Tito Ortiz
Jacob Christopher Tito Ortiz was born on January 23, 1975 and he is of Mexican American decent. He is a participant of the sport...
Jonathan Kruger’s Training Judo And Jujitsu In Osaka, Japan
I would like to share some of my early experiences of training judo and jujitsu in Osaka Japan. When I left for Japan in...
Masayuki Shimabukuro Muso Jikiden Eishin-Ryu Iaido
Masayuki Shimabukuro is the chairman of both the Jikishin-Kai International and the Nippon Kobudo Jikishin-Kai, and he holds a great deal of personal responsibility for...
Joe Lewis Funeral Information
JOE LEWIS FUNERAL INFORMATION
September 7 - September 9, 2012
Introduction
The Joe Lewis Fighting Systems has recently received many great responses from people and appreciate all the...
Benny The Jet Urquidez, A Martial Arts Icon
From the moment he laced on his boxing gloves at the age of 5 Benny Urquidez was destined to become one of the most...
Tea With Grandmasters
Two locations figure prominently in the history of American martial arts. The first is Hawaii. Hawaii has the largest population of Asian Americans of...
The Life Exploits of Vincente Carin
Vicente Carin was born in Dalaguete, which is in Cebu, and its approximately 40 miles away from Cebu City.
At the time of his birth...
Bill Beach Hawaiian Jiu-Jitsu System
Professor Bill Beach, Judan, is founder and technical director of the Hawaiian Jiu-Jitsu System, Inc., incorporated February 1, 1971. He was born December 15,...
Bob Ozman Passes Away
It is with a sad heart that I announce that Bob Ozman, the first karate instructor in the San Fernando Valley, creator of Mushin-Gi-Tai,...
James Herndon: Shito-Ryu Karate
Virginia native, James Herndon, is Hachidan 8th Dan, and a gifted Grand Master of the martial arts. He has practiced Japanese martial arts for...
Lou Ferrer, Sr.
Grand Master Lou Ferrer, Sr., is the Founder of the US Kodokan Federation and Ferrer’s Jujitsu USA which teaches Aikijitsu-te, Inabikari-Ryu Jujitsu, Judo, Karate,...
Don Castillo – The Martial ARTist
Don Castillo has long been a proponent of the martial arts and also an artist. He began his martial arts career in 1968 at...
American Judoka Kayla Harrison Wins Olympic Gold!!!
Congratulations to American Judoka Kayla Harrison, the gold medal winner in the 2012 London Olympics women's -78 kg division!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1ZNIZLDr5E
Judoka Kayla Harrison is from the...
James Yimm Lee / The Oakland JKD YEARS
You hear a lot about the original students of Jeet Kune Do, but there is one in particular that is very special to me,...
Marti Malloy Takes Judo Bronze for U.S.A.
Marti Malloy was born June 23, 1986 in Oak Harbor, Washington. She won a Bronze Medal in the 2012 London Olympics for the United...
Jae-Chul Shin Passes Away
Grandmaster Jae Chul Shin was one of the most recognized names in Tang Soo Do.
He was born in Korea in 1936, and began studying...