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As a young man, Daniel Tiger Schulmann trained rigorously for years which allowed him to win over 100 competitions. He then set his sights...
Gilbert Tenio
Grandmaster Gilbert Tenio taught Tenio Decuerdas Eskrima. The system was developed on the island of Bohol in the Phillipines. He incorporated 19 systems into...
Jino Kang: Hapkido
Jino Kang, is the son of Hapkido Grandmaster Myung S. Kang, and grew up in South Korea during the 1960’s, a time when the...
Ishmael Robles: Jhoon Rhee Tae Kwon Do
Ishmael Robles is considered one of the greatest fighters from the state of Texas. He is an 8th degree GrandMaster in Jhoon Rhee Tae...
Teruo Chinen: An Ancient Man in a Modern World
As the Arizona night descended around us in a blanket of warm desert hues, the yellow light from a kerosene yard lantern danced across...
Caylor Adkins: Shotokan Karate
Caylor Adkins is one of Mr. Tsutomu Ohshima’s first American-trained black belts in Shotokan karate. He is a pioneer in karate and a legend...
The Raymond McCallum Story
In the late 70's and early 80's, Raymond McCallum and I were the top two nationally-rated point-fighters in the US. While I barely maintained...
Frank Shamrock 5-time UFC World Champ
Frank Shamrock became an icon to fight fans all over world when he entered the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s famous squared circle and as the...
Azato Anko: A Short Story About My Teacher by Gichin Funakoshi
Azato Anko: A Short Story About My Teacher
by Gichin Funakoshi
Translated & Edited by Patrick & Yuriko McCarthy
Part One
Part Two
Okinawan Karate Master, governor, military chief....
Ron Marchini: Renbukai Karate
Ron Marchini, an American karate instructor and Black Belt Hall of Famer, was a champion tournament fighter in the late '60s and early '70s.
Carlos Machado One of the World’s Greatest Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Fighters
Carlos Machado has emerged as one of the world’s greatest Brazilian Jiu-jitsu fighters and instructors. His victories on the mat in Brazil were legendary, like...
Kisshomaru Ueshiba: Aikido
Kisshomaru Ueshiba was born on June 27, 1921 in Ayabe, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. He was a prominent Japanese master of aikido. He was the...
Donn Draeger: Judo Pioneer
Donn Draeger was born on April 15, 1922 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He lived and trained in Asia for decades and was an expert in...
Yoshimi Osawa: Judo
Japanese judoka Yoshimi Osawa was born March 6, 1926 in Sakura, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. He is one of only three living Kodokan 10th dan...
Shojiro Sugiyama: Shotokan Karate
Shojiro Sugiyama was born on November 16, 1929. He was a Japanese karate instructor. In 1954, after training in two other styles of karate,...
Cacoy Canete: Doce Pares Eskrima Club
The legendary Cacoy Canete of Cebu Philippines was a prominent, internationally known martial artist who traveled the globe to share, teach and demonstrate his...
