- King is making a few bucks on WWE-style boxing.
King said he hopes to get into the ring soon with Laurence Powell, one of the police officers involved in his beating. He said Powell pulled out of an exhibition that was planned five years ago, but said he hopes something can be worked out this time.
- Paul Schaffer reminisces about writing Kung Fu Christmas. You can listen to the song at this link.
“Thank you for remembering,” Shaffer said during a long conversation from Los Angeles.
- Some woman whose name I cannot pronounce wins a European Judo contest.
Bianca Ockedahl of Montreal won her two weekend bouts, capturing the gold medal Sunday in the women’s 48-kilo division at a European Judo Union tournament in Vantaa, Finland.
- Paddy Briggs criticizes boxing.
It may take up to fifteen years for the damage of repeated concussion to emerge in the way that it has with Ali and countless others.
- On a positive note, Karate rescues one person from poverty.
Zolottev, now 33, and still competing in national and international tournaments, said martial arts training helped him achieve his goals and it started with that first class.
- These kids are within driving distance of yours truly!
Three Louisville youth — Miya Holley, Jax Matinelli and Taylor Kiyota — are headed to Morroco this week to compete in the exclusive, international Junior World Karate Tournament.
- Our old friend Dojo Rat might find this one on backcountry self-defense interesting.
Of the 85 votes cast, 41 (48 percent) said they carry a firearm. Twenty people (24 percent) said they don’t worry about self-defense in the backcountry. Sixteen said they would use a knife, axe or hiking poles to defend themselves (19 percent) and another eight (9 percent) bring pepper spray.
- Age catches up with the former champ.
He told Sky News in an interview: “I am m 43 years old and I am fat and overweight. Who am I going to fight? No, I am not interested in doing that. I am not going to be successful. I am just not that guy. I don’t love this stuff any more.”
- 12-year-old wants to be Muay Thai champion. I can’t help but wonder if the poor kid even knows what he’s in for?
If not seen, it is difficult to link the 12-year-old boy with dark skin and runty body to the four champion belts and the record of 74 wins in 80 games.
- OK I really hate to disrespect their black belt achievements but PURPLE Tae Kwon Do uniforms? I think I may be dizzy…
But the father and daughter from Bethesda decided to take the class together, and they promised each other that they would stick with it.
- Female MMA fighter is also an English teacher.
She exudes a bubbliness about the sport that’s not often seen among many of the jaded fighters.
- OK, Marines mixing it up with MMA fighters is always cool. However I may have to sue! Don’t they know that Bob “El Conquistador” Patterson is MY moniker?
Working in conjunction with some of the best fighters and coaches in MMA, the program is designed to provide active duty service members with cutting edge martial arts training and the opportunity to meet and train with the stars of MMA.
- Don’t mess with the boxing Rabbi!
Yuri Foreman hopes to become the first rabbi world champion boxer, as the super welterweight from Brooklyn, N.Y., fights Daniel Santos for the WBA title Saturday as part of the undercard of the Manny Pacquiao-Miguel Cotto welterweight title fight at the MGM Grand Garden.
- A reporter who has a black belt in Karate gives some trouble-making thugs more than they bargained for!
But what they didn’t realise was that Mr Patel has a black belt in karate, and when he was finally pushed too far the suited reporter lashed out in kung-fu style and floored one of the unsuspecting men with a punch and kick to the groin.
- You think that last one was good? How about a Kung Fu cab driver that beats up two robbers!
Shi – who is also a trained martial artist – pulled a nunchuck from beneath his seat and drove them from the cab, beating them back into a nearby ditch.
From the blogs:
- First I’d like to draw your attention to two martial arts blogs. The first is Self-Defense for Women and the second is Crime Information. Both have a lot of good material so you should really check them out!
- Check out a Jiu Jitsu persective on Yoga!
I know little yoga, but I try to incorporate its principles and practice into my daily life. It affects me deeply and has offered to me a lens with which to understand the workings of life, just as Jiu Jitsu has.
- Well I think I finally figured out who the commenter Jon Law is so why not check out his blog? I, for one, look forward to reading!
This blog will chart everything that is going on in my martial arts world at Epic Martial Arts Academy in Birmingham, UK.
- Urban Samurai has a review up of Geoff Thompson’s Master Class. Next to Loren Christensen, Mr. Thompson is one of my favorite no BS self-defense instructors. However the Bob Patterson cheese award still goes to Bas Rutten!
Now, most people who know Geoff Thompson obviously know him for his self defense stuff and this is what most people will watch this for, to learn the art of self defense, and the viewer will certainly not be let down in that respect.
The videos:
- Here’s one for the Taiji crowd. If you don’t want to watch the form FF to about 4:05 for the applications. Pretty cool stuff! The punch defense reminded me of Aikido and the kick defense was pretty cool too — though he really should keep those hands up!
- Lets close this week’s news with footage from that British reporter who was attacked by those drunken buffoons.
You really have to give this black belt Karate reporter credit for his control. I suspect that this can be directly related to his Karate training. That drunken moron was in his face so many times that it isn’t even funny! Even worse, when the drunk starts to swing on him the reporter STILL keeps his cool and does not level the guy. I’ll be you $100 dollars that the front snap kick the reporter delivers to his groin was not at full power. Based on my prison days I’d have to say that after the guy swung on me all bets would have been off!
While both videos are pretty good neither make Side Bar Video of the Week.
-BCP
