Keith Vitali

Keith Vitali (born before 1971) is an American martial artist , actor , film producer and writer .

Life

In 1971 Keith Vitali began his martial arts career as a karateka at the University of South Carolina . In 1973 he reached the 1st Dan . He was World Karate Champion and US National Karate Champion from 1978 to 1980 . In 1981 he was inducted into the Black Belt Hall of Fame as Competitor of the Year .

In addition to participating in competitions, he also wrote several karate books such as Beginning Karate , Winning Karate Techniques and Karate Kicking . As an actor he was seen in The Return of the Ninja (1983), Kick-Boxer 2 - Blood Brothers (1990) and American Kickboxer - Blood Fighter, among others.

Vitali produced the films Karate Tiger 9 and Bloodmoon , among others . He has been running the film production company Trajen Pictures since 1997.

Filmography

• 1983: Revenge of the Ninja
• 1984: Powerman (Kwai tsan tseh)
• 1990: Kick-Boxer 2 - Blood Brothers (No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers)
• 1991: American Kickboxer - Blood Fighter (American Kickboxer) - also a choreographer
• 1995: Karate Tiger 9 (Superfights) - also producer
• 1997: Bloodmoon - Der Karatekiller (Bloodmoon) - also producer
• 1998: The Cutoff

Web links

• Keith Vitali in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Official website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Official biography. Official website, accessed April 26, 2011 . 
2. ^ Black Belt Hall of Fame Inductee Directory. (No longer available online.) Black Belt Magazine, formerly the original ; Retrieved April 26, 2011 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.    
3. ↑ Trajen Pictures. South Carolina Secretary of State, accessed April 26, 2011 .