Biographies and Eulogies

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

Juan Galvan

Juan Galvan

Master Juan Galvan began training in boxing at the age of seven with his father, a boxer in the Army. He started Judo at...

Steve Scott: Sambo, Judo and Jujitsu

Steve Scott started training in the sport of judo in 1965 and was introduced to sambo in 1976. He holds high rank in both...
Yong Sung Lee

Yong Sung Lee Tae Kwon Do

Grand Master Yong Sung Lee was Originally from Seoul, South Korea. Grandmaster Lee came with his family to the United States in the 1970’s....
Woo-Ping Yuen

A Discussion With Woo-Ping Yuen at NYAFF

On July 3, 2019 Iron Monkey (1993), staring Donnie Yen, will be playing at the Walter Reade Theater at the New York Asian Film...
Charles Lee

Charles Lee Koshoryu Kenpo Jujitsu

Professor Charles Lee was born in Hakalau, a small sugar plantation town 30 miles from Hilo, Hawaii. The Lee family moved to Honolulu when...
Masanobu Shinjo and Lee Gray Shinjo

Masanobu Shinjo, Lee Gray and the Shobukan

The afternoon sun still drifted through opaque windows at the end of the gymnasium and offered a smidgen of hazy twilight to my corner...
Peter Ralston

Peter Ralston Cheng Hsin

Peter Ralston was raised in Asia and began studying martial arts at the age of 9. By the age of 19 he was a...
Crystal Ahmed Passed Away

Crystal Ahmed Passed Away

 Crystal Ahmed December 23, 1978 - June 22, 2009 Crystal Ahmed passed away on Monday, June 22, 2009. Master Crystal Ahmed, studied Tae kwon Do at the...

Max Massiah: Maxido Adult Self-Defense System

Verney Massiah, better known as Max Massiah was born in the South American country of Guyana. In 1972, when he was 11 years old,...
Erich Krauss

Erich Krauss

Erich Krauss is a professional Muay Thai kickboxer who has lived and fought in Thailand. He has written for the New York Times and...

Victor Moore 4 Time World Champion

Victor Moore began his physical fitness and martial art training at the tender age of 7 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He started his physical training...

Linda Holiday Aikido

Between 1973 and 1980 Linda Holiday spent about three years living and training in Shingu, under Chief Instructor Michio Hikitsuchi, 10th dan (now deceased),...
Ken Eubanks

Ken Eubanks Passed Away

Longtime martial artist, tournament promoter and friend to many, Ken Eubanks passed away in the afternoon of January 3, 2006 of a heart attack....
Young Il Kong

Young IL Kong National Champion of Korea

Tae Kwon Do Grand Master Young IL Kong began his training at the young age of 9. His first teacher was General Woo, a strict...

Nathan Young

Nathan Young has been practicing martial arts since 1998, and has studied the style of Keichin-Do, a Cajun Karate and Jiu-jitsu mix, under Victor...

Tak Wah Eng: Fu-Jow Pai Tiger Claw Kung Fu

Tak Wah Eng was born in Hong Kong in the tiger year of 1950. He began his martial art training as a child on...