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.

Peter Freedman: Brewster Arnis

Grandmaster Peter Freedman is a native of Boston and has committed his time to the lifelong study of martial arts. His father was a...
Paul Mills

Paul Mills American Kenpo Karate

Paul Mills is the President and founder of the American Kenpo Karate International (AKKI) association and holds the rank of 10th degree black belt....
Joseph Halbuna

Joseph Halbuna Kajukenbo

Joseph Halbuna was first introduced to Kajukenbo in 1955 by Sijo Adriano D. Emperado's brother, Joe Emperado, at the home of "Lucky" Lucaylucay in...
Dennis Conatser

Dennis Conatser: American Kenpo Karate

Dennis Conatser studied Judo in 1967 for a short period of time but his formal martial arts training in American Kenpo began in August...

Brent Crisci Kempo

Brent Crisci, New England based martial arts instructor and competitor is a 20+ year veteran of the Kempo/Kenpo Arts. He has a lineage that...
Role Model

Role Model In The Martial Arts

Pro basketball legend Charles Barkley once famously said he was "not a role model." Fact is, anyone in the public eye is a role...

Jim Arvanitis Pankration

Grandmaster Pankratiast Jim Arvanitis began his martial arts training at age 8 in Athens, Greece. His studies include the Western styles of boxing, Greco-Roman...
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...

Frank Trejo Boxing and Kenpo

Frank Trejo began fighting at the ripe old age of 8 under the instruction of his grandfather who was a skilled boxer. His formal martial...
Rafael Kosche

Rafael Kosche Asian Weaponry Expert

Rafael Kosche has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Martial Arts History Museum since 2004. He is currently the...
Benjamin Hazard

Benjamin Hazard

A native of South Lancaster; Massachusetts, Benjamin Hazard was educated largely in Los Angeles area schools in the 1930's where his interest in Japanese...
Death March

Armando Angeles

Maestro Armando Angeles was born on the island of Cebu in the Philippines in 1922, there he was raised and taught the art of...

Spy Combatives Self-defense System Invades the Martial Arts World

The Spy Combatives self-defense system was created by former government operatives, Jason Hanson and Danny Lane. Spy Combatives are a compilation of military, law...
Chaim Pe'er

Chaim Peer

Lieutenant Colonel (Res) Chaim Peer is the President and founder of the International Kapap Federation. He is recognized internationally as a Soke - founder...

Xingu Capoeira

Xingu has been doing Capoeira since his youth. He started out with Mestre Vaughino at Capoeira San Jose and then moved out to Los...
Lilly Urquidez Rodriguez and Blinky Rodriguez Interview

Lilly Urquidez and Blinky Rodriguez Champions In And Out Of The Ring

In the early 70’s the Urquidez family ruled the ring as the entire clan won fight-after-fight, championship after championship and title after title. They...