Jim Arvanitis Pankration
Grandmaster Pankratiast Jim Arvanitis began his martial arts training at age 8 in Athens, Greece. His studies include the Western styles of boxing, Greco-Roman...
Ralph Reynolds Sensei Passed Away
Ralph Reynolds Sensei
January 20, 2006
Ralph Reynolds Sensei started his martial arts as a Judoka. As a first dan he met the legendary master Kenshiro...
Steven Roensch Shintoyoshinkai Jiu Jitsu
Grand Master Steven Roensch was introduced to karate in 1967 by his brother, then a practitioner of Okinawan Goju-ryu. This initiated a pursuit of...
George Anderson Passed Away
George Anderson
November 25, 1931 - August 6, 2009
George Anderson passed away on Thursday, August 6, 2009. He was 77 years old. George was born...
Rich Franklin
Richard Franklin was born in Kentucky on October 4, 1974, but grew up in the Cincinnati, Ohio area. He attended the University of Cincinnati, earning...
Papasan Canty: Kuroshi-Do
Papasan Canty began his martial arts training at the age of seven, after being introduced to legendary Professor Charles Elmore. The Professor was responsible...
Jennifer Branch
Master Jennifer Branch recently earned her 7th Degree Black Belt, or 7th Dan, in Taekwondo. The United States Taekwondo Grandmaster Society awarded her 6th...
Bradley Lord: Hapkido
Senior Master Instructor Bradley Lord began his martial arts training in 1986. He is currently a 7th Degree Black Belt in Hapkido, a 3rd...
Adam Newhouse
For 40 years, at Shotokan Karate dojos in the United States and Japan, Adam Newhouse has learned from the best. But the more he...
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...
Danny Steele Muay Thai Fighter
Danny Steele was born on April 6, 1969 in Saigon, Vietnam. At age 5 Danny moved to Honolulu, Hawaii and began training with Bao...
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...
Bill Solano Shorin Ryu Karate
Hanshi Bill Solano was born in 1942 in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. He was moved to the United States when he was 5 years old....
Jae-Sik Yang: Taekgyeon
Master Jae-Sik Yang, also known as Jason, began training in Taekgyeon (T.G) in March of 1995 and he has trained continuously since then. He...
Dennis Kennedy
Dennis Kennedy is President and Director of Training for the Counterterrorism Institute of America. He has more than 30 years experience as a weapons...
Tae Yun Kim TaeKwonDo
Born on the Lunar New Year, February 2, 1946, at 1:00am, Tae Yun Kim began her life in this world, not with the usual...