Biographies and Eulogies

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

Jim Muse Furtado

Jim Muse Furtado Tai Shing Pek Kwar Monkey Style

Grandmaster Jim Muse Furtado has been studying the martial arts since 1973. He learned the Tai Shing Pek Kwar monkey style from America's only...
Rick Tucci

Rick Tucci Jeet Kune Do

Rick Tucci, renowned and honored martial artist and speaker, is known throughout the world as a teacher’s teacher. Rick has had an incredible journey...
Allie Alberigo: Ninjutsu

Allie Alberigo: Ninjutsu

Allie Alberigo is a father, a vegan, an author, and a martial artist with 50 years of experience. He has taught and trained all...
Paul Griffin

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...

Peter Freedman: Brewster Arnis

Grandmaster Peter Freedman is a native of Boston and has committed his time to the lifelong study of martial arts. His father was a...
James K. Roberts, Sr.

James K. Roberts, Sr.

In 1947 James K. Roberts, Sr. joined a boxing club at Kaimuki Park, and judo at the famous Henry Okazaki's dojo in downtown Honolulu....

A Tribute To Grandmaster Larry Caster

A great man and a true martial arts legend passed away Friday, Grandmaster Larry Caster. He was one of the original karate greats from...
Master B. P. Chan

B P Chan Remembered For his Humbleness and Knowledge

Master B P Chan passed away Sunday morning at 9:35am, March 17, 2010. He taught at the William C.C. Chen School of Tai Chi...
Chung Kim

Chung Kim Left A Legacy That Will Never Die

Grandmaster Chung Kim passed away on Monday, March 15, 2010 at the age of 69, but he left a legacy that will never die. He...
Bruce Raney

Bruce Raney Judo and Jujitsu

Bruce Raney July 23, 1951-  January 27, 2010 Sensei Bruce Raney started his jujitsu training in 1970 in Larkspur California. He started his judo training in...

Keiko Fukuda – Judo’s Highest-Ranked Woman

The 96-year-old judoka, Keiko Fukuda Judo's highest-ranked woman, Keiko Fukuda, traveled from San Francisco to Tokyo during the last week of October to be honored at the...
Maishel Horowitz

Maishel Horowitz Passed Away

The developer of the short stick fighting method, Maishel Horowitz passed away on December, 2009. Maishel was born in 1919 in Russia. While still a baby...
Ridgely Abele

Ridgely Abele Shuri-Ryu Karate-Do

Ridgely Abele was born on August 09, 1950. He was a 9th dan in Shuri-Ryu Karate-Do and 6th dan in Shintoyoshin Jujutsu. He held the...
Helio Gracie

Helio Gracie Passed Away

Helio Gracie October 1, 1913 - January 29, 2009 The co-patriarch of the legendary Gracie clan that popularized Brazilian jiu-jitsu and originated the now-burgeoning sport of...
Judoka receives medal she forfeited after competing as man

Rena Kanokogi Turns Disappointment into Gold

Judoka Rena Kanokogi otherwise known as Rusty, was born in Brooklyn, New York on July 30, 1935. She grew up rough in Coney Island and...

Haisan Kaleak: Kuroshi-Do

Soke Haisan Kaleak is a dedicated Marital Artist and understands the value of the quote "each one teach one." He not only understands it...