Biographies and Eulogies

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

New Millennium Ninja: An Interview with Masaaki Hatsumi Sensei

The ninja were so successful at keeping their arts, methods and activities in the background of history that they almost wiped themselves out of...
Eric Lee King of Kata

Eric Lee The King of Kata

"Kata" is the encyclopedia of the martial arts systems. If you are doing the original, compulsory form, then you are training in the original...
Simon Rhee

Simon Rhee Tae Kwon Do

Master Simon Rhee is a 7th Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do and a 4th Degree Black Belt in Hap Ki Do. He...
Alexander Archie

Alexander Archie Goju-Shorei Karate

A 10th Degree Black Belt and Grandmaster in the art of Goju-Shorei Karate, Alexander Archie has been training in the martial arts since 1949. He...

Doc-Fai Wong: Choy Li Fut

Grandmaster Doc-Fai Wong was born in Wangshan village of Wushan area, Doumen district of Zhuhai City, Guangdong province on July 16, 1948 (lunar calendar...
Willie Adams

Willie Adams Isshin-ryu Karate

Willie Adams has a long and colorful history as one of the most prominent and respected martial artists in America. His history began in...

Haisan Kaleak Changes Lives One Person at a Time

Soke Haisan Kaleak is a dedicated marital artist who understands the value of the quote " each one teach one", and he lives his life...
Len Riley Danzan Ryu

Len Riley Danzan Ryu Jujitsu

Professor Len Riley is a"Kudan" 9th Degree Black Belt in Danzan Ryu Jujitsu. He has over 50 years of martial arts experience. An active competitor,...
Robert Dickerson wins Joe Frazier Silver Gloves

Robert Dickerson Makes A Difference

Robert Dickerson, a 9th Degree Grand Master Black Belt, has been training and studying the Martial Arts (Karate) since 1968. Mr. Dickerson a recognized...
Paul J Bax and Pat Strong

An Interview With Bruce Lee Historian Paul Bax

Paul Bax has interacted with and interviewed many of Bruce Lee's original students and unearthed a wealth of information, personal and technical. Here he...
Johnny Lee

Johnny Lee

Johnny Lee was born in Danville, Georgia on September 16, 1950. His family moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1955 where he lived until...
Vladimir Vasiliev Russian Martial Arts

Vladimir Vasiliev – Systema

Born in Russia, Vladimir Vasiliev received intense training from the top Special Operations Units instructors and is the top student of Mikhail Ryabko. Vladimir's...
Jiro Otsuka

Jiro Otsuka Wado-Ryu Karate-Do

Jiro Otsuka was born on February 28, 1934, in Tokyo, Japan. The second son of Grand Master Hironori Otsuka I, he was born the...
Christopher Nasilowski

Christopher Nasilowski Polish Kalaki Arcanis Arnis Association

Grandmaster Christopher Nasilowski was born in the city of Pruskoteka in Poland, in the year 1951. He first started to train in the martial arts,...
Mitsuyo Maeda

Mitsuyo Maeda Judo

Mitsuyo Maeda was born in Funazawa Village, Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture, on November 18, 1878. He attended Kenritsu Itiu high school (currently Hirokou -...
George Harris

George Harris Judo

On January 7, 2011, George Lee Harris passed away after a long battle with prostrate cancer. George Harris was born on January 15, 1933 in...