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MARTIAL ARTS NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2004
The World Pan Hellenic International Pankration Union with the American Pankration Athlima Federation is bringing all world Pankration competitors to the Olympic spirit of competition. This is a registered event. Pankration is not an official Olympic event in 2004, however, meetings are taking place now to promote Pankration to be an official event in 2016.
An official meeting will be held in Orlando, Florida, USA in July 16th & 17th, 2004 at this event.
This International Event will include participants from the 5 Continents and will include Pyx-Lax Mahia, Rassein Apaly and Polidamas. The champions of these events will win a ticket to attend the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. For more information go to www.americanpankration.com
Orlando, Florida - The Pyx-Lax Rassein Pankration on December 6th, & 7th 2003, presented The Palestra. This event was held at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, USA. The action Florida State fights was endorsed by The Cosmopolitan Florida Hall of Fame. This was a 2 day event that was action packed and Saturday night one of the most prestigious award banquet ceremony was held. Friday's events included Pyx-Lax, Pyx-Lax Rassein, Rassein Apaly, Polidamas, Pan Mahia, USA APAF Continous Fighting, USA APAF Submission Grappling and USA APAF Breaking. The athletes competing showed their Hellenic Spirit of competition to the spectators. These events were a new addition to the competition arena. In, Pyx-Lax 1st Place went to Armando Ferrera, Pyx-Lax Rassein first went to Roberto D'Amron, Rassein Apaly, 1st place winner was David Portalatin, Pan Mahia first went to Jens German, and in the women's division 1st place in Pyx-Lax went to Amy McGloughlin, Pyx-Lax Rassein went to Debbie Smith, Rassein Apaly to Jaime Rodriguez, and in Pan Mahia went to Elsa Hernandez. In the Youth division, Pyx-lax went to John Munoz. In the USA APAF Continous Fighting Men's winner was Ty Cannon and in USA APAF Submission Grappling 1st went to Tony Santiago. In the Women's Division for USA APAF Continous Fighting was Karen Santorello and Breaking was won by Master Fred LaSala. PolyDamas was won by Herman Holmes. Saturday Events included Skia Mahia which in the Adult Mens Division was won by Arturo Paulino and Women's Division Jennifer Candita. Youth Boys was captured by Jeremy Smith and Youth girls by his sister Katie Smith. OploMahia- Men's Division by Carlos Montega and Women's by Bonnie Carrington, Youth Boys by Kevin Torres and Girls by Megan Bator, Pirinhi in the Adult Division won by Manny Suarez, and in the Youth by Katie Smith. Pyx-Lax Dokimo in the Adult Men's division won by Harold LaCosta, Adult Women's Division by Carolyn Carter, Youth Division by Jeremy and Katie Smith. The 2 day event ended with the nightime banquet award ceremony. 100 Awards were presented to nominated martial arts from Europe, South, Central and North America, India, Africa and Asia. There were 750 guests congratulating these accomplished martial artists. This years award recipients are: Honored Deceased Legends: Grandmaster Frank Ruiz, Grandmaster Eddie Ramos, Grandmaster tom Dunne, Grandmaster Shoshin Nagamine, Grandmaster Masutatsu Oyama, Grandmaster John Pachivas, Grandmaster Don Nagel, Grandmaster Tomas Carroll, Professor Florendo Visitacion, Shihan Antonio Pereira, Sifu John Shaffer, Mr. Walter J. Belleville, Grandmaster Bill( Vasilis) Zahopoulos. Pioneer Award: Doctor Moses Powell. Founder Award: Grandmaster Frank Sanchez, Master Pedro Rodriguez. Diamond Award: Grandmaster Glenn Premru, Professor Amin Hassan, Grandmaster Neal Hummerstone, Soke, Dr. Dusty Johnson, Dr. Phillip Chenique, Soke Bill Klase, Professor Frankie Adderley, Master Mike Bell, Sensei Alexis Morales. Golden Lifetime Achievement Award: Grandmaster Jude Innocent, Master Ulysses "Pop" Winn, Master Walter E. Lewis Sr., Silver Lifetime Achievement Award: Master Jean T. Volcy, Professor Arturo Morera, Master Alex Quinones, Shihan BJ Battle, Sensei Tom Harris, Mr. Harry Glick, Bronze Award: Master Alfred W. Nyman Jr., Sensei Leon Axel. Grandmaster Award: Grandmaster Jimmy Steger, Grandmaster William McCloud, Dr. Christian Harfouche, Soke John Wilcox, Jr., Sijo Glenn Luscher, Hanshi Robert G. Ross. Shihan &Master Award: Master Jack Hogan, Professor Daniel Torres, Master David Skube, Master Jean Claude Eddy Joseph, Master Sperencia Innocent, Master Manuel Marquez, Sensei Jens Friecke, Master Kermit Ford, Master John Duggan, Master Richard S. Fatheree II, Master Dean Wallace, Master Fred J. Lasala, Master Lee Barden. Goodwill Ambassador For The Martial Arts Award: Mr. Axel Adames. Martial Arts Spirit & Continuing Excellence Award: Grandmaster Frank Kushner, Master Robert Ostovich, Mr. Jeremy Smith, Ms. Katie Smith, Ms. Tara Lee Hunter, Ms. Becca Ross. Man of The Year Award: Shihan Raymond Desjardins, Taishi Joe Rodriguez, Pankratiastis Jaime Herrera, Sensei Michael Sesouza, Pankratiastis David Portalatin. Woman Of The Year Award: Taishi Joan Lorraine Guerra, Sensei Joyce Palmer. Master Instructor Award: Shihan Dai Kevin L. Aaron, Master Arnaldo Lugo, Master Walter E. Lewis Sr., Master Saleem Shareef, Sensei Gus Hernandez, Sensei Ken Harvey. Instructor Of The Year Award: Sensei Martha Pilotti Gerty, Sensei Ken Brayman, Sensei Paul W. Hissa, Pankratiasti Donna Alfredson, Sensei Walter E. Lewis Jr., Sensei Luis Rafael Graciani Rosa, Sensei Viorel Racinetti, Sensei Angel Casiano, Sensei Stanley Kasavage, Sensei Christopher Rondinelli, Reverand Thomas C. Harris, Sifu Julio Anta. Best School Of The Year Award: Sensei Robert Duzoglou. Coach Of The Year Award: Renshi Lise Picard. Contributions To The Martial Art Award: Sensei William DeJesus, Sensei Elizabeth Perez Rios. Junior Assistant Instructor Award: Sensei Brian Adames. Outstanding Competitor Award: Sensei Alfredo Adames, Mr. Clint M. Rasberry, Miss Ashley M. Martin, Mr. Adam C. Miller, Mr. Jeremiah Miller. Outstanding Student Award: Pankratiastis Christopher Delgado, Pankratiastis Derek Ruffner. This year's events will again be held at the Gaylord Palms on December 3rd and 4th, check the location at www.gaylordhotels.com. The promoters of this event Kratios Professor Vasilios, Gina and Carmen Katsaitis welcome you to attend this years 10th annual Cosmopolitan Florida Hall of Fame events. More information click onto Hall of Fame. Erreste.
Okinawa,
Japan - Nearly 100 Marines and guests recently visited the Marine
Corps Martial Arts Program Far East School to watch an award ceremony and
participate in a demonstration with Angi Uezu, an Okinawan grandmaster of
Isshin-ryu karate. The Marines began with a 45-minute demonstration,
displaying the martial arts skills they had learned in the Far East School. They
showed various fighting techniques, including full- contact methods, open-hand
strikes and weapons skills. "The Marines performed techniques from tan to
black belt, encompassing the entire continuum of force for lethal and non-lethal
techniques," said Master Sgt. Shane T. Franklin, director for MCMAP
Far East School.
Although he is 79 years old and suffered a stroke in 1994, Uezu amazed the crowd
with his rendition of an isshin-ryu kata. "His performance showed
that good, hard training has a longterm impact on health and mental
well-being," Franklin said. After their demonstration, the Marine
Corps recognized Uezu for the 45 years he has taught service members. A
certificate of appreciation was given to him by Col. Lee W. Freund, commanding
officer for the Headquarters and Service Battalion, 3rd Marine Division.
Uezu has had a great impact on service members and civilians around the world.
He has made 25 trips to the United States to teach and perform. He claims to
have influenced more than 100,000 people in 18 countries.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida - Hundreds
of martial arts contestants recently gathered here to compete in the North
American Grappling Association’s National Championship tournament. While most
of the audience’s attention was focused on the adults, 7- year-old Hunter
Uline was tearing up the flyweight division. He snagged both of the
first-place trophies that were awarded in his division: one for the uniform
category and one for the no uniform category. He won his semifinal and final
matches with speed and agility, each time forcing his opponent into submission
with a guillotine choke in less than a minute.
Back in December 2001, when he was just 6, Hunter became one of the youngest
karate black belts in the United States after having completed more than 450
hours of training. A martial artist since the age of 3, he now works out four to
six hours a week at Tiger Schulmann’s Karate in Clearwater, Florida,
under the tutelage of Gary Hellman. Hunter’s dream is to represent the United
States at the Olympics
San
Francisco, California - The martial arts community was rocked by the
death of kickboxing champion Alex Gong, (photo shown) who was shot during a
road-rage confrontation here on August 1, 2003. He was training at his Fairtex
Gym when he saw Rodger Wayne Chastain allegedly crashed into a green Jeep
Cherokee into his vehicle, which was parked outside. The 30-year-old martial
artist immediately ran to confront the fleeing driver despite being barefoot and
wearing only shorts and boxing gloves.
Gong caught up with the driver at a busy intersection. The men began to argue,
witnesses said, and the Muy Tai stylist smashed the driver’s side window. When
the traffic light changed to green, Chastain allegedly shot him once in the
chest at pointblank range and drove away. Gong was pronounced dead at the scene.
Indeed, he managed to evade authorities for several days until they found him
holed up in a room at a local hotel on August 3, 2003. After a 12-hour standoff,
Chastain, who had reportedly been hiding under a mattress, took his own
life.
Hollywood,
California - Fans of Angelina Jolie, the Tomb Raider video
games and the martial arts were in for a treat when Lara Croft Tomb Raider:
The Cradle of Life was released July. Not only did the Academy Award-winning
actress reprising her role as the intrepid archaeologist/explorer, but the movie
also featured plenty of high-octane fight sequences guaranteed to please both
martial artists and casual moviegoers.
Nikki Berwick, a third-degree black belt in tang soo do, prepared
Jolie for her fight scenes in the film. Berwick’s own introduction to the
martial arts in 1987 was serendipitous. When a friend wanted to learn
self-defense, she went along to the classes with her.
"I wasn’t actually interested in the martial arts to start with,"
she recalls. However, the youngster’s previous gymnastics training gave her
good coordination and balance. The friend quit after three months, but Berwick
continued to train, eventually embarking on a 10-year stint on the tournament
circuit. Now 24, she holds two kata world titles, six European titles and
25 British titles.
To prepare Jolie for the fights, Berwick trained her for an hour a day, five
days a week for approximately two weeks. She also worked with Jolie when they
were on location in Wales and Kenya filming action scenes. However, once the
cameras started rolling, the sessions shrunk. At times, they were as brief as 20
minutes, she says. To make the most of their time together, Berwick had Jolie
practice the difficult moves first, starting with the techniques and later
introducing the choreography. "Then she could incorporate the more flashy
moves into it," Jolie did most of her own stunts. "It’s a
for-real kind of fighting. It’s believable. "She is brilliant. Some
people are just so gifted, and Angelina’s one of them. She picks things up
very quickly, and it made my life very easy to teach her."
Irvine,
California - Tito Ortiz, one of the Ultimate Fighting
Championship’s most popular athletes, recently announced that he’s
ready to fight and to continue fighting as long as possible. He just wants to
get paid fairly.
Ortiz has brought in a new team to negotiate the deal for his next title
defense. He’s now represented by X-treme Promotions of Irvine,
California, and by lawyer Henry Holmes, who has worked with George
Foreman, Oscar de la Hoya, Frank Shamrock and Hulk Hogan.
"Tito is an incredible athlete who is dedicated to giving fans more than
what they pay for," said Glenn McCusker, president of X-treme Promotions.
Ortiz insisted he’s anxious to step back into the ring to face the UFC’s top
challengers. "I’m willing to fight anyone, especially Frank Shamrock,
when the time is right," he said. "All I want is to provide for my
family’s future. A fighter’s career is a short one, and I want to make sure
I am treated and compensated fairly." paid fairly.
Ortiz has brought in a new team to negotiate the deal for his next title
defense. He’s now represented by X-treme Promotions of Irvine,
California, and by lawyer Henry Holmes, who has worked with George
Foreman, Oscar de la Hoya, Frank Shamrock and Hulk Hogan. "Tito is
an incredible athlete who is dedicated to giving fans more than what they pay
for," said Glenn McCusker, president of X-treme Promotions.
Ortiz insisted he’s anxious to step back into the ring to face the UFC’s top
challengers. "I’m willing to fight anyone, especially Frank Shamrock,
when the time is right," he said. "All I want is to provide for my
family’s future. A fighter’s career is a short one, and I want to make sure
I am treated and compensated fairly."
Saitama
Super Arena in Japan - Mike Zambidis a ball of energy. He has very
fast hands and they aren’t pitty-pat show punches either. There’s real venom
in them, just ask Albert Kraus who was decapitated earlier this year by one of
those right hands. The greek drew a huge pop, having stoked the crowd with his
highlight real in the way only a puncher can. Masato drew an even bigger pop. I
didn’t realise how popular the little guys are. Lesson to all promoters: A
good little guy can draw just as well as an average big guy. Zambidis is on his
toes and looking for the big one, putting
Masato under pressure from the bell. Masato is moving real fast too, working low
kicks. Zambidis is timing a counter right hand over the low left kicks, looking
for the shot that wrecked Kraus. He lands two early but not of the same calibre.
He then goes to his left hook, ripping it high and low. Zambidis wasn’t hurt
but he didn’t pop right back up the way guys do who’ve slipped. Masato
presses the advantage and unloads but Mike swings right back at him. The
TAGB squad proved exactly what it is that makes Britain ‘Great’ when they
mixed it withthe top fighters from nine nations at Euro-Cup 2003 championships
in Witten, Germany. Over two days, 4th and 5th October, team members took part
in patterns, musical patterns, individual TKDI rules (full contact) sparring,
TAGB (semi-contact) style sparring, two-team member sparring, and team sparring.
Clocking up as many as 14 fights per person, per day and fighting 3 minute
rounds, the TAGB squad showed that its reputation for professionalism,
high-quality performance and sheer grit is well foun-ded.
With far too many excellent performances to individually mention here TAGB
fighters showed that their recent focus on TKDI style of fighting (i.e. body-armour,
no gloves and no punches to the head) paid off.
Of all the top performers Jo Schembri had spectators and fellow
competitors on their feet clapping with admiration in a spirited ending in the
WTF final which saw him win the title by a hair-breadth fighting with a badly
injured foot!
On the up and coming fighters side Quinton Oury for the men, and Amy
Truesdale on the ladies’ side, respectively, showed they are the ones
towatch. With fights sometimes going right to the wire and points being scored
in the decisive last 10-15 seconds of the closing round the ETF 2003
Championships were rich in high drama and spirited performances.
Las
Vegas, Nevada - Officials of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
announced it has signed an exclusive television distribution agreement with British
Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB), Great Britain’s leading sports television
channel, to air "Ultimate Fighting Championship," a
one-hour fight show, for 23 consecutive weeks at 11 p.m., every Thursday, in the
United Kingdom and Ireland.
The agreement represents a landmark for the UFC’s international distribution
strategy. For millions of British and Irish sports fans, it represents the
opportunity to watch the world’s best mixed martial arts fighters.
"Ultimate Fighting Championship" will feature videotaped championship
fights and top matches in each of the UFC’s five weight divisions and will
bring U.K and Irish fight fans an insider’s view into mixed martial arts with
personal interviews with its top stars. The host will be UFC announcer
Mike Goldberg.
The series will include championship bouts and matches featuring UFC
Heavyweight Champion Randy Couture, Light Heavyweight Champ Tito Ortiz,
Middleweight Champ Murilo Bustamante, Welterweight Champ Matt Hughes,
Lightweight Champ Jens Pulver and top contenders Josh Barnett, Pedro Rizzo, Pat
Miletich, BJ Penn, Chuck Liddell and many others.
Salvador, Brazil -
Ibero-American Championships were
held on June 9th, 2003.
Different competition - same result. The well-oiled Brasilian machine kept on
rolling in impregnable fashion as the host nation coming close to a clean sweep
of gold medals. In fact, in many ways, the Pan-American championships was an
easier competition for the rest - they only had one Brasilian to contend with!
But with as many as four home fighters in each category, Brasil won almost as
many medals as the rest put together. Eleven golds out of a possible 16 and 27
medals out of a possible 57 - it was awesome stuff.
If anyone had thought this was going to be a chance to get an easy ride, the
sight of World bronze medallist Sebastian Pereira and World Junior
medallist Daniele Zangrando would have put paid to those pretty quickly.
Pereira needed golden score to overcome Christiano Borges in one
of four all-Brasilian finals in the under 73kg category. A slick Ouchi-gari that
scored Yuko proved to be enough for the man who has had to watch the Camilo
brothers, Tiago and Luiz, hinder his aspirations on both the domestic and
international arenas since his bronze medal in 1999.
Zangrando may have missed out to Tania Ferreira for the
Pan-Ams team but she succeeded where Ferreira failed, in beating Jessica
Garcia of Puerto Rico in the under 57kg final. Zangrando took her over
backwards for Waza-ari and then finished the job with Tate-shiho-gatame. Brasil’s
women were enjoying far more success than the Pan-Americans team had and Catia
Maia, under 52kg, Erica Moraes, under 63kg and Rosangela
Conceicao, under 78kg, all made up for losing their places in the first
team by winning gold. All three won silver medals in last year’s Pan-American
tournament but did not make the team this time around. Juliana Kamashiro, under
44kg, and Luciana Satiko, under 70kg, made it six gold medals for
Brasilian women with only Ecuador’s Carmen Chala, over 78kg, and
Carlo Delgado of Peru, under 48kg, halting the deluge.
The Brasilian men could not quite match the women and won only five gold medals!
Flavio Honorato made it a double golden celebration for his family
by adding the under 81 kg title to his brother’s under 90kg Pan-Ams gold. Luciano
Ribeiro edged out compatriot Leonardo Ferreira at under
100kg by Yuko and Fulvio Miyata produced a huge Ura-nage six
seconds into golden score time to beat Alexandre Dae Lee to light
up what had been a terrible final. Walter Santos made it a famous
five with the heavyweight title, throwing the massive Venezuelan Douglas
Cardoso for Ippon.
But the throw of the tournament did not come from a Brasilian - it did not even
come from a Latin American for that matter. Spain’s Antonio Vilhena
produced an incredible Koshi-guruma in the under 66kg final to completely level
Brasil’s Leandro Cunha. Vilhena exploded into life and took him right
over his head for a fantastic Ippon. Argentina’s Emiliano
Cassineri pleased his watching father, PJU Secretary Oscar Cassineri, by winning
gold at under 55kg and his countryman Diego Rossati benefited from Gabriel Lama’s
injury to take the under 90kg crown
Saitama, Tokyo - June 29 — Held at the Super Arena in Saitama, just north of Tokyo, the "Enter the Beast II 2003" was a Japan GP qualifying event. The card’s highlight, however, were the Team Beast vs Team Japan fights, presided over by team captains Bob "The Beast" Sapp and Nobuaki Kakuda. Although Sapp had predicted total victory for his fighters in the five bouts, Team Japan ended up winning the series by a score of 3-2. First to the qualifying fights (single match format, with winners advancing to the Japan GP Final. The first featured Tatsufumi Tomihira, whose frequent outbursts and general "bad boy" temperament have earned him the dubious title "Mr. Yellow Card." His opponent was Masahide Aoyogi, who showed some prowess with hooks in the second round to keep this one close. Otherwise, Tomihira had the advantage with quick low kicks and knees. One judge scored for Tomihira, but the other two called it a draw after three rounds. In the tie-breaking fourth, Tomihira was again the more aggressive fighter, and was rewarded with the victory. Nobu Hayashi and Tooru Ooishi fought a hard and fast fight — very fast in fact. Hayashi, who seems to be benefiting greatly from his training regiment at the Chakuriki Gym in Holland, just keeps looking stronger and stronger. Here, midway through the first, the smart fighter got in with a left straight punch and followed up with a quick right hook, and that was it for Ooishi, who could not beat the count. New Zealand fighter Toa (fighting for Team Japan out of respect for his friend, team captain Kakuda), said pre-fight: "I hope my opponent is ready, because I came to hunt, that’s what I’m going to do." And hunt he did. Toa’s prey, Manabu Nakanishi, lasted less than one round. What Toa lacked in technique he made up for with power, and it was a couple of hard roundhouses which scored the two downs to win the fight here. After the bout, Toa announced that he would not leave the ring until Sapp came forward. When Sapp obliged, Toa charged at him and both fighters had to be restrained. "I came 6,000 miles to be here, and now I want Bob Sapp!" howled Toa. The challenge was met when Sapp vowed to fight the Maori warrior this September. In the last of the Beast/Japan fights, Dutch superstar and three-time K-1 World GP Champion Peter Aerts sent the message that K-1’s old guard is not quite ready to pass the torch. Aerts brutalized opponent Tsuyoshi Nakasako, launching precise one-two-three combinations, and scoring a down in the first with a left punch to the midsection — the perfect body blow. Nakasako almost got something going in the second, but was outclassed here. Aerts scored another down with a kick to pretty much the same spot on Nakasako’s gut midway through the second, and finished him off soon afterwards with a high kick to the head. The "Enter the Beast II 2003" event drew 13,600 to the Saitama Super Arena, and was same-day broadcast nationwide on Nippon TV.
Auckland,
New Zealand
- The Power Rangers saga continues with the 11th incarnation of the
superheroes’ exploits, Power Rangers Ninja Storm. The
live-action series—which combines humor and drama with a healthy dose of the
martial arts—airs on Saturday mornings on ABC.
The story lines revolve around ordinary teens who take on extraordinary powers
to defend the world when intergalactic evil threatens the earth. To the outside
world, Tori, Shane and Dustin lead typical teen lives in Blue Bay Harbor: Shane’s
a skateboarder, Dustin races motocross and Tori loves to surf. But they share
something special: They are students at a secret ninjutsu school where, under
the careful teachings of a wise sensei, they train in the ancient ways of the
ninja warriors. Featuring multicultural heroes of both genders, the Power
Rangers team continues to serve as role models for today’s youth. With
positive messages in each episode, the series teaches honesty, teamwork,
tolerance, responsibility and concern for the environment. The Rangers also face
physical and mental challenges, embrace cultural differences, eschew negative
stereotypes and affirm positive selfimages —all while providing action-packed
entertainment that kids love.
Douglas Sloan and Ann Austen, who worked as writers and producers
on Power Rangers (1993-97), return as executive producers. Koichi
Sakamoto, a 16-year veteran of the global franchise, is the co-executive
producer and episode director. Janine Dickins is the producer.
The stars include Pua Magasiva as Shane, Glenn McMillan as Dustin, Sally
Martin as Tori (Shown in Photo) Adam Tuominen as Hunter (the Crimson
Power Ranger), Jorgito Vargas as Blake (the Navy Power Ranger), Jason Chan as
Cam, Katrina Devine as Marah, Katrina Browne as Kapri, and Grant McFarland as
the sensei.
Hunde,
China - Ving Tsun Museum curator Benny Meng
participated in two events on November 8 and November 10, 2002 to honor the
heritage of wing chun kung fu, the fighting style made famous by the late Bruce
Lee.
The first event, a ceremony to open a hall of learning and remembrance in honor
of the 20th century’s most famous wing chun teacher, was held here where the
late Yip Man’s instructor once lived. More than 1,200 teachers
and practitioners from around the world then assembled for the dedication and
ribbon-cutting ceremony in Foshan, China, on November 9, 2002, making it the
largest martial arts assembly of its kind in the city’s history. The
ceremonies concluded the following day with demonstrations by students from wing
chun schools around the world.
The Chinese government’s recent reconstruction and opening of the Southern
Shaolin Temple in Putian was the second event honoring wing chun’s historic
roots. Meng remained in Foshan two additional days to conduct research and to
confer with other historians about the art’s ancestors and history. Among
those who participated were the abbot of the Southern Shaolin Temple and the
temple staff.
In honor of the occasions and in recognition of the Ving Tsun Museum’s role in
publicizing the true history of wing chun as a Southern Shaolin system, the
temple hosts presented Meng with two artifacts, which were then taken back to
the museum in Dayton, Ohio. The first was a piece of pottery, and the second was
a block from the original temple floor.
Hollywood, California - Ang Lee, director of the Academy Awardwinning martial arts film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, directed Universal Pictures’ The Hulk. Based on the popular Marvel Comic character, the Incredible Hulk, The movie as we see it is a whole bunch of hype for little, little kids!!
Fort Lauderdale, Florida - The American Pankation Athlima Federation based out of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA, recently had it's quarterly board meeting. Upon the agreement of the board accepting resignation of Grandmaster Jim Arvanitis (Ex-President) of APAF (for personal reasons not pertaining to the federation), the new president again will be the founder of this federation - Kratios Professor Vasilios Katsaitis. The new structure will consist of an Annual Congress, Board of Directors, Committees, Technical Committee, Referee Committee, Historic & Research Committee. The new Vice President will be Jason Rodrigues. Treasurer - Gina Katsaitis, Secretary - Carmen Katsaitis, Legal Council - Mr. John Ioannou, Technical Advisor - Kratios Professor Vasilios Katsaitis, Referee Committee - Mr. David Portalatin, Tournament Circuit Advisor & Television Media - Mr. Howard Bailey. National and International Seminar Director - Mr. Nick Nikitas. Mr. Tasos Anastasiadis was voted to be the head of the Pan Hellenic Committee. Youth and Parent Advisor - Liz Anastasiadis. All the members and associates are now looking forward to bringing America the best in Pankration! One of the key points that President Katsaitis said was that "It's not time to sit and wait and lose time. It's time to work to make the dream become a reality. And soon the whole country will be running Pyx-Lax Rassein Pankration tournaments. Remember let the young people come close to us, they have the energy, and the younger closer to the older for they have the experience. Now each of us know our job and our responsibility. Let's feel the Hellenic spirit of the martial arts and the American Pankration Athlima Federation will get the job done. ERRESTE!"
The World Pan Hellenic International Pankration Union with the American Pankration Athlima Federation is bringing all world Pankration competitors to the Olympic spirit of competition "The World Pankration Competition Event. This is a registered event. Pankration is not an official Olympic event in 2004, however, meetings are taking place now to promote Pankration to be an official event in 2016. An official meeting will be held in Orlando, Florida, USA in June, 2004 at this event. This International Event will include participants from the 5 Continents and will include Pyx-Lax Mahia, Rassein Apaly and Polidamas. The champions of these events will win a ticket to attend the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. For more information go to www.americanpankration.com
APAF- February 1st, 2002
The American Pankation Athlima Federation based out of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA, recently had it's quarterly board meeting. Upon the agreement of the board accepting resignation of Grandmaster Jim Arvanitis (Ex-President) of APAF (for personal reasons not pertaining to the federation), the new president again will be the founder of this federation - Kratios Professor Vasilios Katsaitis. The new structure will consist of an Annual Congress, Board of Directors, Committees, Technical Committee, Referee Committee, Historic & Research Committee. The new Vice President will be Jason Rodrigues. Treasurer - Gina Katsaitis, Secretary - Carmen Katsaitis, Legal Council - Mr. John Ioannou, Technical Advisor - Kratios Professor Vasilios Katsaitis, Referee Committee - Mr. David Portalatin, Tournament Circuit Advisor & Television Media - Mr. Howard Bailey. National and International Seminar Director - Mr. Nick Nikitas. Mr. Tasos Anastasiadis was voted to be the head of the Pan Hellenic Committee. Youth and Parent Advisor - Liz Anastasiadis. All the members and associates are now looking forward to bringing America the best in Pankration! One of the key points that President Katsaitis said was that "It's not time to sit and wait and lose time. It's time to work to make the dream become a reality. And soon the whole country will be running Pyx-Lax Rassein Pankration tournaments. Remember let the young people come close to us, they have the energy, and the younger closer to the older for they have the experience. Now each of us know our job and our responsibility. Let's feel the Hellenic spirit of the martial arts and the American Pankration Athlima Federation will get the job done. ERRESTE!"
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