Some state lawmakers think a smackdown might be a good way to raise money for New York.
Senate Republicans in Albany are hoping to legalize mixed martial arts (MMA) in the state for what they believe could be millions of dollars in annual tax revenue. The proposal is likely to meet with heavy opposition from the Democratic-controlled Assembly.
On Wednesday fans of the sport showed up in droves for a rally at Radio City Music Hall aimed to push for the approval of MMA in New York.
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Bensonhurst Guidos visits a Chinese store - this is messed up what they did, but this was back in 2001. Now it 2011 and it must really hurt to see the Chinese taking over 18th Avenue, Happy Chinese New Years!
Some guys practicing Wing Chun in New York City Alleyways. The New York City Wing Chun Workgroup
It’s MORAN week…
what a moran, drunk tests bouncer (Midtown East, NYC), get pushed and he stupid friend repeatly yells at the bouncer, saying that he can’t afford it (a lawsuit).
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?
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.
It looks like the UFC has its New Year’s Resolution.
Just a few days into 2011, the Nevada-based promotion will formally announce its intent to bring mixed martial arts to New York as soon as possible during a Thursday press conference at Madison Square Garden.
The press conference, which will take place at the world-famous MSG arena, will be attended by UFC president Dana White, Zuffa co-owner Lorenzo Fertitta, current lightweight champ Frankie Edgar, and former light-heavyweight champ Rashad Evans, along with MSG executives.
The UFC is also expected to release an economic impact study which details the benefits of regulating MMA in the Empire State.
New York is just one of six states that does not currently regulate the sport.
While the UFC has lobbied for MMA in New York in the past, this will be the first time the promotion formally announces its intentions to run at event in Manhattan. Previous attempts at legislating MMA sanctioning into New York law have been met with road blocks in each of the last two years.
Neighboring New Jersey has successfully hosted events in the past, and will once again play host to the UFC in March, with Evans squaring off with Mauricio “Shogun” Rua for the light-heavyweight title.
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Photo by Josh Hedges. Copyright Zuffa, LLC
The sport of mixed martial has been aided by three men alone, in it’s infantile stages, where without them, mixed martial arts would not have reached it’s level of success here in the United States, or around the world. Those three men, UFC President Dana White, and UFC CEO’s Frank and Lorenzo Fertita, have propelled the MMA movement to a place where many thought wouldn’t be possible.
From “human cock-fighting” to television broadcast’s and worldwide syndication, it’s incredible where we have come, and we may be going just a little bit further.
“You see wrestling. You see boxing. You see Judo… Taekwando. All the things that are allowed in mixed martial arts, are already an Olympic sport”, said Dana during the pre-fight press conference heading into UFC 121, in Anaheim, Cali.
“The reality is, (mixed martial arts) should be (an olympic sport). And it should be sanctioned in every state, and everywhere else around the world, but it isn’t. It’s going to take us time”, said White.
While Dana has been adamant about the movement of MMA, which has been seen by his aggressive attitude taken through the promotion’s global expansion, which is made evident by recent event’s having taken place in Germany, the United Kingdom, and in Australia, he claims that making MMA an Olympic sport is a dream, but will not be solely his main focus.
“I’m actually– I’ve been the guy that’s always said ‘it should be an Olympic sport and I hope I see it before I die’, but I’m not going to be the guy to do it”, said the UFC President.
“I know what my goals are and that’s not one of them, yet, this week I’m flying up to New York, and here I am. I’m working on it. Let’s just put it that way. Something popped up, and it’s probably a lot closer than I would have ever thought.”
Maybe not the Olympics, but New York will be on his next hit list, and should he be able to break into that market, which has been hostile and highly resistant at times, than there is no telling what limitations will White encounter anywhere else.
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Bruce Lee: Journey to the West tells of the martial arts legend’s difficult road to success, as figures from Chinese mythology follow his quest and The Monkey King, a beloved warrior god, becomes his heavenly ally. In a show fusing sources as diverse as martial arts, Chinese Opera, modern dance, and pop music, Bruce struggles to master his skills, purify his spirit and forge a link to unite East and West.
Bartlett Sher, a Tony Award nominee for his direction of South Pacific, will direct this David Yazbek-David Henry Hwang musical, with choreography by Dou Dou Huang, the artistic director of the Shanghai Song and Dance Ensemble.
Scheduled to open 2010.
Source: Broadwaybox.com
Here’s one audition for Bruce… What do you think?
Golden Boy Promotions, whose president is 10-time World Boxing champion Oscar de la Hoya, last week announced that it had stuck a multi-year deal to promote at least 12 boxing events a year at the 18,000-seat Barclays Center, which is scheduled to open by the end of 2012. Many of the events are expected to be broadcast on major cable networks.
“From its storied boxing past featuring world championship fights, to the history of Gleason’s Gym, to an extraordinary list of native champion boxers such as Mike Tyson, Riddick Bowe, Mark Breland, and Zab Judah, Brooklyn has had a long and illustrious association with boxing,” said Brett Yormark, CEO of both the NBA’s Nets and Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment, the arena’s marketing arm. “We are thrilled to team with the world’s premier boxing promoter, Golden Boy Promotions, to bring the Sweet Science to the Barclays Center and back to its roots of Brooklyn.”
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Although the state senate approved the MMA by a 32-to-26 floor vote, it still didn’t get pass in New York on yesterday. The violent and highly profitable sport was stripped out of the state budget by Assembly Democrats Monday, making it unlikely to reappear for approval before the bill is passed.
“The majority of voices who spoke about this issue in our conference were not supportive of approving it as part of the budget,” Assemblyman Steve Englebright, a Long Island Democrat and fight fan, told the New York Daily News.
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