Weight: 235 Lbs.
Height: 6 Feet 1 ½ Inches
Sign: Aries
Place of Birth: Sari, Iran
Hometown: Saint Petersburg, Fla
Residency: US Citizen
Fighting Experience
December 8, 2006 Shin Do Kumaté XI, Pro Full Contact Martial Arts, Tampa, Florida.
Master Mehrdad fought Against Ethan Cox - Winner
March 4, 2006 Shin Do Kumaté IX, Pro Full Contact Martial Arts, Tampa, Florida.
Master Mehrdad fought six-time World Champ Rick “The Jet” Roufus. The fight was stopped towards in the third round due to Master Mehrdad's left knee buckling.
Re-match is currently in the works for future Shin Do Kumaté fight.
February 15, 2003 Shin Do Kumaté II, Professional Full Contact Martial Arts, Tampa, Florida. Winner of Heavyweight Main Event against Lane Collyer, ISKA & IKF Southeast Title Holder.
February, 2002 Nominated to fight in K-1 Elimination Tournament, Melbourne, Australia
July 7, 2001 Nominated to fight in K-1 European Elimination Full Contact Championship, Istanbul, Turkey.
May 19, 2000 Toughman Contest, Lakeland, Florida.
Winner by brutal KO against Jay “Jiggy” Thompson
March 1999 Nominated to fight in K1 Grand Prix, Osaka, Japan.
October 1997 Sabaki Challenge Championship, Denver, Colorado. Finalist - Full Contact, No Pads, No Gloves.
Disqualified for accidental face strike
June 1997 Best of the Best World Full Contact Championship, Winter Haven, Florida
Winner by KO - dislocated opponent’s shoulder (same rules as UFC)
1989 - 1990 Grand Master Park - Tae Kwon Do “Open Style” Championship, Toronto, Canada.
Winner - Black Belt Division: Continuous Full Contact Fighting.
1977 – 1982 Ancient Persian Wrestling – Champion for five consecutive years - Sari, Iran
Fighting Record
39 wins-5 loses-0, 35 KO’s
Skills & Defending Art
6th Dan Kong Shin Bup Hapkido, 8th Dan World Shin Do & Ancient Hapkido/Shaolin Kung-Fu Association
Destructive Kicker - powerful low & high combination kicks - Boxing with powerful knockout skills
Master of submission & pressure point joint-lock, Master of grappling, Pro Persian wrestler (Persian Kushti Kaj)
Training & History
2003 – Bobby Robare of Diamond Dutch Muay Thai
42 years of Martial Arts Training & 23 years of Muay Thai
1980 – 1991: Student of famous Chakuriki Dojo Amsterdam
1989: Earned Muay Thai Instructor Diploma by Mr. Pud Pad Noy Worawoot, the Greatest Muay Thai Fighter of all time
2003- Michael Hoffman, Pro Kickboxing Sparring Partner
Former European Kickboxing Champion – Germany
Dunedin, FL
2000 – Jason Clark, Pro Boxing Sparring Partner
St. Petersburg, FL
1997 – Londo Vivone, Pro Boxing Trainer
President Dunedin Boxing Club, Dunedin, FL
Lead 5 State Championships in Des Moines, Iowa
Named Head Coach of All-Iowa Golden Gloves at “National Tournament of Champions”
1987 – Master Reza Ghasry, Kicking Trainer
6th Degree Black Belt Tae Kwon Do
3-time World Tae Kwon Do Champion
Canadian National Team Coach
1984 – 1995 Grandmaster Inn Shuk Pak
Traditional Eastern Martial Arts Training
Additional Grandmasters in Asia & Europe
• Grandmaster Luyen Van Hoang
• Grandmaster Choon Lee
1990 – 1991 Hapkido Master Hwang, Trainer
Appeared in movie with Chuck Norris/Bruce Lee
Co-starred in movie “Drunken Master” with Jackie Chan
Actor in Hong Kong
1986 – Early 1987 Trained in various schools in Amsterdam, Holland
Dutch Kick Boxing and Wrestling gym
1968 – 1984 Ostad Hassen Vaghiey, Massoud Moayedi, Manochar Moayedi, Jamshedi, Mustafa Jalilzadah;
Zourkhan, Kushti Kaj, Wrestling, Iranian Kung Fu, Karate, Tae Kwon Do
Certifications
March 15, 1991 Hapkido 2nd Degree Certification – by Grandmaster Inn Shuk Pak
March 1, 1994 Hapkido 4th Degree Certification – by Grandmaster Inn Shuk Pak
May 15, 1995 Hapkido 6th Degree Black Belt “Master” Certification – by Grandmaster Inn Shuk Pak
March 21, 2001 World Shin Do 8th Degree Black Belt – by World Shin Do & Ancient Hapkido/Shaolin Kung-Fu Association
2006 U.S.A Martial Arts “Hall Of Fame” By Dr. Jim Thomas
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