Biographies and Eulogies

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

Rose Namajunas

Rose Namajunas is an American mixed martial artist who is currently competing in the Women's Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of...
Coach Rodney King

Rodney King Coach

Rodney King is a leading expert in functional martial arts and performance coaching. He is the CEO of Crazy Monkey Defense in South Africa....
Vladimir Soroka

Vladimir Soroka

Vladimir Soroka is a 9th degree Black Belt (Kudan) and Chief Instructor of Your Best Defense Martial Arts Center and Three Streams Aikibudo. Biographical Information: Started...
Tomm Voss Kung Fu

Tomm Voss: Never Give Up!

Tomm Voss is a World Champion Martial Artist who has trained and garnered knowledge from many of the best martial artists including Black Belt...

Larry Lockhart Competition Champion

Dr. Larry Lockhart Sr. holds multiple ranking such as: 10th Degree/Hanshi, Founder of Hei Joshin Tamashii Do/Lo Jutsu Ryu (Sanctioned By The Universal Martial...

Jena Inay Inayan System of Eskrima

Guro Jena Inay began training in Eskrima in 1979, at the age of five. She achieved the level of Katulungan Guro in the Inayan System...
Lamar Fisher

Lamar Fisher Danzan Ryu Jujitsu

Lamar Fisher was born on April 25, 1926 in Chico, California. He grew up in Chico and graduated from Chico Senior High School. He...
Loren Christensen

Loren W. Christensen

Loren W. Christensen began training in the martial arts in 1965 and continues to this day. Over the years he has earned a total...
Daniel Saragosa

Daniel Saragosa Jujitsu

Daniel Saragosa was born in Hilo, Hawaii on June 21, 1950. His early years were spent in Kalihi and in Waianae, where he excelled...
Bing Fai Lau

Bing Fai Lau Jujitsu and Kung Fu

Bing Fai Lau was born in Chung Shan, Fu Jow, China on September 23, 1906. He left China for Hawaii in 1919 at the...

Tim Kennedy Inducted into International Sports Hall of Fame

Mixed Martial artists Tim Kennedy was inducted into the the International Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2019 during the Arnold Sports Festival on...
Christine Baeza

Christine Baeza

Growing up, Christine Baeza had a passion for the martial arts, however, her parents believed that girls should be sweet, pretty and wear cute...
Erron Wright

Erron Wright – Teaching and Training Students

Erron Wright was born June 21, 1946 in Neosho, Newton County, Missouri. He attended Neosho High School with Martial Arts Grandmaster Richard L. (Rick)...
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...

Mike Mather: Combative Martial Arts

Sifu Mike Mather is a extreme and combative martial arts stylist. He started training at age six in wrestling, and in boxing when he...
Frederick Peterson Jr. Birthday

Martial Artist Frederick Peterson Jr. Celebrates 89th Year

Still young as ever, Inland Empire local Frederick Peterson Jr. or better known as Soke Grandmaster Frederick "Big Cat" Douglas Peterson Jr., celebrated his...