Instructor's Center

USAdojo.com’s Instructor’s Center shares information for school owners and instructors and articles and biographies about martial artists from around the world.

Royce Gracie

Royce Gracie Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Royce Gracie was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, one of nine children, seven of whom are boys. His training in Jiu-Jitsu began at...

Rorion Gracie: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

The oldest son of Helio Gracie, Rorion Gracie, put on a gi before he could walk. At 2 years old, he was already doing...
Renzo Gracie

Renzo Gracie Pro Surfer and MMA Fighter

Renzo Gracie was born on March 11, 1967. He is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) expert and a Gracie Barra Black Belt under Carlos Gracie...
Carlson Gracie, Sr.

Carlson Gracie Sr. Greatest Ultimate Fighter in History

Carlson Gracie Sr. was a 9th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu trained directly under the founder of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Carlos Gracie Sr., his...
Victor Marx

Victor Marx All Things Possible

I believe in Victor Marx and his mission. ~ Frank Shamrock ABOUT VICTOR MARX Victor Marx is founder and President of “All Things Possible,” a national...
Ron Balicki

Ron Balicki: Jeet Kune Do Concepts

Before Ron Balicki got his start in the entertainment field as a stuntman and fight and stunt coordinator, he grew up in the windy...
Wife of Martial Artist

Why it Sucks to be the Wife of a Martial Artists

1. Your husband never wants to see any movie anymore unless it stars Jackie Chan, Jet Li, or Bruce Lee, or was directed by...
Wrap Martial Arts Injury

Dealing With Injuries

Martial arts training is largely a physical activity. In this, it can be compared to any other high-intensity sport. What that means is that...
John Graden

Black Belt Eyes and MMA

Why It’s Better To Ride The Horse In The Direction It’s Going Over the past few months I've been writing about the meteoric rise of...
Don Bendell

Don Bendell Protects America

September 11 will go down in history as the day America got it’s wake-up call: for decades we stood seemingly invincible to the world,...
Ronald Shively

Ronald Shively Chinese Martial Art

Ronald J. Shively is a veteran martial artist with 35+ years experience in the Internal and External Chinese, Filipino, and Okinawan Martial Arts, in...
Master Tanabe

A Reunion with Master Tanabe, My Mentor

Shihan Dana Abbott's Reunion with Master Tanabe It was about four in the afternoon and my flight was on its final approach.  As we broke...
Stephen Oliver's Martial Arts Wealth Mastery

How Much Can You Spend to Generate Enrollment

Everyone has heard that you should spend approximately 10% of your gross revenue on advertising. However, that doesn't answer many important questions about how...
Henry Ellis

Henry Ellis: Aikido

Henry Ellis was born May 3rd 1936 in a tough coal mining town in the County of Yorkshire, North of England. This was pre-war...
Daniel C. Docto

Daniel Docto

Daniel Docto aka "Doc" is of Filipino and American decent. He was born in the United States and moved to Thailand when he received...
Brett Denison

Brett Denison

Brett Denison sensei has been a student and practitioner of Traditional Japanese martial arts for almost 30 years and holds the level of Menkyo...