During his life, he promoted 352 karate tournaments, conducted more than 1,000 demonstrations, and organized over 250 martial arts shows.
Banks' second wife was a show girl, but the marriage quickly dissolved again due to the difference in salary.
He charged in and managed to get the part of a gangster in the movie Greenwich Village Story and the Broadway play Two by Saroyan.
[6] In an attempt to bring knowledge of martial arts to America, Aaron Banks started the successful Oriental World of Self Defense.
[8] Though there was public suspicion, Bank's show grew until he believed that it was time to approach Madison Square Garden.
Many new artists gained notoriety through Aaron Banks such as Chuck Norris who achieved some of his first major exposure in the Oriental World of Self Defense's competitions held monthly.
Lou Neglia, a Karate Hall Famer and name fighter of the year in 1984,[9][non-primary source needed]{ admits to owing much of his success to Banks due his start fighting in the Oriental World of Self Defense and the World Karate Championships.
At age 82, Banks still puts on scaled-down versions of his show, which play to significantly smaller crowds at a local theater in New York.
[7] This list present 10 events that were important to the memory of Aaron Banks and essential for the movement of the martial arts.