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Hero Samson’s martial art profile

His real name is Okorie Chinonso Samson but he was baptized and given the name “HERO” from when he couldn’t talk nor walk. He started martial art as a kid at the age of seven (7) 1995. He studied Taekwondo under saboni (instructor) matthew mary (jola), who was also his basic class teacher. Hero was taught martial arts in unique ways. Seven years later, in 2002 after obtaining his 4^th dan (degree) black belt in Taekwondo, Hero enrolled into kickboxing and after years of trainings, gradings and championships, in Taekwondo and kickboxing respectively, his journey as a mixed martial art fighter and coach began. He has been an undefeated national champion in Taekwondo and kickboxing with proofs, certificates and witnesses. He is a martial art role model to all his students, fighters and an icon in the world of mixed martial arts. He established a combination of two different martial arts known as Kickboxing Taekwondo (K.B.T). He taught martial arts to many good and unbeatable fighters in the persons of Nicholas azuh, kekachi, chukwunalu henry adkanku, Chimaobi yellow, amos obinna, christain chimaobi2, prince lordson ikechukwu, kachi and so many very numerous to mention. He later went on to practice Muay thai and three years later, he added Muay thai into his mixed martial art school thereby establishing  KickTaekThaido (K.T.T.D), a mixed martial art with the combination of Kickboxing, Taekwondo and Thai boxing. But three years later, as the journey continued, he changed the name to Oyigbo Kickboxing and Thai boxing Club (O.K.T.C). This was because majority of his students enrolled for Kickboxing and Thai boxing classes and preferred using both for self-defense, self-discipline, self-control and fitness instead of the tournament area which Teakwondo is focused on. After so many experiences, trainings and researches in other martial arts like Capoeira, Jet Kundo, Judo, Karate etc, on the 7^th day of September 2011, O.K.T.C was turned into an institute of mixed martial arts known as Heroes’ Institute Of Mixed Martial Arts (HIOMMA). Hiomma became the first and the best mixed martial art institute in Nigeria, Africa and the world at large. At Hiomma, students or fighters are exposed to and trained on different self-defense classes and martial arts such as Muay thai, Kickboxing, Taekwondo, Judo, Karate, Jet Kundo, Capoeira, Boxing, Kungfu etc, including fitness classes like Yoga, six packs development and maintenance, weight loss/reduction etc. Hiomma as the current name became an international mixed martial art institute on the 21^st of September 2012, changing it’s name to ihiomma ( international heroes’ institute of mixed martial arts. Hiomma is infact the fastest growing mixed martial art institute in the world and is reaching to the ends of the earth with different branches soon to be established all over the world. Hero also invented a martial art called “Afro-Boxing” which will soon be exposed and taught in martial arts and mixed martial arts schools in different parts of the world. Afro-Boxing is  an African originated martial art (Nigeria). It looks like Muay thai. But unlike the Muay thai which is also known as the art of eight limbs, Afro-Boxing is the art of thirteen (13) limbs, i.e fighting with thirteen points of contact namely; the feet, shins, knees, elbows, fists, shoulders and head. He also invented a unique study of martial art called martial art science. Hiomma is indeed, going global with it’s students remaining indisputably unbeatable and indomitable. Become a Hiomman today and rule the world of martial arts.