Apr 20, 2020
Mike Anderson is likely one of the most unheralded pioneers of sport
karate and kickboxing around the globe.
In 1973, he without end modified the game of level karate by being
the primary promoter to require rivals to put on security gear.
In 1974, he created the skilled karate affiliation (PKA)
and hosted the primary PKA World Championships in Los Angeles. The
occasion was
broadcast as an ABC Particular and it was one of many highest-rated
reveals of the 12 months.
The occasion viewers was filled with stars from films and TV. They
all noticed Joe Lewis, Invoice Wallace, Jeff Smith, and Isais Duenas as
the primary PKA World Champions. That present catapulted them into the
sports activities first superstars.
After the present’s enormous success, Mike offered his shares within the PKA
to his companions Don and Judy Quine for one greenback.
He then traveled to Germany to type the World Affiliation of
Kickboxing Organizations or WAKO together with his buddy and pupil George
Bruckner from Berlin.
Over the course of the following few weeks, you are going to study the
stuff behind the stuff. Not solely will you study what well-known black
belts have been employed by Mike to run secret CIA operations in Iran, why
he offered the PKA for a greenback after its extremely profitable
debut.
Mike has a 155 IQ. He speaks 5 languages and has lived a life
straight out of a James Bond ebook.
He has been one in all my finest mates for the reason that mid-70s as I
described in my ebook, Who Killed Walt Bone.
After half 1 of my Mike Anderson collection, you may get your Educate
Like a Professional instructing tip of the week straight from the MATA
Certification program at MATACertification.com.
Fast warning, the audio on this interview with Mike could possibly be
higher, but it surely’s a query of fashion vs substance. The substance is
so robust, slightly warbling within the audio just isn’t a problem.