george st pierre one of the greatest

when St. Pierre was about 12 years old, his karate teacher died ( soon after giving him his second-degree black belt ). It was at that point that he ceased doing karate, instead focusing on Muay Thai kickboxing. Soon after that- when he was 16 years of age - St. Pierre finally found a place to do Brazilian jun jin su in his area, something that he had been interested in since he'd begun watching the UFC.

Around the age of 18, St. Pierre started wrestling and boxing. He was well on his way to an MMA career. Still, St. Pierre continues to give credit to the traditional karate art that he learned so long ago, unlike many MMA fighters out there today.