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Tino Tuiolosega

Tino Tuiolosega Founder of Limalama

Tu'umamao Tino Tuiolosega, Grandmaster and Founder of Limalama Arts of Self Defense was born in American Samoa on July 2, 1931 to, Tu'umamao Tuiolosega,...

Kwong Wing Lam Has Passed Away

Sifu Kwong Wing Lam was born in Canton and began his training in Chinese martial arts at the age eight in Hong Kong. He...
To Wash Or Not To Wash Your Belt

To Wash Or Not To Wash Your Belt

True or false? The darker the belt, the more training and experience you had. If you washed your belt, your knowledge and spirit would be...
Creating American Freestyle Karate - interview with Professor Dan Anderson

Dan Anderson – Anderson Martial Arts Systems

Dan Anderson is the director and chief instructor of Dan Anderson Karate and has a 7th Degree Black Belt in Karate, a 6th Degree...
David German TAI Karate

David German TAI Karate

David German celebrated his fiftieth year in the Martial Arts at age sixty-three and was recognized as a Judan, tenth degree, by over 20...
Patrick McCarthy

Patrick McCarthy: Koryu Uchinadi

Hanshi, is a 5th generation student of Uchinadi with an impeccable lineage of Okinawan instructors, starting with his teacher Kinjo Hiroshi and his...
Willie Adams

Willie Adams Isshin-ryu Karate

Willie Adams has a long and colorful history as one of the most prominent and respected martial artists in America. His history began in...
Stuart Quan Passes

Stuart Quan Passed Away

Stuat Quan October 17, 1962 – January 09, 2006 Stuart Quan owned a long-standing karate studio in North Fresno, teaching students of all ages. He was a national-ranked forms...

Ji Han-Jae: Sin Moo Hapkido

Ji Han-Jae (Chi Hon-tsoi) was born in Andong, South Korea in 1936. He is one of the highest ranking hapkido instructors in the world...
Judoka receives medal she forfeited after competing as man

Rena Kanokogi Turns Disappointment into Gold

Judoka Rena Kanokogi otherwise known as Rusty, was born in Brooklyn, New York on July 30, 1935. She grew up rough in Coney Island and...

Ernie Boggs: Sport Jujitsu

Ernie Boggs, was known as Lightfoot, started his martial arts training in 1970 at a YMCA in St. Albans, West Virginia. Under the guidance...
Ted Lucaylucay

Ted Lucaylucay Interview

Ted Lucaylucay October 5, 1945 - March 30, 1996 Steve: The first question would be how long have you been involved in the martial arts, Guru Ted...
Chicken Gabriel

Orned Chicken Gabriel

Orned Chicken Gabriel is a martial arts instructor, self defense trainer and founder of the United Karate Federation. He is a former world renowned...
Fumio Demura

America’s Obsession with Martial Arts Titles

A few months ago, I attended a martial arts convention where there were large number of well-known practitioners of all styles, as well as...
Bridgett Riley Boxer

Bridgett Riley Boxer

Bridgett Riley, 5'4", was born on May 13, 1973 in Oakville, Missouri, 30 miles south of St. Louis. The 118-lb kickboxer, former Class II...
Lawrence Arthur

Lawrence Arthur – American Freestyle Karate

Lawrence Arthur was born in Lynchburg, Virginia on January 30, 1954. He began his study of martial arts in November of 1968 when he...