James 'Hotfeet' Davis

Grandmaster James "Hotfeet" Davis, son of James Davis Sr. and Eloise Graham Davis was born in New York City. He has been studying the Martial Arts for 48 years. He began his quest in the martial arts at the age of 8 under the tutelage of Grandmaster Lamarr Thornton AKA "Kushinda". Master Thornton throughout his career has had the opportunity to interact and train with some of the great martial artists in the business such as Wesley Snipes and Michael Jai White to name a few. As of 2015, he holds a 9th Degree Black Belt in Shotokan, Kushindaryu and Shotoryu Karate Boxing(a street art as well as a full contact art)of which he is the founder. In addition, he holds a 5th Degree Black Belt in Kempo, a 4th Degree Black Belt in Aikido and a 2nd Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwan Do. At his ripe age, he won 3 heavyweight belts from 28-year old semi pro full contact champion Bobby "One Punch" Cerios. In the point system, he accumulated well over 300 trophies for kumite and was ranked #1 in New York