Filipino Martial Arts: Upcoming Dog Brothers seminars/Gatherings

Apologies to the readers of this blog as well as to Guro Crafty Dog and the rest of the Dog Brothers Clan. I neglected to post about upcoming seminars earlier.First up, Guro Crafty Aug 1-2 at Fort Hood, TX. Check out this thread for more details: Dog Brothers Forum Thread. Areas of focus will include: -"Die Less Often" Defense against a Knife Attack and Accessing Weapons.-Dog Brothers Stickfighting -Introduction to Kali Tudo (TM)Secondly, Toronto Canada DBMA Training Camp featuring Crafty Dog, Top Dog and Sled Dog Aug 21-23. Check out this thread...

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Bruce Lee's private lesson plan to Taky Kimura on auction

Cut and pasted from http://www.rrauction.com: Bruce Lee’s private lesson plan to his star pupilDescriptionAmazing ALS in pencil, signed “Bruce,” three pages, 8.5 x 11, no date. Lee writes to Taky Kimura, his prize student and eventually one of only three Lee-certified instructors of Jeet Kun Do. In part: “First and foremost I like to impress a most important rule of teaching in your mind, and that is the economy of form. Follow this rule and you...

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IN MEMORY OF: Karl Gotch (August 3, 1924 - July 28, 2007)

Picture borrowed from http://www.wrestlingmuseum.com. Click thumbnail for a bigger picture.Cut and pasted from www.wrestlingmuseum.com's bio on Karl Gotch:Karl Gotch By Steve SlagleThe name Gotch means a lot to wrestling, and instantly conjures up thoughts about the legendary turn-of-the-century exploits of the original World Wrestling Champion, Frank Gotch. However, unbeknownst to most contemporary wrestling fans, there was another man who wrestled...

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IN MEMORY OF: Boxing's Vernon Forrest (41-3, 29 KO's)

Boxing has lost another champion :-( RIP Vernon Forrest, the first fighter to defeat Sugar Shane Mosley. Cut and pasted from NY Times:July 27, 2009Forrest, Ex-Boxing Champ, Is KilledBy DERRICK HENRYVernon Forrest, a former middleweight boxing champion also known for his charitable work, was shot and killed Saturday night in Atlanta. The police said that he had apparently been robbed and then exchanged gunfire with his assailant.Forrest, 38, is the third prominent boxer to die this month. Arturo Gatti, a super featherweight and light welterweight,...

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BIRTHDAY: Happy Birthday Dan Inosanto!

Image borrowed from http://www.filipino-martial-arts.co.uk. Click thumbnail for a bigger picture.Maligayang Kaarawan Guro Inosanto! 73 years young! Many more to come!!NOTE: My thanks to Tom Stillman of the Dog Brothers forum for the heads-up!Some links and vidclips:Official siteWiki en...

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NEWS: Bruce Lee's siblings authorize Chinese biopics (AP)

Cut and pasted from Yahoo:Tue Jul 21, 2009, 1:43 am EDTHONG KONG - Bruce Lee's older sister and younger brother have authorized a Chinese company to make a series of biographical films about the late kung fu icon, saying they want to produce a historically accurate account of their brother's life.Phoebe Lee and Robert Lee appeared at a signing ceremony with J.A. Media in Beijing on Monday, 36 years to the day after Bruce Lee died in Hong Kong at age 32 from swelling of the brain.Lee became a source of Chinese pride by portraying characters who...

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MMA: Despite rumors of Kimo Leopoldo death, he is alive

Earlier in the day, I posted (along with a few MMA sites as well as the NY Daily News and the Sun, an UK newspaper) that Kimo was dead from a heart attack.Apparently, Underground member OneManArmy aka Beau Taylor was trolling the UG as well as the MMA community with hjs post reporting Kimo's death. Word is Beau Taylor has been banned from the UG.My sincerest apologies to Kimo and his loved ones over my errant post.Cut and pasted from http://www.canada.com/sportsEarly UFC star Kimo Leopoldo still alive, says attorney By Dave Deibert, SP Online Editor,...

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MMA: The Buffer 360!

Cut and pasted from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Buffer: In an interview with MMAMemories.com on March 26, 2008, Buffer stated, "let’s call it the 'Buffer 180°'." Buffer peforms 45° and 90° turn before most fights, and but reserves the "Buffer 180°" for main events and co-main events. At UFC 100, Buffer performed a "Buffer 360°". Joe Rogan posted about UFC 100 and the Buffer 360 and put up these 2 vidclips: My thanks the...

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MMA: UFC Fantasy League

Chad, a member on the Dog Brothers forum, formed a UFC Fantasy League called ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN. My first time 'betting' on this type of thing. I chalk it up to beginner's luck more than anything. Also some of the fighters I didn't know, I just copied my friend Ausgepicht's picks. Of the 4 fights which I did know the fighters, I was wrong on Coleman vs Bonnar. I'm a Coleman fan from back in da day, and after the Shogun fight, felt Coleman should...

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MMA: UFC 100 - a few animated gif's

My thanks to the original gif makers and to my friend Ausgepicht for posting the gif's to his forum Spladdle. I uploaded to my pichosts to help save on bandwidth. Enjoy!GEORGES ST. PIERRE VS THIAGO ALVESGSP won by unanimous decision. Despite a groin pull, GSP throughout 5 rounds continually took Alves down and controlled him on the ground. GSP's takedowns scared off Alves' kicks.BROCK LESNAR VS FRANK MIRFrank Mir's best chance in round 2 against...

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MMA: The Ultimate 100 UFC Fights - part 2

Following up on my previous entry: MMA: The Ultimate 100 UFC Fights - part 1 Here is Part 2: #75 down to #11. 75. UFC 1: Royce Gracie vs. Gerard Gordeau.74. UFC 58: Rich Franklin vs. David Loiseau.73. UFC 52: George St-Pierre vs. Jason Miller.72. UFC 92: Frank Mir vs. Antonio Nogueria.71. Ulimate 96: Don Frye vs. Tank Abbot.70. UFC 17: Pete Williams vs. Mark Coleman.69. UFC 34: B.J. Penn vs. Caol Uno.68. UFC 84: Lyoto Machida vs. Tito...

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IN MEMORY OF: Arturo Gatti (April 15, 1972 - July 11, 2009) (40 Wins - 9 Losses - 0 Draws - 31 KO's)

Cut and pasted from ESPN:Updated: July 11, 2009, 8:59 PM ETFoul play suspected in Gatti's deathArturo Gatti Found Dead At Age 37SAO PAULO -- Former boxing champion Arturo Gatti, one of the most exciting fighters of his generation, was found dead in a hotel room in the posh seaside resort of Porto de Galihnas early Saturday.Police investigator Edilson Alves told The Associated Press that the body of the former junior welterweight champ was discovered...

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MOVIES: BESOURO -- upcoming Capoeira movie

My thanks to my friend P. for the heads-up on this!From the IMDB:The plot: Based on the life of a legendary capoeira fighter from Bahia, "Besouro" spins a fantastic tale of a young Brazilian man of African descent in search of his mission.Release date: 30 October 2009 (Brazil)Sounds like what ONG BAK did for the Thai arts, what MERANTAU looks to do for the Indonesian arts, BESOURO may be poised to do for Capoeira.Trailer up on YouTu...

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KICKBOXING: Official K1 YouTube channel

FEG's Sadaharu Tanikawa, K-1 Event Producer, announced today that an official K-1 Channel has been created on YouTube, the video sharing site with over 2 billion users.*Now the world can enjoy K-1!Built on the motto "From Japan to the World", the world's largest martial arts extravaganza "K-1" is now in its 16th year. Starting with a modest number of domestic fans back in 1993, K-1 events now boasts viewership in 135 countries. FEG, producers of the events, now wish to reach a broader audience and let them get know more about K-1 past and present....

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MMA: UFC 100 Fight Card

Click thumbnail for bigger picture.UFC 100 takes place on Saturday, July 11, 2009 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nev.Main Event: Championship BoutsHWY: Brock Lesnar (3-1) vs. Frank Mir (12-3)170#: Georges St. Pierre (18-2) vs. Thiago Alves (22-4)* Brock Lesnar is the current champ and Frank Mir is the Interim Champ. GSP is the current Welterweight champion.Main Card185#: Dan Henderson (24-7) vs. Michael Bisping (18-1) 170#: Jon Fitch...

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MMA: The Ultimate 100 UFC Fights - part 1

Cut and pasted from Spike.com's blog: The Countdown Has BegunPosted July 06, 2009 The UFC Ultimate 100 kicked off last night with the first 25 fights as voted on by you, the fans. Starting the countdown with Paul Kelly vs. Paul Taylor, I was a bit surprised that this one didn't end up higher on the list, but as we pushed forward and relived fights like Hughes-Gracie, Penn-Uno and Liddell-White, it started to put things in perspective. Since...

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MMA: Sports Illustrated's Top 10 UFC fights

Check this link for Sports Illustrated's Top 10 UFC fights... vidclips available:Royce Gracie def. Dan Severn by triangle choke (UFC 4, Dec. 16, 1994) Oleg Taktarov def. Tank Abbott by rear-naked choke (UFC 7, July 14, 1995) Mark Coleman def. Don Frye by TKO (UFC 10, July 12, 1996) Bas Rutten def. Tsuyoshi Kohsaka by TKO (UFC 18, Jan. 8, 1999) Frank Shamrock def. Tito Ortiz by TKO (UFC 22, Sept. 24, 1999) Randy Couture def. Pedro Rizzo by unanimous decision (UFC 31, May 4, 2001) Robbie Lawler def. Aaron Riley by unanimous decision...

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NEWS: I just missed posting on 123456789

Today is July 8, 2009 or in numerical format = 7/8/09 ... the time was 12:34:56.... so 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 ...

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In Memory of: Alexis Arguello (April 19, 1952 - July 1, 2009) (82-8 with 65 KO's)

Cut and pasted from Fox Sports:Alexis Arguello is shown here after winning the lightweight championship in 1981, his third title in three different weight classes. (Getty Images)Hall of Fame boxer found dead; reports cite suicideAssociated PressUpdated: July 2, 2009, 8:34 AM EDT MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) - Alexis Arguello, who fought in one of boxing's most classic brawls and reigned supreme at 130 pounds, was found dead at his home early Wednesday.Coroners...

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