Biographies and Eulogies

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

George Anderson

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...
Elsa Cordero Taekwondo

Elsa Cordero Taekwondo

For 15 years, Elsa Cordero was involved in the martial arts as and instructor. She taught at the Jhoon Rhee Institute of TKD and...
R.K. Krishna

R.K. Krishna

Mr. R.K. Krishna started his schooling from Gurukul Ashram (An Ancient Indian way of schooling). There he learned and became proficient in YOGA which...
Julian Goc-ong

Julian Goc-ong Eskrima

Julian Goc-ong lived in Balamban West of Cebu Province. A World War II veteran, he inherited his brand of Eskrima called Abanico de Vertical...

Louis Neglia – Kickboxing

Louis Neglia is a three-time World Kickboxing Champion, a former U.S. Kickboxiing Champion, a Florida Karate Champion, New York State Champion, and an Eastern...
Thomas Georgion

Thomas Georgion Kenpo Karate

Professor Thomas Georgion was raised in Southern California, and as a youth he took every advantage of the ideal weather conditions in the San...
Patrice Belrhiti Wado-Ryu Karate

Patrice Belrhiti Wado-kai

Patrice Belrhiti (Jacques Abderrahman) was a French karate champion and one of the top competitors in Europe. In 1969 he moved to Japan to...
Don Bendell

Don Bendell Protects America

September 11 will go down in history as the day America got it’s wake-up call: for decades we stood seemingly invincible to the world,...
Apolo Ladra Kali

Apolo Ladra

Born in Batangas, Philippines, Apolo Ladra is a Master or Tuhon of Pekiti Tirsia Kali, the indigenous art of the Philippines. He came to...
Duke Swain

Duke Swain Healing and Martial Arts

Hanshi Duke Swain began his training in Isshin Ryu Karate in the early 1970’s under the direction of Grandmaster Castanza. Several years later, he...
Seifuku Nitta

Seifuku Nitta Shorin Ryu Karate and Kobudo

Seifuku Nitta was born on April 5, 1942 in Chatan Cho, Okinawa, Japan during World War II. He began his martial arts training in 1955 at...
Robert Montgomery

Robert Montgomery Muso Jikiden Eishen Ryu Iaijutsu

Sensei Robert Montgomery has continuously studied and practiced Japanese martial arts for over 30 years attaining dan rank in Judo, Jujitsu and iaijutsu. He...
Senior Professor Tom Ball

Tom Ball Jujitsu

Professor Tom Ball, Kudan, began jujitsu in 1957 with Bud Odom and received his Shodan in 1958. Professor Ball has experience in other martial...
Andrej Hendryk Diamanstein

Andrej Hendryk Diamanstein Iaido

Sensei Andrej Hendryk Diamantstein Kiochi Nanadan Z.N.I.R & Kokusai Renmei * At the age of twelve, shortly after he had begun European fencing, Andrej Hendryk...
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Tony Sotero

Professor Tony Sotero Jr., was born in Hawaii and has been practicing the art of Kenpo, Karate, Jujitsu for over 40 years. Professor Sotero...
Akira Kubo

Akira Kubo and Kyumeikan Dojo

In 1957, my father Kahei Kubo began Kyumeikan Dojo. In the post-war years, the practice of kendo and other martial arts was forbidden, yet...