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Joe Lewis was a pioneer of combat sports in the western hemisphere.

He is considered the Founding Father of Modern Kickboxing, and has been voted, by his peers, to be "The Greatest Fighter In the History of Karate" on more than one occasion. He revolutionized fight sports when he fought the first full contact Martial Arts bout in North America, He reversed a 9 year network TV ban of martial arts fighting when he won the first Full Contact Kickboxing Heavyweight World Championship. This appeared on ABC's Wide World of Entertainment, and clocked in as their highest rated show for 1974. In 13 title defenses, no fighter lasted past the 2nd round. He is responsible for the most significant advancement of training methodologies, ring tactics and strategies in our lifetimes.

This website is dedicated to keeping his spirit alive as an enduring icon, and a lovable character. It's mission is also to preserve and curate his unparalleled body of work developing training systems for combat.