Billy Blanks
Billy Blanks a Pennsylvania native, started his fitness passion at the age of fourteen. He began studying martial arts and excelled rapidly. He won championships at the local, state, and national level. He later became a seven time world Karate champion and currently holds a seventh degree black belt in Tae-Kwon-Do.
Billy Blanks was an influential member of the USA AAU team. He was also named "Athlete of the year" in the USA Karate Hall of Fame.
In the 1980’s Billy pursued his acting career, which led him to be featured in several action-adventure films.
