Instructor's Center

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Russ Coelho

Russ Coelho Kodenkan Ju Jitsu

Russ Coelho was born and raised on Oahu in Rural Koolaupoko. His father was Operations Superintendent of Koolau Boys Home Juvenile Delinquent facility and Russ...
Kenshiro Abbe Sensei throwing Sensei Bill Woods

William Woods Passed Away

With the sad passing of William Woods Sensei 8th Dan Judo, on the 31st March 2006. British Martial Arts has lost one of its...
Joe Lewis Fighting Systems

Joe Lewis Funeral Information

JOE LEWIS FUNERAL INFORMATION September 7  - September 9, 2012 Introduction The Joe Lewis Fighting Systems has recently received many great responses from people and appreciate all the...
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...
Professor Tony Janovich

Tony Janovich Danzan Ryu Jujitsu

Professor Tony Janovich began his Jujitsu study under Prof. Sig Kufferath at the age of 12. Before that, at the age of 5, he...

Bob Gomez: Kajukenbo

Bob Gomez was born in Taiwan in 1963. He and his family relocated to the United States at the age of two. Bob's dad...
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...
Dave Kovar

Running A Martial Arts School

Over the past few years I have the privilege of meeting and working with literally hundreds of school owners throughout the U.S., Canada, Spain,...
Kenneth Wheeler

Kenneth Wheeler

Kenneth Wheeler was born August 23, 1965, in Fresno, California. He is better known as Flex Wheeler, is a former American IFBB professional bodybuilder. Kenneth...
Marta Azzam

Marta Azzam Martial Arts, Music and Fitness

Sensei Marta Azzam was born in Czechoslovakia. She earned a bachelor degree in the science of nursing and masters in the art of ballet and...
Jack Wheat

Jack Wheat Jujitsu

John Robert Wheat was born in Seattle, Washington on February 23, 1919 and went by the nickname Jack Wheat. Professor Jack Wheat trained and instructed at...
Christine Baeza

Women in the Martial Arts

No matter what belt women have around their waist, or what title they hold, they will always be women. This is a powerful statement that might...

Yuen-Chou Hu

Great-Grandmaster Yuen-Chou Hu (1906-1997) was a native of Fut San and was more well-known in Hong Kong by the name Van Cheuk Woo. He...
Chris Kyle

Former Navy SEAL and “American Sniper” Author Chris Kyle Killed

Dallas, Texas – Chief Chris Kyle (USN) and his trusted friend, Chad Littlefield, were tragically killed on Saturday, February 2, 2013, by a troubled...
Donald Miskel

The Passing of a Warrior: Samuel Lonewolf

I was hoping not to do another of these soon. I’ve had only a few mentors in the martial arts and another of those...
John Graden

MMA Fastest Growing Sport in Martial Arts

As you know, MMA is the fastest growing segment of the industry right now. Did you know that the Tito Ortiz and Ken Shamrock...