Strike Diary - Ultimate Kempo Alliance - April 13, 2005

April 13, 2005 Day 1. No posts on the morning check-in except for those joining the protest and agreeing not to post. There are a lot of posts about not posting. My Frederick's of Hollywood catalog arrives. I don't always keep it, but this time I decide to set it aside, "just in case." Things might get too quiet around here. I am wrong. One of the posts by Kenpojoe is about his supporting the "walk-out" with a Kenpo technique. I notice his writing actually delivers a blow. Is it a hidden strike?

"HEY WHAT HAPPENED TO KENPO THIS SITE IS TURNING INTO A JOKE," is the original post by the member "Express" that, in its perfect or perhaps unfortunate timing, has sparked the protest. Kenpojoe mentions that the way this is stated may be in bad taste, however, he does agree that this comment is worth considering. Kenpojoe is in no way against kickboxing which his post with his long list of accomplishments and activities makes clear:

"I was the co-host of the "Championship Kickboxing" Cable TV show out of Rhode Island before Massachusetts rescinded outlawing kickboxing. ... I also hosted the "USA VS SOUTH AFRICA" kickboxing card TV show which featured Peter Manfredo, Father of Pete Manfredo presently featured on "The Contender" TV show. I love watching kickboxing as well as UFC, PRIDE, KOTG, or any other MMA event as well."

Kenpojoe's point is that there is very little kenpo being posted on the board lately and in that respect he agrees with Express. He is happy to respond to any kenpo questions and topics, but they just aren't on the boards. He adds that if he wants detailed posts on kenpo he visits to Martialtalk, Kenpotalk or Kenponet. Here is Kempojoe's "punch" line:

PS: I will honor the "kickboxing walk out" and not post until the 20th...because it's real easy to do that.




As a long-time assistant manager and new manager of another website, I see a lot of posts about not posting in many formats. One of the things a manager or any staff and fans of a website wants is many posts from all their different members. Generally websites develop. People who have similar likes come together and they generally start the sparks on the board. There are discussions, debates and some word bashing. This is actually interesting in my opinion and the strike must be interesting to the members as well. This protest brings out an unusually high number of members to post on the site. That can be a "good thing."