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Adams, Dave
Article by: World Wide DojoDave Adam’s journey in martial arts began in 1960, in a small Judo school in Charlotte, North Carolina. After obtaining a black belt status, he decided to expand his skills into the study of Karate. His concentration on Karate was interrupted with a stint in the Air Force, but he continued his training with Rick [...]
Alexander, Gary
Article by: World Wide DojoFor those of you too young to know the real history of the Martial Arts in the U.S., in particular Isshinryu Karate, the main movement of Martial Arts in the U.S. got started in 1956. The main Isshinryu personalities of the time were Marines returning home from tours of duty in Okinawa, such as Don [...]
American Judoka Kayla Harrison Wins Olympic Gold!!!
Article by: World Wide DojoCongratulations to American Kayla Harrison, the gold medal winner in the 2012 London Olympics women’s -78 kg division!!! This young lady is a judoka from the United States of America. She won the Junior World Championship in 2008, and was runner-up in 2009. In 2010 she won the World Judo Championships. In 2012 Kayla Harrison [...]
Anderson, Steve
Article by: World Wide DojoSteve Anderson is an icon in the sport-karate. The native of Toledo, Ohio, spent time in various parts of the country before settling in Southern California in 1973, where he rose to the top of the sport karate circuit and acquired the nickname “Nasty”. The Ten Times World Karate Champion Steve “Nasty” Anderson moved to [...]
Andre Magnum, SportsKid of the Year 2011
Article by: World Wide DojoAndre is taking the kung fu world by storm. In January he was named the grand champion in the six to eight year old division at the International Chinese Martial Arts Championships. Andre has placed first in 55 of 74 worldwide championship competitions and represented the United States at the World Traditional Wushu Championships last [...]
Atkinson, Johnny
Article by: Gordon RichiusaJohnny Atkinson’s name does not ring familiar to most of us today. He is an individual, though, who is known and respected by most of the great martial artists in this country who were active in the mid-70s because they fought him and knew his unbelievable ability and speed. Johnny Atkinson is one of the [...]
Au, Elisa
Article by: World Wide DojoSensei Elisa Au is a 3rd Degree Black Belt in Shito-ryu.
Barber, David
Article by: World Wide DojoDavid “Cobra” Barber began his martial arts training when he was 5 years old and has been in the martial art for arts over 50 years. He began fighting tournament karate when he was young, entering many of the larger tournaments, winning some and losing some. His interests, because of his Mas Oyama background, was [...]
Blanks, Billy
Article by: World Wide DojoBilly Blanks is a world karate champion, actor, author, motivator, philanthropist and humanitarian. Billy was born to Isaac and Mabeline Blanks, the fourth of 15 children and he grew up on the streets of Erie, Pennsylvania with few opportunities to succeed. Billy was afflicted with undiagnosed dyslexia and suffered a problem in his hip joints, [...]
Bobrow, Mitchell
Article by: World Wide DojoMitchell Bobrow is a 7th degree Black Belt Master in the Korean art of Tang Soo Do and a 2nd degree Black Belt in Aikido. In the early 1960′s, Mitchell Bobrow began studying martial arts Tang Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan with Master Ki Whang Kim. Bobrow quickly developed into a champion martial arts fighter [...]
