American Kenpo artist Jeff Newton to fight in Pankration match.

[JWTAYLOR]

Jeff Newton will be fighting on the 11th in Palm Spring, Ca. The fight will be under Pankration rules and promoted by Full Contact Sports.

Jeff is a former International Karate Championship Blackbelt Grand Champion and will be making his debut in the Pankration competition.

It will be held at the Morongo Casino outside of Palm Springs, Ca. starting at 6:00 Sunday Nov.11th.

Jeff Newton is a student of "Supercoach" Bob White, one of my personal hero's.

I've never heard of an American Kenpo artist, much less someone who has been on the top of the point sparring tournament, moving over to fight in a Pankration event.

Listed below are the rules, they are WAY different than standard point fighting rules, which Jeff has done so well with.

Safety Gear
Approved shooting style gloves, cup, mouthguard, optional - Neoprene or cloth ankle supports can be worn to support a previous injury but the injury must be verified by the ringside physician & the supports must be approved. Taping of previously injured areas will be under the same conditions stated above.

Uniform
Approved shooting style gloves are mandatory
Pankratiasts fight bare top without Gi's or other top apparel.
Full length tights or bicycle length tights shall be worn on the lower half of the body.
Fighters must wear a cup. If the fighter wears an outer cup it must cover only the groin & lower bladder area, it cannot extend out around the hip area. Outer cups must be approved.
Mouthguard is mandatory.

Illegal Techniques
All classes
Groin strikes are illegal
Striking the throat is illegal
Pulling hair is illegal
Poking or gouging the eyes is illegal
Biting is illegal
Grabbing the ring ropes or corner pads is illegal
Pinching is illegal (intentional)
Scratching is illegal (intentional)
Finger and toe submission is illegal
Attacking the opponents spine is illegal
Straight joint kicks to the front half of the knee are illegal

Fighters may not use any slippery substance on their body such as vaseline or linament.

Legal Techniques
All classes
Kicking the head, legs and body is legal
Punching the head, body, and legs is legal
Take downs and throws are legal
Submission, joint locks, chokes and pressure point techniques are legal except as noted under illegal section
Knee and elbow strikes to the head, body and legs are legal
Head butts are legal

Length of matches
All Title fights will be scheduled for 30 continuous miutes
Non title fights will be scheduled for 15 or 20 continuous minutes

I'm trying get ahold of a video of the fight. If anyone wants tickets Bob White said he has some. His web site is www.bwkenpo.com (http://www.bwkenpo.com)

JWT

If you pr!ck us, do we not bleed? If you poison us, do we not die? And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge? If we are like you in the rest, we will resemble you in that the villany you teach me, I will execute, and it shall go hard but I will better the instruction. MOV

[This message was edited by Jon Wayne Taylor on 11-05-01 at 02:03 PM.]

[kungfuyou]

I'd be interested in a copy. I'll pay for the tape and shipping.

[Aramus]

Can you post the results?

[JWTAYLOR]

I'm more than happy to post them after the fight. Right now I'm trying to get Newton or Bob White to give me an interview up at www.kenpoworld.com (http://www.kenpoworld.com)

JWT

If you pr!ck us, do we not bleed? If you poison us, do we not die? And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge? If we are like you in the rest, we will resemble you in that the villany you teach me, I will execute, and it shall go hard but I will better the instruction. MOV

[JWTAYLOR]

Well, I've found a little more out about the fight. www.sherdog.com (http://www.sherdog.com) has more information. Look at Pankration and then Jeff Newton is under the heavyweight (202lbs) division. His opponent seems to have allot more experience.

JWT

If you pr!ck us, do we not bleed? If you poison us, do we not die? And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge? If we are like you in the rest, we will resemble you in that the villany you teach me, I will execute, and it shall go hard but I will better the instruction. MOV

[Piccolo Junior]

Why is a Kenpo guy going to compete nude in an brutal ancient greek contest of strength?

"It is necessary to drink alcohol and pursue other fun human activities. The art of someone who is too serious has no flavour."- Choki Motobu

[LEGEND]

The thing about it is that I doubt he'll use pure KENPO...lot of these guys nowadayz enter the tournament crosstrained! Well except for the guy who fault MARSH. OUCH!!!

A

[qeySuS]

lol he's in trouble, the guy he's fighting is being cornered by Bas Rutten :) That's bad, everything Bas touches gets better.

Free thinkers are dangerous!

[gfhegel21]

I would say the Rahnavardi guy is a credible opponent. With his record (4-3) he's not really a contender, but he definitely has some fights under his belt, and would be a good (if somewhat risky) choice for somebody starting out.

Good for the karate dude getting in there in what looks to be a rather touch event.

[qeySuS]

It has to be a great event, they have cornermen like Tito Ortiz, Bas Rutten, and Marco Ruas one of the most famous MMA fighters is making his comeback in the main event. Sounds like a very credible tournement.

Free thinkers are dangerous!

[JWTAYLOR]

Yeah the event itself should be pretty cool. Bob White, Newtons coach posted on the KenpoNet that he has some tickets to give away if any of you Cali folks want some. Get his contact information from his web site at www.bwkenpo.com (http://www.bwkenpo.com) if you want a ticket.

But please, don't waste this man's time. He's a real professional and a d@mn nice guy.

Again,

If you pr!ck us, do we not bleed? If you poison us, do we not die? And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge? If we are like you in the rest, we will resemble you in that the villany you teach me, I will execute, and it shall go hard but I will better the instruction. MOV

[JWTAYLOR]

This was posted at the KenpoNet by Vishal Shukla

[i]Jeff lost a 3 round decision to the guy (Amir) who won the tournament.

In my opinion, (and not just because I know Jeff) Jeff should have won the fight. When they were standing Jeff rocked the guy with several hand combinations. When they went to the ground, Amir was on top but did no damage and never came close to tapping Jeff out.

It brings up an interesting question about how these matches are scored.

I look forward to hearing Jeff talk about the training he underwent and also the reality of being in the cage.

It was a fun event and several martial arts legends were there including Chuck Norris, Howard Jackson and Judo Gene.[i]

I'm trying to find some video.

JWT

If you pr!ck us, do we not bleed? If you poison us, do we not die? And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge? If we are like you in the rest, we will resemble you in that the villany you teach me, I will execute, and it shall go hard but I will better the instruction. MOV

[JWTAYLOR]

Got more witnesses, they are all surprised that Jeff didn't get the decision.

Amir did quickly tap his next opponent, but didn't get any techniques to land against Jeff on the ground. Most of the fight remained standing and they said that Jeff clearly dominated the stand up game.

I'll try to find something a little more reliable like stills or video ot at least a score card.

Even though it was a loss, it's still a great start for Jeff. He says that he is intent on rising to the top of this sport.

JWT

If you pr!ck us, do we not bleed? If you poison us, do we not die? And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge? If we are like you in the rest, we will resemble you in that the villany you teach me, I will execute, and it shall go hard but I will better the instruction. MOV