WELCOME TO THE PROFILES OF MARTIAL ARTISTS WITH DISABILITIES BLOG

I hope that this blog with inspire other people with disabilities to enter into the martial arts. In addition, I encourage instructors and school owners to use this blog as resource for their existing students with disabilities, or to bring in new students.

This blog is by no means complete. I would appreciate hearing about new nominations, organizations, articles, links, etc to be added. Please send me an email to info@not-me.org regarding what you would like see added to this blog.

All the martial artist are listed alphabetically.

Sincerely,

Erik Kondo

BAXTER HUMBY


HOMETOWN: Los Angeles, CA
TYPE OF DISABILITY: Born with only one hand.
AGE: 36
OCCUPATION: Kickboxing competitor
PERSONAL: Single
MAIN STYLE OF MARTIAL ART: Mauy Thai
SCHOOL AFFILIATION:
CURRENT RANK: Black Belt
TIME INVOLVED IN THE MARTIAL ARTS WITH A DISABILITY: 19 years
WEBSITE: http://www.baxterhumby.com/
VIDEO LINK: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAkPnsMKmVw
OTHER ACTIVITIES:
CONTACT:

Baxter Humby was born in Winnipeg, Canada, in 1974. Known as "The One Armed Bandit" because he has no right hand. It was amputated at birth, just below his elbow, after becoming entangled with the umbilical cord.
Baxter is the current IMTC (International Muay Thai Council) World Super Welterweight Champion. He holds a number of different title belts including IKKC USA Kickboxing Champion, IMTC World Middleweight Champion and IKBA International Kickboxing Champion.

His interest in sports led him to take up running at age 11 and martial arts at 17. He ran for the Canadian National Track Team in Barcelona in 1992 and in Berlin in 1994.

He won the Canadian Super Welterweight Kickboxing Championship in 1996, and afterwards, in 1997, moved to California to pursue a professional kickboxing career.
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