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I knew Michael had received a black belt in karate, but then I saw someone mention that he also did kung fu, so I did some research and here's what I could find. If you have more info on Michael doing any type of martial arts, please share!
Training with Lyang Kam Yuen:
It was not the first time that Liang Kam Yuen was going through this trance; formerly he had also suffered the loss of another famous pupil, Michael Jackson. For a time, Master Yuen was the teacher of the Jackson Five:
“I instructed the Jackson Five in the Northern Shaolin for five years, of course, when their commitments allowed them. I taught the four of them, but especially Jermaine, who put a lot of interest. But Michael being very disciplined and fast, stood over his brothers and because of his natural coordination he was the best of them all…”
Source: https://issuu.com/budoweb/docs/martial_arts_magazine_budo_internat_cf2a7d9eb789e9/24
&
https://issuu.com/budoweb/docs/martial_arts_magazine_budo_internat_cf2a7d9eb789e9/26
Matt Fiddes interview (I don't know how reliable this info is however, since this was during the time he was pretending to be Blanket's father... but I guess it is possible that he talked kung fu with Michael while he was holding his umbrella...)
How did you come to be involved with Michael?
I had massive success with starting up martial arts schools when I was 17. I was living in Barnstaple in North Devon, and I gained 600/700 members in three months. The media started to report about me – “bullied boy become millionaire”, and I got onto loads of TV shows like Trisha and GMTV. Out of the blue Uri Geller wanted to meet me, because he wanted to do a fitness video with me. I went to see him at his house, and we ended up being really close friends. One night, at about three in the morning, he phoned me up and insisted I come over. I arrived and Michael Jackson was there. Michael was obsessed with martial arts. He was already a black belt in Kung Fu, and wanted to continue his training. Uri knew I was already a millionaire and that I didn’t want anything from him, that I’d be a friend to him and that I could look after the security side too. We really hit it off, and we become solid friends for over ten years.
How was Michael in terms of martial arts?
He was one of the best martial artists I’ve ever seen. People might laugh at that because of the image he projected, but he was very sharp. Martial arts is very similar to dance. He was one of the best dancers in the world, and he could bring that across to his martial arts. He was also a very goal driven, ambitious person – he’d wake up with a goal in mind and work towards that.
Tito talking with Matt Fiddes about how he took Kung Fu classes with his brothers:
At 6:45:
[video=youtube;r3vVinMj0IM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3vVinMj0IM[/video]
At 24:20:
[video=youtube;RslbSGHEcv0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RslbSGHEcv0[/video]
And here's some info about Michael's black belt in karate:
Training with Lyang Kam Yuen:
It was not the first time that Liang Kam Yuen was going through this trance; formerly he had also suffered the loss of another famous pupil, Michael Jackson. For a time, Master Yuen was the teacher of the Jackson Five:
“I instructed the Jackson Five in the Northern Shaolin for five years, of course, when their commitments allowed them. I taught the four of them, but especially Jermaine, who put a lot of interest. But Michael being very disciplined and fast, stood over his brothers and because of his natural coordination he was the best of them all…”
Source: https://issuu.com/budoweb/docs/martial_arts_magazine_budo_internat_cf2a7d9eb789e9/24
&
https://issuu.com/budoweb/docs/martial_arts_magazine_budo_internat_cf2a7d9eb789e9/26
Matt Fiddes interview (I don't know how reliable this info is however, since this was during the time he was pretending to be Blanket's father... but I guess it is possible that he talked kung fu with Michael while he was holding his umbrella...)
How did you come to be involved with Michael?
I had massive success with starting up martial arts schools when I was 17. I was living in Barnstaple in North Devon, and I gained 600/700 members in three months. The media started to report about me – “bullied boy become millionaire”, and I got onto loads of TV shows like Trisha and GMTV. Out of the blue Uri Geller wanted to meet me, because he wanted to do a fitness video with me. I went to see him at his house, and we ended up being really close friends. One night, at about three in the morning, he phoned me up and insisted I come over. I arrived and Michael Jackson was there. Michael was obsessed with martial arts. He was already a black belt in Kung Fu, and wanted to continue his training. Uri knew I was already a millionaire and that I didn’t want anything from him, that I’d be a friend to him and that I could look after the security side too. We really hit it off, and we become solid friends for over ten years.
How was Michael in terms of martial arts?
He was one of the best martial artists I’ve ever seen. People might laugh at that because of the image he projected, but he was very sharp. Martial arts is very similar to dance. He was one of the best dancers in the world, and he could bring that across to his martial arts. He was also a very goal driven, ambitious person – he’d wake up with a goal in mind and work towards that.
Tito talking with Matt Fiddes about how he took Kung Fu classes with his brothers:
At 6:45:
[video=youtube;r3vVinMj0IM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3vVinMj0IM[/video]
At 24:20:
[video=youtube;RslbSGHEcv0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RslbSGHEcv0[/video]
And here's some info about Michael's black belt in karate:
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