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Associated Press
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Associated Press
Experience the Heart of Asia: Dragonfest 2025
( NewMediaWire ) - July 20, 2025 - Glendale, CA - The Martial Arts History Museum is proud to host the 19th Annual Dragonfest expo happening this August 2, 2025 at the Glendale Civic Auditorium. Heralded as an Asian cultural and heritage event, it is more than that. It is a gathering, a reunion sort of speak, of martial arts fans, enthusiasts from all over the world to celebrate and support the museum. Coordinated by museum founder and president Michael Matsuda, Dragonfest, over the past nearly two decades, has gathered some of the biggest icons in martial arts history. From Bill Ryusaki, Fumio Demura, Tak Kubota, Leo Fong, all passed, but their legacy still dwells in the halls of the expo. The event, which begins at 11 am until 5 pm, is filled with 100 booths with vendors of jewelry, martial arts supplies, artwork, anime, and autograph signings from some of the arts biggest stars such as Michael Jai White, Cynthia Rothrock, Don Wilson, Simon Rhee, Phillip Rhee, James Lew, and many more. Special guests this year include celebrities such as Steve Oedekerk, Joe Mantegna, and more. There will be six lecture classes as part of the event, which will feature Benny Uquidez, Don Wilson, Michelle Manu, Lady Lallaine Reed, and more. 'Every year we host this amazing event. And like the museum, you can feel the celebration of life and history throughout the day. Oh yes, there are many well-known icons in the house, but that's not what Dragonfest is about. It's about culture and history. We are trying to save our past and Dragonfest is a big part of that,' says Michael Matsuda. Throughout the day, Asian cultural performances grace the stage, including Chinese Lion dancing, Okinawan dancers, Hawaiian dancing and special guest, well well-known singer. Akusaa Powell. This is a charity event, and 100 percent of all funds collected go to the museum. 'This is not designed for any one individual to sow in the proceeds, everyone volunteers and everything goes to the museum to keep their doors open. 'We all gather for something bigger than us. We gather to support the Martial Arts History Museum. Without this museum, all, everyone's history will be gone and lost forever in just five years. I encourage everyone, even if they can't make it, give a donation to the museum,' adds Matsuda. Major sponsors for the event include Dr. Kemi Price, Musashi Collection, the city of Glendale, Supervisor Kathryn Barger and Dr. Robert Goldman. For further information or get your tickets, visit or email [email protected].
New York Post
5 days ago
- Health
- New York Post
Flying blind: Jetblue attendant splashes scalding coffee in eye of Team USA judo coach: suit
A Team USA judo coach suffered permanent vision loss in his right eye when a clumsy JetBlue flight attendant dropped a pot of coffee she was serving — splashing hot java in his face, he said in a lawsuit. Arturas Lanchinskas, a third-degree black belt who owns a top martial arts school in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, was headed to the Pan American Judo Championships in Lima, Peru in July 2023 to coach the American team when scorching spill on Flight 1825 changed his life. 'It felt like a surge of fire hit the surface of my eyeball,' Lanchinskas, 30, told The Post. 'The pain was sharp and immediate, like a burning needle.' 3 Arturas Lanchinskas, who owns a top ranked martial arts school in Brooklyn, was on his way to a judo championship in Peru when he was hurt. Obtained by the New York Post As luck would have it, the passenger being served the coffee was a doctor, who leapt into action to help and urged Lanchinskas to repeatedly wash out his eye. Oblivious flight attendants, however, chastised the Brooklyn man for using the bathroom so much, according to his attorney, Erin R. Applebaum. 'He was even told, 'Sir, you're not the only one on the airplane, we have other guests who need to use the facilities,' ' she said. 3 The flight attendant was trying to serve coffee to someone else, but dropped the pot, sending the scalding beverage flying, Lanchinskas said in the lawsuit. bignai – 3 Arturas Lanchinskas suffered vision loss in his right eye after being splashed in the face with hot coffee on a JetBlue flight, he said in a lawsuit. Obtained by the New York Post He went to a hospital after the plane landed in Peru, where doctors treated the burns on his face and eye, the attorney noted. Eye specialists in NYC have since diagnosed him with a thermal injury and chemical burn of the right eye, Applebaum said. 'He has a reduced field of vision and his eye is permanently sensitive to light,' she said. Lanchinskas' Darfight Martial Arts is ranked second in the country by USA Judo and Team USA won two silver and five bronze individual medals at the Pan American U15 Championships. JetBlue did not immediately return a request for comment.
Yahoo
08-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
El Cajon kid wins bronze medal at Muay Thai World Championship
Damien Ezra Gutierrez from El Cajon won a bronze medal for Team USA at the Muay Thai World Championships in Italy.
Yahoo
08-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
El Cajon kid wins bronze medal at Muay Thai World Championship
Damien Ezra Gutierrez from El Cajon won a bronze medal for Team USA at the Muay Thai World Championships in Italy.
Yahoo
06-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
RJ Davis with the great assist!
Joshua Van empowered by nation of Myanmar every time he steps into the octagon Joshua Van empowered by nation of Myanmar every time he steps into the octagon
