Jean Phoenix Le Grand: Lost Legacy Systems

Shidoshi Jean Phoenix Le Grand is the Founder and Creator of Lost Legacy Systems Traditional Mixed Martial Arts and all the systems within it....

Michael Jai White Martial Arts

Michael Jai White is a Black Belt in seven karate styles and he has won 26 martial arts titles, including U.S. Open, the North...
Al Novak

Grandmaster Al Novak Dies

It is with a very heavy heart that we inform you that Great Grandmaster Al Novak has passed away. FREMONT, Calif -- FREMONT, Calif. -...

Maurice Smith: Kickboxing and MMA

Retired Kickboxer and MMA pioneer, Maurice Smith, was born on December 13, 1961. As a kickboxer, he held the WKC (World Kickboxing Council) world...
Jamie Cashion Push-up

Jamie Cashion: Will of Steel and Heart of Gold

Jamie Cashion (James Harold Cashion III) was born in Fort Worth, Texas. Jamie was married to his high school sweetheart Summer Rich Cashion. They...
Alvin Kan

Alvin Kan

Alvin Kan -  Judo and Gung Fu Alvin Kan has been studying Martial Arts for 23 years starting with Judo, 6 Years with Master Michael...
Robert Hunt

Robert Hunt Karate and Kobudo

Mr. Robert Hunt began studying the martial arts in 1964 and holds Black Belt rank in three styles of Japanese/Okinawan karate, as well as...
Byron Mantack

Accountability in the Martial Arts

I submitted this article because there has been a disturbance in the force and I feel this is being caused by a lack of...
Abundio Baet

Abundio Baet Arnis de Mano

Gat Puno (or Grandmaster) Abundio Baet (also known as Gat Puno Abon), was born and raised in Paete, Laguna Philippines, and he is the...

Jeremy Corbell Quantum Jujitsu

Sensei Jeremy Corbell is a professional martial arts, yoga, and massage instructor with over thirty years of experience. He often lectures, instructs seminars, and gives...
Ethical Challenges and Compromise in Martial Arts

Ethical Challenges and Compromise in Martial Arts

The normalized commercialization of martial arts (Budo) may oblige an ambitious instructor to navigate ethical challenges and the dynamics of compromise. This applies particularly...

Ted Wong: Jeet Kun Do

Ted Wong was born on November 5, 1937 and passed away on November 24, 2010. He was a Jeet Kun Do practitioner and one...
Jun Saeng Yoo

Jun Saeng Yoo Hap Ki Do, Tae Kwon Do, and Kung Fu

Jun Saeng Yoo came to the United States from Korea in 1976 to share his knowledge. He is Grandmaster of not one, but three...

G.K. Lee: Songahm Taekwondo

G.K. Lee was born in 1957 in Daegu City, South Korea. He began training in the martial arts when he was in second grade...
Koichi Tohei

Koichi Tohei: Aikido

Koichi Tohei was born on January 20, 1920 in Shitaya ward, presently Taitō, in Tokyo. He was a 10th Dan aikidoka and founder of...
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, aka "Minotauro" was born on June 2, 1976 in Vitória da Conquista, Brazil. He is a Brazilian mixed martial artist known...