Kong Family: Tae Kwon Do’s Success Story
The Kong family is a clan of extraordinary black belts. In addition to laying a foundation of excellence in the art of Tae Kwon Do,...
Hoosain Narker Ashihara Karate
Maybe you have visited Cape Town, South Africa, a Metropolis situated at the base of the majestic Table Mountain. You may not know, however,...
Imi Okazaki-Mullins Passed Away
She was proud and direct, she was always straightforward and truthful, and set the bar high for the rest of us. We can feel...
Dean Lister Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Dean Lister grew up in a military family and lived in such places as Venezuela and Panama, as well as several areas in the...
Interview With Pangulong Guro Chuck Cadell
On a cool, Midwest March afternoon, I drove from my home to a place I had been familiar with for many years. I was...
Charlie Robinson Judo
In the USJA manual, in one of the front pages, there was picture of Charlie Robinson. The captioned said, “One of the most beloved...
Brian Duffy American Kenpo
Brian Duffy was inducted into the World Martial Arts Hall of Fame and elevated to The
American Kenpo Senior Council Executive Committee both in 1997....
Eddie Edmunds
At age 7 Eddie Edmunds took his first Karate class. He wanted to take Karate because he watched his best friend Roy practice Karate in...
Kamal Amani: Taekwon-Do
Algerian Martial Artist Kamal Amani was born on March 24, 1979 in Boghni Tizi-Ouzou Algeria. He began training in Taekwon-Do in 1991. After only...
Nathan Young
Nathan Young has been practicing martial arts since 1998, and has studied the style of Keichin-Do, a Cajun Karate and Jiu-jitsu mix, under Victor...
Randall Kleck
Randall Kleck had his first formal martial arts lesson in 1966. He's studied Shotokan karate, street combat, Muay Thai, wrestling, and boxing. He has...
Marcelo Cavalcanti Brazilian Jiu-jitsu
Marcelo Cavalcanti is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt under Rigan Machado and has been training in Jiu-Jitsu for over 20 years. Marcelo devotes his...
Masahilo Nakazono Aikido
Masahilo Nakazono was born in Kagoshima, Japan, to a family of many generations of practitioners of Oriental Medicine, he was the 8th generation. He...
Lawrence Loebe
Lawrence Loebe known as Bear has a passion for martial arts that began when he was 5-years old after watching the Ninja Turtle movie...
Clyde Zimmerman Judo & Jujitsu
Professor Clyde Zimmerman received his Judan 10th Degree Black Belt in Danzan Ryu jujitsu, on Aug. 23, 2015 from the martial arts organizations, Shoshin...
Kanryo Higaonna – Naha-te
Kanryo Higaonna was born on March 10, 1853 in the district of Nishimura in the city of Naha, Okinawa. Son of Kanryo and Makomado....
