Patrick Nwamu

Patrick A. I. Nwamu was born on August 10, 1972 in New York University Hospital, located in Manhattan, New York City. He was born to Patrick and Grace Nwamu, members of the Nigerian Royal Family of Asaba. Patrick grew up on West 231st Street in the Bronx and began studying martial arts and boxing at the age of 6. During his early childhood in the early 1980s he suffered from gang violence in the Bronx. Therefore, he decided to learn how to defend himself with his hands. After watching many films starring Chuck Norris, Bruce Lee and Jim Kelly, Patrick was inspired to become a martial arts actor. After surviving prison, the streets of the Bronx and the everyday struggles of young African-American men, Patrick decided that higher education, TV/film production and professional combat/martial arts would be his life and future.

After many years of training in various styles of combat around the world, Patrick was accepted to Georgia Military College in 1998 and began amateur boxing as a student athlete. Patrick won the 1998 Georgia State Amateur Boxing Championship as well as the 1998 and 1999 Golden Gloves Heavyweight Championships sanctioned by USA Boxing, representing Georgia and New York, respectively. Subsequent to receiving a contract to turn professional, Patrick left school to begin his pro career after competing in the 2000 Olympic boxing West Coast trials.

As a professional fighter, Nwamu went on to win 3 world titles in 3 different styles of combat within a 9-year span.

Prince Patrick Nwamu has spent many years as a licensed coach, teaching in various styles of combat:

With all his years of coaching and competing on a world class championship level combined with significant contributions to martial arts including his creation of Kwab-Je (Nigeria’s national martial art and freestyle fight sport), Patrick Nwamu, in 2011, was bestowed the highest honor of Professor and title of World Champion Grandmaster by the Intercontinental Union of Kwab-Je which also acts as the Nigerian Executive Board representing the World Karate/Kickboxing Association (WKA).

In 2016, Patrick A. I. Nwamu was appointed Nigerian National President/Chief of Operations representing the World Karate/Kickboxing Association (WKA).

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