George Spiro Thanos

[1] The world-renowned martial arts instructor Ki Whang Kim trained Thanos in Aikido, Yoshinkai style, and Taekwondo.

Thanos's long term close friend and trainer partner, Mitchell Bobrow, as a matter of fact, beat Norris in an exhibition fight.

During this time, Thanos was inducted into the Professional Karate Association as part of the original crew of 50 exceptional martial artists of the realm.

In 1998, Thanos opened a dojo (training studio) in Rockville, MD which specialized in Tae Kwon Do, Kenjusu and Aikido.

In 2009, Thanos was inducted into the Tae Kwan Do Hall of Fame and celebrated for his "reliance on not any one style of attack in his arsenal but an array of sweeps, punches, round and back kicks while integrating them into a continuous fury.