{"id":8043,"date":"2018-02-21T18:58:43","date_gmt":"2018-02-21T18:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=8043"},"modified":"2026-05-13T18:31:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T18:31:25","slug":"following-in-the-footsteps-of-a-pioneer-role-model-and-father","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/following-in-the-footsteps-of-a-pioneer-role-model-and-father\/","title":{"rendered":"Following in the footsteps of a pioneer, role-model and father"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cIf it wasn\u2019t for my dad, I would\u2019ve never got into it. It was all because of him and what he did,\u201d Isaac Razo said.<\/p>

Louie \u201cThe Force\u201d Razo, 63, also known as the Bulldog, was a pioneer in mixed martial arts, but also for his young son. Little did he know, his son would become a four-sport athlete, a champion and DragonDo black belt fighter.<\/p>

\u201cAt a young age, I understood my father was one of the pioneers of what you see today in mixed martial arts,\u201d Isaac Razo, 31, said proudly. \u201cIn the early 70\u2019s, he was fighting full contact \u2014 bare knuckles, no mouth piece. Back in those days, there were no laws or regulations. You didn\u2019t have to wear protection, You just line up and go. I saw that a young age, around seven, and I wanted to be a part of that.\u201d<\/p>

It\u2019s safe to say, Razo is a big part of it now. Razo specializes in point karate \u2014 he won a championship recently in Phoenix- full-contact karate and kickboxing. Razo will make his debut in the boxing circuit this summer as his fourth sport.<\/p>

One of the qualities that Razo admired most about his father was his demeanor out of the ring. Razo credits his dad\u2019s personable persona as a role model that he puts into practice every day.<\/p>

\u201cHe was tenacious and he was aggressive in the ring, but the nicest guy in real life,\u201d Razo said.<\/p>

For the last seven years, Razo has offered a helping hand for others to give back to his community and abroad. Razo offers lessons in hand-to-hand combat, self-defense training, along with general fitness. Age isn\u2019t a problem, whether in high school, college or above, all individuals are welcome into Razo\u2019s home gym.<\/p>

It\u2019s a service that many in the city of Madera benefit from, including two-time motocross champion, Eddie Clements, 54. Clements first started with Razo in 2011 and still trains with him today. He even dedicated his success on the track to Razo\u2019s tutelage.<\/p>

\u201cHe\u2019s responsible for my two motocross championships,\u201d Clements said. \u201cHe does his research and he formulates around your sport. He\u2019s very good at what he does, he teaches people for what they need.\u201d<\/p>

Clements explained that Razo cares a lot about his trainees, wven sending text after text messages urging Clements to work out.<\/p>

\u201cThat guy, he\u2019s hardcore,\u201d Clements said. \u201cHonestly, I wouldn\u2019t train without him. He\u2019s a great motivator and he keeps pushing, god bless him.\u201d<\/p>

Although it\u2019s through word of mouth, Razo gives back to his community in a way that he feels comfortable in. For Razo, fighting for himself and helping his fellow Maderans is equally pleasing.<\/p>

\u201cA lot of people fight for the glory, money or trophies, but I do it because I enjoy it,\u201d Razo said on his motivation. \u201cI feel like we battle physically, spiritually and emotionally. I don\u2019t want to just compete in the ring for glory, I want to share it with others. So, others can protect themselves with self-defense in real life.<\/p>

\u201cIt\u2019s one thing to get in there and win a championship \u2013 you know \u2013 punching away at somebody, but it\u2019s a lot more satisfying when you can share techniques that can save somebodies life. It\u2019s much more meaningful for me to pass it on.\u201d<\/p>

Razo has also ventured further to offer his services.<\/p>

\u201cI used to go to Monterrey and train ranked officers who were back and forth from Afghanistan and Iraq,\u201d Razo said. \u201cCurrently, I just got off the phone with someone and I\u2019m actually going to head to the East Coast soon to do a seminar for some people that work for the Pentagon.\u201d<\/p>

Whether Razo is in the ring following the footsteps of his father or out in the community making his own way, there\u2019s no obstacle tough enough for him.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cIf it wasn\u2019t for my dad, I would\u2019ve never got into it. It was all because of him and what he did,\u201d Isaac Razo said. Louie \u201cThe Force\u201d Razo, 63, also known as the Bulldog, was a pioneer in mixed martial arts, but also for his young son. Little did he know, his son would […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":40147,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_angie_page":false,"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[32],"class_list":["post-8043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-culture"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8043"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8043\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}