In October 1987 at the Martial Arts Gala in Los Angeles : "Emilio Bevilacqua is the Greatest Talent in History of World Karate, the expression of movement as an Art, Champions like him make this Discipline a Noble One." Antony Aaron (Responsible of ROMIKA)
From 1982 to 1989 seven years of competitions with extraordinary results.
At Italian Championships 114 kumite won out of 116 : of them 35 for K.O. - 79 on points - 2 drawns at beginning of the career.
At International Championships 145 kumite won out of 145 : of them 41 for K.O. - 54 for abandoning before limit - 50 on points.
At World Championships 80 matches won out of 80 : of them 47 for K.O. - 11 for abandoning before limit - 22 renunciations of opponents.
At European Championships of Karate 1987 : 20 kumite won out of 20 14 for K.O. - 5 for abandoning before limit - 1 on points. In final Bevilacqua won for K.O. the match against a coloured champion among the most feared in the world, the french Michel Pyree.
In 1987 at the TEST OF FIVE RINGS : 5 kumite won out of 5 3 for K.O. - 2 on points.
The TEST OF FIVE RINGS in the Eighties was a prestigious international tournament of freestyle kumite considered by many people outlaw because it had not well defined rules and was organized in unusual way behind closed doors: who adhered, after a short but intense test of gymnastics and of technical skill, fought against five champions of different nationalities coming from different styles of combat. On the tatami, without any distinction of weight or rank, two rounds of 3 minutes each one and with no pause between a kumite and the next one. The most usual techniques were the terrible lowkicks of Kyokushinkai.
The five champions that fought against Bevilacqua at the TEST OF FIVE RINGS : 1. Kwan Shirai - Korea / Taekwondo 2. Jean Halisax - France / Karate - Savate 3. Michele Dorato - Italy / Kung Fu - Wu Shu 4. Kevin Prouder - USA / Kick Boxing - Judo 5. Domenico Pinna - Spain / Viet Vo Dao - Hapkido
In 1987 at World Championships of Kenpo : 40 matches won out of 40 29 for K.O. - 11 for abandoning before limit.
1987 has been the most luminous year of victories collected by the phenomenon in international field.
In 1988 he spent a long period of study in Japan with Masters of the highest level, studying the advanced techniques and the various styles of Kenpo and Jiu Jitsu. In that period he faced different realities of fighting and grew up both technically and psychologically.
From 1989 to 1992 a lack of activities is recorded due to the passing chapter in the italian Navy, but 1992 marked the return of Bevilacqua with the most impressive World Championships of Kenpo in history: 18 K.O. and 22 renunciations of opponents.
The World Championships of Kenpo, the famous KAJUKENPO FREE FIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS are held every 5 years and are open to the three styles Karate, Jiu Jitsu and Kenpo. The tournament lasts about two weeks and opponents fight on the Ring with the typical rules and gloves.
EMILIO BEVILACQUA IS THREE TIMES WORLD CHAMPION OF KENPO : 2 World Championships won in 1987 and 1992 taking part to KAJUKENPO FREE FIGHT and one winning the WORLD CUP 1997 of Musical Kata. It was absolutely the first time that he exhibited in a "musical form", it was a delirium of applause for the brilliant performance, hence... phenomenon.
He was conferred the 3rd Dan of Karate on August 10th 1990 for "Highest Merits in Competitions" by the international committee of Rotterdam.
Emilio Bevilacqua is founder of "Dragon Dojo" on offical warrant of GrandMaster Fumio Nagae in September 1993.
GrandMaster Fumio Nagae was born in the prefecture of Kagawa on November 10th 1917.
In History of Kenpo, Bevilacqua is the youngest western Master to have obtained the recognition from the Japan Federation.
In December 1992 in Seattle, with extraordinary speed of his arms and his talent, Bevilacqua impressed so much the I.K.K.A. technical committee lead by professor Kim Norton, that he received "ad honorem" a 4th Degree Black Belt in kenpo karate.
Master Emilio Bevilacqua is pioneer of kenpo karate in Italy.
From 1994 Emilio Bevilacqua is special guest in many tournaments and seminars of Kenpo.
In 1995 he was invited by Sensei Hirokazu Okano to teach at Kagawa Kenpo Seminar in Japan. An extraordinary event.
In 1996 Bevilacqua was guest at National Championships of Kenpo in Spain and guest at National Championships of Karate in Holland.
In 1997 Emilio Bevilacqua was invited to Ireland by professor Edward Downey for A.K.K.S. European Championships. On that occasion Bevilacqua was teacher of Jiu Jitsu and Street Fighting at the International Kenpo Camp of Dublin.
In 1998 Bevilacqua managed Italian National Team of kenpo karate to A.K.K.S. European Championships in Jersey C.I. The five italian athletes coached by him greatly distinguished themselves in the various fields of Kenpo: second and third place in Self Defence, Weapons Form and Freestyle.
Emilio Bevilacqua is winner in 1998 of TOP TEN : "The Greatest Martial Artists of Last 15 Years" with Karate Magazine.
Emilio Bevilacqua is a very great expert of Jiu Jitsu, his teacher was the 9 times japanese champion Hideo Sato.
Bevilacqua's technical teachings are very much appreciated by athlets and martialists all around the world.
As all great champions and artists, it has been said of him that he is a strange personage and obviously there are rumors about this, nevertheless whatever they are, "facts" remain "facts" anyway. And "facts" show us how Emilio Bevilacqua is a "sort of phenomenon", a natural talent like whom probably no one has been seen before now. Mike Lotti (Karate Magazine)
