Fumio Demura Interview
The following is the complete interview conducted by DOSHIN Martial Arts Supplies with Demura Sensei and was published in part as "DEMURA'S KARATE" in Volume 5 of...
Janet Walgren
Janet Walgren is the second oldest of ten children. She began studying cosmetology when she was sixteen years old. Still attending high school, she...
Eisuke Akamine: Ryukyu Kobudo Hozon Shinkokai
Eisuke Akamine was born in Aza-mura (village), Tomishiro, Okinawa in 1925.
In 1942, at the age of 17, he began the study of Yamani-ryu Bo-jutsu...
Hee Il Cho: Taekwondo
Hee Il Cho was born October 13, 1940 in Pohang, Korea. He began his training in the martial arts when he was 10 years old...
And, In This Corner, Jerry Piddington
"And, in this corner, Jerry Piddington" . . . was the title of an article written about Mr. Piddington in the 1974 issue of...
Tadashi Abe Aikido With Samurai Roots
Tadashi Abe represented the AIKI-KAI HOMBU and was the first full time Aikido Master in Europe and one of the first to teach outside of Japan.
Tode Kanga Sakugawa: Ryukyuan Martial Arts
Tode Kanga Sakugawa was born in 1733 in Shuri, Okinawa. He is considered a pioneer in the development of Karate. He studied under Peichin...
Rene Latosa Produces Well Rounded Escrima Instructors
Rene Latosa has been studying and teaching the Filipino martial arts for over 29 years. He began his training at the Stockton Escrima Academy...
J. Pat Burleson: American Karate System
Pat Burleson founder of the American Karate system, is a 10th degree Black Belt, and won the first US National Championship in Washington D.C. in 1964.
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...
Bruce Tegner – The Forgotten Pioneer of American Martial Arts
Emil Farkas shares why, to him, Bruce Tegner was the most important person responsible for the spread and the growth of karate in the United States.
Gary Alexander: Isshinryu Karate
For those of you too young to know the real history of the Martial Arts in the U.S., in particular Isshinryu Karate, the main...
Ed McGrath: Isshin-ryu Karate
Ed McGrath began his martial arts studies under Sensei Don Nagle in 1958 training in the first Isshin-ryu dojo established in America. The dojo...
Jean Frenette
Jean Frenette was born in Montreal, Canada in 1961. At the age of 6, he began studying judo and continued to study until he...
Glenn Wilson: Bok Leen Pai Kenpo
Glenn Wilson was born to Native American and European parents in the early 1950s in Orlando, Florida. His father’s affiliation with the Air Force...
Rick Stanford – Taekwondo
Rick Stanford is an Internationally certified and fully accredited 9th Degree Black Belt sanctioned and recognized by the highest-level organizations and Grandmasters in the world.
