World Champion Martial Artist Donald 'The Grinch' Vickers Joins the Planet Nutrition Team
October 4, 2007 - 3:05 PM EST
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 4, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Donald "The Grinch" Vickers, who has won 10 USA World Championships and 8 National Black Belt League World Championships in sports Karate fighting, has joined the Planet Nutrition (Pink Sheets:PNHD) team and is currently using Planet Nutrition products to supplement his training regimen.
Vickers, an 18 time World Karate Fighting Champion, has over 500 total wins in all sports Karate Fighting Divisions. He holds a Second Degree Black Belt in Chinese Kenpo/Wu Ying Chuan, instructed by Grand Master Eddie "Flash" Newman - Founder.
At age 19, he entered the professional World Combat League. He has fought in multiple states as well as different countries. In August 2006, he fought Mike Sheppard, current ISKA Cruiser Weight World Champion, winning with a TKO sending him out with 14 sutures over his left eye. In January 2007, he fought Dan "Son of a Preacher Man" Erickson, IKL Heavy Weight World Champion, knocking him out in the first round. Vickers is in training for the up-and-coming season in the World Combat League, which starts in September, and he is guaranteed four fights. These fights will be televised throughout the 2007-2008 upcoming season via Vs. (Versus) Television. He has already had numerous television appearances with WCL and infomercials. He trains with Tony Fryklund, Marvin Eastman, Skipper Kelp and Eddie "Flash" Newman. "The Grinch" has been featured in Sports Karate Magazine (2004) and Southwest View (2002) and sponsored by 5 national karate teams.
Dan Starczewski, President and CEO of Planet Nutrition, stated, "We are excited to have a World Champion and an up-and-coming fighter with such an extensive martial arts background."
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