Instructor's Center

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Ernie Reyes Sr.

Message In A Bottle – Ernie Reyes Sr.

Martial Arts Master, Ernie Reyes Sr. is co-founder and head instructor of West Coast World Martial Arts, where he has been teaching for more...

Marc Denny

In 1981 Guro Marc Denny began his martial arts training with Tiger Claw Kung Fu under Sifu Paul Vizzio in New York. Afterwards he...
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Update on Joe Lewis Brain Tumor Treatment

Joe Lewis is doing well after completing seven weeks of treatment for a brain tumor. World Karate and Kickboxing champion Joe Lewis has completed seven...
Al Novak

Grandmaster Al Novak Dies

It is with a very heavy heart that we inform you that Great Grandmaster Al Novak has passed away. FREMONT, Calif -- FREMONT, Calif. -...

Jim Logue Ryukyu Karate

Jim Logue came from South Carolina, he was Taika Seiyu Oyata's senior ranking student. He had many years of Martial Arts experience, and he...
Bob Ozman

Bob Ozman: My First Karate Instructor

I am particularly proud to contribute this column, which focuses on Bob Ozman my first karate instructor. I began lessons with Bob Ozman as...
Johnny Atkinson

Johnny Atkinson

Johnny Atkinson's name does not ring familiar to most of us today. He is an individual, though, who is known and respected by most...
Message in a Bottle - Bob Ozman

Message in a Bottle: Bob Ozman

Bob Ozman, Grand Master in Isshin-Ryu, student of Tatsuo Shimabuku, creator of Mushin-Gi-Tai, a new way to defend oneself was interviewed for Legends and...
Joe Holck

Joe Holck: Kodenkan Yudanshakai

Professor Joe Holck is the founder of the Kodenkan Yudanshakai. In the early 1930's a young Joe Holck ditched his Japanese language class and...
Grandmaster Ming Lum

Ming Lum: Kung Fu

Great Grandmaster Ming Lum was born in Chung San, Canton, China in 1926, but he grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was known as...

Message In A Bottle – Emil Farkas

Emil Farkas is the owner of Beverly Hills Karate. He is a renown author, teacher, actor and a martial arts expert and historian. He...
Effect of Modern Marketing on Martial Arts

The Effect of Modern Marketing on Martial Arts and Traditional Martial Arts Culture

Abstract The Effect of Modern Marketing on Martial Arts and Traditional Martial Arts Culture examines the effect of modern marketing strategies upon martial arts activity...
Jimm McMurray

Jimm McMurray Taekwondo Military System

Grandmaster Jimm McMurray, 9th Degree Black Belt, is the Founder and Director of the House of Discipline Martial Arts Group based in Harker Heights,...

Deputy Joe Fiorentino

Joe Fiorentino is a 14-year Cook County Sheriff Department veteran, volunteer, Defensive Tactics instructor, and a Shidokan Black Belt. On Sept. 19, 2009, he took...

William Aguiar and Ashida Kim Doing Kata Dante

William Aguiar and Ashida Kim each doing the same set of techniques from Kata Dante.
John Keehan

John Keehan is Count Dante

Inspired by the fact that Samurai warriors, in order to attain a sense of balance between hard and soft lifestyles, often practiced flower arranging...