Steve "Nasty" Anderson (March 29, 1955 - January 24, 2020) was a Canadian-American Point Fighting and Sport Karate competitor.[1] Anderson appeared on the covers and in articles in many martial arts magazines[2]. Various sources list different numbers, but On Point magazine claimed he won 10 world titles.[3] Anderson was a karate kempo stylist[4] and was a Black Belt magazine 1982 Competitor of the year.[5] Anderson got involved in karate in 1969[6] and received the nickname Nasty from his instructor Chicken Gabriels mother.[7] One of his students was James Benjamin Stewart.
Anderson was famous for his backfist and blitz attack[6] and as a brown belt won 92 consecutive tournaments.[6] He fought well known individuals like Kevin Thompson[8] and one of his primary rivals was Ray McCallum.[7] Steve Curran has referred to Anderson as being their toughest opponent.[9]
Anderson stood at 6'3, 210 lbs[4] and was a member of the Black Karate Federation.[7]
Death
Since mid-2018, Anderson’s health had been gradually deteriorating as he had been battling Parkinson's disease undetected, notably losing his speech, strength, and balance over the course of 2 years. In 2019, a neurologist confirmed that Anderson had suffered from a stroke a year prior in 2018. Anderson’s health began to rapidly worsen in late-2019. On January 24, 2020, Anderson had died at his home in the Ottawa, Ontario.
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