Kathy Long (born April 21, 1964) is an American

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, and

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. She has held various kickboxing championships, including two

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World Kickboxing titles and the WKA and

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

Early life

Long was born in

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, and was raised in Sunny Mead,

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. Later, she moved to

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where she trained in martial arts under Eric Nolan, who was her manager and trainer throughout her kickboxing career.

Career

Long is a practitioner of the martial arts. She began her training in the

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art of

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, 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

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, as well as in

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Tae Kwon Do Taekwondo (; ; ) is a Korean martial art and combat sport involving primarily kicking techniques and punching. "Taekwondo" can be translated as ''tae'' ("strike with foot"), ''kwon'' ("strike with hand"), and ''do'' ("the art or way"). In a ...

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, and

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. Long has appeared in numerous

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s, and was

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's stunt double in ''

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''. In the 1990s, Long was inducted into several sports halls of fame. These would include the Bob Elias' Sports Hall of Fame,

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Hall of Fame ("Female of the Year"), and the

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Black Belt Hall of Fame (1991 "Women of the Year"). She has appeared on the cover of 35 magazines. Between 1994 and 1998, Long authored a monthly column in ''

''. Long became a professional

, 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"''. 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

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match with Britain's

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at Pickett's Lock near

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in February 1990. 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

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event. On August 15, 2009, almost 16 years after she provided commentary for the very first

, Long made her

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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

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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.Convicted Artist >> Kathy Long Profile
URL accessed on October 7, 2010 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.

Personal life

Kathy Long currently lives in Seattle, Washington.

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

World Kickboxing Champion * 1x WKA World Kickboxing Champion * 1x

World Kickboxing Champion * 1x WMAC World Kickboxing Champion

Kickboxing record

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Mixed martial arts record

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Professional boxing record

Filmography

Films

* 2012 ''Santa's Summer House'' as Sadie * 2012 ''Art of Submission'' as Herself * 2011 '' River of Darkness'' as Amy Williams * 2009 ''End Game'' as News Reporter * 1997 ''

Romy and Michele's High School Reunion ''Romy and Michele's High School Reunion'' is a 1997 American comedy film directed by David Mirkin and starring Mira Sorvino, Lisa Kudrow, and Janeane Garofalo. The plot revolves around two women who appear to have not achieved much success in ...

'' as Kick Boxing Instructor * 1995 '' Under the Gun'' as Lisa Krause * 1995 '' The Stranger'' as "The Stranger" * 1994 ''

Natural Born Killers ''Natural Born Killers'' is a 1994 American romantic crime action film directed by Oliver Stone and starring Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis, Robert Downey Jr., Tommy Lee Jones, and Tom Sizemore. The film tells the story of two victims ...

'' as Female deputy kicking Mickey (uncredited) * 1993 ''

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'' as Nea * 1992 ''Rage and Honor'' as Fros-T

Television

Miscellaneous crews

References

External links

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