Karate Piñata

It's quite apparent that I was caught unaware of the fact that there was this thing called Karate Piñata - my bad!
If you're ready to get more kicks into your Mexican flavored festivities, here goes:

Gunned Down, MMA Fighter

California -- An American, 25-year-old MMA fighter and his 28-year-old friend were both gunned down in what was describes as an execution-style killing on the Mexican border, according to nbcsandiego.com.

Authorities in Mexico said the men were waiting in their company truck while waiting to cross into the U.S. before dawn at the San Ysidro border crossing Monday morning.

The two victims were carpooling from from their Tijuana homes into work in San Diego when they were shot and killed.

A gunman reportedly walked up to the company truck truck with U.S. (California) license plates and opened fire, killing both men as they sat in traffic.

Their employer in San Diego described the victims as diligent workers who had moved to the Mexican border city so they could afford to live on the beach, according to daytondailynews.coml.

"These were good guys," the employer said. "Obviously no one deserves to die like this, but these were good guys."

String of Violent Acts

Mexico -- The Chihuahua state police were reportedly investigating a string of violent acts, including the shooting death of a 45-year-old taekwondo instructor, according to elpasotimes.com.

Police said they have detained a 75-year-old landlord who is suspected of shooting his tenant, the martial arts teacher.

'The Wind of A Lion'

Jack Black is so impressed with his own wrestling prowess after training for new movie Nacho Libre he's keen to try out his fighting skills on martial arts action man Steven Seagal.

The movie funnyman trained with a real-life Mexican wrestler to play the Spandex-clad hero of the new film - and how he fancies his chances against Seagal.

Black quips he has developed his own unsavoury wrestling move: "The Wind of A Lion is basically a submission hold. You get the guy down, you sit on his face and then you release the lion's wind. That usually spells complete defeat."

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Soccer fan

According to media, a karate teacher in Mexico spent 89 hours riding a roller-coaster 1333 times non-stop to win tickets to the football ("soccer") World Cup from a TV station.

I guess you could call this guy a huge fan by any standard! 89 hours on a roller-coaster...
Maybe this guy's head has been on the receiving end of a little too many punches and kicks? :-)

Martial Arts Students Gain World View

Living conditions for some orphans in Mexico and India have improved thanks to a partnership between a Lawrence martial arts school and a Kansas City, Mo., volunteer organization.

Students — many of them youngsters — with ATA Blackbelt and Leadership Academy, 1540 Wakarusa Drive, have spent the past several months staging events that raised more than $8,000 for Help Art Liberate Orphans.

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