Martial Arts Pioneer
- One of the first African-Americans to win a major karate competition (1965 USKA Grand Nationals).
- First kickboxing championship (1971 U.S. Kickboxing Championships) with Jim Harrison.
- Introduced kickboxing to America with Joe Lewis in 1973 on Merv Griffin.
- Black Karate feature film with Jim McLean and Robert Trias
- Formed the WKA organization in 1974
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