Biographies and Eulogies

Biographies and Eulogies of martial artists and martial arts instructors on USAdojo.com. Search by name to find a particular individual.

Jason Inay Inayan System of Eskrima

Suro Jason Inay started training at the age of six in 1979. He learned initially from the Guros under the founder of Inayan Eskrima,...
Erich Krauss

Erich Krauss

Erich Krauss is a professional Muay Thai kickboxer who has lived and fought in Thailand. He has written for the New York Times and...

Bob Gomez: Kajukenbo

Bob Gomez was born in Taiwan in 1963. He and his family relocated to the United States at the age of two. Bob's dad...

Dave Kovar

In addition to being an elite martial artist with black belts in 10 Martial Arts styles, Kyoshi Dave Kovar is recognized worldwide as an...

Dennis Kennedy

Dennis Kennedy is President and Director of Training for the Counterterrorism Institute of America. He has more than 30 years experience as a weapons...

Nicolas Marucci

En 1982 a la sortie de son service militaire Nicolas Marucci pratique a titre de loisir le Karaté Kiokushinkai et le Taekwondo participe a...

Bruce Green

Bruce Green began his training in 1970 and was a finalist in the JKA National Collegiate Karate Championships from 1973 to 1975. In 1980,...
Amaury Murgado

Amaury Murgado

Amaury Murgado grew up in Miami, his father, Angelo Kennedy, a Bay of Pigs Invasion veteran. While other boys were playing with toys, Amaury...
Gregory Glover

Gregory Glover: Taekwondo

Grandmaster Gregory Glover is a full time professional martial arts instructor with a strong background in Korean martial arts. He is the head coach...
Richard Plowden

Richard Plowden Interview

1. When did you start Martial Arts and why? I began training at 13 years old on October 27, 1973. My brother worked at a...
Jim Wagner Articles

Jim Wagner Reality-Based

Jim Wagner’s Reality-Based Personal Protection system has created a major shift in the way people are learning self-defense world wide. Black Belt magazine labeled...
Zosia Gorbaty

Zosia Gorbaty

Kyoshi Zosia Gorbaty has been studying martial arts since 1976. She practiced the arts of Nisei Goju Karate and Mas Oyama Karate before joining...
Odette Russell

Odette Russell

Odette Russell is a Grand Master (8th Degree Black Belt) under the SWAM Martial Arts Academy. She is a native New Yorker and is...
Steven Dowd

Steven Dowd

Punong Guro at Tagapagmana Steven Dowd began his training in Arnis Balite (Aguillon Arnis) in 1974. On January 8, 1991, after the passing of Pundador...
Ron Hagelganz

Ron Hagelganz’s Testimony

I don’t have a wild to mild testimony with some sordid past and deliverance. But God saved me, and that’s worth telling, says Ron...
Mark McGee

Mark McGee Tai Chi Chuan

Mark McGee is a 6th Degree Black Belt in Yon Ch’uan Martial Arts and 15 Animal Kung Fu, a Senior Instructor in Hwa Yu...