kinney has passed away in his sleep. His indomitable spirit will...
Rip Pressure-Point Expert Ed Lake Dies
The martial arts community lost one of its leading exponents of pressure-point fighting, aka kyusho-jitsu, on September 28, 2014, when Ed Lake died of...
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...
Clarence McGee: A Man Who Made A Difference
Grand Master Clarence McGee was a student, an instructor of the martial arts, a promoter and educator, founder and owner of the Golden Dragon Martial...
Karl Geis – Judo, Aikido and Jodo
Karl Geis was born in Enid, Oklahoma, on October 1, 1933. He was a 10th Dan Professor of Aikido, a 10th Dan Professor of...
Jerry Fisher and His P.U.M.A. System
Grand Master and System founder, Jerry Fisher, studied American boxing for eleven years, competing in over 100 matches. In the middle 1950's he began...
Tai Chi Ch’aun with Mark Lord
I've found over the years that it’s hard to learn new things without at first admitting ignorance and preconceptions. Well, let me show you...