Biographies and Eulogies

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

Kyungwon Ahn

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

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

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...
Terry Wilson Choked Out

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...
Osias Banaag

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

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...