Jae Joon Kim

Jae Joon Kim Passes Away

Grandmaster Jae Joon Kim was born August 15, 1929 in Seoul, Korea to a father who was a world champion sumo wrestler. He died...
Kent Fung

Kent Fung

As a martial artist, Kent Fung has been training in one style or another for more than 25 years. The base of his training...

Mark Dacascos: Actor, Musician and Action Star

Mark Dacascos is an actor, musician, action star, gymnast, and world renowned champion martial artist who has taken on challenges all of his life....
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Tony Sotero

Professor Tony Sotero Jr., was born in Hawaii and has been practicing the art of Kenpo, Karate, Jujitsu for over 40 years. Professor Sotero...

Robert Temple: Police Activities League

A writer once wrote, “If there was a television awards program for martial artists, with the top award going to the Grand Master who...
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...
Charles Lee

Charles Lee Koshoryu Kenpo Jujitsu

Professor Charles Lee was born in Hakalau, a small sugar plantation town 30 miles from Hilo, Hawaii. The Lee family moved to Honolulu when...
Ninja: The Invisible Assassin

Andrew Adams

Andrew Adams taught English, journalism, and drama at Sullins College in Virginia and was subsequently a staff member at the Japan Times. He was also a contributor to Black Belt magazine....
Mike De La Vega

Mike De La Vega of Shin-Kan Okinawan Kempo

Mike De La Vega (known simply as “Sensei Mike” by his students) is the founder of Hawaii Shin-Kan Okinawan Kempo and has been teaching Okinawan...
Dana Stamos

Martial Arts Journalism

Thoughts on Journalism in the Martial Arts I consider myself a martial arts journalist and I take my job very seriously. For me, the job of...
WR Mann

Defense Science Reality-Based Training

Traditional martial arts and competitive fight sports offer valuable skills, but may fall short with personal safety. Enter Defense Science Reality-Based Training.
Steve Sarkissian and Vince Palumbo

Steve Sarkissian

With the exception of training in Karate for one year at the age of nine, Steve Sarkissian began his training in Martial Arts after...
Ray Geraneo

Ray Geraneo Uechi-ryu

Mr. Ray Geraneo has been training in the martial arts for more then 35 years. He began training in Uechi-ryu Karate under George Mattson...
James Ibrao

James Ibrao Tells His Story

Kenpo Karate Grand Master, James Ibrao, tells his own story about his involvement in the creation and the development of Ed Parker Sr's Kenpo Karate. I...

Farabi Davletchin

Farabi Davletchin is the Kazakhstani Taekwondo champion and martial arts instructor. He is the martial artist that began the Bottle Cap Challenge 2019. He...
McKarate

McKarate

There is a lot of controversy around at the moment with regard to certain groups who have instigated what amounts to a pyramid selling...