Legends of the Masters
Having accomplished almost everything he set out to do, Master Nakamura still had one goal left, to unify all styles of karate. It made him very sad...
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Gichin Funakoshi was a humble man. He preached and practiced an essential humility. He did not preach the humility of virtue, but a basic humility of...
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SENSEI EDWARD M. TAKAE
Sensei Edward Takae was born on February 28, 1926 in Honuapo, Hawaii. His father was a chemist-bookkeeper that lived on a...
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A member of the Red Junk Opera troupe who learned Wing Chun from Leung Lan Kwai. Leung Yee-tai taught Wong Wah-bo his pole fighting skill in...
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A respected doctor who learned it from Leung Yee Tai already an old man over 60 when he was seeking medical attention. Leung Jan had taken his...
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In the early 20th century (before Karate became as famous as it is today), Western fighters would come to Japan and put on exhibition fights against...
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One hot day on Ft, Stewart in Georgia, I was having my taxes filed. In the same building I could hear children screaming and jumping around on the...
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Sifu Choe On traveled from his native Ah Wu district in south China to Malaysia.
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In October 1908, Itosu wrote a letter, "Ten Precepts (Tode Jukun) of Karate," to draw the attention of the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of...
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Lee Myoung Bak and President Barack Obama showing off their taekwondo skills. Looks like Obama could kick the Korean president’s but fairly handily....
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Parker was born in Hawaii on March 19, 1931, and raised a devout Mormon. When Ed was about eight years of age his father got him started in Judo. The...
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Interview with Mestre Bimba
Originally published in the Goiânia Gazette, in 1973
Source: Campo de Mandinga blog
Mestre Bimba, tell us where you came...
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We are all climbing different paths through the mountain of life,
and we have all experienced much hardship and strife.
There are many paths through...
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Shaolin first became famous because the Tang Dynasty (618–907) saw fit to favor the monastery with its patronage as thanks for the role its monks...
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A student of Leung Sheung, one of the best practitioners of the style alive, Ken Chung has been practising Wing Chun for over forty years, he began...
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Master James Willard is a Vietnam War veteran who served as an Army Green Beret. I believe it was that practical combat experience which motivated...
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Yip Man's first and most prized student, one of the four best students of Yip Man, began training intensively with Ip Man from 1949 till 1955 (Yip...
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Autobiography of Steve Zalazowski, 2011
Seems like as far back as I can remember I was fascinated with martial arts. Being an ADHD kid looking for an...
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Ma Gui (1853-1941) was the earliest disciple of Yin Fu and started his Bagua training as a teenager after learning some hard style previously. Ma's...
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Choi Yong-sul is recognized as one of the most influential people in Korean martial arts. Born in 1904 at Choong Buk province, he lost both his...
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