Scott Coker
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Scott Coker is the founder and CEO of Strikeforce
, a mixed martial arts
organization based in the United States
.
Scott Coker is an Ernie Reyes protege and full-contact fight promoter covering Kickboxing
, K-1
, and MMA
. Coker has obtained a 5th degree black belt in Taekwondo
under Reyes and was an original member of the West Coast Demonstration Team.
In 1986, Scott Coker became one of the first directors of ISKA
.
Scott Coker has participated in movies such as Dragon Fight
, Last Dragon, and Surf Ninjas
.
Strikeforce
Strikeforce is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts and kickboxing organization based in San Jose, California. It is headed by CEO Scott Coker and owned by Zuffa, LLC...
, a mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
organization based in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Scott Coker is an Ernie Reyes protege and full-contact fight promoter covering Kickboxing
Kickboxing
Kickboxing refers to a group of martial arts and stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate, Muay Thai and western boxing....
, K-1
K-1
K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...
, and MMA
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
. Coker has obtained a 5th degree black belt in Taekwondo
Taekwondo
Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon means "to strike or break with fist"; and do means "way", "method", or "path"...
under Reyes and was an original member of the West Coast Demonstration Team.
In 1986, Scott Coker became one of the first directors of ISKA
Iska
Iska is a village in Koonga Parish, Pärnu County in southwestern Estonia....
.
Scott Coker has participated in movies such as Dragon Fight
Dragon Fight
Dragon Fight is a 1989 Hong Kong action film directed by Billy Tang Hin-Shing, written by James Yuen and Sally Nichols, and starring Jet Li and Stephen Chow....
, Last Dragon, and Surf Ninjas
Surf Ninjas
Surf Ninjas is a 1993 American comedic family film involving martial arts, directed by Neal Israel and written by Dan Gordon. The film stars Ernie Reyes Jr., Rob Schneider, Nicolas Cowan, and Leslie Nielsen...
.