Written By: Lauren Kearney
Martial Arts World Champion Caitlin Dechelle gets ready to put World titles to work!
Los Angeles, October 15, 2011: A little over a year ago Caitlin Dechelle made a huge decision to move out to Hollywood and follow her dreams of being in movies. Originally from Miami and than moving to Tennessee, Dechelle was somewhat familiar with picking up and starting new but never in an industry were few find success. Luckily for Dechelle, she has already prevailed in life when the odds were stacked against her.
Caitlin Dechelle has been an avid sport karate competitor since she was nine years old. She was always naturally able to be a superstar but like any highly competitive sport, talent is only part of what is needed to be successful; especially if you’re Caitlin Dechelle and your sights are always set on something bigger. Growing up Caitlin often had to compete with the boys and girls that were much older than her. But that never stopped her from striving to reach her goals. In 2004 Caitlin Dechelle was asked to be a part of Team Paul Mitchell Karate, the sport’s most prestigious corporately sponsored team. She has since gone on to win hundreds of North American Sport Karate Association, NASKA, World Titles, tournaments all over the globe, and has been featured on ESPN2 and ESPN3 for the US Open ISKA World Martial Arts Championships. Caitlin even was asked to make her own instructional DVD series with Century Martial Arts the World’s Largest Martial Arts Supplier. But that didn’t stop her from wanting more.
Despite the hundreds of trophies and countless titles and accomplishments, Caitlin wanted to pursue a dream of being on the big screen. Having already been featured countless times on ESPN2 and even starring 
in an independent film, Champions of the Deep, Caitlin knew her talents could bring her to new and exciting places. Recently, Caitlin Dechelle was picked to be the principal performer in a JVC commercial that took her to Japan. The commercial piece was for an electronic industry showcase in Germany to introduce a new camera, JVC GC-PX10 that JVC was launching. Caitlin spent several grueling days putting together the concept piece and filming the commercial that required her to put her weapons World Titles and training to work.
Caitlin’s experiences to the orient would not stop there as she has also signed a deal to work with Jackie Chan on his one hundredth film, “The Chinese Zodiac 12”. Mike Chat a former Team Paul Mitchell member, founder of Extreme Martial Arts (XMA) and Dechelle’s manager says, “It’s no surprise that Taylor Lautner’s former team mate is achieving success of her own. This is the second film Jackie’s group requested Caitlin for…”. Chat also said, “I am honored that Jackie continues to hand select world champions that I’ve trained and manage and its a huge testament to the level of talent that Team Paul Mitchell represents and the NASKA circuit produces.” Caitlin will be acting as well as performing her own stunts in this landmark film which is currently being filmed in China. While her journey takes her so far away from her home in Hollywood, it will also bring her one step closer to once again being able to live her dreams; something those who know her best knew was inevitable.