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