Anytime Bruce Lee can be involved in the UFC, I’m in. “Having him as a character in the game is fun. “I’m a huge Bruce Lee fan,” Dana White, UFC president and co-owner, tells USA TODAY Sports. The time seemed right to UFC owner Dana White to put him front and center in the octagon. Lee’s legend has inspired a wide variety of books, movies, toys, and even video games, but it has been a number of years since he has appeared on the digital stage. Christ was a very powerful person but he lived a humble life and died a humble death.Bruce Lee, one of the most iconic martial artists of all time, is back at it again – this time in video game form. You should, like Christ, show humility everywhere. Sportsperson should be proud of representing their countries. Genuine sportsperson should desist from using drugs. Remember a street fighter will never become a world champion. For karatekas, discipline is the most important aspect. KM: Word of advice to young sportspersons? SM: I have networked globally and through exposure I have learned to respect other people and their cultures. KM: What have you gained from karate apart from the accolades? I intend to groom young women and men who will become world champions. Remember I am from the grassroots myself. SM: With assistance from my colleagues in the Kyokushin Union, the corporate world and the government, I hope to set up a vibrant karate academy to tap young talent from the grassroots. The win inspired me to become the first black African world champion and first person from this continent to be rewarded for the best technique. The guy almost dislocated my shoulder but I managed to beat him. Then at the world champs the quarterfinal bout against Daniel Fox of Australia was really hard. He used techniques such as grabbing that I had not encountered before and I had to be very resourceful to beat him. He was heavier by 23 kg and technically good. SM: The fight against Wahid Ahmed of Afghanistan in the Ashihara International Open Weight Sabaki Challenge Tournament was the toughest. KM: Which fights do you regard as your toughest? And finally in 2009 I won the world title in Japan, beating their own champion in the final. The same year I also won the All Styles Full Contact Tournament in South Africa again. On AugI won the Ashihara International Open Weight Sabaki Challenge in South Africa. On April 19 2008, I came first in the Last Man Standing Tournament in Cape Town. From then on I won gold in every international tournament I participated in. In the same year, I participated in an international tournament in Cape Town. I trained for three weeks in Japan under the guidance of Shihan Daigo Ohish. By this time Homegate Furnishers and Fashion Stores, who have become our traditional and reliable sponsors, assisted me financially to fulfil the trip. As the technical director it was decided that I should go to Japan for technical enhancement and I went there for three weeks in 2006. All our members contributed, from the chairperson downwards. Although we struggled financially, we survived through contributions from our members and well wishers. SM: I think my major breakthrough came when we opened the Mas Oyama Dojo at Raylton Sports Club in 2005. SM: Yes, to Lisa Chamboko and we have a daughter Hannah Nokutenda who is 18 months old. She now sees the sporting side of karate. Now that I am a world champion she has changed her mindset. Like many people my mother wrongly associated karate with violence. SM: My parents did not support me at first. It was then that I started training karate under the guidance of the Zimbabwe Amateur Gymnastics Association. When I was in form one, the soccer coach did not pick me for the first team so I decided to quit the game. I loved middle-to-long distance track events. I did not proceed to higher levels because I wanted to pursue karate full time. After O level I attained the SAAA certificate in accounting. I went to Ndima primary and secondary schools in Chimanimani. I am the first born and only boy from my mother’s womb. My father had four wives with 21 children. I was born on in Chimanimani, Rusitu Valley in Chishiri village. SM: I am a complete grassroots Zimbabwean (laughs).
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