Professional Discourtesy on Display
OKLAHOMA CITY — The paramedic who scuffled with an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper while a patient waited inside the ambulance says the trooper should lose his badge.
Maurice White Jr. said Tuesday on the CBS “Early Show” that trooper Daniel Martin was in a state of rage when he stopped his ambulance and [...]
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Okla paramedic wants trooper’s gun and badge
Toni McSorley Becomes First Woman Inducted Into Martial Arts Hall of Fame
Toni McSorley - Martial Arts Hall of Fame
Saturday April 18, 2009
Toni McSorley started taking martial arts classes at a small dojo in her neighborhood after becoming good friends with the instructor’s middle daughter. She was only 13 years old at the time. Forty six years later, she has now received welcome and deserved notoriety for [...]
Charity Martial Arts Day Held (Swindon, UK)
Jiu Jitsu Takes on Amur Tigers
A MARTIAL arts combat day in Swindon raised funds that will help save the lives of near extinct Amur tigers and leopards in Russia.
More than 30 people took part in 100 rounds of sparring at New College’s sports centre yesterday which was organised by Ashley Eaglestone, chairman of Swindon Martial [...]
Self-Defense Works
Self Defense is Effective
According to the U.S. Department of Justice statistics show that 67% of the time resistance to criminals is effective. In only less than 9% of the situations does resistance make the situation worse. COMMENT: If the perp [...]
9 Year Old Boy Hero in Pit Bull Attack
Jiu Jitsu Saves the Life of a Young Girl
This is old, but fascinating and true news. January 5th, Bakersfield, CA - A 9-year-old Bakersfield boy is getting a lot of attention after saving a girl from a vicious pit bull.
Drew Heredia and his female friend were walking the girl’s small dog when the pit bull [...]
Man Unwisely Tries to Rob Tae Kwon Do Studio
A Private Martial Arts Lesson to Remember
Fox Point, Wis. — A robber gets more than he bargained for when he targets a Tae Kwon Do studio in suburban Milwaukee.
The robber thought he could quietly slip in and out of David Kang’s studio in Fox Point with some loot.
What he didn’t realize is that he would encounter [...]
Helio Gracie, Promoter of Jiu-Jitsu, Dies at 95
Helio Gracie Dies
SÃO PAULO, Brazil (AP) — Helio Gracie, one of the main creators of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, a form of mixed martial arts that gained worldwide popularity, died Thursday. He was 95.
His death was announced in a short statement posted on the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy Web site, which said he was buried in the mountain [...]
Predator Alert
How Safe Are You?
In Englewood and Haqckensack NJ several women were attacked and sexually assaulted.
He targets women walking alone and attacks them from behind, knocking them down and groping them.
While you can’t grow eyes in the back of your head, you must remain aware and vigilant. Have pepper spray in your hand, or even your [...]
Jiu-jitsu Fights to Throw Off Gender Barrier
Is There a Gender Barrier in Jiu Jitsu?
ABU DHABI // Some parents have banned their daughters from taking part in compulsory martial arts lessons in one of the emirate’s middle schools.
They say the jiu-jitsu lessons, designed to find future international champions, are “not for girls” and have made their daughters return the uniforms, a teacher [...]
Ronkonkoma Karate Instructor Admits Sex Abuse
Karate Instructor Admits Sex Abuse
The following story creates a bad name for all martial arts instructors!!!
A former Ronkonkoma karate instructor admitted Friday in court that he had sex with a dozen boys, some as young as 13 years old, among a long list of other crimes.
James Bonfiglio, 38, sat with his hands cupped together in [...]
