Ed Kimekai
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Sports or Recreation |
| Occupation | Teacher/Coach |
| Location | Melbourne, VIC, Australia |
| Introduction | Kimekai MMA Coach 1974-Wrestling -Plymouth,Massachusetts as a school boy and captained Plymouth-Carver High Wrestling Team 1980-81. Started Goju Karate same year. Competed east coast USA martial arts. 1984-black belt.Trained in Shotokan. 1985-started full contact fight training and comps under Dennis Passaretti. 1987-USA East Coast Kick Boxing title 1988-USA New England Kick Boxing title 1989-Muay Thai Training w/ Pud Pad Noi Worawoot. Thailand training & fights Sityodtong under Yodtong Senenan. 1991-Australian training & fights under Dave Hedgcock 1992-USA Muay Thai title, fought for Intercontinental title in Australia. 1993-Kimekai Melbourne,Australia instructor role w/ Marco Mazzanti. Study of Shito-Ryu/Shukokai started. 1996-Marco introduced us to Peter de Been & BJJ - who changed the way we trained and approached martial arts. 1999- The Kimekai instructors 2005-Formally started MMA program inside Kimekai Dojos bridging Peter de Been Gracie BJJ w/ Marco teaching and myself coaching stand up. 2006-Kimekai Fight Team |