Jay Bell (NC)

1971 – Started Karate, Hayes Taylor YMCA1976 – Graduated from Northeast High School
Greensboro, N.C.1976 – Promoted to 1st Degree Black Belt
Lawrence McSwain, Zanshin Kai Goju Ryu1977 – Promoted to 2nd Degree Black Belt
Darrell Wilson, Kyokushin Kai1977-78 – Winter Festival Karate Open
Black Belt Kumite, Lightweight 1st Place1978 – Mid Atlantic Karate Open
Grand Champion Black Belt1978 – Promoted to 3rd Degree Black Belt Darrell Wilson, Kyokushin Kai
1979 – Music City Pro AM
Nashville, Tenn, Middleweight Champion Fighting1980 – Kick Boxing Match,
Jacksonville, North Carolina
Jay Bell won over Frank “The Tank” McKnight1981 – Promoted to 4th Degree Black Belt
Lawrence McSwain, Zanshin Kai Goju Ryu1982 – East Coast Karate Championships
Black Belt Men Middleweight Fighting
1st Place1983 – East Coast Karate Championships
Grand Champion1985 – Ranked 2nd in U.S., Middle or Lightheavy Weight
Started training Al Lowes’ Boxing Gym1986 – Selected for U.S. International Team
Could not compete, broke his hand1987 – WAKO (World All-Style Kickboxing Organization)
Selected to be on the U.S. team,
Won his division, 162 lbs. Light Middleweight division
World Champion Award
26 Nations participated, Munich, Germany
U.S. the overall tournament team champion
Germany was 2nd
11,000 spectators – a sold out arena1987 – Promoted to 5th Degree Black Belt
Lawrence McSwain, Zanshin Kai Goju Ryu1988 – Alamance Open Karate Tournament
1st Place, Men’s Black Belt Kumite, Middleweight1988 – World Pro-AM Karate Championships
1st Place Kumite1988 – 1st Annual Cleveland County Karate Championships
Black Belt men Middleweight Kumite – 1st Place1989 – Ranked 14th in the world by PKL (Professional Karate League)1989 – Queen City Karate Classic
Grand Champion Fighting1989 – WAKO (World All-Style Kickboxing Organization)
Selected to be on the U.S. team
Won his division, 162 lbs. Light Middleweight division
World Champion Award
26 Nations participated, Venice, Italy
U.S. overall tournament team champion1990 – Queen City Karate Classic
Grand Champion – Kumite1990 – Promoted to 6th Degree Black Belt
Lawrence McSwain, Zanshin Kai Goju Ryu1991 – Zebulon’s Say No To Drug Karate Championships
Grand Champion1991 – DKT Force One National Karate Team
Team World Champions1992 – Summer Open Korean, Kung-Fu Championship
1st Place Fighting1993 – Battle of The Martial Arts Championship
1st Place Fighting1993 – North Carolina Open Karate Championship
1st Place Fighting1993 – Appalachian Karate Championships
Grand Champion Fighting1994 – Burlington National Summer Kick VI
1st Place Fighting1994 – The Lenior Rumble
1st Place Fighting1996 – Beach Blast Nationals
1st Place Fighting1996 – North Carolina A&T Southeast Karate Open
Grand Champion Kumite1996 – Stumptown Nationals Karate Open
1st Place Fighting1997 – Stumptown National Karate Open
Grand Champion1997 – North Carolina Open Martial Arts Championship
1st Place Fighting1997 – Appalachian Karate Championships
Grand Champion Fighting1998 – Stumptown National Karate Open
Grand Champion Fighting1998 – Jeff McGregor’s American Karate Open
1st Place Fighting1998 – Winter Festival Karate Open
Grand Champion Fighting1999 – Great Southeast Karate Open, Spartanburg, S.C.
Grand Champion2000 – Durham Karate Open
1st Place Middleweight Fighting
Grand Champion2001 – WFC East Carolina Kenpo Karate Championships, New Bern, N.C.
Grand Champion FightingOver the years Jay Bell worked security detail for the following celebrities:
Prince, Michael Jackson, Eddie VanHalen, Joni Jet, Ozzie Osborn.