Instructor's Center

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Luis Morales Kenshi-kai

Interview With Kyoshi Luis Morales of U.S. Kenshi-kai

Luis Morales Sensei, my sincere thanks to you for agreeing to take part in this interview. Being the US representative of the Kenshi-kai could...
Monua Cary

Monua Cary Sport Jujitsu

Monua Cary was the 1995 Women’s World Sport Jujitsu Champion (WCJJO) and the first American Woman to win this title. She was Head Coach for...
Dave Bendigkeit

Dave Bendigkeit Shintaikido

Martial Arts Beginning his training in 1967, Shintaikido Kaiso Dave Bendigkeit has earned a 6th Degree Black Belt under Grand Master Bob Maschmeier, and a...
Iain Abernethy

Iain Abernethy Kata King

Iain Abernethy has been involved in the martial arts since childhood. He began his training in karate under Doug James 7th Dan; who was...

Moti Horenstein Survival Hisardut System

Shihan Moti Horenstein was born and educated in Israel. At the age of 5 he began training in the martial arts. During his training,...
Rank in the Martial Arts

How The Masters Obtained Their Ranks

Throughout the course of our karatedo training, we take for granted the grading system that awards our belt ranking and titles. Sometimes this system...
David Cobra

David Barber

David Barber, known as Cobra, began his martial arts training when he was 5 years old and has been in the martial art for...
Byron Mantack

Byron Mantack: Okinawan Shorin-Ryu

In 1957 Byron Mantack was introduced to the Martial Arts in his home country, the Caribbean Island of Jamaica, at the tender age of...
David Cadenas

David Cardenas The Fighter with a Heart

David Cardenas was born March 30, 1968 in Cuernavaca – Vera Cruz, Mexico. David had many passions: Art, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jiu...
Vince Palumbo Boxer

Vincent Palumbo Interview

Shiai Magazine: You are Grandmaster Vincent Palumbo of Australia. Grand Master Vincent PALUMBO: Hello, I’m very pleased to meet you, and thank you for this wonderful opportunity to...

Elena Tverdokhleb Interview

Elena Tverdokhleb was born in 1973 in Kiev, Ukraine. She is a Kickboxer, boxer, wrestler and extreme fighter and she is a world and...
Donald Miskel

Donald Miskel A Man of Many Hats

Grandmaster Donald Miskel began his training in 1959 at the Jiu Jitsu Institute in Chicago and trained with several well known and respected martial arts...

Aikido Great Kyoichi Inoue Has Passed Away

Kyoichi Inoue was born on September 10, 1935 in Hokkaido, Japan. He was a 10th dan Yoshinkan aikido master holding the rank of Hanshi....
Sifu Adam Williss

Adam Williss Wing Chun

Sifu Adam Williss is the founder of The Dragon Institute – Orange County Wing Chun Schools. He’s made it his life’s mission to empower...

Pablo Rodarte: Shinjimatzu Kenpo

Grandmaster Pablo Rodarte was born on February 1, 1959 in the city of Toreon Coahuila, Mexico. When he was about two months old, his...
Carlito Lanada

Carlito Lanada Kuntaw

Grandmaster Carlito Lanada is a 9th Degree Red Belt—the highest attainable rank in the ancient art of Kuntaw. In 1960, he founded and is...