THANKS FOR VISITING THIS PLACEHOLDER PAGE AS PKA WORLDWIDE IS BUILDING ITS NEW WEBSITE AND ITS EXCITING NEW APP. IN THE MEANTIME….SEE THE LINK BELOW FOR THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF AMERICAN KICKBOXING, AND COME BACK HERE SOON FOR DIRECTIONS TO OUR NEW WEBSITE AND APP!
Here’s a snippet from a recent interview with Joe Corley:
In a recent interview with PKA WORLDWIDE magazine, PKA Chief Managing Member, Joe Corley, gave q quick outline of the PKA’s nearly 5-decade history that has led to the launching of PKA WORLDWIDE’s 2022 initiatives and promotions.
He said, in part, “As part of the 1000 hours that PKA produced for CBS, NBC, ABC, ESPN and Turner Sports over 2 decades, the PKA also hosted fights with SHOWTIME and held its first pay-per-view event with SHOWTIME featuring Jean Yves Theriault vs Rick Roufus, Dennis Alexio vs Dick Kimber and Paul Vizzio vs Juan Torres, but “went dormant” shortly thereafter.
Joe Corley explained that “An inadvertent series of decisions by a broadcast executive wreaked unparalleled havoc on the momentum we had built for 20 years, and quite frankly, I had to take a hiatus following the 2 decades of grueling–yet exciting and inspiring- television and promotion work. I put my personal energy back into our Joe Corley American Karate studios in Atlanta, training our instructors how to operate professional studios as the interest in learning Martial Arts had continued to explode.
“When I was ready to re-engage in professional kickboxing, the UFC had taken a major position and continued to grow at a rapid pace under the direction of Dana White and the Fertitta brothers. We began the rebuilding of our base from 2003 TO 2022, and in a 2019 meeting with Dana White, we congratulated him on proving to the world that professional martial arts could indeed stand alongside the other major sports in the world. We all determined that we would work together on various projects.
“As of March, 2022, PKA WORLDWIDE has assembled the best team in our 5-decade history–with expertise in championship matching, gaming and major promotions, television production, site and sponsorship negotiations, public relations, creative marketing via internet and traditional avenues, and literally every phase of promotions required. The new PKA WORLDWIDE is ready!”, Corley said.
CLICK THIS LINK FOR THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF PKA WORLDWIDE…
PKA HISTORY ONLY – Copy for Krystal REV 042522 pdf