Written by on February 11, 2006

Profile: Jet Li

Entertainment . Profiles

Jet Li was a martial art world champion several times. He started training at the Beijing martial art academy at age eight, and won five gold medals in the Chinese championships in the acrobatic martial art wushu when he was 11; his prize was a trip to Washington D.C. to meet President Richard Nixon. In Read More

Written by on February 10, 2006

The Bumbling Burglar

OffTopic

WEST BEND, Wis., USAAuthorities were seeking Thursday a burglar who allegedly took the time to make coffee, cook and eat meals, take showers, pick out a change of clothes, watch television and check his e-mail while inside three rural Washington County homes this month. The burglar left behind other valuables, including jewelry, firearms and electronic Read More

Written by on February 10, 2006

Chicago Karate Giant Dies in Plane Crash

Karate . News . Profiles

Ken Knudson started taking Martial Arts classes in 1965 in Chicago’s Northwest Side, it was a perfect fit. By the late 1960s, Knudson quit his job as a toolmaker and established Olympic Karate Studios throughout the Chicago area. He owned 10 studios but sold them in 1974 to concentrate on his hotel chain. In 2003 Read More

Written by on February 9, 2006

Only so much do I know, as I have lived.

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— Ralph Waldo Emerson Read More

Written by on February 8, 2006

Good Samaritan Abducted, Raped

Law Enforcement . News . Self-Defense

ASHFORD, CT, USA — A woman who said she had stopped to help a stranded motorist was apparently abducted Monday, raped and left tied to a tree, state police said. The 30-year-old woman was found at about 5:30 p.m. Monday in the woods near exit 72 off Interstate 84 tied to a tree. She told Read More

Written by on February 7, 2006

Bad news… Rhode Island, USA 0 … Russian Hackers 53,000

Identity Theft

Hackers steal credit card info from Rhode Island Website. Russian hackers broke into a Rhode Island government Website and allegedly stole credit card data from individuals who have done business online with state agencies. The Providence Journal reports that the hackers boasted two weeks ago on a Russianlanguage Website that they broke into the government Read More

Written by on February 6, 2006

To Funny to Pass up!

Fun Stuff

I had to post this… from WELLINGTON, New ZealandOrganizers of a vintage car rally reportedly have hired karate experts to protect the vehicles from marauding native parrots. About 40 members of a local karate club have been enlisted to protect the 140 classic cars due to visit an alpine village near Mt. Cook on New Read More

Written by on February 6, 2006

Contributions Sought

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The first month of the new year is behind us with much success. KarateTraining.org is taking shape and maturing rapidly. Our site traffic is increasing daily and spreading internationally! This Blog is gaining exposure which in itself is rewarding, the number of comments being made is increasing and I hope that continues. As we move Read More

Written by on February 5, 2006

Religion is a way of walking, not a way of talking.

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– Dean William R. Inge Read More

Written by on February 4, 2006

Is it a Family Thing?

Entertainment . OffTopic . Profiles

So it’s Saturday and I decided to do talk about something different…Nicole Saba. Now chances are that you have no idea who Nicole Saba is, honestly neither did I until a random search on my surname, Saba. But the more I read the more interested I became, especially since there is a remote chance we Read More

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