Ashraf Tai

Ashraf Tai
BornMuhammad Ashraf Tai
25 May 1947
Sittwe, Burma
Other namesAshraf Tai
NationalityPakistani
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight80 kg (180 lb)
DivisionLightheavyweight
StyleKickboxing, Karate, Bando
Fighting out ofPakistan
TeamTeam Tai
TrainerLee Phow Shin
RankBlack belt in Bando, 10th Dan
Years active1974–1985
Kickboxing record
Total41
Wins40
By knockout44
Losses1
By knockout1
Amateur record
Total210
Wins199
Losses5
Draws6
Other information
OccupationMartial artist

Muhammad Ashraf Tai is a martial arts grandmaster, a 10th degree Dan (Black Belt), the 2-time Afro-Asian Martial Arts Champion (1978-1979), the 9-time Pakistan Karate Champion, and one of the most famous Grandmasters in Pakistan's history.

Biography

Ashraf Tai was born on 1947 in a Burmese Muslim family and is a direct descendant of Hatim al-Tai.[1][2] His family left Burma and migrated to East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) after the government there nationalised everything and all assets owned by the family were consequently taken away.[1][3] However, after a civil war broke out in East Pakistan, Tai moved to West Pakistan in 1970 and settled in Karachi. He describes his first days in Karachi as having been spent on "looking for work".[1] He came across a person who happened to be a bodybuilder. Having achieved a black belt in the Bando style in Burma at the age 16, it was here where Tai's interest in martial arts sustained. Gradually, he began to teach martial arts to students at Hill Park which improved his financial situation and also promoted his reputation.[1]

As a pioneer of martial arts in Pakistan, he laid the foundation of Pakistan Karate Federation, and succeeded in having the body affiliated with the Pakistan Olympic Association as well as the Pakistan Sports Board.[4][5] He serves as the Secretary General of the Pakistan Karate Federation.[6]

Having received numerous awards in various continents of the world during his illustrious career, he was declared the International Grand Master of the Year in 2000 by the US International Grandmasters Council, an institution based in the United States. In 2003, Ashraf Tai was awarded the Pride of Performance by President General Pervez Musharraf for his contribution to Karate in Pakistan.[7] In 2012, Ashraf Tai was again awarded the Pride of Performance by President Asif Ali Zardari for his contribution to Karate.[8]

The Tai's Bando Karate Centre, founded by him in 1971, has already trained thousands of martial artists. The branches of his centres have not only been functioning with great success all over the country but the students trained by him have also been operating the centres named after him in quite a few countries like the United States, England, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, France, the Netherlands and Bangladesh. The pioneer of Bando in Pakistan, Ashraf Tai holds the distinction of claiming the highest degree (10th Dan) in the martial arts history of the country. Only a handful of martial artists have matched his feat worldwide.

Personal life

Ashraf Tai is married to Samina Shah. She is his second wife. They have four children: Maham, Ali, Abbas Tai and Mishal .[9][10]

Fight career

Tai started karate at the age of 9 with Lee Phow Shin. He got his black belt at the age of 16. He started participating in local tournaments; most of which were professional.

Tai branched off into full-contact karate and kickboxing. After compiling an impressive streak of knockout victories in Pakistan, Ashraf Tai competed in the 1978 Afro-Asia Martial Arts Championship.

He created a sensation by overpowering Stanley Michael of Malaysia in the finals to win the Afro-Asia Championship. A year later, Tai defeated Japan's Koha Yash by a points decision.

After emerging triumphant in a tournament staged in Sri Lanka in 1980, Tai took his undefeated kickboxing record of 45–0–0 (44 knockouts, 33 in the first round) into a title shot at reigning world lightheavyweight kickboxing champion, Don Wilson of the United States.

Tai traveled to Tokyo, Japan to fight Wilson. The title bout was televised live on primetime Japanese network television (ASHAI). 11,000 kickboxing fans attended the championship bout.[11]

In the first round, Ashraf Tai surprised Wilson by attacking from a traditional karate stance; Tai backed up the champion with a spinning back fist. However, in the second round, Don Wilson rebounded and knocked out Tai at 1:56 of the round.

Following his defeat to Don Wilson, Ashraf Tai retired from active competition.

Professional kickboxing record

Result Record Opponent Method Date Round Time Event Location Notes
Loss 45–1–0 United StatesDon Wilson KO 24 Jun 1981 2 1:56 WKA Tokyo, Japan Kickboxing
Win 45-0-0 EgyptMuhammad Youssuf TKO 1981 1 Pakistan Full-Contact
Win 44-0-0 EgyptMuhammad Youssuf KO 1981 2 Pakistan Full-Contact
Win 43-0-0 PakistanMahmout Ali Khan TKO 1981 1 Pakistan Full-Contact
Win 42-0-0 AlgeriaMessaoud Hashas KO 1981 1 Pakistan Full-Contact
Win 41-0-0 Mohammed Allala KO 1981 1 Pakistan Full-Contact
Win 40-0-0 PakistanMustapha Afakasi TKO 1981 1 Pakistan Full-Contact
Win 39-0-0 PakistanAbdul Rahman Benji TKO 1981 1 0:23 Pakistan Full-Contact
Win 38-0-0 PakistanAbdul Rahman Benji TKO 1981 1 0:36 Pakistan Full-Contact
Win 37-0-0 PakistanKabir Ali Khan TKO 1981 1 0:19 Pakistan Full-Contact
Win 36-0-0 TurkeyHabib Umrani TKO 1980 1 Sri Lanka Full-Contact
Win 35-0-0 AlgeriaHassan Ahmendani TKO 1980 2 Sri Lanka Full-Contact
Win 34-0-0 PakistanJabbar Bizenjo TKO 1980 1 Sri Lanka Full-Contact
Won 33-0-0 PakistanKabir Rajput TKO 1980 1 0:16 Sri Lanka Full-Contact
Win 32-0-0 AlgeriaMahmout Bouguetaib TKO 1980 1 0:19 Malaysia Kickboxing
Win 31-0-0 AlgeriaMakloufi TKO 1979 1 0:16 Kickboxing
Win 30-0-0 Koha Yash PTS 1979 3 Malaysia Kickboxing: Won Afro-Asian Martial Arts Championship
Win 29-0-0 AustraliaStanley Michael KO 1978 2 Afro-Asia Championship Malaysia Kickboxing: Won Afro-Asian Martial Arts Championship
Win 28-0-0 PakistanFayaz Tareen TKO 1978 1 Pakistan Full-Contact
Win 27-0-0 PakistanIdrees Hussaini TKO 1978 1 Pakistan Full-Contact
Win 26-0-0 PakistanMajid Khalol KO 1978 2 Pakistan Full-Contact
Win 25-0-0 AlgeriaMessaoud Hashas KO 1978 3 Pakistan Full-Contact
Win 24-0-0 PakistanGhafoor Kakakhel TKO 1978 1 Pakistan Full-Contact
Win 23-0-0 PakistanHaider Kalmati TKO 1978 1 Pakistan Full-Contact
Win 22-0-0 PakistanHasan Jarwar TKO 1978 1 Pakistan Full-Contact
Win 21-0-0 PakistanMustapha Abudul-Hafeez TKO 1977 1 Pakistan Full-Contact
Win 20-0-0 AlgeriaMessaoud Hashas KO 1977 3 Pakistan Full-Contact
Win 19-0-0 PakistanRahman Benji Benji KO 1977 3 Pakistan Full-Contact
Win 18-0-0 PakistanKaleem Abdul Muhammad KO 1977 1 0:22 Pakistan Full-Contact
Win 17-0-0 PakistanKaleem Abdul Muhammad KO 1977 2 Pakistan Full-Contact
Win 16-0-0 PakistanImran Agha KO 1977 3 Pakistan Full-Contact
Win 15-0-0 PakistanImran Agha TKO 1977 2 Pakistan Full-Contact
Win 14-0-0 PakistanEhtisham Syed TKO 1977 1 Pakistan Full-Contact
Won 13-0-0 PakistanAli Saleem Saleem KO 1977 1 0:16 Pakistan Full-Contact
Win 12-0-0 PakistanLateef Saadi TKO 1977 1 Pakistan Full-Contact
Win 11-0-0 Pakistan"Tiger"Mohammad Abid TKO 1976 May 14 1 Pakistan Full-Contact
Win 10-0-0 PakistanHaroon Ibadulla TKO 1976 1 Pakistan Full-Contact
Win 9-0-0 PakistanKaleem"Frazier"Khan KO 1976 1 Pakistan Full-Contact
Win 8-0-0 AlgeriaMessaoud Hashas KO 1976 2 Pakistan Full-Contact
Win 7-0-0 PakistanBabar Mudassar TKO 1976 2 Pakistan Full-Contact
Win 6-0-0 PakistanJawad Zaidi TKO 3 April 1976 1 Pakistan Full-Contact
Win 5-0-0 PakistanJawad Zaidi TKO 1975 1 Pakistan Full-Contact
Win 4-0-0 PakistanAli Ben Abdelazie KO 1975 1 Pakistan Full-Contact
Win 3-0-0 PakistanMustapha Afakasi TKO 1975 1 Pakistan Full-Contact
Win 2-0-0 TurkeyCemal Mahammedi TKO 1975 1 Pakistan Full-Contact
Win 1-0-0 PakistanMohammed Saheb TKO 1975 1 Pakistan Full-Contact

Controversy

In 2017, Ashraf Tai admitted that he had received $500,000 for losing an exhibition fight against German opponent Howard Jackson in 1983.[12] However, he went on to clarify that the fight was neither a 'title fight' nor it was fought under Pakistani flag.[13][14]

Further his wife also claimed that he takes advantages of female pupils problems and narrowly escaped death due to a drug addiction.[15] Ashraf however denied the charge claiming instead that he and his wife are going through a separation.[16]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Hasan, Shazia. "True bearings". Dawn. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  2. ^ Saleem, Samia (7 July 2011). "You wouldn't want to pick a fight with Ashraf Tai's family". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  3. ^ Hasan, Shazia (15 September 2017). "Footprints: Enter the 'Burmese' dragon". Dawn. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Personality of the Week Program - Grand Master Mr. Muhammad Ashraf Tai (Famous martial artist)". Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
  5. ^ Portal for Pakistan Karate Federation Archived 19 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Pakistan Sports Board
  6. ^ "Open Martial Art Championship from today". The News International. 24 December 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  7. ^ Karate Awards. Pakistan Sports Board
  8. ^ "Salmaan Taseer, Meera, Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy to be decorated with civil awards". The Express Tribune. 23 March 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  9. ^ Naqvi, Lubna Jerar. "Samina Tai". The News International. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  10. ^ Saleem, Samia (7 July 2011). "You wouldn't want to pick a fight with 'Grand Master' Ashraf Tai's family". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  11. ^ Inside Kungfu August 1992
  12. ^ "Fixed match for $0.5 million, admits Grand Master Ashraf Tai". Channel 24 (Pakistan). 8 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  13. ^ "Pakistan's martial arts grandmaster Ashraf Tai admits to match-fixing". Geo News. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  14. ^ "Martial arts guru Ashraf Tai confesses to match-fixing". The News International. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  15. ^ "Ashraf Tai also takes advantage of female pupils, claims wife". Dunya News. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  16. ^ "Grandmaster Ashraf Tai admits to match-fixing". The Express Tribune. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.

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