The Wall of Legends
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The Martial Arts Collective Society honors the masters of the martial arts that have come before us. If a past martial artist has made a huge impact on the martial arts community, they can be eligible to be placed on the Wall of Legends.
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Check out our Virtual Wall of Legends Below. Each section contains the most impactful Legends of their time! If you see a * next to the Master's Name, click on it to see a video in honor of that teacher.
If you would like to nominate a past master to appear on our wall, please scroll to the bottom of the page and fill out our nomination form for that master to be evaluated by the Martial Arts Collective Society.
2023 Legacy
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Joseph Directo Emperado
Antonio “Tony” Lasit Maestro Dentoy Revillar Michael J. DePasquale, Jr. David L. Smith |
Bob White
Fumio Demur Soke Karl Marx Great Grandmaster Ernesto A. Presas Senior Grandmaster Alan M. Reyes |
Gatekeepers
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Sifu Ming Lum*
Grand Master Mike Young* Hanshi Paul Yamaguchi Grand Master Bing Fai Lau |
Kempo Arts
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Grand Master Masayoshi Mitose
Professor Thomas S.H. Young Professor Simeon Eli Grand Master William Chow Professor Charles Lee Shihan Ron Alo |
Senior Grand Master Edmund Parker
Sibok Thomas Kelly Professor Nick Cerio GGM Frederick J. Villari Sensei Luis Orbegoso* Grand Master George Pesare |
Joe Hyams
Professor Marino Tiwanak Professor Albert Church Jr. Grand Master Frank Trejo Grand Master Al Tracy Great Grandmaster Ralph Castro |
Kajukenbo
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Sijo Adriano Emperado
Grand Master Victor (Sonny) Gascon Grandmaster Jaime Basquez. Master Tony Ramos Grandmaster Max Togisala |
Senior Grand Master Emil Bautista
Professor Walter Godin Grand Master George Iversen Senior Grand Master Joe Halbuna Great Grand Master Charles Gaylord |
Professor Sid Asuncion
Grand Master & Professor Jon Loren Grand Master Aleju Reyes Uncle Frank Ordonez Sifu Glenn Abrescy |
Judo/Jujutsu AIkido
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Seishiro “Henry” Okazaki
Professor Liebert O’Sullavan Ivan Gene LeBell Professor Jane Carr Professor John Chow-Hoon Professor Sam Luke Professor Francisco Limbago Keiko Fukuda Grand Master Helio Gracie |
Hanshi Raymond “Duke” Moore
Professor Jack Wheat Professor Sig Kufferath Professor Wally Jay Shihan Joe Holck O'Sensei Morihei Ueshiba Jigoro Kano Takeda Sokaku Soke Michael DePasquale |
Grand Master Moses Powell
Hanshi Ronald Duncan Koichi Tohe Dai Shihan Dennis Palumbo Soke Don Angier Professor Bill Montero Professor Lee Eichelberger |
Karate / Kobudo / Swordsmanship
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Grand Master Robert A. Trias
Hohan Soken Shihan Edward “Bobby” Lowe Sifu Clarence Tai Lee Glenn R. Keeney Toshitsugu Takamatsu Shodai Eugene “Gene” Thorner Master Steve Armstrong Grand Master Frank Ruiz Gichen Funakoshi Master Hidetaka Nishiyama OSensei Richard Kim Hanshi John Pachivas Kyoshi Ridgley Abele |
Soke Chojun Miyagi
Soke Motobu Choki Hanshi Choshin Chibana Professor George Anderson Sensei Taiji Kase Soke Yasuhiro Konishi Sensei Keinosue Enoeda Shoshin Nagamine Master Shigeru Egami Grand Master Sid Campbell Soke Glenn Kwan Hanshi Don Buck Sensei Hironori Ohtsuka Grand Master Wally Szlagowski |
O’Sensei Tsuyoshi Chitose
Command Sergeant Major Henry Slomanski Grand Master Gogen Yamaguchi Sosai Masutatsu Oyama Hanshi Masayuki Shimabukuro* Hanshi Masatoshi Nakayama Sensei Peter Urban Sensei Robert Halliburton Sensei Park Shelton Joe Lewis Don F Draeger Hanshi Vincent Cruz Grand Master Harry Mok Grandmaster James H. Hawkes |
Kung Fu / Tai Chi / Silat
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Sifu Dennis Decker
Sifu Leo Fong Sigung Takauki “Taky” Kimura Grandmaster Chin Lik Keong Grand Master Yip Man Sifu James Yimm Lee Professor Cheng Man Ching Guru Rudy Ter Linden |
Grand Master Ark Yuey Wong
Grand Master Jimmy H. Woo Sifu Arthur Yau Sung Lee Hanshi Kuo Lien Ying Bruce Lee Master Willie Wetzel Great Grand Master Daniel Kane Pai Grand Master Brendan Lai |
Grand Master Tu’umamao “Tino”Tuiolosega
Otto Randolph VanDerGroen Pendekar Paul De Thouars Pendekar Victor De Thouars* Sifu Jerry Poteet Thomas St. Charles Grandmaster Wong Jack Man |
Arnis / Kali / Escrima
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Grand Master Remy Presas
Grand Master Angel Cabales Grand Master Floro Villabrille Grandmaster Alfredo Bandalan Supreme Grand Master Dionisio “Diony” Cañete Grandmaster Ben T. Largusa Professor Florendo Vistacion |
Grandmaster Rene Latosa
Grand Master Leo Giron Master Santiago “Sonny” Umpad Suro Michael Inay Sigung Richard Bustillo Olohe Solomon Kaihewalu Great Grandmaster Gilbert Tenio |
Taekwondo / Hapkido
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Grandmaster John Natividad
Master Randy Stigall* Grand Master Jhoon Rhee Grand Master Bong Soo Han Grandmaster General Choi Hong Hi Great Grandmaster Kwang Kee |
Great Grandmaster Myung Kyu Kang
Dr. David Jordan Bob Wall Lewis Ray “Skipper” Mullins Grand Master J. Pat Burleson |
Wall of Legends Application
Please fill out the form below to nominate a past master for the Wall of Legends.
Submission of this form does NOT guarantee inclusion to the wall.
Submission of this form does NOT guarantee inclusion to the wall.
In order to be considered the nominee must have had a significant impact on the martial arts community and/or had notable students that have made an impact. Please note: The Wall of Legends is only for masters who have deceased.