Billy Blanks

Billy Blanks (b. September 1, 1955) is a fitness guru, martial artist, actor, and the inventor of Tae Bo. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (873x1368, 403 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Billy Blanks Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (873x1368, 403 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Billy Blanks Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner... is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A Guru (Sanskrit: ), is a teacher in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism, as well as in many new religious movements. ... Hawaiian State Grappling Championships. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Taebo is an exercise routine invented by Billy Blanks. ...

Blanks was born in Erie, Pennsylvania, the fourth of fifteen children. As a child he suffered from undiagnosed dyslexia. Blanks began his study of the martial arts at the age of fourteen. He quickly excelled, winning several local, state, and national championships. He emerged as a seven-time world Karate champion, and holds a seventh-degree black belt in tae kwon do. “Erie” redirects here. ... This article is about developmental dyslexia. ... For other uses, see Karate (disambiguation). ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Taekwondo is the Korean national sport and martial art, and is also one of the worlds most commonly practiced sports. ...

In the 1980s Blanks was a member of the United States AAU karate team.[1] Blanks was "athlete of the year" in the USA Karate Hall of Fame.[2] - The Amateur Athletic Union, widely known as the AAU, was formed in United States. ... For other uses, see Karate (disambiguation). ...

Blanks began his acting career in the 1980s where he starred in several action-adventure feature films.

In the late 1980s, Blanks invented the Tae Bo workout, while running a karate studio in Quincy, Massachusetts. He used components of his martial arts and boxing training. The name is a portmanteau of tae kwon do and boxing. Blanks opened a fitness center in Los Angeles to teach his new workout. He later attracted some celebrity clients such as Paula Abdul and the popularity of the workout quickly grew, becoming a pop culture phenomenon after Blanks began releasing mass-marketed videos. The popularity of the workout later waned, but Blanks still attracts many celebrity clients and Tae Bo videos and DVDs have continued to sell well. Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Norfolk County Settled 1625 Incorporated 1792 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor William J. Phelan Area  - City  26. ... For other senses of these words, see boxing (disambiguation) or boxer (disambiguation). ... A portmanteau (IPA pronunciation: RP, US) is a word or morpheme that fuses two or more words or word parts to give a combined or loaded meaning. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Paula Julie Abdul (born June 19, 1962) is an American multi-platinum selling Grammy Award-winning singer, dancer, television personality, jewelry designer, and Emmy Award-winning choreographer. ... Popular culture, or pop culture, is the vernacular (peoples) culture that prevails in a modern society. ...

Blank's series of "boot camp" exercise workout videos are currently enjoying a huge success in Japan, where over 1 million copies of Boot Camp has been sold (by TV shopping company Oak Lawn Marketing). Blanks was being received by huge crowds of fans on his recent promotional tour there, and has made many appearances on TV. [3] Blank's may be returning to Japan again in September of 2007.

Blanks is Christian and released a special line of Tae Bo workouts called the "Believer's" series that includes motivational prayers and other Christian components. He has appeared on Christian television network TBN. [4] Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      A Christian () is a person who... Mary Magdalene in prayer. ... The Trinity Broadcasting Network, or TBN, is the largest Christian religious television network in the world and is headquartered near Los Angeles in Costa Mesa, California with studios near Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex in Irving, Texas and near Nashville in Hendersonville, Tennessee. ...

He has been married to his high school sweetheart, Gayle Godfrey Blanks, since 1975. Gayle had a two-year old daughter Shellie at the time of the marriage. ^{[citation needed]} Shellie is now an accomplished martial artist and is prominently featured in many of Billy's Tae Bo videos. They also have a son, Billy Jr., who has acted in a touring production of Fame.[5]and has recently started his own fitness craze, CARDIOKE. www.cardioke.com. Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fame – The Musical (based on the award-winning 1980 movie by Alan Parker) conceived and developed by David De Silva is a musical with a book by Jose Fernandez, music by Steve Margoshes and lyrics by Jacques Levy. ...

Selected Filmography

• BattleDome (1998) (TV series)
• Kiss the Girls (1997)
• Expect No Mercy (1996)
• Balance of Power (1996)
• Back in Action (1994)
• Tough and Deadly(1994)
• Showdown (1993)
• TC 2000 (1993)
• Talons of the Eagle (1992)
• Zhan long zai ye (1992)
• The Last Boy Scout (1991) -Billy Cole
• Timebomb (1991)
• The King of the Kickboxers (1991) -Khan
• Bloodfist (1989)
• Low Blow (1986)

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Famous Clients

According to a 1998 video, Blanks has worked with the following celebrities: Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...

• Sinbad
• Carmen Electra
• Brooke Shields
• Wayne Gretzky
• Goldie Hawn
• Paula Abdul
• Sugar Ray Leonard
• Shaquille O'Neal

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References

• Billy Blanks biography from his official site

External links

• Billy Blanks at the Internet Movie Database
• Tae Bo infomercial
• Billy Blanks Fan Page
• Billy Blanks Interview @ Format Mag