{"id":4609,"date":"2026-06-22T19:54:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T19:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/martialartswealth.com\/go\/jeff-smith-media\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T05:37:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T05:37:17","slug":"jeff-smith","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/martialartswealth.com\/go\/media\/jeff-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"Grandmaster Jeff Smith in the Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Grandmaster Jeff Smith in the Media<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Grandmaster Jeff Smith<\/strong> \u2014 \u201cThe DC Bomber,\u201d 10th Degree Black Belt \u2014 is a martial arts legend whose career spans world-championship kickboxing, the early Professional Karate Association (PKA) era, Washington DC martial arts history, the Jhoon Rhee Institute, school ownership, and modern consulting for school owners through Martial Arts Wealth Mastery and Mile High Karate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smith began training at age 14 in Kingsville, Texas and earned his first-degree black belt under Grandmaster Jhoon Rhee in 1969. In September 1974 he won the very first PKA World Light-Heavyweight Kickboxing Championship \u2014 later broadcast on ABC&#8217;s Wide World of Entertainment \u2014 and went on to defend his world title seven times, retiring with a full-contact record of 21\u20131. He was the first recipient of the Bruce Lee Award, served as Senior VP of the Jhoon Rhee Institute (1970\u20131985), and coached the WAKO World Champion U.S. Team for a decade.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biography &amp; Official Profiles<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/masterjeffsmith.com\/\">MasterJeffSmith.com<\/a> \u2014 official site (World Champion, 10th Degree Black Belt).<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/martialartswealth.com\/go\/entry-with-post-format-video\/\">Grand Master Jeff Smith Biography \u2014 Martial Arts Wealth Mastery<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeffsmithkarate.com\/who-we-are\">About Us \u2014 Jeff Smith Karate<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jeff_Smith_(martial_arts)\">Jeff Smith (martial arts) \u2014 Wikipedia<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/martialartswhoswhodirectory.com\/listing\/jeff-smith.html\">Jeff Smith \u2014 Official Who&#8217;s Who Directory<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Features &amp; Interviews<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maiahub.com\/blog\/the-champion-who-conquered-the-ring-and-the-school-business\">The Champion Who Conquered the Ring and the School Business<\/a> \u2014 MAIA Hub feature.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/go2karate.com\/jeff-smith-interview\/\">An Interview With Grand Master Jeff Smith<\/a> \u2014 Go2 Karate Magazine (conducted by Dr. Greg Moody).<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/go2karate.com\/congratulations\/grand-master-jeff-smith\/\">Grand Master Jeff Smith Recognition Page<\/a> \u2014 Go2 Karate.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/rippleeffectmartialarts.com\/grandmasters-jeff-smith-mark-glazier-training-teaching-building-martial-arts-career\/\">Grandmasters Jeff Smith &amp; Mark Glazier<\/a> \u2014 Ripple Effect Martial Arts.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MartialArtsWealth\/videos\/biography-of-grand-master-jeff-smith\/980061270849690\/\">Biography of Grand Master Jeff Smith<\/a> \u2014 video.<\/li><\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kickboxing &amp; PKA History<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mixedmartialarts.com\/news\/kickboxing-martial-arts-legend-jeff-smith-president-of-sports-operations-pka-worldwide\">Jeff Smith named President of Sports Operations for PKA Worldwide<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/martialartsworldnews.com\/martial-arts-business-news\/new-life-for-pka-worldwide\/\">New Life for PKA Worldwide (Part 1)<\/a> \u2014 Martial Arts World News.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/bandolegends.wordpress.com\/stories\/world-pka-champion-jeff-smith-world-thai-champion-mix\/\">World PKA Champion Jeff Smith<\/a> \u2014 Bando Legends.<\/li><\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Some archived references list historical ranks or titles; current designation is Grandmaster, 10th Degree Black Belt (promoted 2016).<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Media, interviews, fight history, and profiles of Grandmaster Jeff Smith \u2014 World Kickboxing Champion, Jhoon Rhee Institute leader, and Martial Arts Wealth Mastery coach.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":4648,"parent":4611,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4609","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - 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