Jose Fraguas
Born and raised in Madrid, Spain, Jose Fraguas began his martial arts studies with judo, in grade school, at age 9. From there he...
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...
Master Charles Gaylord Fight Quest
. . . guys like Great Grandmaster Charles Gaylord, brought mixed martial arts from Hawaii — where the art form was created — to...
Maishel Horowitz Passed Away
The developer of the short stick fighting method, Maishel Horowitz passed away on December, 2009.
Maishel was born in 1919 in Russia. While still a baby...
Richard Ostrofsky
Richard Ostrofsky has studied Aikido for 46 years in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and teaches at Ottawa Aikido Circle. He has written numerous articles about...
Kevin Colton Jujitsu
Sensei Kevin Colton is the chief instructor at the Santa Clarita Jujitsu School. In 1966, Kevin started Danzan Ryu Jujitsu with instructor Joe Burlin...
Mike Krivka Jeet Kune Do
INTRODUCTION
Mike Krivka, the training director and head instructor of Martial Arts Koncepts, has been a student of the martial arts for over a quarter...
Jeff Anderson
Jeff Anderson is the President of J. Anderson & Associates. He is a retired Deputy Sheriff and a California P.O.S.T. recognized expert in Force...
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...
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...
Getting Through on Requirements: Teaching Budo Taijutsu
Only a handful of teachers in the Bujinkan are qualified to teach. In this art becoming a "teacher" is quite simple: You get a...
Masutatsu Oyama Kyokushinkai
Masutatsu Oyama was born in Ryong-Ri Yong-chi-Myo'n Chul Na Do Korea in 1923, and completed middle school in Seoul. In 1938, when he was...
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...
Marilyn Fierro Inducted to the New York Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
Growing up in the East Bronx in the 1950s, Marilyn Fierro was a self-described "klutz" who certainly had never heard of Hank Greenberg, Moe...
Bill Burgar Shotokan Karate
Bill Burgar started training in a "traditional" Shotokan club in 1979 achieving first dan in 1983. He founded the Reading University Shotokan Karate Club...
Bill Stopps Judo
In 1946 I received a short course of Judo instruction under the late Mr. Gunji Koizmi at the Budokwai, Lower Grosvenor Place, Victoria London....
