Karl Geis – Judo, Aikido and Jodo
Karl Geis was born in Enid, Oklahoma, on October 1, 1933. He was a 10th Dan Professor of Aikido, a 10th Dan Professor of...
Ralph Reynolds Sensei Passed Away
Ralph Reynolds Sensei
January 20, 2006
Ralph Reynolds Sensei started his martial arts as a Judoka. As a first dan he met the legendary master Kenshiro...
Steve Cooper: American Kenpo Karate
Steve Cooper has run the Long Beach Internationals for many years, owns SMA Events and has contributed much to sports martial arts.
He began his...
Grandmaster Michael M. Ferreira
GM Mike Ferreira was an enthusiastic lover of the martial arts who relished traveling travel to attend and teach seminars and workshops.
Kamal Amani: Taekwon-Do
Algerian Martial Artist Kamal Amani was born on March 24, 1979 in Boghni Tizi-Ouzou Algeria. He began training in Taekwon-Do in 1991. After only...
Jim Silvan Shorin-ryu Karate
Sensei Jim Silvan holds the rank of 8th degree Black Belt in Shorin-ryu Karate (Kishaba Juku). Although earning Black Belts in several other styles,...
Fernando Figueroa
Fernando Figueroa began his martial arts training in 1993. His first system was Angry Tiger Kung-Fu. This system was modeled after the demeanor, and...
The Traditionism of Budo: Character in the Martial Arts
What behavioral attitude should we want our students to adopt? How do we expect them to conduct themselves at home, in their schools or at work?
Dojo Stress
In our lives we often have little or no time to ever relax. When was the last time you sat down and simply thought...
Vera Harrison Tae Kwon Do
Hanshi Vera Harrison started her martial arts career at the age of 16, over 30 some years ago. She started with Master Douglas Grose...
Gene Tibon Jr. Goju Ryu
Eugene M. Tibon Jr. is known a Gene Tibon Jr. and he is an internationally certified 6th degree Black Belt and the Owner and...
Eric Lee Set The Standard For Kata Competition
Nicknamed “The King of Kata” Eric Lee reigned supreme from 1970 to 1974 as the most electrifying stylist ever to flow through a form. Winning...
Larry Lockhart Competition Champion
Dr. Larry Lockhart Sr. holds multiple ranking such as: 10th Degree/Hanshi, Founder of Hei Joshin Tamashii Do/Lo Jutsu Ryu (Sanctioned By The Universal Martial...
Michael McGann: Keichu Hoshin Jotsu Ryu
Grandmaster Michael McGann is the co-founding father of Keichu Hoshin Jotsu Ryu with Dr. Karl W. Marx, Sr., founder of Keichu Do. He inherited...
Henry Naiken
Dr. Henry Naiken’s interest in the martial arts began at the young age of fifteen when he began formal study in the art of...
Paul Yamaguchi
Top Row left to right: William Chow, Paul Yamaguchi, Harry Pang and Woodrow McCandleBottom Row left to right: Thomas Young, James M. Mitose and...
