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IKTHOF
Inductees 2009
Lifetime
Achievement Award In Throwing Arts
Anthony
DeLongis - Anthony Charles De Longis (born
March 23, 1950 in Glendale, California) is an
American actor, stuntman, and choreographer.
De
Longis is well known for his recurring role
during the first two seasons of the TV series
Star Trek: Voyager, as First Maje Jal Culluh,
leader of the Kazon-Nistrim.
A very experienced swordsman, he is also known
for the his roles on Highlander: The Series,
as Lymon Kurlow in the third season of episode
"Blackmail", and as Ottavio Consone
in the fifth season episode "Duende".
A martial artist and weapon master in several
disciplines, he played a swordsman opposite
Jet Li in the 2006 martial arts epic Fearless,
and gave Harrison Ford extensive whip training
for the 2008 film Indiana Jones and the Kingdom
of the Crystal Skull. He also taught Michelle
Pfeiffer how to use the bullwhip for her role
as Catwoman.
De Longis' best known film role was as the character
Blade in the 1987 film Masters of the Universe,
in which he was also Frank Langella's stunt
double. Another memorable role was as knife-in-the-boot
bad guy Gary Ketchum in "Road House,"
performing featured fights against Patrick Swayze's
Dalton.
He appeared as Claus Van Zandt in 1985 on the
soap opera Days of our Lives, and as Leo Mitchell
in 1989 on Santa Barbara. He has also made guest
appearances on many other TV series, including
Battlestar Galactica (original series), V, Babylon
5, Queen of Swords, and MacGyver. De Longis
provided his voice in a Star Trek video game.
De Longis was the voice actor as the main antagonist
Lord Zygon in Starchaser: The Legend of Orin
on 1985 film.
De Longis was also the swordmaster and stunt
co-ordinator on the first six production episodes
of Queen of Swords (101-107, not 105). The Queen
of Swords was portrayed by newcomer Tessie Santiago
and he trained her for two months in pre-production
in California in the use of the rapier and dagger
in the Spanish mysterious circle (Destreza)
style [1] and also use of the whip.
In 2009, De Longis appeared on Deadliest Warrior
as a member of the William Wallace team
In 1999, De Longis formed Palpable Hit Productions,
a production company specializing in bladed
weapons and bullwhip training videos. The initial
productions presented swordplay for performance,
but in 2002 branched out to include historically
correct combative fencing techniques in conjunction
with the Martinez Academy of Arms. We are proud
to have him as a memeber of IKTHOF.
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 Knife
Maker of the Year
David
Baker- Knife crafter David Baker has managed
to craft his way right in to 2009's knife maker
of the year. His unique style makes his knifes
one of a kind for every buyer, and also makes
him a man who shares the title of knife maker
with some of the best knife makers in the world.
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 Knife
Throwing Promoter of the Year
Mike
"Alamo" Bainton, Ph.D-
in 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2007, Dr. Bainton was
the uncontested Overall Knife Throwing World Champion
and missed the 2006 World Championship by one
point, won by 2006 World Champion, Bob "Old
Dog" Pyle. Michael J. Bainton, Ph.D.
of Austin, Texas, founder of the International
Knife Throwers Hall of Fame, started throwing
knives
ate
in life. Since 2003, he has won first place in
44 national and World Championship competitions,
making him the most prolific knife thrower in
the history of knife throwing. He is also
the only thrower to ever make a perfect score
in the Impalement contest at the World Championships
in Claremore, Oklahoma in 2005, and won seven
of the World Championship events at the 2004 World
Championships in Las Vegas. He is thought
to be the number one thrower in the world today
with World Championships in Conventional throwing,
Impalement, Fast Draw, Obstacle Course, and three
World Championships in Tomahawk throwing and two
national titles Mountain Man throwing. His
accomplishments are recorded in the International
Knife Throwers Hall of Fame website, www.ikthof.com,
and the Guiness Book of World Records for 2008.
However,
Dr. Bainton's greatest pride comes from the
130 + children that attend his award winning
after school martial arts program. Now
in its 19th year of successful operation, South
Austin Karate has become a touchstone by which
other martial art schools and after school programs
are judged. By teaching the students lifelong
values like respect for family and responsibility
for education, he is creating a reward for himself
and the community that will outlive any other
honor he has or may achieve in his lifetime.
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 Performer
of the Year
Shelby
Bond- spent the first seven years of his life
in New York City. Although he spent some time
in front of an Instamatic camera there, his real
break came when, at age seven, he and his mother
moved to Texas and she began running a television
talk show. When a scheduled guest didn't show,
she stuck him on-camera and he would tell stories
or perform magic. He's hogged the camera ever
since.
He finished high school and moved
out to Los Angeles after traveling for a year
performing all over the world with "Up With
People" (don't laugh at him, he's sensitive
about it).
Shelby also traveled extensively
on his own studying the performing arts in Bali,
directing youth theatre in Australia, going to
school in England and doing print and commercials
in Japan.
- angelfire.com
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 National
Instructor of the Year
Thomas
Stuckey- Living in Austin Texas Thomas owns
and operates Knife Sharpest and Angel Fire Knives
located in Austin Texas. He has been in the knife
business most of his life, He loves knives. He
sharpens knives, He sells knives, he makes knives
and he trades knives. He has enjoyed competing
in the last few events in Texas and always looks
forward to future events.
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 Wild
West Performer of the Year
Dan
Mink- Dan Mink is from Jerome, Idaho. He has
thrilled audiences from coast to coast with his
award winning trick roping, bullwhip cracking,
knife throwing, gun spinning, and quick draw shooting.
The show also includes amazing tricks by Lucky
Joe the Trick Horse. Dan was chosen by the Fox
Network to appear on the TV show 30 Seconds to
Fame in Hollywood, CA.
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