South Korea is working to promote the Russian martial art of sambo, as Seoul tries to host the world and Asian youth championships next year and plans to keep sending athletes to international competitions.
“We will make various efforts to further promote sambo here,” said Moon Jong-geum, chairman of the Korea Sambo Federation. “With Russia giving active support, sambo is gaining influence in the international sporting scene.”
The Korean federation has entered the bidding for the 2012 World Youth Championship and also the Asian Championships.
Sambo is an acronym for the Russian words Samooborona Bez Oruzhiya, which translates to “self-defense without weapons.” It takes its roots in judo and karate of Japan, and also traditional forms of old Russian wrestling.
Sambo can be competed in two variations: “sport” sambo, which is similar to freestyle wrestling or judo, and “combat” sambo, which is close to modern-day mixed martial arts. The American Sambo Association has also created “freestyle” sambo.
Sambo was introduced in South Korea in 2003, and there are about 100 sambo gyms nationwide today. The Korea Sambo Federation is recognized by the Korean Olympic Committee (KOC).
South Korea won its first sambo world championship medal in 2009, when Kim Kwang-sub took the bronze in the men’s lightweight (68 kilograms) division. Though the country has come up short in ensuing competitions, it has kept sending athletes to major events, such as the Russian Federation President’s Cup.
Starting March 24 in Moscow, South Korea will send three athletes to the Kharlampiev Memorial Cup, a tournament named after Anatoly Kharlampiev, the founder of the sport sambo.
The South Korean federation has scheduled the eighth national sambo championship, which will also double as the national team trials, from April 23-24. And to help develop sambo here, it has recruited a Russian sambo athlete, Pavel Astapov, to coach local athletes.
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Saya Richard Morris, 75, uses spinning knives and swords in his death-defying tricks as part of the Burmese martial art, Bando Thaing.
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VALHALLA – Former New York City cop and martial arts instructor Trent Young, 42, of the Town of Wallkill was sentenced to over 21 years in federal prison for his transportation of three girls across state lines to have sex. Young had operated a martial arts studio in his Wallkill home as well as one in West Milford, New Jersey, called Iron Tiger Martial Arts.
According to the indictment to which he pled guilty and statements made in court, Young brought a 14-year-old girl from Middletown to his New Jersey business and had sex with her. He brought a second girl, who was 16, to Iron Tiger and had sex with her and in another incident he drove a 14-year-old girl from her home in Brooklyn to his home in the Town of Wallkill and had sex with her.
At the time of his arrest, police said he convinced the girls that having sex was part of their rite of passage as they rose through the martial arts levels. In imposing sentence, US District Court Judge Kenneth Karas said the “extraordinarily high” sentence was appropriate in light of what Young did to the girls he chose as his victims. “The magnitude of the conduct here outweighs the medical issues” faced by Young, said the judge.
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By Ben Stores
He is no karate kid, but superfit 91-year-old Cristobal Campos is giving youngsters a run for their money.
The pensioner refuses to let age get in the way of what he does as he gears up to launch a series of tae kwon do classes.
Cristobal, who took up the sport at the age of 80 after watching his grandsons, said: “I’ve been practising tae kwon do for 11 years now and I’m a fourth Dan black belt. It helps me keep active and is good for self-defence.
“I am known as Master Campos.”
And a talent for martial arts must run in the family – Cristobal’s son Mike, 57 and grandsons Adam, 21, and David, 26, are also black belts.
The great-grandad, who lives with wife May, 84, in West Boldon, tops up his martial arts training with weekly sessions at the gym. Cristobal, who originally hails from Southern Spain, said: “All the training keeps me strong. I do circuit training, running, press-ups and weights.
“A lot of the young men at the gym say they can’t do what I do.”
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The Martial Arts History Museum, the first museum in the world featuring all aspects of Asian martial arts and Asian culture, is pleased to announce its relocation from Santa Clarita, CA to the city of Burbank. The main purpose of the Martial Arts History Museum is to provide educational information to children and visitors about the cultural, historical and artistry of Asian forms of martial arts. Founded in 1999, the Museum is set to open its doors in April, 2011. “We are proud to join the city of Burbank which is synonymous throughout the world for entertainment,” said Museum founder and President Michael Matsuda.
Located in the heart of the city near Magnolia and Buena Vista, the Martial Arts Museum brings with it a huge customer and fan following. The Martial Arts History Museum, a non-profit organization, is filled with over 500 artifacts including iconic outfits, tournament costumes, movie wardrobe and historical photographs. The path through the Museum is set up as a timeline revealing how the martial arts first began, which Asian countries played a role in its development, the traditions behind the art and how it took its first step on Western soil. “Our mission is honor Asian history and its roots in American history,” said Matsuda. “For example, Asian kung fu and karate have had positive influences on movies, television shows and animation.”
“We are also planning a host of ‘meet and greet events’ of MMA stars, martial arts celebrities, ask the action actor series and more,” said Matsuda. “There are many stars that have utilized martial arts in their career in various hit movies and have been very supportive to the Museum.” The Martial Arts Museum events are so unique and informative that they have drawn visitors from San Diego to San Luis Obispo.
“Our first event for our new Burbank location is a seminar sampler in which the public will be provided free entrance into the facility and get a 15-minute taste of the seminars yet to come,” concludes Matsuda.
Entrance into the Museum is $6, however, memberships are encouraged which provide free visitation to all its seminars for a full year. For more information on upcoming events and to join the VIP MA Museum Mobile Club, text mamuseum to 69852.The Museum is located at 2319 West Magnolia Blvd., and their website is MAmuseum.com. Tax deductible donations are always appreciated and welcome.
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MUSCATINE, Iowa - This Saturday, 150 martial arts students from around the region will be in Muscatine for the first Tae Kwon Do Black Belt Association Tae Kwon Do Championships.
Steve Truitt Jr., owner and operator of the Tae Kwon Do Black Belt Association in Muscatine, hopes the invitational will be the beginning of more local martial arts events.
Truitt Jr. invites the public to observe the day-long event, free of charge, and learn more about the world of martial arts, including tae kwon do, which is a Korean form of self defense, similar to karate.
Competitors from schools in Wilton, Bettendorf, Clinton and Muscatine will participate in the categories of forms competition, breaking, continuous point sparring, and Olympic sparring.
The final category requires a full set of safety gear, said Truitt Jr., because there is more contact.
Gold, silver and bronze medals will be awarded.
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Li announced his plan in Beijing where he was named image ambassador for the inaugural SportAccord Combat Games.
He would work specifically on promoting the martial art of Tai-Chi.
“It’s my dream to help Tai Chi push-hands become an official Olympic sport. I’ll spare no efforts to make that happen in 20 years.”
Tai Chi push-hands, or tuishou in Chinese, refer to the two-person training routines involving Tai Chi moves and concepts that improve flexibility and balance.
Li used Korean Taekwondo and Japanese Judo as examples, and said he dreamed about Chinese Tai Chi being practised around the world.
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The KU Jiu Jitsu Club recently hired professional Mixed Martial Arts fighter and Kansas native Tyler Stinson, also known as “The Evolution,” to teach boxing and MMA.
Stinson, a 25-year-old from Winfield, began his professional MMA career in 2006, according to wiki.cagepotato.com. Members of the KU Jiu Jitsu Club met Stinson through training with him in different gyms in Kansas.
“His stand-up and boxing is just amazing,” club president Shawn Kaylor said. “We’re paying him to come in and teach boxing and MMA because he is one of the best in Kansas.” Stinson has a 16-6 winning record and was invited to the Bellator welterweight tournament.
Different types of jiu jitsu, such as Brazilian and Japanese, are practiced on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Mixed Martial Arts room at the Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center. The MMA and boxing portion with Stinson meets every Friday from 5 to 7 p.m.
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Some guys practicing Wing Chun in New York City Alleyways. The New York City Wing Chun Workgroup
Video of New York City full contact Kung Fu tournament. In the video is a student of the Black Taoist, a local New York City teacher of Baqua.
Are there any internal martial arts out there? What do you think?
Video of Shawn Obasi training at Fight Factory. Shawn is a local NYC Wing Chun fighter, who wants to bring Wing Chun Kung Fu into MMA. He also has a good ground game.
We interview Shawn last year, read it here.
More info on Fight Factory here.
This is Kung Fu week: A new video of Shawn Obasi training Wing Chun with Sifu Grados. More info on Sifu Grados’ Street Combat Wing Chun Gung fu and read more about Shawn Obasi.
Are there any readers old enough to have witnessed New York City in the 70’s and 80’s?
According to this Daily News article, New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg saids New York City has never been safer. And in the article, it sounded like some women were skeptical and one said the “He’s definitely out of touch with what women deal with in the Bronx.”
Well, I think he was comparing now to bad it was in the 70’s and 80’s, and I think these women should STFU because these women are clueless on how bad it was back then here in New York City.
I was there in the 70’s and 80’s. One time, my old Kung Fu brothers took me to McDonalds for dinner in Times Square during the night time to hang out after Kung Fu practice. I was shocked. 42nd street was literally filled with hoodlums, gangsters, bums, hookers — all over and hanging out on the sidewalk peep shows and streets. There was hardly any cars in the street because no normal person was brave enough to drive down the street.
Back then there was no Soho like it is now. Alphabet City was a ghetto, Washington square park was filled with crack dealers and none of large retail stores liKe Barnes and Nobles, Starbuck etc were around yet. And you did not have to pick up your dog shit. Pretty depressing til the Internet age came around.
Even our local model minority had a problem. I got sick of McDonalds after a while and when for chinese food, so i was in Chinatown one time with a chinese friend looking for some good chinese food. It was night time, we were walking down this street called Pell street and saw these chinese guys hanging out. As we walked, we saw another chinese couple, the guys stopped the couple, asked him something and started to beat up the guy. I wanted to jump in and tested out my kung fu but my friend stopped me and said those were the Flying Dragons gang and we would probably get asses kicked because there were like 6 of them and they have guns and weapons. The guy was on the floor and the girl was just standing there. They left and disappear after that. May be if Tumblr was around back then, he could’ve watched my last video posted and had a small fighting chance.
this is an old video but one of my favorites. if this is real, the guy kicked ass, he kept facing,pressing forward til they were down and never allowing them time to attack. But looks like at the end, the two a-holes wanted more.
if you know any good street fighting videos, submit it in the comments.
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