Everyday Martial Artist

John Riddle is a world-renowned Self Defense Specialist, a private security professional, and Motivational Speaker. During his air force career, he earned the title of Combat Arms Training Instructor. As a police officer, he continued to develop his expertise with weapons and defensive tactics. During his 16 years as a SWAT operator, he conducted well over 1000 SWAT operations. He has been studyin...

Jean is a recently retired Senior Agent for the US Government with extensive experience in conducting criminal and administrative investigations. With a career spanning over 25 years in Law Enforcement, she has been the lead investigator on several high profile cases. She is a sought after speaker and presenter in corporate, law enforcement and mental health arenas. She has authored numerous menta...

Anthony was born in Glendale, CA and attended Cal State Northridge. He is an actor, choreographer, martial arts expert and weapons expert. On television you have seen him is shows like The Original Battlestar Galactica, The A-team, The Master, The Dukes of Hazzard, Macgyver *My all-time favorite), Renegade, Star Trek Voyager, Grimm, NCIS, Mythbusters and more. His fight scene on the show Highlande...

Matt was born in Pennsylvania, but lives in Colorado most of the time. He is an author, entrepreneur and martial artist. He graduated from Penn State with a degree in writing and natural science in 2006. He started his blog in 2008 and started his own company, Apsos Media, in 2009 He also started Apsos Publishing in 2015 to publish his own works, and to help other martial artists publish theirs. M...

Iain started training in the martial arts when he was only 4 and earned his black belt in the Jhoon Rhee system this past summer. But martial arts isn’t something he is known for by most people. He first gained prominence from a YouTube series where he reviewed musical theatre productions. This led to the attention of the theatre industry and he even served as a correspondent for Perez Hilto...

Kim was born and raised in Annapolis, MD. He is a martial artist, Actor and a Podcaster. When he was younger he was involved in baseball, tennis and lacrosse before finding martial arts. He earned his black belt in 2004 and currently holds the rank of 2nd degree black belt. When not training he hosts a Podcast called “The Kim Hoang Podcast Experience” and has also acted in local films,...

Andre was born in Birmingham, AL and attended high school in Neward, NJ. He was an All-American defensive end and 3 year letterman at the University of Iowa and was also a 2 time All Big Ten Selection. He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the 2nd round of the 1982 NFL Draft. He played 11 seasons in the NFL for the Patriots, was in 5 Pro Bowls and entered the NFL Hall of Fame in 2008. He h...

Richard is an Australian martial artist, stuntman and actor. After high school he worked as a bodyguard in the entertainment industry before pursuing an acting career. His first screen appearance was in the 1980 Chuck Norris film The Octagon and he has worked on over 80 feature films and television shows since. He has appeared in numerous martial arts films, facing off against action stars such as...

Chris Casamassa started his martial arts journey at the age of 4. Over a 10 year stretch on the tournament circuit he was a 4-time national champion in forms, he won 2 national weapons titles and was a top 5 rated middleweight fighter. After retiring from competition he focused on his film and television career with roles in China O’Brien, Shootfighter, Walker Texas Ranger, Martial Law, as S...

Charlie is a founding partner of Moore & Lee LLP. He practices in all areas of litigation, focusing in construction, healthcare, general and professional liability, gaming, and corporate & commercial law. In which he has negotiated over 2500 settlements. He started martial arts in 1969 with Grandmaster Jhoon Rhee, becoming an instructor in the Jhoon Rhee system. He even taught martial arts...

Joao was born in Brasilia, Brazil and moved to Rio de Janeiro was he was 17. In his youth he was very active in swimming. As part of the sports and nutrition world he was a top sales rep for Optimum Nutrition and started his own store in 1999. During this time he developed a friendship with Carlson Gracie. He has been teaching martial arts in the Austin Area for 2 decades and has operated his own...

Jodi is an author, teacher, mother, and 5th degree martial arts master. She has a bachelor’s degree in social sciences and communication and a master’s degree in education. She taught 5th and 6th grade special education for 10 years. Her and her husband, (Who is an 8th dan Grandmaster) together with their three children, own and run a martial arts studio, “The Martial Way”, in Southern California....

Pat has been involved in martial arts for over 55 years. He currently holds a 10th Degree black belt in Karate and a 2nd degree black belt in BJJ. He has been a competitor, Instructor, School owner and Promoter. A top ranked Karate National Competitor, a 3 time Black Belt Masters World Champ in BJJ. He has promoted over 1500 people to Black Belt in Karate. Owned multiple school locations for 46 ye...

Isaac grew up in Israel and regularly visited the cinema with Bruce Lee being an idol and influence. He started training in Martial Arts at an early age, and has trained in numerous styles, opening his own school in 1979. As a young man he completed mandatory service is the Israeli Army for 3 years before studying Film & television at Tel Aviv University. His first short film in 1987 was calle...

Rondy was a senior designer in Advertising/Marketing firms in Detroit for over 10 years eventually opening her own agency. After getting involved in martial arts it ended up becoming a very important part of her life. She lived and trained in Korea for 2 years then returned to the US and opened her own school. She is a speaker & Presenter and has given talks all over the world. She has appeare...

Stephen was born in Wilmington, DE and raised in Dayton, OH. He attended Miami University in Oxford, OH and left with with a degree in Speech and Theatre. He has spent his entire adult life in the pursuit of perfection through the study of the Asian martial arts and spiritual traditions, living and traveling throughout North America, Japan, Europe, the Arctic, China, Tibet, Nepal, and India. Promo...

Lynnette was born in Illinois but grew up in Detroit. As a child she mainly played basketball and was the captain of her team and was named all city and all state. She planned on playing basketball in the olympics, but her knees disagreed… After High School she got involved in Tae Kwon Do and in 1988 won a GOLD MEDAL in Seoul, Korea She was an olympian again in 1992 and took home the bronze. In th...

Phillip Ahn is a board certified family physician who has served the needy in the south side of chicago his entire career. He has made over 25 mission trips to developing countries in Latin America, Africa and the Caribbean. He is the author of the books Mortal Doctor and Mortal Discipline. Phillip is best known for his portrayal of the character Shang Tsung in the popular video game Mortal Kombat...

Mallory is a former multiple NASKA Lightweight champion from the DMV area. Spending the late 90’s and early 2000’s on Sport Karate teams, Team Elite and Team CJB. In the later half of 2012 he joined SportsMartialArts.com to help bring the sport to the next level with Professional coverage. He is the play by play commentator for Night Show Tournament Broadcasts. Away from martial arts h...

Jim Erickson grew up in a small town in North Dakota. He got involved in boxing at a young age. he was a boxing coach for 15 years. He was appointed to the ND Athletic Commission and was leading the commission as ND became one of the first states in the country to Sanction MMA in 2006. In 2008 he became the Executive Director of the Dept of Athletic Regulation for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Ind...

Francis holds a B.S. in Biology with a minor in Psychology, as well as a B.A. in AOS in Network Engineering. He has been training in martial arts for over 40 years. He was the manager and head instructor of the Glenn Dale Jhoon Rhee School. In arizona he served for 5 years as the Vice President and Head Instructor of America’s Best Karate. In 2004 he moved back to Virginia and became the co-...

Marshall is retired US Navy and a former deputy sheriff in Memphis, TN. He is a motivational speaker and a Singer/songwriter. He has appeared in over 130 film and tv projects. He was in blockbuster movies The Rock and Armageddon, and appeared in hit TV series like Friday Night Lights, Babylon 5 and some of my favorites like Knight Rider, Macgyver, Sliders, Pacific Blue, Criminal Minds and so many...

Rick is a Senior Full Instructor under Dan Inosanto in Jeet Kune Do and Filipino Martial Arts. He is a 5th level instructor under Dan Inosanto in Maphilindo Silat. Ajarn and Regional Director for World Muay Thai Association under Master Chai Sirisute. Full Instructor under Sifu Paul Vunak and an Instructor under Larry Hartsell. He has trained the spectrum of students from Military and Law Enforcem...

Greg was born in Washington, DC and moved to New Mexico when he was 3 years old. He comes from a family of wrestlers (his father, brother and uncle were all champions in the sport). In 1992 after graduating from Rio Grande HS he founded his own martial art, Gaidojutsu. He is co-owner of the Jackson Wink MMA academy in Albuquerque, NM which is widely considered one of the top MMA training camps in...

Chris is based out of Toronto, CA and has studied martial arts for over 40 years. He has black belts in several systems and has cross-trained in numerous arts. He teaches private lessons to small groups and also local and international seminars. He is also a blogger and podcaster. Outside of martial arts he is a husband, father and former software developer. He is currently an elementary school te...