Biographies and Eulogies

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

Isa Tenchio

Isa Tenchio

Isa Tenchio was born in the little town of Paysandu, Uruguay on January 7th, 1957. Her family was raised in a modest home with...
Guillermo Gomez

Guillermo Gomez Aikido

Guillermo Gomez is the founder director of United States Aikikai and creator of Martial Fusion. He began his training in martial arts and healing...
Dong Kyun Kim

Dong Kyun Kim Korean Hapkido Federation

Grand Master Dong Kyun Kim is a R.O.K. Army Commando who has studied Hapkido all of his life. As a Commando he has also...
Jessie Bowen

Jessie Bowen Aiki-Shinkai Karate

Karate International of Durham was founded in 1980 by Hanshi Jessie Bowen as a Karate International franchise school under the Karate International brand. Hanshi Jessie...

Ron Esteller: Kajukenbo

Ron Esteller began his martial arts journey in 1967, beginning with a short stint in the Tae Kwon Do program at Chabot College, but...

Howard Upton: Yoshukai Karate-do

Howard Upton is a seventh degree Black Belt in Yoshukai Karate-do. He also holds a first degree Black Belt in Okinawan Goju Ryu, and...
Katsuoh Yamamoto

Katsuoh Yamamoto – Yoshukai Karate

Katsuoh Yamamoto was a 10th degree Black Belt and the Founder of Yoshukai Karate.  He was born on July 10, 1938 and at 12...

Amante P. Marinas: Pananandata

Amante P. Marinas is a chemical engineer and teaches Pananandata© his family’s weapons fighting system. He has Black Belts in shorin ryu and in...
David Brown: Si Feng Wu

David Brown: Si Feng Wu

David Brown is a veteran of the United States Air Force (7.5 years AD, Honorably Discharged) and a retired law enforcement officer with 25...
Osias Banaag

Hari Osias Banaag and The King’s Dream

By Neslyn P. Viernes - The title of Hari was conferred upon Osias Banaag at a young age by Francisco Torres, one of the...
Paul Ingram Kali

Paul Ingram – Pekiti-Tirsia Kali

Guro Paul Ingram was introduced to FMA training at 15 through a friend's family and trained in a variety of Filipino styles. He now...
Christopher M. Clarke Books

Christopher M. Clarke

Christopher M. Clarke, Ph.D. was born in New York in 1949 and grew up in New Jersey. He began training in karate in 1965,...
Frank Dux and Jim McCunn

The Real Helms From Bloodsport, Jim McCunn, Dies

Sheldon Lettich has this to say about this eulogy below written by Frank Dux for Jim McCunn. According to Sheldon Lettich, "Here Frank “eulogizing” a...
American Chúan-Fa / SubLevel Tactical Kenpo™

Ron Chapel SubLevel Tactical Kenpo™

In 1959 Ron Chapél began his study of Five Animal Gung Fu, along with Douglas Wong, under Grandmaster Ark Yuey Wong. In 1963, Ron...
Professor Jigoro Kano

Professor Jigoro Kano

JUDO & EDUCATION Over a century ago, Japanese jujutsu men from various ryu or schools, often competed against one another and sometimes fought boxers and...
Kwang-Sik Myung

Kwang-Sik Myung

Kwang-Sik Myung was born in North Korea but lived in Seoul for most of his early life. In 1948, at the age of 7,...