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John Orndorff: Taekwondo

John Orndorff: Taekwondo

John Orndorff was born in Sandusky, Ohio in 1964. He grew up in Clyde, Ohio and attended Clyde High School. During high school he...
Dane Harden

Fudochi – A Master’s Mind

The teacher lives in the students heart - the lessons taught...live in their mind to be shared - long after the Sensei is gone...
Floyd Burk

Floyd Burk Traditional American Karate

Floyd Burk began his martial arts training in 1970. This training, Japanese shito-ryu, was held in the den of his father’s attorney’s Riverside, California residence. Later...

Roland Dantes Interview Part 1

KSW. Roland, how long have you been involved in Arnis and what inspired you? R.D. Well, the living legend here with us, Remy Presas, was...

Soon Ho Lee: Songahm Taekwondo

Grand Master Soon Ho Lee took the seat at the head of the country’s largest single system martial arts organization, the American Taekwondo Association...
Martial Arts Participation Statistics

Martial Arts Participation Statistics

According to data from New York City-based research firm Simmons Market Research 18.1 million Americans participated in karate or some other form of martial art...

What Does It Mean To Be A Martial Arts Teacher

What does it mean to be a martial arts teacher? I have had 2000 school teachers, can't remember but 2 or 3. I remember...
Lou Grasso

Lou Grasso TaeKwon-Do

Grand Master Lou Grasso holds a 9th Degree Black Belt in the art of TaeKwon-Do and is President, Founder and Grand Master instructor of...
Danny Steele

Danny Steele Muay Thai Fighter

Danny Steele was born on April 6, 1969 in Saigon, Vietnam. At age 5 Danny moved to Honolulu, Hawaii and began training with Bao...

Message In A Bottle – Dana Stamos

Dana Stamos reaches hundreds of thousands of martial arts enthusiasts worldwide through her USAdojo.com, This is her Message in a Bottle.
Richard Barathy

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...
C. K. Choi

C. K. Choi

1941 - C. K. Choi or Chang-keun Choi born in Korea during Japanese occupation. 1956 - C. K. Choi Began training in Tae Kwon Do and Karate...
Pham Xuan Tong

Pham Xuan Tong Qwan Ki Do

Master Pham Xuan Tong is a living legend in the history of Vietnamese martial arts; in a unique way he knew how to unite...
John Graden

To Incorporate or not to Incorporate

A sole proprietorship essentially means that you are the business. You and your school operate as one entity. You are the sole owner (hence,...
Paul Mills

Paul Mills American Kenpo Karate

Paul Mills is the President and founder of the American Kenpo Karate International (AKKI) association and holds the rank of 10th degree black belt....
Woo-Ping Yuen

A Discussion With Woo-Ping Yuen at NYAFF

On July 3, 2019 Iron Monkey (1993), staring Donnie Yen, will be playing at the Walter Reade Theater at the New York Asian Film...