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ABU DHABI PRO WORLD TRIALS USA EAST EPISODE 1

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Abu Dhabi Pro World Trials USA East




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Abu Dhabi Pro World Trials USA East

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Sunday January 31 the Abu Dhabi Pro World Trials USA east were held in Boca Raton, FL.

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Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu players from around the country showed up to try their hand at winning an all inclusive spot in the biggest Jiu-jitsu tournament in the world and a chance at $145,000.

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The finals will be held in Abu Dhabi, April 15th - 17th 2010.

There is a whole lot more to come. Please stay tuned.--- The Atemi Cast

ACOM SPORTS IKF TOURNAMENT 2 Valentin Auzanneau (Fist MMA) vs Dylan Profit (Atemi Ryu)

Valentin Auzanneau (Fist MMA) vs Dylan Profit (Atemi Ryu)
Valentin Auzanneau (Fist MMA) vs Dylan Profit (Atemi MMA)

135lbs Teens Division

1st Place- Valentin Auzanneau (Fist MMA)

2nd Place- Dylan Profit (Atemi Ryu)

SHINE FIGHTS AGREES TO TERMS WITH MMA VETERAN NICK “THE GOAT” THOMPSON

Nick "The Goat" Thompson
Nick Thompson

Debut Expected to Take Place in Early 2010

Miami, FL (USA): Shine Fight Promotions (Shine Fights) is excited to announce the signing of UFC and StrikeForce veteran and former Bodog Fight world champion Nick “The Goat” Thompson.

Thompson broke into the national MMA scene in October 2005 with a rear-naked choke victory over UFC veteran Josh Neer at Extreme Challenge 64. A rough matchup for any fighter, Thompson then defeated another tough guy in Keith Wisnewski at UFC 56 less than a month later.

With over 50 pro fights in just six years, Thompson is one of the more experienced fighters in the world. Prior to 2009, “The Goat” was riding a 22-2 streak as a welterweight, with wins over current UFC contender Paul “Semtex” Daley and current Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez.

Despite a gaudy record and a minuteman attitude that allows him to take any fight on any notice, Thompson was unable to find competition at 170 pounds and was forced to move to the middleweight division to take a tough fight with fast-rising prospect Tim Kennedy in StrikeForce.

His willingness to fight and an offer from a growing promotion in Shine prompted Thompson to sign on the dotted line: “Over three years I’d gone 22-2 at welterweight, and I couldn’t get a fight. It was really frustrating…if you look at my record, I had 50 fights in five years, and all of a sudden I’m going down to two fights in a year. I’m going out of my mind.”

Despite riding a two-fight losing streak, the well-rounded Thompson is still a force to be reckoned with: “I can submit you from the top, from the bottom…I’ve knocked out world-class strikers, and I think that’s one thing that sets me aside is just my well-roundedness.”



A quick rundown of Thompson’s resume and the names that it contains proves why he is one of the more respected fighters in the world. On top of the aforementioned victories over Daley, Alvarez, Neer, and Wisnewski, “The Goat” has defeated the likes of former Cage Rage contender Mark Weir, and UFC veterans Ansar Chalangov and Chris Wilson. The impressive veteran has also faced the likes of Bellator welterweight Dan Hornbuckle, StrikeForce Middleweight Champion Jake Shields, former UFC welterweight contender Karo Parisyan, “The Ultimate Fighter” season three runner-up Ed Herman, and UFC middleweight contender Yushin Okami.

Now setting his sights on the Shine roster, Thompson plans to make it back into the top ten in his weight class: “I want to be the number one ranked guy in Shine Fights, plain and simple.”

“Nick is a world-class fighter, and we’re extremely excited to feature him in our shows,” said Shine Fights matchmaker Ron Foster.

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Thompson will fight in the Shine Welterweight division and a debut is expected in 2010.

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2010 Abu Dhabi World Pro Trials Weigh ins Boca Raton, Florida Jan 30th

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The Atemi Cast attended the 2010 Abu Dhabi World Pro Trials on January 31, 2010. This is a little clip of the weigh-Ins and our talk with Jeremy "BAMF" May. Shout out to Vexillum. Check them out at vexillumclothing.com


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The Ranting of an Over Analytical Mind with Carlos Cata

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Does Herschel need a Walker?

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Herschel Walker, legendary NFL running back, Olympian, and successful businessman stepped into the StrikeForce octagon last Saturday night January 30, 2010 at the age of 47. Boasting about an extensive background in the martial arts, including a sixth degree black belt in tae kwon do, Herschel Walker wanted us to believe that he would be a force to be reckoned with regardless of his age. Adding fuel to this fire, many cited the careers of other old-timers in the industry like Randy Couture and the Shamrock brothers. Their success strengthening the proverb that age is nothing but a number. Unfortunately, this was not the case for Walker.

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Many in the martial arts community ragged on Jose Canseco when he fought against the South Korean Choi “The Techno Giant” Hong-Man in Dream 9, but at least when all Canseco’s training went out the window, Jose reverted to his tae kwon do roots and attempted to throw some round house kicks to keep “The Techno Giant” away and if it wasn’t for the past injury to Canseco’s knee, the outcome to that fight could have very well ended in his favor as was the case for Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic. (Cro Cop beat Hong Man Choi at K-1 Dynamite “Power of Courage 2008” with kicks.) Walker on the other hand, reminded me of the bloated Elvis Presley parading around in his flamboyant gi and impressing his flunkies with some horrible front kicks and board breaking! Walker did nothing in the cage to demonstrate that he had had any prior training. In fact, there was absolutely no technique in his fighting. In my opinion, Herschel Walker’s martial arts training added up to nothing more than being like that chick you want to bed because she’s so damn hot! Basically, you laugh at all her jokes and pretend to be interested in her conversation even though you’d rather slam your head into the wall than hear the dribble coming out of her mouth. You do this just enough to make her believe you really like her and she follows you into bed… likewise, it appears that many people have blown smoke up Walker’s ass touting that his is a great competitor. Unfortunately Herschel Walker has bought his own hype! He was actually offended that the crowd booed his fight and heckled him through his interview after being proclaimed bout winner by TKO.

What does he expect though? Strikeforce pinned him up against lame duck “Dangerous” Greg Nagy. Nagy stepped into the octagon with a 1-1 record. Greg’s first fight made him look promising as he landed a wide right to Richard Principato’s face causing a severe cut over the left eye and doctor stoppage of the match. The fight itself, when closely analyzed revealed that besides having the balls to enter the cage, there isn’t much more to Nagy than that. Greg Nagy’s second fight against Francisco Navarro we found out that Nagy is the true definition of “freestyle” fighter… meaning he has no real talent in any portion of the fight, no stand up and no ground.

Walker’s clear advantage over Nagy was that Herschel is built like a brick house. Herschel Walker has maintained his body. His physique alone made him the envy of 20-something men crowd, myself included. Nagy was manhandled as if he was some petulant child that was reaching for a lollipop in Walker’s pocket. Herschel practically had him tied up in knots on the mat. Nagy’s saving grace was his extreme flexibility and therefore, almost impossible to be submitted by the debuting Walker.



If Walker is going to persist in this new venture he is going to have to work as hard on his martial arts training as he has on his body. He’s going to have to find a school that isn’t going to continue blowing smoke up his ass and telling him his farts smell like roses because he looked like shit. Herschel should listen to the fans that came out to see him and then booed. Walker needs to Stop crying about how hard it was to step into the cage and Just train harder and not fight again until he can step up to an opponent that isn’t waiting to be KO’d.

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Sorry, but this weeks show has been canceled do to Comcast's total lack of customer care and service.

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We would like to send out a very special apology to Master Renato Tavares of ATT Vero Beach and all People involved with NAFA The North American Fight Association and Abu Dhabi World Trials North America East. We will see everyone Saturday at the Abu Dhabi Weigh ins and Sunday at the event. thanks for your support ---The Atemi Cast

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If you missed the 2nd hour of the live Atemi Cast Show Thursday Jan 21 you missed this:



We Talk BLOOD: The LAST VAMPIRE. Read Rick’s Review Here

We go over Brock Lesnar’s ESPN interview.



Grand Master Leo from North Carolina calls in. He calls to push his March 27 Arnis seminar at Atemi Ryu Jujitsu in Miami Florida.

Grand Master Leo brings up the KARATE KID movie.



Here is the news cast featuring Grand Master Leo: Gym offers free self-defense class after string of rapes

We get back to the Brock Lesnar ESPN Interview.



Swing Wing Retro Commercial.

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Jay Reatard plays us out with “Screaming Hand”

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MUSHA DOJO’S 4TH ANNUAL MASTERS SEMINAR
WHEN: APRIL 16TH 6PM-9PM & APRIL 17TH 10AM-2PM
Where:  3444 BRAGG BLVD FAYETTEVILLE NC 28303 
The following Masters will be in attendance:
 Dr. Philip Chenique, GM Leo, GM Arturo, GM Al Wood, GM Bill McCloud, Shihan Kris Allen, Shihan Vince Cecere and many others!!!!! Contact person: GM LEO 910-578-1564 
 Or e-mail us at sanddathleticsinc@yahoo.com

IKF POINT KICKBOXING RESULTS - JAN 16TH - DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA

Kids 90lbs

1st place- Sebastian Fernandez (Fist MMA)

2nd Place- Aidan Atkins (Tao Martial Arts)

Womens Open Championship

1st Place- Allyson Schumacher (Fist Factory)

2nd Place- Sara Weissman (Tao Martial Arts)

135lbs Teens Division

Valentin Auzanneau (Fist MMA) vs Dylan Profit (Atemi Ryu)
Valentin Auzanneau (Fist MMA) vs Dylan Profit (Atemi Ryu)

1st Place- Valentin Auzanneau (Fist MMA)

2nd Place- Dylan Profit (Atemi Ryu)

135lbs Men Division

1st Place- Ben Chantelle (RCFMMA)

2nd Place- Bradley Jenkins (RCFMMA)

3rd Place- Steve Goyette (Fighters Inc)

150lbs Men Division

1st Place- Andres Ferero (Fist MMA)

2nd Place- Jay Pineiro ( Extreme MMA)

165lbs Men Division

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Ronnie Vargas (RCF MMA) vs Vlad Gold (Fist MMA)

1st Place- Adam Hilarie (RCFMMA)

2nd Place- Vlad Gold (Fist MMA)

3rd Place- Ronnie Vargas (RCF MMA)

4th Place- Ramone Natal ( Tao Martial Arts)

180lbs Men Division

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Jonathan Campos (Atemi Ryu) vs Ralph Delatore (Training  4 Life)

1st Place - Jonathan Campos (Atemi Ryu)

2nd Place- Ralph Delatore (Training 4 Life)

3rd Place- Robert Novak (Fighters Inc)

190lbs Mens Division

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IKF semi contact 195lbs fighters

1st Place- Rushaun Cooper (RCFMMA)

2nd Place- Alexander Agudelo (American TKA)

3rd Place- Brandon Robbins (RCF MMA)

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Show starts with an Andy Griffith Show Retro Commercial.



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Jay Reatard Plays us in with “See Saw”

Madrid Iowa Police Chief Rick Tasler in trouble after posting a You tube video that was meant to promote his upcoming MMA fight. Link to the news report here: http://www.kcci.com/video/22242646/

Atemi Cast girl Angie brings up this old school video while we discuss the Madrid story.



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No one wants Rick to discuss The BOOK of ELI

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MUSHA DOJO’S 4TH ANNUAL MASTERS SEMINAR
WHEN: APRIL 16TH 6PM-9PM & APRIL 17TH 10AM-2PM
WHERE: 3444 BRAGG BLVD FAYETTEVILLE NC 28303 
The following Masters will be in attendance:
 Dr. Philip Chenique, GM Leo, GM Arturo, GM Al Wood, GM Bill McCloud, Shihan Kris Allen, Shihan Vince Cecere and many others!!!!! Contact person: GM LEO 910-578-1564 
 Or e-mail us at sanddathleticsinc@yahoo.com

ACOM-SPORTS IKF POINT KICKBOXING TOURNAMENT

January 16 Acom-sports.net and Tao' Martial Arts held an IKF semi contact tournament. TAC was there. We will have more photos soon. So stay tuned!

Adam Hilarie (RCF MMA)
Adam Hilarie (RCF MMA)

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Ronnie Vargas (RCF MMA) vs Vlad Gold (FIST MMA)

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Ronnie Vargas (RCF MMA) vs Ramone Natal (Tao' Martial Arts)

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Andres Farero (Fist MMA) vs Jay Pineiro (Extreme MMA)

Andres Farero (FIST MMA) vs Jay Pineiro (Extreme MMA)
Andres Farero (Fist MMA) vs Jay Pineiro (Extreme MMA)

Ronnie Vargas (RCF MMA)
Ronnie Vargas (RCF MMA)

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Acom-Sports.Net IKF SEMI CONTACT KICKBOXING TOURNAMENT

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IKF SEMI CONTACT KICKBOXING TOURNAMENT at MATAOH

The Photos are starting to arrive! Stay tuned more to come.

BLOOD: The LAST VAMPIRE


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I have finally gotten around to watching my copy of BLOOD: THE LAST VAMPIRE. I had been looking forward to this movie since I had seen the trailer last January.

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Gianna Jun as Saya

BLOOD is the story of Saya a half human half vampire swords woman. She exists to hunt down and destroy demons that have infiltrated the modern day society of the 1960’s. After a 400 year hunt she has at last tracked down the demon that killed her family.



THE LAST VAMPIRE is a decent mix of horror and martial arts. The sword fights did remind me of the fight choreography of Chinese kung fu movies. I guess this is due to the Hong Kong fight director Corey Yuen. So if you are expecting Japanese style sword work you will not find that in this film.

This feature is enjoyable and on a scale of 1-10 I rated this a solid 7. I particularly liked watching sword wielding South Korean born, Gianna Jun who play Saya running around in her sailor suit school uniform.

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Koyuki as Onigen

The other stand out scene is the confrontation between Saya and Onigen. The beautiful Japanese actress Koyuki plays Onigen and this performance is magnificently shot.



BLOOD: THE LAST VAMPIRE is the live action remake of the anime that premiered in 2000. After I watched the new version I did want to check out the original anime. The Japanimation BLOOD is only 45 minutes long but I think it is better than the “live action” movie.

The Roddy Report

I took this when I was in Tokyo...

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Nike Naruto shoes

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The Naruto Nike shoe box has a very cool message:

"If your emotional strength is lacking, you must train your mind. if your physical strength is lacking, you must train you body. He, who has achieved excellence in both mind and body, need no fear, no matter how dangerous the path becomes. This is the posture of a commander who would inspire his comrades."

I just watched the new "Karate Kid" movie trailer. It actually should be called "Kung Fu Kid"!!! Watch the trailer and you will see what i mean.... there is nothing of KARATE there, but the movie franchise name from the 80's... after all these years i guess it is marketable!

The movie goes exactly like the original.... the kid has trouble with bullies, an old master offers to help by teaching him martial arts, and than, the Kid goes to a tournament to fight the bully that previously had kicked his ass...

Anyway, beside the name of the title and the same plot, the movie over all seems to be OK. It is a family movie for the new children of today... More importantly, It is always nice to see Jackie Chan on the big screen. It is good to see that spite of his age he is still on a good shape. As for the "Kid" (Jaden Smith, Will Smith's son) it looks like that he has trained a lot in martial arts (presumably kung fu) to make this movie. I hope he has takes martial arts for the rest of life... Hollywood needs new and fresh western generation of actors that can also do real moves in front of the camera....

here it goes the trailer



hugs and kisses......

.....Roddy

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Atemi Cast Exposition



Retro Lucky Strikes Ad starts the show.



Pat Robertson Thinks The Haitians are in league with the devil.

The Models song “The Freeze” Plays us in. Yes there has been 30 degree weather in South Florida.

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Acom-Sports Grappling tournament

We complain about the high level Amateur fighters that go to tournaments and punk the lower skilled combatants.

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Urijah Faber vs. Raphael Assuncao

WEC 46 is covered.

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UFC Fight Night is discussed.



We discuss the upcoming UFC 109. Why are we watching Couture vs. Colman?

We go back to WEC 46 and the payouts and medical suspensions.

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We go over the sale of 10% of the UFC Company to Flash an Abu Dhabi Company.



We discuss the latest Steven Seagal Lawman.

Rick turned off his chat. Everyone gets pissed.

We wrap up the show with Big City Orchestra with “Post No Bills”

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MUSHA DOJO’S 4TH ANNUAL MASTERS SEMINAR:

WHEN: APRIL 16TH 6PM-9PM & APRIL 17TH 10AM-2PM
WHERE: 3444 BRAGG BLVD FAYETTEVILLE NC 28303

The following Masters will be in attendance:
Dr. Philip Chenique, GM Leo, GM Arturo, GM Al Wood, GM Bill McCloud, Shihan Kris Allen, Shihan Vince Cecere and many others!!!!!

Contact person: GM LEO 910-578-1564 Or e-mail us at sanddathleticsinc@yahoo.com


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Atemi Cast Exposition:

If you missed the live show then you missed this.
 
MxPx song “ Auld Lang Syne” Opens The Atemi Cast 2010.
 
The new show starts with a real crappy sound. We fix the problem about 5 minutes in. Sorry but this was are first live stream. We will get better. Now on with the show.

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We have been asked to table the Abu Dhabi Pro World Trials. This should be fun. See you there!

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We are going to be at the ACOM-Sports IKF SEMI CONTACT KICKBOXING TOURNAMENT in HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA
Semi Contact Fighting Action!!! Florida's most exciting Martial Arts tournament!!!
Type:
Network:
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Date:
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Time:
8:05am - 11:05pm
Location:
MATAOH
Street:
250 South Federal Highway
City/Town:
Dania Beach, FL

IKF Point Kickboxing Tournament - Martial Arts Training Academy of Hollywood.

Second installment of Acom-Sports and IKF point kickboxing.

Registration: $35

Spectator tix: $10

Featuring: International Rules, Muay Thai rules. SEMI CONTACT ONLY

Semi Contact means NO KNOCKOUTS ALLOWED. Fighting is fast and competitive. Pre-Registration ends January 10th

Competitors will recieve Gold, Silver and Bronze medals. The Atemi Cast hopes to see you there!


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We Talk about the K-1 World Grand Prix.



We also discuss the K-1 Dynamite/ Sengoku New Years Eve Co-Promotion.











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We talk Masato and his retirement fight at FIELDS Dynamite!! 2009

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Mike Brown vs Urijah Faber

Mike Brown on FaceBook December 23 2009? You decide.

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The Ranting of an Over Analytical Mind with Sensei Carlos Cata

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Carlos Cata

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UFC Again

WTF! You might not believe me, but this past weekend there was another Ultimate Fighting Championship extravaganza on the tube. So just in case you’ve lost count, let me break it down for you. At the beginning of this year, in January, we were blessed with UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson, two former champions battling it out once more to gain some relevance in the sport ,and ended with this weekend’s UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez, in which “The Prodigy” won by TKO over the young gun. Therefore, if we subtract 93 from 107 it tallies to 14 championships in one year, 11 of which were Pay-Per-View Live events. This of course does not include the fights from its former competitor the World Extreme Cagefighting (which by the way, now they own) or the Ultimate Fighter or UFC’s Friday Night Fights on Spike TV. Oh no, I don’t even want to digress into those statistics, but it does add fuel to my fire. So again I exclaim WTF! I realize that Mr. Dana White wants to make Mixed Martial Arts the Boxing of our generation, but at what cost?

I give him credit for turning this back alley slug fests into a mainstream media frenzy and furthermore, assimilating it into our culture. Literally, there isn’t a neighborhood in the United States, and I dare say in the world, that hasn’t been affected by the UFC and by consequence have an MMA school nearby. This has only been made possible by Mr. White’s persistence of making MMA more of a sport than a blood bath. By regulating it and making the sport comply with the boxing commission’s rules he’s been able to take this tough man competition to a whole new level. Therefore, the chip on my shoulder does not breed out of jealousy for Mr. White, but for the price we’re paying for his brilliance and insistence.

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Dana White

Thanks to Mr. White we now have this Mixed Martial Arts phenomenon. Just like the late seventies and eighties where Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris, and many more like them inspired young Americans to learn a Martial Arts discipline, the UFC has once again prompted the youth of America to learn a new art now coined MMA. Unfortunately, this art is far from a set discipline like Aikido, Jujitsu, Kung Fu, or Taekwondo, but it’s made up more like a cheap compilation of techniques packaged into… well… an art! This has caused an evaporation of the Martial Arts like never before. More and more we are finding that many schools of traditional martial arts have had to adapt their curriculums in order to continue attracting new students through their doors. Sadder still, is that this compilation of techniques that encompasses MMA isn’t even like the Greatest Hits of a Classic Rock album, but more like a Now That’s What I Call Music disc. No offense to those who buy those discs, but it’s a compilation of songs that the mainstream media has placed their rubber stamp on and approved as worthy of being called music. Mind numbing music with an endless hook and a catchy beat… Really!!! Is this what we want to be left with for Martial Arts? Is this the destiny of the art… to become a sport?

I guess one of the only reasons that I am offended by this is because I am a current practitioner of the Martial Arts; but I have to assume that Mr. Joe Public is starting to get annoyed by the constant bombardment of the MMA culture and by the UFC asking them to shell out what seems like $50 a month for the main events. $600 a year, that sounds pretty steep to me when the lineup of fighters revolves around a couple of headliners that seem to be fading into obscurity like Tito Ortiz and Randy Couture. You’d think that now that the UFC has achieved such notoriety, they would consider spacing out the main events and making them truly worthwhile for the viewers. Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “Absence make the heart grow fonder”. Nothing can be truer than this, so why not try it!

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Who can afford this anyways? Has Mr. White bothered to look at the state of affairs around the world? $600 a year, plus all the other crap they sponsor and promote… no real fighter can afford this. This is totally marketed for what Shihan Tony Duarte calls the “Faggot Fan Boys.” You know, the douchbags wearing the Affliction shirts with their dyed tips and gelled hair with manicured nails walking around like Joe Cool. This is who is buying into the hype, this is who can afford it. Because God knows that the guy in the gym, the dojo, working out, and training to step into a ring, generally, doesn’t have the economics to spend what little cash they do have on such luxuries. The truth is that real fighters generally live paycheck to paycheck and can barely afford to train.

Therefore, just in case I haven’t made myself clear, I’m tired of the UFC. I have sitting in my TiVo UFC 105 and 106. And to be honest, I don’t even care to watch’em. I know I will, eventually, but for the time being my excitement for this sport is fading and I just thought you should know… that you are not alone.

UFC Veteren Harold Howard vs Casino

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Harold Howard



UFC Veteran assaults two people and leads police in a car chase the ends with a crash into the Niagara Fallsview Casino. Harold Howard now faces the charges: dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, 2 counts of attempted murder, 2 counts of assault with a deadly weapon, and attempted breaking and entering.

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