Rickey Kang

To me, Rickey Kang is a lot of things: a martial arts master, Kobudo Attack World Champion in 1981, 82 and 85, a teacher, a father, a drinking buddy. But, most importantly, Rickey Kang is a warrior. What is a warrior? A warrior is someone who will beat your fucking ass & who will kick the living shit out of you. A warrior feeds on bad odds and pain. Warriors are a dying breed. Thatï's why Rickey Kang is special.

But he is also a man of peace and great gentleness. I once saw him rescue a small bird from a drainpipe, take it home, splint its damaged wing with a straw, and nurse that little bird back to health.

After that, that little bird stayed by Rickey's side, I witnessed it with my own eyes. I also witnessed a biker in a sports bar call that bird a 'faggoty' pet to Rickey's face. It was probably the last time that man was ever able to form a sentence without slurring his words and drooling. I've never seen someone attacked with such a savage, precise fury. After that, Rickey had to go away to prison for a while and his finch died.

That is just a little bit about what Rickey Kang means to me. I am lucky he is my friend and Dojo Master. I will train with him as long as he will have me.

He is a complex man. He is Rickey Kang.

--As written by Kenny Pang
Training partner and friend of Rickey Kang