Mike Martello was a great friend, a teacher and mentor to so many of us. On June 2nd 2009 he passed away doing what he loved to do: teaching martial arts. He devoted his life to bringing at least a little piece of the vast amount of experience and skill he had attained to everyone open enough to accept it.

The world has lost a great man, but he won’t be forgotten as he’ll live on in everyone of us, who were lucky enough to know him.

Also visit Jake’s blog for lots of memories and links to tributes to Mike.

There’s a new site dedicated to Mike at http://mikemartello.com/