Soke Lil John was honored as docmagazine.net for 2019 Person of the year.

This historic interview "The Thunder Comes Before The Rain"  Soke Little John Davis and special Guest  Grandmaster Anthony Mohammed.. Soke Little John.

Soke  Li'l John Davis is the founder of Kumite Ryu Jiu Jitsu, which is the  third component of V.S.K. Ryu Jiu Jitsu. He is a Grandmaster in Sanuces  and is the product of Grand Professor Vee and Dr. Moses Powell. He is a  renowned full-contact fighter and martial arts instructor and is  responsible for teaching and grooming great martial artists such as  Grandmaster Anthony Muhammad, Grandmaster Malik Shabazz and Sensei  Stephanie Grier. Respectfully known as "Soke" to his students and peers,  which is the Japanese title for "founder," John Davis was born  September 14, 1949. He was one of eight boys and three girls. At the age  of eight, he was separated from his mother and siblings and overcame  serious odds while growing up in foster care until the age of 18.

Soke  Li'l John Davis started training in Shotokan Karate with Sensei Buster  when he was eight. At the age of 10, Sensei Buster took him to Dr. Moses  Powell and remembers Sensei Buster telling him "He looks good, but you  can't take him." Soke Li'l John Davis said that Dr. Moses Powell, "Faked  me out...The Doctor put me in a headlock, so I slipped out of the  headlock and got a bloody nose. It was all good though, because the  Doctor liked my spirit." He had trained with The Doctor ever since. Soke  Li'l John met Grand Professor Vee while training with Dr. Moses Powell  and says that their instruction and guidance made him what he is today.  "Grand Professor Vee was like a father figure to me. He and The Doc  carried me through the jungle," he recalls.