Biographies and Eulogies

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

Bob Burbidge

Bob Burbidge Tang Soo Do

Bob Burbidge was born in East Hartford Connectic in March 1949. He began martial arts training his senior year in high schools. He began...
Otto Johnson

Otto Johnson Wado-Ryu Karate-Do

Hanshi Otto Johnson was born on May 2, 1959. He began his study of Wado-Ryu Karate-Do over 30 years ago under the tutelage of...
A Journey Through Time by Willem de Thouars

Willem De Thouars Kun Tao Silat

Guro Willem de Thouars created the martial arts system of Kun Tao / Silat de Thouras after a lifetime of study of Chinese and...
C. K. Choi

C. K. Choi Tae Kwon Do

Chang Keun Choi was born in South Korea in 1941 during the Japanese occupation. A South Korean master of Tae Kwon Do, C. K....
Otto Johnson

Otto Johnson Passed Away

Shihan Otto Johnson May 2, 1959 - November 2, 2004 Shihan Otto Johnson's life was tragically taken in a hit and run accident  in San Bernardino,...
Jack Wheat

Jack Wheat Jujitsu

John Robert Wheat was born in Seattle, Washington on February 23, 1919 and went by the nickname Jack Wheat. Professor Jack Wheat trained and instructed at...
Javed Khan

Javed Khan Taekwondo

Grandmaster Javed Khan is the founder of The International Progressive Taekwondo Federation or the IPTF and the creator of Khan Do Kwan. He has...
Nia Nicole Abdallah

Nia Nicole Abdallah Taekwondo

Nia Nicole Abdallah is a 3rd degree Black Belt and the 2004 Olympics silver medalist in Taekwondo at the Athens, Greece Olympics. She is...
Rick Alemany

Rick Alemany Kenpo Karate

Grand Master Rick Alemany has been actively teaching for over 40 years and has directly instructed 8 students to the rank of Professor (7th...
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...
Ki’ami Kuoha Kara-Ho Kempo

Ki’ami Kuoha Kara-Ho Kempo

At the ripe old age of 21 Ki’ami Kuoha has evolved into one of the most formidable martial arts instructors in the world. Possessing...

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....
Carlito Lanada

Carlito Lanada Kuntaw

Grandmaster Carlito Lanada is a 9th Degree Red Belt—the highest attainable rank in the ancient art of Kuntaw. In 1960, he founded and is...
Ronnie Colwell

Ronnie Colwell Interview

Q. Ronnie Colwell, your last public interview was way back in 1984 in Combat Magazine. Why no interviews until now? RC. For the last 20...
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...

Rudy Tuiolosega Limalama

In June, 2004, Grandmaster Tino Tuiolosega officially passed the Limalama legacy and the responsibility of overseeing the future of the system to his son,...