Martial Arts

This Weekend: Hanamatsuri Bazaar at The OC Buddhist Church

​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 and the year before that, the parking situation might test your patience, but the rest of ... More >>

Luis Alberto Pineda, Sicko Soccer and Karate Coach, Gets 285 Years to Life for Sex with Kids

When Luis Alberto Pineda was found guilty last month of sodomy, oral sex, sexual penetration and/or attempted sex acts with 10 boys and a girl he met through coaching soccer or teaching martial arts in North County, we noted he could get 255 years in state prison.We undershot. An incensed Orange Co ... More >>

Luis Alberto Pineda, Youth Soccer and Karate Coach, Guilty of Sex Acts with 10 Boys and a Girl

Luis Alberto Pineda could have 255 years to think about the disgusting things he did to 10 boys and a girl he met through coaching soccer or teaching martial arts in North County.That's the maximum prison time the Anaheim 31-year-old faces after a jury found him guilty Monday of more than 20 felony ... More >>

Tito Ortiz, "Bad Boy of Huntington Beach" and MMA Hall of Famer, Just Says No to Bullying

To look at Tito Ortiz now, you'd assume he bullied his share of classmates at Huntington Beach High School.But the retired UFC champion, MMA Hall of Famer and "Bad Boy of Huntington Beach" is coming back to his alma mater to advocate the exact opposite, speaking on behalf of a national anti-bullying ... More >>

Tito Ortiz, Retired UFC Hall of Famer, Manages New Career

Jacob Christopher Ortiz has criticized the Ultimate Fighting Championship for underpaying its talent and UFC president Dana White for wanting to promote himself over fighters.So what better man is there than the retired UFC Hall of Famer--better known as Tito Ortiz or "The Bad Boy of Huntington Beac ... More >>

Ian "Uncle Creepy" McCall's Arrest Extends Orange County's MMA Crime Wave

Are octagon-shaped jail cells in Orange County's future?It's worth asking as the local crime wave tied to mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters continues with Ian "Uncle Creepy" McCall's recent arrest in Irvine for outstanding warrants.

Tito Ortiz, UFC Hall of Fame-Bound, Retiring But Final Foe "Retiring From Life" with a Loss

The "Bad Boy of Huntington Beach" will be inducted into the Ultimate Fighting Championship Hall of Fame on July 6, according to UFC president Dana White.Win or lose, after Tito Ortiz's UFC 148 fight the next night in Las Vegas, he is retiring from the octagon.But if opponent Forrest Griffin loses, h ... More >>

On the Line: Keba Parker of A Bite Truck, Part Two

We were rather fortunate to run into some of Keba's friends at their first truck stop, and we thank them for contributing to our line of questioning. It made our interview even more entertaining. Our discussion turns to family, superheroes, and a certain quote, "Chefs are so crazy. If we weren't che ... More >>

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 >>

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.

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 >>

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 >>

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.

[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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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"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 >>

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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 >>

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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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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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 >>

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