Willie “The BAM” Johnson

Professional Martial Artist, Instructor and Bodyguard

The “BAM’s” Kung Fu Family Center
8750 Cherry Lane, Ste 15C
Laurel, MD 20707
301-776-0909 (cell)

Accomplishments:

• 7 time World Champion WAKO, NASKA, NBL
• 2 time All American Champion
• 7^th degree Black Belt in Karate/ Kang Duk Kwon
• 5^th degree Black Belt in Shaolin Wushu Kung Fu
• 1^st degree Black Belt in Karate/ Death Ke Do
• Recognized as an Honorary Chinese San Shou Black Belt
• Made history as America’s first nationally ranked Triple crown Wushu Champion
• Made it out of the tough, dangerous streets
• Recognized as one of America’s best Martial Artists, China
• Recognized as a Complete Martial Arts Instructor and Practitioner
• Defensive Tactics Instructor
• Grand Master Rank Institute of China
• Graduated from Beijing Physical Culture Institute of China
• 25 ½ years of Martial Arts Training
• Founder of the Stronger Than Drugs Foundation
• Founder of Wushudo Universal Martial Arts approach
• Founder of The BAMs UMAC
• National Spokesperson for Stronger Than Drugs and Champions Against Drugs
• Instructor of the Year
• 3 Time FUMA (Foundation of United Martial Artists) Against Crime State Representative
• Recognized as a Professional of Martial Arts
• Martial Arts Hall of Fame
• Recognized as a Hero of Martial Arts
• Regional Representative of FUMA
• Coach of The BAM’s All Stars, known as the team with the most wins, in forms, weapons, grappling and fighting as well as being one of the top demonstration teams in the country.
• Produced Seven National Champions
• Featured on A&E’s Legends of the Martial Arts
• Featured on TNT in Wesley Snipes’ Masters of the Martial Arts
• Featured on Chuck Norris’ Kick Drugs Out of America
• Promoted the All American Martial Arts Harmony Open
• Recognized as the most enthusiastic Cardio and Martial Arts instructors around by NAPMA
• Recognized by Black Belt Magazine as a Martial Arts protégé

Instructors:

• Gene Mason- Wing Chung
• Kenneth Parker- Yoga and Kang Dukkwon
• Tony Lim- Tian Shan Pia
• Garcia Davis- Death Ke Do
• Dennis Brown- Shaolin Wushu and Chinese Weapons
• Tayari Casel- Competition Attitude
• Han Jin Song- Chinese Wushu
• Young Li- Chinese Wushu
• Peter Moralis- Pai Chi Wushu
• Cynthia Rothrock- Champion Weapons
• George Chung- champion Form
• Nasty Anderson- Sparring
• Mitchell Davis- Spirituality
• Renato Muchatos- Muchatos Ju Jitsu
• Roger Tung- American Wushu
• Steven Brown- Defensive Tactics
• William Chung- Wing Chung
• Nicholas Starks- Shoot and Sambo
• Linda Denly- Sparring
• Lloyd Erving- Brazilian Ju Jitsu, Sambo, and ValeTedo
• Larry Millaton- Western Boxing
• Master K- Muay Thai
• Dan Inosanto- Jeet Kwon Do, Fighting- Shoot
• Michael Krivka- Knife Fighting, Jeet Kwon Do, Stick Fighting
• Gokor Chivichyan- Sambo
• Bill Durso- DePasquale Ju Jitsu

Philosophy:

• The style or system in which you study is not as important as the spirit in which you study; because everything in the world is revolving, and so much you. This is “Wushudo.”

Martial Arts Cover Stories:

• The Power of Love | Silver Spring Record Newspapers (September 1991)
  
• Street Ambush! Are You Really Ready? | Martial Arts Masters Magazine (January 1994)
  
• “The BAM” Master of Kung Fu | Kung Fu Magazine (March 1994)
  
• Wushu Ground Fighting | KKI Magazine (June 1994)
  
• Street combat: Are You Ready? | Tae Kwon Do Times magazine (November 1994)
  
• Predator! Profile of Today’s Attacker | Inside Martial Arts Magazine (Summer 1995)
  
• BAM! Martial Artist Aims for the Airwaves | Laurel Reader Newspaper (August 10, 1995)
  
• Overtraining | MA Magazine (March 1996)
  
• Black Belt Opponent | KKI Magazine (1997)
  
• Inside the Mind of a Predator | Tae Kwon Do Times (1997)
  
• Monthly Combative News Columnist | Action Martial Art Magazine (1997)
  

The BAM on IMDB (Internet Movie Database)

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Stage:

Films:

Videos:

Editorial:

• Tae Kwon Do Times | Cover/Story
• Karate Kung Fu Illustrated  | Cover/Story
• Master of Kung Fu | Cover/Story
• Martial Arts Master | Cover/ Story

ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN WRITING FOR TV/DVD’S

• WMAC Master 4 Kids Productions   Fox TV
• Masters of the Martial Arts A&E
• Fu Yah DVD Magazine – Century Martial Arts Supplier Distribution
• The Martial Mix DVD Magazine “R& D Distribution”
• The Sensi Film Writer Guild Association with Willie THE BAM Johnson and Byron Minns – co writer of Black Dynamite
• The Deadly Game of Death film¸ Willie THE BAM Johnson and Kimber Johnson
• Loyal Justice Film
• Chop Zocky Film Willie The BAM Johnson, Nailah Johnson
• Street Combat DVD Volume 1-3 Paladin Press
• Street Chi Na Volume 1-2 Paladin Press
• Street MMA DVD Paladin Press “featuring Melvin William (American Gangster) of the Wire TV Show
• Beat Down DVD Paladin Press
• Every Day Weapons Paladin Press
• The Urban Dragon Animated TV Series Willie “THE BAM” Johnson and Byron Minns co –writer of Black Dynamite
• Fu Fit Kidz Live Action Kung Fu Hip Hop Children Education Program Willie THE BAM and Byron Minns
• THE BAMS Life Story Stage Play

ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN WRITING FOR BOOKS/ARTICLES

• The Complete Martial Artist – Human Kinetics Publishing
• The Complete Martial Artist Entrepenuer Manual Willie THE BAM Johnson and Kimber Johnson
• The Street Combat Predator Manual
• Ground Fighting KKI Magazine
• Street Ambush Martial Arts Masters Magazine
• THE BAM Mastering Kung Fu In China Black Belt Magazine
• Predator Profile Inside Martial Arts Magazine
• Combative New Columnist Action Martial Arts Magazine

  DIRECTING

• Deadly Game of Death Film
• Loyal Justice Film
• Fu Yah DVD Magazine
• Tha Martial Mix DVD Magazine
• Street Combat DVD Paladin Press
• Street Chi Na DVD Paladin Press
• Street MMA DVD Paladin Press
• Beat Down DVD Paladin Press

 CHOREOGRAPHY

• WMAC Masters TV 4 Kids Production Fox TV
• Wesley Snipes Masters of The Martial Arts  4 Kids Production / TNT
• Masters of The Martial Arts TV A&E
• Super Fights Film Seasoned Films
• Chuck Norris Kick Drugs Out of America TV

STUDENT, TEACHERS, AND MENTORS- COLLABORATIONS

• Byron Minns –  Co­-Creator Black Dynamite, Karate Kid – Jaden Smith
• Issac Florentine  – Director Undisputed 2 – Ninja – WMAC Masters Fox V
• Keith Streinberg –  – Writer “No Retreat No Surrender – also discovered Jan Claude Vam Dame, Cythnia Rothrock, Keith Vatali, Billy Black & Keith Cook.
• Dennis Brown – Actor – The Dancing Warrior – Legendary Shaw Brother Films
• Stars of Martial Arts Shoalin Starring Jet Li While I was training in China
• Shannon Lee – Daughter of Bruce Lee – worked together on WMAC Masters and How Bruce Lee Changed The World
• Pat Johnson – fight choreography for karate Kids 1,2,3 & WMAC Masters
• Wesley Snipes – Master of The Martial Arts on TNT and Master Daddy (movie)
• Chuck Jeffries class mate – Wesley Snipes Personal Trainer
• Ryan Pinkston a student since age 4 – Starred in Spy Kids, Soul Plane, MTV PUNK’D, and others.
• Notorious BIG Movie – Jail Scene – showcasing a 1995 Cover Shot of THE BAMS Transformation Story – inspired Biggie Smalls to change his life.

 BUSINESS CONSULTING AND SEMINARS

• Urban Branding – China
• Kickboxing & Urban Combative Kung Fu NAPMA Convention, Clearwater Florida
• Kickboxing & Street Kalestenicz – Chuck Norris Kick Drugs Our of America Chicago, Illinois
• Kickboxing – Educational Funding Company International Convention , Florida
• Kickboxing, Street Combat, street Kalestenicz, Sports Karate, Kung Fu Hip Hop and Urban Combative Kung Fu – Karate College – Radford, VA
• Street Combat Dennis Brown Shaolin Wushu Academy – Maryland
• Street Chi Na – Arnold Mitchell – Maryland
• Street Chi Na – Gerald Dawson – Maryland
• Combat Empathy – Street Combat – Internal Arts Festival – New York
• Regional Directors NAPMA, CA
• Sports Karate, Kung Fu Hip Hop , Germany
• Sports Karate, Kung Fu Hip Hop – Trinadad
• Sports Karate, Kung Fu Hip Hop, Canada

Black Belt Magazine once commented about one of the greatest documentaries on Martial Arts put together by A&E , Willie “The BAM” Johnson’s life story. It shows his rebirth from bullying, poverty, and physical, sexual and mental abuse. Rampant crime and drugs engulfed his community. Becoming a successful drug dealer, user and criminal eventually landed him in jail. This tragic scenario almost seems to lose its edge and become less tragic, because it is a situation that is repeated endlessly in near-epidemic proportions throughout the United States.

Johnson breaks the cycle with the principle of Martial Arts to become recognized today as an Urban Legend and a member of Black Belt Magazine’s Hall of Fame along with the world’s greatest Martial Artists like Bruce Lee, Jet Li, Jackie Chan and many others.He also returned from Sports Karate as a seven-time World Champion. There could be no better representative for all of the life-changing benefits that the Martial Arts bestow.

Professor BAM has also been recognized by both eastern and western masters in the Martial Arts as one of today’s most gifted and talented Martial Artists. He got his start at age six by being inspired by Bruce Lee while residing in downtown Baltimore. Today, he is a graduate of the Beijing Physical institute of China and holds a seventh degree Black Belt under Master Kenneth Parker, a master degree under Grandmaster Dennis Brown and a first degree Black belt under Master Garcia Davis. Among his credits are a solid record of wins including the first national Triple Crown Wushu/Kung Fu title, WAKO World Title, two All-American titles, and being the first African-American to hold two national American Sports Karate Association titles. He is the producer of more World Champions in one year than any other Martial Artist.

Through the Better Attitude Maker Sports Karate Team, he is also recognized as one of today’s most recognized action stars. He played himself on the hit TV show- WMAC Masters along with Bruce Lee’s daughter Shannon Lee and some of the 21st century’s leading Martial Artists. He has also been on many other TV and film projects including the Hong Kong Production entitled “Super Fights.” Johnson also had a fight scene against Chuck Jeffreys – The choreographer for a number of Wesley Snipe’s Films, Including Blade: Trinity. He was also a featured performer on the Wesley Snipes production “Wesley Snipe’s Presents: Master of the Martial Arts”, Chuck Norris’ “Kick Drugs Out of America” and the Dragon-Fest “Superstar Show.”

He also holds the best selling DVD Instructional Series for Paladin Press with “Street Combat”, “Street Chin-NA” and soon to be released “Street MMA.” Human Kinetics, a leader in sports publications, released his other best seller, a book entitled “The Complete Martial Artist.” He has also been featured in all of the top Martial Arts magazines since the 80s as an author, on the cover or as a featured personality.

His unique urban innovative approach of producing personal greatness from the inside-out through the tools of Martial Arts has made him the ambassador of truth from the underground to the mainstream. His consistent approach of research, learning and adapting truly exemplifies the title of “Professor.”

He is one of the world’s leading instructors and the only one that has taken first-hand knowledge of innovative and positive experiences and structured them into curriculum that provides solutions to community and worldly problems. These curriculum have been taught in colleges, schools, law enforcement agencies, and many other professional organizations. The thing that is truly dear to his heart is working with those who society has counted out and labeled as under-privileged. He sees himself in each of these and strives to help them through his “Stronger Than Drugs Foundation” which has allowed him to speak all over the world on different topics. He regularly goes back to Baltimore City and helps to rebuild the same community he helped to tear down and goes back to the same community center that saved his life- McKims Community Center.

He has been honored with his own Willie “The BAM” Johnson Day on September 28th in Baltimore awarded by Governor O’ Malley. Senator Barbara McKloskey also honored him for his extraordinary work by flying the United States American Flag over the Washington Capitol for his community services which is the first among Martial Artists. Not to forget his two “Baltimore’s Best” Awards given to him by the honorable William Donald Shaffer.
The one that carries the most meaning to him is the American Cancer Society Community Fundraising Award- an award that he received for starting a cause in an effort to commemorate his mother who died from cancer, Martha Johnson. He also joined forces with Baltimore City government and the parks and recreation center to create a Stronger Than Drugs Program to help display unity, an endeavor that was once in Laurel, Maryland for the Cemberley Gardens community.

The BAM brings together some of the most experienced minds in business, technology, marketing and coaching to deliver his message, methods and training to individuals and organizations looking to grow!