Tony Young began
karate at the age of 12 and earned his
Black Belt 4 years later. Tony Young is now a 10th degree[1]Black Belt in the
Goju Ryu style of
karate. Tony Young was named the National Super Light Weight Karate Champion for 19 consecutive years. Tony Young has won over 1000 championship awards and prizes throughout his career.[2][3][4] In 1997, Tony Young retired from international and national competition to focus on community affairs, business, and
tournament promotions.
In 1985 Tony Young opened the Tony Young All-Star Karate Academy. Young works with Public and Private Schools in the Atlanta area and developed working relations with
Billy Blanks, who is the creator and owner of
Tae-Bo Aerobics.
Competitive fighter
Rated the National Superlight Weight Karate Champion for 19 consecutive years by:
The Regional Sport Karate Circuit
The North American Sport Karate Association
The All-Star Karate League
World Association of Karate/Kickboxing Organization in the USA
The OTOMOX Grand Slam Series
World champion
World Champion, International Sport Karate Association 1996, 1997
World Champion, World Association of Karate/Kickboxing Team 1991 through 1997
First Superlight weight fighter in Karate History to be rated Number one for all weight division
US Open International World Champion, 1996
Winner, Grand Champion Professional Karate Association
Elected to Martial Arts Black Belt Hall of Fame
Champion, North American Karate Conference
Grand Champion of Professional Karate League
First Superlight weight fighter in Karate history to win the overall fighting Grand Championship in a National Event
Three time overall Men's National Fighting Champion
Winner of the most consecutive Karate championships in the History of Sport Karate