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GRANDMASTER JERRY BELL
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Born June 6, 1951. Martial Arts training began at age ten. On his sixteenth birthday, he moved to Japan and his Karate-Do studying began with the Japan Karate Association (J.K.A.) in Tokyo under the teachings of Master Masatoshi Nakayama. Also while living in Tokyo, he began training in Kyokushinkai Karate under the Great Master, Masutatsu Oyama. Moving from Tokyo to Osaka, Japan, Master Bell studied under Master Yojiro Ishikawa at the Osaka Shinto Karate Dojo for seven years. Learning Karate, Judo, Kendo Iaido Aikido and Shorinji Kempo. His other Master teachers are Master Hidetaka Nishiyama, Teruyuki Okazaki, Muramasa Kudo. In 1987, Master Bell won the World Karate Championships held in Tokyo, Japan and then again, in 1988. Master Bell now holds the ranking of the Ninth Dan Black Belt.
Jerry's students include Cuba Gooding, Jr.
The 1988 movie, Bloodsport, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme as Frank Dux, was actually based on Jerry Bell, who fought, and won the Kumite twice. It seems Frank took credit for something he never did. Grandmaster Jerry Bell, Yushita (Warrior), retired from competition in 1988 having amassed an incredible record of more than 500 fights, 2 International Karate Championships and NO DEFEATS.
Jerry's passion for music emanates from early vocal training while growing up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in a musical family; a family that has produced gold and platinum records for nearly two decades.
Jerry has sung lead and backup vocals for Marvin Gaye, New Birth, Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, The Main Ingredient, The Delfonics, The Spinners, McFadden and Whitehead, The O'Jays, Stevie Wonder, The Jacksons, The Gap Band, Earth, Wind and Fire, Michael Wycoff, Jean Carne, LTD, Lenny Williams, Joe Sample, Yarbrough and Peoples, and lead vocals for the DAZZ Band (Let It Whip).
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