Frank Kipp and his brother Thomas are doing a huge service to the Blackfeet reservation. They’ve opened up a fully equipped boxing club smack-dab in the middle of the harshest part of town. Surrounded by a public housing development that everyone on the rez calls “the Flintstones” because of its subprimitive, cartoonish look, the Kipp brothers teach boxing and fitness in a formerly derelict warehouse building they refurbished themselves. While Blackfeet kids are literally right outside their front door trying to get a local chapter of the Bloods gang off the ground, Frank and Tom are teaching good kids how to smash people’s faces in the name of self-defense. Here in Browning, fighting skills are essential.

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Subject: thanx Date: Nov 18 2006 02:26:53 AM Author: Tim Blackman I respect the coaches of the blackfeet nation boxing club they helped me alot so thanx. and i will be back frank. Subject: geronimo bie told me was filipino Date: May 15 2006 02:43:53 PM Author: russ since when did he become a Indian? He told me he was from Philipines. Whats up wit dat? Subject: Hey Chuck Lidell Date: Aug 05 2006 12:25:35 AM Author: johnny redcorn Hey Chuck Lidell, you wanna be pride fighter, you got your tail kicked in pride fighting so now your trying to talk crap in the UFC. Subject: who cares about grammar Date: Mar 05 2006 07:15:22 PM Author: OGRed NdN gurl where does grammar fit in? who cares? Hey Frank I went to school with you at Indian Heritage in Rainier High School.in Seattle Washington..OGRed NdN means American Indian not the east indians of India..or any gang affiliated stupid shit.. OG means original NATIVE gurl............yeahhhhh!!!! Keep up the positive "Red road" for the next generation Frank! Subject: hats off to the Kipp's Date: Feb 21 2006 09:56:23 PM Author: charlene Burns I want to personally thank Frankie and his wife and his brother Tom for being a positive light in our community. They truly care about kids and it really shows. If you only reached one child and changed their direction, it would be a success. Your workshop was awesome last week and I know that you reached lots of kids. It is so refreshing to meet genuine people. Thank you from the rest of us in this community. Subject: boxing out Date: Feb 13 2006 06:17:33 PM Author: bentheredonthat well let me tell you some thing about self defense. Around Browning its all good but we as a peoplpe have to get out of that tough guy mentality. Let me tell you what will make you tuff. Education is the way to go and by having that you will have all kinds of defense against the world, because in the future there is not going to be a REZ. So take that to the bank oh I forgot your a tuff guy with no back-up. former BLOOD that got smart!!!!!!!!!!!!! Subject: Astoria Date: Feb 10 2006 08:52:50 AM Author: boxer As a boxer from the Astoria, it's nice to see my club still gets respect from those who really know fighting in BC. We may not be having the same success now as we had in the past (although we've still got a couple provincial champions kicking around), but Geronimo Bie is well respected and missed throughout the club. He was a truly great fighter (fought Shane Mosley once down in the States) and it's sad to think that his life was eventually turned south by drugs. Subject: i'm with everybody else... Date: Feb 03 2006 02:33:32 PM Author: roachbeard for real, where's the pics of grinning brown boys with gloves on? btw, if anyone needs to know, there is a gym in vancouver, bc in the basement of the very seedy astoria hotel out of which several native golden gloves fighters have emerged. geronimo bie, what? indians is tough, nigga. the rez is ghetto but east vancouver and winnipeg's north end have produced some good fighters. and why are indians so good at basketball? there are some huge guys, why hasn't there been an nba star yet? Subject: Get These Kids a Title Fight Date: Jan 31 2006 05:18:33 PM Author: Chuck Lidell I challenge these kids to fight me for the UFC Light Heavyweight title. I will fight 2 of them at the same time. Even if I knock their teeth out, they will get a decent pay day for going up against Chuck Lidell Subject: boxing club Date: Jan 30 2006 05:40:36 PM Author: holysingingwoman I think the Kipp Brothers have done a marvelous job with the young people of the rez. They have given them something to believe in and have helped lift their self esteem. More info could have been given to this article. Thanx guys, your the best! Subject: just lettin' ya know Date: Jan 28 2006 04:30:20 PM Author: rezgal Well here's the info to all the curious comments: The Boxing Club is very successful. And there are some people who may not be able to read or punctuate well, but what would that have to do with boxing? Well I wouldn't be able to get pics or anything of the boxers, but they all kick ass! There is one of the guys that runs the club, he's an awesome guitarist who knows how to box also! He boxed when he was younger and his name is Tom Kipp. Frank Kipp was a boxer also and he runs the thing. The Blackfeet boys here are tough, and so the club is just the perfect thing for all the kids who want to do something. Subject: Sweeeeet Date: Jan 28 2006 04:52:33 AM Author: Danja Doom Fuck yeah...good for the good kids rolling heads...thank god there is some inspiration there Subject: check it out Date: Jan 23 2006 04:18:43 PM Author: mariano I agree. I read about Navajos in LA, making a boxing club. And the rez in Florida, they are making boxing festivals as a way to fund money. but, if you want to see more: www.fotolog.com/campeon saludos desde argentina Subject: wtf Date: Jan 22 2006 06:41:52 PM Author: more please seriously this is probably one of the more interesting topics and that’s all you gave it? i feel like an english teacher but what about the neighborhood? who are they guys that run it? who are the fighters that train there is it successful?? come on i read most of this stupid thing about "oh we are so unemployed" and now i come across an interesting article and its nothing. you guys did go to journalism school right? Subject: more Date: Jan 16 2006 06:28:24 PM Author: parappa meh it's ok but they should give us some more. i don't care if there is a boxing club. i want pictures of fights or the boxxing champions or something. the end.