Donn Draeger 1922 – 1982“Our Mark Twain of Martial Arts”Donn Draeger was a US Marine from 1943-1956 with the rank of Major. He was an internationally known teacher and practitioner of Japanese mart …

Yamaoka Tesshu 1836 – 1888“Ken-Zen-Sho”Yamaoka Tesshū, was a famous samurai of the Bakumatsu period. He is also noted as the founder of the Itto Shoden Muto-ryu school of swordsmanship. His life br …