Biographies and Eulogies

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

Jae-Chul Shin Passes Away

Grandmaster Jae Chul Shin was one of the most recognized names in Tang Soo Do. He was born in Korea in 1936, and began studying...
Dian Tanaka

Dian Tanaka American Kenpo

Dian Tanaka was born in Tokyo, Japan, and moved to the San Francisco Bay area with her family at the age of 7. Her...

Tayari Casel

Oso Tayari Casel is the founder and director of the Tayari Casel Martial Arts Academy, Inc.; an institution that researches, demonstrates and spreads the...
Armando Sainz

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...

Jeet Kune Do’s Jerry Poteet Passes Away

We received this from the The Jerry Poteet Family. With heavy hearts, we are saddened to report that Sifu Jerry Poteet passed away on...
Masahilo Nakazono

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...
Allen Abad Kajukenbo

Allen Abad Kajukenbo

Your life is the true testament to your skill as a martial artist, not your rank of your trophies. ~ Grandmaster Allen Abad Grandmaster Allen...

Wen Mei Yu

Master Wen Mei Yu has been teaching Chinese Martial and Healing Arts for over forty years. She was recognized as Top Instructor in Taijiquan...
Gary Lee Sport Karate Museum

Gary Lee

Who's Who in Karate, 1982 3rd Degree Black Belt Test, 1982, Lama Nationals, Chicago IL Creator Six Flags Amusement Park Shows, Gary Lee's Texas Karate All-Stars,...
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...

Kenshiro Abbe, A Man with too Many Friends

Without a doubt, if it wasn’t for Kenshiro Abbe, the face of martial arts in the UK, today would be a completely different one, and that is no exaggeration.

Linda Pugliese

Linda Pugliese was born on June, 27th 1962 in Newark Ohio.She began training in karate in 1976 in George Annarino's Ko-Sutemi Karate Dojo under...

George Kotaka

George Kotaka is a 4th Degree Black Belt who has been competing in karate since he was 3 years old. He has won the Men's...
Yip Man’s other stalwart pioneer, Grandmaster Leung Ting

Yip Man’s Other Stalwart Pioneer, Grandmaster Leung Ting

On the rooftops and back streets of Hong Kong, Wing Tsun Grandmaster Yip Man forged many of the world’s toughest fighters. Of course, everyone...
Lou Grasso

Lou Grasso TaeKwon-Do

Grand Master Lou Grasso holds a 9th Degree Black Belt in the art of TaeKwon-Do and is President, Founder and Grand Master instructor of...
Bernard Kerik and Jeff Smith

Bernard Kerik

Stephen Oliver: Master Bernard Kerik has been training in martial arts since 1969 and he has accomplished an awful lot in martial arts as...