There is an old saying that applies here and I think the Canadian Comm. needs to hear it. Even us here at the IKF have to admit to the public when we have errored, made a mistake, etc. etc.. Several here have poked at the IKF in negative ways. Some truthful and some not, but when not, we respond with the truth to try and clear up the issue(s). However, when truthful, we "ACT" upon it and make the change, correction etc. We don't just make up more excuses and BS to side step the truth of the issue.

All this brings me to the saying I was talking about, which until you prove to everyone here differently, even you Mr. Boswell have to admit to yourself that when people like Dan point things out, you either need to defend yourself with FACTS or FIX the problem. I believe why neither is being done is because of the reality of the quote I mentioned which is...

"The TRUTH" hurts, doesn't it."

And from past experoence, we have all been corrected. What makes us different is knowing, "With great power comes great responsibility."

Mr. boswell,
Whether you or I or any other Commission or Sanctioning body, regardless of our "Firm" and "stubborn" ways, THE TRUTH is what needs to be followed. We NEED to not just LISTEN to the participants of the sport(s) we represent but also REPRESENT them all in the best intersst for these SPORTS. In the end, you are either HELPING the SPORT(s) or HURTING the Sport(s). For whatever reason, it appears here you are trying more to HURT Kickboxing, Muay Thai and MMA than HELP these sports.

All of us in commission positions have a BOSS to answer, and our boss' are the very people we represent. If we fail them, we fail what we represent, which means, we would need to find a new job.

So Mr. Boswell, there are a few questions here on the board that need to be answered for us all,

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Sec 83 only mentions boxing under the supervision of a commission.
All other combat sports are deemed to be prizefighting which is illegal.
Do you disagree with that reading of the code?
If yes, please explain why?
If not, please tell us why should not have our sports (Martial Arts - Kickboxing, Muay Thai, MMA) granted an exception to this code section which presently defines us as "prizefighting"?
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As Dan stated, this is only fair, as boxing is exempted from the definmiton of "prize fighting", So should ALL Martial Arts.

Or... Is this ANOTHER Commissions attempt to outlaw all Martial Art Combat Sports to assist Boxing Promoters with gaining better crowds, sponsorship money etc. etc. If so, than the corruption here is a bigger problem than we thought.

So Mr. Boswell,
Please answer to your public.
Thank You
Sincerely
Steve Fossum
IKF & ISCF President