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Today's Quote...
"And
above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the
greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't
believe in magic will never find it."
Roald Dahl
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WEDNESDAY
September 2nd, 2020, AT 10:40 AM /
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DAILY
DOSE OF MOTIVATION...
Oh My... This is pretty much for Everyone
reading this! Let's have some FUN!
"Go Ahead. Underestimate Me,
That'll Be Fun."
TUESDAY
September 1st, 2020, AT 10:40 AM /
PST
DAILY
DOSE OF MOTIVATION...
""If you want others to be
happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion."
Dalai
Lama..
MORE
DAILY MOTIVATION...
MORE
DAILY MOTIVATION...
MONDAY
August 31st, 2020, AT 11:40 AM /
PST
DAILY
DOSE OF MOTIVATION...
"Imagination is the beginning of
creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine, and at last,
you create what you will."
George Bernard Shaw...
MORE
DAILY MOTIVATION...
"When I dare to be powerful –
to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less
important whether I am afraid."
Audre Lorde...
FRIDAY
August 28th, 2020, AT 11:40 AM /
PST
DAILY
DOSE OF MOTIVATION...
"There comes a moment in every life
when the Universe presents you with an opportunity to rise to your potential. An
open door that only requires the heart to walk through, seize it and hang on.
The choice is never simple. It's never easy. It's not supposed to be. But those
who travel this path have always looked back and realized that the test was
always about the heart... The rest is just practice."
Jaime
Buckley...
POSTED AT 3:50 PM /
PST
This past 6 months has tested us all.
Some more than others, mentally, physically, financially.
Today I came across this song and thought of
many of you and decided to dedicated to all of YOU!
All of you Gym Owners... Trainers, Coaches, Fighters, Officials, Promoters
and of course...
Even to all you FIGHT FANS we have all missed so much! I
will borrow parts of what Rob Siltanen said in his quote,
That this
dedication is to all you crazy ones. You misfits. You rebels.
You
troublemakers. You round pegs in the square holes. Those of you who see things
differently.
Those of you who have no respect for the status quo. Others
can quote you, disagree with you, glorify or vilify you.
About the only
thing they can't do is ignore YOU!
Some may see you as the crazy ones for
what you do, we as the IKF, ISCF and the IAB see Champions.
Because those
of you who are crazy enough to think you can be a Champion, are the ones who
Become one!
And the reason you can do so is simple...
Because all these trials, setbacks and hardships, have made you all even
you ladies out there,
A BAD MAN!
THURSDAY
August 27th, 2020, AT 11:40 AM /
PST
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FightersRep Selects
Dates for 2021
Who Will Reserve Their Date Next?
MORE INFO AT
FightersRep.com
For More Info Please Contact Mr. George Francis At (786)
348-8180 Or By E-mail At George@fightersrep.com
Or Promoter Assistant
Jesse Brown At (570) 352-4239
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DAILY
DOSE OF MOTIVATION...
We as the IKF & ISCF shall never forget
those who fought under our watch...
Win or lose, Champion or not... May you all remember the best of times you
have And learn from those that made you sad.
Like Christopher Robin to Pooh,
"Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver
than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think."
A.
A. Milne, creator of Winnie-the-Pooh...
MORE
DAILY MOTIVATION...
"Everyone Wants To be Successful, Till They
See What It Takes."
MORE
DAILY MOTIVATION...
"As we let our own light shine, we
unconsciously give other people permission to do the same."
Nelson
Mandela...
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WEDNESDAY
August 26th 2020, AT 10:40 AM /
PST
DAILY
DOSE OF MOTIVATION...
"Discipline is based on pride, on
meticulous attention to details, and on mutual respect and confidence.
Discipline must be a habit so ingrained that it is stronger than the excitement
of the goal or the fear of failure."
Gary Ryan Blair...
TUESDAY
August 25th 2020, AT 10:40 AM /
PST
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"Fighters Don't Die
In The Ring"
The Scary Truth All Trainers and Fighters Should
Know About
Second-Impact Syndrome |
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This link is to an article about
Second-Impact Syndrome. The article goes into pretty vast detail as to how it
relates to full contact fight sports as well as other contact sports.
The article was created to help those in these sports realize that
such injuries don't just happen in the moment, in the game or in the current
fight a fighter is in. The sad effects (death) are caused long before that final
incident or blow.
It was created to assist athletes as well as trainers
in taking care of themselves even during their training and stop thinking, "well
if I don't get hit too hard in the fight, or game, I should be ok."
Instead,
they need to be aware of what happens to them in previous bouts or games as well
as in practice or training for them.
Hopefully many of you will find the
article and it's information helpful.
CLICK HERE |
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DAILY MOTIVATION...
MONDAY
August 24th 2020, AT 10:40 AM /
PST
SUNDAY
August 20th 2020, AT 10:40 AM /
PST
"He who blames others has a long
way to go on his journey. He who blames himself is halfway there. He who blames
no one has arrived."
Chinese Proverb...
MONDAY
August 19th 2020, AT 10:40 AM /
PST
"Take things as they are. Punch
when you have to punch. Kick when you have to kick." Bruce Lee...
And this my friends, can apply to ALL things... Not just fighting...
FRIDAY
August 18th 2020, AT 10:40 AM /
PST
DAILY
DOSE OF MOTIVATION...
"The difference between something
good and something great is attention to detail."
Charles
Swindoll...
"Around here, we Don't Look
Backwards for Very Long.
We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and
doing new things, because we're curious…
and curiosity keeps leading
us down new paths."
Walt Disney...
GYM OWNERS...
NOW is the time to make those desired changes and little
upgrades at your schools and gyms.
A little paint, a little cleaning,
rearranging and if you can, even a little remodeling...
When your students
come back to class and training, don't just greet them with "Hello"
or "Welcome back", greet them with,
"What do you
think?"
So they can reply, "WOW!"
THURSDAY
August 17th 2020, AT 10:40 AM /
PST
DAILY
DOSE OF MOTIVATION...
"If you want to accomplish anything
in life, you can't just sit back and hope it will happen. You've got to make it
happen."
Chuck Norris...
MORE
DAILY MOTIVATION...
Never fear your feelings... Know what
your body is Really telling you...
MORE
DAILY MOTIVATION...
As Martial Artists, As Fighters, As
Trainers, As Coaches, As Promoters, As Officials, We ALL learned one very
important thing through all our training, and it's a bond we ALL Share
together...
NONE of us are Entitled to Anything!
If we want something, we don't wait for it to come to us, we go after it!
WE EARN IT!
MORE
DAILY MOTIVATION...
"I didn't come this far to only
come this far. I didn't come to participate, compete or take over. I've come to
dominate and show the world how great you can be at something if you dedicate
yourself to it. Be your own motivation."
Raymond Daniels.. Champion
Kickboxer
"Acknowledging the good that you
already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance."
Eckhart
Tolle...
FRIDAY
August 14th, 2020, AT 10:40 AM /
PST
DAILY
DOSE OF MOTIVATION...
"Don't confuse my personality with
my attitude. My personality is who I am. My attitude depends on who you are."
Frank Ocean...
THURSDAY
August 13th, 2020, AT 10:40 AM /
PST
DAILY
DOSE OF MOTIVATION...
"My attitude is that if you push me
towards something that you think is a weakness, then I will turn that perceived
weakness into a strength."
Michael Jordan...
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DAILY MOTIVATION...
MORE
DAILY MOTIVATION...
"People will notice the change in
your attitude towards them, but won't notice their behavior that made you
change."
WEDNESDAY
August 12th, 2020, AT 10:40 AM /
PST
DAILY
DOSE OF MOTIVATION...
FIND THE MAGIC IN
YOUR DREAMS
"If there's magic in boxing, it's
the magic of fighting battles beyond endurance, beyond cracked ribs, ruptured
kidneys and detached retinas. It's the magic of risking everything for a dream
that nobody sees but you."
Morgan Freeman as Eddie Scrap-Iron
Dupris, Million Dollar Baby...
TUESDAY
August 11th, 2020, AT 11:40 AM /
PST
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Master Shawn Shilati's
2021 Event Dates
Who Will Reserve Their Date Next?
MORE INFO AT
www.IFShowdown.com
For More Info Please Contact Mr. Shawn Shilati At (714)
588-9327 Or By E-mail At Mastershahin@aol.com
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SUNDAY
August 9th, 2020, AT 10:40 AM /
PST
When the dust clears and things get back to
normal, we will have plenty of these awaiting those worthy contenders...
Keep your eyes on the Gold everyone...
Be ready when your time comes...
SATURDAY
August 9th, 2020, AT 10:40 AM /
PST
To all our fellow IKF
Officials out there... Keep Patient...
When the time is right, we will meet again at Ringside...
L-R: CSAC / IKF Dr. Mitch Jelen, CSAC / IKF Dr. Gary
Furness, CSAC / IKF Official Dan Bam Bam Stell, Steve Fossum, CSAC / IKF
Official Elaine Jojola & Mrs. Jelen.
DAILY
DOSE OF MOTIVATION...
"The supreme quality for leadership
is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible, no matter
whether it is on a section gang, a football field, in an army, or in an office."
Dwight D. Eisenhower...
SATURDAY
August 8th, 2020, AT 10:40 AM /
PST
DAILY
DOSE OF MOTIVATION...
"Ability is what you are capable of
doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do
it."
Lou Holtz
FRIDAY
August 7th, 2020, AT 10:40 AM /
PST
DAILY
DOSE OF MOTIVATION...
"We travel the world in search of
what we need, and return home to find it."
Unknown…
MORE
DAILY MOTIVATION...
"In order to become the 1% you must
do what the other 99% wont."
MORE
DAILY MOTIVATION...
"Never let a win go to your head,
or a loss to your heart."
Anonymous...
TUESDAY
August 4th, 2020, AT 10:40 AM /
PST
DAILY
DOSE OF MOTIVATION...
"Things may come to those who wait,
but only the things left by those who hustle."
Abraham Lincoln...
MONDAY
August 3rd, 2020, AT 10:40 AM /
PST
DAILY
DOSE OF MOTIVATION...
"Life's not about how hard of a hit
you can give...It's about how many you can take, and still keep moving forward."
Sylvester
Stallone, Rocky..
MORE
DAILY MOTIVATION...
"Ask yourself if what you're doing
today is getting you closer to where you want to be tomorrow."
Unknown...
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SATURDAY
August 1st, 2020, AT 10:40 AM /
PST
Eventually, All this too shall pass...
And when it does, some of you Gladiators will be challenging for one of
these...
Any contenders out there?
IKF
Quietly Celabrates 28 Years This Month
Steve Fossum, IKF
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Looking back on 28 years of the IKF Yes, it was 28 years ago this month (August,
1992) when Dan Stell
and I created the IKF on the back of a
napkin at a Denny's restaurant in Newcastle, CA. We've been blessed to
see a lot of Super Stars all around the world and we continue to be blessed with
our work today.
Here is a look back at the first 3 IKF
events.
FIRST IKF
EVENT
The very first IKF
Event was on August 1st, 1992 at the Roseville Fairgrounds, in Roseville,
California, USA. I was the promoter and our plan was I would host 3 events to
get things kicked off, which I did. However, I didn't have to as our new ideas
on how to run a sanctioning body brought new light to the world of Kickboxing.
So, who might you know from that first event? Well, the very first IKF bout was won by a fighter named John Haun
when he defeated a fighter named David Griffiths by unanimous decision,
30-26, 29-27, 30-27. Haun was trained by a well known boxing and
kickboxing trainer named Nasser Niavaroni...
In bout two, it was a fighter named Mike Kollin who fought the
second IKF bout ever and defeated Ethan
Nutter of Sacramento, CA by unanimous decision, 29-28, 29-28, 29-28. Kollin
was trained by Jacob "Stitch" Duran and Nutter by Nasser
niavaroni.
One of the judges on that first event was the first trainer of a well known
World Champion you may have heard of, Dennis Alexio. That judges name is
Eugene Ray...
Referee Jon Schorle was appointed by the California State
Athletic Commission (csac) for that first IKF
event and he did pretty well, considering it was his first ever job as a referee
for kickboxing. Jon had been a boxing referee, but doing kickboxing was
new to him. He did so well, he went on to work the majority of the IKF events for years to come. As a trainer, Dan
Stell welcomed the first title bout win of one of his fighters named Jim
Brown. Jim defeated Ken Morgan by TKO at :56 seconds of round 3 and
become the very first IKF title holder.
SECOND IKF
EVENT
Surprisingly it was a PRO Kickboxing event. After that
first event the distribution of what would be known as "The Book"
of kickboxing ended up being a significant game changer for the sport. The book
included of course the IKF monthly ranking
and IKF news. The IKF book listed fighters, and all their stats,
trainers and a contact number for each trainer. This little addition to rankings
was a the major game changer to the sport. Allowing promoters and matchmakers to
now easily find the fighters they wanted on their events.
Pro kickboxers started making calls to the IKF
asking how they could get into the book. What followed was IKF Event number 2 on October 16th, 1992 in Honololu
Hawaii where Ramona "EAGLE" Gatto of San Jose, CA, USA
(25-1) won the IKF Woman's Pro
International Rules World Featherweight Title to become the first IKF Woman's Champion, the first IKF PRO Champion and the first IKF World Champion when she KO'ed Debbie Page
of Albq, New Mexico, USA. Gatto would go on to win 2 more IKF World
titles making her a THREE TIME IKF World
Champion in three different weight classes.
THIRD IKF
EVENT
Well, before he was a famous cutman, Jacob Duran was a
trainer and promoted his first event as an IKF
sanctioned event in Fairfield, CA. Some of you know him more today as "Stitch."
The event was called "Fireworks in Farifield" which was
promoted by Jacob Duran. It was held on October 17th, 1992 at the Solano
College in Fairfield, California. One of his students was Randy Bussart
who started his IKF career on this event.
Randy was already 4-1 as a kickboxer and collected his first IKF Title on the event.
We also saw fighter Mike Kollin fight again on this event,
collecting his second win in a row when he defeated Darren Cromwell by
TKO at 1:52 of round 1. The referee for that event was someone well known to the
Strikeforce kickboxing crew with Hall of Fame promoter Scott Coker,
Tony Thompson.
I say again, we've been blessed to see a lot of Super Stars all around the
world and we continue to be blessed with our work today.
To see others who have been a part of that journey, just take a gander at
the Past IKF News pages found by clicking
HERE.
Or, to read about the History of the IKF,
click HERE.
Current Champions can be found in the IKF
World Rankings, click HERE.
And all the past IKF, Tournament
Champions can be found by clicking HERE. |
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