Lilly Rodriguez Passed Away
Lilly Rodriguez passed away on January 13, 2007 at UCLA Medical Center of complications relating to an infection. She was 59 years old.
It was Lilly...
Otto Johnson Passed Away
Shihan Otto Johnson
May 2, 1959 - November 2, 2004
Shihan Otto Johnson's life was tragically taken in a hit and run accident in San Bernardino,...
James Woodson: Kyokushin Karate
Martial artist James Woodson has trained in Kyokushin karate and he had a competitive martial arts career during the late 1980s.
“I competed nationally out...
Jessie Bowen Aiki-Shinkai Karate
Karate International of Durham was founded in 1980 by Hanshi Jessie Bowen as a Karate International franchise school under the Karate International brand.
Hanshi Jessie...
Chris DuFour: Tang Soo Do
Master Chris DuFour is the founder and master instructor of the PTSDA Karate. He has enjoyed teaching traditional Tang Soo Do in the Gulf...
Stephen Copping Passes Away
It is with great sadness that we are writing to inform our friends, teachers and students that a great martial artist and friend, Sensei...
George Kirby Budoshin Ju-Jitsu
Professor George Kirby, Judan is an internationally recognized martial arts instructor and author. He was born in 1944 and has been teaching Ju-Jitsu since...
Rick Fowler Kenpo
Rick Fowler started martial arts at the age of 14 in a Japanese system. By the time he was 17, he began the transition...
Ernesto Presas Kombatan
Ernesto Presas was born in the coastal village of Hinigaran, Negros Occidental, Philippines on May 20, 1945. He began his training in the Filipino...
Richard Bunch Kodenkan Danzan Ryu Jujitsu
Richard Bunch is a 9th Dan, Kudan and is President of Ju Jitsu America. Professor Bunch has a reputation as a skillful martial artist and...
Pham Xuan Tong Qwan Ki Do
Master Pham Xuan Tong is a living legend in the history of Vietnamese martial arts; in a unique way he knew how to unite...
Kelly McCann
Kelly McCann, as a former US Marine officer, founded Crucible Security Specialists located in Fredricksburg, Virginia. Crucible, as a General Services Administration approved facility,...
Howard Upton: Yoshukai Karate-do
Howard Upton is a seventh degree Black Belt in Yoshukai Karate-do. He also holds a first degree Black Belt in Okinawan Goju Ryu, and...
Nelson Pinto: Pinto Martial Arts and Blade & Impact Tactics
Nelson Pinto was born in Manhattan in Greenwich Village, New York City, but he spent most of his life in Portugal. In 2012, he...
Pedro Vangas: Tang Soo Do
Grandmaster Pedro Vangas is the President of The Panamerican Bi Sang Kwan Tang Soo Do Association and possess a trajectory without equal in the...
Paulo Tocha Muaythai
Paulo Tocha was born in Africa. He is of Portuguese and Italian descent and he grew up in Mozambique and Johannesburg, South Africa ....
