Gordon Richiusa Martial Arts and Archery
Gordon Richiusa is first and foremost a martial artist. His 51 year history as a martial artist led him to found Five Birds Martial Arts....
Benny Urquidez Inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame 2019
Martial artists Benny Urquidez was inducted into the the International Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2019 during the Arnold Sports Festival on Saturday,...
Julio Anta Hung Gar Kung Fu
Julio Anta is the owner of Anta’s Fitness and Self Defense in Miami, Florida. He is a Hung Gar Kung Fu Master, a certified...
John Orndorff: Taekwondo
John Orndorff was born in Sandusky, Ohio in 1964. He grew up in Clyde, Ohio and attended Clyde High School. During high school he...
Max Sarmiento Sarmiento Kadena De Mano
Grandmaster Max Sarmiento was one of the first Eskrima masters to teach his art, Sarmiento Kadena De Mano, to the American public and therefore was responsible...
Monua Cary Sport Jujitsu
Monua Cary was the 1995 Women’s World Sport Jujitsu Champion (WCJJO) and the first American Woman to win this title. She was Head Coach for...
Jay Shrewsbury
Jay Shrewsbury was born in 1969, Jay’s earliest memories of the martial arts begin around the age of six. Jay's father studied Moo Duk...
David Brown: Si Feng Wu
David Brown is a veteran of the United States Air Force (7.5 years AD, Honorably Discharged) and a retired law enforcement officer with 25...
Boye Lafayette De Mente
An ex-"very low-level spook,"; journalist, editor, adventurer, lecturer, and the author of more than 60 books, Boyé Lafayette De Mente was born in southern...
Lilly Rodriguez Passed Away
Lilly Rodriguez passed away on January 13, 2007 at UCLA Medical Center of complications relating to an infection. She was 59 years old.
It was Lilly...
Armando Sainz – Chen Style Tai Chi Chuan
Sifu Armando Sainz has been involved in martial arts since 1979. His school is highly recognized in the industry as being one of the...
A “Frank” Analysis of Alleged Accomplishments Claimed By Frank Dux Part I
A legend in his own mind...
The claimed accomplishments of Frank Dux were presented on his old website through a link from the CSU website....
Kelly Worden Modern Arnis
Datu Kelly Worden, proclaimed by the late Professor Remy Presas as the First American Datu and Senior Blademaster of Modern Arnis.
He has over 45...
Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan was born in Hong Kong on April 7, 1954 to Charles and Lee-lee Chan who named him Kong-san Chan which means "born...
Hakudo Nakayama Iaido
Hakudo Nakayama was born on February 11, 1872 and he was also known as Nakayama Hiromichi. A Japanese martial artist, he was the founder of...
Jaime Basquez Kajukenbo
Grandmaster Jaime Basquez was born on the Island of Kauai, Hawaii. He later moved to the island of Oahu where he attended grade school...