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Posted on 11/20/22 at 1:11 pm to HeLeakin
Holy shite. He lived here in Kingwood by me. He ran a gym here called Rising Sun Karate. It’s where I started my path in BJJ about 20 years ago. He would come roll with us some although he was a MT/karate guy. Our group was only there about a year before Jason and our head instructor had a falling out so we left. However I would see him all around Kingwood driving his Black H2 or his Porsche. Then he got into MMA and we would see him at fights around Houston. He always had some level of drama around him which is why I was glad we left Rising Sun although deep down I think he was a cool dude, just conflicted I guess. I know he had a young daughter that was the same age as my daughter who is 14. Rest in Peace JDF.
Posted on 11/20/22 at 1:15 pm to HeLeakin
That show was awful.
I’m so glad I grew up before that trash came out.
I’m so glad I grew up before that trash came out.
Posted on 11/20/22 at 1:17 pm to thermal9221
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That show was awful. I’m so glad I grew up before that trash came out.
K
Posted on 11/20/22 at 1:31 pm to thermal9221
quote:You were more of a PeeWee’s Playhouse kinda guy?
That show was awful. I’m so glad I grew up before that trash came out.
Posted on 11/20/22 at 1:39 pm to HeLeakin
Wow. That guy had 3 first names.
Posted on 11/20/22 at 1:40 pm to HeLeakin
"Alpha, Rita's escaped. Recruit a team of diverse / woke teenagers with attitude. Go go Power Rangers!"
Posted on 11/20/22 at 1:42 pm to StrongOffer
Sorry I hurt your feelings by telling you this show was awful.
Posted on 11/20/22 at 1:42 pm to HeLeakin
First Kevin Conroy now Jason David Frank. November is savage to my (and many others) before school and after school FOX shows. JDF was pretty much the face of the franchise.
Posted on 11/20/22 at 1:43 pm to thermal9221
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That show was awful.
I’m so glad I grew up before that trash came out.
Yes, it was low budget trash. I was big on TMNT when they came out and just beyond the target range for the Power Rangers when they became big.
Posted on 11/20/22 at 1:44 pm to MWP
I heard with peers (actors or other martial artists) he could be a bit of a dick, but with fans he was apparently extremely humble and welcoming.
Posted on 11/20/22 at 1:50 pm to LSU Grad Alabama Fan
Horrible ripoff of Voltron.
Posted on 11/20/22 at 2:06 pm to Richard Dangler
When we trained together he never really brought up the Power Ranger thing much. He also had a joint venture with another guy here in Kingwood that ran his boxing classes and was a legit MMA pro locally. They started a brand of MMA clothing called Jesus Didn’t Tap. However they had a falling out too. That was kinda a pattern with him although MMA guys in general have more drama than a group of old women. In fact anybody that really had any dealings with him thought he was a bit sketchy but seriously you hate to hear this kind of news.
Posted on 11/20/22 at 3:36 pm to StrongOffer
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You were more of a PeeWee’s Playhouse kinda guy?
Is this supposed to be an insult?
Posted on 11/20/22 at 4:27 pm to MWP
quote:I lived in the area and know people who went to Rising Sun Karate.
Our group was only there about a year before Jason and our head instructor had a falling out so we left.
Isn’t the guy he had a falling out with the guy who started McCusker MMA?
Posted on 11/20/22 at 5:15 pm to Rust
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Wasn’t he doing a signing tour through Covington, Slidell, and Biloxi just last year?
Yep. Seems like he'd roll into the Coast 1-2 times a year to do signings at a local comic book shop.
Posted on 11/20/22 at 5:23 pm to sumtimeitbeslikedat
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Horrible ripoff of Voltron.
You're so right. I had the complete set. I wish my mom and never got rid of it. I remember having Voltron on my birthday cake one year.
Posted on 11/20/22 at 5:25 pm to PrimeTime Money
Yes that was Tom. At that time he was a Blue Belt under Travis Tooke. If you know the background of the beginning of jits in H-town, Travis was one of the first legit BB’s in town. Tom taught at Rising Sun and like I said he got cross threaded with Jason and started his own thing in Kingwood. I was Tom’s first student at Rising Sun but Tom’s a no-gi guy and I spent a year doing that without even earning a stripe on a White Belt so when he left and came to Kingwood I hooked up with another instructor from Kingwood that did nothing but gi. Ironically we would go back to Rising Sun for a while before Jason had a falling out with him and we opened our own place on 1960. That seems like an eternity ago.
So actually Jason had issues with 2 instructors. Like I said, drama followed the guy.
So actually Jason had issues with 2 instructors. Like I said, drama followed the guy.
Posted on 11/20/22 at 5:36 pm to MWP
Suicidal wouldn’t be surprising. Pretty depressing grind to eke out a living hosting sparsely attended signings at comic shops in random arse cities.
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