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Don Wilson Sometime In The 1990s...
Don's
40th Birthday Party with his son Jon.
Don: "Thanks to everyone who
came and for my wife Kathleen for being sooooo sneaky. It was a surprise party!"
Don
and Kath, 2014.
Don and
wife Kath attending a Fashion Show in Los Angeles during the 90's.
Thanks
to Don's longtime friend Pat Vanlandingham for this picture of them in the early
80's.
They are standing in front of Don's "RED CORVETTE" which he
bought after winning his first World Title in Kickboxing.
"Those were
the days my friend...."
RIP Dad
Happy
Father's Day.....
Thanks for everything.
Early
90's Picture with Chuck Norris and their girlfriends at the time.
Don's to
be Wife-Kathleen and Chuck's Girlfriend Monica Hall.
Don and
son Jonathan, who grew to be is 6'4"...
Don's
father shaking President J. F. Kennedy's hand.
The reason he's shaking with
his left hand is because he fell off of the scaffolding around the Apollo and
broke his right arm.
JFK Cape Canaveral Tour, November 16th, 1963.
Sadly,
JFK was assanated a few laters in Dallas Texas, November 22, 1963
Don &
Kathleen, Christmas, 2012
The
Wilson's Christmas 2012 with brother James & Mom
Minus their oldest son
Jonathan who had to work on Christmas Day.
My
11 year old daughter Aubrianna Christmas 2012...
JUNE,
2012
Don, daughter Aubrianna and wife Kathleen attend 5th Grade Graduation
today....
Don &
Kathleen working on "Sci-Fighter" aka "X-Treme Fighter" in
Las Vegas 2004.
Aubrianna,
Kathleen & Dray Wilson
Kath and my
best friend Chris Penn in the 90's, Parties, Clubs, Limos, etc.
Don &
future wife Kathleen in 1991.
Kathleen was the makeup artist on the set of "Forced
to Fight".
Dragon Family... Minus The Dragon...
Dragon and
family Halloween 2010
Don Wilson
& IKF World Ambassador Brooks Mason
Don with
brother James Wilson
Chris
Penn & Don in the Movie in "Redemption"
Don
Wilson & IKF World President Steve Fossum
Benny "The
Jet" Urquidez and Don "The Dragon" Wilson
together in Hongkong.
Both fought and won against Asian Fighters. Today both are living Legends
and American Kickboxing Ambassadors.
The Fans around the World love both of
them.
"We "roomed" together in Hong Kong and became
friends immediately. While I have always admired and respected his fighting
abilities as a martial artist, his strength of character and humble self image
are just as impressive. He has always been an example of the best that the
martial arts can offer....Benny is one of the greatest teachers on the planet
and I learned a lot when I took his seminar many years ago. If anyone has a
chance to learn from Benny, don't miss it!" Don Wilson
Don
"The Dragon" Wilson,
Dan Stell (Fight Sports Referee)
and
Brooks Mason
(IKF World Ambassador)
at the 2010 IKF
World Classic Tournament in Orlando, Florida, USA, July 2010.
Three Champs
together at the K-1 kickboxing Tryouts.
Baxter One Arm Bandit Humby,
The Dragon Wilson and Benny The Jet Urquidez.
Dragon Wilson
on Venice Beach with Mr Kim the new owner & head of K-1 Kickbxing.
Both
were on hand for Mr Kim's launch of the K-1 Tryouts to compete for a $1,000,000
purse.
At the K-1
Tryouts on Muscle Beach, Venice, California.
Kickboxing Great Pete
Cunningham with The Dragon.
With Chuck
Norris
Don &
Bernie Willems
Benny the
Jet Urquidez, Rob Kaman, and "The Dragon" in Los Angeles, 2012
"The
Dragon" with Martial Artist/actor/fight commentator Stephen Quadros at the
Martial Art History Museum.
2004: Don
and Peter Kruckenhauser - Top Ten Sponsoring.
In the
late 80's, I trained John Cusack for his role as a kickboxer in "Say
Anything".
We became friends and he continued his training to this day
with Benny "the Jet". He could not have found a better trainer and I
hope someday that he decides to do something like "The Matrix" because
he would be great.
At
the 44th Battle Of Atlanta
Dragon Wilson with Black Belt Kakalina Cheung and
one of the all-time great tournament fighters & film star Keith Vitali.
At
the Battle of Atlanta.
Chong Dimond between two Martial Art Legends
Joe
Corley and Dragon Wilson.
Brooks
Mason, Jhoon Rhee, Howard Jackson, Don Wilson
L-R: Julia
Lurie, Kathleen, Don and Bob Van Ronkel standing.
L-R: Don
Wilson, Bob Van Ronkel, Oleg Taktarov and Rodney Lewin.
Golden
Globe Awards Party with Don, Bob Von Ronkel & Kathleen.
Don &
David DiQuollo, December 18, 2011
Don
at 4 years old.
Don: "I thought I had already experienced the worst
thing that could ever happen to me. My puppy was accidently run over by a truck
driver and died.
Actually, that was a valuable life lesson because the
death of my friends and family is still the worst part of life. For all of us I
think..."
"'THE
ANCHOR CLUB"
Cocoa Beach, Florida in the Early 70's....
Don: "Would
you buy a drink from this guy? The drinking age was 18 and I look like I've had
a few with the customers."
A
young Dragon.....1985.
Don was 30 years old and was named "Kickboxer-Full
Contact Fighter of the Year" by Black Belt Magazine in their 1984 End of
the Year Issue.
1st
Grade Dragon, the early years...
Don: "Driving
around Cocoa Beach, Florida in the Red Corvette I bought right after winning the
WKA World Lightheavyweight Title.
Early 80's....a thousand years ago ps. We
always wore hats back then...."
Don, Ernest Simmons (WKA Cruiserweight World Champ), David
DiQuollo, ?? and Donnie Hair
Mike Smith, Ernest Simmons, David DiQuollo, Bill Berryman &Don
Guy
with baby unknown.
Don's 28th Birthday Party.
Ernest Simmons, Lori, Don, David
DiQuollo & Bill Berryman
Don's 28th Birthday Party.
Ernest Simmons, Don, Bill Berryman
& David DiQuollo
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