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  • August 2008

    • Cuban May Face Ban for Kicking Ref

      Associated Press  |  Aug 23, 08 5:19 PM CDT

      Cuban May Face Ban for Kicking Ref

      (Newser) - Cuban martial artist Angel Matos may be banned from taekwondo for life after deliberately kicking a referee in the face, the AP reports. Matos was winning his bronze-medal match in Beijing when he was disqualified for taking too long a break after a hit. He angrily questioned the call, pushed a judge, and kicked a Swedish referee. The World Taekwondo Federation may also ban his coach, who was unapologetic about the incident. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • martial arts  • taekwondo

  • July 2008

    • Seniors Wield Canes in Martial- Arts Training

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 12, 08 8:58 AM CDT

      Seniors Wield Canes in Martial- Arts Training

      (Newser) - Call it cane fighting, combat cane or cane fu: in classes across the country, seniors are turning to a different kind of self-defense, the Wall Street Journal reports. While the practice serves as a healthy way to get exercise, it also provides comfort to elderly people interested in protecting themselves with a weapon that’s always handy—and never banned. More »

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      elderly  • fight  • martial arts  • self defense  • seniors  • retirement communities

  • March 2008

    • Killer: Georgia Hiker 'Wouldn't Stop Fighting'

      Atlanta Journal-Constitution  |  Mar 24, 08 8:36 AM CDT

      Killer: Georgia Hiker 'Wouldn't Stop Fighting'

      (Newser) - The Georgia hiker kidnapped on New Year’s Day used every ounce of her formidable strength, martial arts training, and wit to stay alive for 3 days, her killer told authorities. Gary Michael Hilton said Meredith Emerson fought back tenaciously when he demanded her ATM card, and managed to stall him for days, amid several brushes with authorities, by giving him false PIN codes. More »

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      Meredith Emerson  • Georgia hiker  • martial arts  • Gary Michael Hilton  • kidnapper

  • December 2007

    • U. Washington Students Push for Bruce Lee Memorial

      Los Angeles Times  |  Dec 27, 07 6:27 PM CST

      U. Washington Students Push for Bruce Lee Memorial

      (Newser) - University of Washington students are petitioning for the right to build a statue of Bruce Lee, the film icon who studied at the university for three years and offered martial arts classes at the student union. Students argue the statue would be step toward better artistic representation of the school's student body, 25% of which is Asian. More »

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      University of Washington  • statue  • martial arts  • public art  • campus  • martial arts movies

    • They Won't Be Kung Fu Fighting

      Wall Street Journal  |  Dec 14, 07 2:06 PM CST

      They Won't Be Kung Fu Fighting

      (Newser) - Monks of central China's Shaolin Temple, renowned for their kung fu abilities, will not attend a major martial arts competition to be held alongside next year's Beijing Olympics, citing the discipline's emphasis on qi , or spirit. Their withdrawal prompted jeers from secular fighters: “We are the best wushu competitors. The monks in the temple do it as a hobby.” More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • martial arts  • kung fu

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