BCR (Brick City Rock)
| Focus | Hybrid |
|---|---|
| Country of origin |
 United States |
| 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-1960s and early-1970s. BCR is unique for its Ginga like footwork.
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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