Kathy Long The Punisher
While kick-boxing under manager Eric Nolan, California featherweight Kathy Long know as "The Punisher", defeated some of the best female fighters in the world.
Her...
Don Nagle: Isshinryu Karate
Don Nagle was born in Jersey City, New Jersey on April 5, 1938. As a teenager in high school he began studying Goju-Ryu Karate. He enlisted with...
Henry Okazaki: Danzan Ryu jujitsu
Henry Okazaki, was born Seishiro Okazaki in the town of Kakeda, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, on January 28, 1890. He migrated to Hawaii in 1906...
Bill Clark: Songahm Taekwondo
Chief Master Bill Clark began his martial arts career in 1968 in Omaha, Nebraska, then joined Eternal Grand Master H.U. Lee’s first martial arts...
Keith Vitali
In 1971, Keith Vitali began his martial arts career at the University of South Carolina. It took only two years for Mr. Vitali to...
Judo Gene Lebell Has Passed Away
It is 1953 and Gene LeBell, "The Toughest Man Alive," is in training for the 1954 AAU United States National Judo Championships, he is...
Bill Wallace: Kickboxing
In June 1980 Bill Wallace retired as the undefeated Professional Karate Association (PKA) Middleweight Champion after defeating Bill Biggs in a 12-round bout. This...
Gene LeBell vs Milo Savage: Gene LeBell Saved Martial Arts
They tried one of the boxing greats; they tried brass knuckles; they tried fixing the rules. But nothing could prevent "Judo" Gene LeBell from...
Peter Urban: USA Goju
In 1953 Peter Urban was a young sailor when he was introduced to karate in Yokohama, Japan. After training for one year with Sensei...
Shaolin Kenpo’s Ralph Castro Has Passed Away
Great Grandmaster Ralph Castro held a 10th Dan in Shaolin Kenpo. He began martial arts training in 1955 in Hawaii with the late Great...
James Mitose Kenpo
James Mitose, believed in working out on the makiwara for the development of big knuckles and a hard punch or kick. The Grandmaster believed...
Stephen K. Hayes: To-Shin Do
Black Belt Magazine has called Stephen K Hayes "One of the ten most influential living martial artists in the world."
Stephen K. Hayes has spent...
Earnest Hart Jr. Top Ten Kickboxer of All Time
Earnest Hart, Jr. is a world class martial artist champion, physical fitness trainer, actor and seminar specialist. In the ring Mr. Hart earned a...
Motokatsu Inoue: Yui Shin Kai and Ryukyu Kobujutsu
Japanese kobu-jutsu master, Motokatsu Inoue was the Grandmaster of Yui Shin Kai and Ryukyu Kobujutsu. He was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1918. Inoue's...
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...
Hayward Nishioka: Best Judo Player To Bow onto a Mat
Hayward Nishioka began his Judo training in 1956 with his father as his first Instructor. During the 1960’s, Hayward Nishioka was United States Division...