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- Japanese Jiu-Jitsu. Born on November 10, 1967, the first martial art Michael Jai White learned was Japanese jiu-jitsu at 7 years old in 1974. His parents took him to classes because they believed it would help him with self-defense in school and on the streets of Brooklyn, New York.
- Shotokan Karate. At 8 years old, Michael Jai White started shotokan karate after his family relocated to Bridgeport, Connecticut. Shotokan is a style of karate focusing on speed, powerful and direct striking, wide and deep stances to generate maximum explosiveness, and the ability to deliver damage while avoiding damage with evasiveness.
- Kyokushin Karate. Shortly after starting shotokan karate, Michael Jai White also picked up kyokushin karate, which translates to ‘Ultimate Truth’. Kyokushin karate is a fighting style focusing on full-contact sparring with minimal safety gear.
- Goju Ryu Karate. Michael Jai White studied goju ryu karate under Master Eddie Morales and earned a black belt in the martial art. Goju ryu karate uses linear stances and point-based sparring, as well as explosive counter-strikes and movements.
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Michael Jai White is a Black Belt in seven karate styles and he has won 26 martial arts titles, including U.S. Open, the North American Open, and he was the New England Grand Champion.
Michael Jai White is a Black Belt in seven different styles including Shotokan, Taekwondo, Kobudo, Goju Ryu (under Master Eddie Morales), Tang Soo Do, Wushu and Kyokushin, with a specific focus in Kyokushin . His style incorporates aspects of many different martial arts forms. White started training in the martial arts at the age of seven in Jujuts...
Born in Brooklyn, New York, on November 10, 1967, Michael was raised between impoverished Bridgeport and wealthy Westport, Conneticut, which has the highest percapita income in the United States. Michael, raised between these two very different financial worlds, grew comfortable in either surrounding. By the age of 14, he had already gained the rep...
Not sure where he wanted to end up, Michael moved from university to university, and major to major, taking a few acting classes in between. Eventually finishing college, he became a junior high school teacher who specialized in working with emotionally disturbed children. Michael loved acting, but didnt want to abandon his students. He started aud...
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White is a martial artist in nine different styles: Shōtōkan, Goju-Ryu (for which he studied under Master Eddie Morales where he learned to sharpen his Goju karate technique), Taekwondo, Kobudō, Tang Soo Do, Wushu, Jujutsu, Kyokushin and Boxing, with a specific focus in Kyokushin Karate (although his style incorporates aspects of many ...
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