To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.
-Patanjali Samadhi
"Not engaging in ignorance is wisdom."
~ Bodhi
Never miss a good chance to shut up
To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.
-Patanjali Samadhi
"Not engaging in ignorance is wisdom."
~ Bodhi
Never miss a good chance to shut up
If all Nick did was ask if it was supervised or sanctioned, why did you have to shut down the event?
Does that mean it was supposed to be?
After Nick asked.... They (the Ohio Athletic Commission) started questioning my Sifu and if he was doing any San Shou at his Tourney and if he was they wanted him to get sanctioned by them. If he didn't they would have came down with state agents and shut us down.
OAC is not the worst orginization to be involved with, however the OAC is for big events. The costs involved in OAC would have been counter productive for a small event such as ours. We would have to use their Insurance, Pay for their Doctors etc which is way more than we could have afforded.
ginosifu
I have no idea what is going on here...
But, it is reasonable for any instructor or head of a school/group of schools to ask questions about sanctioning, legal issues, and safety for any Sanshou event.
If there is a boxing commission in a state and said commission has sway over all full contact events like Sanshou and an event is open to anyone who wishes to register (not a private club - there are exemptions for private organizations and clubs in some states with boxing commissions), and regardless of any fees being collected for entry, a responsible instructor would not be doing anything wrong to verify the legal adherence of the event.
The way to verify this before any of your students enter would be to ask the boxing commission if the event has been sanctioned. You COULD ask the event itself but may not always get a straight answer.
So, the question was asked and the answer was obviously No. So, the person ASKING the question about legalities and the event is bad but there is no issue with the person putting on the event?
I am puzzled.
The idea of "their Insurance, Pay for their Doctors" was raised. Doctors do not do events for free unless they are involved in the arts...and even then, they may not do them due to liability....so they are NEVER cheap. Insurance - well, if an event can get an apples to apples bid for insurance providing the same required information that a boxing commission would and the non-commission Insurance Co. is drastically cheaper than the one the commission requires...as in the coverage is EXACTLY the same, then the claim of being forced into a collusion atmosphere would be reasonable. Otherwise, insurance is a cost that all events have to deal with...and the more exacting you are in describing the risks of the event, the more expensive the insurance will probably be.
So, I do not know if there was "sabotage" here. But, I can see room for benefit of the doubt on all sides.
All I get is the street stuff n it juss makes me kinda nauszy You writes gUd!
To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.
-Patanjali Samadhi
"Not engaging in ignorance is wisdom."
~ Bodhi
Never miss a good chance to shut up
So I recently got an emailblast on Nick Scrima's World Sanda League. You gonna drop a dime on that, Gino?
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