John Blackledge Explained
John Blackledge |
Nationality: | English |
Style: | Pak Mei Kung Fu Kickboxing Goju Ryu Karate |
Years Active: | 1961 - 1985 Karate 1965-1975 (Full Contact Karate / Kickboxing) 1972 - Present (Pak Mei Wu Chi Yun Kung Fu) (1979 – present (Professional Referee) 2007 – present (ISKA) |
Kickbox Win: | 58 |
Kickbox Loss: | 3 |
Kickbox Draw: | 7 |
Updated: | 4 August 2011 |
John Blackledge is the current ISKA UK National Director of Referees and Officials and a former world champion kickboxer. He is also a 7th Dan in Goju Ryu Karate and a Kung Fu Sifu, specialising in Pak Mei Wu Chi Yun Style after learning under Sifu George Taylor and late Master Lee Chang[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
References
- Web site: John Blackledge § About ISKA § International Sport Kickboxing Association (ISKA) UK . 4 August 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111006042225/http://www.iska.org.uk/about/director/john_blackledge/ . 6 October 2011 . dead .
- Web site: Pak Mei Grandmaster John Blackledge.
- Totally Taekwondo magazine - issue 38 - page 28 - interview with Andy Davies (George Taylor & John Blackledge)
- Web site: The Pak Mei Wu Chi Yun of Sifu Black Ledge | PDF.
- Fighters Magazine March 1985 - Cover Feature - "The Pak Mei Wu Chi Yun of John Blackledge"
- Fighters Magazine March 1994 - Cover Feature - "John Blackledge - Guardian of the Ring"
- Fighters Magazine April 1992 - Cover Feature -"John Blackledge - The Fighters Referee"
- Book - Martial Arts of the Orient - Peter Lewis - pages 44 and 45
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