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...
Karen Sheperd: All Woman, All Warrior
"My Martial arts were always my inspiration. They helped me maintain my drive for success and gave me the discipline to follow my heart...
Charles Palmer: Judo
The late Charles Palmer of Great Britain served as the International Judo Federation (IJF) President for fourteen years from 1965 through 1979 during which...
Kanbun Uechi: Uechi-ryu
Kanbun Uechi was born in Deikusaku section of Okinawa, but grew up in the Takintō section of the mountain farming village of Izumi on...
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...
Hirokazu Kanazawa Passed Away Peacefully
Hirokazu Kanazawa was a world-renowned Japanese master of Shotokan karate and the Chief instructor and President of the Shotokan Karate-Do International Federation, an organisation...
Emil Farkas: The Man, The Magician, The Martial Artist
At the surface, Emil Farkas' profile is similar to many other sensei's who have been in the arts for half a century. He is...
Steve Muhammad: Black Karate Federation
10th degree Black Belt, Grandmaster Steve Muhammad, is a co-founder of the Black Karate Federation and the organization’s first President. He is also one...
Frank Ordonez: Kajukenbo
Frank Ordonez was born February 15, 1927, in Puunene, Maui, Hawaii. As a teenager he trained in Jujitsu and judo from Sam Luke Sr.,...
Steve Arneil: Kyokushin Karate
Steve Arneil was born in South Africa in 1934. At the age of 10, his family moved to Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia), and he...
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...
Aloha Spirit Master – A Tribute Poem to Ed Parker Senior
Michael S. Fuchs wrote a poem about Senior Grandmaster Ed Parker Sr and asked Senior Ed Parker Jr. to give him a picture to...
Dana White: I want to be in the fight business!
Dana White is an American businessman and the President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the largest mixed martial arts organization in the world.
Dana White...
Adriano Emperado: Kajukenbo
Adriano Emperado
June 15, 1926 – April 4, 2009
It was in 1947, while still training under Chow, that Mr. Emperado joined with 4 other...
Tim Tackett: Jeet Kune Do
While in the U.S.A.F., Tim Tackett was stationed in Taiwan for almost three years. While there he studied Kuo Shu . His wife was...
Shigeru Egami: Shotokai Karate
Shigeru Egami was born in the Fukuoka Prefecture in 1912. He was one of Gichin Funakoshi Sensei's earliest students, but more than this, he...