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....
Seifuku Nitta Shorin Ryu Karate and Kobudo
Seifuku Nitta was born on April 5, 1942 in Chatan Cho, Okinawa, Japan during World War II.
He began his martial arts training in 1955 at...
Akbar Fakour Far
Akbar Fakour Far is the First Vice President and Tournament Director for NIKKEI Games. He is also part of the Nanka Judo Yudanshakai, the Southern California...
Tim Larkin Master Combat instructor
Researching and perfecting effective fighting methods is a life long passion for Tim Larkin. Through repeated exposure to combat sports and martial arts from...
Rich Franklin
Richard Franklin was born in Kentucky on October 4, 1974, but grew up in the Cincinnati, Ohio area. He attended the University of Cincinnati, earning...
Otto Johnson Wado-Ryu Karate-Do
Hanshi Otto Johnson was born on May 2, 1959. He began his study of Wado-Ryu Karate-Do over 30 years ago under the tutelage of...
Ted Sotelo: Kajukenbo Fi Kuen
Ted Sotelo has extensive experience in street fighting. He grew up fighting in the streets before he began training in the martial arts and...
Each One Teach One: Be the Example
That’s a really slick phrase. I’m pretty good with words but unfortunately I didn’t coin that one. wish I had. It so illustrates the...
Reno Morales Passed Away
Grand Master Reno Morales The Patriarch
By Dr. Michael Willet
Many men have claimed to be great martial artists and many men have claimed to be teaching killer...
Bruce Green
Bruce Green began his training in 1970 and was a finalist in the JKA National Collegiate Karate Championships from 1973 to 1975. In 1980,...
Jeff Finder Serrada Escrima
Jeff Finder known as "Stickman" was first introduced to martial arts as a child in the late 1950’s by his father and grandfather, who learned...
George Iversen Kajukenbo
Professor George Iversen has been a student and teacher of Kajukenbo since 1961.
He received his Black Belt from man he called "Chief", his original...
Charles Sereff First International ITF Instructor
Tae Kwon Do Master Charles Sereff was born in 1933 in Denver. He began training in Moo Duk Kwan in 1961 under Robert Thompson...
Hari Osias Banaag and The King’s Dream
By Neslyn P. Viernes - The title of Hari was conferred upon Osias Banaag at a young age by Francisco Torres, one of the...
Tiffany Richards
Tiffany Richards has been training martial arts since 1998. She began her study under Dennis Laycock at American Karate Studios in Kenpo, Shotokan and...
Ran Nakash Krav Maga
Ran Nakash is a current Krav Maga senior advisor. He is the former IDF`s Krav Maga Chief Commander and former Head Instructor of the IDF’s...
