Eddie Gordo!

Lat, please don't let Elie cover any of the Sotomayor hearing.

Lat, please don't let Elie cover any of the Sotomayor hearing.

Its OK, Lat is gay!

elie, it's called brazillian jiu jitsu. it's an immensely popular sport/martial art in the US. 5 minutes on google would tell you that. are you really that lazy?

elie, it's called brazillian jiu jitsu. it's an immensely popular sport/martial art in the US. 5 minutes on google would tell you that. are you really that lazy?

#6/7=racist

Hey, you're back! nice

like whoa

I lol'ed when I saw this on Angry Asian Man earlier...what a racist drunk dumbass.

The lawyer had some difficulty getting his guard locked in and around the 1:00 mark he had a perfect opportunity for a rear naked choke - he even sank his hooks in -- but some how the other guy was able to roll out of that. Nevertheless, it looks like he got a descent air choke on him. I'd prefer a blood choke in that situation, but thems are the breaks.

I'm a simple country lawyers, who also happens to be as unethnic as they come (white male). Expertise in martial arts is more widespread than most folks know. For example, I'm a 60-year old attorney who also happens to have a 4rd Degree Black Belt. I quit tournament competition about 10 years ago due to injuries. While I stopped active training a number of years ago, I think I still could take on several drunks at once. I'm surprised the guy let the drunk hit him in the face. The idea is to avoid taking the first strike, since it could be the last.

That was the worst fight I've ever seen in my life. I want the last 2mins and 49 secs of my life back. The guy knocks out your front teeth and so you dry hump him for 2 mins?? Knock his ass out?! Typical lawyer wuss.
--Altho I love how the concierge and 2 dudes pretty much just go about their own business completely ignoring the "fight". Gotta love this city.

14, I have a 5nd Degree Black Belt.

I was hoping you were gone, ellie

Nice picture of Capoeira which is NOT Brazilian Jiujitsu. Reporter Fail. Google is good for search.

How long do you have to study to earn a 4rd degree black belt? Does that come after learning Ryu's chi ball?

Nice picture of Capoeira which is NOT Brazilian Jiujitsu. Reporter Fail. Google is good for search.

What the eff was the security guard doing the whole time? Just dialing on the phone like a little bitch when he should've been helping the guy out.

Hi everyone: I just found out I have to go to Dallas later in the week to cover some hearings for a partner who's on vacation. I'm pretty bummed about it, but I'm thinking that I might at least be able to get a good meal or two while I'm there. Does anyone have any recommendations?
--Destined for Dallas

Hi everyone: I just found out I have to go to Dallas later in the week to cover some hearings for a partner who's on vacation. I'm pretty bummed about it, but I'm thinking that I might at least be able to get a good meal or two while I'm there. Does anyone have any recommendations?
--Destined for Dallas

Dallas is a festering sewer. Try the rat.

That guy has a pretty good lawsuit against the security/doorman company after that display. If looks like he wasn't injured thought.

It is a sad day in America when a mediocre jurist is elevated to the Supreme Court solely because of her race and gender.

What is the po;int of a doorman when he does nothing when this kind of shit happens??

Drunk guy = Roxana

I guess no one ever told you that Brazil might be home to more than one martial art...

Nice transition from full guard to a mount. Instead of ground and pound, seems like the Asian guy put him in an arm triangle.

As someone pointed out, he missed a rear naked. That would have been better, and should have just put the dude to sleep

I am grounding and pounding my Brazilian secretary in her ass right now.

Capoeira is the Brazilian dance that incorporates martial arts. The kickass real stuff is indeed Brazilian jiujitsu.

What the hell is the concierge guy doing? The building is definitely going to lose this suit.

One guy gets his teeth knocked out, then the two are brawling on the floor, and this lunatic politely picks up the phone to order pizza or something.

Cousin Brucey?

I love how the guy puts his address in the account, as if to say "if anyone else wants an piece, you know where to find me."

Lolz re: the guys at about 1:25 who just casually walk by.

This must be a common place in that area of wall street.

Korean guys are the best.

What self respecting white guy lets a little Korean with a broken tooth take him down?

white boys can't fight

He should have known that all asian guys know karate.

Your doorman is not a security guard.

Glad to see the security guard was on top of things. WTF? Either the guard was deaf and blind or he's the world's biggest pussy.

The building needs to a) fire that doorman and b) settle the lawsuit ASAP. They are absolutely fucked.

It sounds bizarre, but I'd actually go easy on the dudes who walked by. Sure they saw a fight, but they also saw a doorman sitting around watching and doing nothing. That sends a pretty strong signal that there's nothing to worry about. In hindsight those dudes are obviously freaking d-bags, but at the time, who knows what they thought. Plus angry little Asian guys are scary.

34 - he's been inside his apartment in crane position and staring at his door since this was posted. just waiting.

41, He wasn't a security guard, he was a doorman. Breaking up fights probably isn't in his job description, so why would he risk getting hurt?

Its pretty funny how the white guy thinks that he can step to and intimidate the Korean guy.

That white guy would have never ever attempted the same behavior with a black guy.

I live close to downtown. Can anyone hook me up on a date with him? He'll be rich if he included the building owner in his suit, he's a badass and he's probably damn good in bed. I wonder if he likes white chicks?

Its pretty funny how the white guy thinks that he can step to and intimidate the Korean guy.

That white guy would have never ever attempted the same behavior with a black guy.

Seriously, you've never heard of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu? Hoyce Gracie ring a bell? Basically the founder of MMA competitions? Anything Elie? Come on.

The concierge has one duty, and that's to call the police. They're not bodyguards. If the guy lives in the building, it's not as if he was trespassing. It looks like he picked up the phone once the fight started. I would say the case against the building is pretty baseless.

I'd say the lawyer is more fucked now, because next time he tries to rent an apartment or buy a co-op he's going to be on the blacklist of people who sue their landlords down at the tenant screening bureaus. Sucks but true.

he has no duty to break up the fight if he's a doorman and not security, but he does have a duty to call the police. if he refused to do that, which it seems like he did, then they'll be pretty obviously liable. what a retarded doorman, he probably says hi to the guy who was starting shit every day as he walks in and out and is why he didn't call the cops.

I am a Seton Hall summer at Orrick. This is not scary at all.

48, if you mean Royce Gracie, then, yes, that rings a bell. And no, he was not the founder. I think you mean his brother.

The "founder" was Helio Gracie, Royce Gracie's dad.

43 -- I actually think he's just standing in the lobby. Waiting. I think I'll cross the street next time I'm by there.

63 wall street is full of douches.

6, 7 - i'm glad you understood the joke.

The Brazillian ground style is often credited to Gracies' father, who developed his own style of ground fighting after studying Japanese ground fighting styles. It was a legend for decades among martial artists prior to Royce making it explode by showing how effective it was in the first "no rules" cage matches. Before that, the Gracies had a standing challenge of any style, any time, any weight class, no rules, and the Gracies said they would win any fight because of superior technique. Royce's victory over monsters like Dan Severns (260 pounds, world class fighter) and skilled punchers alike seemed to prove the Gracies' claims.

Frankly, though, here the asian lawyer is unimpressive. He should have been able to lay that drunk SOB out without even going to the ground. As the guy stepped forward into striking range, lawyer dude should have driven few good strikes into him and ended the matter. Drunk people have lousy reaction time, so any moderately skilled martial artist can wipe them out as the attacker advances. No need to get your clothes dirty by rolling around for ten minutes. And WTF? It takes that long to get control of the drunk? Sheet. Lawyer dude better stay away from street fighters who actually, you know, FIGHT.

57: classic internet. knowledgeable internet fight aficionado criticizes real life fight victor for not soundly defeating his opponent quicker.

I think we can all agree that there's a lesson here...don't mess with Korean American Attorneys with martial arts background

25 - I was upset with Thomas's confirmation as well. It was a sad day.

sounds like the korean guy got the worst of this

22, Welcome back!!

I was just at the Gaylord Resort in Grapevine. Totally over the top decor, especially outside. Sports Bar has good food, and awesome visual screens and armchairs. Big nightclub on the lake is full of cougar scrapbook moms and direct sales marketers looking to relieve their days as Horned Frog Tridelt. Have fun

This would have been a much shorter story had it been a lawyer from my state (which is not NY). The story would have gone something like this: "A local attorney shot an attacker last night..."

I bet he doesn't get his anus bleached.

Forget MMA, brazilian jiu jitsu, etc. Is it fair to say that everybody was kung fu fighting?

i seriously hope none of you have jobs at firms and are posting on here... because if i had the luxury of a job i would be f-ing working

might i remind my white brethren that we owe a trillion dollars to the chinese... we're already getting our asses handed to us. GJ washington!

Whoever is criticizing the lawyer for not "beating up" the drunk guy, did you ever stop to think that real martial artists are trained to neutralize a threat and not to simply pounce the offender?

It's called discipline.

That "white guy" appeared to be Italian or Mediteranian (which explains his aggro behavior). I'm waiting for partner emeritus to explain that in his circles, white means Northwestern European, exclusive of Irish.

So this is a story about a Korean man winning a fist fight? So, Elie, would you do a story about a black kid losing a game of 21 in Greenwich public court? This is only interesting from the view of there being credence to a ridiculous stereotype of Asian-American men. Cut it out.

Wish I had a Korean wife.

46 = Lat

70 --- duhhhh .... don't think the story has that headline.... think the stereotype at issue = lawyers are wimps

Lat is gay and craves male ectoplasm.

Igon

ghostbusters? really?

The Korean guy showed restraint. I think he grappled instead of punching to avoid causing serious injury to the drunk guy.
As for the doorman/ building, as someone else pointed out, the doorman's duty would be to call the police, which he seemed to do, if only after the fight started.
I think the building needs to evict drunk white guy. Violence against other tenants should be grounds for eviction. If they leave him alone and he attacks someone else, that's a lawsuit I'd take on contingent fee.

im glad white dude got his ass handed to him. more asian men should start handing white asses back.

74 - you must be an IP associate

I like to call everything "sexy" and "mechanical", and speak like I'm announcing a boxing match. Who am I?

i used to live at 67 wall, and now i want to move back just to be in the vicinity of stephen the kakaa. i think i speak for all the single asian ladies out there when i ask: is he single???

76 - good pts.

of course she will be confirmed--the senate represents the rich and powerful, and this sotomayor is a pseudo-leftist cryptorightist--a real favorite of the rich and powerful because pseudo-leftist cryptorightist policies favor the interests of the rich and powerful.

duh!

I like how the two guys at 1:31 just sort of nonchalantly walk by.

80 = Lat

8 - you're an idiot

went to law school w/ mr. ground and pound. i remember him being quite the world of warcraft extraordinaire.

21:

Baby Dolls

This is the guy from the video. Yeah, it's true I didn't beat him senseless or fully black him out. It was just a fist fight and I didn't want to kill the guy... I did end up taking the rear naked choke in the end because he kept going for my eyes. I just put him on the edge of blacking out and let the blood flow back again. This video was actually edited to shorten it. I held him in a rear naked for about 15 minutes actually. Also, someone mentioned that I had a hard time closing guard in the beginning. I'm actually pretty comfortable with an open guard so in a striking situation I'll pull the guy's head down and climb up into a high guard to smother punches and set up a razor armbar. It's safe to open your guard if you have a tight handle on the torso with your arms.

This is the guy from the video. Yeah, it's true I didn't beat him senseless or fully black him out. It was just a fist fight and I didn't want to kill the guy... I did end up taking the rear naked choke in the end because he kept going for my eyes. I just put him on the edge of blacking out and let the blood flow back again. This video was actually edited to shorten it. I held him in a rear naked for about 15 minutes actually. Also, someone mentioned that I had a hard time closing guard in the beginning. I'm actually pretty comfortable with an open guard so in a striking situation I'll pull the guy's head down and climb up into a high guard to smother punches and set up a razor armbar. It's safe to open your guard if you have a tight handle on the torso with your arms.

88/89 -- I repeat, I'm crossing the steet when I near your building.

Good work, Steve. Although you should've "Hendo v. Bisping"ed drunk man after the RNC.

Not bad 88/89, but you are no Urijah Faber (yes, I know he lost his last fight). Will we be seeing a laid-off-lawyers MMA fight league on Versus any time soon?

79 - Rich Greer

freer

Pretty pathetic. You must be weak as hell to have to hold a RNC for 15 minutes without the guy passing out.

What firm does the attorney work at?

93/94-

I prefer Uncle Rich. Erection.

95's reading skills must be pretty pathetic.

88/89
where do you work?

what's claims did you bring against the drunk guy and the building?

88/89
where do you work?

what's claims did you bring against the drunk guy and the building?

Needless to say there's a lesson here... don't mess with Asian American Attorneys with martial arts training.

I realize that I am a bit late in commenting on this story. I am disappointed in the Korean attorney's lack of "killer instinct." Had this happened to me 30 years ago, I would have knocked out my attacker into the middle of next week using a roundhouse kick to the nose and a half-inch punch to the throat. I am grateful that I don't live in such a deplorable and classless building like the one depicted in the story. I am fascinated that the gay couple at 1:10 just stares at the altercation and double times in excitement upstairs (after obvioulsy being turned on). Taking down a drunk fighter who aimlessly connected on a Korean is a non-story.

Ok, Chuck Norris. :D How's life at the Cobra Kai?

88/89, not to point blame, but:
"At that point, I told him I didn't want to continue talking to him and left the store."
Does that description really reflect the nature of your exchange with drunk white guy? Or would it be more accurate to describe it this way:
" At that point I told him, 'Go F#$k yourself you drunk piece of S@#t,' and left the store."
Either way, you didn't deserve to be attacked, or accosted in the first place. I was just trying to imagine your request to end the conversation and can't see it happening quite that way.

I heard it was actually pretty close to something along the lines of "I don't know you, I don't want to continue this conversation." Also, that guy isn't white.

#88 - what sweep was that? It looked like you had the triangle, and he drunkenly stumbled onto his back, giving you the option to triangle from mount. Did you intentionally not choke him out??? What was your logic? Were you afraid of getting in trouble?? How long/where have you been training?

I would have kicked the Korean's ass. Ground and pound baby! Give him a body bag, yeahhhhhhhhhh!

The guy settled the law suit with both the building and the attacker for a nice sum. He posted some interesting comments on YouTube. He also said the attacker was Indian.

"Everything has been settled legally, thanks for asking. I'm pleased with the settlements. Due to the shortening of the video it's not really evident, but i stood there for about 5 minutes telling the doorman to call the police and he refused. I believe the building had a duty to call the police under the circumstances and there was obviously a breach which was a factor in the injury I sustained when he attacked again."

HAAADUKEN HAADUKEN!!! RRRRRRAAAYUKEEEEN!

Sonic boom!

109 here. For your consideration:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qAPbXNq0dc

You guys are missing the real story here - There was actually a Korean girl that was wiling to date an Indian guy?

Uh, I think the main demographic point here is that this guy is a practicing attorney, not that he’s asian. If you’ve ever worked at a law firm or been to law school, you know that most lawyers wouldn’t fare that well in a fight.

I can't imagine anybody who didn't go to law school or worked at a firm reading this blog.

Uh, I think the main demographic point here is that Korean girls are ruining American society by destroying the processes of sexual selection (under which undesirable social characteristics are weeded out of the population based on mating patters – this was Darwin’s first major scholarly contribution) by procreating with all the losers and assholes of the white race, thus perpetuating their socially inferior genes. Seriously, do a poll of your douchey, aggressively obnoxious, and/or painfully annoying white male peers – and 3 of 4 have (or have had) a Korean girlfriend.

114: You've got to be kidding. Korean girls are some of the hottest and smartest.

112 - good point. 88/89, I wish to be your disciple of asskickery.

LOL @ 109

I heard the guy trains at some place near the financial district, 116. Andersons or something like that.

I have to agree with 114. It's kind of an ugly fact that no one likes to talk about here in NY. But it's true. Alot of asian guys get picked on and pushed around in school due to size and their parents emphasis on studying, whereas asian girls get treated substantially better because a lot of guys have fetishes for them. The net result is a bunch of asian girls who won't date asian guys. A really sad phenomena.

107, I thought you just made that avatar for this specific article. Freaking hilarious! Mercy has no place in this dojo!!!!

118, it's Anderson's Martial Arts according to the youtube comments. "We train in the spirit of our ancestors. Dr. Clan is a leader of extraordinary magnitude. Lets all give Dr. Clan a big hand..."

119, please, this whole post is about how much Asian guys rock. And Asian girls are hot, period. It's not a fetish.

Yoga flame. Hatgotgaroooooggaaaaa

121,

Nice Kentucky Fried Movie reference.

122, are you saying that all Asian girls are hot, period? I believe that actually sounds like a fetish. :D "fetish - any object, idea, etc., eliciting unquestioning reverence, respect, or devotion"

125, calm down. Asian girls are generally hotter than not, how's that?

Asian guys are hot apparently too. I got my white ass dumped by my white girl for an Asian guy.

Actually, the dude was Egyptian, from extreme Southwest Asia; oh, screw it--

Oriental guys are hot apparently too. I got my Occidental ass dumped by my Occidental girl for an Oriental guy.

There. That freaking solves it.

49 doesn't know what he's talking about. The doorman had a duty to call the police when one tenant asked. And what blacklist is this? I've sued a landlord before and never had a problem getting another apartment.

As for those guys walking by, LOL. One on one's pretty fair and I don't think I'd have done anything if the doorman was that eerily calm. Still, might have gone around the block one time before going in.

Yeah, you're probably right. Sometimes it's better to stay out of stuff if you don't know the score. What was that line from Glengary Glenross? Somebody help me out.

You people criticizing the people walking by (including you, PE) are fucking idiots. You all are telling me that if you saw a random wrestling match going on in the entryway to an apartment you would do something? What, exactly, would you mouth breathers do? Oh I get it, you would immediately ascertain who the "good guy" and the "bad guy" were and then spring into action, using your superior physical skills to save the day.

Of course, jumping into a random fight won't expose you to tort liability at all (**extreme sarcasm**). Are any of you even law students?

Okay, all you UNINFORMED haters. The attacker WAS NOT WHITE.... He was INDIAN.

Get it straight.

I'm a newly converted WGWAG. This video is why I now date Asian, well Chinese in my case.

Partner Emeritus: "using a roundhouse kick to the nose and a half-inch punch to the throat"

You're kidding me right. Roundhouse kicks? You probably got your martial arts knowledge from Streetfighter II in the 90's. Fess up, you're only in your 30's.

Your new boyfriend should send 10 bucks to the guy in the video.

I work down the block from there and I AM a Security Guard, as opposed to this guy, who, judging by his Nutcracker regalia, is most likely a Doorman. Even a Security Guard, who people (as evidenced by some of the commentary here) mistakenly think have police powers or peace officer responsibilities, would not be responsible for intervening.

A Security Guard's primary functions are to Detect, Deter, and Report. He can only legally place someone under a citizen's arrest if he witnesses a felony firsthand, and, even then, he'd be risking a civil action and perhaps a criminal prosecution, as well, if an injury was sustained by either party. That being said, In this particular instance, I'd still personally pry these guys off of each other as the tape will almost certainly vindicate me and, law or no law, my boss would not be pleased with me just standing there like a fucking jerkoff, as big as I am.

I think the real legal issue here was that the guard refused to call the police until after the fight started again. According to the youtube testimony, the pre-fight lasted about 5 minutes where the victim repeatedly requested that the doorman call the police because he had been accosted outside.

This is why I was always in love with Steve's nervous energy. Under that bumbling facade was a true tiger. Oh Korean Chandler where art thou?

"57: classic internet. knowledgeable internet fight aficionado criticizes real life fight victor for not soundly defeating his opponent quicker."

57 here. Nah, my knowledge is real world--I have the fake teeth and healed bones to remind me of the cost of my fights. And I have those reminders even though I won most my fights, both in the ring and out. (By comparison, law firm life was easy!)

Rolling around with some dude, telling him to chill is okay on the playground, when the teacher will come break it up. But as an adult, help is usually not coming, or not coming soon enough--you are totally on your own when things go bad. And most guys who pick a fight think they are going to win. That confidence may come from a knife, pepper spray or gun tucked away in their palm.

So I'm saying it again, including to this particular guy: If you want to avoid injury when attacked, finish things fast and decisively.

This lawyer was lucky that drunken fool was just a drunken fool who learned how to fight in junior high. Anyone real would have finished him in those scary seconds of indecisive retreat at :20, when the attacker made him give up his footing without even attacking him.

PE, please see and comment on #69 (no pun intended with post number).

#49- on the YouTube page, the lawyer states that he talked with the security guard for a good 5 minutes asking him to call the police. The video (provided by building mgmt, incidentally) starts only at the end of that conversation. Don't assume everything you see/read tells the whole story.

57, 138. Of course you're a real fighter. Of course.

I think some people are being hyper-critical of this guy's fighting. From the sound of it, he went out of his way to not seriously injure the guy (which probably paid off in the settlement). And according to his youtube, the guy was like six inches taller than him and outweighed him by like 25 pounds. I mean come on, he's a lawyer, not a pro-fighter.

I'm glad he kicked that guy's ass!
His wife is an idiot if she stays married to that racist jerk.

That doorman was an IDIOT!

114-What's wrong? You got dumped by an Asian girl?

Smart Asian girls will never date a white guy with a fetish. Pathetic.
Those guys can't distinguish between pretty & ugly Asians. They will date anyone that says yes.

You can't handle Asian women because you expect them to be submissive. You need a spanking.

Wow, 144, that is an incredibly racist comment. Do you really think most asian men in America expect asian women to be submissive? However, there is some truth to your other comment about smart asian girls...

SK- awesome video. you showed marked restraint.

See- kicking ass in real life so much better than world of warcraft!

135- WTF is a security guard doing on this board? shouldn't you be plotting your next doorman "dates"?

Silence, 146. Nothing is better than world of warcraft. Watch your mouth or Yogg Saron will punish you.

147:

I am going to answer your first question with a question of my own: Is it completely out of the realm of possibility that I was linked here by a law student?

Your second question seems to be a painfully failed attempt at condescending snark. Hopefully, you'll be a better litigator than you are a messageboard poster. Somehow, though, I seriously doubt it. Well, at least you have the scumbag part of being a lawyer down pat...

P.S.: Is it not ironic that a dilettante like myself seems to have a better grasp of criminal law (and reality, as well than a few of the people who post on here, who are presumably lawyers or at least aspire to be? I'd put you in that uninformed basket, too. Jerkoff.

145-you didn't understand my comment. I was writing about white men & asian women-NOT asian men.

150-my mistake, misunderstood your comment.

149, pop quiz. What's the difference between a felony and a misdemeanor? No googling!

57/138 - LOL. Your washed-upness reverberates across the internet. It's pretty pitiable that you would need to pump up your own "fighter skillz" online to an audience who doesn't know you and doesn't take you seriously...and then do it *again* just in case the first time wasn't clear enough that you are an incredibly socially awkward tool.

Hilarious. Hope someone thwacks you on the back of the head and robs you blind sometime soon. Just so you know some "real world" stuff instead of bragging about what you would have done in someone else's situation. But I bet you would have done it in slow motion with awesome sound effects. Go ahead, I know you can waste a few billable hours daydreaming about it.

57/138 - The attorney already got attacked by the guy in the street and beat the attacker senseless and the guy never pulled a knife.

If the attorney had attacked him first in the video, I think the story could have turned out with a lawyer being put in jail and being sued and evicted from his building.

This guy really played it smart on all angles. The only thing I can say is he needs to get his hands up faster. Even a light superficial punch in the mouth can break a tooth.

152:

There are three classes of crime:

Violations are the least serious and are often dealt with monetarily and sometimes do not require a court appearance.

Misdemeanors are more serious and are often jailable offenses for terms of 1 year or under.

Felonies are the most serious of crimes and are often punishable by PRISON time, which is usually 1 year or more sentencing.

152:

There are three classes of crime:

Violations are the least serious and are often dealt with monetarily and sometimes do not require a court appearance.

Misdemeanors are more serious and are often jailable offenses for terms of 1 year or under.

Felonies are the most serious of crimes and are often punishable by PRISON time, which is usually 1 year or more sentencing.