Instructor's Center

USAdojo.com’s Instructor’s Center shares information for school owners and instructors and articles and biographies about martial artists from around the world.

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...

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...

Pillars of Income for Martial Arts Schools

For many Martial Artists, it is their dream to turn their passion for the Martial Arts into a full-time career. However, unless schools are already...

Ron Esteller: Kajukenbo

Ron Esteller began his martial arts journey in 1967, beginning with a short stint in the Tae Kwon Do program at Chabot College, but...

Lawrence Loebe

Lawrence Loebe known as Bear has a passion for martial arts that began when he was 5-years old after watching the Ninja Turtle movie...
Daniel Verkerke

Daniel Verkerke Seicho Jutsu

Daniel Verkerke is the Grandmaster and Founder of Seicho Jutsu as well as the Executive Member and Senior Technical Advisor for the International Freestyle...
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Update on Joe Lewis Brain Tumor Treatment

Joe Lewis is doing well after completing seven weeks of treatment for a brain tumor. World Karate and Kickboxing champion Joe Lewis has completed seven...
Kusanku

Kusanku

Chinese Sifu Kong Su Kung or Kusanku immigrated to Okinawa where he served as a Chinese military attaché. He is the earliest known ancestor of...
Willie Adams

Willie Adams: A Man Who Gets a Kick Out of Life

By Eric D. Lawrence - Detroit Free Press ~ Ever wonder if the crane kick at the end of "The Karate Kid" could win...
Karyn Turner

Karyn Turner

Karyn Turner was born in 1946 in Lyons, Kansas. She was named as the “most outstanding woman in the history of martial arts” by...
Steven Baugh

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...

Richard Van Donk: Bujinkan Ninjutsu

Grandmaster Richard Van Donk was born in Stockton, California on July 15, 1950. Warrior names: Kofukuryu (Happy Dragon), Mr. Happy by Soke Hatsumi. Spiritual...
Inside Martial Arts: Frank Dux The Secret Man

Inside Martial Arts: Frank Dux – The Secret Man

Below is a biography of information that Frank Dux has given to numerous magazines for publication, including USAdojo.com. We discovered that people often trusted...

Hung Kyun Grandmaster Lam Cho Has Passed Away at 103

Grandmaster Kam Wai Ho passing is another sad loss to the Hung Ga Kyun Mou Lam world. His legacy will live on through Mark Ho Sifu and his students in Malaysia.
Sports Martial Arts

Sport Martial Arts Museum – 1946-1999

Aloha fans of American Sport Martial Arts and USAdojo.com readers! In 1946 Master Robert Trias opened the first sport karate studio and history began....
Azato Anko

Azato Anko: A Short Story About My Teacher Part Two

The Two-Story Shoulders of Kanna Part Two Azato's Political Force The Lesson in Azato Village By Gichen Funakoshi Translated & Edited by Patrick & Yuriko McCarthy Editor's Note: This article...