Baxter Humby - Inspirational and worth a vote

**SteveK** · 07-10-2012, 05:07 AM

Have a read below about Baxter - If you feel inclined click the link and vote for him for diabled athelete of the year - he is a one armed world champion martial artist and kickboxer

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Baxter Humby is a Canadian kickboxer known as "The One Armed Bandit" due to his missing right hand, which was amputated at birth just below his elbow after becoming entangled with the umbilical cord. He is the only man in the world to win world titles with only one hand.

Early life

Baxter Humby was born in Winnipeg, Canada, in 1974.

Career
Kickboxing

Baxter is the current IMTC (International Muay Thai Council) World Super Welterweight Champion. He holds a number of different title belts including WBC Super Welterweight National Champion (2010), IKKC USA Kickboxing Champion, IMTC World Middleweight Champion and IKBA International Kickboxing Champion.

His interest in sports led him to take up running at age 11 and martial arts at 17. He ran for the Canadian National Track Team (Paralympics) in Barcelona in 1992 and in Berlin in 1994.

He won the Canadian Super Welterweight Kickboxing Championship in 1996, and afterwards, in 1997, moved to California to pursue a professional kickboxing career.

He currently trains with Muay Thai World Champion trainers, Master Tom Khamvongsa and David Huey, at the Muay Thai Academy in North Hollywood, CA.
Films

In 2004, Humby travelled to China to star in the film "One Arm Hero". It was produced by martial arts film star Carter Wong (Big Trouble in Little China) and directed by Li Man Sing.

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http://espn.go.com/espys/voting?vote=8081155&lang=en

Hope the photo link works

https://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.ph...type=1&theater

Osu

yoshukai · 07-10-2012, 01:32 PM

Baxter is an extension of our Yoshukai family. He is a very visible part in our Los Angeles dojo and teaches kickboxing classes out of there weekly. I have had the privilege of working out with him several times over the years.

Glad to see Baxter is getting the recognition he deserves.

Osu!

**SteveK** · 07-10-2012, 01:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yoshukai

Baxter is an extension of our Yoshukai family. He is a very visible part in our Los Angeles dojo and teaches kickboxing classes out of there weekly. I have had the privilege of working out with him several times over the years.

Glad to see Baxter is getting the recognition he deserves.

Osu!

Thanks for the personal insight Yoshukai