Polish Karateka - Mariusz Pudzianowski, Ingrid Pitt, Tomasz Kucharzewski (Paperback)

Chapters: Mariusz Pudzianowski, Ingrid Pitt, Tomasz Kucharzewski. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Mariusz Pudzianowski (Polish pronunciation: ) (born on February 7, 1977 in Biaa Rawska, Poland) is a Polish strongman and mixed martial arts fighter. During his career as a strongman, Pudzianowski has won five World's Strongest Man titles - more than any other athlete - as well as two runner-up titles (including his most recent performance in the 32th edition). In 2009, Pudzianowski debuted as a mixed martial arts fighter. Mariusz Pudzianowski was born in Biaa Rawska, Poland. His father, Wojciech, was a weightlifter. Pudzianowski quickly became interested in sports. Since the age of 11, he has been training the Kyokushin style of karate. His current grade is 4th kyu green belt. He begun strength training at the age of thirteen. When he was fifteen, Pudzianowski also started training boxing, eventually quiting after seven years. Pudzianowski debuted in professional sports at the age of sixteen, taking part in Polish Weightlifing Championship, in the bench press event. In 2000 and 2001, Pudzianowski spent 19 months in prison for assault. In an interview, he said he wanted to stop a "local mafia boss," from physically abusing an 18-year-old boy. The man later accused Pudzianowski of assault and theft of a gold chain. Pudzianowski was incarcerated in prison in owicz.. Several years later he arranged a resocialization meeting for the prisoners at the same penal institution. Pudzianowski during a strongman competition in 2009.On May 1, 1999 Pudzianowski entered his first Strongman competition, held in Pock, Poland. He achieved his first major success at the international level in 2000 when he finished fourth in his first World's Strongest Man (WSM) compe...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=94518