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.

Bernardo Fabia Salinas

Bernardo Fabia Salinas

Grandmaster Bernardo Fabia Salinas has been in Martial Arts for 49 years. He was born in a religious town of Manaog, Province of Pangasinan,...
Max Togisala

Max Togisala Kajukenbo

Grandmaster Max Togisala has 32 years in Kajukenbo. He is from Laie Hawaii and grew up in the Bay Area. He started his martial...
Crystal Williams

Crystal Williams Kickboxer and the Pit Bull

When 29-year-old Crystal Williams takes her 3-year-old pit bull for a walk people tend to give the dog a wide birth because of the...
Baxter Humby

Baxter Humby

In 1974, Baxter Humby was born in Winnipeg, Canada. He is known as "The One Armed Bandit" because he has no right hand. His...

Emin Boztepe Not A Sportsman

Emin Boztepe has been studying martial arts since 1976. During that time this Turkish born practitioner earned ranks in Taekwondo, Shotokan karate, Muay Thai, Turkish freestyle...
John Sosa

John Sosa Aikido and Muay Thai

Khru John Sosa grew up in Chicago Illinois, and later relocated to Dallas, Texas. He came from a long line of martial artist and...
Professor Tony Janovich

Tony Janovich Danzan Ryu Jujitsu

Professor Tony Janovich began his Jujitsu study under Prof. Sig Kufferath at the age of 12. Before that, at the age of 5, he...

Bill Kipp: FAST Defense Global

Bill Kipp, owner of Fast Defense Global, has become a leading authority on the subject of adrenal stress response training through decades of colorful...
Bill Grossman

Bill Grossman Kenpo Karate

Professor Bill Grossman began his training in the Kenpo Karate system in 1972, under the instruction of Grandmaster Rick Alemany, 10th Dan. After five...

Leo Giron Bahala Na® Martial Arts

Leovigildo "Leo" Miguel Giron, known as just Leo Giron, was born in Bayambang a little barrio in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines on August...
Bill Fischer

Bill Fischer Jujitsu

Professor Bill Fischer began his martial arts training in 1965 in Kodokan judo. In 1966, he helped organize a Shotokan karate club under sensei...

Michele Krasnoo World Kata Champion

Michele Krasnoo has trained in the martial arts for more than 30 years. She entered her first tournament at the age of ten and...
Harry Glackin Goshin-do Jitsu

Harry Glackin Goshin-do Jitsu

Professor Harry Glackin has been studying martial arts since 1963. During that time, he has studied three styles of Jujitsu. Professor Glackin holds a...
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...

Marilyn Fierro Hanshi of Many Talents

Hanshi Marilyn Fierro is a 9th Dan under both Hanshi Nick Adler and Grandmaster Uezu in Okinawa. She has trained with Hanshi Adler, (10th Dan under...

Thomas Mitose and Kosho Ryu Kenpo

In 1940 in Honolulu, Hawaii James M. Mitose's son was born. His first son, Thomas would grow up surrounded by mystery, obstacles, and controversy. The...