Here’s a champion whose techniques are as smashing as her looks. So don’t let her beauty fool you. […]
Serbia’s pride of K-1 fighting and international MMA competitor. She is a WAKO world champion.
“I wanted to do in boxing what Bruce Lee did in films,” says Sugar Ray Leonard, one of […]
Although he spent the last ten years of his life in Florida, transplanted Texan Walt Bone, like all […]
THE SWEDISH SUPERMAN IN CLARK KENT DISGUISE
By Benny Hedlund and Mark Wells
Richard Reed is one of the first American-born tae kwon do black belts to have taught the art […]
KENPO Kenpo, as spelled is a more modern term describing one of the more innovative systems practiced on […]
The King of Rock’n’Roll promoted karate and was himself karate blackbelt.
Upstart Comin (left) fooling one the People’s one of the times.
The worlds leading training authority for Japanese martial arts.
At a time when timber prices skyrocketed an inventor had the spiffy idea to design re-usable boards for breaking.
The World’s first super lightweight champion in fullcontact kickboxing (aka PKA karate).
A Candid Interview with: BYONG YONG YU (from 1975) Seoul’s colorful, outspoken donation to American karate pulls no […]
The founder of Taekwondo.
“I was just ready to come back to Canada,” Chris Potter says, “when my agent called and said, ‘You should read for this [the Kung Fu show]. This part’s made for you.’ So I read for it and two days later I had the part.”
1973 UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIPS: After the preliminary smoke had cleared, 12 contestants had earned their way to a semi-final berth and an eventual chance to meet Los Angeles’ Bob Dunek, defending Grand Champion. “Fast Billy” Wallace Regains Title, Oregon’s Dan Anderson Makes Big Waves
When kickboxing in The Netherlands took off in the 80ies Rob Kaman was one of the biggest stars of the square jungle.
From martial arts to stuntwork, Sophia Crawford is the best woman for the toughest job on the planet.
Isshin Ryu Karate was founded by one of the great karate masters, Tatsuo Shimabuku, and is derived from […]
The World Series of Martial Arts Championships (WSMAC) was a fullcontact fighting promotion organized by American Tommy Lee. The first event took place in 1974 followed by the second promotion in 1975.
The early history of American kickboxing saw a split between American and International rules. The WKA was created by a former PKA promoter to take the sport to Japan and Europe. Leg kicks were added to the rule set.
Art Camacho’s first job as a movie director. Great job.
NORRIS, CHUCK (1940- ) American karate champion, pioneer, instructor, and actor. Born in Ryan, Okla. Chuck Norris is […]
German/American Georg Iberl was one of the first martial arts pioneers who opened commercial dojos in the US.
A talented kickboxing world champion from Tiwin Falls, Idaho
WORLD TAEKWON-DO FEDERATION (WTF) The first organizational assembly of the WTF was held at the Kukkiwon on May […]
INTRODUCTION IT IS CURIOUS TO NOTE that with all the growth of enthusiasm in Martial Arts, there is […]
Karate Grandmaster Fumio Demura is an accomplished sensei and author who has traveled the world with his impressive karate demos.
Born in 1931. A Japanese master of ninjutsu and author. Thirtyfourth grandmaster of Togakure ryu-ninjutsu. Hatsumi earned black […]
LEE, BRUCE (1940-73) Chinese-American martial arts pioneer and film star. Lee was born in a San Francisco Chinatown […]
The karate master who went from forms and spectacular breaking to teaching pressure points in martial arts.
Point Karate takes a giant professioal leap – by Bob Liedke. Feature Image: Tokey Hill, Skipper Ingham and Chuck Merriman.
Don “THE DRAGON” Wilson has a secret wish, one he rarely admits. A movie deal with Paramount for […]
In 1989 the martial arts world was hoping for a dreamfight between the best boxer and kickboxer: Rugar Ray Leonard and Benny Urquidez. Read how it all developed.
The first kickboxing world champion from Spain.
In 1973 Jhoon Rhee launched his first set of protective sparring gear that changed the face of martial arts worldwide.
Wai Po Tang is a renown expert in Wing Chun Kung Fu.
Phillip Rhee is simply terrific in the third stanza of his acclaimed “Best of the Best” films. Here’s […]
The first big name kickboxer from Switzerland was Jerome Canabate. His fights in Geneva and Lausanne drew large crowds of fight fans.
Promoter Georg F. Brückner put together the greatest WAKO Kickboxing World Championships in 1987 to unite the organization. He used Munich’s Olympic Hall to gain attention for his vision of kickboxing becoming an Olympic sport.
In this, the third installment of the hit Missing in Action series Chuck Norris returns as Colonel James […]
New Mexico’s Bill Packer was one of the first trainers to produce a big stable of WKA kickboxing world champions from the USA.