Karl W. Marx Sr. – Keichu-Do
Keichu-Do Founder Karl W. Marx Sr., was called to serve God Two days after being Saved and Baptized. Early by most standards, which is usually two...
Michelle Manu: The Queen of Lua
Michelle Manu began her study of martial arts at 9. She is a first generation Senior Black Belt in Lua under Olohe Solomon Kaihewalu.
James Cook
Master Instructor James S. Cook Jr. started his training in 1957 at the age of 10 years old. In the past 44 years, both...
Charles Gaylord: Kajukenbo
Martial Artist Charles Gaylord was born on September 24, 1936 in Hawaii. He began studying martial arts in 1954 and received his black belt,...
Michael Matsuda: Monkey Kung Fu
Succeeding Fifth Generation Monkey Master Paulie Zink Monkey Master Michael Matsuda. They are considered the pioneers of bringing Monkey Kung Fu to America.
Ridgely Abele Shuri-Ryu Karate-Do
Ridgely Abele was born on August 09, 1950. He was a 9th dan in Shuri-Ryu Karate-Do and 6th dan in Shintoyoshin Jujutsu. He held the...
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...
Jerry Aiello ShitoKan International
Dr. Jerry Aiello has practiced Japanese Budo (traditional martial arts) and zen philosophy since 1967. In 1974, he established ShitoKan International. In 1998, Dr....
Lucky Luciano Kajukenpo
Senior Grandmaster Lucky Luciano was born in the state of Hawaii. He started his career in the martial arts at the age of 4...
Roland Osborne: Xtreme Martial Arts
Sensei Roland Osborne is a 5th degree Black Belt in Red Dragon Karate and a 1st degree Black Belt in judo. He is very...
Hayashi Tomio
Hayashi Tomio or Christopher Goedecke is a career teacher of Okinawan Karate Do, 8th dan and headmaster of the Wind School of Karate Do...
Jack Hearn
In 1951 Jack Hearn attended his first judo class in North Shields, England and eventually set up a judo school with his brother. Sixty...
Respects to Florendo Visitacion or Professor Vee of Vee-Arnis-Jitsu
Professor Florendo Visitacion, or, as he is commonly called, Professor Vee, was born in Ilocos Norte, Philippines in 1910. He began early, informal training...
David Meyer Brazilian jiu-jitsu
David Meyer began training jujitsu as a young child in 1968 under Sensei Jack Seki. He received his 1st Dan in 1977. David Meyer trained...
Moti Horenstein Survival Hisardut System
Shihan Moti Horenstein was born and educated in Israel. At the age of 5 he began training in the martial arts. During his training,...
Christine Bannon-Rodrigues Master Arts Super Star
When Christine Bannon-Rodrigues was a Rhode Island teenager of 13, she never realized that she one-day she would reign supreme as one of the...
