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MKM Knockout Promotions, LLC / Shin Do Kumaté Strykerz TV proudly announces a 3 year partnership with The Fight Network to broadcast Shin Do Kumaté − Strykerz! weekly television series in Canada for 6 seasons. This series displays the best of the best Muay Thai fights, as well as the fighters’ lives and experience in the world of Muay Thai as well as fighting for Shin Do Kumaté. www.shindokumate.com
Dec
27
Season 2 of Shin Do Kumaté “Strykerz” weekly TV show premiers September 20th.
SDK on BHSN − Tuesday at 10PM and Sunday at 11:30PM
Watch our premier talk show on Bright House Sports Network hosted by me Master Mehrdad Khan Moayedi along with other prominent media hosts and featured guests. MKM Knockout Promotions in partnership with BHSN TV will broadcast Shin Do Kumaté “Strykerz” for a 13 week episode highlighting a behind the scenes look at Shin Do Kumaté fighters and bouts. This show will then be syndicated by our media executives throughout multiple markets nationwide to over 90 million homes.
A quick synopsis about the show: This program will cover the passion of the art of Shin Do Kumaté & Muay Thai and tap into the true human component, and traditional Martial Arts training that leads up to some of the most explosive fights. Ultimately, we will tie in stories of underprivileged children and foster children in need of adoption so that I can be a voice for these children around the world through our network of fighters. Please visit this link for a calendar of future programs: SDK Calendar
http://www.shindokumate.com/strykerz/fight-videos.php
Dec
28
Gina Squicciarini is the beautiful co-host of the weekly television series: Shin Do Kumaté − Strykerz! Gina has a background in Kenpo and isshinryu Karate and she not only hosts the TV Show alongside Master Mehrdad and Anthony Sabia, she also gets her hands dirty with some hardcore Muay Thai demonstrations. more information checkout here: www.shindokumate.com
Jan
01
Amy Davis (Won by TKO) vs. Denise Mellor
Amy Davis from Idaho Falls, ID fought a good fight against Denise Mellor of England. Both fighters came in strong. Denise took an elbow from Amy and Denise’s trainer made the decision to stop the fight giving Amy the win by TKO. Denise fought this bout with a knee injury she incurred during training, but still fought very well and gave it her all. This was a great fight with great technique and a good match. We look forward to seeing these two fighters again for a rematch in 2009.
Aaron Castellvi vs. Justin Greskiewicz (Won by Desion)
The bout between Aaron Castellvi and Justin Greskiewicz was the only fight that went the distance the whole night. This was a chest match between two fighters and they both brought a lot of great Muay Thai skills to the ring. There were great exchanges throughout all three rounds and Justin executed some great sweeps. The win was given to Justin Greskiewicz by decision.
Shane Wiggand (Won TKO) vs. Ali Tareh
Shane Wiggand and Ali Tareh brought a very unique fight to Shin Do Kumaté because Ali comes from a more Martial Arts background with the last few years competing in professional boxing matches. Shane has a Muay Thai background and although he originally fought MMA, his passion went towards Muay Thai and he spent some time training in Thailand. Round one started out with Ali leading using his boxing skills throughout the round and he took Shane down with a spinning back hand followed by a strong right punch, but Shane beat the count. In the second round Shane managed to close the gap and came in strong delivering a lot of hard and flying knees to the head. The referee stopped the fight due to a big gash above Ali’s eye giving Shane the win by TKO.
Simon Marcus (Won By TKO) vs. Aaron Meisner
Simon Marcus has a strong Muay Thai training regimen and we knew he was going to use every skill and technique he could against his opponent. Aaron Meisner has more of an MMA background than Muay Thai and was featured on the Ultimate Fighter reality series. Both fighters started strong, but Simon dominated the fight with his combination elbow strikes and finished the fight in the second round giving him the win by TKO, as Aaron was unable to continue. Both fighters demonstrated an exciting bout.
Clifton Brown (Won by TKO) vs. Stephen Richards
This main event featured Clifton Brown, a world champion from Toronto, Canada against Stephen Richards from Atlanta, Georgia. Clifton was originally matched to fight Tofan Pirani of Sweden, but Tofan contacted MKM 7 days before the fight stating he injured his shin during training. In a scramble to find Clifton a new opponent, Stephen Richards stepped up to the plate. Stephen is a very good Boxer and Muay Thai fighter and beat Sean Yarbrough of Las Vegas in a prior match. Both Clifton and Stephen came in strong and fought well against each other, but Clifton through his famous elbow strike that landed on the side of Stephen’s head causing a big cut on his ear, which ended the fight giving Clifton the win by first round TKO. Clifton Brown is a true Champion and Stephen Richards is a true warrior for taking this fight last minute and we look forward to seeing both fighters again in 2009.
Jan
08
Shin Do Kumaté – Strykerz™
Weekly TV Show – Professional Muay Thai
The executive producers of Shin Do Kumaté announce their weekly television series “Shin Do Kumaté – Strykerz! on Bright House Sports Network Channel 47 airing on Tuesday nights at 10pm and repeats Sunday nights at 11:30pm throughout 16 counties from the Tampa Bay area to Orlando.
The Fight Network of Canada recently signed with MKM to broadcast six seasons of the Shin Do Kumaté – Strykerz! weekly television series throughout all of Canada. Season one airs now on TFN Saturday nights at 7:30 pm. Sky TV of New Zealand is gearing up to produce the next live Shin Do Kumaté event at the Westpac Arena in Christchurch, New Zealand. The live Pay Per View event will feature regional fighters in an explosive New Zealand vs. Australia fight night. A pending contract is also in place for Sky TV New Zealand to air multiple seasons of the 13 week television series.
Shin Do Kumaté – Strykerz! will also soon be available on Charter TV3 throughout 175,000 homes in central Massachusetts.
The media distribution of Shin Do Kumaté programming is handled by the founder of Shin Do Kumaté, Master Mehrdad K. Moayedi and he foresees the new weekly television series to be in tens of millions of homes worldwide by the first quarter of 2010.
Shin Do Kumaté is a professional Muay Thai fighting event that invites highly skilled male and female athletes from around the world to compete in internationally televised shows. These fighters represent skill, technique, and strong character traits of which portray a true warrior and a quality representation of Martial Artists. These traits include humility, honor and respect toward each other, as well as their teachers/masters. The fighting style is similar to full contact Muay Thai, which originated in Thailand and is better known to many North Americans as Thai Boxing. Shin Do Kumaté fight rules incorporate boxing, Muay Thai, Martial Art strikes, and throw downs, but no grappling.
About Shin Do Kumaté − The Shin Do Kumaté brand is the world’s leading professional Muay Thai fighting event produced for television. Founded by Master Mehrdad K. Moayedi and operated by MKM Knockout Promotions, LLC with headquarters in Clearwater, Florida, Shin Do Kumaté programming is available via Pay Per View and Video On Demand through cable and satellite providers. In addition to its pay television platform, Shin Do Kumaté fight programs are distributed throughout the world in multiple international markets such as New Zealand, Australia, Germany, England, Korea, Israel, Romania, Africa, Middle East, Canada, and South America. A portion of all proceeds generated by Shin Do Kumaté events benefit Fighting For Children, Inc., a nonprofit organization established to build awareness to the general public of foster children in need of adoption. Video documentaries of children awaiting adoption are produced and athletes select a child to be a voice for that child from our video archives so that when they fight, they are fighting for children.
About The Fight Network
The Fight Network is the world’s premier provider of combat sports content. Our combat sports content (MMA, boxing, wrestling, Muay Thai and other sports) is delivered across an entire range of branded delivery channels including digital cable and DTH satellite broadcast, broadband, major internet portals (yahoo.com and foxsports.com), mobile, radio and DVDs, all focused on reaching the rapidly expanding universe of fight fans around the world.
In addition to our steady slate of live events, such as K-1 Kickboxing, Shin Do Kumaté, Showtime’s Pro Elite XC and TKO MMA, and Versus and Golden Boy boxing promotions, the Fight network is the leading source of televised fight news content through shows such as Knockout News and Before and After the Bell. We also produce original, fight-related reality and entertainment series’ (such as Rough and Wrestling Reality) and radio content (Live Audio Wrestling, Fight Network Radio), as well as broadcasting the best available third party produced combat sports content.
Online, The Fight Network launched our brand new rich media website in May, 2008. We have content partnerships with portals such as yahoo.com (where we are one of the leading video sports content providers) and FoxSports.com with major agreements to come in 2008.
The Fight Network successfully launched our first digital television channel, available on all major satellite and cable carriers, in Canada in 2005 with a subscriber base that has grown rapidly to over 450,000 television homes. The Fight Network U.K. launched on BSkyB on January 15, 2008 with immediate access to over 8.5 million homes.
About Bright House Networks
Bright House Networks is the 6th largest multiple cable system operator (MSO) in the US with 2.4 million customers in several large cities including Tampa Bay and Orlando, Florida; Bakersfield, California; Indianapolis, Indiana; Detroit, Michigan; and Birmingham, Alabama; along with several other smaller regions in Alabama and the Florida Panhandle.
The high-growth Florida markets are adjacent and form one of the country’s largest cable clusters. Bright House Networks’ corporate offices are located in Syracuse, New York and Orlando, Florida.
In addition to their residential services, Bright House Networks Business Solutions provides products and services for small, medium, and enterprise businesses including Business Phone, Internet, Managed Security Services, Web Services, and Wireless Solutions.
Bright House Networks also owns and operates two 24-hour local news operations; Central Florida News 13 (www.cfnews13.com) serving the Orlando area, and Bay News 9 (www.baynews9.com) serving the Tampa Bay area. Recently, Bright House Sports Network (www.bhsn.com) launched in Florida, providing local sports coverage across Tampa Bay and Orlando. Bright House Networks provides in-depth coverage of local sports including high school, college, and professional teams.
About SKY TV New Zealand – SKY Television is New Zealand’s pre-eminent pay television operator, offering a wide range of sports, movies, music, on-demand and general content across more than 100 channels. SKY’s channel line-up includes 7 sports channels, 6 movie channels, 7 general entertainment channels, 5 documentary channels, 5 news channels, 4 children’s channels, as well as other niche and special interest channels. (As of 31 December 2008, SKY had 759,069 subscribers).
SKY also offers pay-per-view movies, live events and interactive services including Skybet, the Weather Channel, and games channels Mind Games and Playin TV. SKY Online launched in May 2008, offering a broadband download service that enables SKY subscribers to download and watch movies, sport and general entertainment programmes on their home computers. SKY Online also offers a special archive of sport content produced by SKY. www.shindokumate.com
Jan
28
Master Mehrdad's Muay Thai Classic XXIII
Mar
05
Sweet Wheat Present
Master Mehrdad’s Muay Thai Classic XXIII
Televised Event to Benefit Fighting For Children, Inc.
FIGHT CARD
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Watch These Fight Videos Online After the Show at www.Strykerz.tv
| Victor Kulykavaski | vs. | Adam Hilarie |
Victor out of Ali Tareh’s Gym with UFS and Adam out of Real Cage Fighting school. This was Adam Hilaire’s first fight and you can tell Victor Kulykavaski came out of his corner with more comfort and confidence. Victor took round 1 but then inrounds 2 and 3 Adam came around and dominated each of those rounds and coming out with the win by unanimous decision.
| Avery Mcphatter | vs. | Andrew Lichaciovas |
Avery out of XFC with John Prisco and Andrew out of Team Toro Muay Thai train with Ricardo Perez Avery great boxing. Easily dictated the pace of first 2 rounds winning them both. However, his opponent came out and charged and pressed all the action in the 3rd round, but it was too little too late as a lot of damage had already been done and he would have needed a knockout to win it. Avery Mcphatter fought with a smile on his face the whole time on his way to a unanimous decision.
| David Hollister | vs. | Jessy Cross |
David Hollister Out of Master Mehrdad’s Muay Thai gym and Jessy Cross out of Real cage Fighting gym. Real fast paced fight right off the bat. Dave was able to land big punches, knees and hurt his opponent badly. Dave landed a huge upper cut with hard knee that knocked his opponent down and then landed another strong upper cut that knocked his opponent out in less than one minute into the first round.
| Ryan Jury | vs. | Joe Smith |
Ryan Jury trains out of USA Muay Thai with Stefan ButinBik and Joe Smith trains out of UFS with Ali Tareh’s Gym. Both of these fighter where first time stepping into the ring and they show their heart all the way, but at the end Joe Smith from UFS come out victory by desion.
| Ron Cranker | vs. | Brandon Pressnell |
Ron Cranker out of XFC and Brandon Pressnell Real Cage Fighting. Ron came out with all the energy and was definitely pressing all the action. It turned into a blood and guts type fight as neither fighter would let down. The referee stopped the fight twice because of what seemed to be a shoulder injury on Brandon Pressnel; however, he shook the doctors off twice and continued to fight. Pressnel through his opponent to the ground in the 3rd round and Ron Cranker was just out of gas and couldn’t continue the fight giving Brandon a gutsy win by TKO.
| Tyler Gershowitz | vs. | Nathan Hile |
Tyler Gershowitz trains under Master Mehrdad and Nathan Hile trains under Stefan ButinBik. Super fast paced fight. Both fighters taking big risks throughout the entire fight. Fight went to a split decision giving the win to Nathan Hile. This is one bout we would all like to see rematched. Great non-stop action.
| Desiree Samson | vs. | Amy Smith |
| Desiree Samson trains under Master Mehrdad and Amy Smith from Chicago |
Desiree from the opening bell stomped on the gas pedal and dished out an unrelenting offense that her opponent was not fit to handle. Desiree knocked her opponent down a couple times by both punches and a knee strike to her opponent which ultimately ended the fight as Amy Smith couldn’t get up from that strike. Desire won by KO. And gain the WSDKA amateur middle weight title
| Curtis Boshears | vs | Antonio Alicea |
Curtis Boshears trains under Gary Swanson and travelled from Michigan for this fight. Antonio Alicea trains under Ali of UFS in St. Petersburg. Curtis landed a lot of knees to Antonio’s in the left thigh in the first round and going into the final two rounds it was evident those knee strikes left him hurt with the inability to access his normal fighting style. Antonio had to fight defensively and wound up losing a very hard fought decision.
| Federico Dimante | vs | Juan Olmos |
Federico Dimante trains under Master Mehrdad and Juan Olmos trains under Gary Swanson out of Michigan. This fight was the quickest fight of the night after Juan Olmos landed a right straight to the jaw of Federico, which floored his opponent and in his attempt to stand up lost his balance and fell into the ropes. The referee had to stop the fight immediately. This was a one punch knockout.
| Aaron Estes | vs. | Mohamed Fikry |
Aaron Estes trains under Master Mehrdad and Mohammed Fikry trains out Ali and UFS in St. Petersburg. Fikry had an extremely unorthodox style of fighting. It completely kept Aaron Estes off balance and he was able to land strikes from all different angles. Aaron Estes showed tremendous heart and landed some good punches, but Fikry fought an excellent fight and was able to withstand any offense his opponent threw at him. This bout went to decision which Fikry won unanimously.
| Dustin Robbins | vs | Malick Watson Smith |
Dustin Robbins trains out of Crystal River, Florida under Stefan ButinBik and Malik Smith trains out of Chicago under Ricardo Perez. This was definitely the bloodiest fight of the night. Dustin’s nose was bleeding after the first round. Malick used amazing Muay Thai techniques to execute multiple strikes all over his opponent. Bloodied Dustin continued to press forward and challenge Malick but it wasn’t enough. Malick won the fight by decision and gain the WSDKA amateur lightweight title. This was a great final bout and brought the crowd to their feet throughout the whole bout.
May
14
PR Contact:
Elliot Tomaeno
Communications Manager
etomaeno@wyndstorm.com
WYNDSTORM CORPORATION AND STRYKERZ.TV ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP
Wyndstorm and Strykerz.tv have joined together to form the biggest Muay Thai, Shin Do Kumaté and Martial Arts community available online
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (May 12, 2010) – Wyndstorm Corporation, a company of “Social Media Architects,” who specialize in building social experiences for clients have joined forces with Strykerz.tv to form the biggest Muay Thai / Shin Do Kumaté and Martial Arts community online. Strykerz.tv is the brainchild of Shin Do Kumaté Heavyweight Champion Master Mehrdad and seeks to provide fans with live-streaming and PPV Muay Thai and Martial Arts fights. Muay Thai and Martial Arts fans will finally have a destination to connect with other fans and receive up to date information on industry news.
Muay Thai originated with the Thai people and far east as a hands-on, close combat style used on the battlefield. The art form is engrained within the traditions of Thai lifestyle and has passed from generation to generation. It has been a combat style and beloved sporting pastime for six centuries. Steeped rich in tradition, today’s Muay Thai warriors continue to practice this century’s old, skillful fighting style. Once only a favorite pastime of Thailand, Muay Thai is quickly gaining a massive base of devoted fans and fighters from around the globe. The distribution of Shin Do Kumaté is also growing at a record speed due to the extraordinary caliber of male and female fighters and explosive knockout bouts. The Shin Do Kumaté brand was formed by Master Mehrdad and is currently the world’s leading professional Thai Boxing event produced for television.
Master Mehrdad who has practiced traditional Martial Arts, Muay Thai and Persian Kushti Kaj his entire youth founded his own traditional professional fighting organization in 2002 and amateur Muay Thai Classic event in 1995 in a quest to bring together the most skillful fighters and masters. Master Mehrdad is thrilled to be able to partner with Wyndstorm to build a stronger community among Muay Thai and Martial Arts Fans. “Wyndstorm offers a unique solution I haven’t been able to find elsewhere,” said Master Mehrdad. “Their combination of web development expertise and smart community management and social media marketing is going to provide a haven for Muay Thai and Martial Arts fans.”
“Wyndstorm could not be happier to announce a partnership with Strykerz.tv,” said President and CEO of Wyndstorm, Marian Sabety. “Strykerz.tv will showcase our ability to take a client to the next level via our community management and social media marketing expertise.”
For additional information about Strykerz.tv and Master Mehrdad visit strykerz.tv. For information about upcoming fights including Master Mehrdad’s Thai Classic XXIV fight on Saturday, May 15th visit strykerz.tv or call (727) 573 – 8533.
About Strykerz.tv
Strykerz.TV (www.strykerz.TV) is the online presence for MKM Knockout Promotions, LLC. MKM Knockout Promotions, LLC is a professional and amateur fight promotion and entertainment company. It was formed in 2002 to promote all Shin Do Kumaté fighting events, which are held 6 times per year. The Shin Do Kumaté brand is the world’s leading professional Thai Boxing event produced for television. Owned and operated by MKM Knockout Promotions, LLC and headquartered in Clearwater, Florida, Shin Do Kumate fight programs feature six events annually on Pay Per View and Video On Demand through cable and satellite providers. In addition to its pay television platform, Shin Do Kumate fight programs are distributed throughout the world in multiple international markets such as New Zealand, Australia, Germany, England, Korea, Israel, Romania, Africa, Middle East, Canada, and South America. The distribution of Shin Do Kumate is growing at record speed due to the extraordinary caliber of fighters and explosive knockout bouts.
About Wyndstorm Corporation
Wyndstorm Corporation is a company of social media architects who provide integrated social media experiences for clients that range from non-profit advocacy organizations to boxing syndicates. Wyndstorm primarily develops web-based applications that include gaming, wireless messaging, social network deployment, social media marketing, online consumer entertainment and large-scale consumer marketing programs. Wyndstorm continues to stay on the forefront of technology by advancing their technical capabilities constantly. New advances include talking avatars, streaming video, 3-D virtual worlds, user-targeted multi-media push, music/video downloading, and ASCAP royalty tracking. These capabilities are what effectively make Wyndstorm three agencies (advertising, public relations and marketing) in one. Wyndstorm Corporation trades on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol WYND. For more information, go to www.wyndstorm.com.
http://www.shindokumate.com/wyndstorm-partnership.html
May
23
Moayedi sisters fight for family name
Shahnaz Moayedi, Her Dad from the right Master Mehrdad and Kim Bright CEO of Sweet Wheat from the left lead sponsor
Master Mehrdad's Muay Thai Classic XXIV - 2010
St. Petersburg, Fla. — Soudabah Moayedi always
knew she wanted to be like her dad, Master
Mehridad Moayedi.
“He says when he put me in the crib to sleep and he
would go in to work out, I would crawl out of the
crib and he’d find me punching the walls,”
Soudabah said.
Now instead of punching walls, she’s beating up on
any and all compeition in the light heavyweight
division of Shin Do Kumate, which is a version of
Muay Thai martial arts.
Master Mehridad created the Shin Do style and is passing along his knowledge to his daughters, 17-
year-old Soudabah and 15-year-old Shahnaz. “When you get asked about (learning from dad), you
do take a step back and you look at everything he has accomplished,” Shahnaz said. “We do. We follow
his footsteps.” “You know you’ve trained with the best,” Soudabah
said. “No one can ever say you didn’t train with a
good master.” Shahnaz says she wants to pursue a professional
career. Soudabah is taking the wait and see
approach. Regardless, the sisters are making their dad proud
by dominating the fighting style he made famous.
http://www.wtsp.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=132201&catid=8
May
23
http://www.wtsp.com/video/default.aspx?bctid=85902381001
Aug
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My name is Soudabah Moayedi and for over 13 years I’ve been training and fighting in the art of Muay Thai as well as traditional martial art training under my father Master Mehrdad. With an amateur record of 12-3 and current holder of the 2007 Master Mehrdad Muay Thai Classic Lightweight Champion. I was constantly looking for supplements that would give me energy; since my family is also very health conscious we wanted something natural that would be good for us. I take Sweet Wheat every morning and for the rest of the day I have the energy I need. It gives me my full energy potential in the gym too where I need it the most when I’m training for a fight. Before I was able to do five rounds on the bags then two sparring then two more on Thai pads or focus mitts. But I would be huffing and puffing and wouldn’t be able to go at it to my fullest potential, just enough to get me through it and I didn’t want that. I wanted to go through the rounds and not feel like I was dying afterwards. With Sweet Wheat I’m able to do all that and still have some energy left over. Sweet Wheat not only has given me more energy but it’s also made my muscles more toned and defined. I have Sweet Wheat to thank for my focus and new found energy and would recommend it to anyone.
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www.mkmfights.com
Aug
27
Travelle Mason – Light Heavyweight (2009) IKF and (2007 & 2008) Master Mehrdad’s Muay Thai ClassicI Champion.
I am an athlete and train 6 days a week as a Muay Thai fighter, and I feel it’s important to provide my body with the best quality foods and supplements. I wake up in the morning and start my day off with a prayer, a multi-vitamin and a teaspoon of Sweet Wheat to fuel me for my 6 mile run. Since starting Sweet Wheat, I have noticed my energy level go up and my timing has improved significantly. I take the powder and its easily dissolvable. My preference is taking it with grape juice and my body absorbs it right away. I definitely recommend this product to athletes, and especially to those who don’t get enough vitamins and minerals in their body by food alone.
http://www.mastermehrdad.com/testimonials.htm
http://www.shindokumate.com/
Aug
31
August 2010 Issue – Zebra Mats E-Newsletter
Master Mehrdad Promotes a New Mixed Martial Art
Master Mehrdad Moayedi operates a highly successful martial arts and Muay Thai training center in Tampa Bay, Florida where he teaches more than 150 students. He discovered a lifelong passion for martial arts very early in life. As a three year old in Iran, he first practiced Judo. He soon started wrestling and was a five-time champion in his home country.
Throughout his extensive career, he has trained in Kung-Fu, Tae Keuk Do, Hapkido, Muay Thai and Persian Kushti Kaj, earning black belt ranks in several of these arts. He is an 8th degree black belt in Hapkido and the Heavyweight Title Holder of Shin Do Kumaté. One of his opponents in his fighting career includes Rick “The Jet” Roufus, 6 time world champion.
After the revolution in Iran, he travelled the world and lived in India, Pakistan, Tibet, Holland, and Canada. He eventually moved to Tampa Bay and opened the first Muay Thai School in the Florida back in 1992.
Master Mehrdad found that the politics of martial arts negatively affected these great sports. He wanted to work with others who were interested in highlighting the best aspects of martial arts training and professional competition. “I saw the amount of effort and work these athletes were investing in their training and for events. Their fighting spirit was amazing and I wanted to provide a stage to showcase their skills and talents. I also saw that female fighters were taken advantage of in the industry and fighting without pads while not getting paid a fight purse, so as a father of two female fighters I took a stand for them and took female fighters pro and provided them with fight purses and title fights,” he said.
Master Mehrdad figured fans would come to see events with rules that called for more fast paced fights and much more explosive techniques. He was fascinated by the early stage Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) from early 90s because they brought traditional artists using different skills and multiple styles, but with the turn of ownership felt that it lacked the honor, skill, and technique that he once admired. As a traditional martial artist, he felt that stand up striking arts were more explosive and exciting to watch. He developed a striking style called Shin Do Kumaté, and launched his own company bearing his initials, MKM Knockout Promotions, LLC, to promote professional bouts. His company titled World Shin Do Kumaté Association, Inc. produces a series of amateur events to promote and build new athletes since fighters begin training at such an early age.
Shin Do Kumaté allows explosive elbow strikes, knees, kicks to entire body, throws and sweeps but does not include ground grappling. Instead it allows for stand up wrestling and Muay Thai clinches. Events are contested in a ring and fighters wear standard boxing gloves. His company has copyrighted the rules and registered their intellectual property. Shin Do Kumaté features professional male and female fighters from around the world and the events are broadcast via television networks worldwide.
In 2002, he was the first promoter/fighter to produce a professional Muay Thai event in the state of Florida. Since that time, he has produced fifteen very successful professional shows for television and since 1995 he has produced the Master Mehrdad Muay Thai Classic events for amateur kickboxers.
Master Mehrdad differentiates his events by matching the toughest, most exciting fighters against each other ensuring that the level of entertainment is always high. Because his shows are well attended, he has attracted several sponsors and has now partnered with a casino agency to produce casino shows for television worldwide.
He is capitalizing on the popularity of the Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC). “The UFC paved the road and created a platform for Shin Do Kumaté,” he noted. “Boxing has been around for more than a hundred years but it is dying due to not producing athletes like Mohammad Ali. While many corporations are reluctant to be involved with the UFC because of the violence in the cage, our events offer an exciting alternative. Great entertainment combined with highly skilled and quality athletes who tap into the honor and tradition of the sport,” he commented.
His approach has worked well. Since 2002, his professional league was broadcast on Time Warner, Fox, ESPN, and other pay-per-view outlets. His audience is made up of 12-57 year olds and he’s even been able to attract large numbers of women.
Master Mehrdad’s partnership with Zebra has been very beneficial. “I really respect Zebra as a company. Their products are the best quality and they do everything they can to service our gym and our promotions company,” he commented. “We use Zebra’s full line of equipment and we’re proud to endorse the brand.”
Master Mehrdad discovered along the way, that not all organizations were excited about his events. “The state boxing commission was a real challenge for us. All they cared about were the fees they felt they were entitled to. We needed their sanction to hold professional shows but Muay Thai should be governed by a Muay Thai-specific organization,” he stated. He’s even considered launching a national governing body to help organize the sport in the U.S.
Always striving to improve, Master Mehrdad has set some ambitious goals for his business. “I’d like to bring in TV partnerships and bigger, stronger sponsors. I’m very selective, however, in the companies we choose. They have to be a good fit and they must be interested to grow their brand globally,” he mentioned.
As it stands, ESPN will be airing several Shin Do Kumaté events internationally, and Strykerz TV will be streaming them via the Internet. Master Mehrdad also hosts a weekly TV show in the U.S. and Canada.
“I really enjoy the marketing, public relations, and the entertainment side of this industry. Finding the right athletes and pairing them in exciting fights is also a thrill. I’m very interested in the personal stories of the athletes who compete and to see how their discipline carries into their personal lives,” he commented. Master Mehrdad is also an accomplished social networker, leveraging Facebook and YouTube whenever possible.
If you’re in the Tampa Bay area, be sure to drop by his training center and checkout the programs he offers. The Dojang website is: http://www.mastermehrdad.com. To learn more about exciting Shin Do Kumaté events, visit the website at: http://www.shindoKumaté.com
Author: Todd A. Brehe, TBrehe@gmail.com
Sep
11
Special Thanks to our Lead Sponsor Sweet Wheat (http://www.sweetwheat.com) for making everything happens in MKM Knockout Promotions, LLC for our Muay Thai Classic Fights series. Please support the Sweet Wheat product which it is the best in the market for health, energy and weight loss needs.
Master Mehrdad K. Moayedi
Founder & CEO
Shin Do Kumate
