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Executive Producer

Hector Echavarria

Bio

Hector Echavarria began his martial arts training at age 4 and his competitive martial arts career at the age of 14 in his native country of Argentina. He won kickboxing tournaments in Argentina and South America. He won the Argentine United States Karate Association (USKA) championship and the United States Karate Association All South American Championship against Herman Bermudes. He became World Karate and Kickboxing Association (WKA) kickboxing champion when he knocked out Kenny Walton, England's Kickboxing Champion, International Tae Kwon Do Federation World Champion, and current coach of the National England Tae Kwon Do Team. Hector has won many other martial arts championship titles including the National World Tae Kwon Do Federation (WTF) where he won a gold medal, the World Kung Fu Championship. Hector also holds a World Professional Karate Championship under the United States Karate Association (USKA). He earned this title when he defeated Randolf McClain, US Karate Champion and sports celebrity in the first televised professional martial arts event in South American TV history in the prestigious Luna Park Stadium in Buenos Aires in front of a sold-out crowd of 14,000 people. Finally, Hector is the World Vale-Tudo Kickboxing Champion of the World by the International Sports Kickboxing Karate Association (ISKA). Hector knocked out Pedro Florindo, Kenny Walton, Norden Blade (all European Champion for the World Association Kickboxing Organization (WAKO), Jean Fransua Warini (National Italian Kickboxing Champion, WAKO), and others. Hector was designated Full Contact Fighter of the Year by the United States Martial Arts Hall of Fame. He was also chosen to represent and lead the International Karate and Kickboxing Association,. Hector has appeared in more than 20 martial arts and fitness magazine covers, including "Black Belt (magazine)", "Inside Karate", "Men's Fitness", and "Martial Arts Illustrated". Hector was chosen Full Contact Fighter of the Year by the United States Martial Arts Hall of Fame. He also was chosen to represent and be the leader of the International Karate and Kickboxing Association for all Latin America,and the prestigious Joe Corley's Professional Karate Association for all Latin America. Hector has given more than 100 kickboxing exhibitions around the world, some in which he sparred with kickboxing champion of the world, Bill Wallace. Hector has also given numerous demonstrations with celebrities including the Bee Gees, Philip Michael Thomas, and Richard Simmons. Hector has always been a leader and an inovator in the world of martial arts, his incredible martial arts competitive career is just half of the story. Hector has helped other sport champions and martial arts stars achieve their full potential. Some of his celebrities and super stars atheletes include: Kendra Wilkinson, Playboy Superstar and star of "The Girls Next Door"),former five time World Boxing Champion Hector "Macho" Camacho, Professional NFL kicker for the New England Patriots and Super Bowl winner, Al Del Greco. Hector has also trained and taught martial arts to Mixed Martial Arts super stars such as: Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, Cheik Kongo, and currently Hector is working with BJ Penn. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hector_echavarria

Executive Producer- Job Description

The credit given to someone who either contributes or raises the majority of finaces for a production or is responsible for creative input such as writing the screenplay.