| Aikido/Jujitsu 7th dan, Master Bob Liedke began his martial arts career in 1960 with the study of Japanese judo. Spanning a period of more than 40 years, Master Liedke has studied several styles of karate, jujitsu, aiki-jitsu, and for the last 32 years, aikido. Over the ensuing years, he has modified the basic techniques of aikido to form a devastating self-defense system that could be safely and enjoyably practiced for self-defense, as well as health and fitness. In 1980, he founded the American Institute of Martial Arts, located in New Haven, CT., and is the second oldest continuously operating school in Connecticut. Source: ctaikido.com |
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| It was January 1972 that Thom Harinck founded the world’s most famous Muay Thai and Kickboxing Gym Chakuriki. Chakuriki is a Japanese word which means as much as “the power derived from”. Originally Harinck, who trained Mas Oyama’s Kyokushinkai karate for a short while, meant the Chakuriki-style to be a mixture of traditional karate, boxing, wrestling, judo and jiu jitsu, coupled with rigid meditation sessions. Another part of the style was handling the traditional kobudo weapons such as bo, manriki gusari, nunchaku and the sai. The emblem of Chakuriki shows a Thaiboxer and a Bullterrier with a twig between its fangs as a sign of peace. The Bullterrier was chosen to resemble because of its courage, intelligence, power, agility and speed. All of these are characteristic for a Chakuriki fighter. Source: fightingmaster.com |
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| Kyoushi Patrick McCarthy (D) |
| Jedem, der seit längerer Zeit an Kampfkunst interessiert ist, ist der Name Patrick McCarthy ein Begriff. Man kennt ihn als Autor verschiedener erstklassiger Bücher und Aufsätze über Geschichte, Entwicklung und Ausübung von Karate, als international anerkannten Experten auf seinem Gebiet, als Lehrer auf theoretischen wie praktischen Seminaren über altes Karate und Kobudo und als Dozenten am Australian College of Natural Medicine. Sein Name ist aus der heutigen Kampfkunstwelt nicht mehr wegzudenken. Patrick McCarthy wurde am 4. Dezember 1954 in Kanada geboren. Source: Koryu Uchinadi Honbu Dojo Berlin |
| Taimak |
…name is pronounced Tie Mock. It’s an Aztec name that means “Striking Eagle”.
Source: Taimak.net |
| Katabami Ju-Jitsu Dojo |
| Academy of Martial Arts & Oriental Healing Arts / Authentic, Traditional & Classical Ju-Jitsu Dojo / Hand to Hand Combat, Oriental Philosophy & Medicine / Himalayan Yoga, Meditation, T’ai Chi Chuan, Chi Gung, / Restoration Therapy and Energy Healing. / Sensei Alexey Kunin, 6 th Dan Ju-Jitsu, / Head of Katabami Ju-Jitsu Family, / Doctor of Natural Medicine & Oriental Arts ( Asia ) / source: katabami-jujitsu.com |
| Mark Dacascos |
His father is of Filipino, Spanish, and Chinese ancestry, mother is half-Irish and half-Japanese. Mark spent first 6 years with grandparents, Raymond and Jane (Kiyoko), in Hawaii.
Mark competed in his first martial arts tournament at the age of 7. Although there are pictures of him doing Kung Fu stances when he was4. Mark lived in Denver before he moved to Europe. His parents had the opportunity to be some of the first Kung Fu teachers in Germany. Mark became friends with Emanuel Bettencourt, a fellow student of his parents’ academy.>>> source: MarkDacascos.com |
| Jackie CHAN |
| (1954- ) Chinese martial artist and motion picture star. Chan was born in Hong Kong and entered the China Drama Academy at 7. His first screen appearance, at 8, was in a Cantonese movie, The Big and Little Wong Tin-Bar source: Dragon list |
| Gen. Hi Choi Hong |
| Korean founder of tai kwon do. As a frail and sickly youth, he studied calligraphy and taekyon under the tutelage of Hann Il Dong. His turbulent political and military career began with an expulsion at 12 for organizing a student walkout, and includes a Japanese imprisonment for complicity in plans to overthrow the wartime military government of Korea.source: Dragon list |
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