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Ivan Gene LeBell (October 9, 1932 – August 9, 2022) was an American judoka, stuntman, actor and professional wrestler.Nicknamed "Judo Gene" and "The Godfather of Grappling", [2] he is credited with popularizing grappling in professional fighting circles, serving as a precursor to modern mixed martial arts. [2]
LeBell was a martial artist, referee, judo champion and stuntman. (Photo: Brian To via Getty Images) Gene LeBell, a renowned stuntman who trained Bruce Lee and inspired the likes of Quentin ...
Gene LeBell (stuntman/actor, b.1932 d.2022): LeBell worked on over 350 films and TV shows [21] and was commonly known as "the Godfather of Grappling" and "the Toughest Man Alive". [22] In 2002, Gene LeBell was promoted to 10th dan in judo by Jon Bluming in the Netherlands.
The internet pays homage to the "godfather of grappling," Gene LeBell, aka Judo Gene, who has passed away at 89.
Gene Lebell, who had an acting and stunt career that stretched from The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet to 24 and who the WWE called today “a towering figure in the world of martial arts,” has ...
For more than thirteen years, Parisyan developed under the Hayastan Grappling System (aka Hayastan Wrestling), developed by Gokor Chivichyan and Gene LeBell, which blends elements of judo, sambo, catch wrestling, Greco-Roman wrestling and freestyle wrestling. [3] Parisyan continued to train at the Hayastan Academy under Gokor and Gene until ...
Hollywood stuntman and martial artist Gene LeBell has died. He was 89. Professional wrestler Bas Rutten announced LeBell’s death via Facebook, writing, “You will be greatly missed Gene, I love ...
Judo was the first Japanese martial art to gain widespread international recognition, ... Gene LeBell (US, 1932–2022), two time AAU Judo Champion.