Kathy Long

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Kathy (Kat) Long now teaches classes and private lessons in Seattle, Washington, as well as seminars internationally.

Early life

Long was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and was raised in Sunny Mead, California. Later, she moved to Bakersfield where she trained in martial arts under Eric Nolan, who was her manager and trainer throughout her kickboxing career.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Career

Long is a practitioner of the martial arts. She began her training in the Japanese art of Aikido, eventually earning a black belt in the system. Long would go on to earn a black belt in Chinese Kung Fu San Soo, eventually reaching the level of master in the style. She would train in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu with the Machado family, as well as in Jeet Kune Do, Tae Kwon Do, Kali, and Wing Chun Kung Fu.[3]

Long has appeared in numerous movies, and was Michelle Pfeiffer's stunt double in Batman Returns.[4]

In the 1990s, Long was inducted into several sports halls of fame. These would include the Bob Elias' Sports Hall of Fame, Inside Kung Fu Hall of Fame ("Female of the Year"), and the Black Belt Magazine Black Belt Hall of Fame (1991 "Women of the Year"). She has appeared on the cover of 35 magazines.[5] Between 1994 and 1998, Long authored a monthly column in Black Belt Magazine.[3]

Long became a professional kickboxer, and one of the top female fighters in the sport's history. She compiled an 18–1 record, winning five world titles in the process, and earning several nicknames including the "Queen of Mean", "Princess of Pain", and "The Punisher".[5]

Some of her ring career highlights include wins over Ramona Gatto, Bonnie Canino, Japanese star Kyoko "Kamikaze" Miyazaki, French champion Dani Rocard, Canadian champion Nora Daigle and two wins over Denise Taylor. Her only loss as a professional kickboxer came in a Muay Thai match with Britain's Lisa Howarth at Pickett's Lock near London in February 1990.[5][6][7]

Kathy had a brief three-fight career in professional boxing between March and June 1998. She took two four-round decisions over Sandra Yard and lost a four-round decision to Lena Akesson retiring from boxing with a career record of two wins and one defeat - all four-rounders, all by decisions.

Long provided commentary at the first Ultimate Fighting Championship event.[8] On August 15, 2009, almost 16 years after she provided commentary for the very first Ultimate Fighting Championship, Long made her MMA debut defeating fighter Avery Vilche by decision at "Call to Arms" promotions Called Out event in Ontario, California.

In preparation for her debut Long trained with Betiss Mansouri and Romie Aram at Millennia MMA, Gokor Chivichyan and Gene LeBell at the Hayastan Academy, Ahmad Reese and Lisa Twight of Gym Jones, Javier Vazquez at Universal Martial Arts Center, and with Muay Thai and strength conditioning coach Maria Morales.[9]

On August 22, 2015, after a six-year hiatus from MMA, Long returned to MMA competition at age 51. She fought under the Ascension Muay Thai and Kickboxing promotion in Tijuana, Mexico against Mexican fighter Mixia Medina and won the fight by decision. She is now (2-0).

Long currently teaches at Seattle Wushu Center in West Seattle.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Personal life

Kathy Long currently lives in Seattle, Washington.[1]

Titles and honors

Hall of Fames

  • Black Belt Hall of Fame (1991 Woman of the Year)
  • Black Belt Hall of Fame (1992 Full Contact Fighter of the Year)
  • Inside Kung Fu Hall of Fame (1992 Female of the Year)
  • Bob Ellas Kern County Sports Hall of Fame (1996)

Titles

  • 2x KICK World Kickboxing Champion
  • 1x WKA World Kickboxing Champion
  • 1x ISKA World Kickboxing Champion
  • 1x WMAC World Kickboxing Champion

Kickboxing record

Template:Kickboxing record start |- style="background:#cfc;" | 1992-04-00 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Nora Daigle || || || Decision (Unanimous) || 8 || 2:00 || |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 1992-03-16 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Kyoko Miyasaki || || Las Vegas, Nevada, USA || Decision (unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 || |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Won the WMAC World title.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |- style="background:#cfc;" | 1991-00-00 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Ramona Gatto|| || USA || Points || || || |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 1990-08-06 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Denise Taylor|| || Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA || Decision (Unanimous) || 12 || 2:00 || 13-1 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Won the KICK World Bantamweight title.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |- style="background:#fbb;" | 1990-02-03 || Loss ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Lisa Howarth|| Muay Thai event || London, England || Points || 3 || 3:00 || 12-1 |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 1990-00-00 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Bonnie Canino || || France || Points || 12 || 2:00 || |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Won the WKA Featherweight World title.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |- style="background:#cfc;" | 1989-00-00 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Danielle Roccard|| || || Points || 9 || 2:00 || |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 1989-00-00 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Denise Taylor|| || USA || Decision (Unanimous) || 6 || 2:00 || |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 1989-00-00 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Pixie Elmore|| || USA || Decision (Split) || 7 || 2:00 || 9-0 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Won the North American Kickboxing Bantamweight title.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |- | colspan=9 | Legend:

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Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
2 matches 2 wins 0 losses
By decision 2 0

Template:MMA record start |- |style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win |align=center|2–0 |Template:Flagicon Mixia Medina |Decision (unanimous) |Ascension Muay Thai and Kickboxing |Template:Dts |align=center|3 |align=center|3:00 |Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico | |- |style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win |align=center|1–0 |Template:Flagicon Avery Vilche |Decision (unanimous) |Called Out MMA 1 |Template:Dts |align=center|3 |align=center|3:00 |Ontario, California, United States |

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Professional boxing record

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No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
3 Win 2–1 Template:Flagicon Sandra Yard SD 4 26 June 1998 Template:Flagicon Bally's Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2 Loss 1–1 Template:Flagicon Lena Åkesson UD 4 31 March 1998 Template:Flagicon Casino Magic, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1 Win 1–0 Template:Flagicon Sandra Yard UD 4 10 March 1998 Template:Flagicon National Guard Armory, Pikesville, Maryland, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Filmography

Films

Television

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1993 Street Justice Lisa J. Hansen Episode: "Desperate"
1995 Walker, Texas Ranger Officer Jane Cousins Episode: "Deep Cover"
2017 Martial Arts: Mind and Body - -

Miscellaneous crews

Year Title Notes
2015 Relentless Justice (fight coordinator)
1994 Natural Born Killers (stunts - uncredited)
1992 Batman Returns (stunt double: Michelle Pfeiffer - uncredited) / (stunts)
1985 Summer's End (Short) (production assistant)

References

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  1. ↑ a b USA Dojo >> Kathy Long Biography URL accessed on October 7, 2010, Archived from the original on August 16, 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
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  6. ↑ Kathy Long vs Lisa Howarth Part One Accessed on October 7, 2010.
  7. ↑ Kathy Long vs Lisa Howarth Part Two URL accessed on October 7, 2010.
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  9. ↑ Convicted Artist >> Kathy Long Profile URL accessed on October 7, 2010

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External links

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