And one thing you read in a couple of history books Doctor1:12:53was probably the number 1 kata champion in the 60s and the 70s and that was a goal to beat1:13:05to win first place when he aunt there you know taking 2nd place when he's there and maybe a third place1:13:17who always give me competition but I always place 1st, 2nd or third1:13:29in kata and weapon and for me to beat Doctor1:13:37and he put it in one of the history books that the only person ever him in kata was Vic Moore. Grandmaster Victor Moore on Cameo! Let me show you how it's done. Vic Moore vs. Bruce Lee Revisited : martialarts and Weight training. You can learn more about them and everything else we do atwhistlekick.com and you can learn more about the podcasts including all of the past episodes show notes and a whole bunch more all for free over atwhistlekickmartialartsradio.com. I already know some of the judo, you do? Students experienced being struck with bamboo sticks across all parts of the body. Yeah back in the day Jeremy, we didn't have weight division. 1970 Defeated the legendary Bill Superfoot Wallace to win the USKA first professional world championship. He . Moore was born on August 23, 1943, to unnamed parents in Cincinnati, Ohio. There is no record of any basketball player fighting Bruce Lee. Yeah why would he do that what was his goal? After training with Ronald Williams for 5 years, Williams awarded Victor with a black belt in the Kempo style of karate. Gyi taught him Bando, stick fighting, and all the various weapons too numerous to name. I spoke with Victor Moore some months back about his association with John Keehan. Victor Moore - Other Works - IMDb Oh yes yes1:17:50and we all now Joe Lewis and I we had more battles and all the old times I'd tell you they went to tournaments just to see us, just to see Joe Lewis and Vic Moore fight. Lived In Ballwin MO, Glencoe MO, East Saint Louis IL, Santa Monica CA. Wisdom Of The Masters: Captivating and inspirational Quotes For Everyone. A chimpanzee went to different tournaments, we went to Chicago, we went to Florida, we went to the Grand Nationals, we went all over just about the United States I had that Chimp out there demonstrating karate techniques. I got quite a few of them but that was one of the first ones and most exciting one. Try it boom you get it with anybody or if you have the stick and you1:05:11across a person's knee at a 45-degree angle, they can't kick you. Well that was in 6th and 7th dan, 68I defeat Joe Lewis become the first world professional champion in San Antonio Texas. He has recruited many young people into learning the art. Martial Arts Planet. What do you have going on now? I also know some karate, we don't do karate here so they let me join the judo school and there again I become19:09I'm the one that they try to come up to and so to practice their throws so it's a good thing I do my break falls19:20but they all throwing me so I'm the one that was their guinea pig19:31and I took it very well I was pretty much disciplined but my parents was strict19:37showing me his karate19:43so I could take it I was already19:48and say and that type of stuff but they19:57and as they say at this time blacks didn't go into a white man establishment and then to be grappling and throwing people a black person throwing a white person was not too well accepted but in the judo school it was okay. Last edited on 24 February 2023, at 23:06, Learn how and when to remove this template message, Long Beach International Karate Championships, "USA karate story: Chuck Norris - Joe Lewis - Bill Wallace: Tournaments and Promoters", "Bruce Lee Victor Moore unblockable closing Long Beach International Tournament 60s", "GrandMaster Vic Moore: The Man That Fought 'Em ALL!!! At the age of twelve, he began karate training with Ronald The Grave Digger Williams of Cincinnati. Victor Moore (born August 23, 1943) holds a 10th Degree Black Belt in Karate and was one of the late Robert Trias' Chief instructors of the Shuri-ry Karate system. They don't speak about it much, there is you'll read it once in a while in history books you know, that's in 68 and 69 Mike Stone never been defeated we're out in California to teen Championships, Mike Stone doing his thing sweeping in and reaching in, sending people airborne1:01:17doing his same thing cracking ribs, putting them on the floor, well come down to the final1:01:25and I have been there we are well we knew we were gonna meet eventually one day so here we are I'm a drop kicker he's a drop kicker1:01:37he's a drop kicker, Jim Harrison he's a drop kicker, we're the best drop kickers there were. He also started to read books on the Japanese martial art, Jujitsu. Also, Mike Awad, and Woodrow Fairbanks from Cincinnati, Ohio, like Vic, became a red pine tree holder chief instructors for the Shuri karate and earned the Trias International Society award which is the highest award in the USKA. My coach used to say Vic1:30:11pay attention to this1:30:12you up there watching the drum major throwing up is you knowit was fascinating but I don't wanna see all the crap in my karate. He's standing up against the wall putting his foot all up over the wall and stuff and everybody's saying ahuh Vic look who youre gonna have to fight, I said yeah but that well I don't hit back I hit back1:21:02he had to fight that Korean. Resides in Saint Louis, MO. Victor Moore (born August 23, 1943) holds a 10th Degree Black Belt in Karate and was one of the late Robert Trias' Chief instructors of the Shuri-ry Karate system. I tell it to a lot of super champion. I know18:28let me see so I'd taken my shoes of and getting on the mat I'm doing my break falls back ward break fall forward break fall18:43break fall18:46hmm how are you doing that, how do you know that? I am Alexie Juagdan, 35 years old, a former Filipino and now a resident of the United States. That's so much stuff we had to go through well Chuck Norris took his program and reeled on it to the man that beat me, Vic Moore. At 10 years old and in the sixth grade, Vanceston could work five katas, work the bow, the sai and the katana full length Japanese sword. 1:11:15. So, he stops the match,58:21point but Ed Parker says wait we're gonna have a meeting they go in the back ground with all the referees andstay 15mins and they come out and they say we gotta start over58:37and there and Chuck Norris raise his hands up to say well I don't know what's going on Vic you know58:44and he just hit me on the arm with just some little flashy stuff58:48and that's it that the match Chuck's win. 254. Being able to combine that, with learning valuable skills that can save your life, makes martial arts . Well those guys were07:18bulls and everything else. Moore would travel with several of his students across the country participating in martial arts tournaments. I'm looking forward to hearing some of your great stories and I'm sure the people listening are as well. USA karate story : Chuck Norris - Joe Lewis - Bill Wallace And now to the episode. I was shown21:33just as well as anybody I was already versed with a lot of it learning the counters and stuff so I became very efficient. Moore has studied martial arts for over 50 years, and is a four . He's the Jackie Robinson of martial arts and someone that every martial artist should know about and with that GM Moore welcome towhistlekickMartialArtsRadio. Bush, who credited karate with helping him develop confidence and discipline. Victor Moore: The Martial Artist Who Fought Bruce Lee they don't know about meditation is where your speed comes from, being1:34:02concentration where your power comes from focusing to a person you know they don't you call these elements, they go to a dojo, they put on1:34:12they kick a bag, they spar around with each other and they go home and they say they had a karate class. Victor Webster is an American actor known for playing the mutant Brennan Mulwray in Mutant X, Coop the cupid on Charmed and detective Carlos Fonnegra in Continuum. Jenifer Perry, Trudi The Karate Chimp-ion of the World (. Soon he began reading up on jujitsu. And that's incredible and I hope people take you up on that offer it's been a pleasure to talk to you and. 32:20back in the day32:23used to be right outside32:27be right at the door and there was32:29people32:31. Joe Lewis beats George Castellanos by 2 to 1 and Jim Harrison, by 2 to 1, as well. Master Trias taught many styles. Vic Moore gives seminar's all over the US and lives in Lumberton, NC where he teaches privately from his home. Includes Address (16) Phone (11) Email (7) See Results. Later, Gyu Ryu-karate was introduced in a back room at the school by Harvey Eubanks. Contributing to Vic toughness was his boxing at the 9th street YMCA. In my free time, I enjoy spending time with my family and friends, cooking, and traveling. Such greats as Mike Foster, Chuck Norris, Fred Wren, Glenn Keeney, James Hawkes, and Jim Kelly, to name a few. From The Saint to the James Bond franchise, the late Sir Roger Moore knew how to make the best of his moderate martial arts abilities. He also began karate classes with Jim Wax. 1:25:07Doing what techniques I used to do, and Master Trias used to tell me he wanted me to win with certain techniques and I had to win the match with that technique it may have been a1:25:19it may have been a1:25:22and. Introduced kickboxing to America with Joe Lewis in 1973 on Merv Griffin. Victor Moore on IMDb: Awards, nominations, and wins. Chin approached Lee and handed him an envelope. Well when we went to a tournament all of these guys just about over here now the used to go to a tournament that made me wanna to you know good champions there and everybody else is from down the street around the corner, his neighbor his dojo you know it's really no competition but back then in the 60s in the early 70s everybody was, there was tournaments almost every week but there's the same people. Vic was not permitted to wear his black belt in class. it was a demonstration. Posted In: Forgotten Fury. All you can see is the movement but we're both moving so fast you know damn, you can't really tell them that but that one punch they get it at an angle from a 90 degree angle and he's looking like he's coming close but they just see on the line there's some line on the floor he never even passed that line he never get close to me and they showed that over and over but people are too gullible they don't slow it down put it on slow frame you go click click click click click and freeze it and even there's a one inch punch, it's not a one inch punch we all got a one inch punch he's doing a 12 inch54:38he's pushing the guy you know this is Hollywood tricks that you know and all well he's folks called me and say Vic we don't want a documentary on Bruce Lee we would54:53to have different sports people to say something nice we got actors we got sports people we got Hollywood people you know and then that's all55:03demonstration if you would say something nice you know about where as I said well what do I get you know, you're gonna get me the footage well yeah we'll give you the footage if you say something nice55:17no you know very well he didn't beat me the footage will show that man, now Bruce Lee and I had did some little sparring cause he wanted me to see his jeet kune do, he said Vic will you look at my jeet kune do here and we'd go around a little bit and you'll see how you like well we did more or less I ain't proud of it you know at least doing that dropping and bouncing and I'm sweeping spinning and hit him anytime I want that's me that's Vic Moore ask anybody. [1] He continued to train with Trias at various tournaments and seminars, learning the Kenpo and Goju-Ryu styles of Karate, Moore traveled many times to the USKA headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona where he had received rank up through his Masters level while in the USKA. Victor Moore cherished the compliment of the late father of American karate Robert A. Trias who stated so many times that Vic was a great champion, and one of the best teacher of karate hed seen. I dropkicked on him boom he blocked it, boom I said what that's my drop kick I looked up on him he looked down gave me a little smile well we going all of a sudden he dropkicks on me I blocked it he1:02:06I gave him that same little wink back you know and we're going back and forth and then he caught me in his trap, he caught me in with his foot the sweep thing here comes the real thing coming at me I said oh lord I'm in his trap well you know in Judo and my main judo instructor was John OsakaI didn't give you that name but John Osaka was one of the top judo anybody in judo know that name John Osaka and he has taught me how to counter just about every throw and Mike Stone had me in his sweep and I just dropped low, caught him below the trap reversed it to my shoulder1:02:51and took my ridge hand inside of his ridge hand and sent him airborne and1:02:58head and shoulder and dislocated his shoulder.