Kyungwon Ahn
Kyungwon Ahn is a 9th dan in the Kukkiwon. He is a South Korean taekwondo master who founded the United Taekwondo Association (UTA) in...
Michael Belzer
Michael Belzer is a lifelong martial artist with over 50 years of experience in a variety of fighting arts achieving his 8th Dan in...
Tung-Sheng Chang Shuai Chiao
Grand Master Tung-Sheng Chang was born in 1908, the year of the Monkey, in Hopei Province in the northeastern section of China, long known...
Ramon Rubia & Eva Canete-Rubia
Ramon Rubia Biography
Ramon Rubia has been a student of the Martial Arts for over 25 years. He has trained and taught as an Instructor...
To Bruno Dela Pozza Judo is Music
To Bruno Dela Pozza, judo is literally music to his ears. This 69-year-old composer orchestrates his throws the same way he puts notes on...
Jun Saeng Yoo Hap Ki Do, Tae Kwon Do, and Kung Fu
Jun Saeng Yoo came to the United States from Korea in 1976 to share his knowledge. He is Grandmaster of not one, but three...
Tony Vohra and Taekwondo
Grandmaster Tony Vohra was born in India in 1958, coming to England in 1962, and settling in Nottingham which is still his home base.
As...
Stephen Spivey Max Defense
Stephen Spivey Developed MaxDefense
Stephen Spivey is a worldwide leading authority in self defense. At an early age, he was wired for reality-based self defense....
John Sepulveda American Kenpo Training System
American Kenpo Training System President, John Sepulveda, has over 40 years experience in American Kenpo and holds an 9th Degree Black Belt (Master of...
Carrie Ogawa-Wong
Carrie Ogawa-Wong is a highly respected and energetic mother, wife, martial artist, author, instructor, and competitor. She has managed to balance her heavy schedule to...
Bira Almeida
Ubirajara Guimarães Almeida or Bira Almeida was born in 1943. He is best known as Mestre Acordeon and he is a native of Salvador,...
Duke Tirschel Interview
Besides being the Official Photographer for World Black Belt he has been the photographer to martial artists in nearly every state in the union...
Yvonne Trevino Pro Boxer
Peoria, Arizona southpaw Yvonne Trevino was a well-regarded pro kickboxer (fighting under the nickname "The Terminator") before embarking on a career as a pro...
Buck Wheat Judo & Jujitsu
Born in November 1950 in Honolulu, Sensei Buck Wheat started judo and jujitsu in 1957 at the age of 7 at Professor Okazaki's Kodenkan...
Hari Osias Banaag and The King’s Dream
By Neslyn P. Viernes - The title of Hari was conferred upon Osias Banaag at a young age by Francisco Torres, one of the...
Hans Ingebretsen Danzan Ryu Ju Jitsu and Kodenkan Judo
Sensei Hans Ingebretsen has been studying Danzan Ryu Ju Jitsu and Kodenkan Judo for 31 years, and holds the rank of Godan in Danzan...