Hakim Alston is a kick boxing champion with over 20 years of martial arts experience including Karate and a 4th degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. His skills brought him to be a member of the USA Karate Team from 1984-1990. His brother Shah Alston is also a great fighter.

Under the name Hakim "The Machine," Alston performed on the syndicated television show WMAC Masters, alongside fellow Mortal Kombat alum Ho Sung Pak.

He played Fighting Monk in Mortal Kombat and Jax in Mortal Kombat: Live Tour.