Actor, Promoter and Media Celebrity Danny Zaino was born on August 2, 1960 and is originally from Long Island, New York. He began his Martial Arts studies in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida at the age of fifteen with the local YMCA. Dabbling in the arts of Kang Do Kwon Tae Kwon Do and GoJu-Ryu, Danny began serious training after High School when he joined the United States Army as a Military Police Officer. Stationed in Korea he studied the art of Moo Do Kwon Tae Kwon Do. After 13 months he was transferred to Ft. Bliss, Texas where he joined the US Army Karate Team and became a member of the Black Knight Karate Association studying the art of Japanese GoJu-Ryu. During this time he competed and performed extensively on the International level. Upon completion of his military service he became a Florida Law Enforcement Officer and earned the title of "Kumite Champion" at the Florida Police Olympics in 1984. With four decades of dedication to the Martial Arts Danny has accomplished everything a professional Karate teacher could ever dream of and more.
In 1998 he received the Hall of Fame award for "Innovative Weapon Design of the Year" for his "Pure Warrior" Sports Tonfa designed with competition in mind and has been recognized 7 Times for "Promoter of the Year" along with wife Theresa Zaino for their "Battle of Florida" National Martial Arts Championships. From 2000 to 2008 he ran one of the top martial arts teams in the United States "National Team Pepsi Show Team", sponsored by Pepsi Americas known for their unique and entertaining Martial Arts performance shows in which they have received numerous awards. In 2009 the team was changed to "Team Americas". Today he is the CEO of his own Production Company "Living the Dream Productions, Inc." which produces the online MASBTV NETWORK to include the Online Reality Based News Show "MARTIAL ARTS SHOW BIZ TV" in which he is the Executive Producer & Host, "MARTIAL ARTS ENTERTAINMENT RADIO" where is the the Co Host of "The Danny & Theresa Zaino's Martial Arts Radio Hour" and "MARTIAL ARTS ENTERTAINMENT MAGAZINE" which he helps to co edit. Danny is also the Founder of his own "American GoJu-Ryu Karate & Kobudo Federation" and currently holds the rank of 9th degree Black Belt.
Theresa Zaino was born an "Air Force Brat" at Fort Dix, New Jersey January 29, 1963 and spent most of her childhood in England and upstate New York. Her family later settled in Palm Beach County, Florida when her father retired from the United States Air Force in 1972. In 1984 Theresa began her martial arts studies in the style of Kang Do Kwon Tae Kwon Do under the tutelage of future husband Danny Zaino and has remained dedicated to her martial arts training for the past thirty years. While committed to the GoJu-Ryu style she has also studied the arts of Tae Kwon Do and Thai Boxing. Throughout her training, Theresa has competed at martial arts events on a State, National and World level. For 9 years Theresa operated a commercial martial arts school along with her partner and husband Danny Zaino specializing in children's programs. She also assisted with the martial arts training of her three young adult children Tony, Joey, and Dominique Zaino and other members of their Team Americas "World Martial Arts Show Team", formerly known as "National Team Pepsi Show Team" as Assistant Head Coach.
In 2006 Theresa began her online radio career with husband Danny Zaino interviewing martial arts celebrities and special guests for their "Martial Arts Entertainment Radio" on "The Danny & Theresa Zaino's Martial Arts Radio Hour". She is also the chief editor for their "Martial Arts Entertainment Magazine" online publication and one of the Stars of the hit online TV show "Martial Arts Show Biz TV" starring the Zaino family which is a martial arts entertainment reality based news show that helps promote martial arts celebrities, movie stars, Hollywood movies, events and products. Because of her love for the entertainment business in 2010 Theresa started her own Florida State talent agency and as of 2012 has her own SAG-AFTRA Franchised Talent Agency in Jupiter Florida "Action Entertainment Talent Agency". Today Theresa currently holds the rank of 7th degree Black Belt.
Tony Zaino was born on April 22, 1990 in Palm Beach County, Florida and has been studying the martial arts since the ripe old age of 3. Tony has accomplished much more in his career than most adults much older than he could ever hope for and competed and performed the Tonfa innovated by his father Grand Master Danny Zaino for sports competition ("Pure Warrior Sports Tonfa"), Tony has surpassed many with his skill and application of this weapon most with authority in the arts would consider to be one of the most difficult to master. A member of Team Americas "World Martial Arts Show Team" (formerly National Team Pepsi), Tony is a 9 time Florida State Point Fighting Champion and a 4 time Florida State Continuous Kick Boxing Champion.
He is one of the Stars of the hit online TV show "Martial Arts Show Biz TV" starring the Zaino family which is a martial arts entertainment reality based news show that helps promote martial arts celebrities, movie stars, Hollywood movies, events and products and is the host of his own online Radio Show "Sports Talk". He is a graduate of Palm Beach State College in Film Production, a student of Hollywood Stunt Legend Kim Kahana Sr.'s Stunt & Film School and today currently holds the rank of 3rd degree Black Belt under the tutelage of father Grandmaster Danny Zaino.
Joey Zaino was born on November 2, 1992 in Palm Beach County, Florida and has been studying the martial arts along with his brother Tony and his sister Dominique since the age of 3 years old. A member of "Team Americas" formerly "National Team Pepsi" Joey is a 9 time Florida State Weapons Champion since the age of eight and a 3 year Florida State Continuous Kick Boxing Champion who has a natural talent and ability for any sport he participates in playing as if the game was made for him. He is one of the Stars of the hit online TV show "Martial Arts Show Biz TV" starring the Zaino family which is a martial arts entertainment reality based news show that helps promote martial arts celebrities, movie stars, Hollywood movies, events and products.
He co-hosts the online Radio Show "Sports Talk" on Martial Arts Entertainment Radio and is currently a student at Florida State University in Tallahassee, FL, a student of Hollywood Stunt Legend Kim Kahana Sr.'s Stunt & Film School and holds the rank of 2nd degree Black Belt under the tutaledge of father Grandmaster Danny Zaino.
Dominique Zaino was born on March 11,1994 in Palm Beach County, Florida. Dominique has been studying martial arts since the age of three and is no stranger to the spotlight. During her competition years on "National Team Pepsi World Martial Arts Show Team", now "Team Americas" she won the titles of 9 time Florida State Champion in weapons, forms, and fighting and also competed extensively on the world circuit in 9 divisions to include traditional weapons & forms, point fighting, musical weapons & forms, creative weapons & forms and team forms. She is one of the Stars of the hit online TV show "Martial Arts Show Biz TV" starring the Zaino family which is a martial arts entertainment reality based news show that helps promote martial arts celebrities, movie stars, Hollywood movies, events and products.
She is the host of her own online Radio Show "The Dominique Zaino Show" and is currently a student at Florida State University in Tallahassee, FL in their prestigeous Media Communications program, a student of Hollywood Stunt Legend Kim Kahana Sr.'s Stunt & Film School and holds the rank of 2nd degree Black Belt under the tutelage of father Grandmaster Danny Zaino. Recently Dominique was featured in one of martial arts top publications Budo Magazine.
TODAY WE CONTINUE TO BE ONE OF THE MOST RECOGNIZED MARTIAL ARTS ENTERTAINMENT FAMILIES IN THE WORLD. With awards in the past four decades in the hundreds to include State and National Championship titles, we were recognized and awarded numerous times at some of the top Hall of Fame & Tournament Event venues for our Promoting & Coaching skills to include receiving "Demo Team of the Year" for five consecutive years with our "Team Americas", formerly known as "National Team Pepsi Show Team" sponsored by "Pespi Americas". We are the hosts of our own award winning radio shows on the Martial Arts Entertainment Radio, Stars of Martial Arts Show Biz TV online entertainment reality based news show, publishers of our Martial Arts Entertainment Magazine, and are soon to be releasing our Documentary Film "Born to Compete" - the Zaino's. The Zaino's are all in the entertainment industry starring in Hollywood feature films and promoting Hollywood Blockbusters Worldwide. This year the Zaino's MASBTV NETWORK will be airing their seven show mini series "The Road to Hollywood" filmed throughout LA, San Fransisco and Florida and has recently expanded to Australia with our television partners KAPOW TV and Latin America.
