Mas Oyama: Kyokushinkai Karate
Masutatsu OyamaJuly 27, 1923 - April 26, 1994
Masutatsu Oyama was a karate master who founded Kyokushinkai, the first and most influential style of full...
Richard Norton: Zen do Kai Karate
Richard Norton is a martial arts icon, body guard to the rich and famous and an international movie star. A man to be envied.
Chuck Norris: Chun Kuk Do
Chuck Norris has indicated in his own biography that he has black belts in Tang Soo Do, Tae Kwon Do, and is founder of...
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...
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...
Chuck Merriman: Goju-Ryu Karate
Chuck Merriman has served as Head Coach of the AAU National Karate Team and he is a member of the AAU national karate Coaches...
Carlos Machado Pursing Excellence
Carlos Machado was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is the eldest of the five Machado Brothers, including Roger, Rigan, Jean Jacques and...
Eric Lee: King of Kata
Eric Lee was born in Canton, China. His father studied martial arts and Eric would watch him train and this inspired Eric at the...
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...
Judo Gene LeBell Looks Great in Pink
Gene LeBell started young in the world of fighting. Gene's mother, Aileen Eaton, owned and operated the Olympic Auditorium. The Olympic was built in...
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...
Dan Inosanto: Jeet Kune Do Concepts
Dan Inosanto has over 30 years experience in the martial arts and is a world authority in Jun Fan Gung Fu/Jeet Kune Do Concepts...
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...
Gichin Funakoshi: The Great Karate Master
The great karate master Gichin Funakoshi was a key pioneer in the development of modern karate. In fact, he was the "prime mover" in...
Al Dacascos: Wun Hop Kuen Do
Al Dacascos, one of the most noted martial artists of our era founded his unique fighting art, Wun Hop Kuen Do, a style of KAJUKENBO.
