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By Ben Miller

When asked to recall a great martial artist of African descent born in the Americas, the average person is likely to mention a twentieth-century boxer such as Joe Louis, or a more recent exponent of the Asian martial arts, such as Jim Kelly. Or, those of the younger generation might name the modern mixed martial arts competitor Anderson Silva, regarded by some as the greatest pound-for-pound fighter of all time.

What many do not know is that in centuries past, some of the greatest practitioners of European martial arts were of African descent.

Although Africans brought a number of their own indigenous techniques with them to Europe and the Americas (as can be read about here), they also sometimes trained in, adopted, and excelled at European swordsmanship—also known as classical and historical fencing.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, it was even possible (albeit difficult) for a person of African descent to achieve renown to such a point that they would be revered, and even sought for instruction, by whites—and the historical record shows that such was the case for multiple individuals.

This is not to in any way minimize the oppression and ordeals that African Americans and African Europeans endured in the past. Rather, it is a testame

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Donnie Williams was born in Savannah, Georgia, USA. Prior to his martial arts career and acting, Donnie served in the United States Navy as a Hospital Corpsman serving with the 3rd Marine Division in Vietnam.

During his time in the Navy, when he wasn't deployed (Vietnam), he took up Karate during his spare time. He practiced his Karate skills five hours a day. After leaving the service, Donnie continued to train in Karate and compete in tournaments.

Donnie's confidence and skill in the martial arts led to winning numerous titles and awards eventually being rated as one of the best Karate fighters in the world. He eventually earned the martial arts title Grandmaster and was awarded 10th Degree Black Belt.

In 1969, he co-founded the Black Karate Federation (BKF) in Los Angeles to encourage blacks to compete on the then nearly all-white karate tournament circuit.

It was his time in Karate that Donnie Williams was introduced into the movie business. Casting agents approached the BKF and hired Donnie for an uncredited bit part in the Bruce Lee film, Enter the Dragon (1973) where he bids his student "Williams" (played by fellow black martial artist, Jim Kelly) farewell as he goes off to Hong Kong.

Donnie went on to star in nine more feature films in the nex