Kickpics Updated

From Stace Sanchez, creator/editor/et cetera of Kickpics:

Good Afternoon, Folks!

KICKPICS has finally been updated! Sorry for the
delay but there have been some changes implemented on
the site. Everyone can still view the galleries.
Click on any photo to register for the site. I am
trying to accomplish two things from the site:

1) I want to see which styles are viewing the site
and where you are from. This will also help me plan
future photo shoots.
2) I want to cut down on the amount of spam'ers that
visit the site and weed out their emails.

The registration only takes a minute to fill out so
please do take a second to fill it out. It'll only be
a one-time thing, too. Once you've registered, you
will get a USERNAME and PASSWORD emailed to you.

I'm also excited to announce a couple upcoming site
enhancements:

1) I will creating a single links page in addition to
posting a contributor's link on their pics. It will
list the name, location and website address of almost
all of the people on the site. So then it's a quick
navigation instead of going through each page to find
a specific person.
2) I will be posting video clips of kicks and self
defense techniques as well. I already have a few
folks that I was able to shoot still and clips of so
watch out for those in the very near future!

This month features very well-rounded martial artist,
Andrew Stigliano from Port Jefferson Station, NY.
This man has some incredible credentials and is the
chief instructor at United Martial Arts Center!
Thanks a million to Andy for meeting for the shoot!
And he promises that his next photos will be even
better! Also, a special thank you to last month's
contributor, Gary LaChapelle from Maury's Looang Foo
Pai Kung Fu in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Have a safe and happy Labor Day weekend, friends!

All the best,
stace
http://kickpics.dncsi.com

Hi Dr. Scott

Last night I was at the gym and got to talking about martial arts with a guy who was kicking and punching a heavy bag. If I was looking for an instructor, he said, a good place to look would be this website, "I think it's called Martial Arts New York, New York Martial Arts, something like that - do a search and you'll find it." He went on to extol the virtues of this mysterious website, where "you can search by borough and what kind of style you want to study." I played along - really? Wow, that sounds like a great website - before telling him that I was the webmaster. I don't know if he entirely believed me, so I told him I would post something today so that he would know it was really me. Good luck in Los Angeles, Scott!

And to everyone, keep passing the word. Tell your friends, link to us from your website, and so on. If you have suggestions for things you'd like to see on the website, let me know.

New York Martial Artist and Jazz Musician Charged with Terrorism

New York Newsday: Shah, a jazz musician and martial arts instructor, was charged with conspiring to provide material support to al-Qaida after allegedly taking a formal oath of loyalty to the group along with Dr. Rafiq Abdus Sabir, 50, who also was arrested in May.

According to prosecutors, the two American citizens had sworn the oath as they conspired to use their skills in martial arts and medicine to aid international terrorism. Sabir also has pleaded not guilty.

The government said an undercover FBI agent recorded a conversation before Brent's arrest in which Shah mentioned the names of several students including Brent.

The government said Shah told the agent that he planned to call Brent, a longtime student, to ask him to help make a demonstration video to be used for martial arts training of holy warriors.

After his arrest, Shah told investigators that he had trained Brent in martial arts while they lived in Beacon, N.Y., in 2001 and that they often watched martial arts training videos and other videos about holy war, or jihad, in Bosnia, the complaint said.

The Jawa Report: There is no way in the world that a Muslim, a doctor, a family man, or a jazz musician could ever be a terrorist sympathizer.

Jihad Watch: "I could be joking and smiling and then cutting their throats in the next second."

Official Indictment on Findlaw: In one conversation, in or about October 2003, SHAH informed CS-1 that he was a "professor" of the "martial arts" but that he was currently not "training" any "brothers" and noted that after September 11, 2001, various mosques had, in fact, prevented SHAH from continuing such training.

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