Gentlemen,

We should not try to defend kb in NY by quoting the unjust law banning drinks at nhb events, That's like saying, "hey! we aren't nhb or mma, so leave us alone."

instead of standing with them, if we say, "I am not part of that group; so leave me alone." That is not a principled stand imho. (not criticizing anyone on this board)

If we do that , it sounds like what we are implying is "it would be perfectly ok to shut us down if we really WERE nhb or mma. That's bad strategy to desert other fighters rather than fight for them too.

Because once these morons feel morally or politically entitled to mess in their (mma nhb fighters) business, they will soon get the idea that they can then dictate that Kickboxers have to wear head gear,orthose funky lkitte foot covers, or you can only fight three rounds, or only after age 21, or no women can fight, or you have to have a million dollar health and life insurance policy, etc etc.
THey will eventually send some bureacrat to a kickbxing show to see if some "NHB" tactic is being used...then...well,you get the idea. the possibilties for meddling by the state are endless one we roll over on an issue that fundamental to personal choice and freedom..

Well, you get the idea. When you give these moralistic and religious busy bodies an inch, they will take a mile.

Boxing which is legal has many more deaths associated with it than MMA.

If they can oulaw mma/nhb without so much as a whimper from us, they can come after KB next. And trust me, some whacko moralistic idiot/legislator will surely introduce such a bill eventually. (probaby as a rider to an anti abortion, or anti gambling bill.)

Remembe also, They tried to ban Muay Thai in some Canadian province. I forget which one. So all fighters need to stick together. Not push somebody else overboard to save the ship.

Instead, of denying we are NHB/MMA, ask the idiots Where is the crime in NHB? or drinking at the fights? whose rights are being violated? or what right do they have creating victimless crimes?

Write a letter to those legislators,and/or the editor of the paper,and ask where's the victim? Let them know you vote..and have friends in their district that vote.

It's an outrageous invasion of personal freedom,when no one's
rights are violated by drinking at the fights-regardless of the particular fight rules.

Dan