KEITH VITALI
Welcome to the Official Site of Keith Vitali, Martial Artist, Film Star and Children's Activist.

Keith Vitali began his martial arts career at the University Of South Carolina in 1971 and it only took two years for Mr. Vitali to earn his 1st degree Black Belt. Keith began competing in regional tournaments, then moved on to major events throughout the United States, then the world. Before he was done, Keith was named World Karate Champion one time, and US National Karate point Champion 3 consecutive years. (1978-1980). Keith is considered one of the 10 Best Fighters of all time according to Black Belt Magazine and was inducted into the Black Belt Hall Of Fame. He has appeared on more than a dozen Covers of other National Martial Arts Magazines.  

Keith has received numerous Lifetime Achievement Awards including being inducted into Officials Karate's Legion Of Honor , into the Diamond Nationals Hall of Fame, Blue Grass Nationals Hall of Fame, and as a Centurion in Joe Corley's Battle of Atlanta. Keith was also inducted into the prestigious Black Belt Hall of Fame as 'Fighter of the Year' in 1981."

Keith Vitali also became a successful author of instructional karate books. His first book, "Beginning Karate", sold over 30,000 copies in it's first run and is currently used as a textbook at the University Of South Carolina. He has gone on to write "Intermediate Karate" and "Advanced Karate" for Contemporary Books as well as "Winning Tournament Karate" for Unique Publications.

Keith Vitali began his career in films as a featured player in "Force Five" and then landed the role in "Revenge Of The Ninja" for Cannon Film Group which became an instant hit. Next, Keith co-starred with the famous Jackie Chan in "Meals On Wheels" for Golden Harvest. Keith went on to star in Seasonal Film's No Retreat, No Surrender 3" and then starred in "American Kickboxer 1" for Distant Horizons. Keith starred as the villain in Seasonal's "Superfights" as well as working as the Associate Producer. Keith Co-Produced another Seasonal production entitled, "Bloodmoon," starring Gary Daniels. Keith Produced "Your Money Or Your Life" for Strandberg Productions and recently starred in "The Cut Off" for Screen Action Productions. He is a featured instructor at the Screen Action Productions "Action Film Camp" several times per year teaching new talent the motion picture business. NBC's "Extra" featured a behind the scenes of action film making at the "Action Film Camp" in a television special.

The Keith Vitali KIDS Foundation is an anti-bullying prevention program founded by Keith that reaches out in a proactive way to promote the health, education and welfare of children.

The Foundation's values mirror those of Keith Vitali - respect, integrity, courage, self-esteem and drive for excellence - qualities he strives to foster in youngsters.

Keith Vitali is a noted columnist for Karate International Magazine, a martial arts magazine that is distributed worldwide.

Mr. Vitali made national Headlines with his video production company, K.V. Video Productions. Keith's first video, Self Defense For Kids was an instant hit and made headlines across the country with articles running in major newspapers such as: The USA Today, the Gannett chain, the Atlanta Journal, Philadelphia Inquirer, New York Post, just to name a few. Because of the success of the video and his self defense background, Mr.Vitali appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show as a guest expert on kid's safety.

Keith Vitali’s new kid’s illustrated book, “Victor Stops the School Bully” is due for publication in the fall of 2005. This illustrated book deals with Victor, a ten-year year old boy who starts a new school dealing with all the fears that a normal ten year old faces. The only difference is that Victor, a recently promoted Gold Belt, refers to the karate lessons he learned in his training and applies them to his everyday life at school

Keith Vitali is also the owner of Vitali Family Karate in Duluth GA along with his son, Travis Vitali.

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