David Hansen: Isshin-Ryu Karate
David Hansen has been in the martial arts for 44 years. He began studying karate at age 14 with Roger Carpenter Sensei. He joined the...
Kelly Worden Modern Arnis
Datu Kelly Worden, proclaimed by the late Professor Remy Presas as the First American Datu and Senior Blademaster of Modern Arnis.
He has over 45...
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...
Paul Griffin Con Man
Paul Griffin started training in late 1969, in Judo. He wasn’t a great fan of any outdoor games in the winter and the indoor...
Fu Sheng Yuan Yang Style Taijiquan
Grandmaster Fu Sheng Yuan was born in 1931. He is the son of Fu Zhong Wen and Zou Kuei Cheng, who was the great grand...
Christopher M. Clarke
Christopher M. Clarke, Ph.D. was born in New York in 1949 and grew up in New Jersey. He began training in karate in 1965,...
Ron van de Sandt Kurumaisu Jutsu
Sensei Ron van de Sandt became interested in martial arts when he was introduced to combat training while serving in the military in South...
Ruhu Zhu
Master Ruhu Zhu is a Chinese Martial Arts Master, a Chi Kung Master and a Chinese Medicine Practitioner. He began studying Chinese martial arts...
Dale Cook Professional Fighter
Dale "Apollo" Cook as born on November 24, 1958, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Dale Cook is currently a 7th Degree Black Belt and has rank in...
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...
Rena Kanokogi Turns Disappointment into Gold
Judoka Rena Kanokogi otherwise known as Rusty, was born in Brooklyn, New York on July 30, 1935. She grew up rough in Coney Island and...
Adam Mizner
Sifu Adam Mizner practices the internal arts of Taijiquan (Tai Chi Chuan), Nei Gong and meditation. He teaches Yang Style Taijiquan in the tradition...
Keiko Fukuda – Judo’s Highest-Ranked Woman
The 96-year-old judoka, Keiko Fukuda
Judo's highest-ranked woman, Keiko Fukuda, traveled from San Francisco to Tokyo during the last week of October to be honored at the...
Kevin Chatwood Jiu-Jitsu
Shihan Kevin Chatwood Has been active in the martial arts for over forty-five years and is certified in instructing police and military personnel.
Along with...
Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan was born in Hong Kong on April 7, 1954 to Charles and Lee-lee Chan who named him Kong-san Chan which means "born...
Gregg Wooldridge Kang-Chuan-Do
Master Gregg Wooldridge has 40 dedicated years in the Martial Arts. Gregg is a 7th Degree Black Belt and acting Master of Kang-Chuan-Do.
Master Gregg Wooldridge...