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PAST
IKF NEWS
FRIDAY May 29th, 2020, AT 8:00 PM / PST
What Are We As A Country Doing!?
So, we have a new issue this week in the
news... (Click) I'm not sure how to react to it or what to
say, if anything... I keep thinking that we're a country killing itself from
within..
We need to find a way to unite us...
A way not bound by race, religion, political
party, sexual preference or anything else that continues to divide us. As a
country we need to GROW UP as adults and start being more disciplined, more
responsible and take control of what's happening around us, to us and because of
us... I don't know how...
But we can't give up in our quest to find
a way...
"The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a
descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. Instead of
diminishing evil, it multiplies it. Through violence you may murder the liar,
but you cannot murder the lie, nor establish the truth. Through violence you may
murder the hater, but you do not murder hate. In fact, violence merely increases
hate. So it goes. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper
darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness;
only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that. Hate
multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies
toughness in a descending spiral of destruction... The chain reaction of evil -
hate begetting hate, wars producing more wars - must be broken, or we shall be
plunged into the dark abyss of annihilation."
Martin Luther King
Jr.
DAILY
DOSE OF MOTIVATION...
"It's not about being better
than someone else...
It's about being better than you were the day before."
THURSDAY May 28th, 2020, AT 3:35 PM / PST
DAILY
DOSE OF MOTIVATION...
"What we do upon some great
occasion will probably depend on what we already are;
and what we are will
be the result of previous years of self-discipline."
H.P.
Liddon...
WEDNESDAY May 27th, 2020, AT 6:20 PM / PST
DAILY
DOSE OF MOTIVATION...
"The most difficult thing is
the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.
The fears are paper
tigers. You can do anything you decide to do.
You can act to change and
control your life; and the procedure, the process is its own reward."
Amelia
Earhart...
A DOSE
OF REALITY...
SIX WORDS...
Sadly... It's pretty clear by now that
when we do find a way to get out of this whole Covid scare and come out the
other side, some of you are so far gone, deep into hate, conspiracy theories,
inner fears, pointing fingers etc. that you will never find your way back to
your life as you once knew it. Instead of staying strong mentally, keeping your
course, helping out and being kind to others who need you, you instead
Panicked... You burnt too many bridges, made up too much crap, pointed too many
fingers, took your anger out on too many who didn't deserve it that you will
find yourself so far off your own life's path down some unknown road that isn't
even on a map that even you won't be able to help yourself... Hopefully, some
of you are not too far gone and you can stop the path your on, get back on the
right one and start doing the Right things for yourself and others.....
Otherwise, I guess these 6 words will be what sums up your future:
"You brought that shit on Yourself!"
Just
sayin...
TUESDAY May 26th, 2020, AT 9:20 AM / PST
DAILY
DOSE OF MOTIVATION...
"When we make progress quickly,
it feeds our emotions.
Then, when there's a period of waiting or we hit a
plateau, we find out how committed we really are and whether we're going to see
things through to the finish or quit."
Joyce Meyer...
SATURDAY May 23rd, 2020, AT 12:10 PM / PST
It's not a holiday.
It's not a vacation. It's a day to remember...
It's a day to remember those who gave the ultimate sacrifice in active
military service...
Memorial Day is coming up this Monday, May 25th...
Your not forced to, no one says you have to, but if your proud of who you
are and where you live,
you may want to take this day to remember and honor
the ones who made that ultimate sacrifice for us all...
In Memory America's
Fallen...
FRIDAY May 22nd, 2020, AT 5:00 PM / PST
DAILY
DOSE OF MOTIVATION...
I hear and I see your worry as I too
have them...
The decision to quit, give up and just walk away may be easier now than
it ever has been since you may think you have a justified reason or excuse. Or
at least you think the reason or excuse is justified... So because of these
times, it's best now to remind you all of the struggles, the setbacks, the
hardships the roadblocks the sleepless nights, the pain, the suffering the
blood, sweat and tears you faced when you started your goals... So many around
you wanted you to fail then, and even more now! They want you to fail because
your doing something great.
And because you are, you just need to be reminded...
WHY you started
on your journey in the first place.
Keep your focus, stay on your road, in your lane and keep moving forward...
Like a storm along the way...This too shall pass...
DAILY
DOSE OF WISDOM...
"There is no need to boast of
your accomplishments and what you can do.
A great man is known, he needs no
introduction."
CherLisa Biles...
MORE
DAILY WISDOM...
"Your complaints, your drama,
your victim mentality, your whining, your blaming, and all of your excuses
have
NEVER gotten you even a single step closer to your goals or dreams.
Let go
of your nonsense.
Let go of the delusion that you DESERVE better and go
EARN it!
Today is a new day!"
Steve Maraboli...
MORE
DAILY WISDOM...
FOCUS on your Goals!
"You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw
stones at every dog that barks."
Winston Churchill...
THURSDAY May 21st, 2020, AT 10:00 PM / PST
DAILY
DOSE OF MOTIVATION...
HEY EVERYONE!
These times are tough, and may get even
tougher, but no matter what happens, no matter where your roads lead, Don't let
these tough times get you down! Don't take out the anger someone else brought
to you on someone undeserving or more so, close to you. It may be venting to
you, but come on, they don't deserve it. Don't become negative and angry to
those close to you because some other undeserving individual choose to be a back
stabbing, jealous, angry person to you. We often tend to take out our anger on
those completely unrelated to a previous hateful circumstance in our lives.
Again, they don't deserve it.
Don't let those talking behind your back
because their jealous of your accomplishments get you down! Don't let those
talking behind your back because their jealous of what you do get you down!
Don't bring previous anger, hatred and resentment home with you and take it out
on your family. Again, they don't deserve it. Those of you lucky enough to be
Martial Artists as well as fighters know that we must "Control our emotions
before they control us." You need to protect YOU! These are some tough
times we're all going through, and I know you all want to help others, but
please DO NOT forget to take care of YOU!
During these times I've been
spending a lot of time talking to my friends and associates about these very
things. It's easy to forget to take care of ourselves, mentally, physically,
spiritually, but you NEED TO!
So please my friends and associates, IGNORE
THE NEGATIVE - ATTACKING NOISE around you that can bring you down and bring you
to take it out on those undeserving of it.
Focus on YOU and what YOU need
to do for YOU!
Cause you can't help others if you don't help yourself
first.
IGNORE THE NOISE!
MORE
DAILY MOTIVATION...
"Your journey has molded you
for your greater good, and it was exactly what it needed to be.
Don't think
you've lost time.
There is no short-cutting to life.
It took each and
every situation you have encountered to bring you to the now.
And now is
right on time."
Asha Tyson...
MORE
DAILY MOTIVATION...
"He who is different from me
does not impoverish me - he enriches me.
Our unity is constituted in
something higher than ourselves - in Man...
For no man seeks to hear his
own echo, or to find his reflection in the glass."
Antoine
de Saint-Exupéry...
WEDNESDAY May 20th, 2020, AT 9:00 PM/ PST
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"Nothing ever goes away until it
has taught us what we need to know....
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WEDNESDAY May 20th, 2020, AT 9:00 PM/ PST
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Just To Set The Record Straight... I've been reading loads of articles and
listening to several podcasts by so called "Experts on the fight world"
talking about how our California Governor has now said Well, let me make this perfectly clear, NONE
OF THESE discussions were referring to FIGHT SPORTS, This is no attack on our Governor or the state commission or even those airing podcasts. I just wanted to make it clear that the "Path Back" or the steps to coming back are a lot longer for Amateur Fight Sports than ANY and ALL Sports. There are quite a few big name PRO Boxing Promoters, too many to list actually, but in the fight worlds of Kickboxing, Muay Thai and MMA, only 4 promotions actually stand out, UFC and Bellator for MMA, Lion Fight for Muay Thai and Glory for Kickboxing. Glory doesn't even do Amateur bouts, so maybe I should not include them in this discussion. Under the current progression of opening ANY State here in the USA, several Pro Boxing Promotional companies along with these 4 are the only fight sport "Promotions" who will be able to start doing events any time soon. This is because for EVERYONE ELSE, the added financial requirements of the extensive testing along with other requirements and guidelines that will be required for these early re-openings per say will never be cost effective WITHOUT SPECTATORS. Of course, some of the top PRO Fight Promoters, like ANY Fight Promotion, will have additional financial burdens with all these added testing expenses, but they are the only ones who will be able to at least "TRY" and balance their event budget from any sort of income from PayPerview. I'm sure there are a few spectators who will pay to see an amateur fight of someone they know, but those numbers are under 100 per fighter. Numbers far from the needed income to cover the costs it will take for a fight sport promoter to pay his or her promotional bills. Even that being said, it will be no easy task for a PRO Fight Sport Promoter either. Compared to the Amateur Fight Sport Promoter, they have the added expenses of pro fighter purses, expenses, Pro Team travel expenses, higher state fees, fighter testings and licensing and more. So don't read this thinking someone like the UFC stand to make tons of profits during these shutdowns. Truth be known, none of us know what their financial requirement is to host an event. Venue costs alone are outrageous these days for ANY event needing an inside venue. Venue cost alone is THE LEADING reason why so many promoters no longer promote, especially at the Amateur level. UFC's idea to purchase a private island is actually an outstanding financial decision. Some may think they would do so to skip past all the commission requirements and expenses. However, if anything, the UFC is one promotional company who has fought FOR State Regulations at EVERY level, both Amateurs and Pros. Having their own island with their own event arena / venue will right out of the gate save them 6 figures on venue fees alone (Rental, security, food and beverages, insurances, etc. etc.) Still, even if they do buy a private island, to hold ANY events on, they will still be required to do "Extensive" testing for Covid-19 which last week, the UFC announced they did around 1,100 tests at around $130 to $135 a test which comes out to over $38,000, JUST for Covid 19 tests. An expenses NO Amateur promotion will be able to bare under ANY circumstances. Sure, their are individuals out there who have never promoted a day in their life who will say ridiculous comments like, "Just get a sponsor to pay for it." Well Brainless... DON'T be an Idiot! No REALLY! If you've EVER promoted before, you would be aware as to how Truly ridiculous such a comment, let alone an idea is. Some help to educate you...
Bottom line here is, Amateur Fight Sports is a LONG way from getting event approval. How long? No one knows, cause none of us have ever been here before. I can see certain states (Who we as an organization view as irresponsible towards fighter safety and hungry for $$$ Income) start allowing Amateur fight sports before other more responsible state commissions do like California's California State Athletic Commission. Fighter Safety is always FIRST in CA! You can love it, hate it, whatever, it's your call. In saying this, I'd like to assure you that I'm in the same financial position all you fight gym owners are right now. Sure, most fighters, trainers, promoters and officials have other jobs, thus an alternate line of income, ALL of ours is fight sport related... In regards to our income here we have been shut down 100% since the March 12th, 2020 shutdown. Since that day, we have not collected any fees for ANY of our Fight Sport companies! That means, no sanctioning fees, licensing fees, training fees, merchandise fees, etc. etc. ZERO! I disclosed this for a very important reason. I, like some of you Gym Owners out there, am at zero income, yet, I GET IT! I get the reason for the shutdowns. As for our companies, we will wait. We will wait until it is SAFE for all of you to join us in the fight ring or cage again. If I was thinking from my wallet, I would not be saying this. However, you can't put a dollar amount on someone's health, someone's life, and I won't. I'm thinking from my heart... Our ethics, integrity and more so, Fighter Safety are far more important to us here than any dollar amount. This is where "I" am. YOU don't have to be here with me, all you have to do is "Get" where I am, just like I GET where YOU are during all of this. If it takes a LONG time to get back, so be it. At least we will not be saying, "I wish we should of..." When the sports are ready, we will be here waiting for everyone to get back on this fight train. Waiting to see all of you in, as well as out of the ring/cage again. And when that time comes, we shall embrace it once again and assure all of you that we will never take for granted the privileges, honor and respect that comes with being associated with all of you around the world in the fight sports we love... INTERNATIONAL FIGHT
SPORTS MISSION...
Sincerely
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