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Who’s Who in the martial arts on USAdojo.com shares biographies and articles about the Founders, the Masters, the Pioneers, the Competitors and the “Stars” of the martial arts.

Yutaka Yaguchi: Shotokan Karate

Yutaka Yaguchi was born on November 14, 1932 in Kure, Hiroshima, Japan to a farming family. He is the Chief Instructor and Chairman of...

George Pesare: Kempo Karate

Senior Grandmaster George Pesare was a 10th degree Black Belt and was the undisputed founder of Kempo Karate in New England. The 10th degree...

Champion Parker Shelton Won’t Quit in the Fight For His Life

If you've lived in Fort Wayne for a while, you've probably heard the name Parker Shelton. Since the 1960s, the Pineville, Kentucky, native has...
Joe Lewis at the US National Championship 1968

Joe Lewis First and Best

American kickboxing legend Joe Lewis died on 31 Aug 2012. No major sports media outlets covered the impact this man had on American kickboxing and...
Bruce Tegner

Bruce Tegner – A Man Before His Time

Bruce Tegner was a lifelong martial artist and prolific writer of martial arts books. He had over 80 books in print. He was born...
Vince Palumbo with Grand Master Cacoy Canete

A Tribute To Supreme Grand Master Cacoy Canete

My instructor, Cacoy Canete, is an 89 year old Supreme Grand Master of the 12th Degree Black Belt rank, he lives in the city...

Larry Carnahan: Tae Kwon Do

Larry Carnahan began training in Korean Tae Kwon Do in 1967 in Ft. Worth, Texas. In July of 1970 Larry was promoted to Black...
Share K. Lew

Share K. Lew: Tao Ahn Pai Kung Fu

A wandering monk from the Wong Lung (Yellow Dragon) monastery a Taoist temple famous for its Kung Fu and medical, healing, and herbal knowledge...
Seisho Aragaki

Aragaki Seisho: Okinawan Martial Arts

This is the first of a series of articles that I will write covering O-Sensei's (Chitose Tsuyoshi's) martial arts instructors. When I initially considered...

Hawkins Cheung Inside Kung Fu Interview About Bruce Lee (1991)

This is an interview of Hawkins Cheung by Robert Chu and published Inside Kung-Fu magazine in November 1991. Beginning in November 1991, Inside Kung-Fu published...

Earnie Shavers: Professional Boxer

Earnie Shavers hit me so hard, he shook my kinfolk back in Africa ~ Muhammad Ali One of 10 brothers and sisters, Professional Boxer Earnie...

John Worley

John Worley is the founder of National Karate Schools. He is a native of Fort Worth, Texas, and began his martial arts training in...
Pat Worley

Pat Worley Still Winning

In 1967, Pat Worley began his martial arts training under Grand Master Pat Burleson in Forth Worth, Texas. Pat earned his Black Belt under...

Ed Daniels: Shorin Ryu

https://youtu.be/T2ORruQWCBQ Ed Daniels was called the “King Kong of Karate,” by Black Belt Magazine. He stood 6’6″ and weighted 275 pounds, one of the largest...

Phil Torres: Okinawan Shorin Ryu Kenshinkan Karate

Phil Torres rose from Private to Colonel in the U. S. Marine Corps and retired after an illustrious career lasting more than 34 years...
Shinken Taira

Hidy Ochiai: Washin-Ryu

Japanese martial artist Hidy Ochiai is a martial arts instructor, author and actor. Hidehiko Ochiai was born on September 27, 1939. He is created...