Vegans Thriving. Elite Vegan Athletes
Vegan fighters in various disciplines including boxing, karate, savate, Brazillian Jiu Jitsu and MMA have reached world class status. The ability to build the muscle, fitness and endurance needed for peak combat performance is readily achieved on a vegan diet.
Sofia Jokl has been competing in Japanese Ju-Jitsu, competing in the Duo-System at European and World level.
The Duo system involves pairs of competitors demonstrating self defence against attacks randomly called by a referee. Speed, realism, control and power are among the qualities judged, and it is known as a spectacular form of ju-Jitsu with technical preparation and athleticism key to success. Read More... “Sofia Jokl, vegan Ju-Jitsu expert”
Bryant Jennings is one of the leading heavyweight boxers in the world, with an impressive international record including two title challenges.
At school he played American football and basketball and competed in the 200 metres and shot put. He continued to play basketball before taking up boxing at age 24. Read More... “Bryant Jennings, vegan boxer”
Tammy Fry Kelly is well known both for her business activities and her achievements in sport.
The karate 5th Dan black belt has competed nationally and internationally for over twenty years, and was part of the South African Senior National Karate team for ten years. Read More... “Tammy Fry Kelly, vegan karate expert”
Jay has made a rapid impact on the martial art of Brazillian Jiu Jitsu as he has fought his way to the very top.
In 2016, fighting in the Brown Belt Masters Division Jay entered five international tournaments sanctioned by the lead federation IBJFF, taking Gold in all 5 tournaments. Read More... “Jay Oliveira, vegan fighter”
Claire ‘Fury’ Foreman is a Muay Thai martial artist from Australia. She has won the Victoria WMC Bantamweight title and in November 2015 fought for the Australian title, and won.
She has also fought since then against multiple national champion Sam Brown which she felt was a better fight and better performance. Read More... “Claire Foreman, vegan Muay Thai fighter”
Melanie is an Austrian boxer who lives in the capital Vienna and competes in the 60kg weight category.
At age 14 she took up full contact karate and competed for ten years, winning numerous medals at home and internationally. In 2010 she started boxing and by 2016, with other fifty fights on her record, Melanie had competed at national and European level. Read More... “Melanie Fraunschiel, vegan boxer”
David Meyer has competed for years at the top of the martial art of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Over the years he has won numerous international titles at the top level and is recognised as a pioneer of the sport as one of the first non-Brazilians to achieve black belt. Read More... “David Meyer, vegan martial artist”
Cam Awesome is a super heavyweight and heavyweight American amateur boxer with numerous titles.
“I started boxing in 2005” he explained “I wanted to lose weight and get into better shape.” Since then he has made great progress. At age 20 he won the 2008 USA National Championships in the Super Heavyweight division, which he repeated in 2010. Read More... “Cam Awesome vegan boxer”
Emily Jans is a professional kickboxer who won the 2012 Australian Amateur Boxing title in the Elite Women’s 64kg division.
“I think I’m proof that being vegan is great for training. I not only have physically demanding employment and hobbies, but most of the time I ride my push bike as transport and still manage to train very hard. Read More... “Emily Jans, vegan boxer”
Amanda’s two grandfathers and her father boxed professionally and Amanda learned from them when growing up. By 16 she had entered the Chicago Golden Gloves, an annual amateur competition, and at 17 she boxed at national level. At 18 she was rated at number two in the United States. Read More... “Amanda Riester, vegan boxer and figure competitor”
Mirko Buchwald is one of the most respected instructors of Goju Ryu Karate and has studied the art for 25 years. He is a 6th Degree Black Belt and chief instructor of the San Francisco Goju Ryu Karate Centre.
Mirko became the British Karate champion aged 20, a title he retained for two years. Read More... “Mirko Buchwald, vegan karate expert”
James Southwood is an expert instructor and champion fighter in Savate. Savate (pronounced “Suh-vat”) is a dynamic sport that combines movements from English boxing and French kicking. He is a multiple Great British Champion, 2008 World Bronze Medallist, European Silver Medallist (twice), 2016 World Vice-Champion, and 2014 World Champion. Read More... “James Southwood, vegan fighter”
Harri travelled to Thailand to win the 1997 Thai Boxing title at 60kg. He beat the US champion in the semi and the Thai champion in the final.
Harri was 22 when he started eating vegan in 1994. A year before he cut out red meat, and was inspired by straight-edge bands and living a cleaner lifestyle. Read More... “Harri Nieminem, vegan Thai Boxer”
Mac Danzig is a Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) competitor who has competed at the highest level. He was recognised as an outstanding grappler, although he has scored some impressive victories through striking, and is also known as a quality boxer.
He started his MMA career in 2001 aged 21 and in 2005 won the King Of The Cage Lightweight Championship. Read More... “Mac Danzig, vegan martial artist”