About Todd Dunphy
Legendary Martial Arts Champion Todd Dunphy began training in martial arts at the young age of 12 years old. Nixon was President, and violence was in the air. It was 1972, and a young Todd Dunphy was living in Santa Cruz, California, training in Karate with his brother Terry, who handed down some of his secret training in the Marines to his little brother, Serving as his role model, Todd Dunphy was not yet old enough to join the Marines too, but he followed in his brothers footsteps as best as he could. The young lad joined military school, ready to become a better fighter.Fight NightFlash forward years later: An adult Todd Dunphy got caught up on the wrong crowd, yet still addicted to the adrenaline rush of a good fight. Drinking, doing drugs, and partying constantly, yet still training daily in martial arts, every night was 'Fight Night' in his Martial Arts Dojo. Yet when that was over, he'd then head to the local bar, do shots, and get in bar fights and street fights in his local Santa Cruz, and beyond.The Kray Brothers: England's Most Notorious GangstersThe hard living took its toll. He went from a bar brawler and street fighter, to a prison fighter, doing hard time not once-but twice during his life behind bars for fighting and dealing in millions of dollars worth of drugs. First, back in 1996 in London, England's notorious Maidstone Prison held the early Karate Champion, where he met none other than Reginald "Reggie" Kray, of the notorious "Kray Brothers" Gang, the most notorious gangster England has ever seen, and subject of a major motion picture starring Gary Kemp. For months, the Celebrity Gangster and rising Karate Star boxed together, dined together, and become good friends.Busted!During his last stint in the slammer before his release in 2014, the Feds reportedly offered Todd Dunphy a plea bargain-Keep his houses and bank accounts, or do hard time. He states he chose the time, but admits the Feds still snagged a lot of his loose cash-reportedly nearly a half a million dollars worth.Warrior for Christ: Mel NovakIt was soon after one of these long days in prison, where the Certified Bad Boy met none other than Mel Novak. Mel Novak tours the country for his famous Prison Ministries, preaching to convicts behind bars about how to quit playing in the devils playground, stop the drugs and boozing, and devote their life to Christ. Mel Novak also happened to be the movie star and Martial Arts Legend in his own right, who fought Bruce Lee in the motion picture "The Hand of Death" among more.Born AgainRealizing his way was not working, Martial Arts Master Todd Dunphy went from gangsters-to God, as he decided to take a chance on Mel's teachings. After all, he had little to lose. It was settled. Todd become a Born Again Christian, and has not touched any drugs or even alcohol for years. He went back to training-this time in Kata Karate, letting this further adrenaline rush replace dope, booze, and cocaine. He was finally a free man, physically, and spiritually. He had found God. He stopped street fighting, and-since he was no longer visiting bars, quit the bar brawls as well. He then decided to begin entering some Tournaments-a lot of them.Championship Record HolderIn fact, Todd Dunphy went on to reportedly enter more championships than most anyone on the planet. He entered 28 tournaments last year in 2016, competing every other weekend. He admits, "Traveling and doing as many tournaments as I can, and competing, this is my new drug. I...