martial arts magazine budo international 297 october 1 fortnight 2015
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Traditional Martial Arts, Combat Sports and Self Defense Magazine. Free read & download. Online issue. 200 October 1 fortnight - Year XXIVTRANSCRIPT
s a child I never liked mathematics. I guess welike things that we can master more easily,those that can empower us as children, butespecially those in which we feel morecomfortable. They say that everything has to dowith the fact of having more active one or
another side of the brain, male versus female, left in front ofright... however, over the years, I could not help admiring thestrength of its ability to define the structural connections andschemes of the Universe.
Universal patterns are mathematical, because fixedpatterns are necessary for the organization of all kinds.Mathematics and calculations are the secret language thatman has discovered, while he was inventing them, in hiseffort to unravel the mystery of the Universal Order.
Mathematics arises in this process in a direct reunion withastronomy, the mathematics of the spheres. The astronomicaltimes established the essential guidelines in the anthropologyof thought of all cultures, because men are not like the rest ofthe species… we are alien to our environment. A day isalways preceded by a night, a spring by a winter, oppositesfollow one after the other, opposing and corresponding in anorder; the basis of all logic stems from that finding.
Astronomy, the younger daughter of astrology, emergesfrom the observations of the sky and all predictions exist tothe extent that repetitive patterns are de facto observed.Predictability remains attached to the unquestionable factthat there is a way, an order.
In this way, mathematics and astronomy are the basis of allmodern science and the ultimate support of the modernthought of humanity. We men need strong points to lean on,because the experience of life itself is unstable and thissituation becomes often overwhelming. We can predict thecircadian cycle, but we don’t know if we will continue beingalive the very next day.
Astrology and numerology have tried to save this blankspace with uneven success, to bring the universal to the fieldof the personal throughout human history.
For years I've had great experiences, stunning findings inboth cases, but in all of them, the interpretive factor, thehuman factor, has been capital, which, incidentally, in no waydetracts from the value of this knowledge, but from thosewho have known or not known how to use it. The objectiveguidelines, however, occurred in such a way that suggestingthey are banal would be ignorance.
The existence of universal guidelines has led man to theeternal struggle between those who provided support to theidea of the force of destiny over free will, and those who'd putthis latter factor before any other. Both are right, becausegreat truths are always paradoxical, but of course, thisstatement doesn’t actually solve the modus operandi of theseforces and the very fact of not doing so is just one more doorto reflection.
There are fixed forces, which man likes to refer to indifferent ways: destiny, fate, fortune, providence… as well asthere are and mutable forces. Free will acts as one of the
dividing lines on the combination of this process, but is notthe only one. The sum of decisions at every crossroad in lifeis always exclusive. If we choose a particular direction, we areexcluding 359 degrees of any other option, and if we see it ina spherical form rather than linear... well, just multiply! Eachdoor leads us into a room and this takes us to a newscenario, which in turn has one or more doors, and so on. Inthis way, we create our destiny, but at the same time, it iswritten, because there are fixed factors (if you're born blondhaired, of course you can always dye your hair, but you stillwill be blonde). So, there are higher supervening factorswhich are definite and defining; reasons which, by their ownnature, impose and define limits and directions; we couldjustly call them fate.
There are, however, forces that are similar to the destiny,but whose nature is not completely unbreakable. Ancientshamans in various cultures already faced them and definedthem as combinations of natural and supernatural forces ofwell-defined frequencies. Although in most cases theygenerate preset events, ancient people discovered that, giventheir nature, it was possible to interact with them. We arespeaking here about alchemical and consciential superiorprocesses that are not available to everyone. But the wisestones among those sages of the past recognized also theexistence of a determining force acting behind all this, a"major" force that would act according to fixed laws andwhose violation was possible too, but only according tovariables beyond the control of the human and whose sizewas ineffable.
Us humans have been pushing the boundaries of what ispossible in our game to understand and grow as a speciesand as individuals. It's undeniable that a mere appendicitiswas almost certain death only a couple of centuries ago.Today, the problem is solved most of times with theappropriate means. Spiritually is no different. What for someis impossible, for those who know it's just an intervention.
Facing the mystery of being and existence is the oldest ofthe proposals of the awakening of consciousness. The mostadventurous and restless among humans have never resistedtrespassing the threshold of what is accepted, and go beyondthe visible, the apparent, the consensus... Mystery lies behindeverything, showing itself for the one who knows how to look,because it's impulse is that of walking in the light and beingdisclosed; only human ignorance and arrogance prevent usfrom seeing and participating in its power. Higherconsciousness is always an essential factor for a greaterfreedom, and it's paradoxical that, once arrived to thesources, what is individual melts away and all is left is thecommon.
NB: Martial arts are traditional formulae of increasingpersonal energy, but if we don't know what to do with thatenergy and how to give it the right direction, it can become asource of annoyances and serious trouble, that's why theoldest joined their teaching with factors of moral and spiritualorder to avoid negative consequences. Today, removed thesesafeguards, many have been exposed as ships adrift
"Even in death of a little sparrowan overwhelming Providence intervenes."William
Shakespeare
"Let each one follow his or her tendency, since tendenciesare usually lines or paths traced by a superior finger, and no one, however much he may know, knows more than Destiny."Benito Pérez Galdós
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Israeli Survival System
“An effective weaponconstantly adapted to
new realities.”
Krav Maga
Israeli Survival System (Israeli Survival System): The new frontier of Krav Maga
We are at a time in which the issue on security has become moretopical than ever, and the insecurity feeling that it generates makes usfeel vulnerable and hopeless in front of the small and large dangers thathaunt us everywhere. We can only rely on ourselves, in our abilities andin our own strength to defend ourselves and improve our responsivenessto external stimuli. The Israeli Krav Maga Survival System tries to giveus a concrete response to our desire to feel safe with an innovative andevolutionary program that never ceases to improve and learn frommistakes.
Three new DVDs will soon see the light, recorded with this magnificent example ofprofessional self-defense who is the Italian Master Marco Morabito. In his eclectic
journey in the field of defense, Master Morabito has already left us live samplesof his good performance, first with his foray in the Russian system, and nowwith the Israeli Krav Maga which, under his personal understanding, becomesan effective weapon constantly adapted to new realities. Anyone interested inself-defense will find in this work a source of inspiration, reflection andthorough learning standards.
Alfredo Tucci
phrase that the Master Morabito likes to quoteis: "Whatever the decision you have taken, youare authorized, even advised, I'd say, to subjectit to a continuous review and change it if itstops responding to your wishes." Thatquotation of the noted Doctor and Nobel Prize
for Medicine, Rita Levi Montalcini, clearly expresses the ideaof progress that underlies the basis of the Israeli Krav MagaSurvival System: ISS Krav Maga is not a discipline or a set ofrigid rules but a method, a process of continuous andconstant evolution. This makes it adaptable to any situationand circumstance, permeable to any change and, therefore,capable of learning from its mistakes using theexperience as an opportunity to improve.History teaches us that the world is
constantly changing, so, what isconsidered valid at any given timemay not be so in anothermoment.Just think of how the
September 11, 2001 changedthe overall vision of security.So a threat that had never
before been really taken intoaccount became overnight themain danger, marking the end of
the supposed impenetrability of the borders of the world'sSuperpower.By radically changing the rules governing air security, public
safety became the main value, a fundamental priority right, onthe basis of the trend to compression of the guarantees ofindividual rights in the United States.September 11 is just one example of the momentous
changes that have occurred in the field of security and helpsus to fully understand what a good defense system should be:current, real and mutable. The Israeli Krav Maga SurvivalSystem has all these qualities and stands as a bulwark ofmodernity in terms of close combat for the civilian population,and operational techniques for military and security personnel.What more could we ask for? So let's go ahead and explorethis system step by step with Master Marco Morabito, who
exposes us the values and logic at the base of thismethod.
The key element is thestudent. Withoutstudents you can'treally experiment andgrow, because it's theywho, through theirquestions, doubts andcuriosities, stimulatethe instructor to keep
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looking for new solutions. Often a simple question can bring about new perspectivesand reach unexpected conclusions.Student, with their personal background of experience, bring a
transcendental contribution that help to enrich, complement and updatetechniques that have been already studied.Master Morabito is president of the I.K.M.O. - INTERNATIONAL KRAV
MAGA ORGANIZATION, which has its headquarters in Genoa, Italy.Numerous courses and seminars are organized each year around theworld: Krav Maga ISS instructor courses, Kapap, Russian Martial ArtsSystem and Morabito System.Most of these courses take place in Italy, at the national
headquarters, and many others are held on request indifferent countries. To organize a course or seminar withMaster Morabito you can send an email [email protected], specifying thedates and type of course in which you areinterested. Master Morabito pioneered thespreading of Krav Maga in Italy in 2004 healready taught and spread this method with great
passion and dedication.In that year, when nobody in Italy had heardabout Krav Maga, Master Morabito registeredthe brand I.K.M.O. - INTERNATIONAL KRAVMAGA ORGANIZATION. He was the first toregister the name of Krav Maga in Italy, soonto be known and practiced in manyschools. The method had been inventedby Grandmaster Imi Lichtenfeld, aman of progressive views andopposition, who conceived "themartial art of the twentieth century." Beforelong, the Krav Maga method acquired agreat general approval and was thesubject of an extraordinary disclosure,something perhaps unexpected for Imi,who died in 1998, probably withoutknowing the viral effect that his creationwould have in the next century.
Morabito, who since childhood hasbeen practicing traditional martial artsand combat sports with excellentoutcome, but without "falling inlove" with any particular discipline,found in the Krav Maga theanswers he was looking for: aquick system, dynamic and in line
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“September 11 is just oneexample of the momentous
changes that have occurred inthe field of security and helpsus to fully understand what a
good defense system should be:current, real and mutable.”
with the new times. And there and then sprang that great lovethat led him to get fully involved in the study of Krav Maga andmade him become one of its greatest spokesmen worldwide.After years of practice and teaching experience in both civil
and military areas, Morabito understood that traditional KravMaga differs from his style by its techniques and the teachingmethod, and decides to found the Israeli Krav Maga SurvivalSystem, combining the experience gained in the military fieldand in the private security companies, in Combat indoors intactical shooting and other fighting systems that favor thethree-dimensionality of the action and a thorough study(often overlooked) of biomechanics applied to the body
and the laws of physics. All this makes an explosivecombination of strength and mind, essential characteristicsboth in combat and in the street.
Krav Maga ISS remains linked to Israel asa modus operandi, because in the pastcentury, this country demonstratedan excellent capacity for
innovation and planning, so it's an inspiration model forMorabito. The spearhead is the aspect linked to survival, thatis, the ability to cope with emergency situations in a hostileenvironment and protect yourself and others, therefore, theability to learn to face any situation anywhere using bothtechnical and practical knowledge. Finally, the psychologicalintrospection, which is essential to better understandourselves and helps us to better focus on our aspirations andour goals.Israeli Krav Maga Survival System also includes a program
of strengthening and physical conditioning so that we have nodifficulty of facing an unexpected encounter. Undoubtedly, wehave to be technically prepared, but we also need to bephysically trained. Technique is the base, but it must bealways accompanied by physical exercise.In fact, classes include aerobic exercises to increase
strength, and in this respect,functional training is preferred,without resorting to
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complicated fitness equipment, and using only your own bodyto strengthen our muscles and help us in the actions we takedaily.Physical activity is calibrated according to sex and age and
taking into account any disability. That is, the training programis tailored to the person who we have in front, and to his or herphysical condition. Even in large classes, it should becalibrated each person's training program: let's not forget that,in the civil area, this method is for everyone, including women,children, disabled and elderly. Our goal is not the sportscompetition, but to help our students develop the skills theyneed to eliminate the danger.You can't never have the reassurance that you will win in a
fight on the street, and so what we teach is not to become the"champion", but to train for oneself and not for others. We arenot interested in displaying and showing trophies and medals.The street is not the ring. Krav Maga is not a sport.The street is unpredictable and there are no rules. So the
goal is not to learn the technique to perfection, but tounderstand the mechanism. In Krav Maga ISS doesn't existthat of learning A to defend yourself fromB. The technique is only thestarting point to get to theessence of the method,which means that for everyattack there are
countless techniques, infinite possibilities of defense. If wetrain with regularity and continuity we can learn to makeinstinctive (not automatic!) the reaction processes. Moreover,not only we must take into account the threat of a singleattacker but also the possibility of a multiple aggression.There can be one or several attackers, and we must always
be alert and ready to face any eventuality that may arise. Afight in the street is normally a series of unexpected eventsthat need to be sorted out quickly to avoid getting caught insituations that we cannot effectively deal with. In the reality ofthe street, there's no such thing like the "one against onecombat", and is necessary to prevent the emergence of newthreats. Therefore, you should never focus exclusively on themain threat, but open your eyes and carefully assess theenvironment and our surroundings, because the lethal dangermay not appear visible due to a hasty analysis. We mustalways be aware of what surrounds us: Is there only one
threat? Are there many? Why?Where does the action take
place? Can Istumble or fall?Which are thep o s s i b l ee s c a p eroutes? Arethere objects
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“Our method tries to getas close as possible to
reality, taking as examplespecific cases in order toassess both the positiveand negative aspects and
acquire knowledge "on the spot" of people whohave been attacked and have
managed to defendthemselves.”
around that I can use to defend or may be used by theattacker to attack me?Our method tries to get as close as possible to reality,
taking as example specific cases in order to assess both thepositive and negative aspects and acquire knowledge "on thespot" of people who have been attacked and have managedto defend themselves, and others, who instead, didn't manageto do it. We do not claim to have a true and absolute value: nosystem is "perfect"; however, the continued and eternal questto improve is what distinguishes us.We try to establish the most common types of threat
depending on the type of individual. The simplest example iswomen who, no doubt, are more exposed to certain types ofthreats (robbery, sexual violence, threats and harassment) andtherefore we must make a careful analysis of these generichazards in order to foster the necessary skills in the studentsso that they can defend themselves. But we go further: wemust also evaluate if the woman in question is
subject to specificr i s k s ,
depending on her job, family situation, and the environmentsshe frequents. Therefore, parting from a general training, weshall determine the specific aspects of the treated subject.Now let's explore another important sector of Krav Maga
ISS, in order to understand the vastness of the topic at hand:training of law enforcement, military and security services.Often with little time due to the work schedules that require
a continuous service coverage, the problematic situation thatdepartments or sections of operational nature must face, isquite different from those of a civilian and therefore, theyrequire a specific instruction focused on the use of the tools
they have at their disposal to carry out their work(handcuffs, pistols, rifles, machine guns, etc.),
in the handcuffing andarrest techniques,self-defense, handto hand combat,f i r e a r md i s a r m i n g
methods,
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knives disarming methods,defenses against grip and chokesboth standing and on the ground,control of an altered individualunder the influence of drugs, useof the telescopic tonfa, blockingtechniques, falling techniquesboth in motion or standing still,tactical shooting and defensetechniques in various means oflocomotion.In addition, they also need to be
able to cope with stressfulsituations, which often affect oursensory capacity so that theanswers are ineffective or lead totake actions without a clearintention. Therefore, stress shouldbe controlled in order to preventthat our ability to judge can bedamaged: we shouldn't avoid it,but through the physical andpsychological preparation, andstrengthening the cohesion andleadership, we must learn to faceit and control it. Of course, stressis also an important issue for thecivilian population, but for thoseworking in the security field itbecomes vital, because stress notcontrolled can cause erroneous ordangerous behaviors that interferewith the mission fulfillment.Stress is not negative in itself,
as understood in the ordinarysense, but it means the set ofmental and physiologicalprocesses that enable people tocope with new situations. In thescientific sense, it indicates theprocess of adaptation of anindividual to the environmental orpsychological changes. MorabitoMaster's program presentsdifferent techniques to managestress, depending on the type ofmission, the technology used andthe type of work, individually or inteams. The objectives are:
1. Keep stress withinacceptable l imits, in order toachieve optimal performance.2. Put it back within tolerable
bounds in case it has reached anexcessive level at a givenmoment.
3. Gradually increase stresstolerance to withstand andoperate in conditions of extremestress, which sometimes areinevitable in fighting.
Attention is always focused onthe laws and regulations of thevarious mil itary bodies,departments, units orcompanies. To provide acomplete training to themilitary and lawenforcement personnel,Master Morabito hasstudied and workedwith some of thegreatest exponents ofthe Delta Force, SASand Spetsnaz,becoming instructor andthe benchmark forEuropean SecurityAcademy, based in Wroclaw,and he is the owner of theProtection Security Trainingenterprise.He also studied Criminology
and Victimology, in which heworks with the best professionals.Therefore, the Israeli Krav Maga
Survival System is a method foreveryone: women, children,disabled, elderly or those who aresubject to special requirements asare precisely Law Enforcementofficers. Krav Maga ISS is anevolving method and suitable forthose who want to learn to defendthemselves in a quick andeffective way, because, leavingaside the vagaries of externalform, it focuses only on what isreally useful "on the street".We present in scoop the fruit of
the work of the Master Morabito:the Israeli Krav Maga SurvivalSystem DVD, born after thesuccess of the DVD and book onthe Morabito SystemIn this colossal work, are
illustrated the techniques andbasic method of this discipline ina clear and transparent manner.That is, no secrets, but in anextraordinary job that will take youto the heart of self-defense. The
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techniques are illustrated so that they are easily understoodby all. A truly unique opportunity to approach self-defense orto improve your knowledge on the subject.The author of this work is one of the best self-defense
examples worldwide and has to his credit an extensiveexperience in the military field and in security companies;awarded several times in various countries, acclaimed by hiscourses and seminars around the world, he has become aninternational spokesperson for different of combat and self-
defense systems, little known but very effective. He studiedfrom Japan to the US, via Poland, Spain, Cape Verde,Germany, Israel, France and Russia.A continued research in remote areas of the world, such as
Siberia or the desert of Texas, without stopping at any point inhis tireless search for new knowledge without ever stop askingquestions.
For information on courses and seminars:www.internationalkravmaga.cominfo@internationalkravmaga.comwww.pset.eu [email protected]
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Israeli Survival System
“Whatever the decision you havetaken, you are authorized,
even advised, I'd say, to subjectit to a continuous review and
change it if it stops respondingto your wishes.”
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All DVDs, wichi is produced by Budo International,si provided and alone in the formats DVD-5 orMPEG-2, in VCD, DivX or the like is however nevesoffered with a special holograma sticker. Besidesour DVD is characteristed coverings by the higquality in pressure and material. If this DVD and/orthe DVD covering do not corespond to therequirements specified above, it concerns illegalpirat copy.
REF.: • KYUSHO 23REF.: • KYUSHO 23
The work with this film is a primer in the differencebetween Kyusho and Dim Mak, as they are not based
on the same targets. It is a continuation of the6-Ji Hands and Iron Shirt study and films
available through Budo International.The 6 Ji Hands that are prevalent
throughout an art called Pangai-Noon or Uechi Ryu. It is one of
the very few styles that containand focus on these specifichand positions to get to theDeeper Tissue of the body.This film shows the use ofhands not as bludgeons,but rather daggers with thetransitional torqueing typepower utilized in the 6 JiHands* to properly useKyusho… this is a missingfacet in most Kyusho
practitioners skill sets. 8KO's (including compression
and blood KO's).In this DVD set, works the
seemingly simple Sanchin Katathrough 8 stages of fighting skill (a
complete Martial System in one Katawith Iron Shirt methods as well).
DVD Vol.1: Basics, Arm Targets, Head Targets,Body Targets,
DVD Vol.2: Leg Targets, Kyusho Grappling, Tuite,Kyusho Knife Defense
Budo international.comORDERS:
Defensive Stick: Jacques Levinet
Learning to defend oneself constitutes,nowadays, one of the main concerns formany citizens worldwide. Pursuing thisobjective, specialists of self-defense andMartial Arts experts, don't stop presenting,with more or less success, lots of methods,at times quite similar, with more or lessrealistic techniques derived from theirrespective practices. Without going intodetails, we must admit that the two pillars,which are the knowledge and thetransmission of self-defense, are not alwayspresent, but there has to be for everyone.So you can't make a real idea of whatbelongs to us.
Photos: Edith Levinet
econciliation and dialogue havetheir l imits in some of theaggressions that unfortunatelythreat today the entirepopulation, young or old, womenor children, sportsmen or not,
regardless of the size of the victim or theaggressor.Thus it was born a vital necessity in the 21st
century man, the need to defend himself.Parting from these elements of reflection andmy triple experience as a police captain, anexpert in martial arts and a coach of lawenforcement units, I conceived the idea ofdeveloping a formidable method of self-defense for everyone, the defense stick, andalways respecting our democratic laws.That discipline was successful from the
start. In order to identify this method, the BDJLbrand (Baton Defense Jacques Levinet /Defense Stick Jacques Levinet) wasregistered in the National Institute of IndustrialProperty in order to protect both themethodology and the training materials. Thestep of naming our creation with theabbreviation BDJL, was a way to defendourselves against imitations that use andabuse rather than inspire. So the expert willknow how to distinguish the original from thecopy.
Origins of the BDJLIn the directions for use, the purpose of the
techniques and the configuration of thetraining material, this method has nothing todo with those already existing in combatsports (such as French boxing / Savate) or inMartial Arts such as Kali. It stems from theROS (Real Operational System) method that Icreated for the law enforcement forces. TheBDJL techniques resemble those of BO (Batonopérationel / Operational stick). The civilpurpose was, preserving the operationaleffectiveness, that of removing anyprofessional connotation bundled to thetelescopic stick. The simple stick became theBDJL, an amazing accessory of effectiveness,simple in all types of physical aggression,while respecting democratic legal rules. Tomake the method easily adaptable toeveryone, regardless of age, physical strengthand experienced or not in combat sports, itwas necessary that its learning didn't requireany individual predisposition. It may be the
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strength of this new prescription whatsupports, at the level of the instructionmanual, on the five key points of themethod SPK (Self Pro Krav). Thebasic idea is that no method ofdefense is achievable without thesurvival instinct, the conditionedreflex, the operational technique, self-defense and evolution, which havebecome obligatory paths in theeffectiveness of BDJL. The bet was tocreate, with a similar efficiency, aprofessional method in sportsdisciplines for everybody. Thefirst step was to think of adifferent configuration andmaterial so that our stickwasn't considered a weapon.The second was to launch atraining program with coursesand teaching evaluations.
The Originality ofthe BDJLI ts original ity is in the
material configuration and itsuse in self-defense. Thesimple stick metamorphosedinto BDJL, thanks to itslightness and the flexibility ofthe cane to block and absorbany type of blow, but also toreplicate and spank with thespeed the of l ight. Thediameter of the stick bodywas designed to facil itatemanipulation and grips. Theconfiguration was not enoughby itself to transform theBDJL into a formidablemeans of defense. It was stillnecessary to f ind an anti-assault way of using it, violentand legal at the same time. Amethod of teaching waslaunched with a technicalprogression l inked to thedifferent situations of
aggression. Security was privilegedwith protection devices, mobileshields, BDJL gloves special lydesigned to prevent overheatinghands during manipulations. Toidentify BDJL practitioners, specialtraining equipment has been created.Basic and higher technicalevaluations have been established foreach discipline, obtaining technicaldegrees and teaching diplomas at theJacques Levinet Academy. To be
closer to the reality of the street, wehave taken into account in ourinstruction, all forms of assault withor without weapons, against one ormore individuals. The questioning ofour techniques is ongoing to monitorthe evolution of the aggressionmethods. An adapted pedagogy anda precise code of ethics have finishedshaping the BDJL, to turn it into oneof the revolutionary methods of the21st century available to everyone.
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BDJL trainingIt is marked by four indivisible
parameters that are: security, realism,pleasure and language. Security isconstantly favored to train withoutlimiting oneself or fearing danger.Therefore, the limbs (specific areas forresponse) are always protected toavoid getting gripped duringsimulations of attacks. The reality ofthe threats or attacks is essential tocheck the reaction of practitioners
facing a dangerous situation. Specificprotecting positions as the swing,anticipated or unexpected defenses,reinforced supports, are manytechnical points which, with themultiplied force of the response allowchecking in a real way theeffectiveness of our methods duringour training sessions, some of whichare practiced outdoors, in realconditions. Instead, the playful aspectof the exercises proposed during our
classes indoor, adds a dynamicpleasure. So it's possible to trainyourself seriously while having fun.Counterattacking on a training shieldwith the deafening noise of the BDJLimpact, or touching a mobileprotection of an armed hand, areother examples of this work of sportsgame. Finally, the using of theappropriate language during classesto simulate the reaction of the studentin case of aggression, it is an essential
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element on which we insist. Familiarizing the practitioner with his roleof victim accustoms him to the future reality of the aggression.
The BDJL principlesThey all are summarized around the words code of ethics and self-
defense. An ethics highlights in our courses, it is strictly prohibited touse the term "hit", which is replaced with "response". It is not amatter of language, but rather a state of mind, where the basics arein the law. When an assaulted person speaks about his or herdefense actions in terms of response, is because he or she has beensubject to an attack, something that is not necessarily so when usingthe aggressive word "hit". But the term response alone is not enoughby itself to speak about the BDJL ethics. Traumatic zones arebanned, tolerated or favored accordingly. Defenses are concentratedon the upper or lower limbs with the prohibition to touch the head orspine. Moreover, the BDJL practice, which is not a weapon bynature, excludes any professional purpose, unlike the telescopicstick, catalogued by its nature as a weapon prohibited carrying ortransporting except for the police. This principle of separation ofgenders also comes to self-defense, an essential foundation inwhich we insist in order to know what can and what cannot be donewith the BDJL.
Courses and representation of the BDJLThe Jacques Levinet Academy is demanding. The certificate of
BDJL instructor must reflect a high technical and pedagogical level.Its founder personally supervises it because he signs every trainingattestation, which is never acquired and must be always renewedeach year after a compulsory recycling. The BDJL implantation iswell underway with a number of 20 representatives of the academyin France and in some foreign countries. Regular training courses arescheduled within the academy or on request throughout France andabroad. The BDJL practice represents an excellent compromiseamong combat sports, martial arts and self-defense.
www.batondefenselevinet.comTel: 00.33.467.075.044
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Real Kyusho
Vital Call!Coaches, Instructors and Ringside Medics
Mixed Martial Arts, The Martial Arts and Boxing (and all professio-nal contact sports, or sports where contact occurs frequently), can-not ignore it any longer.... Kyusho happens in the ring, on the mat, inthe Dojo and on the street, all the time, we can no longer ignore theneed for Kyusho First Aid methods.
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s Trainers, Coaches and Judges, we need a greater and more protectiveeducation for those who place their trust and well-being in our hands.We train so much to learn the rules of engagement and the recognitionwhen a fighter cannot continue, but we do not train (yet) to help thevictim as we are the first responder and responsible for their well-being.
The longer a man is down and out, the further the ramificationsadvance.
We go to Martial Arts Tournaments, we attend MMA bouts or watch them on TV(Mostly for the KO's), we attend or watch Boxing, we even see street clips on YouTubewhere someone gets KO'd. Unfortunately (especially in Amateur and Professionalmatches), we see minimal help from the coaches, ringside medics or even Instructorsin the schools, know what to do to help restore and minimize the affects of theunconsciousness or physical dysfunction. This is not to say that the Medical attentionthey receive is not of value, but there is more that can be done, that is the vital point.
The 5 Vital Steps:Recognition - First all personnel should be trained to see, understand and recognize
when the Vital Targets are struck so they are better able to assess the problem as itoccurs. This is not only based on seeing what structure of the body received thetrauma, but also in how the body reacted to that blow. Was the body jerky or sporadicin actions with stiffening or collapse (indicating the nerve system was accessed)? Ordid the body slowly fade or feint away which indicate the blood systems and or organswere also impacted?
Comprehension - The ring referee or coach as well as medics should be familiarwith the various effects of nerve, blood, heavy trauma or organ functionality to aid inboth the assessment process and the restorative measures. Does the coach knowwhat was affected and to what degree, is there a chance that physical damage hasoccured, this can often times be observed in the reactions of the victim.
Assessment - the assessment must include; the body reaction as it falls, the impacton the ground, the breath, pulse, eyes and response to touch or inaction, prior tomoving the victim. Are they breathing, are they conscious, is there a pulse, can theysee or hear and what state is the body in, is it flat and limp or is it cramping into a fetalposition. These assessments will determine the correct revival and restorativemeasures that should be employed.
Revival - (specific for condition), specific revival methods to awaken, restart thebreathing, control the muscle spasm and more must be known and practiced well sothat the affects and further issues can be mitigated. Unconsciousness and cessationof breath are the two most frequent dysfunctions that are experienced so at theminimum, coaches and medics have a responsibility to be able to restart theseprocesses... before further fear, discomfort and or side affects manifest.
Restoration - Monitoring and balancing the bodies normal functionality to reducefurther affects after the Revival for further affects or incapacitation, followed bymedical intervention and care. After reviving the victim after an episode, many sideaffects can occur such as passing out again, pain, nausea, physical impairment,continued weakness, headache, shortness of breath and many other possibilities.With an understanding of the proper actions and methods to re-balance the victimsstasis, the coach can help that individual back to a normal state faster, this must be amain priority.
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Why it is necessaryI have been to tournaments where they left the victim of a KO to sit it out on the sidelines after just looking at the
eyes and ears. This is insufficient and a real danger to the participants. They deserve more respect, greater level ofcare and better educated caregivers to minimize possible suffering and or damage to the victim.
But it does not need to be a Knockout, we have all seen plenty of people get the wind knocked out of them, aswell as many feinting situations under heavy training or recieving a blow that cause a rapid change in the victimsblood pressure. Or what about the body knockouts where they are downed, but not really out,just paralyzed withpain and physical dysfunction.
In professional fights Like Boxing, K-1 and MMA, there are many medical assessments and methods usedbefore, during and after .... they do a great job of protecting the fighters... but could there be more they could do orwork with in the case of impairment or KO? And if there is more to learn and be ableto increase the aid and relief tothese victims, is it not the main responsibility for that coach, ref or medic?
In amateur fights or especially typical Karate, TKD, Kickboxing type venues, there is a huge gap in the care of theparticipants and here is where the real danger and need is.
ExamplesBelow are two of the many films you can find where better First aid was needed but lacking... they did not know
what to do, this can be avoided.This first Video we see a classic KO at a Karate Tournament, the length of time from assessment to assistance is
far too long.
Click Image video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAin_JZYiT4&feature=youtu.be
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We can see the nerves of the jaw being struck by the kick and thecontracting action of the body as it collapses, indicating nerveimpairment, after the assessment for neck damage, the revivalmethods of the Kyusho practitioner would have awaken this individualand begun the healing process as opposed to allowing furthermanifestation.
This second video they did not know what to do and the victimcould not breathe, listen to the sound of the gasps. Again the length oftime from assessment to assistance is far too long.
Click Image video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbxaoXaPzcc
This man couldn't breathe due to the sideways shock to his neck atC-3 and C-4 where the phrenic nerve initiates. It serves to controldiaphragm and allow the normal contraction and extension of themuscle to allow the lungs to properly breath. This is a simple revivalthat would have saved this competitor much pain, fear and loss ofoxygenation throughout the body.
People deserve better safetyWe should demand more involved coaches and refs further educate
themselves to the revival and first aid processes of Kyusho... what doyou think?
© Evan Pantazi 2015At: www.kyusho.com
Dai Duk Lan - Food market and Kung Fu cultural heritage site
Gathering place of the Kung Fu Grandmasters in Hong Kong
Dai Duk Lan is a historical and still operating Hong Kong food market founded in1913. It is a landmarked stone building with pre-WWII signboards, surrounded byskyscrapers. After the second world war, many Kung Fu masters there were afraidof China taking over Hong Kong and searching for them, as it was happening at thattime in mainland China. Therefore, many schools went underground and continued toexist as covered organizations, such as Dai Duk Lan. Under the guise of the bustlingactivity of a food market, Dai Duk Lan gradually developed into one of the mostfamous gathering places for all Kung Fu styles. This applies particularly to the WengChun family, since the owner of Dai Duk Lan was an enthusiast and Grandmaster ofWeng Chun Kung Fu (“Eternal Spring Fist”), which comprises the Southern Shaolinknowledge of combat, healing and philosophy.
Text: Andreas Hoffmann, Christoph FussInternational Association Weng Chun Kung Fu- Dai
Duk Lan protector associationGrandmaster Andreas Hoffmann
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t was Grandmaster Wai Yan who invited allremaining grandmasters of Weng Chun tocooperate with him, with the intention to preserveWeng Chun for the future and to thoroughlyresearch this ancient art. In this endeavor he wassupported by Grandmaster Tang Yick, Grandmaster
Tam Kong, Grandmaster Lo Chiu Woon, and particularlyby his friend and sworn brother, Grandmaster Chu ChungMan from Macao. According to his own words,Grandmaster Wai Yan researched and trained togetherwith Grandmaster Chu Chung Man over a period of abouttwenty years. They also invited Grandmasters from otherstyles and inspired them with their research andknowledge. Among these was Grandmaster Ip Man, whowas also engaged in an exchange of experience with theWeng Chun family, and received support with his trainingas well as with the construction of his wooden dummies.It is said that the previously mentioned Weng ChunGrandmaster Chu Chung Man was a close friend ofGrandmaster Ip Man since they met in Fatshan, and thatboth have influenced each other. Furthermore, when Chiu
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Chuk Kai, Grandmaster of Tai Chi Praying Mantiscreated his own wooden dummy form, he was alsosupported by his friends from Dai Duk Lan.
This open-mindedness and lively exchange wasextraordinary back then, especially given thecircumstances of that time in Hong Kong, and it still isinherent for the Kung Fu culture in Hong Kongnowadays. Even today, if you ask leading masters of anyKung Fu style in Hong Kong, you will find that they stillknow about Dai Duk Lan and its importance to the wholeKung Fu community.
Grandmaster Wai Yan?sstruggle against Kung Fuextremism
The driving spirit behind Dai Duk Lanwas Grandmaster Wai Yan. However,not many people really understand hisrevolutionary ideas for the Kung Fucommunity. He denounced theextremism which has prevailed theKung Fu community to this day. Forexample, it is quite common amongthe families of Kung Fu to assert thattheir path is the right one, and that theothers are wrong. They purport topossess secret knowledge of arcanetechniques, which of course theyrefuse to exhibit publicly, for examplein tournaments, stating that they wouldbe far too dangerous and lethal to beunveiled. There have been many fightsbetween members of different Kung Fustyles, and even within one given style,in order to underpin their claim to bethe best. Furthermore, many masterstend to speak badly about the Kung Fuof other masters.
It was the vision of Grandmaster WaiYan to put an end to this outdated andstubborn way of thinking within KungFu culture. He intended to gathertogether all grandmasters of Kung Fu,to foster active and fruitful exchange ofexperiences, thus ultimately raisingKung Fu as a whole to a newdimension. Within Weng Chun Kung Fuhe laid the foundation for the creationof a curriculum which is meant to beapplicable for all Weng Chun families.Furthermore, he used to inviteeverybody for free fights with him andGrandmaster Chu Chung Man so theycould watch and learn, and ultimatelyhelp to further develop Kung Fu asmartial art.
Another sign of Kung Fu extremismwere the quarrels about lineage. Manyan old-fashioned Fung Fu master
claimed to be the best since hisposition stands higher within the familytree of Kung Fu. This family treefighting became so common andassumed such proportions that somemasters would position themselves inmore advantageous positions withinthe tree, or fabricate outright fantasygenealogies. Grandmaster Wai Yan?smessage was simple and clear: Onlythose masters who train hard and keepevolving would be acknowledged byDai Duk Lan and himself. The positionwithin some family tree is of no help inKung Fu. There is no other way than toattain skill through hard training –which is the literal meaning of the term“Kung Fu”.
This is how things went in Dai DukLan for a period of over twenty years.However, Grandmaster Wai Yan had toface many hostilities on the part ofnarrow-minded and old-fashionedKung Fu masters. In view of this, theachievement of Grandmaster Wai Yanappears all the more incredible: Basedon his profound experience, hedeveloped Weng Chun Kung Fu to avery high level, and Dai Duk Lanhelped many Kung Fu styles andrepresentatives to evolve and improvethemselves, and, not least, to get moreopen-minded.
It was Grandmaster Wai Yan?s lastand most incredible example of such
an open-minded action to teach aforeigner, thus putting aside one of
the strict rules - not to teachforeigners. Grandmaster Wai Yanaccepted Andreas Hoffmannfrom Germany as his laststudent, and trained himpersonally at Dai Duk Lan inthe time between 1986 and1991. After Dai Duk Lan wasclosed down as a Kung Fuschool in 1991, GrandmasterWai Yan continued to teachAndreas Hoffmann privately athis home.
Protector of Dai Duk Lan
Today Andreas Hoffmann isprotecting Dai Duk Lan and themission of Grandmaster Wai Yan.
After the death of Grandmaster WaiYan, some people continued to
badmouth his mission as well as DaiDuk Lan - they are still trapped in their
Kung Fu extremism. But in doing so,they have to face Andreas Hoffmann and
his master students around the world, whoare teaching worldwide and who keep on the
Dai Duk Lan research and the open-mind KungFu culture.
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Ed Parker’s Kenpo
Larry Tatum is undoubtedly one of the most distinguishedpersonalities in Kenpo of our times. His organization works betterevery day and in more countries as he has been able to capitalize onhis unquestionable charisma along with a closeness and attention tothe students interested in learning instead of politicking. His vision of Martial Arts is wide and modern while at the same time
profound. He doesn’t limit himself to the technical aspects, in which heis a recognized expert, but he is evermore interested in the aspectsinvolving the personal growth of his students and of himself. This is anaspect that does not go unperceived in the composition of thismagazine, which has always held the position favoring the idea ofMartial Arts as a path that transcends a more limited, technicalfocus.We spoke with him for a long time about matters that we consider of
interest for any reader, be they a practitioner of Kenpo or not, but wehaven’t left out the chance to go deeper into some technical questionsthat are part of the peculiar and unique flavour of Kenpo Karate andthat make up a substantial contribution of new things to the studentsof any style to the extent that they are concerned with some of theelements that we might consider universal in all of our practices. LarryTatum, a grand Master who has a lot to say, once again comes to ourpages. We are sure you will enjoy it just as we have.
Alfredo Tucci
“I am a practitioner of Kenpo, which doesn’t mean that I don’t like other
Arts and I encourage everyone tocontinue on any road they find
in life that they like.”
Budo International: In these times, your Kenpoorganization has grown a lot. What are your ideas, plans, andfeelings about the future of Kenpo?Larry Tatum: My opinion is that the organization is going to
continue growing for the coming years given that practicallyevery month we offer new courses and new study material in 12different countries. Currently, on the professional level, I dedicatea lot of time to each school that joins our organization in order toknow their students well and give seminars so that they begin totrain under the different structures from which we have available.I never make long-term plans, I simply leave my things in thehands of God, he establishes the guidelines. In Martial Arts or inanything that you do in life, it is necessary to take the time tolisten to God, he takes you where you want to go.
If Kenpo continues in the same line as it has until now, thelogical thing is that people continue its progression. It’s easy tolearn and adapt oneself developing the body and individualskills.
When I began in Kenpo, it was a vocation; later it became adedication… Now I am at that point. When I travel throughoutthe whole world to give my seminars, I meet many people, Idiscover other sides to this Art since each country has itspersonality and its own way of seeing things…. That is whatallows me to continue enjoying this Art! It is very exciting andbesides that, it motivates me to continue training. When peopleask me if I am tired of teaching, I simply respond, “Physically,yes, but emotionally I am still involved and I am very motivated.”And it’s just that I love to see people learning, attending to theirevolution and seeing how they acquire confidence in this Art. It’sa challenge that has no end.
Budo Int.: We are witnessing the birth of a current inMartial Arts of new styles based on Self-defense, in real life,
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“If you can’t compare, how are you going to choose whatis most interesting for you?
To the children, we speak from the beginning about making decisions,
but later during their ordinary education.”
in what they call street fighting. What relationship exists between Kenpo andthe other Martial Arts? What is your opinion about this current in which theytend to mix the different Arts?L.T.: In Kenpo, we are also involved in these changes. Time brings new things to
you. Some Arts have improved a lot, becoming something very valuable, whileothers, the complete opposite has happened. There are people who choose stylesthat are not focused necessarily on “the street” because they are simply looking toreinforce the students’ self-confidence. Others adopt Martial Arts as a way toeducate their children, just like reading, writing and mathematics… because MartialArts form a part of universal culture. In fact, some martial artists began their trainingat 3 years of age. Any age is good to make contact with oneself, one’s feelings orsensations.
On the other hand, any person has the instinct for self-defense when he isgrowing and when proving that he can defend himself alone, his confidenceincreases. Kenpo helps them in that new direction by being an eminently practicalsystem.
I am a practitioner of Kenpo, which doesn’t mean that I don’t like other Arts and Iencourage everyone to continue on any road they find in life that they like. In fact, Itake in practitioners of very different styles; some decide to change because theylike what I do, but others don’t because they don’t need it and I take them inanyway. When someone is developing his values, you have to let them be free. I’m
not the kind of Master who says to people that they have to do what I do. Toanyone who enters my organization, I always say that it is very important to
respect and appreciate other styles. Respect is essential in Martial Arts.
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Budo Int.: Then you believe that the educational part is moreimportant than any other in Martial Arts?L.T.: Yes, that’s right. It isn’t difficult to teach someone to fight,
you can do it in a few weeks. However, to continue in the Arts,other motivations are required that point more toward emotionalelements and that is really what our work consists of. Teaching alittle child to coordinate his body is easy; to someone who isforty or fifty years old, you have to teach them other things. Onone occasion, a 62-year old woman wrote me an e-mail afterseeing my videos. She told me that it was a pity to not have seenthem before since she would have learned the techniques muchbetter if she were 40 years younger. I answered that everythingfrom forty years ago is the past, and what’s really important is whatyou can do now.
Budo Int.: Is she trained?L.T.: That’s right, and furthermore, she wants to found a school.
Technical aspects of Kenpo
Budo Int.: Now, if it’s OK with you, we’regoing to speak about some technicalterms from Kenpo. What is a “MasterKey” move?L.T.: In Kenpo there are various moves
of this kind. A Master Key move is abasic, universal movement that can beused in any technique. For example, abreak, you can break an arm by simplypressing the elbow or striking it, theimportant thing is the concept,although there are different methodsto get it. When a student learns aMaster Key move and uses it withan opponent f i l l ing the emptyspace, then he assimilates it,making it his own at striking,blocking, etc., turning it into auniversal move.
Budo Int.: Tell us aboutangles, alignment, fighting,deflection…L.T.: Kenpo has its own
terminology with whichwe communicatespecifically andagilely. What we try to dois to give our students thenecessity of being precise. If theyask you a question and you are
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precise in your response, it means that thetechniques will unfold in your head in the sameway as when you fight with someone. If youspeak with another about a “cancellationangle”, a “riding check”, a “graftingtechnique”, or a “collapsing deflection”, youare agilely describing what you are referring to.For example: if I strike someone and then Istick an elbow in, I am applying a “collapsingdeflection”. The term “cancellation angle”refers to the application of a strike that cancelsout any possibility of reaction on the part of
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our opponent, preventing him from coming back to fightand returning his strikes. Our terminology is very wide.
Budo Int.: There are some concepts that appear tobe essential in Kenpo: body alignment, bodymomentum… Can you explain to our readerssomething to that respect?L.T.: Body alignment makes reference to aligning
oneself and aligning with the opponent. In Kenpo thereare methods to increase power: the turning movement,the joining with gravity, and body alignment. If thesethree concepts are not in harmony, it is impossible toincrease your abilities. Body alignment will allow me tostrike my objective with efficiency; my body will becorrectly aligned and the leverage effect will be greater,so that the angle of attack will allow me to develop thegreatest possible power.
In the same way, if at striking, I sink my body toachieve the union with gravity, I will reach the maximumpower and if, at the same time, I turn my body, I amreaching my objective. When one controls these threemethods, one achieves maximum ability. The rest of theelements such as speed, weapons fighting, the leverageor twisting effect, are a mere consequence of these firstthree. In fact, if you don’t dominate them, the rest willnever work properly.
Budo Int.: Can you explain to us the differencebetween the solid, liquid, and gaseous states inKenpo?L.T.: The solid state makes reference to a hard style,
rigid, where all the movements are rigid and firm, that is,one works especially on straight lines. The liquid staterefers to the use of circular and fluid movements,combining them with straight lines, so it is the bestfighting method. It is usually utilized in a fight againstvarious adversaries, facing a massive attack. However,there is a higher and more sophisticated state of fighting,the gaseous state, in which at moving, I can strike invarious directions and at the same time do a sweep toanother opponent with the leg. This state affects moreobjectives, reaches more areas of the opponent, usingabundant weaponry in a one-on-one. Despite being themost sophisticated method, it isn’t exactly the mostpractical.
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In Kenpo we say that when a straight line ends, a circlebegins. This means that when I give a straight hit, at making contact, I canround off the angle and employ the elbow to strike. A straight line convertsto a circle; in this way we accelerate our action. The most importantobjective in Kenpo is to do a prolongation of circles, which one achievesby rounding off an angle, instead of striking and bringing the arm back,you simply round the angle so that the flow of movement continues. I hopethat this will give you an idea.
Budo Int.: Do you observe any relationship between the fiveelements in the Chinese tradition—water, wood, fire, earth, metal—and these three elements of energy?L.T.: Yes, inside your body, these elements are what you are.
Budo Int.: But do you believe one can apply this terminology toKenpo?L.T.: Absolutely, yes, one can do it perfectly well.
Budo Int.: Kenpo has a wide range of its own terminology, as we areseeing. What is the reason for this?L.T.: Kenpo is like life itself given that it is a balance between circles and
straight lines, and although you can go to each extreme, the greater part ofyour life unfolds in the center; in fact, you are only in life to adapt it toyourself.
When you begin to learn Kenpo, you begin on a primary level,mechanically, like a child; later you go on learning until reaching a level inwhich you act spontaneously. It is the same road as nature and of lifeitself.
The Kenpo learning program is designed in such a way that eachtechnique is given a generic name that makes reference to a concreteattack.
All the fundamentals of Martial Arts are classified in Kenpo. Priority isgiven to each fundamental according to its level of difficulty. One beginswith a specific movement and a time is established in which to learn it. Forexample, an elbow strike is a basic movement that acts as a letter, in away that if I add another one, it will form a syllable. If I incorporate anotherone, I make a word… When you begin to learn syllables of movement andyou fluidly develop these words, you begin to construct phrases ofmovement…once you build these phrases of movement well and youbegin to fight with other partners you are making a conversation and whenyou are able to fight against various adversaries, you are doing a thesis.
This process follows a methodology based on logic, like the learningprocess of a child. In Kenpo, many belts are given out that are thought ofin order to offer goals in the short term and they don’t guarantee anything.The meaning of the belt doesn’t mean beating another student of aninferior category, rather it is a demonstration of where you have been,where you are, and where you want to arrive.
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“I’m not the kind of Master whosays to people that they have to
do what I do”
Budo Int.: Tell us about what is known as “focus” in Kenpo.L.T.: There are two kinds of focus: focus on the white point and focus on the
black point. The first means that the image of your objective is a white point, onwhich one focuses all of one’s power, each part of your body is centered on thatobjective, while around that white point one creates a black space that represents the
unconscious.The focus on the black point is used especially for more than one objective and
deals with visualizing the objective as a black point while all around is white, whichsupposes that in my movement toward that objective I can see everything thathappens around it, as for example, other attackers.
On the learning process and students…
Budo Int.: Today we have a lot of information; young people have options inmany new styles. What do you think about this situation? L.T.: If you can’t compare, how are you going to choose what is most interesting for
you? To the children, we speak from the beginning about making decisions, but laterduring their ordinary education, they are told only what they have to learn and theyare made to memorize it. In Kenpo, we are all individual entities, which means that theindividual can make comparisons, choices. I no longer believe in trying to dominateMartial Arts; I’ve learned to compare, to make choices. Comparing makes life easierfor me… change leads you to perfection, the perfection supposes evolving and forthat you have to choose and make decisions. When a new Martial Art is born, it isnecessary for it to evolve, decisions have to be made because on the contrary, youare only a statue that sees things pass by you, without getting involved.
Budo Int.: Many people who learn Kenpo in foreign countries do it throughvideos, according to your experience. Do you believe that people who are usingthe videos are growing in their practice of Kenpo?L.T.: I have recorded around 60 videos and DVD’s, apart from the two that we
recorded with Budo International… There are a lot. I have a big video library… Thestudents buy the video and do the course at home, then after they send me their ownvideo so that I can analyze their progress in function of which I raise or don’t raisetheir level. The funny thing is that when I began these “home” courses, I wasn’t sure ifit would work out well and they have demonstrated to me that I was wrong, sincemany times people who do this kind of course are better than those who go to theschools and I’ll tell you why… Because they train more and with more enthusiasm!Sometimes I’m surprised at how good they can come to be.
Budo Int.: Tell us, in your opinion, what distinguishes a good student.L.T.: Many people say that a student must be like a tea cup and adapt his mind towhat they are teaching him… But the truth is that a student is not a tea cup, but ahuman being! Someone with a capacity to retain what he as learned beforemeeting me… I don’t want them to forget what they have learned before. What I tryto do is to establish a nexus with what they already know. What makes a goodstudent is his will to attend the seminars or the schools and listen, afterward, if whatyou teach him makes sense and is logical, they will practice it. In the world there are
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“Many people say that astudent must be like a teacup and adapt his mind to
what they are teaching him…
But the truth is that astudent is not a tea cup,
but a human being!Someone with a capacity
to retain what he aslearned before meeting me…
I don’t want them toforget what they have
learned before.”
many, many martial artists, but not all of them are goodstudents; to be a good student you have to be a goodMaster, and visa versa. One can’t exist without the other.
Budo Int.: What do you tell a person who wants to trainwith you?L.T.: Call me, I’m very easy to find (laugher).
Budo Int.: We know that you are very accessible, forthat we want you to tell people how to contact you.L.T.: It’s very easy, they only have to enter my webpage
and send me an e-mail; I’ll be delighted to teach anyone thatwants to learn, people of heart.
Budo Int.: It has been a pleasure to see you again, youand your wife, and of course, to receive your knowledgein this chat and in the video. That superior Kata that youhave done is a marvel! I believe Kenpo lovers are going tobe left with their mouths open.L.T.: The pleasure has been ours. I’m sure we’ll see each
other soon…
Budo Int.: Mr. Tatum… This is your house! Thank you.
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Sifu Chris Collins in Wing Tsun Kuen in its purest state!
During my visit toHong Kong earlierthis year in May of2015, I had theopportunity to visit andinterview a good amount ofWing Chun Kuen Masters.Having the opportunity to hearfirsthand the opinion and ideasconcerning this martial artfrom the l ips of the mostimportant Masters of WingChun was an overwhelmingexperience. Despite the differences ofopinions and viewpoints that arise betweendifferent practitioners or linages, in my opinion,the wealth of this style is that it is an Art witha THOUSAND FACES! While many people arethreatened that there are people thatpractice different styles and have differentideas, I think that diversity is actually one ofthe great strengths of Wing Chun Kuen.Sifu Chris Collins is one of the best known
and reputed master of WingTsun Kuen. Amust attend visit which we could not fail.When we planned this expedition towardsHong Kong, I must admit that many peoplehad many good things to say about SifuChris. As if it wasn’t enough, he alsocomes from the same linage as I do so itdoubled my interest to hear the opinionof someone like him that has traineddirectly under the tutelage of GrandMaster Leung Ting.
ifu Chris does not fit the stereotype of a WingTsun teacher many expect. He�s an openminded person, focused on seekingeffectiveness and efficiency in the Martial Arts.Sifu Chris is a practitioner of Kali/Escrima,Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and boxing. He displays a
genuine passion for practice of martial arts. I contacted himand only found opened doors to make this visit andinterview.Upon completion of the interview, I must admit that myopinion about him is even better than what it already wasprior to meeting him in person. Clearly there are teachers
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that one may have more or less affinity.Although Sifu Chris and I have a lot incommon when it comes to the focus of thepractice, his interview surprised me in apleasant way from time to time. I believe that talking about the technicallevel or ability of Sifu Chris is, or may be,something not much of an interest: all youhave to do is look at his work to realize hisEXTRAORDINARY level of the style. Yet, farfrom those considerations, I like teachers,likewise people, who are able to expresstheir values and inner spirit. Those that arecapable from that point of humbleness thathe shows to have nothing to demonstrate,being able to chat naturally about any MartialArts subject without the need to badmouthanyone or trying to seem important. SifuChris in an HONEST man. A Martial ArtsTeacher that in spite of his youth, I have nodoubt that he will be (although he already is)a great worldwide reference in Wing TsunKuen. A true gentleman whom I enjoyedvisiting and meeting in person. One suchperson that radiates charisma and verypositive energy. A clear example of that with
an open mind, with love for what he doesand painstaking work, the WingTsun will takethe place it deserves. I thank Sifu Collins forgenerously sharing his time and thoughtswith us. ALL my RESPECT¡¡Without a doubt a special person: SifuChris Collins!
Budo International: When did you startpracticing Wing Tsun?
Sifu Chris Collins: Well… Officially in1996. Yet I believe that I have always beenpracticing Martial Arts. Different things(boxing, grappling, etc…) I remember havinga book that talked about Martial Arts. Allsorts of Martial Arts. It made reference toWing Chun. I had no idea what it was but it“sounded good”. Its philosophy interestedme, the fighting concepts based on physicsor geometry and things of that nature. It wassomething that simply stayed in my head.Every weekend I would go training in theNational Park in California (where I lived atthe moment). I remember seeing from afar anolder man practicing. He always repeated thesame type of punches and techniques so I
approached him to ask: -“… Excuse me, Sir,what would you call that thing that you do?”The elder man told me he was practicingChinese Kung Fu. A style called Wing Chun! Itwas then that the Wing Chun that I once sawin that book came to mind. He invited me toput it to the test. I tried to punch his chestwith my fists. That small sized elder man, withhis straight punches, his structure and hisincredible flow, was able to neutralize andbeat me. So I thought: I have to do this! So Idecided, leaving behind many other things, Iwent forth and did it. Afterwards I traveled to Hong Kong and Iremember visiting all the Wing Chun schoolsthat were in the city. I must admit I ended upa bit depressed from what I found. I searched
and searched in many places because what Ihad in mind was different. Maybe mythoughts were on Bruce Lee or on that elderman that I met in California. The matter of thefact is that I didn’t find what I was looking for!I am not talking about whether it was good orbad, I am saying that what I saw there wasNOT for ME. So, quite disappointed and rightbefore I was getting ready to leave HongKong to return home walking through NathanRoad I saw a shiny sign from Leung TingGymnasium. I didn’t know who Leung Tingwas but something pushed me to go upstairsand knock on the door. A small man, whonow a days is my best friend, attended thedoor. He asked me what I wanted… so I toldhim I wanted to learn Wing Tsun. He invited
me to sit and observe a class and, yes, this was it. It was the firsttime that I saw a movement and a way of doing it that attractedme. The flexible moves, flowing, etc… Besides, I was surprised atthe way of training. They didn’t try to go fast or hard, thesearched another type of movement much more simple and fluid.When they tried to touch G.M. Leung Ting, he responded themwith a soft movement and a pat on their head. So I said… THIS isit! This is what I wanted to do. Since then I started learning fromhim in his main academy in Nathan Road.
Budo International: My second question is; Why Wing Tsun?Although you pretty much answered it already in the firstquestion (laughs).
Sifu Chris Collins: Due to the story that I have previouslyshared and also because it adapts perfectly to me and my work. Iwas in the military and I saw other combat styles with a more“sport” focus that wasn’t useful to me. I used to be dressed inuniform, a huge backpack over my shoulders, helmet, firearms,assault rifle, etc… and when I saw all of those styles I felt theywere worthless to me. Yet, Wing Tsun was perfect due to its ownstructure. That flow in the arms and proper position were perfect.Due to all of this I decided for Wing Tsun. All of that defined mydecision.
Budo International: I see that you practice other systemssuch as Kali/Escrima, Grappling, BJJ and even Boxing. Whatare your thoughts? Is it better to practice different disciplinesor just Wing Tsun? What would your suggestion be?
S.C.C.: Well… it is a very complicated question. The thing is, anInstructor must focus the practice in one direction. That is notalways easy. I mean, there are students that learn from what theyhear. Others that do so from what they see. Others that cansimply learn if they practice it directly. Different types of peopleunderstand and learn in different ways. If you do it all togetheryou risk ending up with something similar to “Jeet Kun Do”, andpersonally that isn’t what I want to do. I mean, I am capable ofputting all my concentration and energy in Grappling when I trainGrappling. Likewise when I train Boxing or Wing Tsun… I amcapable of completely separating and focus in what I am doing. Itisn’t always as easy for every student. That is the reason I ratherdo it completely separate one from another.
Budo International: Perfect! At the end of the day there aredisciplines with similarities when it comes to principles or
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“When you reach acertain age you can’tcontinue practicing ata certain level.However,
WingTsun allows youto go on and on sothe margin forimprovement is really great.”
“The thing is, an Instructormust focus the practice in
one direction.That is not always easy. Imean, there are studentsthat learn from what theyhear. Others that do sofrom what they see.”
“Wing Tsun is based onthe principles of physics
and geometry. An intelligent person willbe able to transfer these
ideas in combat.”
strategies. For example: WingTsun and Brazilian Jiu Jitsucan have certain similaritiesconcerning strategies ortechniques. On the otherhand, Kali and Boxing?Doesn’t that seem totallydifferent one from another?
S.C.C. : Not at a l l !Personally for me all of themare the same. Why? It’s easy.When I pract ice each andevery one of them I try to seebeyond the sty le . What Imean is , I look at themovement, the concepts inthem f rom a phys ics andgeometr ic point of v iew.These principles are the onesthat never really change. Thisis what shows me that in theend for me almost anythingre lated to combat is verysimilar. Definitely a teacheruses a program of a style tomake students understandthese principles that I talkabout to later apply to thef ight . That is why for meeverything is elated.
Budo International: In youropinion, What are thestrengths of Wing Tsun as asystem?
S.C.C.: Well, Wing Tsun is asystem that allows any type ofperson practice it. Let meexplain this… Wing Tsun isbased on the principles ofphysics and geometry. Anintelligent person will be able totransfer these ideas in combatwith practice. If you are able tocomprehend these principlesand convert it into abilities forcombat. It doesn’t matter whoyou are, Wing Tsun can giveyou an opportunity to fight. Todefend yourself. I am notsaying others disciplines can’tgive you that opportunity, butit’s different. For exampleBrazilian Jiu Jitsu is a great
fighting system. Yet if you arenot capable of grappeling,throw yourself on the groundand fight (it’s already roughwhen you train BJJ) a lot ofpeople wouldn’t be able tohandle that type of studies andtraining. On the contrary, theform of training Wing Tsunallows almost anyone to trainfor a long period of time andthe system gives you your ownopportunities. Other combatsystems also have a shortwindow of opportunity fortraining. When you reach acertain age you can’t continuepracticing at a certain level.However, WingTsun allows youto go on and on so the marginfor improvement is really great.
Budo International: It’sweaknesses? Manypractitioners talk about howgood Wing Tsun is but veryfew like to talk about itsweaknesses. In your opinion,what is the main weaknessthat Wing Tsun has?
S.C.C..: The main weaknessof Wing Tsun is Wing Tsunitself. What happens is thatmany teachers or practitionerswith a very good level can do itwithout a problem within theirown schools. Yet never outsideof their own school. In reality,many of them have never triedany of it outside of their groupof students or schools. Theyfeel good doing their drills orexercises with their studentsbut they have never reallytested themselves outside theirenvironment. When someonedares to do it and dosomething "different", shortlyothers start saying things like“… NO… that is not WingTsun…” and things like that.Actually they don’t realize thatthe real problem is theirs! WhatI mean is… when I teach any of
my students I tell them that if Icommit an error practicing tostrike me. If any of my studentscan hit me it isn’t his problem.The real problem is mine…What happens is that manypractitioners spend too muchtime thinking whether if this isthe “authentic Wing Tsun”, or“Traditional Wing Chun” or“Effective Wing Chun” and allsorts of labels and ratings. Atthe end of the day we all havethe same problem because wespend too much time with thattype of stuff and we tend toforget the important thing:become better practitioners. In my opinion, the mainproblem is whit those whoteach Wing Tsun, but havenever fought. There is nothingwrong with that, but maybe itshould be called something like“Martial Art’s CorporalMovements”. It would be muchmore exact. If we are talkingabout Martial Arts… When astudent comes to your schoolto practice Martial Arts what hereally want to learn is to fight.That is what we should beteaching him.
Budo International: In youropinion, is Wing Tsunevolving or devolvingnowadays?
S.C.C.: Well… it is a bit ofboth. There are teachers andschools that are evolving andothers that aren’t. Ultimately toevolve we must always returnto the basics of the system. Buton the other hand there arenow many groups ofpractitioners or schools thathave concentrated on thecreation of programs or drillswhich are done separately andwithout connection. In anotherwords, they practice a programand once completed it getsmarked as achieved and move
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on to another. In the end it is somewhatinconsistent. Actually, the intelligent thing if we wantto achieve a logical evolution is to do it all throughthe shortest route. Get the starting point, looktowards the final destination and travel through astraight road to the end. A person, in four to fiveyears should be able to learn the whole system.There’s isn’t mucho more to it. I’m heartbrokenwhen I see some of my students in Europe withover fifteen years of practice and they haven’tcompleted the system and they talk to me aboutthis program and that program… No! Please! Theseare people with the same passion as me and itsaddens me. On the other hand there are othersthat are doing their work to evolve the system. Forme it is one of my objectives, to be honest with thepractitioners that come to my courses and classes.To teach them the best that I can and the fastestthat I can and share this passion together. Definitelysome people are evolving but on the other handtheir planning and training are focused on otheraspects rather than the practice of the style.
Budo International: How would you explain theenormous difference between the Wing Tsunschools? Wing Tsun schools in Hong Kong aredifferent but, between Hong Kong and Europe,
are there a huge difference? I’d say day by day.What are your thoughts concerning this?
S.C.C.: Well, actually this subject is related to theprevious one. But also state that the way ofconceiving things is different. The European needsto have everything well organized in some sort of“box” in his head. So when it is time to train ateacher tells the student to do the exercise withoutdoing anything out of the exercise. Than to anotheror other programs always related with the monthlyfee or with business. In China everything is muchmore different. Everything is much more sensory.Everything flows and within that flow everything isdifferent. Maybe this explains a lot of things. Thedifferences lie mainly in the minds of people. It justfeels and thinks differently.
BudoInternational - Any advice for fans inEurope?
S.C.C.: Well… I personally do not like to givemany advices how Wing Tsun should be done. It’smy life philosophy. If someone asks me to showthem my point of view, I will do so gratefully but Idon’t like to tell someone you should do this or dothat. Nevertheless I would like to emphasize theimportance of understanding the basics andprinciples of the system. If you do so, even though
“Wing Tsun is a system that allows any type of person practice it.”
“What happens is that many teachers or practitionerswith a very good level can do it without a problem withintheir own schools. Yet never outside of their own school.”
WingTsun
sometimes it may seem that you are wastingsome time, you aren’t. From thatcomprehension of the basics, the improvementand progress of the practitioner will nevercease.
Budo International: I want to thank you foryou time and the interview. How youwelcomed us with kindness and openness.Above all thank you for receiving us in yourschool with all of your students. It has beena great pleasure and an honor to meet you inperson, Sifu Chris Collins. THANK YOU!
If you want to meet Sifu Chris Collins you canvisit him in his school in Hong Kong. He also
teaches seminar worldwide. Youcan follow his activities through hiswebsite:
www.chriscollinsaction.com
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The main emphasis of this DVD is edged weapon. Knowing andunderstanding all the dangers associated with any edge weapon.The main theme in this DVD is establishing the priority.
The main emphasis of training with an edged weapon isknowing and understanding all the dangers
associated with this type of weapon. All the“What if’s”, and “Yeah buts”, are all great
for trial and error, and assumingpredictability. The serious danger ofedge weapons is real, and shouldbe treated as such. This meanswhere you should establishyour training priority to be asurvival tool, in the eventthis situation happens toyou. Let’s face it, you arethe one having to survive,not your trainer, helps youtrain your goals, not yourobjective. The trainingpriorities I use in Latosa-Escrima are as follows:reality, technique anddrills. Reality: This is theunderstanding of exactlywhat could happen and thedangers when using or goingagainst an edged weapon.
Techniques: These movementsare trying to give you a
generalization of possibilities, andprobabilities of what may happen.
Drills: Most drills are used to develop andenhance body movement skills used in the
technique application.
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Success with structure
“In the past everything wasbetter”. I think we all haveheard this sentence before. Asit oftentimes goes with thesethings, there is definitely agrain of truth about thisstatement. And yet, today Iknow that like with everything,there are two sides to it.
ur art and the educationas it is practiced in myschools today had manydifferent names andlabels many 100 yearsago. Up to this day, the
content of this art has remainedidentical. The only thing that played adifferent role in the past was thefactor of time. Yes, supposedly oneday consisted of only 24 hours
already back then. But the way onewent about these hours was different.The idea of training “all day long”today sounds tremendous to us. Andat the beginning it certainly is forsome people with an office job.However, it is precisely those studentstaking part in our autumn camp inHong Kong or in similar events whoknow that it is at those times that theyreally make progress. At these events
they experience the way our art waspracticed in the past. This was alsothe way I learnt from my master andthe way I am still learning today. Butsomething that those days of trainingand instruction did not have earlierwas structure. What for? Withoutvideo games and the internet one hadinnumerable hours a day at one’sdisposal for the training and thus formany educational lessons. So it was
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totally sufficient to learn more of thisor more of that. On the whole one stilllearnt a complete system. May Ibriefly illustrate this once more? In thepast: countless hours of training eachday vs. today, depending on yourschedule: two to four times a week forabout 1.5 hours. Do you noticeanything? Shall we in our educationwith such little time to invest just gofor it and trust the teacher that we
learn all the important things in theend? In the past this worked very well.One had a lot of time. Today, thisdoes not work anymore. So what did Ido in order to still educate studentsso successfully? Structure, structure,and again structure. Especially in theWestern world structure isindispensable for our way of life. Ofcourse to a certain extent stress isartificially produced. But it is obvious
that the life we live today would notbe imaginable without a leading order.Here our schedules come into play, inwhich we meticulously write when wedo what. They show that on averagewe could train two to four evenings aweek. You see, I say “could”. And ofcourse I am talking about 1.5 hourseach time. What does thisdevelopment mean for us instructors?It means that we have to impart our
Hung Gar Kung Fu
knowledge in the most efficient waypossible in order to optimally use thetime available. Yes, each new studentcomes with her very own character traits,with her very own strengths andweaknesses to the lessons. But our artand the afore-mentioned structuringenable the student to get the maximumout of her in the shortest possible time. Plus,concerning the training and the education, theyboth make it possible for the student to becomeindependent, one could almost say mature. I have hinted atthe fact that I learnt in the “old” way. Some teachers of mygeneration would even say that I learnt in a “better” or “harder” way.In the past, everything used to be just better, they say. Is that reallyso? For someone like me who grew up in the Western world, theseold art forms from Shaolin (and especially under the aegis of such atraditional master) were oftentimes just confusing and chaotic. Besides,despite the fact that I could spend the whole day having lessons withmy teacher, due to financial reasons I could only spend five to six weeksa year at a time at my teacher’s place. At that time he lived in HongKong and I, just like today, in Switzerland. Of course back inSwitzerland during the breaks, it was good to process what Ilearnt and to research confusing traditions. But already back thenI had to structure and summarise everything I learnt in order tobe really able to understand it. Today I am the style successor ofmy master and my recipe for success is that I have always cared forthe core of the matter and have introduced a certain structure into ourart; regardless of whether the education of my students or my ownwas concerned. My senior team of instructors and I havedefined the complete education in our art in black andwhite. We have not only set up goals and interimobjectives for the student, but also structuredinnumerable sequences without alteringthe core of our art from Shaolin. On the
contrary; as our successes show, we havemanaged to make it possible for the student tolearn our art more efficiently and more quickly.My team of instructors, who partly already makea living teaching full-time, prove this, as well asnumerous national and international awards,which were granted to my students whosuccessfully performed at tournaments. But toconclude, let’s go back to the beginning: Has themain focus of our daily lives moved away fromthe fight of life and death? It certainly has. Is theextravagant education in the traditional arts,even if it is taught in a much more efficient andstructured way than in the past still of any usetoday? Of course it is! Apart from the fact thatphysical attacks are still happening today andthat the health benefits of the trainingbring about a better life, during theeducation at our school, ultimately, onealso learns about what it is based on,i.e. structure: Something, as you and Ihave found out today, that is a big partin the foundation of our lives and thathelps us, combined with the oldknowledge from Shaolin, to improve thequality of our daily lives and to reach ourgoals faster. Day after day. Lesson afterlesson. At the KUNG FU SCHOOL MARTINSEWER.
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THE VALUE OF OUR STUMBLES
BUDO INTERNATIONAL: WHAT DO YOU EXPECTFROM AN INSTRUCTOR?Justo Dieguez: A Keysi Instructor must believe in himself,
it's a part of his personal growth; if he doesn't see his ownvalues, how could he possibly see the values ??in his stu-dents? I feel very fortunate to be surrounded by a greatteam, highly professional in the teaching of the art andhuman in the transmission thereof. Unlike a psychologist,who analyzes people who don't know where they go andkeep running without knowing why, I prefer to study peoplewho are happy, enthusiastic, that transmit and release lifeand that, just being by their side, they motivate you; to feeltheir passion, to see they are aware; I am grateful and proudof these people! These are the kind of persons with whom Iwant to share Keysi, without half-truths, full of positiveenergy. It is very important to surround ourselves with posi-tive influence, with positive people, because in the end, weend up being like the people with whom we spend our time.Only by being positive we can fearlessly ask what is themeaning of life, for what reason we would die… becausefear is not in dying, it would be terrifying not to have theslightest sense of who we are.
Antonio Machado said: “My truth? No! Your truth? No!Just the Truth. And together we are going to seek it; keepyours for yourself.”
“Experience is not what happens to us,
experience is what we do withwhat happens to us.”
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B.I.: THIS INVOLVES QUESTIONS.Justo Dieguez: True, when I started asking myself questions
like where I was and where I was going, I found a lot of answersand I thought I could find them all. Now, after three decades, Iknow that we must find the answers within ourselves; the onlyproblem is that these answers bring about more questions, so Ilooked for a means of communication, Body Mechanics, and thisis interpreted with the nuclei. These nuclei or techniques are ameans of communication, there is no doubt, and then there is theway that each person interprets this communication.
B.I.: KEYSI IS A LANGUAGE INTERPRETED WITH BODYMECHANICS.Justo Dieguez: Body Mechanics makes possible a communi-
cation that transcends the rational side of the mind, and it's wayof carrying that out is through technical execution, not onlyPhysical, but also Mental and Emotional. We human beings havean incredible capability of expression when we are able to unders-tand that these three principles are one. If we look for an answerto how we understand this, my answer might be music; here wesee that is not a rational thought process, since the interpretiveresponse is emotional and immediate.
B.I.: BODY MECHANICS GIVES VERBAL RESPONSES.Justo Dieguez: A fascinating aspect of Body Mechanics of
which I am convinced, is that there is an interrelation of energythat is emitted from inside out and from outside in. When youunderstand that these three principles are one, you feel that thereis a conjunction eventually becoming mass, and the energy of thatmoment is reflected in the expression, feeling then that we are wit-nessing the change that is happening within us.
B.I.: WHAT IS THE BASIS OF THE BODY MECHANICS?Justo Dieguez: All its movements are based on the principles
of geometry. These principles are fundamental and reflect the
Antonio Machado said: “My truth? No! Your truth?
No! Just the Truth.And together
we are going to seek it; keep yours for yourself.”
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three-dimensional and not only in the distance andheight, they also interact with space and time, action/ reaction, rhythm, the central axis or center of gra-vity, the mass and a long etcetera. If you observecarefully its development, you can see circles - trian-gles - squares, in a formless form. Now if you candeepen, you will see that these hieroglyphics formdifferent patterns in a star shape that superimposeone another, and if you are even more observant,you'll see that within each one of them there areendless forms in the physical, mental and emotionalexpression. Having the ability to see this is veryimportant because the geometry itself is visual andwhat is encoded within that geometry is "Energy".Energy transforms you and manifests itself in everymovement.
B.I.: BODY MECHANICS IS A COMMUNICA-TOR.Justo Dieguez: When you start to recognize for
the first time your body mechanics, that communi-cation with our mind starts to happen, you feel anemotional alteration in the expression, is an irresisti-ble attraction to communicate with the body whatcan't be expressed in words, and this is because itbegins to affect the subconscious of the irrationalmind, you begin to feel the flow of your inner self; weare scratching the surface of this incredible andcoarse map which is our body, it's a progressiverecognition from the outside to the depths of ourinside, one progressive reading that leads us toreverse the process to communicate from inside out.
B.I.: THE KEYS ON KEYSI?Justo Dieguez: Humility and perseverance. As
Machado said "Traveler, there is no path, the path ismade by walking", take my hand and let's get out ofthe sleep from time to time. Let's enjoy being bothoutside and inside of it: outside like a game; insideseeking the truth and discovering our souls...
With the difference that this is not poetry.
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The "Kyusho Tactical Control Program" (KTCP), was designedfor Subject control escalation with Legal, Medical and TacticalDeployment research, field-testing and coordination. The scopeof this program is for use by but not limited to, LawEnforcement, Security, Emergency Medical or Response, Coast
Guard, Military, Governmental Agencies, Body Guardsand Personal Security. This Basic Module is
comprised of one set of 12 primary targetsand integrated into 4 modules of
escalating force restraintcontinuums. There are several
weak structures in the humanbody that can be utilized by an
Agent to simply gain controlof a perpetrator moreefficiently thanconventional use of forcemethods. This would bein the protocol should asituation escalate pastthe verbal commandstage. These Kyusho(Vital) points are wherethe Agent can make useof internal systems of
physical control such as,Nerves, Tendon Structure
and natural Nerve Reflexesof the body. Not requiring
heavy force Fine or complexmotor control or even sight… all
of which is subject to failure andloss in high adrenaline states. This
information is dedicated to the Brave andResilient Members of these Agencies around
the world… Thank you for what you do!
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We are a team! The KMRED team!OUR MOTTO:
"Between being and appearing, we havechosen: student one day, student forever."
We have our OWN TECHNICAL IDENTITY
and it belongs to us."We don't plagiarize anyone."
We assemble concepts of work to evolve toward an interestin the content and especially the interest of those who will
use our bases and principles to defend themselves. For us, KRAV MAGA RED is not a business; it's a passion, away of life. We are not a new federation or any other entitythat seeks surfing on the wave "Krav Maga and self-defense"
only thinking of the profit that it could generate.
Our step is authentic and we share itwith all those who have a real openness of spirit.
Our values: "Respect-Humility-Courage-Questioning".
The group KRAV MAGA RED, which is in full development,will continue building up along the years,
constantly questioning through constructive exchangeswith all those who act in the sense
of practitioners, far from the "ego" wars and organizations that reject opening.
Our strength resides in the lifelong learning of combatdisciplines, ancient or modern. Lethwei Burmese
Boxing, English Boxing, Muay Thai, French Boxing,KickBoxing or K1 are some of the basic disciplines thatpractice and / or teach all instructors and future
instructors of the KMRED group (KravmagaRecherche Evolution et Developpement / Kravmaga
Research Evolution and Development).
ikido is a non-competitive Martial Art so itwould be more than logical that you couldmeet Kyusho as part of the training of artitself! Currently the Aikido is treated as a very
gentle way to harmonize energies, very soft,with no stress and very circular. Well the goal of those whopractice like that is to be well both with himself and witheverything around him/her. For this evolution it is most likely that after the second
world war when many old Japanese Instructors beganteaching more openly, they formed a pact among theseleading instructors, creating a shell of knowledge thestudents without the inner core. The original martial forms,the effectiveness without physical strength is the mostimportant aspect, therefore the use of Kyusho in thetechniques is critical for all students of Ueshiba, O-Sensei.Very few instructors were shown the original version withthe true understanding about Kyusho. Those that standout are; Gozo Shioda, Koichi Tohei, Shoji Nishio andNobuyoshi Tamura.
It has been a great urgency and passion to study thisdeeply, in the Kyusho International, to try to find somemissing links in order to be better able to understand everytechnical aspect. Each time there are more details of whatwas left in the papers/movies presented by the masters,that continue to forward this depth of study with Kyusho tounderstand and interpret how it in manifest in eachtechnique martially. As the Kyusho is by itself, Aikido is also one infinite art
study of the human body, a complete therapy body-mind-spirit and all about it. However, much more can andshould be studied for a full understanding and done in away that it would be more in line with the original. Thisstudy is even more special if you train in the way of Irimiand Atemi. The examples shown note is much more a kind of
application of Atemi in nerve areas than a simple technicalfluidity. The essence of this study is trying to understandexactly how the technique could have originally been.
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“Aikido is a non-competitive
Martial Art so it wouldbe more than logicalthat you could meet
Kyusho as part of thetraining of art itself!”
Fighting and Fears
(MISSION STATEMENT OF THE WORLD HWA RANG DO® ASSOCIATION)HWA RANG DO®:A legacy of Loyalty, Relentlessly seeking Truth, Empowering Lives, ServingHumanity.
o Sa Nim Tae Joon Lee, Hwa Rang Do® 8thdan (President of the World Hwa RangDo® Association and my Grand Master)says: “Hwa Rang Do is not aboutfighting, if you're able to manageyour fears you don't need to fight.
When you fight, you don't really fight againstanother person but against your fears. Theenemy is inside yourself, not outside. So, welearn how to manage our internal enemybefore engaging in real fights.”When you really understand these words you
can be quite, calm and give love to everybody.When you face your fears and weaknessesyou're aware of who and what you are so youdon't need to lie to yourself. Because of thatyou're not afraid of loving and embracing theworld.The concept is easy to understand and simple in
itself but very hard to follow. Making this idea as theprinciple that leads our life is the best thing we could dobut also the most difficult change we might ask toourselves.About the author: Hwa Rang Do® Head Instructor,
Lieutenant Colonel of the Italian Military PoliceForce (Carabinieri) and Engineer, Marco Mattiucciis the Chief of the EU Branches of the WorldHwa Rang Do® Association and one of the mainfollowers of Grandmaster Taejoon Lee.
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“Hwa Rang Do is not aboutfighting, if you're able to manageyour fears you don't need to fight.When you fight, you don't reallyfight against another person butagainst your fears. The enemy isinside yourself, not outside. So,
we learn how to manage ourinternal enemy before engaging in
real fights.”
Text: Shifu Bruno TombolatoShi Xing Jing, 32nd Generation of the Songshan Shaolin Temple.Photography: Victor Casado
The Bai shi ceremony - Discipleship in Shaolin
As every year in late July, I began my training once again inShaolin, China. This time it wouldn't be just another trainingseason, but the most important in my career in the world ofChinese Martial Arts and, more precisely, of Shaolin disciplines.
As I have written in other articles and interviews, I metMaster Shi De Yang in 2010, while walking through the ShaolinTemple and taking shots of the Monastery, accompanied byanother master. From that moment I knew that fate hadbrought me there, to that very day and moment in which ourlives crossed and that today is more than confirmed. It just hadto be that way.
Five years later I had the honor of becoming his disciple,receiving the secular name of Shi Xing Jing (释 行 净), and Iofficially became part of the 32nd generation of the mosttraditional lineage of the Shaolin Temple.
nd I say this because, without a doubt,Shaolin kung fu has undergone a hugetransformation over the last 30 years that hastaken it to the spectacular rather than its trueroots. A famous saying goes "Fists likeflowers, and kicks like embroidery", and it’sbut clear that what is externally attractive
sells more than what is rough and strong. Master Shi DeYang belongs to the Nanyuan lineage, or the gate of theSouthern Shaolin Monastery; it's worth mentioning thatonce, Shaolin Monastery was divided into four families,each serving different functions within the temple. Thesouth gate (of which today remains only a wall and apagoda) always characterized by the development of gongfu, medicine and Buddhism, better known as the ThreeTreasures of Shaolin; here, its importance and theimportant thing is to belong to this lineage.
In order to understand the genealogy and tradition of thepatriarchal clans of Shaolin Temple, I'll make mention of itshistory and emergence.
The Shaolin HeritageThe legacy of Shaolin Kung Fu is done strictly through
the Master - Disciple direct transmission. This relationshipis the most important sample of the traditional patriarchalclan system of Shaolin Temple. Such system wasestablished in the thirteenth century when Master Fuyu,Caodong sect leader, led the Temple; it was Master Fuyuhimself who established and constituted the patriarchalclan system. The adoption of the system had a powerfulimpact in the Shaolin Temple.Master Fuyu established the nomenclature system for
70 generations. The list is as follows: Fu, Hui, Zhi, Zi, Jue,
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Liao, Ben, Yuan, Ke, Wu, Zhou, Hong, Pu, Guang, Zong, Dao,Qing, Tong Xuan, Zu, Qing, Jing, Zhen Ru, Hai, Zhan, Ji, Chun,Zhen, Do, De, Xing, Yong, Yan, Heng, Miao, Ti, Chang Jian, Gu,Xin, Lang, Zhao, Tú, Shen, Xing, Ming, Jian, Chong, Zuo,Zhong, Zheng-Shan Xi, Chan, Jin, Que, Yuan, Ji, Du, Xue, Ting,Wei, Dao, Shi, Yin, Ru, Gui, Xuan, and Lu.The name system, which is a "70-words verse" in Chinese,
has made a big family out of the Shaolin Temple. Today, theShaolin Temple monks still follow the appointment system ofMaster Fuyu of the thirteenth century. For nearly 800 years,there have already been more than 30 generations. Therepresentatives of present generations have the character of"Su", "De", "Xing", "Yong", "Yan" and "Heng".
The Baishi ceremonyIn the Chinese Martial Arts tradition, the Baishi ceremony,
which means to honor and revere the Master, is of utmostsignificance because it represents a mutual commitmentbetween Master and disciple. To become accepted as adisciple, you must travel a long way and demonstrate acommitment to the art that you practice and to your Master.Formerly, when the disciple was accepted as such, he had tolive with the Master and help him in his daily tasks; in this waywas formalized the relationship father - son / Master - disciple.In return the Master educated, clothed and fed the disciple.Today this tradition can only be seen in some parts of China.The Baishi ceremony, through which a link between Master
and disciple is established for life, is part of the tradition of theShaolin Temple and Chinese Martial Arts. The disciple isethically and morally committed to continue the legacy of hisMaster and comply with the fundamental principles of wude(Martial Arts morals). Also, the disciple must take (in the case ofShaolin) the Three Buddhist Shelters which are: refuge inBuddha, Sangha and Dharma, and the 5 precepts or vows,which are: not to lie, not to steal, not to kill, not to consumesubstances altering consciousness and not to commit adultery.This whole process is needed to become a súji�dìz� 俗家弟子 orsecular disciple of the Shaolin Temple.On August 14, 2015 was the first day of the month of the
Chinese lunar calendar, therefore an auspicious day for theBashi ceremony. In the preliminary days, along with his nephewand one of the closest disciples and coach head of GrandMaster Shi De Yang's school, Shi Xing Pei, we organizedeverything for the ceremony. The first thing we did was buyingfruits, six kilos of six different types of fruit, and then we alsobought six kilos of some typical Chinese bread. Number 6 isone of the important numbers in the Chinese tradition since itrepresents fluidity, no stumbling. After the purchase of fruits weordered the flowers with a Chinese legend that made referenceto the master - disciple relationship lasting for a lifetime, thislegend had my name written in Chinese. There was plenty ofexpectation that day, not only from me, obviously, but also fromMaster Shi De Yang's pupils and disciples, as well as mine.Instead I remained calm and expectant, one of my dreamswould come true in a matter of hours.When the ceremony started, I positioned myself in the center,
facing the altar, and Grand Master Shi De Yang sat to one side.All students and disciples were formed in two rows on the sideswith hands folded across their chest; this is part of the Shaolintradition. The first thing my Master asked me was how manyyears we had known each other, so I answered that we had met
five years ago, in 2010, in the main courtyard of the ShaolinTemple. Master Shi De Yang then said: "It's been a longtime and I am very happy that we are meeting here today",and so the ceremony began.Then it could be said that the ceremony was divided
into two parts: the first as a disciple of Shaolin and thesecond as a disciple of Buddha. In the f irst part Iundertook to fol low the Shaol in code of conduct,based on the wude, Martial Arts morality, and in thesecond stage I accepted my new path as a disciple ofBuddha. This requires taking the three refuges or TripleGem and the 5 basic precepts; without these no onecould be considered as officially Buddhist. Each timeMaster Shi De Yang mentioned one of the precepts Imust answer if I agreed, with the new name that I hadbeen given; this symbolizes the renunciation of my old
name and the b i r th as a d isc ip le of Buddha andShaolin.
The name is divided into 3 parts:Shi: refers to Buddha's lineage; all the monks in Shaolin
have this character.Xing: Refers to the generation, in this case the 32nd.
Grand Master Shi De Yang is 31st generation.Jing: is the name that you receive from your master after
years of knowing you. Jing means pure / clean.A new stage has begun, more commitments and
obligations to my Master and Shaolin; and to myself. Today Ihave the responsibility of being a disciple, the responsibilityof representing a generation and the responsibility offaithfully transmiting the legacy of my Master wherever I go.
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