Just wondered if anyone on here had ever trained with Dominque Valera. Saw some videos of him the other day and he was very good indeed.
I haven't trained with him, but I've also watched some youtube vids of him teaching and he does seem like a skilled karateka. I believe he fought a lot in the US - same kinda circuit as Chuck Norris and Bill Wallace and the US karate athletes of the time.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsyinEthGio"]Dominique Valera vs Bill Wallace in germany 1992 - YouTube[/ame] [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvIoStA248U"]Dominique Valera vs. Bill Wallace - Paris 1992 - YouTube[/ame] These guys were all about at the same time back in the 70's onwards... ''Karate [ edit ] 1,966 Champion of France European Team Champion 1968 : European Champion Team 1,969 Champion of France Winner of the Grand Tournament in the United States, with the first competition knockout body authorized Champion of Europe European Team Champion 1,970 Champion of France Champion of Europe European Team Champion Bronze medal by ippon men's world championships in karate in 1970 in Tokyo , in Japan . Gold medal in kumite men's team for the world championships in karate in 1972 in Paris, Coubertin. 1971 : European Champion 1,972 Champion of France and open heavy Champion of Europe 1973 : Champion of France and open heavy 1975 : Champion of France and open heavy Full-contact [ edit ] 18 professional bouts of full-contact : 14 wins, 4 losses 1976 : European Champion 1977 : European Champion'' French Wikipedia http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominique_Valera LFD
His Bio - http://www.valera-karatecontact.com/biographie_dominique_valera.ws He had a few problems with the karate association of his day it seems which is part of the reason for his move into full contact karate. LFD
Thanks for that. I didn't know he had a website. I enjoyed some of the video's on there. The one with him and Biamonte fighting the kids was funny. My maths isn't great, but he is around 65/66 years old now? His kicks are incredible!
