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Iraqui Soldier Outside Cultural Center

Ahmed al-Hijiya Head of Iraq’s Olympic Committee Kidnapped

By Ryan Lenz, Ap ~ BAGHDAD, Iraq (July 15) - Gunmen kidnapped the head of Iraq's Olympic committee and more than a dozen employees...

Gunmen Kidnap Iraqi Tae Kwon Do Team Athletes

May 18, 2006 ~ Gunmen kidnap Iraqi tae kwon do team athletes! 15 members of the Iraqi Tae Kwon Do team have been kidnapped between...
Tyron Crimi

Grandmaster Tyron Crimi Tours Europe 2006

In April 2006, Grandmaster Tyron Crimi embarked on a trip to England to share his extensive knowledge of the Martial Arts, notably Hikari Ryuza...
Angel Cabales

Angel Cabales Awarded WSEF Lifetime Achievement Award

The late Great Grandmaster Angel Cabales awarded the World Serrada Escrima Federation Lifetime Achievement Award on March 4, 2006, at Langley's Karate School in Sacramento, California....
Chuck Liddell KOs Randy Couture UFC 57

Chuck Liddell KOs Randy Couture; ‘The Natural’ Hangs up The Mitts

Las Vegas, February 4, 2006 – Chuck Liddell won the battle and the war. Before a sold-out Mandalay Bay Events Center Saturday night, ‘The Iceman’...
Christina Rondeau World Combat League

Christina Rondeau Strikes Fast in the World Combat League Debut Win

It’s safe to say that professional kickboxer Christina Rondeau had a smashing debut in the World Combat League (WCL) on Saturday night at Mohegan...

Tracing the Art of American Kenpo Karate

A perfect day, blue skies, warm sun and a gentle cool breeze--in the shadow of the Hangshan Temple, Kenpo has come home. I stood...
The Kenshiro Abbe 50th Celebration Event Poster

The Kenshiro Abbe 50th Celebration

Henry Ellis, a direct student of the legendary Budo master Kenshiro Abbe Sense, from 1957 describes the event at the Crystal Palace Sports Centre,...
Kenshiro Abbe Sensei

The Speech Presented by Futao Motai – Kenshiro Abbe Jubilee Celebration

This speech was presented by Futao Motai at the Kenshiro Abbe Jubilee Celebration on May 14, 2005 at the Crystal Palace Sports Centre London,...
Tim VanDenover

Karate Teacher Tim VanDenover Pioneers Sword Play

Actor Tom Cruise was The Last Samurai in Hollywood, but one Scottsdale resident might have earned the title of the First Samurai, at least...
Jason Armstrong

Karate In Japan From A Westerner’s Perspective

What is it like to test for a belt in Japan as a Westerner? Or to live with a Master? This article will try...
Police officer Benjamin Kelso

Karate Cop Benjamin Kelso Dares Kids To Stay Off Drugs

When San Diego Police officer Benjamin Kelso isn’t patrolling the mean streets of East San Diego, he can be found in the dojo (karate...

UFC Hall of Fame

The UFC Hall of Fame honors mixed martial artists and MMA personalities. The UFC Hall of Fame is established and maintained by the U....
Polizia in Rome

Martial Arts Expert Kills Two Raiders

A Chinese martial arts expert kills two raiders and seriously wounds a third after turning the tables on the four burglars armed with knives....
WCK Muay Thai

World Championship Kickboxing’s Bad to the Bone Lives Up To It’s Hype

Bad To The Bone was the moniker used to promote the Pay-Per-View Muay Thai kickboxing event held June 1, 2002 in New Mexico. The...
Cordelia Clancy Concrete Jungle Self-Defense

Serious Self Defense with Cordelia Clancy

By Cecily Barnes Saratoga News ~ Saratogan Cordelia Clancy saw a need for a serious self defense program and did something about it. Three...