Honoring Fred Miller
I received the really sad news that Master Fred Miller had passed away. I was not only stunned by shattered by the news. Master...
New Millennium Ninja: An Interview with Masaaki Hatsumi Sensei
The ninja were so successful at keeping their arts, methods and activities in the background of history that they almost wiped themselves out of...
Alexander Retuinskih
" . . . The life that belongs to each of us is our own and each of us defends it in our own...
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,...
A Visit With the Late Arjan Sumai
A visit with the late Arjan Sumai, the last Grandmaster of Krabi Krabong (1914-1998).
By Terry Tippie ~ I was very sorry to hear of...
Matsumura Shorin-ryu
It was in the late 1800's that Shuri-Te began to be called Shorin-Ryu. It is not known for certain who began this practice, but...
Noah Gross Armed Combat and Tactics
Noah Gross is the Chief instructor and Co-founder of A.C.T. (Armed Combat and Tactics). He has been involved with martial arts for more than...
Masayoshi Kori Hisataka
Masayoshi Kori Hisataka is the Founder of the Shorinjiryu Kenkokan Karate and the Kenkokan School of Karatedo. He was born in Shuri (Naha City...
Richard Barathy The Man With Very Fast Hands
Richard Barathy was born in Elmont on New York's Long Island, but spent his last years in Dix Hills, New York. His international fame...
Dawn Barnes
Sensei Dawn Barnes' love of karate began in 1984 when, at the insistence of her two young sons, she enrolled the boys and herself at...
Deanna Bivins Champion Weapons, Kata and Sparring
It is easy to see now, what Lou Casamasa saw then, in a young Deanna Bivins when he and his son Chris, handpicked her...
Joe Bonacci Karate Champion and More
Hanshi Joe Bonacci was born on October 17, 1947 and he passed away on September 6, 2009. He began his martial arts training in...
Chris Casamassa from Dojo to Hollywood
When an eager and enthusiastic four year old Chris Casamassa told his Dad that he wanted to start learning the martial arts there would...
Ernie Cates: Neko-ryu Goshin Jitsu
Professor Ernie Cates is the Founder of Neko-ryu Goshin Jitsu. He is an 8th degree Black Belt in Kodokan Judo, a 7th degree Black...
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...
Philip Chenique Established Atemi-Ryu Jujitsu
Professor Philip Chenique first came to the world of Martial Arts at the age of seven, beginning with the study of Judo at the...
