Instructor's Center

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James Yimm Lee

James Yimm Lee: Wing Chun Kung Fu

James Yimm Lee was born on January 31,1920 in Oakland, California. During high school, he practiced weight training, bodybuilding, hand balancing, and acrobatics. In...
Karyn Turner

Karyn Turner

Karyn Turner was born in 1946 in Lyons, Kansas. She was named as the “most outstanding woman in the history of martial arts” by...
Doug Dywer

Doug Dwyer

Grandmaster Doug Dwyer's involvement in the martial arts has spanned more than fifty-five years. During that time he has been privileged to train with...
Nick Blomgren

Slipping Punches With One-Kick Nick Blomgren

Nick Blomgren is known all over Vegas as one-kick Nick. Those who train with him say he’s the toughest guy in town, a reputation...
Alan Belcher

Alan Belcher The Talent

Alan Belcher was born on April 24, 1984 as John Alan Belcher in Jonesboro, Arkansas. He is a top ranked mixed martial artist who...
Robin Tanudra

Robin Tanudra

Professor Robin Tanudra was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. Professor Tanudra started training in Kenpo Karate in Ewa Beach under Grandmaster Jaime Abregana Sr., at the...
Andrea Harkins

Andrea Harkins: The Martial Arts Woman

Andrea Harkins, also known as The Martial Arts Woman, is a second degree black belt, an instructor, motivator, blogger, published author, public speaker, and...
Rob Castro

Rob Castro: Shaolin Kenpo

Grandmaster Rob Castro, 10th degree Black Belt in the art of Shaolin Kenpo, started his training at the young age of 5 under the...
Gabi Shai System ( OKM International Federation )

Gabi Shai Krav-Maga

Gabriel Schain, known as Gabi Shai, is a retired officer of the Israeli Security Agency (SHABAK), B.Ed in Physical Education by the Academic College...

Joe Olivarez Kajukenbo

Black Belt Hall of Fame nominee, Professor Joe Olivarez has been continuously involved in the martial arts for over 45 years. He received his...
Resolution Group International and Judo

Resolution Group International Training and Judo: Self Development for the Martial Artist

I attended the very first Resolution Group International conflict resolution course back in September 2010. Being the first group to be trained in the...
Robert Z

Robert Z Shaolin Kung Fu Australia and Liang-I Lifestyle Kung Fu

The Restless Years Master Robert Z was first introduced to martial arts, in 1961 when he was 'dragged along' by his older brother to Judo...
Message In A Bottle - Alfred Urquidez

Message In A Bottle – Alfred Urquidez

Alfred Urquidez, member of the illustrious Urquidez family, inductee in eight Martial Arts Halls of Fame and Executive Council to the Ambassadors for the...
Montezuma Cantu

Montezuma Cantu

O'Sensei Montezuma Cantu received his Judan 10th Dan from IHHF on March 1, 2000, and from Nippon Goju Kai on January 1, 2000. The Nippon...
Gustavo Martinez: Kajukenbo

Gustavo Martinez: Kajukenpo

https://youtu.be/2h7_atxSwr8 Grand Master Gustavo Martinez is the holder of a 9th Degree Black Belt in Kajukenpo, under the late Grand Master Ted Sotello, from the...
Philip Chenique

Philip Chenique Established Atemi-Ryu Jujitsu

Professor Philip Chenique first came to the world of Martial Arts at the age of seven, beginning with the study of Judo at the...