I think we can all safely go back to sleep - after all it's not being named "Curse of the Golden Shower" :-)
Story:
Chinese director Zhang Yimou's latest martial arts blockbuster "Curse of the Golden Flower" has been nicknamed "Curse of the Golden Corset" by the country's Internet users transfixed by the actresses' bodice-ripping gowns.
The term used for "golden flower" sounds similar to "golden corset" in Mandarin, though the Chinese characters are different.
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Saturday, December 30, 2006
One more missing expert
A man arrested over the £53 million Securitas heist has vanished from his home - breaking one of his bail conditions.
Martial arts expert Sean Lupton was arrested on November 9 on suspicion of conspiracy to commit robbery in connection with Britain's biggest robbery at the Securitas depot in Tonbridge on February 21.
But he was released on bail the following day.
The 46-year-old from Whitstable, who is married with two teenage children, was last seen at kick boxing training in Folkestone, on Tuesday (last week).
Kent Police believe the martial arts instructor then disappeared on his way to a gym in Crawley, West Sussex.
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Martial arts expert Sean Lupton was arrested on November 9 on suspicion of conspiracy to commit robbery in connection with Britain's biggest robbery at the Securitas depot in Tonbridge on February 21.
But he was released on bail the following day.
The 46-year-old from Whitstable, who is married with two teenage children, was last seen at kick boxing training in Folkestone, on Tuesday (last week).
Kent Police believe the martial arts instructor then disappeared on his way to a gym in Crawley, West Sussex.
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Friday, December 29, 2006
Courthouse attack
He couldn't have chosen a worse time to leap out of the Nelson District Court dock and attempt to stab a judge with a pen.
Within seconds, he was pinned down by two police officers, and he was soon back in court facing numerous other charges.
Two of the officers responsible for stopping the attack on May 9 - temporary constable Doug Spencer and Sergeant Wayne Johnston - were on Wednesday awarded the district commander's commendation for their actions.
Mr Spencer, who was a black belt instructor in taekwondo, trained in two other martial arts and has done cage fighting, was preparing to lead the 24-year-old man out of the courtroom after Judge Geoffrey Ellis had granted him bail.
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Within seconds, he was pinned down by two police officers, and he was soon back in court facing numerous other charges.
Two of the officers responsible for stopping the attack on May 9 - temporary constable Doug Spencer and Sergeant Wayne Johnston - were on Wednesday awarded the district commander's commendation for their actions.
Mr Spencer, who was a black belt instructor in taekwondo, trained in two other martial arts and has done cage fighting, was preparing to lead the 24-year-old man out of the courtroom after Judge Geoffrey Ellis had granted him bail.
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Thursday, December 28, 2006
Mastermind hiding
Just what we all needed - another martial arts "expert" and criminal ...
Story:
The man said to be the architect' of the robbery that led to the murder of PC Sharon Beshenivsky is hiding in a remote village in Pakistan, it is claimed.
Prime suspect Piran Ditta Khan, who is one of two men still being hunted by police for the officer's killing, is said to be living in Kiri Afghanan in the Jhelum district of the north of the country, according to the robbery victims.
He is reported to have turned to religion, grown a beard and is helping to rebuild a mosque.
Khan is reported to be a martial arts expert who enjoyed kick boxing and worked as a doorman in clubs in Bradford during the 1980s.
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Story:
The man said to be the architect' of the robbery that led to the murder of PC Sharon Beshenivsky is hiding in a remote village in Pakistan, it is claimed.
Prime suspect Piran Ditta Khan, who is one of two men still being hunted by police for the officer's killing, is said to be living in Kiri Afghanan in the Jhelum district of the north of the country, according to the robbery victims.
He is reported to have turned to religion, grown a beard and is helping to rebuild a mosque.
Khan is reported to be a martial arts expert who enjoyed kick boxing and worked as a doorman in clubs in Bradford during the 1980s.
Source
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Oh, that's bad!
Teaching them martial arts? Probably really dangerous and far out militant stuff like karate or kung fu ...
It doesn't get more deadly than a martial arts black belt - we all know that! Yep, those guys have got to be terrorists - for sure!
Story:
Egyptian security forces stormed the dormitories of the world's most prestigious Islamic university Thursday morning and arrested scores of student activists in a sweeping raid targeting the powerful Muslim Brotherhood.
The raid came in the wake of a headline-grabbing demonstration at al-Azhar University in Cairo on Sunday. Student members of the Brotherhood, the Islamist group that leads Egypt's opposition movement, marched in black militia-style uniforms and masks to protest the government's alleged harassment of Islamist students.
Authorities discovered large sums of cash and knives during the raids of the student dormitories, according to a statement from the Egyptian interior ministry. Ministry officials also accused Brotherhood leaders of trying to infiltrate student groups, encouraging youths to hold illegal demonstrations and teaching them martial arts.
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It doesn't get more deadly than a martial arts black belt - we all know that! Yep, those guys have got to be terrorists - for sure!
Story:
Egyptian security forces stormed the dormitories of the world's most prestigious Islamic university Thursday morning and arrested scores of student activists in a sweeping raid targeting the powerful Muslim Brotherhood.
The raid came in the wake of a headline-grabbing demonstration at al-Azhar University in Cairo on Sunday. Student members of the Brotherhood, the Islamist group that leads Egypt's opposition movement, marched in black militia-style uniforms and masks to protest the government's alleged harassment of Islamist students.
Authorities discovered large sums of cash and knives during the raids of the student dormitories, according to a statement from the Egyptian interior ministry. Ministry officials also accused Brotherhood leaders of trying to infiltrate student groups, encouraging youths to hold illegal demonstrations and teaching them martial arts.
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Tuesday, December 26, 2006
"Class X"
Well, what have we here, if not yet another "expert". At the ripe age of 23...
Could someone enlighten me as to what this "Class X" is all about? Must really be something special to make this "mad boember" an x-pert!
Story:
India -- A month before the Republic Day, the Delhi Police has arrested three alleged Lashkar-e-Toiba militants. Police said the three hail from Manipur and had come to Delhi with the intentions of carrying out bomb blasts in the market areas here.
Karnal Singh, Joint Commissioner (Special Cell), said it's the first time that the police have arrested Lashkar militants hailing from Manipur.
Of the three men arrested today, 23-year-old Salman Khurshid is the most important, said police. Khurshid was a resident of Imphal and had studied up to Class X. An expert in karate, police said.
Source
Could someone enlighten me as to what this "Class X" is all about? Must really be something special to make this "mad boember" an x-pert!
Story:
India -- A month before the Republic Day, the Delhi Police has arrested three alleged Lashkar-e-Toiba militants. Police said the three hail from Manipur and had come to Delhi with the intentions of carrying out bomb blasts in the market areas here.
Karnal Singh, Joint Commissioner (Special Cell), said it's the first time that the police have arrested Lashkar militants hailing from Manipur.
Of the three men arrested today, 23-year-old Salman Khurshid is the most important, said police. Khurshid was a resident of Imphal and had studied up to Class X. An expert in karate, police said.
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Monday, December 25, 2006
Cowabunga!
The green reptiles are coming closer ...
Story:
The Chinese calendar says 2007 is the Year of the Pig, but Warner Bros. is hoping to make it the Year of the Turtle.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Hollywood's most successful pizza-eating adolescent reptiles, are hoping to make a smashing big-screen comeback in a new computer-animated adventure.
Though the previous "Ninja Turtles" movies were live- action, with martial-arts experts sporting giant rubber suits to play the main characters, the new movie takes them back to their cartoon roots with computerized effects.
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Story:
The Chinese calendar says 2007 is the Year of the Pig, but Warner Bros. is hoping to make it the Year of the Turtle.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Hollywood's most successful pizza-eating adolescent reptiles, are hoping to make a smashing big-screen comeback in a new computer-animated adventure.
Though the previous "Ninja Turtles" movies were live- action, with martial-arts experts sporting giant rubber suits to play the main characters, the new movie takes them back to their cartoon roots with computerized effects.
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Kongfu doctor
Kongfu? They must be referring to King-Kong Fu - a huge gorilla style of kung fu :-)
Story:
China -- Each morning some people practice kongfu in front of a hospital in Sanmenxia, Henan Province. Not the slow-motion qigong, but martial arts. They are hospital medical staff.
As doctor-patient confrontations become more violent and bloodier, these doctors and nurses hope that being better physically prepared can help them protect themselves if necessary.
Among these people, those most in need of such training are probably the obstetrics staff, probably the most understaffed, overworked, and most vulnerable to litigation.
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Story:
China -- Each morning some people practice kongfu in front of a hospital in Sanmenxia, Henan Province. Not the slow-motion qigong, but martial arts. They are hospital medical staff.
As doctor-patient confrontations become more violent and bloodier, these doctors and nurses hope that being better physically prepared can help them protect themselves if necessary.
Among these people, those most in need of such training are probably the obstetrics staff, probably the most understaffed, overworked, and most vulnerable to litigation.
Source
Sunday, December 24, 2006
Parents speak
Florida -- For the first time, Eyewitness News is hearing from the parents of children allegedly molested by a Kissimmee karate instructor.
The mother of one of the man's alleged victims said she's worried about her daughter's safety now that he could get out of jail.
“She was relieved he was in jail. She is terrified he is going to get out at anytime," she said.
Last week, a judge set the man's bond at $257,000. He's charged with more than 200 counts of child molestation for allegedly molesting several of his students at the Tiger's Den Karate Studio in Kissimmee.
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The mother of one of the man's alleged victims said she's worried about her daughter's safety now that he could get out of jail.
“She was relieved he was in jail. She is terrified he is going to get out at anytime," she said.
Last week, a judge set the man's bond at $257,000. He's charged with more than 200 counts of child molestation for allegedly molesting several of his students at the Tiger's Den Karate Studio in Kissimmee.
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Saturday, December 23, 2006
Eccentric, loner
UK -- A police worker fighting for life after being stabbed in the neck joined the force “to do something worthwhile”, his wife said yesterday.
She told how husband Gary quit his theatre boss job to become a police community support officer.
Gary Etchells, 47, who had no power to arrest, was knifed while helping evict a former karate teacher from his rented home. The tenant is regarded locally as an eccentric and a loner.
The dad-of-four had emergency surgery and was said to be critical but improving last night.
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She told how husband Gary quit his theatre boss job to become a police community support officer.
Gary Etchells, 47, who had no power to arrest, was knifed while helping evict a former karate teacher from his rented home. The tenant is regarded locally as an eccentric and a loner.
The dad-of-four had emergency surgery and was said to be critical but improving last night.
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Knife in 'The Tun'
Scotland -- A politician who has campaigned to reduce knife crime in Scotland helped tackle a blade-wielding suspect in a city bar last night.
North East Tory MSP Alex Johnstone called the police after spotting a man carrying a knife with a nine-inch blade in his back pocket in The Tun on Holyrood Road.
The MSP and his Musselburgh-based parliamentary adviser Jim Millar raced out of the pub after the man.
Mr Millar, 39, says that he was confident enough to follow the man because he is professionally trained in martial arts and how to deal with knife carriers.
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North East Tory MSP Alex Johnstone called the police after spotting a man carrying a knife with a nine-inch blade in his back pocket in The Tun on Holyrood Road.
The MSP and his Musselburgh-based parliamentary adviser Jim Millar raced out of the pub after the man.
Mr Millar, 39, says that he was confident enough to follow the man because he is professionally trained in martial arts and how to deal with knife carriers.
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A sting operation
One of the three local men arrested in the Flagler Beach sex sting filmed by "Dateline NBC" teaches children tae kwon do at a South Daytona martial arts school, police said.
The 31-year-old man believed his female decoy "Amber" was only 13 years old, investigators said.
But that didn't stop the South Daytona man from sending "Amber" adult videos and sexually explicit photos of himself and traveling to Flagler Beach on December 8 to meet her, they said.
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The 31-year-old man believed his female decoy "Amber" was only 13 years old, investigators said.
But that didn't stop the South Daytona man from sending "Amber" adult videos and sexually explicit photos of himself and traveling to Flagler Beach on December 8 to meet her, they said.
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Friday, December 22, 2006
World heritage sites
China -- Some of China's world heritage sites are poorly managed, China's Minister of Culture Sun Jiazheng admitted at a recent conference.
At the national conference on world heritage protection, Sun said some local governments that make applications for world heritage status are aimed purely at tourism and economy development.
A number of accidents have been reported at heritage sites in China in recent years. Wudang Mountain in central China's Hubei Province, declared a World Heritage site in 1994, saw its 600-year-old Yuzhengong Palace burn to ashes in 2003 in a fire caused by a careless employee of a martial arts school.
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At the national conference on world heritage protection, Sun said some local governments that make applications for world heritage status are aimed purely at tourism and economy development.
A number of accidents have been reported at heritage sites in China in recent years. Wudang Mountain in central China's Hubei Province, declared a World Heritage site in 1994, saw its 600-year-old Yuzhengong Palace burn to ashes in 2003 in a fire caused by a careless employee of a martial arts school.
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Positive Pride doping tests
Pride mixed martial arts fighters Vitor Belfort and Pawel Nastula have been suspended for nine months by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for positive drug tests.
Belfort was also fined US$10,000 while Nastula was fined $6,500, commission executive director Keith Kizer said Thursday. Belfort tested positive for 4-Hydroxytestosterone while Nastula's test showed for Nandrolone, pseudoephedrine, ephedrine and phenylpropanolamine.
Both fighters were tested after Japanese-based Pride's debut show in the U.S., held Oct. 21 in Las Vegas.
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Belfort was also fined US$10,000 while Nastula was fined $6,500, commission executive director Keith Kizer said Thursday. Belfort tested positive for 4-Hydroxytestosterone while Nastula's test showed for Nandrolone, pseudoephedrine, ephedrine and phenylpropanolamine.
Both fighters were tested after Japanese-based Pride's debut show in the U.S., held Oct. 21 in Las Vegas.
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Thursday, December 21, 2006
Weapon haul
A Belgian tourist travelling from the Philippines has been caught with 17 martial-arts related weapons during a routine baggage check at Melbourne airport.
A customs officer found the items in 33-year-old's luggage yesterday morning. The haul was made up of seven nuchukus, four extendable batons and six knuckledusters painted in an army camouflage pattern.
Spokesman for Customs Matt Wardell said: "He didn't present them to customs officers when he was asked ... It is a serious offence because there is the potential for these weapons to make their way into the community, where they could be used in the commission of crimes."
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A customs officer found the items in 33-year-old's luggage yesterday morning. The haul was made up of seven nuchukus, four extendable batons and six knuckledusters painted in an army camouflage pattern.
Spokesman for Customs Matt Wardell said: "He didn't present them to customs officers when he was asked ... It is a serious offence because there is the potential for these weapons to make their way into the community, where they could be used in the commission of crimes."
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One (empty) hand
Visakhapatnam, India -- Watching the 12-year-old Nadipalli Akshita practice various Karate steps with the ease of any national Champion is a sight that hardly anyone would like to give a miss. But for this single-handed teenaged girl, it's just another day of life devoted to martial arts.
Akshita, during the last six-year association with the awe-inspiring game, requiring an extremely tough practice routine, has vanquished hundreds of opponents in various bouts. She has won her matches despite being a one-handed player.
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Akshita, during the last six-year association with the awe-inspiring game, requiring an extremely tough practice routine, has vanquished hundreds of opponents in various bouts. She has won her matches despite being a one-handed player.
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Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Getting closer ...
I told you so ... It will not be long before the first Diaper-Dan™ black belt arrives! Cute? Yes. Karate? No. And seriously - how often do you hear parents that are not proud of the little one?
Story:
Canada -- A little girl has earned a karate belt -- at the age of two. Mollie James got the red belt by proving she could do a front kick, a punch, two turns and four defensive blocks.
Her parents Deborah and Simon are both black belts and full-time karate instructors. They bought Mollie and her sister, Kinsie, karate outfits on the day they were born. Deborah, from Havant, Hants, told the London Sun: "We are very proud of her."
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Story:
Canada -- A little girl has earned a karate belt -- at the age of two. Mollie James got the red belt by proving she could do a front kick, a punch, two turns and four defensive blocks.
Her parents Deborah and Simon are both black belts and full-time karate instructors. They bought Mollie and her sister, Kinsie, karate outfits on the day they were born. Deborah, from Havant, Hants, told the London Sun: "We are very proud of her."
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She signed up
Nancy VanderBrink wanted to join Winthrop University's Chinese Martial Arts Club but knew her parents wouldn't approve.
VanderBrink has retina problems as a result of being born three months premature. Cataracts complicated the matter. She already is legally blind and if she were to receive a hit in the head, she might go completely blind. Parents worry about things like that.
The martial arts club has never had a member with a disability before. While contemplating the idea, revelation struck VanderBrink. "My logic is I'm going to lose (my vision) anyway," she said. "I might as well enjoy it while I got it."
She signed up.
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VanderBrink has retina problems as a result of being born three months premature. Cataracts complicated the matter. She already is legally blind and if she were to receive a hit in the head, she might go completely blind. Parents worry about things like that.
The martial arts club has never had a member with a disability before. While contemplating the idea, revelation struck VanderBrink. "My logic is I'm going to lose (my vision) anyway," she said. "I might as well enjoy it while I got it."
She signed up.
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Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Too much to handle
Fourteen years of martial arts training came in handy last Friday for Chuck Meese of Dover.
Meese, 32, is a second-degree black belt and an instructor at Karam’s Martial Arts in Dover. He was practicing some techniques with student Bob Neidenthal of Strasburg when he learned a man was seen breaking into cars in the school’s parking lot.
Meese said a woman had come into the school to buy some martial arts supplies. She left but came right back in and reported what she had seen. She said the man tried to sell her drugs and she refused. Meese said he and Neidenthal – dressed in their karate gear – went outside to investigate.
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Meese, 32, is a second-degree black belt and an instructor at Karam’s Martial Arts in Dover. He was practicing some techniques with student Bob Neidenthal of Strasburg when he learned a man was seen breaking into cars in the school’s parking lot.
Meese said a woman had come into the school to buy some martial arts supplies. She left but came right back in and reported what she had seen. She said the man tried to sell her drugs and she refused. Meese said he and Neidenthal – dressed in their karate gear – went outside to investigate.
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Monday, December 18, 2006
Dangerous ...
Dangerous? What's next - someone who can kill, simply by talking about dental floss? I would argue that being "an accomplished martial arts practitioner" is not the same as being dangerous (dangerously stupid, maybe...).
You may however become a dangerous individual, by turning into a religious fanatic - and yes, any religion will do just fine.
Story:
New York: A judge on Thursday refused to order a terrorism suspect moved out of solitary confinement after prosecutors claimed he was so dangerous he suggested using prayer beads as a strangulation tool.
U.S. District Judge Loretta A. Preska denied the request by lawyers for Tarik Shah and his co-defendants that they be moved from special housing that leaves them isolated while they await trial.
The men are awaiting trial on charges that they conspired to help a terrorist organization.
Preska said the government had offered tape recordings to support that Shah was an accomplished martial arts practitioner who had tried to recruit others to join al-Qaida and offered to train them.
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You may however become a dangerous individual, by turning into a religious fanatic - and yes, any religion will do just fine.
Story:
New York: A judge on Thursday refused to order a terrorism suspect moved out of solitary confinement after prosecutors claimed he was so dangerous he suggested using prayer beads as a strangulation tool.
U.S. District Judge Loretta A. Preska denied the request by lawyers for Tarik Shah and his co-defendants that they be moved from special housing that leaves them isolated while they await trial.
The men are awaiting trial on charges that they conspired to help a terrorist organization.
Preska said the government had offered tape recordings to support that Shah was an accomplished martial arts practitioner who had tried to recruit others to join al-Qaida and offered to train them.
Source
Sunday, December 17, 2006
Goalie for the boys
Got pressure? If not, try being the quarterback for the Chicago Bears. Or the president of the United States. Or a hockey goalie ... or make that a girl hockey goalie on a boys team.
Katie Herron performs her demanding gig with grace.
"I think this is one of the hardest positions in all sports," said Herron, a Lake Central junior who's the No. 1 goalie for the Indians' varsity team. "You're the last line of defense. When someone scores on me, it's always 'What could I have done to prevent that?'
Off the ice, Katie is trained in martial arts. "It helps with my quickness and reaction," she said.
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Katie Herron performs her demanding gig with grace.
"I think this is one of the hardest positions in all sports," said Herron, a Lake Central junior who's the No. 1 goalie for the Indians' varsity team. "You're the last line of defense. When someone scores on me, it's always 'What could I have done to prevent that?'
Off the ice, Katie is trained in martial arts. "It helps with my quickness and reaction," she said.
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Friday, December 15, 2006
More victims
A Daly City karate teacher originally accused of molesting two former students had his felony charges hiked to 47 after three more young women came forward with allegations.
The case involving the three new alleged victims was consolidated Thursday with the original charges against the 43-year-old man. He is now scheduled for jury trial on 47 felonies from all five victims February 26.
The alleged victims all attended Palmiano’s martial arts school, Karate Do USA, on Mission Street in Daly City. The first two came forward to report Palmiano molested them between January 2005 and this year.
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The case involving the three new alleged victims was consolidated Thursday with the original charges against the 43-year-old man. He is now scheduled for jury trial on 47 felonies from all five victims February 26.
The alleged victims all attended Palmiano’s martial arts school, Karate Do USA, on Mission Street in Daly City. The first two came forward to report Palmiano molested them between January 2005 and this year.
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Thursday, December 14, 2006
"Would never walk"
This is an older story (from 2002). Still, it's a great inspirational piece!
Story:
A south Wales schoolgirl with cerebral palsy has stunned her doctors by taking up the tough sport of kick-boxing, after being told she would never be able to walk when she was a baby.
Twelve-year-old Sinead Lurvey, from Cwmbran, is partially paralysed down one side of her body, but has won her first belt just eight weeks after going into the gym.
Sinead was seven-months-old when doctors told her parents she would be disabled by the physical condition which affects movement as a result of an injury to the brain.
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A south Wales schoolgirl with cerebral palsy has stunned her doctors by taking up the tough sport of kick-boxing, after being told she would never be able to walk when she was a baby.
Twelve-year-old Sinead Lurvey, from Cwmbran, is partially paralysed down one side of her body, but has won her first belt just eight weeks after going into the gym.
Sinead was seven-months-old when doctors told her parents she would be disabled by the physical condition which affects movement as a result of an injury to the brain.
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Read more inspirational martial arts stories at Your Martial Arts Resources
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
'Con fu'
UK -- A martial arts expert who fiddled £34,000 of disability allowance by pretending he had a bad back was caught on tape teaching karate classes.
The man — who has worked as a TV fight adviser on The Bill and Corrie — suffered genuine back problems in 1994 which stopped him coaching.
He returned to martial arts instructing in 2001 — demonstrating flying kicks and flinging karate and jujitsu pupils around mats on the floor, despite claiming he had a ruptured disc.
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The man — who has worked as a TV fight adviser on The Bill and Corrie — suffered genuine back problems in 1994 which stopped him coaching.
He returned to martial arts instructing in 2001 — demonstrating flying kicks and flinging karate and jujitsu pupils around mats on the floor, despite claiming he had a ruptured disc.
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Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Drunk and abusive
This man was last seen on the TV programme ‘It’s me or the fat dog’ on November 21, when his wife’s pet chihuahua was trying to battle the bulge.
On Tuesday the former amateur boxer appeared at Bedford Magistrates’ Court and pleaded guilty to charges of assaulting a police officer.
Magistrates were told that the man returned home just before midnight drunk and abusive. The police were called, after he began throwing his wife’s clothes out of the house.
Officers warned him that he faced arrest for breach of the peace and tried to talk him into leaving the house to calm down. The man attempted to go back into the house and five officers were involved in arresting him.
One of the officers was struck in the face and officers were instructed to use CS gas in the man’s apprehension.
The accused accepted that he may have struck the officer in a reckless manner but as he was a boxer and practises martial arts, the results of the punch would have been very different if he had intended to hit the policeman.
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On Tuesday the former amateur boxer appeared at Bedford Magistrates’ Court and pleaded guilty to charges of assaulting a police officer.
Magistrates were told that the man returned home just before midnight drunk and abusive. The police were called, after he began throwing his wife’s clothes out of the house.
Officers warned him that he faced arrest for breach of the peace and tried to talk him into leaving the house to calm down. The man attempted to go back into the house and five officers were involved in arresting him.
One of the officers was struck in the face and officers were instructed to use CS gas in the man’s apprehension.
The accused accepted that he may have struck the officer in a reckless manner but as he was a boxer and practises martial arts, the results of the punch would have been very different if he had intended to hit the policeman.
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Monday, December 11, 2006
A protective order
Just what we need - another crazy "expert".
Story:
New Hampshire -- A local man known for teaching martial arts to city and state police officers has been charged with violating a protective order.
The 40-year-old man was arrested by police on August 1, after his estranged wife called the emergency 911 line to report he was following her in spite of a court order for him to stay away.
The man's former wife testified she left the police station and drove along back roads, describing many turns she made along the way, with her ex-husband allegedly following her at each turn. En route, she testified, she could see Chase in her rearview mirror and described him as looking angry.
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Story:
New Hampshire -- A local man known for teaching martial arts to city and state police officers has been charged with violating a protective order.
The 40-year-old man was arrested by police on August 1, after his estranged wife called the emergency 911 line to report he was following her in spite of a court order for him to stay away.
The man's former wife testified she left the police station and drove along back roads, describing many turns she made along the way, with her ex-husband allegedly following her at each turn. En route, she testified, she could see Chase in her rearview mirror and described him as looking angry.
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Chan hurt
Actor Jackie Chan has been injured while shooting a scene for Rush Hour 3. The 52-year-old martial arts expert re-injured his chest, according to Variety magazine.
Chan originally hurt his chest in March while filming the action comedy Rob-B-Hood. According to initial reports, Chan is free from internal injury and has no broken bones.
Chan who normally does many of his own stunt work, tried to work through the pain by wearing a support belt and taking pain medication.
“I was in a lot of pain because it was in the same spot where I had gotten hurt during the filming of Rob-B-Hood,” he said.
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Chan originally hurt his chest in March while filming the action comedy Rob-B-Hood. According to initial reports, Chan is free from internal injury and has no broken bones.
Chan who normally does many of his own stunt work, tried to work through the pain by wearing a support belt and taking pain medication.
“I was in a lot of pain because it was in the same spot where I had gotten hurt during the filming of Rob-B-Hood,” he said.
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Pandastic
I suppose Jean-Claude Pan Damme will play the leading role? No? Dang!
Story:
In 2008, DreamWorks will release "Kung Fu Panda," an animated epic about a pudgy noodle waiter - reportedly the laziest animal in China - who trains in the martial arts to save the country. Kind of like a fuzzy "Mulan."
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Story:
In 2008, DreamWorks will release "Kung Fu Panda," an animated epic about a pudgy noodle waiter - reportedly the laziest animal in China - who trains in the martial arts to save the country. Kind of like a fuzzy "Mulan."
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Poor judgement
A 24-year-old Kitchener man has been charged after an incident in which an elementary school was locked down on Wednesday after a topless man was seen practising martial arts at the playground, armed with a stick.
Police were called to Notre Dame School on Rosemount Drive in Kitchener after school staff reported the man. Students were locked down for their safety, police said.
It was a case of poor judgment in terms of where to practise martial arts, said Staff Sgt. Gary Haffner. A man has been charged with mischief -- interfering with lawful enjoyment of property, causing a disturbance and two counts of breach of probation.
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Police were called to Notre Dame School on Rosemount Drive in Kitchener after school staff reported the man. Students were locked down for their safety, police said.
It was a case of poor judgment in terms of where to practise martial arts, said Staff Sgt. Gary Haffner. A man has been charged with mischief -- interfering with lawful enjoyment of property, causing a disturbance and two counts of breach of probation.
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Sunday, December 10, 2006
Cartoonist trouble
Miami -- Friday morning, a freelance cartoonist called his brother-in-law and said: "Take care of my kids. Don't let them watch TV today."
The man -- dressed in a black FBI polo shirt and concealing what turned out to be a toy machine gun -- spoke to a security guard, then headed up to El Nuevo Herald's sixth-floor newsroom, where he barricaded himself for 3 1/2 hours in the office of the El Nuevo Herald Executive Editor before surrendering to police.
The man, an award-winning cartoonist and karate black belt who turns 51 Monday, had been struggling with personal problems, including a disintegrating marriage and financial difficulties.
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The man -- dressed in a black FBI polo shirt and concealing what turned out to be a toy machine gun -- spoke to a security guard, then headed up to El Nuevo Herald's sixth-floor newsroom, where he barricaded himself for 3 1/2 hours in the office of the El Nuevo Herald Executive Editor before surrendering to police.
The man, an award-winning cartoonist and karate black belt who turns 51 Monday, had been struggling with personal problems, including a disintegrating marriage and financial difficulties.
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Friday, December 08, 2006
OK'd for mall
A martial arts studio in Warren will be allowed to remain in business, three weeks after city officials criticized the owners for selling weapons.
Macomb Martial Arts Academy had opened inside Universal Mall in May, apparently after slipping through government cracks. When the owners sought a certificate of occupancy, a city officials told them a special land-use permit to operate in a mall was needed first.
Warren's Planning Commission recommended the permit be issued but only if the owners stop selling martial arts weapons. When the matter went before the City Council, dismayed council members delayed action on permit request after learning the owners waited until a public hearing on their permit before pulling the items.
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Macomb Martial Arts Academy had opened inside Universal Mall in May, apparently after slipping through government cracks. When the owners sought a certificate of occupancy, a city officials told them a special land-use permit to operate in a mall was needed first.
Warren's Planning Commission recommended the permit be issued but only if the owners stop selling martial arts weapons. When the matter went before the City Council, dismayed council members delayed action on permit request after learning the owners waited until a public hearing on their permit before pulling the items.
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Thursday, December 07, 2006
Found him hanging
A professional jujitsu fighter charged with trying to open a cabin door of a Dulles-bound airliner at 30,000 feet tried to commit suicide in his Leesburg jail cell, authorities said yesterday.
Carlos Alberto de Oliveira, 43, was taken to Central State Hospital in Petersburg after officials at the Loudoun County jail found him hanging in his cell Tuesday night, said Loudoun Public Defender Lorie E. O'Donnell.
The Brazilian national apparently became distraught after the court declined for a second time this week to hear his motion to enter into a plea agreement with prosecutors, O'Donnell said.
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Carlos Alberto de Oliveira, 43, was taken to Central State Hospital in Petersburg after officials at the Loudoun County jail found him hanging in his cell Tuesday night, said Loudoun Public Defender Lorie E. O'Donnell.
The Brazilian national apparently became distraught after the court declined for a second time this week to hear his motion to enter into a plea agreement with prosecutors, O'Donnell said.
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Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Ninja, hunter, nutcase
Connecticut -- Police arrested a man for climbing onto the roof of Watertown Plaza while allegedly claiming to be a "ninja," who then assaulted several officers after being placed under arrest.
Tuesday, November 14 at approximately 1:10 p.m., a police officer responded to the report of an individual in Watertown Plaza climbing up street signs and utility poles and appearing to be trying to gain access to the roof. The subject attempted to walk away from the officer's approach but was pointed out by passerbys. As the officer approached the individual, it was that observed that his pant legs were rolled up to his knees, he wore a ripped shirt and a bandana around his neck.
When questioned, the 21-year-old Bethlehem resident claimed, in a menacing manner, that he was "a ninja" and was "practicing to hunt lions."
At Police Headquarters he was placed in a holding cell prior to being formally fingerprinted and he began to climb the bars and hang upside down in the cell.
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Tuesday, November 14 at approximately 1:10 p.m., a police officer responded to the report of an individual in Watertown Plaza climbing up street signs and utility poles and appearing to be trying to gain access to the roof. The subject attempted to walk away from the officer's approach but was pointed out by passerbys. As the officer approached the individual, it was that observed that his pant legs were rolled up to his knees, he wore a ripped shirt and a bandana around his neck.
When questioned, the 21-year-old Bethlehem resident claimed, in a menacing manner, that he was "a ninja" and was "practicing to hunt lions."
At Police Headquarters he was placed in a holding cell prior to being formally fingerprinted and he began to climb the bars and hang upside down in the cell.
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Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Vicious attack
New Zealand -- A 23-year-old man was walking with a friend through Te Aro Park in Wellington about 2 a.m., when he was approached by a Polynesian man in his mid-20s.
The man threw some punches at the 23-year-old, before turning on his friend, who tried to intervene. The 23-year-old then victim tried to stop the fight by jumping on to the man's back, but was thrown off.
The offender then used a "martial arts style roundhouse kick" to kick the victim in the head, a police spokesman said.
The victim fell back, hitting his head on the ground, and lost consciousness. Police said the victim had undergone emergency surgery but had not yet regained consciousness.
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The man threw some punches at the 23-year-old, before turning on his friend, who tried to intervene. The 23-year-old then victim tried to stop the fight by jumping on to the man's back, but was thrown off.
The offender then used a "martial arts style roundhouse kick" to kick the victim in the head, a police spokesman said.
The victim fell back, hitting his head on the ground, and lost consciousness. Police said the victim had undergone emergency surgery but had not yet regained consciousness.
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Monday, December 04, 2006
Racist remarks
Austria -- Four Vienna police officers have been suspended from duty after they allegedly made crude and racist remarks to a two-time Austrian Olympic athlete.
The four were relieved of duty Thursday pending an investigation into the incident, which officials said happened on Sunday — the latest in a string of scandals implicating police in the Austrian capital.
Tuncay Caliskan, a taekwondo specialist of Turkish extraction who competed for Austria in the 2000 Sydney Olympics and 2004 Athens Olympics and hopes to make the team for the 2008 Games in Beijing, said the four used extremely foul and abusive language and repeated racist slurs.
Caliskan, 29, said the officers ridiculed him when he went to a police station for help after an unknown assailant threatened him with a baseball bat, and that the situation rapidly escalated at the station.
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The four were relieved of duty Thursday pending an investigation into the incident, which officials said happened on Sunday — the latest in a string of scandals implicating police in the Austrian capital.
Tuncay Caliskan, a taekwondo specialist of Turkish extraction who competed for Austria in the 2000 Sydney Olympics and 2004 Athens Olympics and hopes to make the team for the 2008 Games in Beijing, said the four used extremely foul and abusive language and repeated racist slurs.
Caliskan, 29, said the officers ridiculed him when he went to a police station for help after an unknown assailant threatened him with a baseball bat, and that the situation rapidly escalated at the station.
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Sunday, December 03, 2006
Karate spice
(Former Spice Girl) Emma Bunton learnt karate as a child to protect herself from bullies.
The former Spice Girl says her mother - a martial arts teacher - thought it was important she learnt how to defend herself because she was so small.
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The former Spice Girl says her mother - a martial arts teacher - thought it was important she learnt how to defend herself because she was so small.
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Fake monks
Police fired warning shots as scores of officers battled to arrest up to 60 fake monks in the south-western Chinese city of Chengdu, police and news reports said on Friday.
The men were selling Buddhist trinkets on streets in Chengdu's Wuzhou district when they beat up two suspicious journalists, who later reported them to police.
The agency said more than 100 police were sent to arrest the men, after more than 20 of the fake monks surrounded and beat up the journalists.
The men all had shaven heads and claimed to be from the famous Shaolin Buddhist temple in the central province of Henan.
They offered to perform Shaolin martial arts for 10 yuan (1.2 dollars) and sold Buddhist amulets for up to 20 yuan (2.4 dollars), the report said.
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The men were selling Buddhist trinkets on streets in Chengdu's Wuzhou district when they beat up two suspicious journalists, who later reported them to police.
The agency said more than 100 police were sent to arrest the men, after more than 20 of the fake monks surrounded and beat up the journalists.
The men all had shaven heads and claimed to be from the famous Shaolin Buddhist temple in the central province of Henan.
They offered to perform Shaolin martial arts for 10 yuan (1.2 dollars) and sold Buddhist amulets for up to 20 yuan (2.4 dollars), the report said.
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'Shaken baby syndrome'
On Thursday, Grantville investigators arrested a Coweta County martial arts instructor for allegedly shaking a 16-month-old baby unconscious, causing permanent brain damage.
The man states on his Web site that he is an instructor of a form of martial arts he created called "Bealach de Cath," or "Way of Battle."
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The man states on his Web site that he is an instructor of a form of martial arts he created called "Bealach de Cath," or "Way of Battle."
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Saturday, December 02, 2006
Child molestation
A 25-year-old, former martial arts instructor charged with child molestation was sentenced to a year in jail Thursday. He was indicted in May on one charge of child molestation stemming from a sexual relationship he admitted to having with a 15-year-old girl while he was working as an instructor at Martial Arts America.
The girl became pregnant and the two later married. The man, who was supported in the courtroom by his family and friends and the girl's parents, pleaded guilty to the lesser included charge of statutory rape Thursday.
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The girl became pregnant and the two later married. The man, who was supported in the courtroom by his family and friends and the girl's parents, pleaded guilty to the lesser included charge of statutory rape Thursday.
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Friday, December 01, 2006
Domestic dispute
No charges will be filed against the South Bend Police officer who shot and killed a man in the line of duty Monday.
Prosecutors say Patrolman Jason King did what was absolutely necessary to defend his own life and the homicide has been ruled justifiable. Officer King responded to a domestic dispute call on Monday.
When he arrived he spotted 25-year-old Joseph Hanrath in the neighborhood. Hanrath matched the description of the offender in that call. Patrolman King chased him until Hanrath turned on the policeman and attacked him. Police say Hanrath used a military or martial arts move to choke Officer King.
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Prosecutors say Patrolman Jason King did what was absolutely necessary to defend his own life and the homicide has been ruled justifiable. Officer King responded to a domestic dispute call on Monday.
When he arrived he spotted 25-year-old Joseph Hanrath in the neighborhood. Hanrath matched the description of the offender in that call. Patrolman King chased him until Hanrath turned on the policeman and attacked him. Police say Hanrath used a military or martial arts move to choke Officer King.
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