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Keith Vitali (born 1952, often misspelled as "Vitale") is an American-born martial artist, actor,...

Keith Vitali (born 1952, often misspelled as "Vitale") is an American-born martial artist, actor, producer, author and child activist. His introduction into martial arts came in 1971 at the University of South Carolina, where he was awarded his first black belt after only two years. Over the course of the next ten years, Vitali competed in a large number of martial arts tournaments, winning most of them, as well as being ranked the "#1 Karate Fighter in the USA." His outstanding number of wins landed him an honored place in the Black Belt Magazine's Black Belt Hall of Fame in 1981. The magazine also named Master Vitali as one of the ten best fighters of all time. Vitali has appeared in a number of martial arts films, including Superfights, Revenge of the Ninja, Wheels on Meals, The Cut Off, No Retreat, No Surrender 3, and American Kickboxer. Vitali has since focused on producing child safety videos and writing children's literature. His book on bullying entitled, "Bullyproof Your Child" will be released in the fall, 2007. Vitali has also written a screenplay on Daniel Boone's life. Trajen Pictures is schedule to shoot the film in 2010.