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Bill Viola Jr
William "Bill" Viola Jr. (born April 9, 1977) is an international martial arts champion, promoter and author. He is the producer and founder of the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania based Kumite Classic Entertainment, Kumite Classic.Kelly, Jack (April 16, 2007)“Festival puts emphasis on physical fitness” ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. Early life Bill Viola Jr. was born in North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. He was introduced to the art of Shotokan Karate by his father Bill Viola Sr. who is the founder of Allegheny Shotokan Karate and co-creator of the modern sport of MMA.Jones, Rachel (March 2015) "Family Traditions". WHIRL Magazine, p.38. Viola Jr. followed in his father's footsteps beginning martial arts lessons at the age of 3.Dopirak, Dustin (June 16, 2002)“Karate instructor passionate about foundation” ''Pittsburgh Tribune-Review'', p. B7. Career In 2019, the city of Pittsburgh named September 23 as "Sensei Viola Day" recognizing the Viola Family for their 50-year dojo anniv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackets
A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. Typically deployed in symmetric pairs, an individual bracket may be identified as a 'left' or 'right' bracket or, alternatively, an "opening bracket" or "closing bracket", respectively, depending on the Writing system#Directionality, directionality of the context. Specific forms of the mark include parentheses (also called "rounded brackets"), square brackets, curly brackets (also called 'braces'), and angle brackets (also called 'chevrons'), as well as various less common pairs of symbols. As well as signifying the overall class of punctuation, the word "bracket" is commonly used to refer to a specific form of bracket, which varies from region to region. In most English-speaking countries, an unqualified word "bracket" refers to the parenthesis (round bracket); in the United States, the square bracket. Glossary of mathematical sym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WHIRL Magazine
''WHIRL Magazine'' is a lifestyle and sports magazine published in Pittsburgh, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, .... Cover stars included Beth Ostrosky Stern, Christina Aguilera, Taylor Swift and President of the United States, Barack Obama. ''Edible Allegheny'' ''Edible Allegheny'' is a bi-monthly publication. It promotes western Pennsylvania's food movement, its distinct culinary styles, and its huge community of growers, producers, chefs, and food artisans. References External linksOfficial Whirl Magazine site [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 Births
Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). * January 17 ** 49 marines from the and are killed as a result of a collision in Barcelona harbour, Spain. * January 18 ** Scientists identify a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious Legionnaires' disease. ** Australia's worst railway disaster at Granville, a suburb of Sydney, leaves 83 people dead. ** SFR Yugoslavia Prime minister Džemal Bijedić, his wife and 6 others are killed in a plane crash in Bosnia and Herzegovina. * January 19 – An Ejército del Aire CASA C-207C Azor (registration T.7-15) plane crashes into the side of a mountain near Chiva, on approach to Valencia Airport in Spain, killing all 11 people on board. * January 20 – Jimmy Carter is sworn in as the 39th Pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Male Karateka
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Living People
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The Sound (film)
''The Sound'' (formerly titled ''Lower Bay'') is an independent Canadian psychological thriller film written by Jenna Mattison. The film is purportedly based on true events. The film stars Rose McGowan (in her final feature film role to date), Michael Eklund, Christopher Lloyd, and Richard Gunn. Filming began in Toronto in May 2015. Direction of the film has been reported differently in sources to have been by Jenna Mattison, being her directorial debut, and by Nina Ljeti. The eponymous "sound" in the film refers to infrasound, which plays a large role in the film. Cast * Rose McGowan as Kelly Johansen, a best-selling author and paranormal investigator who is also a skeptic of the supernatural * Michael Eklund as Detective John Richards, * Christopher Lloyd as a maintenance man working in the station tunnels * Richard Gunn as Ethan, Kelly's fiancé * Jane Moffett * Alex Braunstein * Michael Giel Production Principal photography on the film began in early May 2015 in Toront ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gridlocked (film)
''Gridlocked'' is a 2016 Canadian action thriller film directed by Allan Ungar and co-written by Ungar and Rob Robol. It had its world premiere at Fantastic Fest on September 26, 2015, and stars Dominic Purcell, Stephen Lang, Danny Glover, Trish Stratus, and Saul Rubinek. The film was purchased by Netflix and became available worldwide on July 14, 2016. Synopsis Former SWAT leader David Hendrix (Dominic Purcell) and arrogant movie star Brody Walker ( Cody Hackman) must cut their ride-along short when a police training facility is attacked. Cast * Dominic Purcell as David Hendrix * Cody Hackman as Brody Walker * Danny Glover as "Sully" * Stephen Lang as Korver * Trish Stratus as Gina * Vinnie Jones as Ryker * Richard Gunn as Maddox * Saul Rubinek as Marty * Steve Byers as Scott Calloway * James A. Woods as Jason * J.P. Manoux as Finn Production Principal photography on the film began July 7, 2014 in Toronto, Ontario and lasted for five weeks. Cuba Gooding, Jr. was previousl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warrior (2011 Film)
''Warrior'' is a 2011 American sports action film directed by Gavin O'Connor. It stars Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton as two estranged brothers whose entrance into a mixed martial arts tournament makes them come to terms with their lives and each other. Nick Nolte, Jennifer Morrison, Frank Grillo, and Bryan Callen appear in supporting roles. Real-life MMA and combat sports figures like Kurt Angle, Nate Marquardt, Anthony Johnson, Roan Carneiro, Yves Edwards, Amir Perets, and Dan Caldwell make appearances. The film was theatrically released in the United States on September 9, 2011, by Lionsgate. Although not commercially successful, the film received positive reviews from critics, with Nolte receiving an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Plot U.S. Marine Tommy Riordan visits his father, Paddy Conlon, a recovering alcoholic who has returned to his Catholic faith in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As a child, Tommy had to run away from Paddy with his dying mother due t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IMDb
IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, plot summaries, trivia, ratings, and fan and critical reviews. IMDb began as a fan-operated movie database on the Usenet group "rec.arts.movies" in 1990, and moved to the Web in 1993. It is now owned and operated by IMDb.com, Inc., a subsidiary of Amazon. the database contained some million titles (including television episodes) and million person records. Additionally, the site had 83 million registered users. The site's message boards were disabled in February 2017. Features The title and talent ''pages'' of IMDb are accessible to all users, but only registered and logged-in users can submit new material and suggest edits to existing entries. Most of the site's data has been provided by these volunteers. Registered users with a prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tough Guy Contest
The Tough Guy Contest, founded in 1979 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania by CV Productions, Inc., introduced regulated mixed martial arts competition in the United States and established the first MMA league. The Tough Guy contest was also promoted as "Battle of the Tough Guys" and "Battle of the Brawlers" before rebranding to "Super Fighters." Format The Tough Guy Contest was an elimination style mixed martial arts tournament billed as “Anything Goes” and “Organized, Legalized, Streetfighting.” The inaugural field of 64 fighters was broken into light and heavyweight divisions. Bill Viola wrote the first codified set of mixed martial arts rules in 1979. Fighters were required to use open fingered padded gloves and permitted to use any combination of martial arts skills, including but not limited to boxing, wrestling, grappling, karate, judo, and jiu-jitsu techniques. Bouts were 3 two minute rounds judged using a 10-point-must system. Fighters could win by knockout, techn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CV Productions, Inc
CV, Cv, or cv may refer to: *Curriculum vitae, a summary of academic and professional history and achievements CV, Cv, or cv may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''CV'' (novel), a novel by Damon Knight * Character voice, or CV; see voice acting in Japan * CV Network, a defunct Spanish-language television network in the United States * Producciones Cinevisión, formerly CV-TV, a Colombian Businesses and organisations * Cargolux (IATA designator CV) * Cartellverband der katholischen deutschen Studentenverbindungen, a German umbrella organisation of Catholic student fraternities * Central Vermont Railway, a railway that operated in the New England states * Christian Voice (UK) * Comando Vermelho, a Brazilian criminal organization * Conversio Virium, an education group of Columbia University Places * .cv, the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Cape Verde * Cee Vee, Texas, an unincorporated community in the United States * CV postcode area, in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tapped Out (film)
''Tapped Out'' is a 2014 action drama film directed and co-written by Allan Ungar and starring Michael Biehn, Krzysztof Soszynski, Anderson Silva, Lyoto Machida, Cody Hackman and Martin Kove. It was first released theatrically in Canada and Brazil, and then in North America on DVD and Blu-ray on May 27, 2014. Plot At age twelve, Michael Shaw ( Cody Hackman) is a prodigy in Karate. After receiving his brown belt in Karate his parents' car is stopped on the way home by two armed car jackers. During the car jacking one of the men kills both of Michael's parents before driving the car elsewhere, but the men never see Michael who is hiding in the back seat of the car. Michael sees a distinctive tattoo on the back of the neck of the man that killed his parents. When the car jacker arrives at his destination, Michael flees after the man leaves the car. Seven years later, Michael is now a troubled teenager who is living with his grandfather. After getting in trouble at a party, he is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
