Instructor's Center

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Anthony R. DiFilippo

Intinsic Concepts in Teaching Classical Okinawan Karate

Introduction The roots of Asian society lie in the careful attention given to reflective thought on the needs of all society and in the conscious...
George Arrington

George Arrington

Sensei George Arrington is the founder of the Virginia Kodenkan and the creator and webmaster of the Danzan Ryu Jujutsu Homepage. He began his study...

Scott Sonnon Fitness Coach

Scott Sonnon is a world champion martial art expert, fitness coach, and wellness speaker. He has worked with movie stars such as Peta Wilson...
Eric Lee King of Kata

Eric Lee Set The Standard For Kata Competition

Nicknamed “The King of Kata” Eric Lee reigned supreme from 1970 to 1974 as the most electrifying stylist ever to flow through a form. Winning...
Gary Frriederich

Gary Friederich: 1998 Silver State Games

Gary Frriederich is a frail man who could pass as Burgess Meredith around the time of Rocky movies. He's 56 years old, 5'6" and...
John Graden

A School Full of Pooh Bears

A School Full of Pooh Bears is an excerpt from John Gradens’ book, The Truth About the Martial Arts Business, which is available at...
Stephen Oliver's Martial Arts Wealth Mastery

Running a Martial Arts School: Things I Wish I Knew When I Was 22:...

Stephen Oliver has been the guiding light for the professional revolution in the martial arts industry for more than 15 years, and is now...
Saturnino Quinto Fabia

Saturnino Quinto Fabia

Ama Maestro Saturnino Quinto Fabia born on November 29, 1915, is one of the legendary Masters who lived to be 90 years old. After the death...
Robin Tanudra

Robin Tanudra

Professor Robin Tanudra was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. Professor Tanudra started training in Kenpo Karate in Ewa Beach under Grandmaster Jaime Abregana Sr., at the...
Sparring

Sparring Within Your Parameters

The term ‘sparring’ conjures up many different images for different martial artists. These however are generally limited to one view per practitioner. Within the...
Don Newbill

Don Newbill: Hung Loy Kung fu

Don Newbill started studying martial arts in 1964 at the age of 11 training in Judo, along with what was then called Korean Karate....

Forrest Griffin

Forrest Griffin was born on July 1, 1979 in Columbus, Ohio. He attended the University of Georgia, receiving a bachelors degree in Political Science....
Punch forces out Mouthguard

Protective Equipment: Mouthguards

Orofacial injuries are very common and are a result of afflictions of many types. Except in traffic accidents, fights, unfortunate incidents, occupational accidents, injuries...

Darlene Mcpherson-Pagels

Darlene McPherson-Pagels is a 6th dan and she has been studying, training, teaching martial arts since the 1960’s. She has trained in Tae Kwon...

Message In A Bottle – Jhoon Rhee

Grandmaster Jhoon Rhee, philosopher, ambassador who popularized Tae Kwon Do, and inventor of the protective gear which set safety standards for contact martial arts,...
Martial Arts Injuries

Don’t Let Martial Arts Injuries Get the Best of You

If you train in the martial arts long enough, you are going to get busted up a few times while training. Most likely the...