Touted as the next generation of combat sports, Shin Do Kumaté ("the Way of the Fighting Spirit") is a full-contact Muay Thai-style of martial arts where competitors use their hands, feet, elbows and knees to knock-out their opponent. No pads, no grappling — just a brutal, stand up fight inside a boxing ring wearing 10 ounce gloves. For MKM Knockout Productions' 11th event in Tampa, the sport's heavyweights — including MKM founder Mehrdad Khan Moayedi — battle for the title of "the most devastating warrior of all time." Fri., Dec. 8, 8 p.m., St. Pete Times Forum, 401 Channelside Dr., Tampa, $15-$300, 813-301-2500, www.st.petetimesforum.com.
This article appears in Dec 6-12, 2006.
