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Matt Fiddes, (born 18 May 1979) is a British martial artist and entrepreneur. He spent ten years working as Michael Jackson's bodyguard〔Daily Star ("Michael Jackson's British bodyguard: Jacko was pushed too hard" )〕〔Daily Star ("Have Michael's Blood on Their Hands"" )〕 from 1999 up until the pop star's death in 2009. Fiddes owns over 750 martial arts schools worldwide, under the Matt Fiddes Martial Arts〔("Matt Fiddes Martial Arts" ). Retrieved on 2 April 2012.〕 brand. He also owns a large property portfolio, Fiddes Rooms. ==Career== As a schoolboy growing up in Swindon, Fiddes was bullied, and as a result, he turned to martial arts to protect himself. In 1997, at the age of 17, he opened his first martial arts school in Barnstaple, Devon, with only £100.〔Lowe, David. ("I was Jacko's UK bodyguard" ) ''The Sun'', 16 January 2008. Retrieved on 4 April 2012.〕 Fiddes is a 7th degree black belt in Taekwondo, presented to him at his British Championships in 2007, by Master Bob Sykes. He won Instructor of the Year, an award by Martial Arts Illustrated Magazine in 2007. In 2010, Fiddes initiated a Conditional Fee Agreement (or "no-win no fee") libel case against Channel 4 which he later dropped. The case cost Channel 4 £1.7 million.〔()"Libel case over 'faked' Channel 4 Jackson family documentary dropped"〕〔BBC News ()"Michael Jackson's ex-bodyguard drops TV libel action"〕 In 2014, Fiddes was inducted into the Martial Arts Hall of Fame alongside Scott Adkins and Elvis Presley’s former karate trainer, Bill ‘Superfoot’ Wallace.〔The Exeter Daily ("Martial arts ace receives prestigious award" )〕〔North Devon Gazette ("Fiddes becomes youngest award winner and inducted into martial arts hall of fame" )〕 Previous winners of similar awards include legends Bruce Lee, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Chuck Norris. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Matt Fiddes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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