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neilson99 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Its a great idea, go for it, it would be fantastic > addition to the area and Greenwich, Notting Hill > (has 2) Clapham, Brixton etc all show a local > cinema can be a success and have a future! And also the Lexi - a great cinema and proof of concept http://thelexicinema.co.uk/lexi-community/

Fantastic Idea! I'd go at least once a week. The closer to ED/Peckham Rye the better in my opinion - i'd love somewhere within walking distance. Best of luck progressing it :)

From Wpedia on Deaths in MMA While competition in the MMA have been occasionally depicted as brutal by the media,[56] there were no documented cases of deaths after a sanctioned MMA event prior to 2007.[57] In the period of 2007 to 2010, there were two fatalities in mixed martial arts matches. The first was the death of Sam Vasquez on November 30, 2007.[58] Vasquez collapsed shortly after being knocked out by Vince Libardi in the third round of an October 20, 2007 fight at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.[59] Vasquez had two separate surgeries to remove blood clots from his brain, and shortly after the second operation suffered a devastating stroke and never regained consciousness.[58] While questions have been asked about Vasquez's health before his final bout, no firm indications of pre-existing problems have yet surfaced. The second death stemming from a sanctioned mixed martial arts contest occurred in South Carolina on June 28, 2010, when 30-year old Michael Kirkham was knocked out and never regained consciousness. He was pronounced dead two days after the fight.[60]

Maxxi, you might be interested in K1 Rising which is coming up in a week or two. More an eagle dance fan myself but like a bit of salt action too. Nette, I've competed in Boxing, Judo and BJJ and did Karate for quite a few years, none to any high level but enough to see things from an inside point of view and get to know a lot of other mma fans and practitioners.

Not intended but not unexpected - always interesting to gauge reaction too. Nette, is boxing also moronic?

It's definitely a problem when there's a stalemate on the ground or you're not a big fan of the finer technical points of catch wrestling/bjj/grappling, I agree. But there are a lot of incredible fights out there with some amazing striking and submission skills on display, not to mention super human levels of toughness. Check out some highlight reels of the top guys - there's some pretty crazy grappling action . You also get stuff like this: And that's in the last minute of a 25 minute war.

Haha! More of a sweet science fan then. Freddie Roach would disagree.

Anyone else looking forward to this or have predictions?

Showboat, no I didn't see it as an attack at all. The point I was making was quite different to the one you accuse me of missing. Whatever, as you say, it's immaterial.

I can second the Terre a Terre recommendation - it's great! You'll need to book early as they're usually very busy. Have a great time, Brighton is an awesome town :)

Well, here's the thing - your acceptance or rejection of the statement really isn't of any importance. I offered an opinion and stand by it, along with my right to not get drawn into justifying stuff to arbitrary debating standards defined by people I don't know for reasons that remain vague. There's always Sue's negative comments on TCC to take issue with if you want to keep going.

No, it's warranted.

Horses for (main) courses I guess AlexC :) I'll give it another shot - I'm not the only one to be underwhelmed though!

Japanese Middling to Decent Thai (Thai Corner manages the impressive task of being mediocre at best) Middle Eastern of any kind - an Al Anouk would be awesome Pizza East (The Gowlett is good, but a proper boozer first and foremost) Mediterranean Vietnamese Veg/Vegan/Raw - take your pick from the many great examples in W/E/N/Central London Euro Brasserie Italian I haven't been here long but have eaten my way across most of the rest of london and there's so much amazing stuff out there (that's generally also cheaper) that ED could massively benefit from.

M&S and Starbucks doth not a community break either.