Martial Artists

Jet Li

28/11/2011 22:02
  Li Lianjie ([lɨ̀ ljɛ̌ntɕjɛ̌]; born April 26, 1963), better known by his stage name Jet Li, is a Chinese martial artist, actor, film producer, wushu champion, and international film star who was born in Beijing and took up Singaporean citizenship in 2009. After three years of intensive...

Choi Yong-sool

28/11/2011 21:38
  Choi Yong-sool (Hangul: 최용술; November 9, 1904 – June 15, 1986), alternative spelling Choi Yong-sul, was the founder of the martial art hapkido. He was born in today's Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea, and was taken to Japan during the Japanese occupation of Korea when he was eight years...

Yip Man

27/11/2011 22:44
Yip Man (1 October 1893 - 2 December 1972), also spelled as Ip Man,and also known as Yip Kai-Man, was a Chinese martial artist. He had several students who later became martial arts teachers in their own right, including Bruce Lee.   Early life   Yip was born to Yip Oi-dor and...

Mike Zambidis

27/11/2011 22:17
"Iron" Mike Zambidis (Greek: Μιχάλης Ζαμπίδης; born July 15, 1980) is a professional Greek kickboxer and martial artist. He is a 15 time World Champion, and is the current W.I.P.U. "King of the Ring" super-welterweight kickboxing oriental rules world champion also competing in the K-1...

Masahiko Kimura

27/11/2011 00:15
Masahiko Kimura (木村 政彦 Kimura Masahiko, September 10, 1917 – April 18, 1993) was a Japanese judoka (Judo practitioner) who is widely considered one of the greatest judoka of all time.Kimura (5 ft 7in 170 cm; 85 kg, 187 lb) was born on September 10, 1917 in Kumamoto, Japan. In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu,...

Masutatsu Oyama

26/11/2011 22:03
Masutatsu Oyama (大山 倍達 Ōyama Masutatsu, July 27th, 1923 – April 26, 1994), more commonly known as Mas Oyama, was a karate master who founded Kyokushinkai Karate, considered the first and most influential style of full contact karate.He was born Choi Yeong-eui. A Zainichi Korean, he spent most of...

Masaaki Hatsumi

25/11/2011 00:02
  Masaaki Hatsumi (初見良昭 Hatsumi Masaaki, (born 2 December 1931) calls himself the 34th ninjutsu Soke (Grandmaster), and is the founder of the Bujinkan Organization. He currently resides and teaches in the city of Noda, Chiba, Japan. Beginning in childhood, Masaaki Hatsumi studied several...

Bruce Lee

24/11/2011 23:09
Lee was born on 27 November 1940 at the Chinese Hospital in Chinatown, San Francisco.His father, Lee Hoi-chuen was fully Chinese, and his mother, Grace Ho (何愛瑜) was half Chinese and half Caucasian.Lee was the fourth child of five children: Agnes, Phoebe, Peter, and Robert. Lee and his...