It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of James Biggica, founder of Warrior Martial Art Supply.
James was the kind of person you just don’t come across often — someone who saw a problem, figured it out, and built something better. Over the last 23 years he developed many things that have now become the standard in Wing Chun equipment. He started with the nine-board laminating process that solved the dummy cracking issues that had plagued the industry for years. He invented the modern free-standing dummy mount, a design now copied worldwide. He created training tools like the Recoil Reaction stand and the Rice Bag Trainer that changed the way people train Wing Chun on their own. His dummies have appeared on screen in Sherlock Holmes, Supergirl, and Daredevil, the Man Show, and quite a few others.
James learned his woodworking from his father and his artistic eye from his mother, and he turned both of those gifts into something that outlasts him. His legacy will live on in every dummy and training device he put his hands to — they will continue to be used, trained on, and appreciated for years to come. “Train Hard” is how he signed every email, and training hard on the equipment he made is the perhaps best way to honor him.
We worked alongside James for 13 years, and in that time his work ethic, integrity, and care for his customers never wavered. He was an irreplaceable partner, and he will be sorely missed.
