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Roman Bronstein, Israeli Combat Art Fighting Legend In and Out of The Kumite Arena
Article by: Frank DuxIn Israel, in May 2012, probably the foremost authority on KAPAP, as officially recognized by the Wingate Institute, Moshe Galisko, arranged a meeting between myself an Israeli icon and hero in the martial arts, a Jewish immigrant from the former Soviet Union, Roman Bronstein. Seated with my nephew, (who was on leave from the army), [...]
Abir Qesheth and its Patriarchs: Israel’s Lost Tribe Roots and Feudal Japan Part 3
Article by: Frank DuxIn Part 1 of this article we said that there is a preponderance of similarities between two separate cultures that indicates their ancient connection is not coincidence. There exists a strong possibility that the origins of what we call traditional Asian martial arts are not only rooted in the Far East, China, Korea, Japan, but may be [...]
Abir Qesheth and its Patriarchs: Kosher Or Korean Hybrid? Part 2
Article by: Frank DuxPresently, Yehoshua Sofer holds a 7th Dan black belt in Kuk sool won, but Abir is nothing like the Korean style of Kuksoolwon or Hwarang do. Abir as been proven archaeologically to be thousands of years old versus those that are mid 20th Century inventions, such as the aforementioned. It would be considered an Asian martial art. While [...]
Abir Qesheth and its Patriarchs: Say’s Who? Part 1
Article by: Frank DuxThere is a preponderance of similarities between two separate cultures that indicates their ancient connection is not coincidence. There exists a strong possibility that the origins of what we call traditional Asian martial arts are not only rooted in the Far East, China, Korea, Japan, but may be influence by, or an adaptation of, the ancient Hebrew [...]
An Interview with the Incredible Hanshi Stephen F. Kaufman
Article by: Frank DuxI attended Grandmaster Irving Soto’s Live Martial Arts Masters event in New York City on May 19, 2012. It was an amazing gathering of true masters in the martial arts. I have been around the world many times and have met just about everyone of merit in the arts; no need to mention names, you [...]
Mike “The Strangler” Murray
Article by: Gordon RichiusaThis column has given both Frank Dux and Gordon Richiusa the rare opportunity to sit down and speak with notable martial artists who have been involved in shaping the martial arts industry. Both men are incredibly grateful to the legendary figures who have shared their first-person, eye-witness perspectives in these unbiased, accounts of those key [...]
An Interview With Ashida Kim
Article by: Frank DuxDux: Some critics say that “Ashida Kim is the worst martial artist we’ve ever heard of”! Kim: Ah! But you have heard of me . . . and do you know WHY? Because my Ninjitsu is so good the publishers stole it and sold it all over the globe. Secrets of the Ninja and Ninja [...]
Cynthia Rothrock: The Reigning Queen of Action Films
Article by: Frank DuxCynthia Rothrock is a great action star and an incredibly accomplished martial artist. She holds five Black Belts in various Far Eastern martial disciplines. These Arts include: Tang Soo Do (Korean), Tae Kwon Do (Korean), Eagle Claw (Chinese), Wu Shu (contemporary Chinese), and Northern Shaolin (classical Chinese). By 1982 Cynthia was one of the premier [...]
Call Me Sensei – Grandmaster Alfred Urquidez
Article by: Frank DuxThis EXCLUSIVE ARTICLE, created for WorldWideDojo.com was combined from two interviews, conducted separately by Frank Dux and Gordon Richiusa. Grandmaster Alfred Urquidez, a landmark in martial arts history, has been inducted into eight martial arts halls of fame. He belongs to the very prestigious family in martial arts history, the Urquidez family. He often took [...]
