![]() He has been associated with and trained with Meat Truck, Inc. ![]() He also studied submission fighting from instructional video tapes. Mixed martial arts Īccording to Franklin, he first learned karate at the Harrison Okinawan Karate Dojo in the early 1990s under Bill George and Steve Rafferty. ![]() He hosts Rich Franklin's ONE Warrior Series, where he recruits up-and-coming martial artists for the promotion. Franklin serves as a face of the brand and travels throughout the US and Asia hosting seminars and speaking engagements, promoting fights, and working with the fighters. In May 2014, Franklin signed on as a vice president in the ONE Championship organization, a Singapore-based combat sports promotion which officially launched on July 14, 2011. It closed nine months later and the company focused on wholesaling and distribution for the bottled juices. In October 2013, Franklin and friend and business partner, Billy Zebe, launched Ze/Lin Organic Juice & Fusion Café in Beverly Hills, California. They acquired the majority of the company and brought the brand to mainstream retailers, where it continues to grow. In 2012, Affliction Clothing expressed interest in the name and its widespread appeal. The brand featured t-shirts, but quickly grew to feature a full line of athletic training clothing, casual wear, and training gear for martial arts. In 2002, Franklin and his business partner, Jeff Adler, created the American Fighter athletic clothing brand. Joe Rogan once called Franklin "Angry Jim Carrey".įranklin is a born-again Christian and quotes Psalm 144:1 on his webpage and fighter gear.įebruwas officially named "Rich Franklin Day" in Cincinnati by the city's mayor. His nickname, "Ace," comes from his resemblance to the actor Jim Carrey, who played the character Ace Ventura. He taught mathematics at the Oak Hills High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. He earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics and later earned a master's degree in education at the University of Cincinnati. įranklin graduated from William Henry Harrison High School. He has one biological brother, Greg, and five half-siblings. The couple divorced when Franklin was five years old. Franklin has been the Vice President of Singaporean combat sports promotion ONE Championship since May 2014.įranklin was born to Richard Sr. He is best known for competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he is a member of the UFC Hall of Fame and a former UFC Middleweight Champion. He is a member of the Lipscomb University Athletics Hall of Fame where he played baseball and earned All-Tournament honors as well as the Bronze Glove Award at the 1972 NAIA College World Series.Richard Jay Franklin II (born October 5, 1974) is an American businessman and retired mixed martial artist. His college teams broke the school’s low scoring records numerous times. He is a Titleist Performance Institute Level 2 Certified Golf Fitness Instructor and regularly designs workout regimens for members and their guests.īuddy has also coached both men’s and women’s golf teams on the NCAA Division 1 level and has taught and tutored several college, high school and junior champions. Every February he hosts his highly popular “Mental Game of Golf” workshop at the club.īelieving that a player’s golf swing can only be as good as his body allows, Buddy also stresses the importance of golf fitness. Rotella, he adds the experience gained competing at golf’s highest level. Along with the knowledge and mental techniques learned from Dr. Bob Rotella, author of Golf Is Not a Game of Perfect, for more than twenty years. In his career, he has competed in nine major championships including a PGA Championship at Hazeltine Golf Club, two Senior British Opens and two United States Senior Opens.īuddy is an accomplished student of the mental aspects of the game. Buddy is also a very accomplished player having played on the PGA Tour, Web.com Tour and the Champions Tour. He has had three articles published in Golf Digest and Golf Magazine. He was named Kentucky PGA Teacher of the Year in 1993 and fourth “Best Teacher in the State” of Tennessee by Golf Digest in 2016. In addition to giving one-on-one instruction and on-course “playing lessons” to every age group, he conducts the popular weekly clinics during the spring and summer months. Buddy Harston is in his twelfth year as Head Teaching Professional at the Legends Academy.
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