Tony Vohra and Taekwondo
Grandmaster Tony Vohra was born in India in 1958, coming to England in 1962, and settling in Nottingham which is still his home base.
As...
Floyd Burk Traditional American Karate
Floyd Burk began his martial arts training in 1970. This training, Japanese shito-ryu, was held in the den of his father’s attorney’s Riverside, California residence. Later...
Roger Boggs Goshin Karate & Judo
I first started training in 1970’s when I was 12 years old. I started with Wresting. I was inspired by a man named Dan...
Trevor Leggett Judo
Trevor Leggett, who has died aged 85, was a renowned judo trainer at the Budokwai in London — the oldest judo club outside Japan...
Sackson Janjira
Sackson Janjira Pound For Pound Best in the World
Born in Thailand, Sackson Janjira began training in the art of Muay Thai at the age...
Willie Adams Isshin-ryu Karate
Willie Adams has a long and colorful history as one of the most prominent and respected martial artists in America. His history began in...
John Castillo Brazilian Jiu-jitsu
John Castillo, is the Brazilian Jiu-jitsu instructor at Brazilian Jiu-jitsu of Wichita Kansas. He has been studying Brazilian Jiu-jitsu for more than 12 years.
He trained under Robert...
Bira Almeida
Ubirajara Guimarães Almeida or Bira Almeida was born in 1943. He is best known as Mestre Acordeon and he is a native of Salvador,...
Toshiro Nagato: The Gentle Giant
"He is like the shadow of Soke Hatsumi and many see him as the one who will eventually take the helm of Bujinkan" The...
Jeffery Elliott Inayan Eskrima
Masirib Guro Jeffery Elliott studied several martial arts including Renbu-kai-Karate, Kenpo Karate, boxing and Inayan Eskrima.
Masirib Guro Elliott studied Renbu-kai Karate at Samurai Karate...
Jessie Bowen Aiki-Shinkai Karate
Karate International of Durham was founded in 1980 by Hanshi Jessie Bowen as a Karate International franchise school under the Karate International brand.
Hanshi Jessie...
Stephen Copping Passes Away
It is with great sadness that we are writing to inform our friends, teachers and students that a great martial artist and friend, Sensei...
Eddie Downey American Kenpo Karate
In 1973 Eddie Downey began his Kenpo career in Europe's first Kenpo Studio the Fitzwilliam Street Kenpo Academy in Dublin, Ireland. Eddie Downey's first...
Ken MacKenzie: Sin-Moo Hapkido
When Hapkido Founder DoJuNim Ji, Han Jae moved to the U.S. in the mid 1980’s, Grand Master Ken MacKenzie, already an accomplished black belt...
Bill Solano Shorin Ryu Karate
Hanshi Bill Solano was born in 1942 in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. He was moved to the United States when he was 5 years old....
The Life of Bruce Lee
On the morning of November 27, 1940 (in the Chinese year of the Dragon), Lee Jun Fan was born in San Francisco. Here is...
