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William Louis Wallace (born December 1, 1945), nicknamed "Superfoot", is an American martial artist, former professional kickboxer, and actor.Considered one of the first American superstars of kickboxing, [3] [4] he was the Professional Karate Association (PKA) World Full-Contact Champion, and the Middleweight Kickboxing Champion for six years, retiring with an undefeated 23-0-0 record.
Bill "Superfoot" Wallace, PKA middleweight World Champion who later retired undefeated. Joe Corley joined the PKA in 1977 and together with Glenn Keeney, Jerry Piddington, John Therien in Canada, George Sfetas in England and many others in the US organized the committees that would control the sport of full contact karate for the next nine ...
A Force of One is a 1979 American martial arts action-thriller film directed by Paul Aaron and starring Chuck Norris, with Jennifer O'Neill, Ron O'Neal, Clu Gulager, and martial artist Bill Wallace in his film debut. [5] Norris plays karate champion Matt Logan, who is hired to assist an anti-narcotics police unit, who are being targeted by a ...
Joe Corley served as a judge at the first World Championship in 1974 and then challenged Bill Superfoot Wallace in May 1975 at the Battle of Atlanta VI in Atlanta's Omni. Joe Corley worked with fellow martial arts promoters and instructors like Glenn R Keeney and Jerry Piddington to organize and promote the sport of Full Contact Karate.
Joe Lewis (March 7, 1944 – August 31, 2012) was an American martial artist, professional kickboxer and actor. Originally a practitioner of Shōrin-ryū karate and champion in point sparring competitions, he became one of the fathers of full contact karate and kickboxing in the United States, and is credited with popularizing the combat sport in North America.
Glenn Keeney in 1971, during his time as a karate fighter. Glenn Keeney, an active competitor from 1967-1975, competed in more than 300 tournaments. [5] Glenn defeated many of the nation’s best fighters such as Bill Wallace, Artis Simmons, Walt Bone, Johnny Castaldo, Woodrow Fairbanks, Parker Shelton, Ken Knudson, Flem Evans.
Escape Plan – US. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind – US. EuroTrip – US. The Family Man – US. Fast & Furious – US. Fast Times at Ridgemont High – US. Field of Dreams – US ...
The Long Beach International Karate Championships is an International karate and martial arts tournament in Long Beach, California that was first held in August 1964 by Kenpo Grandmaster Ed Parker. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The tournament ran competition til 1999 under IKKA organization/Parker family.