Biographies and Eulogies

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

Elisa Au Fonseca

Sensei Elisa Au is a 3rd Degree Black Belt in Shito-ryu.

Tiffany Richards

Tiffany Richards has been training martial arts since 1998. She began her study under Dennis Laycock at American Karate Studios in Kenpo, Shotokan and...
Stephen Taylor

Stephen Taylor

Born and raised in the Kansas City area, Stephen Taylor grew up playing baseball, basketball, football, golf, soccer, and tennis. But after years of...
Bill Ziegler

Bill Ziegler Martial Arts Animal Rights Alliance

PitBill Ziegler September 22, 1974 – March 26, 2015 With broken hearts we sadly inform friends and followers of PitBill Ziegler, Pit Crew Rescue and...
Lorne Bernard Shaolin White Crane Kung Fu

Lorne Bernard White Crane Kung Fu

Shifu Lorne Bernard is the head instructor for the White Crane Kung Fu Academies. He is in charge of the North-American headquarters of the...
Yuriy Kostrov

Yuriy Kostrov Agni Kempo

Teacher - Yuriy Kostrov, the Grandmaster (Soke) - 10th Baysa/Dan, founder of Agni Kempo system of martial art, founder of elite World Agni Kempo...
Y. K. Kim

Y. K. Kim: A Heart for Taekwondo and People

There is no one like Y. K. Kim, the world’s most dynamic speaker, a respected author, successful entrepreneur, and Grandmaster of the Martial Arts....

Robert White: Isshinryu

Robert White was born July 14, 1939. He grew up in Pennsylvania, but for most of his adult life has called Michigan home. He...
Daniel Verkerke

Daniel Verkerke Seicho Jutsu

Daniel Verkerke is the Grandmaster and Founder of Seicho Jutsu as well as the Executive Member and Senior Technical Advisor for the International Freestyle...

Daniel Wang

At the age of only 9 years, Master Daniel Wang (Daniel Yu Wang) begin studying martial arts. In 1962, he joined world-famous martial arts...
Reza Ghasry

Reza Ghasry From Top Competitor to Coach

Master Reza Ghasry, 7th degree Black Belt, began practicing martial arts at the age of nine in Tehran, Iran. As a child, his father...
Vic Martinov

Vic Martinov Tang Soo Do

Victor Martinov July 29, 1936-June 2, 2015 22-year Santa Ynez Valley resident Vic Martinov passed from this life to the next on June 2, 2015 after...
Vince Palumbo

Vince Palumbo

Master Vince Palumbo commenced training in 1974 as a junior boxing and gymnastics student at the Semaphore Youth Club in Adelaide, and after winning...
Bob Maschmeier

Bob Maschmeier: Kajukenbo

Grandmaster Bob Maschmeier, a direct student of the late Joe Halbuna, teaches Kajukenbo with a two-part philosophy: teach students to survive a street fight,...
Shihan Jonathan Kruger

Jonathan Kruger

Jonathan Kruger is the head instructor of the Kodokwan Judo & JuJitsu of Zambia. Jonathan Kruger's family first came to Africa from Berlin Germany...

Roland Dantes Interview Part 2

KSW. Just to get a better understanding of your foundation, let’s touch briefly on your physical education training and how that led to you...