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Breakthrough Communications, Martial Arts Channel Welcomes Dave Kovar Princeton, New Jersey — February 27, 2006 — The Martial Arts Channel (MAC) announced today that Dave Kovar, founder of Kovar's Satori Academy in Sacramento, CA, will join the Martial Arts Channel. Kovar is a member of MAC's education advisory counsel, a radio host, and an on-air broadband personality who will be migrating to the network. "We are pleased to have Dave involved with us in our national education and media initiatives as a member of our Educational Advisory Counsel," said R. Anthony Cort, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Breakthrough Communications and the Martial Arts Channel. "He is a world class martial artist, teacher, business man, and motivator." Dave Kovar, a seventh degree black belt, has studied martial arts since 1973, and has taught it professionally since 1978. He has a black belt equivalent or higher in 10 forms of martial arts. He won the U.S. Karate Championships in 1988 and was voted the Instructor of the Year by the U.S. Martial Arts Centers in 1992. Along with his brother, Tim, he was inducted into the U.S. Martial Arts Hall of Fame in 1996. Dave has done presentations to over 750 grade school assemblies on "The ABC's of Conflict Avoidance", "The 5 Rules of Personal Safety", "5 Ways To Say No To Drugs", and "Stranger Alert." "I welcome the invitation to become involved with MAC. Tony Cort is making martial arts accessible to everyone," said Dave Kovar. "People of all ages will get to experience personal development through MAC's promotion of martial arts. I am very proud to be working with the Martial Arts Channel to help bring the martial arts lifestyle to newcomers and advanced practitioners alike." Martial arts enthusiasts in the U.S. represent 58 percent of the U.S. population. There are over 28,000 martial arts schools and health clubs across the country packing their aerobic schedules with cardio kick boxing, tai chi, yoga and Tae Bo®. It is not surprising that the many forms of martial arts have become an important part of pop culture. To learn more about the Martial Arts Channel, you can visit www.martialartschannel.com. About Breakthrough Communications: The Martial Arts Channel (MAC) is part of Breakthrough Communications, LLC, with a bold vision of creating a vertically integrated organization with business units providing products and services spanning television, radio, print, events, apparel, sports, health and fitness and education. MAC will be the first family-friendly 24-hour martial arts inspired television network. MAC's mission is to be the multimedia lifestyle brand that celebrates the influence of martial arts inspired entertainment and personal development. MAC is scheduled to launch nationally in 2006 with a diverse programming schedule featuring original and acquired series, movies, news, documentaries, instruction, tournaments, health and fitness content, cartoons, children's programming and content never before seen in the U.S. MAC's broadband portal (www.macexperience.com) currently provides an online platform that connects passionate fans and practitioners to this worldwide community. Contact: Kelly Cinelli or Veronica Welch CWR 508-222-4802
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