William Kwai Sun Chow Biography
by Zoran Sevic William K S Chow was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1914. He spent most of his life practicing and perfecting his martial arts; usually on the streets of Hawaii. He had the ability to remember every technique he had learned. William Chow was also known as “Thunderbolt” because of his incredible speed [...]
Keith Hackney Bio
Martial Arts History Keith Hackney began his training, in 1974, at the age of 14 in wrestling and boxing. In 1976, he began his training in Tae Kwon Do. He eventually achieved the rank of 2nd Black. In 1988 he continued his training in the Korean arts in Tang So Do, also achieving a 2nd [...]
Mike Vassolo Bio
by Zoran Sevic Martial Arts History In 1977, Mike Vassolo began his training in the martial arts in Goju-Shorei. In 1980 Mr. Vassolo began his training in kenpo, under John McSweeney, one of Ed Parker’s earlier black belts. Mr. Vassolo was one of John McSweeney’s first black belts in Illinois, along with Tom Saviano and [...]
