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MIKE CHATURANTABUT
KungFu
From Blue to the Rescue
Bringing with him a new found energy, charisma,
and sense of style, "Mike Chat" is taking the world by storm!
Straight out of the jungles of Southern Thailand, he is one of the
most prolific and versatile Gen-Xer's today! Representing the new
wave "Kung-Fu", with over 15 years of martial arts experience,
he has acquired national and international acclaim for his innovative
martial arts skills and performances! Combining traditional Okinawan
Shorei-Ryu, Tae Kwon Do, Chinese Wushu, Kickboxing, yoga, dance, ballet,
and acrobatics, Chat was inducted into the World Martial Arts Hall
of Fame in 1992, and has captured over 50 National and International
Forms and Weapons Championships! He is a 3-Time World Forms & Weapons
Champion, and 5-Time North American Forms & Weapons Champion.
Mike Chat's popularity overseas exploded after winning a gold medal
at the 1995 I.S.K.A. World Championships, and two gold medals at
the 1995 W.A.K.O. World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. Recently,
Michael has appeared on covers of Europe's top martial arts magazines,
Top Fighter, Karate Infight, Kick Illustrierter Kamptsport, Karate
Bushido, and clinched two additional gold medals at the 1996 I.S.K.A.
World Championships in forms and weapons. With crowds of 15,000
packing the house to catch a glimpse of Chat at the Budo Show '95
in Montreal, Canada, and the renowned Budo Gala '95: Next Generation
in Dortmund and Munich, he returned to sell out performances in
1997. Stunning crowds at the FIBO Expo, and the Budo Gala '97: Spirit
of Budo, Mike Chat captured the Forms and Weapons Championship at
the 1997 Budo Open International in Essen, Germany, and was immediately
picked by Sattva Music to shoot the cover of their "Spirit
of Budo" CD. Michael recently debuted in Paris at the Salon
de Arts Martiaux et Sports de Combat '97 where he dazzled 25,000
spectators with his super-intense, high flying, acrobatic-martial
arts routines. In the spring of 1998, he returned to perform for
EURO-SPORT TV with the renown Shaolin Monks at the Palais de Sports
at Bercy with his top ranked competition team, Team Chat International.
These talents along with his on-screen magnetism landed him a starring
role in Fox's #1 hit TV show "WMAC MASTERS", where he
debuted his own character creation, Wizard. Mike Chat has gone on
to win the Overall Forms & Weapons Grand Champion Title at the
Arnold Schwarzeneggar Classic, and is featured on ESPN2, EURO-SPORT,
Action Pay-Per-View's "Fight Zone", and The Dave Matthew's
Band music video, "Satellite." In 1997, he starred in
a Del Taco and Sprite commercial and can be seen in Cirrus's new
music video "Back On A Mission". 1998 brought appearances
on CBS's new action series Martial Law and the new Mortal Kombat
Conquest Television Series, Michael can also be seen in HBO/Showtime's
fall print campaign, two National Lamisil commercials, and the re-airing
of his popular Del Taco "Kick" Commercial. Currently,
Chat is starring as Chad Lee the new Blue Power Ranger in the Mighty
Morphin Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue Television Series which
can be seen on the Fox Kids Network starting in February 2000!
Together with his amazing wife, McKenzie Satterthwaite,
they have launched Team Chat Elite & International, two martial arts teams
currently competing and touring North America & Europe. They just
finished producing Camp Chat International '98 & '99, the most
action-packed summers programs ever - combining martial arts, gymnastics,
acrobatics, stunt training, and the performing arts. Together with
producers Rick and Andee Nathanson they formed Pallas Management,
a production/talent management company that just cast the feature
film, "Shanghai Story" for China's Academy Award nominated
director, Ye Ying. Pallas is currently editing a documentary on Camp
Chat International and is developing a television series and feature
film called "Kata" for Michael and McKenzie's first major
motion picture starring roles. Chaturantabut
Enterprises, Inc.
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