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Martial Arts

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2012

    Hanamatsuri Festival This Weekend in Anaheim

    ​This weekend the Orange County Buddhist Church in Anaheim will host its annual Hanamatsuri flower festival--a celebration of the birth of Buddha, with music and of course, food. And like I wrote last year, the parking situation might test your patience, but the rest of the afternoon will put you ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2011

    Tito Ortiz says Goodbye to "The Bad Boy of Huntington Beach," Hello to "The Peoples Champ"

    ​Move over, "Huntington Beach Bad Boy." It's "The People's Champ."That's the new nickname the UFC's Tito Ortiz says he now prefers over his old one.

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2011

    Duff McKagan on his Sensei, Going Back to School, and Finding a New Singer for Velvet Revolver

    ​Founding Guns n' Roses bassist Duff McKagan released his autobiography this week, It's So Easy...and Other Lies, and is currently on a promotional tour which brings him to Costa Mesa on October 8. Rock bios have been increasing in number lately, but few are as enjoyable as McKagan's. While Duff ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2011

    Tito Ortiz Can't Drive (Part II): Wrecks His Rolls, Cries, But Fine For Upcoming UFC Fight

    "I needz driving lessons!"The grill of ​Tito Ortiz's white Rolls-Royce Phantom has a slight resemblance to the UFC fighter's face after recent losing bouts. The "Huntington Beach Bad Boy" got himself and his $300,000-plus Rolls into a three-car fender-bender in Costa Mesa on Sunday afternoon, acco ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2011

    Wu Tang's RZA May Join 'G.I. Joe' Sequel

    ​ Wu-Tang Clan rapper/producer-turned-actor RZA could play a martial arts expert named the Blind Master in the G.I. Joe sequel, says MTV. The character  trained Joe commandos Snake Eyes and Jinx. D.J. Cotrona, who appears on the TV show Detroit 1-8-7, is another potential new face. RZA and C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2011

    Planet Tito Ortiz-Jenna Jameson: Break-Up, Twitter War, Staredown, YouTubed, Making Murder Plot Bail

    ​It is perhaps a reflection of their rocky relationship that the least strange news to come out of Camp Tito Ortiz-Jenna Jameson recently is that the former porn queen and "Huntington Beach Bad Boy" have split up again.With that out of the way, we are free to focus on the alleged murder plot maste ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2011

    This Weekend: Hanamatsuri Festival at Orange County Buddhist Church

    Flickr User Varin Tsai​The parking situation will test your patience, but the rest of the afternoon will put you at peace. The Hanamatsuri flower festival is a celebration of the birth of Buddha and it happens this weekend at the Orange County Buddhist Church in Anaheim.

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2011

    [UPDATED] Tito Ortiz Takes Beating Before Next UFC Bout

    ​UPDATE, FEB. 21, 1:42 P.M.: A concussion and gash suffered in a head bump with his training partner has forced Jesse Ortiz off the UFC Fight Night 24 card."The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" had been scheduled to fight Antonio Rogerio Nogueira on March 26 in Seattle. Phil Davis will step in for Ortiz ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2011

    Tito Ortiz Takes Beating Before Next UFC Bout

    ​Poor Tito Ortiz.The "Huntington Beach Bad Boy" does not even fight Antonio Rogerio Nogueira until March 26, but an army of UFC pundits have predicted an Ortiz loss ever since the "UFC Fight Night Live" card was announced. And when UFC President Dana White is not spouting off about women never fig ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2011

    When Will Women Beat on Women in the UFC Octagon? Dana White Says 'Never'

    ​No sport in the past half-century has grabbed public attention as quickly and intensely as mixed-martial arts. And Dana White and his league, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), have been at the forefront from the beginning. Fight after fight, the pay-per-view dollars come pouring in, and s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2010

    Lords of Combat Brings MMA to OC Tonight

    ​Listen, maggots: Don't go thinking Lords of SoCal 1 at the Bren Events Center on the campus of UC Irvine tonight is just another mixed-martial arts bone crush."Spurred by a vision of SoCal as the birthplace of American MMA, Lords of Combat is poised to build SoCal's MMA nerve center," proclaims t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2010

    Luis Alberto Pineda Faces More Boy Sex Counts

    ​Publicity in the Orange County Register about the boy-sex charges against Luis Alberto Pineda have led to more counts against the 29-year-old soccer coach and martial arts instructor.Pineda, 29, was arrested Aug. 5 on suspicion of molesting five boys. Two more youths have been added to the case, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2010

    Luis Alberto Pineda Accused of Molesting Boys He Met as Soccer Coach and Karate Instructor

    ​Law enforcement is asking people to come forward if they have information on a 29-year-old Anaheim resident who taught martial arts and coached youth soccer in Fullerton.Luis Alberto Pineda is facing multiple child molestation charges in the sexual assaults of two young boys he met while coaching ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2010

    Dana Point Martial Arts Shop Tops Hot List

    ​The Dragon Institute on Pacific Coast Highway in Dana Point has nabbed the No. 1 spot of MyFoxLA's "Hot List" for Orange County martial arts shops.The institute specializes in Wing Chun Kung Fu that teaches how smaller, weaker persons can defend themselves against big creeps or county Supervisor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2010

    Rapper Game Tweets "Rampage Jackson is an Orange County HOUSE WIFE"

    ​"Rampage Jackson is an Orange County 'HOUSE WIFE'. I'm from the streets champ, I mean chump!!! Lose lips sink ships....... #checkyaself 10:01 AM Aug 4th via web." That was a tweet rapper Game directed at Irvine Ultimate Fighting Championship brawler and Orange County roa ... More >>

  • Film

    June 10, 2010

    Kung Fu Hustle

    Karate Kid remake too cynical to catch a fly with chopsticks

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2010

    Enter the Dragon . . . Institute

    Flickr user fitri.agung​Think you've got what it takes to tackle Bruce Lee's moves?

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2010

    "Steven Seagal Lawman" Quote of the Week (Season Finale)

    ​"You know, being a lifelong practitioner of the martial arts, I try to teach everyone not to fight the recoil of the weapon but more to become one with the weapon and let it be an extension of their body." --Steven Seagal, lawman, in voice over for scenes showing him teaching a fellow portly res ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2009

    Taco Bell Crime of the Week!

    ​In this case, Taco Bell wasn't the scene of a crime but rather the arrest of a criminal by his victim, who will probably get charged for his vengeance. Confused? So was I when trying to figure out where in California is Roseville...Patrons of a Roseville Taco Bell got a dinnertime demonstration c ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 19, 2009

    Kung Fu Monks

    Bowers Museum

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2009

    Former UFC Fighter Kimo Leopoldo Arrested in Tustin

    TMZ is reporting that former UFC fighter Kimo Leopoldo was arrested this afternoon in Tustin after police discovered a "small amount of what is believed to be meth" in his car.What's interesting is what led them to search his car in the first place: He was dressed in a Long Beach police jumpsuit. H ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 22, 2009

    Hy, Tough Guy!

    Affliction: Day of Reckoning

  • Film

    January 15, 2009

    Bollywood Goes Far East for 'Chandni Chowk to China'

    Affliction: Day of Reckoning

  • Calendar

    December 25, 2008

    Chop Chop

    Jungua

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2008

    Deaths of OC MMA Fighter, Wife, Suspected to be Murder-Suicide

    The LA Times, industry publications the Wrestling Observer and Sherdog and plenty of other sources report that autopsy results are leading authorities to believe that the deaths of an Orange County professional mixed martial arts fighter and his wife were exactly what they appeared to be when news b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2008

    Babies, Porn Stars and Mixed-Martial Artists

    New York Post Page 6 columnist Richard Johnson reports today that retired porn star Jenna Jameson is having “Huntington Beach Bad Boy” Tito Ortiz's love child. Well, at least we think it's Tito's. Pity the fool who is the father if it is not. By the by, our image of Ortiz was shot by former W ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2008

    To Do Tonight 7/21

    2008 WORLD TAEKWONDO HANMADANG, 8 p.m. Witness the first time the World Taekwondo Hanmadang is held outside of Korea. You'll get to see people fighting each other and breaking things with their fists. Anaheim Convention Center 800 W. Katella Ave. Anaheim CA 92802 (714) 765-8950 KARAOKE, 9 p.m. On a ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 17, 2008

    Chip Off The Block

    World Taekwondo Hanmadang

  • Film

    May 29, 2008

    Tae Kwon Do Comedy 'The Foot Fist Way' Stars a Truly Cringe-Tastic Danny McBride

    World Taekwondo Hanmadang

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2008

    IFL Orange County team: R.I.P.

    According to an official inside the team-based mixed martial arts league known as the International Fight League, we will not have an Orange County team this year. Last year, our local team-- the Southern California Condors--was coached by Brazilian MMA legend Laguna Niguel-based Marco "King of th ... More >>

  • Culture

    January 31, 2008

    Caging Dr. Kessler

    Meet Orange County's ultimate fight doc

  • Features

    September 6, 2007

    Get in the Cage!

    After this weekend, Irvine’s Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson just might make mixed martial arts everyone’s favorite spectator sport

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2007

    Saturday's Headlines & Surprises: Pampering Predators

    To Catch--and Pamper!--a Predator: Where the hell is Chris Hansen with Dateline NBC? Why do I ask? Well, in Orange County, authority figures--particularly cops--nabbed for outrageous sexual conduct either get re-elected, promoted or pampered. The latest example is Jason David Rosewarne. The marr ... More >>

  • Film

    December 21, 2006

    A True Horror Classic

    When the Levees Broke

  • Film

    September 21, 2006

    Feckless

    Jet Li goes out with a whimper, not a bang

  • Film

    July 27, 2006

    Special Screenings

    Movie of the Week: The Rocky Horror Picture Show

  • News

    July 20, 2006

    Street-Fighting Men

    World Fighting Alliance

  • Unknown

    October 13, 2005

    Hong Kong Phooey

    World Fighting Alliance

  • Film

    April 21, 2005

    Kicks and Giggles

    Kung Fu Hustle delivers the action goods

  • Film

    April 21, 2005

    The Kickup Artist

    Hidden masters oeuvre a hybrid of humor and homage

  • Film

    February 10, 2005

    Elbows of Fury

    Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior and its soon-to-be-legendary star

  • Film

    December 2, 2004

    Love and Death

    Zhang Yimous House Of Flying Daggers

  • Features

    October 30, 2003

    Come to Papa

    Rampage Jackson: Savage brawler, loving father

  • Features

    December 6, 2001

    Hurry!

    Strange packages. High anxiety. Low-grade terror. Its holiday shopping time again, with us as your guides

  • Film

    February 22, 2001

    Why America Loves an Asian Martial-Arts Flick

    Strange packages. High anxiety. Low-grade terror. Its holiday shopping time again, with us as your guides

  • Film

    February 8, 2001

    Grabbing a Tiger by the Tale

    Why America almost loves Crouching Tiger

  • Film

    December 21, 2000

    Women Warriors

    Ang Lees Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

  • Columns

    November 16, 2000

    Letters

    Ang Lees Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

  • Features

    October 26, 2000

    1: Shall We Begin?

    Ang Lees Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

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