nick scrima is a true chinese martial artist. you talk, he takes action
you are competing against his tournament, so he took you out.
nick scrima is a true chinese martial artist. you talk, he takes action
you are competing against his tournament, so he took you out.
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I would put in a stipulation that anyone who wants to fight full contact has to provide legit bloods signed by dr., dated, etc. There is a standard format I think.
I would also hook up with an athletic commission to ensure the fights are not a circus of nonsense such as they more often than not are at TCMA tourneys. This would ad an air of professionalism and justify any costs to view. For people that do only forms, yes, they can pay. Fighters shouldn't pay. There should be a purse for them to compete for. That really brings up the quality of fights. Money!
It doesn't hurt to update the ways of going about things. Especially in this day and age where the learning is exponential.
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How would you justify this to forms competitors? They train faithfully, risk injury and travel just like the fighters. Why treat them like *****es?
I agree that there should be cash prizes for fights. I am considering hosting Sanshou matches with cash prizes in the future.
But why shouldn't fighters pay to enter? Bowlers and golfers pay entry fees to compete in their events. Don't sponsors cover the fees to compete in Nascar and Indie car races?
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ginosifu , I agree with you the guy Nick should ' ve just called and talked to you about what he really wanted to do , instead of just sending you that email . Well ,
I maybe wrong but , the guy nick maybe he ' s hiding something which is something to do with that tournament sabotage . Because , why does he send you an email , when he could ' ve just you call up ?
And you said that the guy nick had his own share of tournament involvement in pittsburg . Well , maybe he ' s just trying to kill 2 - birds with one stone . And to get recognition and credit too for the tournmant .
There are times when mo matter how long you know eachother , they can still try to sabotage whatever you 2 were involved in or backstab you . In other words people change for the worse . He probably just wanted to show you that he can be involved with 2 - tournaments at one time .
Are you seriously comparing the risks associated with someone doing a solo routine on a basketball court with fighting full-contact?
Please don't. The last thing the world needs is another shoddy fight promotion. And if you give a cash a prize, you just compromised the fighter's amateur status.I agree that there should be cash prizes for fights. I am considering hosting Sansho matches with cash prizes in the future.
And I seriously doubt you want to get into paying professionals. Even for a first fight, you are looking at $200 to show and $200 to win, which means each fight is a minimum of $600 in fighter purses.
Promoters sell tickets for people to watch the fights. If the fighters are all amateur, all you are allowed to kick in (in most states) is travel costs and maybe a free hotel room. So fighters are essentially free labor. That's why.But why shouldn't fighters pay to enter? Bowlers and golfers pay entry fees to compete in their events. Don't sponsors cover the fees to compete in Nascar and Indie car races?
Last edited by MasterKiller; 04-19-2012 at 06:24 AM.
Gino
Its the old small fish is now a big fish and is eating all the small fish to make them even bigger.
now as for Combat Events, in all reality they should be sanctioned under a state commission for all the reasons stated. and yes most if not all of these commissions are corrupt to a point. $$ - cost of doing business.
mixed tournaments have always had their problems. Forms competitors generally don't fight and vice versa and the spectators are generally family members of the forms competitiors.
I really can't understand how promoters can charge fighters to fight. Some as much as $100 for one bout!!! Hell I can get my students full contact basic skills fights (boxing, kickboxing, etc) almost every weekend of the month. for FREE
Professional promoters make their $$ off the spectators, advertisers and sponsors.
success on your future events.
(friends close but your enemies now closer)
Imma hijack this thread back to the 18th century.
http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/...69#post1167469
this is why you should only learn from a chinese guy.
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Greetings,
I have been looking at this thread for a while.
If Nick Scrima did anything, he made a political move by endearing himself to the commission. In time he will evolve to being the "go to" guy and then to being the guy who oversees kung fu tournaments in his region. NOTHING will go down unless he gives the okay. Simply stated, he has upped his game. If not him, it would be someone else. Would you rather see a kung fu man overseeing things or some guy who really doesn't give a fuk?
This move was one of strength.
mickey
Nick Scrima is based out of Orlando if I'm not mistaken.
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It's simpler than you think.
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Thanks Oso,
How did I miss that?
Then he may be making a bigger move. Time will tell.
mickey
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There are two types of Chinese martial artists. Those who can fight and those who should be teaching dance or yoga!
53 years of training, 43 years of teaching and still aiming for perfection!
Recovering Forms Junkie! Even my twelve step program has four roads!
In one sense, it is a good thing but costs to the participant will increase, at least in 'contact events. People are seeing that this venue is garnering attention so there is money to be made, sadly though initially at the expense of the participants. I hope I am wrong on the matter.
I see visions of USAWKF fiasco though in this case, more transparency to a point!