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.
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]
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 lifeEdit
Ashraf Tai is married to Samina Shah.she's 2nd wife of Ashraf Tai.They have four children from 2nd wife; Maham, Ali, Abbas Tai and Mishal .[9][10]
Fight careerEdit
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.
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]
ReferencesEdit
^ abcdHasan, Shazia. "True bearings". Dawn. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
^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.
^Hasan, Shazia (15 September 2017). "Footprints: Enter the 'Burmese' dragon". Dawn. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
^. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
^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.
^"Fixed match for $0.5 million, admits Grand Master Ashraf Tai". Channel 24 (Pakistan). 8 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
^"Pakistan's martial arts grandmaster Ashraf Tai admits to match-fixing". Geo News. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
^"Martial arts guru Ashraf Tai confesses to match-fixing". The News International. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
^"Ashraf Tai also takes advantage of female pupils, claims wife". Dunya News. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
^"Grandmaster Ashraf Tai admits to match-fixing". The Express Tribune. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
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artist Contents 1 Biography 2 Personal life 3 Fight career 4 Professional kickboxing record 5 Controversy 6 ReferencesBiography EditAshraf 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 EditAshraf Tai is married to Samina Shah she s 2nd wife of Ashraf Tai They have four children from 2nd wife Maham Ali Abbas Tai and Mishal 9 10 Fight career EditTai 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 EditResult Record Opponent Method Date Round Time Event Location NotesLoss 45 1 0 Don Wilson KO 24 Jun 1981 2 1 56 WKA Tokyo Japan KickboxingWin 45 0 0 Muhammad Youssuf TKO 1981 1 Pakistan Full ContactWin 44 0 0 Muhammad Youssuf KO 1981 2 Pakistan Full ContactWin 43 0 0 Mahmout Ali Khan TKO 1981 1 Pakistan Full ContactWin 42 0 0 Messaoud Hashas KO 1981 1 Pakistan Full ContactWin 41 0 0 Mohammed Allala KO 1981 1 Pakistan Full ContactWin 40 0 0 Mustapha Afakasi TKO 1981 1 Pakistan Full ContactWin 39 0 0 Abdul Rahman Benji TKO 1981 1 0 23 Pakistan Full ContactWin 38 0 0 Abdul Rahman Benji TKO 1981 1 0 36 Pakistan Full ContactWin 37 0 0 Kabir Ali Khan TKO 1981 1 0 19 Pakistan Full ContactWin 36 0 0 Habib Umrani TKO 1980 1 Sri Lanka Full ContactWin 35 0 0 Hassan Ahmendani TKO 1980 2 Sri Lanka Full ContactWin 34 0 0 Jabbar Bizenjo TKO 1980 1 Sri Lanka Full ContactWon 33 0 0 Kabir Rajput TKO 1980 1 0 16 Sri Lanka Full ContactWin 32 0 0 Mahmout Bouguetaib TKO 1980 1 0 19 Malaysia KickboxingWin 31 0 0 Makloufi TKO 1979 1 0 16 KickboxingWin 30 0 0 Koha Yash PTS 1979 3 Malaysia Kickboxing Won Afro Asian Martial Arts ChampionshipWin 29 0 0 Stanley Michael KO 1978 2 Afro Asia Championship Malaysia Kickboxing Won Afro Asian Martial Arts ChampionshipWin 28 0 0 Fayaz Tareen TKO 1978 1 Pakistan Full ContactWin 27 0 0 Idrees Hussaini TKO 1978 1 Pakistan Full ContactWin 26 0 0 Majid Khalol KO 1978 2 Pakistan Full ContactWin 25 0 0 Messaoud Hashas KO 1978 3 Pakistan Full ContactWin 24 0 0 Ghafoor Kakakhel TKO 1978 1 Pakistan Full ContactWin 23 0 0 Haider Kalmati TKO 1978 1 Pakistan Full ContactWin 22 0 0 Hasan Jarwar TKO 1978 1 Pakistan Full ContactWin 21 0 0 Mustapha Abudul Hafeez TKO 1977 1 Pakistan Full ContactWin 20 0 0 Messaoud Hashas KO 1977 3 Pakistan Full ContactWin 19 0 0 Rahman Benji Benji KO 1977 3 Pakistan Full ContactWin 18 0 0 Kaleem Abdul Muhammad KO 1977 1 0 22 Pakistan Full ContactWin 17 0 0 Kaleem Abdul Muhammad KO 1977 2 Pakistan Full ContactWin 16 0 0 Imran Agha KO 1977 3 Pakistan Full ContactWin 15 0 0 Imran Agha TKO 1977 2 Pakistan Full ContactWin 14 0 0 Ehtisham Syed TKO 1977 1 Pakistan Full ContactWon 13 0 0 Ali Saleem Saleem KO 1977 1 0 16 Pakistan Full ContactWin 12 0 0 Lateef Saadi TKO 1977 1 Pakistan Full ContactWin 11 0 0 Tiger Mohammad Abid TKO 1976 May 14 1 Pakistan Full ContactWin 10 0 0 Haroon Ibadulla TKO 1976 1 Pakistan Full ContactWin 9 0 0 Kaleem Frazier Khan KO 1976 1 Pakistan Full ContactWin 8 0 0 Messaoud Hashas KO 1976 2 Pakistan Full ContactWin 7 0 0 Babar Mudassar TKO 1976 2 Pakistan Full ContactWin 6 0 0 Jawad Zaidi TKO 3 April 1976 1 Pakistan Full ContactWin 5 0 0 Jawad Zaidi TKO 1975 1 Pakistan Full ContactWin 4 0 0 Ali Ben Abdelazie KO 1975 1 Pakistan Full ContactWin 3 0 0 Mustapha Afakasi TKO 1975 1 Pakistan Full ContactWin 2 0 0 Cemal Mahammedi TKO 1975 1 Pakistan Full ContactWin 1 0 0 Mohammed Saheb TKO 1975 1 Pakistan Full ContactControversy EditIn 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 Edit a b c d Hasan Shazia True bearings Dawn Retrieved 1 November 2012 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 Hasan Shazia 15 September 2017 Footprints Enter the Burmese dragon Dawn Retrieved 15 September 2017 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 Portal for Pakistan Karate Federation Archived 19 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine Pakistan Sports Board Open Martial Art Championship from today The News International 24 December 2016 Retrieved 8 February 2017 Karate Awards Pakistan Sports Board Salmaan Taseer Meera Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy to be decorated with civil awards The Express Tribune 23 March 2012 Retrieved 8 February 2017 Naqvi Lubna Jerar Samina Tai The News International Retrieved 8 February 2017 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 Inside Kungfu August 1992 Fixed match for 0 5 million admits Grand Master Ashraf Tai Channel 24 Pakistan 8 February 2017 Retrieved 8 February 2017 Pakistan s martial arts grandmaster Ashraf Tai admits to match fixing Geo News 8 February 2017 Retrieved 8 February 2017 Martial arts guru Ashraf Tai confesses to match fixing The News International 8 February 2017 Retrieved 8 February 2017 Ashraf Tai also takes advantage of female pupils claims wife Dunya News 9 February 2017 Retrieved 9 February 2017 Grandmaster Ashraf Tai admits to match fixing The Express 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