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| x Chris Maden |
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Master Instructor of Martial Arts | Oct 20, 2007 |
Chris Maden is a data analyst, Libertarian politician, and martial arts instructor. He lives in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.Chris was employed by Metaweb Technologies, Inc., makers of Freebase.com, from 2005 until 2009; his career since college has...
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| Fourth Degree | Oct 20, 2007 | Taekwondo | |||
| Second Degree | Nov 10, 2006 | Hapkido | |||
| Senior Instructor of Martial Arts | Nov 19, 2005 | ||||
| Third Degree | Nov 19, 2005 | Taekwondo | |||
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| x Chang Kyun Yu | Eighth Degree | Taekwondo | |||
| x Ken Craig | Seventh Degree | Taekwondo | |||
| x Bruce Lee |
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Bruce Jun Fan Lee (李振藩, 李小龍; pinyin: Lǐ Zhènfān, Lǐ Xiăolóng; November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973) was an American-born Chinese Hong Kong martial artist, philosopher, instructor, martial arts actor, film director, screenwriter, and the founder of the...
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| x Scott Sonnon |
Scott Sonnon is a celebrity fitness coach, yoga guru and wellness speaker known for training stars such as Peta Wilson and Donna Karan as well as Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts fighters such as Alberto Crane, Jorge Rivera, Andrei...
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| x Marvin Perry |
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Marvin Perry is a former champion kickboxer (born on November 10, 1977 from Trinidad, West Indies). Perry started training in Karate at age 13. He then trained for about two years before coming to the United States and beginning training in Kung Fu....
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| x Randy Couture |
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Randy Duane Couture (born June 22, 1963) is an American mixed martial artist, Greco-Roman wrestler, actor, former collegiate wrestler, and the former heavyweight champion of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Couture is one of only two UFC fighters...
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| x Wong Jack Man |
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Wong Jack Man (Chinese:黃澤民, pinyin: Huáng Zémín, born c.1940 in Hong Kong) is a Chinese martial artist and martial arts teacher, best known for a martial arts duel with Bruce Lee in Oakland in 1964.
Wong taught classes in Tai Chi Chuan, Xingyiquan...
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| x Kwan Sai Hung |
Kwan Sai Hung (born 1920) is the subject of the books Chronicles of Tao and is a Taoist Monk from the Zheng Yi sect of Taoism from the Huashan monastery. He is also a martial arts master.
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| x Cung Le |
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Cung Le (born May 25, 1972 in Saigon, South Vietnam) is a Vietnamese American Sanshou practitioner, actor and mixed martial artist fighting out of San Jose, California. He is the current Strikeforce Middleweight Champion.
Cung Le was born in Saigon,...
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| x Pierre Vigny |
Pierre Vigny (1869 - ?) was a Swiss master-at-arms who was active during the late 19th century and early 20th century. He specialised in the French savate style of martial arts and in the art of stick fighting known as La canne which he heavily...
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| x Bhima |
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In the Mahābhārata, Bhima (Sanskrit: भीम, IAST: Bhīma) was the second of the Pandava brothers. He was son of Kunti by Vayu, but like the other brothers, he was acknowledged son by Pandu . He was distinguished from his brothers by his great stature...
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| x Li Bai |
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Li Bai or Li Po (Chinese: 李白; pinyin: Lǐ Bái) (701 – 762) was a Chinese poet. He was part of the group of Chinese scholars called the "Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup" in a poem by fellow poet Du Fu. Li Bai is often regarded, along with Du Fu, as...
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| x Theseus |
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For other uses, see Theseus (disambiguation)
Theseus (Greek: Θησεύς) was a legendary king of Athens, son of Aethra, and fathered by Aegeus and Poseidon, with both of whom Aethra lay in one night. Theseus was a founder-hero, like Perseus, Cadmus or...
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| x Mike Tyson |
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Michael Gerard "Mike" Tyson, also known as Malik Abdul Aziz, (born June 30, 1966) is a retired American boxer. He was the undisputed heavyweight champion and remains the youngest man ever to win the WBC, WBA and IBF world heavyweight titles. He won...
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| x Muhammad Ali |
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Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr., January 17, 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.) is a retired American boxer and three-time World Heavyweight Champion. As an amateur, he won a gold medal in the light heavyweight division at the 1960...
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| x Steven Seagal |
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Steven F. Seagal (born April 10, 1951) is an American action movie actor, producer, writer, director, martial artist, philanthropist, guitarist and singer-songwriter. He belongs to a generation of movie action hero actors (including Chuck Norris,...
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| x Jean-Claude Van Damme |
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Jean-Claude Van Damme (born Jean-Claude Camille François Van Vaerenbergh 18 October 1960(1960-10-18)) is a Belgian martial artist and actor who is best known for martial arts and action movies, the most successful being Bloodsport, Timecop and...
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| x George Foreman |
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George Edward Foreman (born January 10, 1949) is an American two-time World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Olympic gold medalist, and entrepreneur.
He became the oldest man ever to win a major heavyweight title when, at 45, he knocked out 26-year-old...
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| x Yip Man |
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Yip Man (traditional Chinese: 葉問; simplified Chinese: 叶问; pinyin: yè wèn, Cantonese Jyutping: jip man; main spelling Ip Man; also known as 葉繼問 1 October 1893-2 December 1972) was the first martial arts master (Chinese: Sifu) to teach the Chinese...
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| x Sonny Chiba |
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Shinichi Chiba (千葉 真一, Chiba Shin'ichi) (born January 23, 1939), also known as Sonny Chiba, is a Japanese actor. Chiba was one of the first actors to achieve stardom through his skills in martial arts, initially in Japan and later before an...
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| x Jayavarman VII |
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Jayavarman VII (1125 - 1215) was a king of the Khmer Empire (c.1181-1215) in present day Siem Reap. Cambodia. He was the son of King Dharanindravarman II (r. 1150-1160) and Queen Sri Jayarajacudamani. He married Jayarajadevi and then, after her...
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| x Dolph Lundgren |
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Dolph Lundgren (born Hans Lundgren on 3 November 1957) is a Swedish actor, director, model, and karateka.
Well known for his tall stature and level of fitness, at peak, Lundgren stands around 6' 5" (195 cm) and weighs around 245 lb. (120 kg). He...
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| x Ken Shamrock |
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Kenneth Wayne Shamrock (born Kenneth Wayne Kilpatrick on February 11, 1964) is an American mixed martial arts fighter and UFC Hall of Famer. He is best known for his participation in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Pancrase, and Pride Fighting...
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| x Royce Gracie |
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Royce Gracie (English pronunciation: /ˈhɔɪs ˈɡræsiː/; born December 12, 1966) is a professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner.
Gracie became well-known in the mid 1990s with a string of submission victories...
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| x Mestre Bimba |
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Manuel dos Reis Machado, commonly called Mestre Bimba (born November 23, 1899, Salvador, Brazil - February 15, 1974) was a mestre (a master practitioner) of the Afro-Brazilian martial art capoeira.
Machado is said to have had two birth certificates,...
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| x Leung Ting |
Leung Ting (born 1947) is the founder and permanent president of the International WingTsun Association.
Leung chose the spelling of WingTsun to differentiate his teachings from those of other Wing Chun schools, and to keep them from passing off...
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| x Mestre Pastinha |
Vicente Ferreira Pastinha (commonly called Mestre Pastinha) (April 5, 1889, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil – November 13, 1981) was a mestre (a master practitioner) of the Afro-Brazilian martial art Capoeira.
The son of José Señor Pastinha and Eugênia...
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| x Renzo Gracie |
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Renzo Gracie (English pronunciation: /ˈhɛnzoʊ ˈɡræsiː/; born March 11, 1967) is a practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) and a member of the Gracie family from Brazil. He is the son of Robson Gracie, grandson of Carlos Gracie, nephew and 5th...
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| x Frank Shamrock |
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Frank Shamrock (born Frank Alisio Juarez III on December 8, 1972 in Santa Monica, California) is an American mixed martial arts fighter. Shamrock was the first to hold the UFC Middleweight championship (renamed the UFC Light Heavyweight championship...
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| x Rickson Gracie |
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Rickson Gracie (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈhiksõ ˈɡɾejsi]; born November 20, 1958) is a Brazilian martial artist and professional mixed martial artist who holds a 8th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He is a member of the Gracie family:...
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| x Imi Lichtenfeld |
Imre ("Imi") Lichtenfeld (1910 – January 9, 1998) is the founder of the self-defense system Krav Maga. He is also known by the Hebrew calque of his name, Imi Sde-Or.
Imre was born to a Hungarian Jewish family in Budapest in the Austro-Hungarian...
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| x Maung Gyi |
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Maung Gyi is a Burmese martial artist that introduced Bando into the United States.
Maung Gyi's father was Ba Than (Gyi). He was the Director of Physical Education and Sports in the Ministry of Education in Burma. He always encouraged his son to...
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| x Oleg Taktarov |
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Oleg Nikolaevich Taktarov (Russian: Олег Николаевич Тактаров; born August 26, 1967) is a Russian mixed martial artist and actor. He is a practitioner of Sambo, Krav Maga and Judo and has competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and PRIDE...
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| x Darren Levine |
Darren Levine is a martial artist, an entrepreneur, and a prosecutor for the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office. He is best known for helping to popularize Krav Maga, the official hand-to-hand combat system of the Israel Defense Forces....
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| x Ramon Dekkers |
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Ramon "The Diamond" Dekkers (born September 4, 1969) is a Dutch former professional kickboxer famous for being an eight time Muay Thai and kickboxing world champion. He was the most famous foreign kickboxer in Thailand in the 1990s. He was also the...
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| x Marco Ruas |
Marco Antônio de Lima Ruas (born January 23, 1961) is a professional mixed martial arts fighter and instructor. He is famous for being the founder of Ruas Vale Tudo, a hybrid of Brazilian submission fighting and kickboxing; he has instructed...
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| x Andrei Arlovski |
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Andrei Arlovski (Belarusian: Андрэй Арлоўскі, born February 4, 1979) is a Belarusian mixed martial arts fighter and a former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion. He is considered to be one of the top ten ranked Heavyweights in the...
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| x Hélio Gracie |
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Hélio Gracie (October 1, 1913 – January 29, 2009) was a Brazilian martial artist who, together with his brother Carlos Gracie, founded the art of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, known internationally as Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ). Until his death, Hélio was the...
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| x Remy Presas |
Remy Amador Presas (December 19, 1936 – August 28, 2001) was the founder of Modern Arnis, a popular Filipino martial art. Born in the Philippines, he moved to the United States in the 1970s, where he taught his art via seminars and camps. He also...
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| x Fumio Demura |
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Fumio Demura (born in Yokohama, Japan in 1938) is a Japanese martial artist and martial arts teacher, 9th dan in Shitō-ryū, holding the title of shihan.
At the age of 8 he began training in the martial arts under Asano Sensei, and started training...
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| x Karl Istaz |
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Karl Istaz (August 3, 1924 - July 28, 2007) was a professional wrestler and trainer born in Antwerp, Belgium, best known by his ring name Karl Gotch. The German suplex is named after Gotch.
In Japan, Gotch was known as "God of Pro Wrestling" due to...
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| x Wang Lang |
Wang Lang (? - 228) was a politician during the end of the Han Dynasty and during the Three Kingdoms era of China. Through his granddaughter's marriage to Sima Zhao, he would become great grandfather to Sima Yan, who would later become Emperor Wu of...
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| x Carlos Gracie |
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Carlos Gracie (September 14, 1902-October 7, 1994) was the first Gracie to learn Judo from Otávio Mitsuyo Maeda. Based on this judo training, Carlos and his brothers founded the martial art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Carlos Gracie died in 1994 at the...
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| x Dae Sung Moon |
Moon Dae-Sung (born September 3, 1976) is a 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Olympic taekwondo athlete from South Korea. He won a gold medal at the 2004 Olympics held in Athens, Greece, in the heavyweight division after knocking out Greece's...
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| x Terry Dobson |
Terry Dobson (1937-1992) was an American aikido pioneer, aikido teacher and writer. Dobson is one of the Western aikido practitioners who studied directly under the founder of aikido, Morihei Ueshiba.
Born in Cambridge, Mass. to a wealthy family on...
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| x Ronald Duncan |
Ronald Duncan (6 August 1914 - 3 June 1982) was a writer, poet and playwright, now best known for preparing the libretto for Benjamin Britten's opera The Rape of Lucretia, first performed in 1946.
Duncan was born, with the surname Dunkelsbühler, in...
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| x Wagner Bull |
Wagner Bull was born in 1949 started practing Aikido in 1969, and now is an aikido teacher living in Brazil. He holds the rank of 6th dan in the Aikikai and is both Technical director and President of Brazil Aikikai. He is the founder of the...
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| x Masamichi Noro |
Masamichi Noro (野呂 昌道, Noro Masamichi, born in 1935) is the founder of Kinomichi and was an internal student of Master Morihei Ueshiba, the founder of Aikido
Masamichi NORO 野呂昌道 was born January 21, 1935 in Aomori, Japan. One of the characteristics...
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| x Eyal Yanilov |
Eyal Yanilov (1959- ) is the Chief Instructor of the International Krav Maga Federation.
Mr. Yanilov began training in Krav Maga in 1973 and holds the Master level 3/Expert level 8 grade, granted by Imi Sde-Or, the founder of Krav Maga. He also...
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| x Haim Gidon |
Haim Gidon is a world renowned teacher of Krav Maga (Hebrew קרב מגע: "contact combat"), an Israeli-originated self-defense and military hand-to-hand combat system taught to military, police forces and civilians worldwide.
He has been the Grandmaster...
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| x Kobi Lichtenstein |
Kobi Lichtenstein (1964- ) is the Chief Instructor of the South American Federation of Krav Maga. He is also the Krav Maga's Introducer in South America.
Kobi Lichtenstein was born in 1964, in the city of Rechovot, Israel.
At the age of three, he...
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| x Joo Bang Lee | |||||
| x Joo Sang Lee | |||||
| x Sean Kim San | |||||
| x Joe holck | |||||
