Mike Casto Pencak Silat
Mike Casto began his martial arts journey at age 7 in 1978* when he started training in Tae Kwon Do. He was a 7th...
Jun Lee Tae Kwon-Do
Grandmaster Jun Lee Born into a prominent Tae Kwon-Do family in South Korea, Grandmaster Jun Lee continues the family legacy by dedicating his life...
Running Smooth Tournaments
It seems that it is harder than ever to get students to attend Tournaments these days and yet tournaments can be great tools in...
Martial Arts Students Should Train for Reality
All martial arts students should train for reality. Sensei and Masters can teach some of the competitive aspects of the arts, but keep in...
Martial Artist Frederick Peterson Jr. Celebrates 89th Year
Still young as ever, Inland Empire local Frederick Peterson Jr. or better known as Soke Grandmaster Frederick "Big Cat" Douglas Peterson Jr., celebrated his...
Tai Chi Ch’aun with Mark Lord
I've found over the years that it’s hard to learn new things without at first admitting ignorance and preconceptions. Well, let me show you...
Pamela Cohen Martial Arts Instructor
Pamela Cohen started saving money at 13 years old to open her own martial arts school. Now, she owns three.
Pamela Cohen’s dream was never...
Rank in Martial Arts
This past June (2011) I traveled back to Germany with my family after being absent for 23 years. The occasion of our last visit...
How Does your Ego Compare to your Life’s Accomplishments?
Over the past couple of decades, as I've gotten older and have begun paying more attention to my life’s accomplishments. I've not done this...
Kathi Tasetano World Karate Union
Kathi Tasetano
June 16, 1950 - March 5, 2014
Martial arts own Kathi Tasetano, who founded the World Karate Union Hall of Fame in 1996...
Duke Tirschel Interview
Besides being the Official Photographer for World Black Belt he has been the photographer to martial artists in nearly every state in the union...
Yigal Arbiv of Netanya
If there’s anyplace in the Middle East that resembles America’s 19th century Wild West, it has to be Netanya, Israel. This notorious city north...
Anita Wilson Aikido
I was born in West London in 1963, my father was very involved in the martial arts and a dan grade in Karate he...
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...
Rodney King Coach
Rodney King is a leading expert in functional martial arts and performance coaching. He is the CEO of Crazy Monkey Defense in South Africa....
Ilan Gattegno Ninjutsu
Ilan Gattegno joined Bujinkan in November 1974, when he became the first student of Doron Navon, who came back from Japan.
In 1975 he hosted...