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...
Mentoring as a Martial Arts Instructor
We each have a responsibility to help our students focus on their physical and mental abilities. Teaching is about mentoring.
Over my many years of...
Patrick McCarthy: Koryu Uchinadi
Hanshi, is a 5th generation student of Uchinadi with an impeccable lineage of Okinawan instructors, starting with his teacher Kinjo Hiroshi and his...
David Hansen: Isshin-Ryu Karate
David Hansen has been in the martial arts for 44 years. He began studying karate at age 14 with Roger Carpenter Sensei. He joined the...
Tetsuzan Kuroda
Martial artist Tetsuzan Kuroda was born in Japan in 1950 and was trained in numerous martial arts inherited through his family line. He is...
Dennis Conatser: American Kenpo Karate
Dennis Conatser studied Judo in 1967 for a short period of time but his formal martial arts training in American Kenpo began in August...
Gary Forbach: Kajukenbo
SGM Gary Forbach started his Kajukenbo training at the age of 15, in 1966 under Great Grandmaster Aleju Reyes , in Vacaville, CA. He...
Steve LaVallee
Kyoshi Steve LaVallee, our founder and Chief Master Instructor began his life long quest for excellence in the Martial Arts at 10 years old....
Aikidoka Derek Eastman Interview
I have known Sensei Derek Eastman for some 12 years and during those years I have heard so many stories about both Sensei Eastman and...
William Aguiar and Ashida Kim Doing Kata Dante
William Aguiar and Ashida Kim each doing the same set of techniques from Kata Dante.
Duke Tirschel: Tang Soo Do
Richard Tirschel, known as Duke Tirschel by his friends, is a multi-talented and unique individual among men. He has been an undefeated boxer and...
Rondy McKee and White Tiger Martial Arts
Rondy McKee was living in Detroit, working in advertising during the day and managing and teaching as the co-owner of a Martial Arts school...
Willie Boynton Passed Away
Willie Boynton
May 1, 1962 - January 19, 2006
Martial Artist Willie Boynton, of Asbury Park, NJ passed away on Thursday, January 19, 2006 at his home....
Tom Patire CDT Compliance, Direction, Takedown
Tom Patire is the founder and senior instructor of the CDT (Compliance, Direction, Takedown) method of empty-handed non-deadly force. He has a diversified tactical and...
Great American Grandmaster Al Novak
As martial artists, we are unique in that we create ourselves. Through long years of rigorous training, sacrifice, denial, pain, we forge our bodies...
Steven Baugh
Founder, Director, and Grand Master of the Lohan School, Sifu Steven Baugh came from South Central Los Angeles. He is of Native American and...
