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During his Martial Arts
career, Michael Kinney has earned an international 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 in the
"sixties," 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 contributor to the Martial Arts in the south.
He has
been featured in Black Belt Magazine, U.S. 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 numerous
television 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 schools in the nation and is recognized
internationally. Kinney Karate has produced over a
thousand Black Belts, many owning schools throughout the
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