Who's Who

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.

Louis Casamassa

Louis Casamassa – Red Dragon Karate

Shi-Han Sensei Louis Casamassa, a 10th degree black belt is Grand Master of Red Dragon Karate and founder of the American Karate Kung Fu...

Jean Jacques Machado: Brazilian Jiu-jitsu

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jean Jacques Machado is one of five brothers of the world-renown Machado Brazilian jiu-jitsu family. Jean Jacques Machado began his...

Tadashi Abe Aikido With Samurai Roots

Tadashi Abe was born in 1926 and began Aikido in 1942 under the direct supervision of O'Sensei for a period of nine years. He...

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...

Ray Dalke: Shotokan Karate

Ray Dalke is the highest ranking American in the Martial Art of Shotokan Karate. He worked as an instructor in the physical education department...
Bong Soo Han

Bong Soo Han Foremost Practitioner of Hapkido

Grand Master Bong Soo Han is the world's foremost practitioner of Hapkido and is referred to as the Father of Hapkido in the Western...
Sam Kuoha

Sam Kuoha and His Kara-Ho Kempo

The worse case scenario in a fight is to be surrounded by a handful of people whose only purpose in life at that moment...
Leo Fong

Leo Fong Has Passed Away

Leo Fong was a pioneer in Chinese martial arts in America. He developed his own approach called Wei Kuen Do. He was also an author and martial arts film star.

Hawkins Cheung: Yip Man Wing Chun

Hawkins Cheung was recognized as the most senior Yip Man Wing Chun instructor in the U.S. and one of the top practitioners in the...
John Pellegrini

John Pellegrini: Combat Hapkido

Over 35 years of Martial Arts experience. 8th Dan Hapkido Korean Ki-Do Hae Founder "Combat Hapkido" President "International Combat Hapkido Federation" 8th Dan...
Joe Lewis

Joe Lewis: Legendary American Kickboxer

Joe Lewis is an legendary American kickboxer and point karate fighter whose was extremely successful in the ring in the 1960s and 1970s. He...

One of the Greatest Don “the Dragon” Wilson

Unquestionably, one of the greatest kickboxing champions of all time, Don “The Dragon” Wilson is the only kick-boxer to win 11 world titles in...

Cung Le: Pound for Pound One of the Most Exciting Fighters

In 1975, three days before the fall of Saigon, Cung Le and his mother Anne escaped Vietnam by helicopter under heavy gun fire. They...
James Mitose

The History of James Mitose’s Martial Arts

James Mitose remains the one truly enigmatic figure in all the history of Kempo. James Masayoshi Mitose was born on December 30th, 1916 in...
Joo Bang Lee

Joo Bang Lee and Hwa Rang Do

The chivalry of Hwa Rang endured throughout the Silla and Koryo dynasties and it was the force that  unified the Korean peninsula and helped form...
Fumio Demura

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...