News Round-up for 3.30.08
March 30, 2008 by Bob Patterson
It’s time for the weekly round-up so here goes!
- Mckiever reports on a local dojang that is teaching children how to protect themselves from predators through taekwondo.
Isenhower said he believes his job is to educate parents and kids about predators. Along with learning ways to protect themselves, students also stay healthy and fit through the active moves of Taekwondo. Students range from three years old to 99.
- Jim Holland spotlights a 30-something martial artist who came back to get his black belt.
Anderson, a second-degree brown belt in Ju Jitsu, participated at Saturday’s 2008 Martial Arts Open at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center.
Anderson was in forms, a solo demonstration of skills similar to floor exercise in gymnastics, and also competed in point sparring, one-on-one bouts where points are scored with punches and kicks.
- Former karate instructor sexually abuses student.
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) - A former Niagara Falls karate instructor admits he had sexual contact with a young male student.
- A 42 year old ex-MMA fighter returns to end on a high note.
More than four years ago, Egan retired as one of the best mixed martial arts fighters to come out of Hawaii.
But he ended his career on a sour note.
Now, he’s coming back to re-write that ending, and prove to himself he can still be one of the best — no matter how old.
- Like father like son? A teen follows his father’s footsteps by earning a black belt in small circle jujitsu.
In two hours of intense testing Sunday, the 16-year-old martial artist fought off waves of adult volunteer attackers at the New England Small Circle Jujitsu Academy in Woburn to earn the coveted black belt rank — just like his father.
- Dr. De Mars blogs about people who are helping to spread judo.
In my effort to appreciate the wonderful people who are doing a good job growing judo, I thought I would just start by mentioning the people we often don’t thank or think about, in more or less alphabetical order.
That’s the round-up for this week!
