GRANDMASTER
SOKE
Korean Tang Soo Do, Ju-Jitsu,
Aikido
During his Martial Arts carrer,
Michael Kinney has earned an internationa reputation as a
leading competitor, coach, competition official, seminar leader
and instructor.
Beginning in 1963, Mr. Kinney first
studied Ju-Jitsu and then Tang Soo Do in the suburban Maryland/Washington
D.C. area. Throughout the '60s, he significantly influenced
early development of the Martial Arts on the east coast.
Since receiving his Black Belt
in 1969, he has introduced tens of thousands of students to
the Martial Arts and has trained and performed with many of
the world's finest Masters.
Mr. Kinney moved to Florida in
1979. Since then, he also has become a major conributor to
the Martial Arts in the south.
He has been featured in Black Belt
Magazine, US News and World Report, Professional Karate Magazine,
Washington Post Magazine, and Karate Illustrated, among others.
Mr. Kinney serves on the Executive Advisiory Board of the
EUSA International Martial Arts Association.
His numberous TV appearances have
included NBC's "Today Show" and ABC's "Wide
World of Sports." Mr. Kinney also was the host of "Kinney
Karate World," a series syndicated nationally and produced
by Group W Television.
Mr Kinney is the founder and director
of Kinney Karate and currently teaches in St. Petersburg,
Florida. Kinney Karate is one of the largest Karate School
in the nation and is recognized internationally. Kinney Karate
has produced over a thousand Black Belts, many owning schools
throughout hte world. 
- World Martial Arts Hall of Fame
- World Sokeship Council: "World Grandmaster Elite"
Publication
- International Martial Arts Hall of Fame
- World Head of Family Hall of Fame
- Professional Karate Magazine feature:
Soke Michael Kinney
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Kinney Karate is located in St. Petersburg, Florida.