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How he got to here...
 International
Fight Sports CEO and President and Master Sensei Steve Fossum
use to run one of the largest martial arts schools in the Nation. It was 3
levels and over 17,000 square feet in size with over 400 students. However, the
growth of organizations such as
IKF (International
Kickboxing Federation) as well as eventually the
ISCF (International
Sport Combat Federation) forced him to make a decision as to
his time and efforts.
Created in August of 1992, the IKF experienced its main growth between 1997 and
1999 after the website,
www.IKFKickboxing.com
was created. Because of this growth, Mr. Fossum had an intense
travel schedule and
was on the road a lot, traveling to
IKF events around
the world. From this growth, Mr. Fossum was forced to make a decision as
to where his time, energy and efforts would best be utilized best. Lucky for all
of us in the
IKF he choose the
path of the
IKF.
However, his choice was not because he didn't like teaching
martial arts. Instead it was due to 2 basic issues. 1: The loss of desire to
compete competitively with what many of us know as "The Black Belt
Factory Schools" or McDojos. When he first opened
his school in Newcastle it was his 12th martial arts school. His competition was
with 4 good schools in a 10 mile radius. By the time he closed his commercial
karate school 8 years later in 1998, 11 schools had opened up within that 10
mile radius of his offering free uniforms, quick belt promotions, easy black
belts and many more marketing incentives for new students to sign-up. If he
wanted to compete with them he had to face the facts. Offer quicker belt
promotions, make the requirements much easier and make black belt a lot easier.
It was a move he didn't want to make.
Faced with this reality he was also juggling his time with his
karate school and the growth of the IKF.
With these two issues at hand, in December of 1998 he choose to close his
commercially operated karate school. In doing so, he kept a small handfull of
students to train privately. However, his main focus was no on the growth of the
IKF.
After several changes around the facility, he reopened in June
of 1999 as a Private Club. The main gym floor is over 9,000 square feet
in size and the upstairs offices are approximately 3,000 sq ft.. The facility
would be the new home for the IKF as well
as his private Martial Arts school and Ringside Gym, (www.ringsidegym.com)
operated by former IKF Amateur Champion -
Greg Kirkpatrick
teaching both Kickboxing & Boxing. Eventually Mr. Fossum's top
ranking Martial Arts Student,
Conrad Woodall
opened his own commercial school,
Woodall's Self
Defense & Fitness using the 4,000 square feet that was
utilized for the Private Karate school. Later Woodall would expand to open his
own location a few miles down the road. Also in the facility is a chiropractor
office and band rehearsal studio.
In 1999, Fossum brought on the
International Sport
Combat Federation (ISCF) for his IKF
Kickboxing Promoters who were looking for neutral regulation of what was then
called No Hold Barred Fighting, later known as Mixed Martial Arts or MMA. The
ISCF
was the first non promoting, regulatory - sanctioning body for Mixed Martial
Arts the world. In the early stages of the ISCF Fossum worked with
ISCF
World Advisor Mike Carlson in fine tuning
the ISCF.
Like the growth of the
IKF, today the
ISCF
is the largest regulatory / sanctioning body for mixed martial arts in the
world. The ISCF
has sanctioned events and or ISCF Title bouts throughout the USA is
states such as Georgia, Tennessee, Missouri, Nevada, Idaho, Louisiana, Virginia,
Washington DC, Oklahoma, New Jersey, Wyoming, South Dakota, Montana, Nebraska,
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Alabama, Arkansas, North Dakota,
Michigan, Massachusetts, Kansas, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Florida,
Ohio, Connecticut, South Carolina, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and California.
The
ISCF
has also sanctioned events in Canada, South Africa, Mexico, England, Scotland,
Australia, India, Iran and even an armed forces event in Iraq in 2009.
In the spring of 2008 Fossum officially formed
International Fight Sports. (IFS -
www.IFightSports.com ) IFS
became the chief parent company that oversees all of his Fight Sport
organizations & Companies.
At this time, Boxing was a fight sport not included under the
IFS umbrella. So in March of 2010 Fossum
created the IAB
- www.IABBoxing.com which was actually two different Boxing
organizations. International Amateur Boxing for Amateur Boxing and the
International Association of Boxing for Professional Boxing.
All 3 regulatory / sanctioning bodies, IKF, ISCF &
IAB
were now under the worldwide umbrella of the
International Fight Sports organization. |
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 ADDITIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Martial Arts Related
- 1982
Opened first of
what would be 11 karate schools. Auburn CA. USA.
- 1982
Designed "ROLLING
TIGERS". Self Defense system for the wheelchair bound.
- 1982
Formed an award
winning karate demonstration team known as
"THE FALL GUYS".
- 1985
Developed
CMT Certification training for Military, Law Enforcement &
Security: Control Movements &
Takedowns.
- 1985
Begin teaching
STIHC solo to the USMC with USMC Staff Sgt. Mike Woods.
- 1987
Hosted Cable TV
show-"SURVIVAL SELF DEFENSE".
- 1986
Begin working
with the Placer County Child Assault Prevention Program. Instructing practical
skills self defense at schools throughout California and Nevada.
- 1987
Designed "Motivation
Corporation" A motivational company giving seminars Nationwide on
self esteem, self confidence, motivation etc. Tour Title: "Victory
By Knockout!" Knockout the negatives in your life and focus on the
positives.
- 1989
Created Dynamic
Woman's Self Defense Program: "Women Making A Stand!"
Instructed it to grade schools, high schools, colleges, business, groups and
organizations around the USA. Featured on all major TV Networks.
- 1990
Consolidated 3 martial arts schools into the Largest training center in
Northern California. Newcastle, Over 10,000 sq. ft. in size.
- 1991
Expanded new
training center to over 17,500 sq. ft. Said to be the largest on the West Coast
and one of the largest in the Nation: by Black Belt and Inside Kung Fu
magazines.
- 1992
Became a licensed
promoter and matchmaker of kickboxing events in California through the State of
California Athletic Commission.
- 1992
Co-Founded the IKF - International Kickboxing Federation
with
Dan Stell. An amateur and professional kickboxing sanctioning body
organizing and sanctioning kickboxing worldwide.
- 1993
Appointed
to the CA State Athletic Commissions "Martial Arts Advisory Board".
- 1993
Wrote 2 Self
Defense Books: 10 Magical Movement Points & 10 Best
Weapons of the Body.
- 1994
Wrote, Produced,
Directed and hosted TV Program, "The World Of Martial Arts"
which ran a successful 14 episodes.
- 1997
Created IKF Website with Yancey Gillies.
- 1998
Opened new 11,000
square foot facility for
Ringside Gym,
Foothill Self Defense,
and of course, the world offices of the IKF
and later, the
ISCF.
- 1999
Co-Founded the
now yearly IKF USA National Amateur Kickboxing tournament
with Joe Taylor of Ringside Inc. The largest amateur kickboxing
tournament in North America.
- 1999
Took over as
World President of the
International
Sport Combat Federation - ISCF.
- 2001
Created the IKF Community Foundation.
- November 2nd, 2002
It
wouldn't last forever, and the long time bachelor, Steve Fossum married
Toni Rae Foster.
Details...
- 2003
July, Inducted
into the
 Hawaii
Martial Arts International Society Hall of Fame.
- 2003
July, Awarded the
Title of Professor and the Degree of Ninth by the Executive Board and
Constituents of the
Hawaii Martial Arts International Society.
- 2003
August, Created
the IKF
Kickboxing TV Program.
- 2004
Expanded the
yearly IKF
USA National Amateur Kickboxing tournament to a North American
format. It continues to be the largest amateur kickboxing tournament in North
America hosting over 200 amateur kickboxers each year.
- 2005
With a new
remodel, he doubled the size of the IKF/ISCF
Headquarters.
- 2005
Announced
official launch of Gladiator Gear with energy drinks and supplements.
 2006
Expanded the IKF North American Amateur Kickboxing tournament
to the IKF World Classic so that Amateur
fighters from all over the world could attend. It continues to be the Largest
Amateur Kickboxing Tournament in North America hosting over 200 amateur
kickboxers each year.
- August 15th, 2006
Mr.
Fossum welcomed a new edition to the Fossum Family when his wife Toni gave birth
to their daughter Fallyn Brooke.
Details...
- 2007
With the boom of
Mixed Martial Arts, the
ISCF became the Largest Sanctioning
Body for Mixed Martial Arts in the World sanctioning over 300 Pro and
Amateur events during 2006 alone.
- 2007
Promoted the
first ever Amateur Golden Gloves of Mixed Martial Arts. An OPEN Tournament much
like the IKF Kickboxing Tournaments called the
ISCF MMA World Classic, to determine true
Amateur MMA World Champions. The event was held at the US Cellular Center in
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA in April of 2007.
- 2007
MMA continues to
grow as the
ISCF sanctions over 400 Pro and Amateur
events during 2007.
- 2007
While MMA grows
in North America, the IKF is successful in
rebuilding IKF Europe with the work of the
new
IKF
Team Europe which includes Neil Holden, Colin Payne, Carl
Sams, Duncan Airlie James, Keith Nathan, Tricia McKeary, Dawn Willock, Steve
Logan and Peter Foley.
- 2007
Expanded the IAA Awards Company by changing the name to
"International
Fight Belts" - www.FightBelts.com and adding in new
products.
- 2007
Showing great
success with IKF Point Kickboxing he
promotes Johnny Davis
to IKF - PKB
President and creates the new
www.IKFPKB.com
web site.
- Early, 2008
With a
successful year in sanctioning the MMA events of the
IFL, - International Fight League, which is
the first ever Pro Mixed Martial Arts Team League, The ISCF
creates the
IBL,
International Battle League. ( www.IBLFights.com )
The IBL is an Amateur Mixed Martial Arts TEAM
League.
- Spring, 2008
Officially
Formed the Chief Company that oversees all of Mr. Fossum's Fight Sport
organizations & Companies,
 IFS -
International Fight Sports. ( www.IFightSports.com )
- Summer, 2008
With high
demand to do so, the
IBL,
International Battle League announces it will form a Pro MMA
Fight League to work in association with the IBL
Amateur Fight League. Official launch date Fall, 2008.
- Summer, 2008
IKF host it's
"10th Annual
IKF World Classic Tournament in Orlando Florida,
USA marking an incredible 10 years of the Longest Running AMATEUR
ONLY Open Kickboxing
Tournament in the World.
- 2009
Created -4- New
Fight Sport Organizations that all focus on the Olympic movement for both
Kickboxing/Muay Thai and MMA, Mixed Martial Arts. These Organizations are:
- USA Muay Thai
"Capture The Spirit" Sanctioning USA Muay Thai.
www.USAMuayThai.org
- USA Kickboxing
www.USAKickboxing.org
- USA MMA
"Amateur Mixed Martial Arts" Sanctioning USA Amateur
Mixed Martial Arts towards the Olympic movement.
www.USAMMA.com
- WORLD MMA GAMES
"Amateur Mixed Martial Arts" Sanctioning Amateur Mixed
Martial Arts around the World towards the Olympic movement.
www.WorldMMAGames.org
- Summer, 2009
IKF host it's
"11th Annual
IKF World Classic Tournament in Orlando Florida,
USA marking an incredible 11 years of the Longest Running AMATEUR
ONLY Open Kickboxing
Tournament in the World. This years event set records in total number
of registered fighters (280) along with "8" New Pre Event Registration
Records!
- Winter, 2009
Due to
demand, Fossum and others created a new Sanctioning body for both Pro
and Amateur boxing.
- IPB: International Pro Boxing
AND
 IAB:
International Amateur Boxing
- Both Organizations are in development with an official launch planned for
Spring 2010.
- March, 2010
Combined
the IPB & IAB idea into 1 group under the IAB Banner, however, with 2
separate names and organizations, International Amateur Boxing and the Pro
Boxing division, International Association of Boxing. From them, 1 website was
created, www.IABBoxing.com
Although
the IAB has already sanctioned some events in 2010, the "Official"
launch of both the Amateur and Pro divisions of the IAB are not due to begin
until February 2011.
- July, 2010
IKF host it's
"12th Annual
IKF World Classic Tournament in Orlando Florida,
USA marking an incredible 12 years of the Longest Running AMATEUR
ONLY Open Kickboxing
Tournament in the World. This years event set even more records such
as
- Total number of registered fighters, 320. Old record was 280 from 2009.
- Final number of fighters who actually "FOUGHT" in the Tournament,
270. Old record was 240 from 2005.
- Number of bouts fought 210. Old record was 181 from 2008.
- Number of Adult men who actually fought, 163. Old record was 146 from 2008.
186 were actually registered.
- January, 2011
IKF President Steve Fossum partners with medical
experts in the world of Fight Sports to create the very first article that
details "Second Impact Syndrome" within the sport of Kickboxing.
- The article featured everything from how such injuries occur, how to notice
them and potential results.
- To view the article click HERE.
- July, 2011
IKF host it's
"13th Annual
IKF World Classic Tournament in Orlando Florida,
USA marking an incredible 13 years of the Longest Running AMATEUR
ONLY Open Kickboxing
Tournament in the World. This years event set even more records such
as
- Junior Boys International Rule Fighters, 35. Old record was 30 from 2010.
- Adult Women Fighters, 42. Old record was 41 from 2009.
- Adult Women's International Rule Fighters, 16. Old record was 15 from
2010.
- Number of Adult Women's Title Bouts, tied for top spot at 11 with 2009 &
2005.
- November, 2011
IKF teams up with California's AK Promotions to host the
"1st Annual
IKF West Coast Classic Tournament in Sacramento,
California, USA
- The event registered 185 fighters.
- At the event a total of 89 bouts were fought for and 30 Title bouts.
- After the event, it was thought that the name "West Coast Classic"
made the event sound like just a regional event, yet it was open to the World.
For 2012 there are plans to re-name it to something like the "IKF
Internationals".
However, the IKF want's to be careful not to make this
event sound or appear larger or more prestigious than the IKF WORLD CLASSIC.
- July, 2012
IKF host it's
"14th Annual
IKF World Classic Tournament in Orlando Florida,
USA marking an incredible 14 years of the Longest Running AMATEUR
ONLY Open Kickboxing
Tournament in the World. This years event set even more records such
as
- Total number of Junior Fighters. 103, the Old Record was 95 set in 2005.
- Total number of Junior BOY Fighters. 74, the Old Record was 64 set in 2004.
- Total number of Junior BOY "INTERNATIONAL RULES" FIGHTERS: 48,
the old Record was 35 set in 2011.
- Total number of Junior BOY "MUAY THAI RULES" FIGHTERS: 14, the
oOld Record was 12 set in 2009.
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Massachusetts,
May, 1999
At the weigh-ins prior to Rick "The Jet" Roufus
(L) defeating Stan Longinidis (R) of Australia
by TKO to become the
IKF Pro IR Heavyweight World Champion.
Jenna Castillo
Successfully Defends Her
IKF AMATEUR MUAY THAI BANTAMWEIGHT WORLD TITLE
At the Playboy Mansion Fight Night, September 12th, 2009
L-R: Fossum,
JennaCastillo &
Dan Stell
Steve
Fossum & Bas Rutten
During the days of the
IFL, International Fight League.
The
ISCF
Sanctioned the IFL Events.
Dan
Severn - Brooks
Mason - Steve Fossum
2003 IKF
Tournament, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Johnny Davis - Steve
Fossum
Prior to leaving to the 2008 IKF World Classic Tournament
with the new International Fight Sports Trailer.
April
19th, 2008 - Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
Mike Sheppard Captures Vacant "IKF
Pro Cruiserweight World Title.
February
12th, 2010 in Sacramento, California, USA
AK Promotions' "IKF
KICKBOXING" - Katrina Nahe (Red Trunks) defeated Aneka Otto
by
unanimous decision, 39-37, 39-37 & 40-36 to win the Girls Junior Amateur
Western United States Title.
Maurice
Smith & Steve Fossum
During the days of the
IFL, International Fight League.
The
ISCF
Sanctioned the IFL Events.
Mike Swain,
Bob Wall, Bill Wallace & Fossum
Strikeforce Kickboxing Event, San Jose,
California, USA
Referee
Dan Stell & Fossum place the
IKF Pro San
Shou World Title Belt around
Cung Le on December 15th, 2001 after he defeated Shoni Carter
in San Jose, California, USA for the IKF Pro San Shou World title.
The
IKF was the First Kickboxing Organization/Press to
truly recognize
Cung Le's Talent with stories about him on the
IKF web pages
when they first saw him fight
in the late 90's in an event called DRAKA.
For all their PPV Events events
Stell was a Referee and Fossum was the Ring Announcer.
Trevor
"The Chill" Ambrose & Fossum
"One of the most
exciting Kickboxers I have Ever watched fight!"
Peyton
Russell captures the IKF Pro FCR Light Heavyweight
Title
on Friday, May 1st, 2009 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA when he
defeated Bill Jardine of Mondovi, Wisconsin, USA
by split decision 97-93,
96-94 and 94-95.
L-R Fossum, Tim Mullen, Peyton, His Son & Referee Dan Stell
Fossum
and wife to be, Toni, on the day he proposed to her.
Dan
Stell & Steve Fossum on the Great Wall - China
You can only imagine how
cold it was on this trip...
Dan
Severan & Fossum
2003 IKF Tournament, Cedar
Rapids, Iowa
Stephen
Quadros & Steve Fossum
During the days of the
IFL, International Fight League.
The
ISCF
Sanctioned the IFL Events.
Private
Playboy Mansion Event for Retired Boxers Foundation.
L-R: Fossum, Hugh
Heftner & Johnny Davis.
Same
Event As Above - Playboy Mansion
L-R: Johnny Davis, Bernard Hokins, Alex
Brown & Fossum
Bottom L-R:
Johnny Davis, Benny Urquidez
Middle: Abe Belardo, Steve Fossum
Back:
Cecil Peoples, CSAC Official, Doc Hamilton, CSAC Official, Dean Lohuis
March, 2001,
in Tijuana, Mexico, Weigh-ins before the
IKF
Pro MTR Super Heavyweight Mexico National Title bout
between Tijuana's
Pedro "Pitbull" Fernandez and Raul Romero Gonzalez of Mexico City
Mexico.
L-R: 1-3 Tijuana, Mexico Boxing Commission Officials, Fossum,
IKF Mexico Representative Doug Dickey.
Fernandez stopped Romero 24 seconds into the 3rd round.
NAPMA
Conference, Florida, USA
L-R: Brooks Mason - Don Wilson - Jhoon Rhee's wife, Fossum &
Jhoon Rhee
Camp
Verde, Arizona, USA, April, 2006
Clifford Larson of Camp Verde, Arizona USA
defeated Darren Snell of Calgary Alberta, Canada by TKO at 1:01 of round 3
to capture the vacant IKF Amateur IR Super Welterwieght World Title.
April 15th,
2006, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
GiuseppeDeNatale.htm of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
defeated Duncan Airlie James of Scotland at 1:53 of the third round
to win
the
IKF Pro Muay Thai Rules Heavyweight World
Champion
Denis
Grachev of San Diego, CA, USA Via Russia defeated Manson Gibson by TKO at :27 of
round 3 to claim the
IKF Pro Full Muay Thai
Rules Light Cruiserweight World Title.
July 7th, 2007, Hollywood Park
Casino, Inglewood, California, USA
L-R: Promoter Dennis Warner, Grachev &
Fossum
On May 15th,
1999 in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
at 45 years of age,
Don "The Dragon"
Wilson stepped back into the ring to fight for the
vacant
IKF Pro FCR Cruiserweight World Title
against
Dick Kimber for what is still this day, the highest kickboxing purse
ever
paid, $150,000.00 and some additional training expenses.
L-R: Fossum,
World Champion Kathy Long
& IKF Champion Tony Hannon
L-R:
IKF Belarus Promoter Evgeny Kotelnikov
Fossum &
Ringside Products
Owner John Brown.
L-R:
Fossum, Multi Time IKF Champion
Duane "BANG"
Ludwig
& IKF Champion
Moti Hornstein.
July
28th, 2001, Kuala Limpur MALAYSIA
Press Conference for the upcoming IKF Pro
Full Contact Rules Middleweight World title bout between
Dave "Madman"
Marinoble and Tommy Kimber
Marinoble defeated previous champion Kimber by
TKO at 1:08 of the 8th round at the Shah Alam Stadium.
For the
first time Ever, Fighters from the USA Fight in MYANMAR (Formally Burma)
Under Full Traditional Myanmar Boxing Rules
L-R: Fossum, Shannon Ritch,
Andy Khensemphaph, Doug Evans & Alberto Ramirez
Trip Story
May
1999, Massachusetts
Paul Biafore poses with his IKF
World FCR Welterweight Title Belt
after he defeated Bernard Robinson at the
end of the 4th round.
Omsk,
Siberia, Russia on February 3rd, 2001
Vladimir Avtamonov of Omsk, Siberia,
Russia won the
IKF Pro Full Contact Rules Super Welterweight World title
when he defeated
Perry Ben of Coventry, England by unanimous decision,
120-110, 120-107, 120-107.
The
First EVER
IKF Tournament (1999) in Omaha,
Nebraska.
L-R: Mick Doyle, Fossum, Dan Stell, Marshall Hamel, Brooks Mason,
Trainer & Duke Roufus.
Fossum,
Dan Stell & Ray Thompson
2003 IKF/TKO USA Nationals, Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
USA
Dan
Stell, Chris Penn & Steve Fossum - Las Vegas, March, 1992...
Just a few
months before Fossum & Stell formed the International Kickboxing Federation
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Steve
Fossum, Randall Cunningham, Dan Stell and Maurice Smith - Las Vegas, March,
1992...
Just a few months before Fossum & Stell formed the
International Kickboxing Federation -
1996:
Fossum with IKF Amateur International Rules U.S.
Light Welterweight Champion
Mauricio 'The Jaguar' Gonzalez and his trainer
Kayth Long
Gonzalez won the title on October 17th, 1996 in Bakersfield,
California, USA
when he defeated Jacobb Salez of Los Angles, California,
USA by unanimous decision.
2011:
Promoter Dennis Warner, Rick "The Jet" Roufus and Steve Fossum.
2011:
IAB Boxing Promoter Gary Shurley and Steve Fossum.
2011:
Steve Fossum, Trainer Xavier Briggs and
IKF
Pro World Champion Shannon "The Cannon" Hudson of Greenville,
South Carolina, USA
2011:
Steve Fossum and Ed Abasolo of Benicia, California, USA
After Abasolo won
the IKF LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD title on January
15th, 2012
in Sacramento, California, USA when he defeated Damien Earl by
TKO at 1:04 of round 5.
July 2001, Grand Hyatt Hotel, Kuala Limpur Malaysia.
Dave
Marinoble of Roseville, CA, USA (17-2-2/8) to fight Champion Tommy
Kimber of Salem, Massachuttes, USA (17-2/10, AM KB: 7-3) for Kimber's
IKF Pro Full Contact Rules Middleweight World title he won on May 15th, 1999 in
Lowell, Massachusetts, USA, when he defeated Curtis Bush of Virginia Beach
Virginia, USA (42-9-2 with 30 KO's) by unanimous decision.
On July
28th, 2001 Marinoble defeated Kimber by TKO at 1:08 of the 8th round in Kuala
Limpur MALAYSIA at the Shah Alam Stadium.
In this photo prior to the bout (L-R)
Paul Grima of Australia,
Brooks Mason IKF World Ambassador & IKF Representative, Dick
Kimber, Tom's brother and trainer, Steve Fossum IKF, Tommy
Kimber, Chuck Wolfe IKF Representative & judge, Dan Stell
IKF World Referee, Greg Kirkpatrick, Marinobles traine, Can't remember
the guy far right… sorry…
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Mr. Fossum
started his martial arts training in 1976 in Tae Kwon Do. He later studied
Shotokan, an American freestyle known as System 5 Combat Karate and a military
system known as STIHC (Pronounced Sti-Hick, Special Training In Hand to Hand
Combat.) Other styles he has trained in include Kenpo, JuJitsu and Aikido.
Today he holds ranks in several martial art styles including Black Belt ranks in
4 different styles of martial arts. He has also won numerous titles in karate
point fighting, full contact kickboxing and hand to hand combat competition.
He's been operating a martial arts school since 1982.
Between 1977 and 1985,
Sensei Steve Fossum along with 11 other individuals competed in a league
that was not sanctioned or licensed by any state athletic commission. The
matches they participated in were held on military bases. Although he was not in
the military himself, he was able to compete in many of the military
competitions due to the fact that he was a training assistant to his martial
arts instructor during this time who was a special forces military instructor.
Many of the matches were held before, during or after training of special
tactics groups. He and all other team members agreed not to use their
competition achievements or training for financial gain or prestige for 5 years
after their last competition. 
ADDITIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
