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.

David Stainko

David Stainko

David Stainko, the Master of Kinesiology and senior organizer of kinesiological recreation was born in Rijeka, Croatia in 1962. There he attended the primary...
Kent Fung

Kent Fung

As a martial artist, Kent Fung has been training in one style or another for more than 25 years. The base of his training...
Barbie Dickinson

Interview With Barbie Dickinson

This is an interview with Black Belt Barbie Dickinson, promoter of the Las Vegas Legacy Internationals and so much more. Question: Barbie Dickinson tell us...
Loren Christensen

Loren W. Christensen

Loren W. Christensen began training in the martial arts in 1965 and continues to this day. Over the years he has earned a total...
Rick Alemany

Rick Alemany Kenpo Karate

Grand Master Rick Alemany has been actively teaching for over 40 years and has directly instructed 8 students to the rank of Professor (7th...

Hyper Pro Training Youth Martial Arts Curriculum Program

Martial Arts is so awesome!!! There are so many aspects of the arts, traditional training, self defense, competition and extreme martial arts. The Hyper...
Su Kong T'ai Djin

Su Kong T’ai Djin

Great Grandmaster Su Kong was born in Fukien in 1849. He came to the world with a genetic condition hyperthrihos that covered him with...
Michael Sullivan

Michael Sullivan

Michael Sullivan began his journey through the Martial Arts in the early 1970’s. Coming from a traditional American family rich in a wrestling and...

Tom Lewis

Tom Lewis was born on May 2, 1939 in Salisbuty, Maryland. He is currently a rancher in Wyoming. Tom Lewis has been in the martial...

For Martial Arts Instructor Peter Grootenhuis, Quitting Was Never An Option!

Peter Grootenhuis possesses one of the most brilliant scientific minds in the world, but his body is fighting a losing battle to amyotrophic lateral...

Grant Campbell Shotokan Karate

As a Senior Instructor and certified Master Teacher, Sensei Grant Campbell's dedication to the martial arts is an inspiration to all. He began his...

Michael Matsuda: Monkey Kung Fu

Succeeding Fifth Generation Monkey Master Paulie Zink Monkey Master Michael Matsuda. They are considered the pioneers of bringing Monkey Kung Fu to America.

Willie “The BAM” Johnson

Willie “The Bam" Johnson’s life story is so powerful that A&E created a documentary about him. The documentary shows his rebirth from bullying, poverty,...
John Castillo

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...
John Machado

John Machado Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

John Machado is one of five brothers of world-renowned Machado Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu martial art family. Born in Rio De Janeiro. Brazil; John Machado began his jiu-jitsu...
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...