Bill Wallace (martial arts)
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| Born | William Louis Wallace December 1, 1945 Portland, Indiana, US |
| Other names | Superfoot |
| Nationality |
 American
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| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 166 lb (75 kg; 11.9 st) |
| Style | Shorin-ryu Karate, Kickboxing, Boxing, Judo, Wrestling |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Daytona Beach, Florida |
| Teacher(s) | Michael Gneck |
| Trainer | Jim "Ronin" Harrison |
| Rank | 10th dan black belt Soke |
| Years active | 1974–1990 |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 23 |
| Wins | 23 |
| By knockout | 13 |
| Losses | 0 |
| By knockout | 0 |
| Draws | 0 |
| Website | http://superfoot.com |
William "Bill" Louis Wallace (born December 1, 1945) is an American martial artist who was a Professional Karate Association world full-contact karate champion. He was the Professional Karate Association (PKA) Middleweight Champion kickboxer for almost six years.
Wallace was born in Portland, Indiana, and trained in wrestling during his high school years. He began his study of Judo in 1966 and was forced to discontinue his Judo related activities because of an injury he suffered to his right knee during practice. He then began to study Shorin-ryu Karate under Michael Gneck in February 1967 while serving in the U.S. Air Force. After entering the point fighting tournament scene and achieving success there, he switched to full-contact competition.
With the coaching help of veteran fighter Jim 'Ronin' Harrison, Wallace won 23 consecutive professional fights between 1974 and 1980, becoming the Professional Karate Association middleweight world full-contact karate champion and retiring undefeated. He was known for his fast left leg kicks, especially his roundhouse kick and his hook kick, which was clocked at about 60 mph. He focused on his left leg because of the Judo-related injury to his right knee, using the right leg primarily as a base. He also suffered the loss of one testicle during a point fighting tournament, when his protective cup was struck at an unfortunate angle. He saved the testicle and showed it to football running back legend Jim Brown at the first Ultimate Fighting Championship (which also featured commentating from Wallace).
A year later, Wallace turned professional and captured the PKA middleweight karate championship with a second-round knockout. He relinquished the crown in 1980, undefeated. The PKA promoted the sport of full-contact karate. Full-contact karate differed from kickboxing in that leg kicks were allowed in kickboxing and forbidden in full-contact karate. It was PKA President, Don Quine, who coined the phrase "Superfoot" to describe Wallace after witnessing his fight with Jem Echollas.
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