Karen Eden Herdman: Tang Soo Do

Karen Eden Herdman: Tang Soo Do

Master Karen Eden Herdman is a 6th degree martial arts master, one of only a very small percentage of women in her art form...
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...
Mike Chat

A Martial Artist To Chat About Mike Chaturantabut

Michael Chaturantabut, or Mike Chat as he is known, was born on April 30, 1975 in Rayong province, Thailand. He is a Thai-American actor...
Guy Power Iaido

Guy Power Iaido

Guy Power Sensei is a direct disciple of Nakamura Taizaburo Sensei. Nakamura Sensei, Hanshi/tenth dan Toyama Ryu iaido, was the founder of Nakamura Ryu...
Papasan Canty

Papasan Canty: Kuroshi-Do

Papasan Canty began his martial arts training at the age of seven, after being introduced to legendary Professor Charles Elmore. The Professor was responsible...
Message in a Bottle - Mike Murray

Message In A Bottle – Mike Murray

During a Legends and Legacies Interview, Mike Murray gives us his Message in a Bottle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hM3UgrVEavY

Rick Clark: Ao Denkou Jitsu

Rick Clark was born December 4th, 1948 and began his life long study of the martial arts in 1962. Professor Rick Clark is deeply...
Yong Sung Lee

Yong Sung Lee Tae Kwon Do

Grand Master Yong Sung Lee was Originally from Seoul, South Korea. Grandmaster Lee came with his family to the United States in the 1970’s....
Jun Saeng Yoo

Jun Saeng Yoo Hap Ki Do, Tae Kwon Do, and Kung Fu

Jun Saeng Yoo came to the United States from Korea in 1976 to share his knowledge. He is Grandmaster of not one, but three...

Pedro Solana Villalobos

I've been studying martial arts for most of my life. When I was 6 years old, I started training in Judo, and since then...
Dane Harden Doctor at the Veteran's Administration

Zazen Meditation Heals an Old Soldier

On a cold day, I sat in traditional Seiza doing zazen meditation to calm my body and mind, along with misogi purification, after washing my entire body. My...
Everywhere is the dojo for Dane Harden

Everywhere is the Dojo If the Mind is Right

Jiki Shin Kore Dojo . . . Everywhere is the Dojo If the Mind is Right! This is the concept that I was asked to evaluate and...

Hai Deng – The First Shaolin Monk in America

In 1985 Hai Deng came to America to promote the CCTV documentary Abbot Hai Deng of Shaolin, released in America and with an additional segment on Jet Li.
Huk Planas

Huk Planas American Kenpo Karate

Mr. Richard Planas, also known as Huk Planas, began his training in Kenpo in Fresno, California in the late sixties under Steve Labounty and...
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...
GM Harry Mok, Weapon Training

Harry Mok Has Passed Away

Martial artist and actor, Harry Mok was inducted into many Halls of Fame, received numerous awards, but was best known for his love and compassion toward others.