Honoring Fred Miller
I received the really sad news that Master Fred Miller had passed away. I was not only stunned by shattered by the news. Master...
Bob Burbidge Tang Soo Do
Bob Burbidge was born in East Hartford Connectic in March 1949. He began martial arts training his senior year in high schools. He began...
Ben Largusa Villabrille-Largusa Kali
At the 1964 Ed Parker International Karate Championships held in Long Beach, California, Grandmaster Ben Largusa gave America its first demonstration of the Villabrille-Largusa...
Roland Dantes: Filipino Martial Arts
Grandmaster Roland Dantes was born on June 15, 1940 in the Philippines.
Roland Dantes was an actor, a champion bodybuilder and Filipino martial artist who...
Clarence Tai Lee
Grandmaster Clarence Tai Lee is a Twentieth Century Legend in the Martial Arts. He had his first boxing lesson around 1940 at the age...
Azato Anko: A Short Story About My Teacher Part Two
The Two-Story Shoulders of KannaPart TwoAzato's Political ForceThe Lesson in Azato VillageBy Gichen FunakoshiTranslated & Edited by Patrick & Yuriko McCarthy
Editor's Note: This article...
Leung Jan King of Wing Chun Fist
Leung Jan, aka Leung Tsan; Mandarin Chinese: Liang Zan) was a Wing Chun practitioner and a Chinese herbal doctor in Foshan, Guangdong, China. He...
Makoto Gima Shotokan Karate
Master Makoto Gima was born on September 28, 1896 in Okinawa. After graduating from Okinawa Shihan Gakko (Higher Normal School), Mr. Gima studied in...
Jim Logue Ryukyu Karate
Jim Logue came from South Carolina, he was Taika Seiyu Oyata's senior ranking student. He had many years of Martial Arts experience, and he...
Helio Gracie Passed Away
Helio Gracie
October 1, 1913 - January 29, 2009
The co-patriarch of the legendary Gracie clan that popularized Brazilian jiu-jitsu and originated the now-burgeoning sport of...
John Sosa Aikido and Muay Thai
Khru John Sosa grew up in Chicago Illinois, and later relocated to Dallas, Texas. He came from a long line of martial artist and...
Carlson Gracie Passed Away
Carlson Gracie
August 13, 1933 - February 1st, 2006
The Jiu-Jitsu community mourns. Carlson Gracie passed away on Wednesday, February 1st, 2006 in Chicago, IL
A victim of...
B P Chan Remembered For his Humbleness and Knowledge
Master B P Chan passed away Sunday morning at 9:35am, March 17, 2010. He taught at the William C.C. Chen School of Tai Chi...
John Denora: Daito Ryu
John DeNora was born into a martial family and was trained first by his grandfather. John's grandfather was a former soldier and very prominent...
Richard Rabago: Shorin-ryu Karate
Richard Rabago is a high-ranking Shorin-ryu karate Master who has the experience, training credentials, and Budo skill to have earned the right to be...
Ming Lum: Kung Fu
Great Grandmaster Ming Lum was born in Chung San, Canton, China in 1926, but he grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was known as...