Governor - Western United States
Soke Larry Ingle
To Contact Soke Ingle, please email @ inglelk@bellsouth.net
* Larry K. Ingle (34 years in the martial arts)*
* Began martial arts training in 1973
* Fought in the tournament circuit from 1973-1979
* Awarded Shotokan black belt in 1979 by Jim O'Neil and Jimmy Barber
* January 1979 began Pro kickboxing and boxing career under Oliver
'Big O' Miller
* Fought under the PKA / WKA circuit
* Top ranked contender in the mid-south region for 4 years
* Notable fights included: former PKA World Champion Jimmy 'The
Jet' Bland (2), Cowboy Robert Viscitation, Rick Simerly, former
KICK World Champion Eric Melton, former World Champion Tony
'The Tiger' Rosser, Oliver Miller, and Paul Whittaker (boxing).
* Kickboxing / boxing 1979-1985. Retired record 17-6-1
* 8th Degree Black Belt Shotokan karate
* 6th Degree Black Belt Jiujitu (open style)
* 9th Degree Black Belt Hapkido
* 5th Degree Black Belt Judo
* Hold ranks in Kali and Lameco
* Certified Muay Thai instructor
* Appointed as a coach to 2003 U.S. Nationals Martial Arts Team
* 2004 Legacy Martial Arts Hall of Fame: Most Accomplished Martial
Artist of the Year
* Nominated 2004 Master Instructor of the Year: United States
Martial Arts Association
* President of the Nami Do Yudanshukai
* Assistant Vice-President of the Budoshin White Tiger Hapkido System
* Life member of both the United Budoshin Kai Culture and the
United States Marital Arts Association
* Founder Western Malay Kickboxing system
* Worked with law enforcement in local Mississippi areas.
* Selected by the Mississippi athletic commission to referee /
judge both pro boxing and kickboxing events.
* Trained 4 toughman champions claiming a total of 10 toughman titles.
* Have been associated with these notable martial artist: Oliver
'Big O' Miller (kickboxing), Sarge (boxing coach), Eddie Collins
(boxing), Leon Spinks (boxing), Bill 'Superfoot' Wallace
(kickboxing), Joe Lewis (kickboxing), Jimmy 'The Jet' Bland
(kickboxing), Brad Hefton (kickboxing), Anthony Elmore
(kickboxing), Philip S. Porter (judo), Sondro Romano (judo),
Adriano Lucio (brazilian jui-jitsu), Pedro Sauer (brazilian
jiu-jitsu), Alan Weaver (brazilian jiu-jitsu), Shawn Harris
(brazilian jiu-jitsu), Randall Powell (judo), Jon Lewis (judo)
Master Don Gober (karate), Master Don Sias (karate), Master
Dennis McCowan (karate), Master Robert Lyles (karate), Guru David
Gould (direct instructor under Dan Insanto), Soke Craig Hamm (kenpo
and hapkido), my own black belt and dear friend Ni-Dai Soke Michael Frazier.
