As a young man, after years of rigorous training and winning over 100 competitions, Daniel "Tiger" Schulmann set his sights on the ultimate: full contact bare knuckle competition. This type of competition was widely known to be the most brutal and challenging of all, testing the true effectiveness of each competitor's martial arts skills. Drawing upon his exceptional technique, speed, and non-quitting spirit, Tiger Schulmann reigned as the undefeated North American knockdown champion for six consecutive years. Tiger Schulmann could imagine no greater pursuit than to give back to others what the martial arts had given him, so he devoted his life to developing what has become the most comprehensive and effective style known today. Drawn by his outstanding reputation and high standards, people come to train in his karate centers year after year. Today, those numbers have grown to many thousands including students who have gone on to become champions themselves.

• Tiger Schulmann began his training in the martial arts as a child in New York. He has trained and competed throughout the continental United States, Hawaii, and internationally in Japan and Israel.
• He was North American Mas Oyama Full-Contact Karate Champion for six consecutive years (1979-1984), an accomplishment still unequalled today. In 1979, he was also the United States representative in the World Open Full-Contact Karate Championships in Tokyo, Japan. He was also the youngest and lightest fighter, and one of only eight fighters chosen nationwide.
• He is the winner of over 100 forms and fighting competitions.
• Tiger Schulmann retired undefeated from competition to create a style of martial arts that combines the most effective streetwise self-defense from the various styles he studied. This hybrid style is known today as Tiger Schulmann’s Karate.
• He spearheaded the development and growth of Tiger Schulmann's Karate from a single school (1984) to 37 schools (2002) located throughout New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Florida.
• Tiger Schulmann has received national recognition for his "proven recipe of success on the street” as featured in Black Belt Magazine (June 1999). Feature articles have also appeared in Karate/Kung-Fu Illustrated (October 1994), Fighter Magazine (February 1988) and Martial Arts Training Magazine.
• He currently oversees Tiger Schulmann’s Karate Headquarters and Instructor Training Center, a 15,000 square foot facility located in Paramus, NJ, where he personally trains each of his instructors.
• He is the sponsor of the "Challenge of Champions" martial arts tournament which hosts over 1,500 competitors bi-annually, making it one of the largest martial arts tournaments in the country.
• Tiger Schulmann has redefined the standard martial art school prototype by opening the largest dedicated karate center in the United States. In July 1996 Tiger Schulmann's Karate unveiled its flagship location in Manhattan, a 20,000 square foot dojo with three workout areas headed by Chief Organizational Instructor Shihan Ron Schulmann.