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Summer Break…Finishing First Novel

I know, I know…it’s been quiet lately, but for good reason.  I’ve taken some personal time to focus on family and rest and preparation for things to come.
In addition, my son, Michael, and I have nearly finished our first novel together.  This has been two years in the development and “simmering” process and we decided [...]

Keeping You In The Loop…

I have taken a couple of weeks off from training (purposefully) and am ready to jump back in again full steam ahead!  A lot has been happening (all good stuff) and so it has been a busy couple of weeks.
In the next week or so I will post an update on some new things, including [...]

Open Casting Call For Martial Artists

Hey everyone…special news flash straight from the desks of Kickgen.com.  If you are a martial artist (or think you’ve got what it takes…) then get to it!
New Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Motion Picture Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, in association with Mirage Studios, 4Kids Entertainment and TMNT Productions, will host an OPEN CASTING CALL for martial [...]

Fun Pics, Special Thanks, and Updates Going Forward…

Here are some fun pics of people I got to meet and hang out with as well as some more competition pics.  More will come in future posts as I have time.  Right now I am back to preparing for more tournaments and working with a couple of organizations in the Orlando area on the [...]

Night of Champions…And How Did Doug Do Today?!

I am setting up right now for tonight’s LIVE Stream Broadcast of the 2009 U.S. Open Night of Champions!  This is so exciting and you are going to LOVE this event.  The Best of the best of the best in the world on tonight’s stage.  Go to www.kickgen.com and click on the Kickgen LIVE tab [...]

Crazy Schedules, Winning Medals, and Lessons Learned From Our First Year Competing At The World Championships!

Competition is still going strong at the 2009 U.S. Open World Martial Arts Championships.  We have taken a break after our day’s events and grabbing something to eat, getting some rest, and prepping for tomorrow.  The day started off pretty calm and got a little crazy come event time.
The team synchronized event (for me and [...]

Here We Go!

On our way to the Disney Coronado Springs Resort for the 2009 U.S. Open World Martial Arts Championships…BREEEAAATHE!
Hope to see all of you there.  Details and info in my last two posts as to where I will be over the course of the next couple of days.  I will post as I have [...]

Three Karate Dudes And A Ninja…On A Quest To Change The World (or at least shake things up a bit)!

Time seems to be moving so fast right now.  We are so close to the U.S. Open now…one week and one day.  Our team is working around the clock on preparations (sometimes, literally).  Overall it has been a good week of training, and going into the weekend I thought I would introduce you to the [...]

Staying In Touch While Comp Is Down…GO MAGIC!

Hello everyone…
Currently, my computer is still in the shop getting a new muffler or something like that. I should be getting it back tonight or in the a.m. sometime…fingers crossed. It has been quite a week without the little bugger. I will have a lot to catch up on when I get it back.
I do [...]

Laptop Down…

Hey everyone…just letting you know that my laptop is down since the weekend and will be for a few more days… I will update as soon as it is back up and running.
Still training hard and had a good session with Lauren Kearney in South Florida over the weekend. Lots to work on [...]