Repect 2 Event on PPV Stream
Respect 2 event will feature top fighters like Gianni Grippo, Megaton Dias, suyan Querioz, JEff Curran and others competing for prize money and pay per view webcast through Budo Videos. For more info check out
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Adisa Banjoko and HHCf helping others
American
teens fall into drugs, pregnancy and violence after school when they
are not involved in activities that cultivate their minds and bodies.
Youth violence is the third leading cause of death for people between
the ages of 15-24.
We
have a new three thousand square foot facility made to help them grow
mentally, emotionally and physically to cut this trend and promote
nonviolence. We need your help in getting our after school program to
kids who currently don't have access to it.
The
HHCF is known as a SF Bay Area based leader in education innovation.
The Hip-Hop Chess Federation takes positions on the chessboard and
frames them as life positions so young people make better decisions in
life. We are currently in 7 schools across The Bay Area and the national
demand for our work in cities like St. Louis, New Orleans, NY and
Detroit is high. Many do not know the fact that rap music promotes chess
more than any other form of music on earth Jay Z, 50 Cent, Wu-Tang
Clan, Drake, Eminem, and many others have all referenced chess in some
of their music. We are embarking upon a new era of teaching STEM and
STEAM to the youth.
Earlier
this year our Founder consulted the World Chess Hall of Fame for the
record breaking Living Like Kings exhibit in St. Louis. We worked
directly with RZA (Wu-Tang Clan/ American Gangster) to promote
nonviolence. Kids who supplement their math studies with chess score 15%
higher than those who try other methods.
The
martial art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu help kids gain self confidence and
gain a higher level of physical fitness and self esteem. We teach chess
and life skills to kids so they know more than just the mechanics of the
game. We add themes that superimpose positions on the chessboard to
social situations in life and business. The jiu-jitsu class will give
them self-defense fundamentals as well as a methods to talk their way
out of conflict. However, chess and jiu-jitsu classes are expensive. So
many parents are unable have their kids learn either. For many parents
the idea of a class that would teach kids both is simply beyond the
range of their pocketbooks. This is where you come in.
Reaching
our 5k goal will allow 25 kids to take a 12 week session. The grades
and emotional well being of the students will be tracked and documented
in a short video. You will be able to see the direct impact of your
donation.
Our
goal is to scholarship local kids in here and train them in chess and
life strategies and jiu-jitsu. Your donation will make sure they have
the space, the jiu-jitsu gi (what they wear while training) teachers and
tutors needed to take them to the next level.Most of the kids I’ve
worked with are from tough areas. The bulk are Black and Latino but we
work to help everybody we can. In the HHCF we know that the power of and
team, is in its diversity.
We
plan to build our program in our BRAND NEW facility first and then
spread it across Oakland the the rest of the bay (and the country
really). Our previous programs have been in San Francisco, Hayward, and
San Jose. These classes will be held in our new Fremont, HQ. Simply put,
American education has been in a state of emergency. Many of our
schools and families are broken. Some of our children are being fed
right into juvenile hall by corrupt judges. Basically, folks are
investing in the failure of our kids. I’m asking you to help me counter
that by supporting HHCF so we can help kids do better in school and in
life on the streets. Once the initial 5k has been raised we will put out
a special press release and add a section to our site
www.hiphopchess.com
that lists your name and your brand on our site, honoring your
commitment to working with HHCF to help pave new paths to education and
peace. Read what educators and others say about HHCF at www.hiphopchess.com
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