Gene LeBell Video | Celebrity Interview and Paparazzi

Ivan Gene LeBell (born October 9, 1932) is an American martial artist, instructor, stunt performer, stunt coordinator and professional wrestler born in Los Angeles, California. LeBell has also worked on over 1,000 films and TV shows and has authored a number of books. In 2000, he was promoted to 9th dan in jujitsu and taihojutsu by the United States Ju-Jitsu Federation (USJJF). Two years later, LeBell was promoted to 10th Degree in judo by Jon Bluming in Holland. On August 7, 2004 LeBell was promoted to 10th Degree by the World Martial Arts Masters Association and in February 2005, he was... MORE

Ivan Gene LeBell (born October 9, 1932) is an American martial artist, instructor, stunt performer, stunt coordinator and professional wrestler born in Los Angeles, California. LeBell has also worked on over 1,000 films and TV shows and has authored a number of books. In 2000, he was promoted to 9th dan in jujitsu and taihojutsu by the United States Ju-Jitsu Federation (USJJF). Two years later, LeBell was promoted to 10th Degree in judo by Jon Bluming in Holland. On August 7, 2004 LeBell was promoted to 10th Degree by the World Martial Arts Masters Association and in February 2005, he was promoted to 9th dan in Traditional Kodokan judo by the USJJF. Competing in the heavyweight division, LeBell won the AAU National Judo Championships (both heavyweight and overall) both in 1954 and 1955. On December 2, 1963 in Salt Lake City, Utah, LeBell participated in a match with former top ranked middleweight boxer Milo Savage in a special challenge match. The bout came about after a writer named Jim Beck made a challenge to any judoka that if they could defeat a boxer he would award them $1000 of his own money. The match was set for five three-minute rounds. The rules allowed Savage to use any LESS