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Jujitsu master defuses violence via poise, leverage
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BERKELEY -- Hes been called the most dangerous man on the planet.
In the world of no-holds-barred Extreme Fighting, his nickname is the
The Pitbull.
But Ralph Gracie, a Brazilian jujitsu master and Extreme Fighting
champion, has made it his mission to promote an alternative to
violence for young people.
As the Ralph Gracie Jiu-Jitsu academy on Ashby Avenue in Berkeley
celebrates its first anniversary this month, Gracie is gearing up to
take at-risk Berkeley and Oakland teens, t...
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`Extreme fighting' finds home on Mohawk turf Tribe ignores protests of Quebec over hosting of vicious prizefights
The Boston Globe
; MONTREAL -- A vicious form of prizefighting banned in much of the United States and Canada may find a home in a tiny Indian reservation in Quebec. Tribal leaders of the Kahnawake Mohawk reservation, located just across the St. Lawrence River from Montreal, have ignored protests from provincial
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`Extreme Fighting' a Hit After a Miss in N.Va.; Rejected in Arlington, Ultra-Violent Sport Draws Small but Appreciative Crowd in Woodbridge
The Washington Post
; In a musty arena in Prince William County, heavyweights James Nightingule and Teador Carr grappled atop a hexagonal platform, at times nearly crashing through a waist-high metal fence surrounding it and drawing applause from several hundred "extreme fighting" fans. Nightingule, 36, a management
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10,000 stories; MINNESOTA'S OWN; They're partial to martial art of judo.(SPORTS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
; Byline: Michael Rand; Staff Writer Judo sensei (teacher) Alex Avedikian works the perimeter of the mat, explaining the correct form - and Japanese words - for the throws his students are expected to execute. Curious onlookers, many of them other occupants of the inconspicuous complex in Chaska
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 "Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)")
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From banned to big-time Extreme fighting goes legit.(Suburban Living)
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
; Byline: Robert McCoppin Daily Herald Staff Writer Extreme fighting - the bad boy of professional sports - has reinvented itself. The sport once banned as human cock-fighting is gaining legitimacy and popularity. Best known by the brand Ultimate Fighting, the sport now called mixed martial arts
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Event center throws a punch Family bookings now will share calendar with extreme fighting
Rocky Mountain News
; The new Broomfield Event Center strives to sell affordable family fun, such as the Doodlebops and the Harlem Globetrotters. But on the calendar, next to the band for preschool children and the feel-good basketball act, is a show for a different kind of crowd. Coming soon to the suburban arena: Ring
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