Brick City Rock
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| Focus | Hybrid |
|---|---|
| Country of origin |  USA |
| Parenthood | Jailhouse rock (fighting style) |
| Olympic sport | No |
BCR (Brick City Rock) is one of the many martial arts related to the Jailhouse rock (fighting style). It was found in Newark, New Jersey during the late 60's and earl 70's. BCR is unique for its Ginga like footwork. [citation needed]
References
External links
- Watch The History of 52 Blocks Documentary (2009)
- Douglas Century, Street Kingdom: Five Years Inside the Franklin Avenue Posse, Warner Books, 2000, ISBN 0-446-67563-6
- Douglas Century, "Ghetto Blasters: Born in prison, raised in the 'hood, the deadly art of 52 Blocks is Brooklyn's baddest secret", Details magazine 19:9, pp 77–79, August 2001.
- Dennis Newsome, Jailhouse Rock (A.k.a) 52 blocks system.
- http://malandros-touro.com/jailhouserock.html
- Green, Thomas "Freeing the Afrikan Mind: the Role of Martial Arts in Contemporary African American Cultural Nationalism", essay featured in "Martial Arts in the Modern World", Praeger Publishers, 2003, ISBN 0-275-98153-3
- Justin Porter (June 17, 2009). "In Tight, a New (Old) Martial Art Gains Followers". New York Times.
- J.S. Soet, 'Martial Arts Around the World, Unique Publications, 1991
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