Everyday Martial Artist

Samantha is 16 years old. She is a multiple time world champion martial artist,and has been doing karate for most of her life. In 2021, she performed on a French TV Show called“Game of Talents.” When not doing martial arts, she enjoys doing outdoor activities, spending timewith her dogs, and making art. Please enjoy her story Minnesota girl shows off martial arts skills on French talent show | FOX 9 KMSP – YouTube

Andrew started his martial arts journey in 1990 and has studied numerous styles throughout his martialarts journey. He is currently the producer and co-host of Whistlekick Martial Arts Radio Podcast. For his day job, he is New Englands only full-time bagpipe band drumming instructor. And he loves Best of The Best (Sorry Jeremy…) Please enjoy his story. whistlekick Martial Arts Radio Episode 565 – Best of the Best (Movie) – Jeremy & Andrew Discuss the 1989 Classic Martial Arts Film – YouTube Andrew Adams grade 1 snare hornpipe/jig, Scotia Glenville Indoor 2017 – YouTube

Olivier is a French World Kickboxing Champion and former Commando marine.He has been a professional bodyguard and personal trainer. He created his own athletic brandand is a licensed helicopter pilot.He was discovered at the 1987 Cannes Film festival and has appeared in over 40 films and multiple TV series. In addition to being in front of the camera he has also been involved in Directing, Producing and Screen Writing. Olivier Gruner – The Official Website Grunertactical Olivier Gruner – IMDb OLIVIER GRUNER – YouTube

Fumio Demura was born in Yokoham, Japan in 1938. He is the author of such well known books asShito-Ryu Karate (1971) Tonfa: Karate Weapon of Self Defense (1982), Bo: Karate Weapon ofself defense (1987) and many more. He has appeared in several movies like: The Warrier Within, The Island of Dr Moreau, Rising Sun, Ninjaand of course some of my favorites, The Karate Kid movies in which he was the stunt Double for Pat Morita.He is also the subject of the 2015 documentary “The Real Miyagi”. Genbu-Kai International · Santa Ana, California (genbukai-hq.org) TEKKO (Horse Shoe Weapon) – OKINAWAN KOBUDO By Fumio Demura – YouTube Watch The Real Miyagi (2015) – Free Movies | Tubi (tubitv.com) Fumio Demura – IMDb

Marc Tedeschi is an internationally respected designer,photographer, educator, and martial arts master.He has studied Eastern philosophy, healing arts, andcombatives, for more than 45 years, training extensivelyin Hapkido, Taekwondo, Jujutsu, Judo, and Karate.A prolific writer, Mr. Tedeschi’s landmark publicationsrank with the finest ever produced on the healing andmartial arts. He is the author of over a dozen books,including the 1136-page Hapkido, the 896-pageTaekwondo, Essential Anatomy for Healing andMartial Arts, and a unique series of general martialarts books, that provide an in-depth look at the coreconcepts and techniques shared by a broad range ofmartial arts. Check out his Website and his books here: Marc Tedeschi Mr. Tedeschi was a 7th degree black belt in Hapkidobefore founding his own style of Hapkido in 2007.He holds arts degrees from the Rochester Institute ofTechnology and the Kansas City Art Institute, formerlytaught design at the Academy of Art University and theUniversity of San Francisco, and has been a strategicdesign consultant to major corporations and institutionsworldwide. He currently devotes most of his time towriting, teaching, and training, and is working ona broad range of projects related to Asian culture.He also serves as president of Hapkido West,a California-based nonprofit organization dedicated tothe martial ways. Visit Hapkido West here: Hapkido West: A Nonprofit Organization Dedicated to the Martial Art of Hapkido

Marc is a 35 year veteran of the martial arts. A USA Tae Kwon Do Certified Referee workingin both Poomsae and Sparring. He has been the editor of Tae Kwon Do Life Magazine since 2016 and before that was a lead coorespondent at Tae Kwon Do Times Magazine. He has also hosted the Tae Kwon Do Life Magazine Podcast for 3 years. Please enjoy his story. Amazon.com: Marc A. Zirogiannis: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle Tae Kwon Do Life Magazine – “A Celebration of Life through The Martial Arts” (tkdlifemagazine.com) Taekwondo Life Magazine’s Podcast en Apple Podcasts

Byron Jabara is a Liettenant in the fire dept who also reached the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro lastyear. He is a martial artist and one of the hosts of the BJJ Brick podcast Please enjoy his story BjjBrick Podcast- BJJ, no-gi and good times! on Apple Podcasts About Us | BjjBrick

Ken has been a martial artist for 49 years. He is known for going beneath the surface, teaching internal body mechanics in aneasy-to-understand way, and he has fun while he teaches, always quick to crack a joke or make a bad pun. He uses a science and evidence-based approach, rejecting much of the “woo woo” mystical mumbo jumbo that many internal arts teachers embrace. He believes the internal arts should be based on reality,not fantasy and “ancient,” out-dated, bogus science. He is also an author, blogger and Podcaster. Ken Gullette Bio – A Life in Martial Arts (internalfightingarts.com) The Internal Arts Website of Sifu Ken Gullette (kungfu4u.com) Internal Fighting Arts | Learn Real-World Martial Arts Insights from Top Instructors of Tai Chi – Xingyi – Bagua and Qiqong on Apple Podcasts

TW (Tim) Smith is the host of Kungfu Podcasts with 300 episodes of content.His journey in Chinese Martial Arts began in the late 1980’s and continues to teach in Raleigh NC. He has been teaching HopGar aka Lama Pai, ChoyLiFut, HsingI, YiChuan, Bagua Zhang and TaiJi Chuansince the mid 90’s. He has also been working with chronic disease patients in hospitals and clinics since 1989. Please enjoy his story. Podcasts – TW Smith TW Smith’s Martial Arts Center – Traditional Martial Arts in Raleigh, NC (twsmithmartialartscenter.com) TW Smith – KungFu Podcasts with TW Smith

Marco Lala is one of the most active invest property specialists in the New York Metro.He has personally handled the sale of nearly 500 buildings in the NY Metropolitan areaand performed evaluations on several thousand. He holds a black belt in Kyokushin, Judo and BJJ. He has produced numerous books and training videos. He created his own martial arts system. He will talk about his personally philosophy P.R.A.D. Please enjoy Marco Lala. FightingSecrets.com