Martial arts magazine budo international 284 march 1 fortnight 2015 by Budo International Martial Arts Magazine

"The superior man always thinks of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort." Confucius

fter 28 years editing our magazine, the company I lead, Budo International Publishing Co., is pleased to announce its release in Chinese language starting next month. The relevance of this new edition will not escape anyone, not only on grounds of formal reasoning - obviously, Chinese is the language spoken by nearly 25% of the world population - but also for a symbolic argument, given that China shares with India the privilege of being the birthplace of Martial Arts. Neither is it a coincidence, but a mark of the times, that a Western publishing company has become the first and only world publisher in history to perform a monthly Martial Arts magazine in seven languages. Globalization is making possible that the best of the East can be seen in the West and vice versa. With this new edition in Chinese language, we can confidently assert that the virtuous circle is completed and somehow we are "going back home". Through this means, China will meet up with the modernity in Combat Sports and Martial Arts of the XXI century, those disciplines that have undergone many transformations since they sprung in its monasteries, but also with the best performance of their tradition. Although many schools and lineages were lost at home in the course of centuries, they nevertheless had been kept throughout the years in the Diaspora of the millions of Chinese emigrants already scattered across all five continents. With the Chinese edition, this media definitely becomes the unparalleled reference in disciplinary Arts. Some figures will be sufficient to understand the magnitude of this transcendental step:

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." Lao Tse

Mandarin Chinese is the mother tongue of about 1000 million people; English is spoken by 600 million; next is Spanish with 500 million (rapidly increasing); Portuguese, 260 million; German, 150 million; and while Italian is spoken by 70 million people, French has already reached the 80 million. Of the ten most widely spoken and written languages in the world, this magazine is published in seven! Editing in Arabic, Japanese, and Russian would complete the mosaic... Well, let things happen... Who knows! If 30 years ago someone had told me that we'd get to make the magazine in seven languages I would have stared at him in disbelief... but here we are! I'll spare you unneeded eulogies on the benefits of our product; facts always speak higher than explanations; but I'll do it mostly because over the years we have learned to see achievements with humility, in the same way that we now look at failures with benevolence, convinced that both are never the result of one simple will, not even of many, but also the intercession of multiple factors, fate and opportunity. For China, this media will be also a great opportunity to share with the rest of the world much of what it treasures in this field, while to the West it represents the opening the doors of that "world within this world" that is the Chinese giant, a bubble almost virgin for most of the Masters and styles, in a territory which is, like no other, in an unmatched process of expansion and growth.

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This text has been written in the form of an interview. Grandmaster and doctor, Dr. Chiu Chi Ling, talks very openly and to the point to his master student and chosen successor, Master Martin Sewer. Over many intensive years a highquality teacher/student relationship based on trust and openness has been built. Dr. Chiu talks about topics which in this way have not been published before. Owing to his 68 years of experience of and his commitment to the Chinese Martial Arts, it is safe to say that he is one of the few who has the right but also the duty to inform the next generation of mar tial ar tists about the tr ue historical background. This article is cer tainly ver y useful to any martial artist who is genuinely interested. It raises and answers questions, but also sheds a different light on previously assumed knowledge. Grandmaster Dr. Chiu Chi Ling has pointed out many times that he like everyone else does not know everything. Thus, if someone has any questions or remarks or knows more about the subject matter is free to contact Grandmaster Chiu Chi Ling, of course in an appropriate manner.

Interview with the highest Shaolin Kung Fu master: Grandmaster Dr. Chiu Chi Ling, 10th Dan and his master student Martin Sewer, 8th Dan Was Kung Fu developed in the Shaolin Monastery? CCL: Chinese Martial Arts are very old and have a long history. In ancient times its history was very well known. In the Southern part of China as well as in Japan, Korea, Singapore etc. martial arts were very common. Today it is virtually impossible to determine the exact origin of Chinese Martial Arts. Historical record has it that the first people of Asia settled by the Yellow River. First battles and wars took place over the better location by the water and/or better hunting grounds. According to literal and artistic fragments a highly developed martial art had already existed at the time of the Zhou Dynasty (1027-256 B.C.). This happened way before the Northern or Southern Shaolin Monasteries came into being. So, contrary to what some people from the Shaolin Monastery state, this happened way before Shaolin. Time and again people from Shaolin say that they created Kung Fu. This is not true, though. “Wushu, Kung Fu”? Why all these different names? CCL: Martial Arts had different names at different times. The techniques and the idea behind it, however, were always the same. Kwok Seut" (Kuoshu) = the art of the nation Mou Seut(Wu Shu) = the art of war Kuen Gerk = fist, kick Kwok Soi = spirit of the nation, Spirit Boji = combat, fight

“The Zhou Dynasty (1027-256 B.C.). This happened way before the Northern or Southern Shaolin Monasteries came into being. So, contrary to what some people from the Shaolin Monastery state.”

Duai da= fighting, (hand-to-hand fighting) Cantonese expressions (Mandarin expressions in brackets) These are different terms for Kung Fu. In the past, particular styles or clans were not yet known. Kung Fu was simply practiced under these names. From the old days up to today these techniques have been preserved NOT by Shaolin but by people who have been well-experienced in matters of fighting, wars, and battles. Ta Mo (Boddidharma) brought Kung Fu from India to Shaolin? CCL: Perhaps he really contributed, but he is definitely not the founder or inventor of Kung Fu or Shaolin Kung Fu. Kung Fu had existed way before his time. If Ta Mo had really brought Kung Fu to China as it is believed, the question is: Where did he take it from? Is his Kung Fu better than the one that had been previously known in China? We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know. There are no historical records that he won fights or that he was challenged to a fight or anything of that sort. Besides, China had already had good fighting systems. Where does Kung Fu come from then? CCL: Back then (this was before China came into existence) several countries had been at war. The experience and knowledge come from that period. Empirically, the techniques had been continuously improved and refined. 3,000 - 4,000 years ago, at the time when China was created, there were many wars and battles. Several different empires were at war. Japan, Taiwan, Thailand and Mongolia were waging war against each other. During that time many techniques were tried and integrated. It was at the time of Chun Chi Wang (Zhou Cheng Wang / King Cheng of Zhou) who brought peace to the wealthy. (Zhou Dynasty 1027 B.C. - 256 B.C.). So Kung Fu has its origins in the fighting experience of the best fighters? CCL: China is much older than Europe. This is why there is so much knowledge and experience to be found in the martial arts. Each Dynasty had generals who were

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experts in martial arts. A General was in charge of defending the country. In circa 100 A.D. those were Guan Gung (Kwan Kung), Lau Bei, Chang Fei, Chiu Yean (Chiu Zhi Long). Guan Gung was known for his halberds, which later were named Guan Dao in his honour. The emperor of the Song Dynasty or his generals were all martial arts experts, such as for example General Yue Fei or the emperor Chiu Hung Yin. Wong Fei Hung and Lam Sai Wing from the Hung Gar system were both honourable martial arts teachers for/of the Chinese army. They helped people in whatever way they could and earned respect and honour in the martial arts circles. It is easy to see that China fought many wars and battles, from which they took all the experience and handed it down from one generation to the next. Now it is important to pass it on to the next generation of masters. To make a living out of Kung Fu? CCL: In order to be in a higher military position, one had to have good Kung Fu skills. Otherwise it was impossible to become for instance an officer. For the army only the best Kung Fu masters were sought (See Wong Fei Hung and Lam Sai Wing). The government chose and appointed those people. Only the best ones stood a chance. Hung Gar to defend the country? CCL: Strategically, Southern China has always been very important; and it is also a place of great importance to the country. As a result, the army was strongly represented in the South. That’s why there the Hung Gar style was spread so widely. Not all of those people practicing Hung Gar could completely learn it. So, many, later on, created their own style. You, Grandmaster Chiu, became an actor. Why? CCL: I belong to the famous lineage of Wong Fei Hung and I practice real Hung Gar. The audience wanted to see authentic Kung Fu and Hung Gar was the most famous style. Together with Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Stephan Chow, and many more I have made over 70 movies. Is Hung Gar the most famous system? CCL: In Southern China there were 5 famous Kung Fu families (in this order): “Hung” “Lau” “Choy” “Li” “??k” It was not like many of today’s masters say. There weren't known any other styles. These 5 styles were the most predominant in Southern China.

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What about those actors who did not have any Hung Gar skills? CCL: The most famous actor Kwan Tak Hing, who impersonated Wong Fei Hung in many movies, had to learn Hung Gar in order to play it in the movies. Why Hung Gar? CCL: In Asia many people know about Hung Gar Kung Fu. Among the people the stances, the forms, and also the value of Qi Gong, which is included in Hung Gar, are very well-known. So, what is the truth about Southern Shaolin? CCL: The history of the Southern Shaolin Monastery compared to the one of Kung Fu is very young. The Qing Dynasty ended in 1644. Fan Qing Fok Ming (Down with the Qing, up with the Ming). Thus went a famous slogan amongst patriots. In these uncertain times of war the Southern Shaolin Temple was an excellent place to hide. The patriotic people gathered from everywhere in order to unite against the government. Many superb Kung Fu people came to Southern Shaolin and fraternised. Together this community wanted to topple the government and to hand it back to the Chinese. It was at that time that new techniques and weapons were added to the Hung system. Many of these strategies, techniques, and weapons had already been very old. Some of these techniques were: - Ng Long Pa Kua Kwan (single-end staff form) - Chun Chau Guan Do (halberd form) – Diu Bin Gik (a kind of halberd) - Yu Gar Dai Pa (tiger fork) - bench – farmer’s hoe - Im Do (knife) - (monk’s spade) A lot of tools were converted into weapons. People learnt how to handle those tools and how to fight with them. There were also hidden weapons such as poisoned needles and arrows. They even needed Buddhist monks for fighting. Chiu Kow (my father) for instance was very good with the double-steel chain whip. There

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“Nowadays the term modern Wushu is widely used. Just like in this article. People are confused by these many terms.”

were many weapons which were easy to carry and which were originally used as everyday objects. The most famous and most common weapon was of course the sword. This wasn’t just the case in China. In Europe as well, the sword was a popular weapon. Where has the real Kung Fu gone? CCL: In Taiwan Chinese Kung Fu is very traditional. There, they tried to preserve and promote all traditions after Mao had prohibited everything. Historically, this can be easily explained. During the Chinese Civil War, in the years between 1926 - 1928, China started the Communist campaign towards the North. General Tschiang Kai Schek and Mao Tse Tung together with the Red Army made Chinese history. This is documented in history books and easily comprehensible. Taiwan knew and still knows about the Chinese traditions and cultivates them. They wanted the Chinese people to be strong and healthy, so they wanted everyone to learn Kung Fu in order to have a strong and healthy country. To a large extent, Kung Fu was brought in its traditional sense to Taiwan. It was thanks to this way of thinking that many parts of the Chinese culture could be preserved. No more Kung Fu in China? CCL: China, however, was controlled by Mao Tse Tung. Everything was changed. The language and the culture. Many of the old temples were destroyed. Religions were prohibited and destroyed. Mao was idolised and everything was adapted accordingly. Kung Fu wasn’t spared, either. Kung Fu practitioners were imprisoned or even killed. Teaching, learning, or even knowing someone who practiced Kung Fu got punished. For many years everything had been changing. For over 10 years people had to follow Mao’s ideology. They put everything to a halt. It was neither possible to teach nor to learn Kung Fu. One wasn’t even allowed to utter the words “Kung Fu” or “Shaolin”. Fortunately, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore

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“If Ta Mo had really brought Kung Fu to China as it is believed, the question is: Where did he take it from? Is his Kung Fu better than the one that had been previously known in China? We don’t know.”

escaped such destructive changes. It was only in China that such problems existed. Many people escaped from China; and of course also many good Kung Fu people. For them, there was no peace and no opportunity of earning money in China. These were the main reasons for them to emigrate. Outside of China did the Kung Fu masters unite? CCL: Taiwan and other countries carried the traditions on and in this way saved them. Hong Kong turned into a hub of real Kung Fu. Several Kung Fu families joined there and formed strong communities. Hung Gar and Chiu Kow were especially famous. Are these traditions still taught and cultivated at the Shaolin Temple today? CCL: The Shaolin Temple was destroyed. The monks didn’t practice anymore. So, how could they possibly teach students? How can the monks say that they practice and teach real Kung Fu. They wear a monk’s cowl, shave their heads, but we can notice that they merely practice modern Shaolin Kung Fu. Old and real Shaolin Kung Fu does not look like that. Today, when you travel to Souther n or Northern Shaolin you can only see

modern Kung Fu. Traditional Shaolin Kung Fu got lost in the Temple. You can see this very well. Even a layman notices it. Fake monks and fake Kung Fu? CCL: The people at the temple are not masters of traditional Kung Fu. I contacted the Southern Shaolin Temple in Fukien. The people there gave me their business card. I am Chinese and I can speak Chinese. So, it is easy for me to understand what it says on the card. The highest monk is “in charge” of the Shaolin Temple. He is not a monk who fights. He is the relationship manager of the monastery, not a Kung Fu instructor. What those people show is moder n Wushu. Traditional Kung Fu has been completely lost. If you want to learn real Kung Fu, then you need to do so outside of China. Then you may possibly lear n real, authentic Chinese Kung Fu. One could then bring it back to Shaolin. But it all sounds rather paradoxical. Those who have learnt proper Kung Fu need to let the world again know about what proper Kung Fu is! CCL: Therefore this article… Nun Chuan comes from Chiu Kow?

“Not all of those people practicing Hung Gar could completely learn it. So, many, later on, created their own style.”

Great Masters CCL: My father, Chiu Kow, won the tournaments in Hong Kong, Guangzhou and later the National Championships in Beijing (1955/56). The people knew that he came from the South. They called his Kung Fu Nam Kuen (Cantonese) and Nan Chuan (Mandarin), respectively. He performed the Tiger Crane form (Fu Hok swung Yin Kuen) and people wanted to learn this form. Chiu Kow started to teach this form to people who were interested in Beijing. There, however, he only taught this form. He did not have enough time to really teach the system in its depths. The government liked this form. They wanted to have this form for the Olympic Games. In Beijing he was then welcomed at the Municipal Hall. For his outstanding Kung Fu he received a certificate from Mao Tse Tung. Chiu Kow was celebrated after his victory. In Hong newspapers, and many other organisations and associations honoured him. Various movie companies came and wanted to bring Chiu Kow into the movie scene. Wushu comes from Hung Gar? CCL: Out of the original Tiger Crane form the government created a new form and called it Wushu. They also made new, colourful tracksuits. They adapted the form for the tournament and they reduced the length of the form so that it would not take too much time. This was the first official Wushu Southern Fist form. After the National Championship the government no longer supported traditional Kung Fu, but only moder n Wushu. This was the second time that traditional Kung Fu got lost in China. The first time was when Mao banned it. Modern Wushu? CCL: Nowadays the term modern Wushu is widely used. Just like in this article. People are confused by these many terms. Modern Wushu has more jumps, acrobatics, and many elements of gymnastics. When you practice modern Wushu today, then you would

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actually be better off with floor exercises. “Sin Wushu” means new Wushu. This term has now become part of the Chinese language.Karate, Judo, Jiu Jitsu and many o t her Mart ial A rts are wo rth maintaining and cultivating. What about Chinese Kung Fu. Why does the Chinese government do this? Communism: within a mere 50 years the government, to a certain extent, destroyed the knowledge that is many centuries old. Finally, a few questions on the development of Kung Fu in the West. What do you think about it? Are Western students able to learn Kung Fu at all? CCL: They are by all means able to learn our art. They invest a lot of time and energy into the lessons. What makes it difficult for them are the culture, an understanding for the etiquette and the respect. And yet, these aspects are very important to me and I can not stress enough that, apart from the fighting skills, it is absolutely necessary to also cultivate the family structure, the respect, and the manners. I have students in Mexico, Algeria, Italy, Belgium, the USA, China, Switzerland and many other countries. In total there are about 30,000

students. When I don’t make movies like right now with Stephan Chow, I am mostly on the move giving seminars; about 9 months of the year! You have chosen Martin Sewer, who is Swiss, as your successor. Why him? CCL: Martin Sewer has been following me fo r o v er 25 y ears . A lready in his childhood he practiced martial arts. He trained Hung Gar Kung Fu very hard and put in much effort. Martin has devoted his life to the Hung Gar system and runs several schools. Many students follow him. He is a v ery g o o d pers o n and teacher. Up to this day his students have continually been above average. In 2007, I announced publicly for the first time who my successor was. I have confirmed this in youTube videos. If you really want to learn the real art of Hung Gar Kung Fu, then you are in the right place with Martin Sewer. Thank you very much Grandmaster Dr. Chiu Chi Ling for the interview. CCL: Thank you also for the interview. I wish for all the readers to continue to enjoy martial arts.

“I have students in Mexico, Algeria, Italy, Belgium, the USA, China, Switzerland and many other countries. In total there are about 30,000 students. When I don’t make movies like right now with Stephan Chow, I am mostly on the move giving seminars; about 9 months of the year!”

The apparent simplicity... Many publications that talk about Wing Chun Kuen (magazines, forums, advertising, etc.), affirm with great conviction that the most important feature of W ing Tsun is SIMPLICITY. Years ago I could mor e or less agr ee. Currently, the more I advance in the practice of this ART, the more aware I am that this SIMPLICITY is only an appearance. In my opinion, this system of "rare" appearance and light positions encloses a difficulty only reserved for those willing to go a long way, and who have the capacity to see and understand a mythical sentence of that great genius, Leonardo da Vinci that read something like: "Simplicity is the ultimate in Sophistication." This fantastic sentence pretty much sums up the spirit that should lead the way in the practice of W ing Chun, and that, in my opinion, has been confused on countless occasions.

he basis of the style, both technical and philosophical, tries to REDUCE any technical / mental process to the BINARY system and therefore to the cutback to a minimum of all decision making. 1 or 0, positive or negative, white or black, YING or YANG. Something seemingly simple, but in practice is the most difficult of all battles. As great Master Wong Shun Leung said: "Man has the strange disease of complicating things." Master Wong, perhaps one of

the greatest masters of Wing Chun in the modern era, is surely a clear example of the dilemma that generates trying to oversimplify something that in practice is not so. And it's not so because of that "strange disease of complicating things", inherent to human beings. Few (very few, I'd say) are those who can remain isolated from all noise and movement and carry out a mental and technical process regardless of whatever their opponent attempt to do at any scenario or situation. It is precisely there that the first battle is fought. If we define the overall strategy of WingTsun Kuen, we'll agree that it doesn't seem too "complicated". It's clearly traced by its principles: 1. If the Way is free, MOVE FORWARD 2. If you stumbled against your enemy, STICK TO HIM (don't retreat) 3. If the force (or moment of force) is superior to yours, YIELD 4. If your enemy retreats / flees, CHASE him Anyway, I think we should try to explain a little more, if only for those who don't practice Wing Chun Kuen on a regular basis: 1) Stay in a perfectly still position to the eyes of the enemy (but full of elastic force) waiting for the enemy to ENTER your application distance. 2) DON'T show the slightest movement or tension, not a single millimeter in the eyes of your enemy, waiting coolly like a predator watches its prey. 3) At the very instant the ENEMY enters your distance, launch your whole body protected with hands and legs against him trying to close the gap between both of you in the fastest way possible. You must penetrate his movement when the attack (or attempt) has begun. The more you are able to endure, the less responsiveness will have your enemy. 4) If, during the ENCOUNTER with the enemy, you find a clear path (unobstructed), strike non-stop to victory without letting him recover from your flow of CONTINUOUS attacks. If, instead, you find obstacles, stick to him with arms and legs to inhibit his attacks, deflect them or move to a

safe angle, but always with the intention of freeing yourself immediately from his limbs and pass his "guard" to STRIKE again in a continuous and fluid way. And a very important detail: Once the conflict is started, you have to follow through to the end. Do not allow any attempt from the opponent (this will happen if you allow him to move away and recover again) You see, what to many seems simple... may not be so in practice. Actually, it becomes more complex because it isn't adequately explained the need to SPLIT the whole thing in two parts (again a Taoist conception): the system STRATEGY on the one hand, and TECHNIQUE on the other. Technique allows carrying out strategy. And the strategy is made possible by the existence of such technical / attributes acquired through practice. Separate, different, but complementary (yin and yang) I firmly believe that understanding these two ideas -different in themselves although complementary in the whole-, represents a proper starting point for training, and above all an excellent goal that will set the course of our practice. Again, this concept that serves us as ORIGIN as well as END, show the inseparable influence of Taoism in the WingTsun Kuen.

Referring to the technique ... A Wing Tsun practitioner should understand that reducing to the binary code 1 and 0 represents a number of advantages over other styles. Let us briefly explain this concept: When someone who doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t practice our style watches from outside a qualified master executes his techniques, what surprises him most is the SPEED at which the Wign Tsun practitioner can move his hands and, most especially, the precision and apparent "simplicity" with which he can outdo others. I usually say that the speed of a Wing Tsun practitioner has nothing to do with the genetic speed of a normal Martial Arts practitioner. In fact, the fastest practitioners are usually aged practitioners (mostly elderly). The root of this speed is especially based on the NO MENTAL PROCESSING of reactions and techniques. That is, the Wing Tsun practitioner, through the methodical training of the reactions and techniques in the Chi Sao, manages to reduce to a minimum any response. In our universe is the BINARY: 1 and 0. In other words, a practitioner collides

with an arm of the enemy; in that clash the practitioner PERCEIVES (by means of his tactile sensitivity) if there is a FREE way 1, or else, is BUSY / CLOSED 0 (Zero). One or another reaction will generate the answer acquired in the training: 1 = hit moving forward, 0 = stay glued to the limb with which he's collided. If the opponent after colliding with our attack moves his hand to close our entering, this means an opening elsewhere. Yielding to the superior force is no more than finding / feeling that the door is closed and seeking automatically the entry in another position 1/0. As you can see, this process is repeated over and over in every one of the situations that occur in WingTsun in any confrontation. Mastery is achieved when one is able to feel these things without having to THINK about this elective process of Zero or One, but it's the body itself which, by means of training, does it AUTOMATICALLY. After such complex explanation, who would dare say that the Wing Chun Kuen style is "SIMPLE"? Not me, certainly. Much too often, we tend to ignore it or seek to simplify what we don't understand or overcomes us by its large complexity. In my opinion, this is the cause of many of the ills of Chinese systems. Not me, certainly. Much too often, we tend to ignore it or seek to simplify what we don't understand or overcomes us by its large complexity. In my opinion, this is the cause of many of the ills of Chinese systems. Fortunately (I think it is a treasure that influences the lives of people who get to understand it), Buddhist, Confucian and Taoist philosophy (especially the latter) are a fundamental part of the system DNA and it's just impossible to achieve the mastery of the Art separating which is inseparable. Any attempt of separation denatures the style and turns it into a "caricature" of what it really is. It may look like, indeed, but deep inside it doesn't have much to do with reality. So let me say without fear of contradiction that SIMPLICITY is not to be found among the main virtues of this style. Or, again, paraphrasing my admired Leonardo Da Vinci: "Simplicity is the ultimate in Sophistication". With all my respect. Sifu Salvador Sรกnchez TAOWS Academy

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"Being a KMRED Instructor is, above all, being a fighterâ&#x20AC;? English Boxing, Muay Thai, French Boxing, Kick Boxing and K1 are the basic disciplines that teach or practice all instructors and future instructors of the KMRED Krav Maga Research Evolution and Development group. In fact, all those who wish to become teachers of the KMRED system are constrained to practice regularly a combat sports. It is in our opinion, an essential component to become a good Self Defense teacher.

"Taking blows" is not natural, as it isn't either an innate human capacity being able to give a blow whatever in an efficient way, and only the practice of these disciplines helps provide the future teacher or practitioner a fighter "profile". That is why, for example, Christian Wilmouth, Co Founder of the KMRED Group and a Muay Thai Boxing teacher, keeps attending every year Thailand's trainings camps. This year, accompanied by Julien CavaliĂŠ, a qualified instructor, and Billy Ouahab, an assistant instructor on the phase of concluding his formation, Christian Wilmouth

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attended a Muay Thai training camp in the island of Koh Samui, at the JUN MUAY THAI, a 15 day intensive program at a rate of 5 hours a day, to which were added several hours of private lessons. Muay Thai is a very interesting discipline for selfdefense because its practice includes the use of very diverse "weapons" as fists, legs, and other tools well suited to fight at short distance, such as elbows and knees as well as other close combat techniques called "Clinching" that perfectly complement the fighting arsenal of the KMRED system practitioners. In total, "Eight Arms" plus the "melee" techniques, allowing a

w i d e r a n g e o f p e rc u s s i o n a n d t a k e d o w n combinations. Another very interesting aspect in forming a good selfdefense teacher or practitioner, in particular in the training context within the KMRED group, is the fact of immersing yourself in the life of a Muay Thai professional field at the very source of this discipline, that encourages you to overcome yourself each day physically and mentally. The body is tested daily, and only the will, the courage and the desire to excel can sustain the daily rhythm of training. This year's seminar was held in a camp called "JUN MUAY THAI" on the island of Koh Samui, where a dozen

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instructors with no less than a hundred combats in their resumes, give lessons. The workouts twice a day (2h30 per session) were the occasion for Julien CavaliĂŠ and Billy Ouahab to perfect their kicking techniques, punches, elbow and knee strikes, working successively with bags and paos and putting into practice the skills acquired during the sparring sessions with the camp coaches. Unforgettable moments, imbued with humility and respect that stayed fully engraved in the spirit fostered by the KMRED group. Combat is the essence of a realistic self defense and when you have the opportunity to practice a

discipline such as Muay Thai in its place of origin, you can only get out highly enriched by this experience. The KMRED group wants to give Jun, head of JUN MUAY THAI, and Khru Lek, special thanks for the quality of the instruction we received along these two weeks. Now we know that other Krav Maga RED instructors and future instructors will be traveling in the months and years to come to that structure. With this type of experience, we can agree with our motto: "Between being and appearing, we have chosen... Student one day, student always..."

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Weng Chun Kung Fu: Strong and flexible in 3D Transform your muscles, sinews and fascia The transformation of the muscles and sinews (chin. Yi Jin Jing) as a particular shaolin „fitness method“ forms an integral part of Weng Chun Kung Fu. This holistic method aims at developing the different powers of the Weng Chun- practitioner, at the prevention of injuries during training and, as the case may be, their improved healing, as well as at the prevention of a burnout due to the intensity of prolonged training over years.

Flowing in 3D To this end, diverse exercises for developing strength, lissomeness, endurance, balance, speed, flexibility and respiration are combined to form a flowing unity. Their naming is usually derived from the Five Animals, the Five Elements, or other concepts of Shaolin Zen- (Chan-) philosophy, such as “The Hungry Tiger”. The constant flow while performing the exercises leads to an increasing detachment from the thoughts and worries of everyday life and improved presence in the Here and Now. This not only helps with the joy of practice, but develops the ability of the fighter to adapt to the everchanging necessities of any combat situation in a spontaneous and flexible way.

Long-chained exercises are particularly effective Another feature of this ancient Shaolin art is the holistic approach and three-dimensionality of the exercises. Thus, stretching and strength exercises usually are performed in a long-chained, threedimensional form, instead of stretching and strengthening individual parts of the body separately, as it is common habit in the “western world”. The exercise cycle of the “Hungry Tiger”, as demonstrated in this article, illustrates the connection of the body s front and back side chain: The chain of movements includes the whole body from the soles of the feet through the legs, the buttocks and lower back and up to the chest, head and arms. Direction of motion of the exercises is based on the understanding of the body s Qi pathways, which flows from bottom to top, from top to bottom, from inside to outside, from outside to inside or the pathways running crosswise and those along the spine , just to name a few. The interesting studies of Dr. Schleip, manager of the “Fascia Research Project” at the university of Ulm, enables us today to understand the methods and effects of traditional Chinese Weng Chun training from a scientific point of view as well. According to the book “Faszien- Fitness” (see “Fascia: The Tensional Network of the Human Body” by R. Schleip and Th. W. Findley), the four principles “Stretch, bend, stimulate, feel“ represent the basic elements of fascial training, which also can be found within our Shaolin-method, where the “alertness”, i. e. the unbiased feeling of the body during and after the exercises, also form an integral part.

Effortless explosive power One goal of training power is the development of „ Fajin“, which describes the art within our internal or “inner” styles of Kung Fu to explosively discharge power in an effortless manner. This power of Fajin allows for more effortless movements, and thus for power and speed to an extent which would not be

Photos: Andreas und Gabriela Hoffmann, Text: Andreas Hoffmann, Christoph Fuß

achievable by merely utilizing the muscles. The basis of Fajin is to gain access to the “catapult effect” (Dr. Schleip/ Bayer) of the body s fascia and sinews, thus allowing for further development of this specific explosive power.

Become „Eternal Spring“ (Weng Chun) How far this transformation of the practitioner has progressed is noticeable by himself and his surroundings in everyday life as well: His gait and movements become more elastic and light into old age, his posture is easily upright, and he can feel and live Weng Chun, i. e. Eternal Spring. Or in the words of a well-known proverb of the internal

styles Kung Fu: “Practice und become as strong as a lumberjack, as supple as a baby, and as tranquil as a wise man.”

Try two of our Weng Chun „Strong and supple 3D-“ exercises Set 1: The Hungry Tiger Strength exercise Goal: Developing whole body movements, increasing strength, balance, coordination, speed, and transition to the ground Each exercise starts and ends with horsestance. Learn one exercise after the other and then enjoy flowing thru all exercises. Repeat four to ten times each exercise or four to ten times the whole set.

A: Tigerbreath 1. X with both arms over the head, breath in (Photo TigerX1.jpg) 2. Pull tiger claws down, breath out and horse stance: (Photo TigerX2.jpg) B: 3D Tur ning Strength Tigerclaw: 1. Horse stance 2. Tigerclaw right hand 3. Horse-stance 4. Tigerclaw left hand 5. Horse-stance C: 3D Balance Crane: 1. Horse-stance 2. Knee strike balance 3. Throwing balance 4. Knee shield balance 5. Sumo Balance 6. Horse-stance 7. Knee strike Balance 8. Throwing Balance

9. Knee shield Balance 10. Sumo Balance 11. Horse-stance D: Tigercrawl push-up, 1. Horse-stance 2. Transition to the ground 3. Tigercrawl right arm 4. Tigercrawl left arm 5. Push-up position 6. Push-up 7. Push-up 8. Push back in horse-stance 9. Horse-stance, E: 3D Kicking Power: 1. Horse-stance 2. Right Kick 3. Horse-stance 4. Left Kick 5. Horse-stance (Photo Balance1.jpg), F: 3D Groundkick: 1. Horse-stance 2. Turning left, transition to the ground 3. Right Groundkick 4. Horse-stance 5. Turning right, transition to the ground 6. Left Groundkick 7.Horse-stance Set 2: The Hungry Tiger stretching exercise Goal: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Long-chainedâ&#x20AC;? stretching and mobilization of the body s front, back side and spine, perception of the body s three dimensionality: Bottom, middle,

and top; feeling into the body in the dragon-riding stance. Increasing power, coordination, balance and stamina. A: Cicle 1 standing: B:Cicle 2 Transition ground right leg in front: C: Repeat Cycle 1 standing D: Cicle 2 Transition ground left leg in front: E: Repeat Cycle 1 standing Andreas Hoffmann has learned the internal martial-, movement- and healing arts since 40 years in Hong Kong and China, while his study trips led him to the northern and southern Shaolin temples. He studied with the legendary Weng Chun-Grandmaster Wai Yan,with dragon style legend Lam Wun Quon, Hung Gar GM Chiu Chi Ling and many other Chinese masters, as well as learning the Daoist internal martial arts of the Fufamily. Furthermore he learned Ginástica Natural from its founder Alvaro Romano and from Rickson Gracie in the USA, as well as the “expression corporelle” from Jean Bouffort. He lives and teaches in Bamberg, germany, and throughout the world.

The DVD "Krav Maga Research and Development" comes from the will of four experts in Krav Maga and combat sports, Christian Wilmouth and Faustino Hernandez, Dan Zahdour and Jerome Lidoyne. To date, they lead several clubs and a group of twenty instructors and monitors from multiple disciplines, from Krav Maga or Boxing to the MMA, Mixed Martial Arts. This work is not intended to highlight a new method or a specific branch of Krav Maga, it simply aims to present a Krav Maga program that focuses on the importance of the "content" and share their experi

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The ROS is a formidable intervention method created by Captain Jacques Levinet, 10th Dan Black Belt Police Training ROS for general and special police units and some security professionals. Special intervention units, such as ERIS in France, some army units and other defense groups, like the Spetsnaz in Russia or the GAD in Argentina, have already undergone special instruction in Police Training ROS with the French expert. Currently, ROS training projects in Qatar Police and security forces in Vietnam are ongoing

POLICE TRAINING ROS. REAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM Captain Jacques Levinet The ROS is based on four elements set by Captain Jacques Levinet: • The Police intervention Tonfa. • The Police expandable baton. • The Police Self Pro Krav (SPK). • Police Gestures and Intervention Techniques (PGIT). The originality of the method is due to the complementary use of the SPK empty hand self-defense techniques adapted to the PGIT, using pistol, handcuffs, safety palpation, teamwork and other coercive means. To this aim, agents are taught techniques of driving, coercion, takedown, bringing to the ground, neutralization, lifting, exit from vehicle, safety check, handcuffing in different positions, all associated with getting out of hostile environments, day and night, in open and closed surroundings, as a team, with evacuation or protection. The REAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM is committed to efficiency and avoids frills respecting self-defense and firearms legislation of the countries where ROS training is applied. POLICE ROS titles are professional qualifications controlled and issued exclusively by Captain Jacques Levinet, founder of the discipline. ROS is a registered trademark of the Jacques Levinet Academy in the INPI (National Institute of Industrial Property). It is taught only to the police and some security professionals.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Promotion tests consist of a technical exam and an intervention test on a real situation.â&#x20AC;?

protection, plan of action and intervention). The purpose of SPK Police is professionalism. All attacks are considered, ranging from the nunchakus to baseball bats, plus knifes or swords, in all environments, open or closed, by car or in front of a crowd or a hostile group.

A COMPLETE AND EVOLUTIONARY METHOD • The ROS Tonfa gets rid of impossible and unrealistic techniques like the gripping of an assailant's armed hand. The blockade and the answer must be simultaneous. To stick to reality, workouts are often performed on hard ground without foam material. The mise-en-scene is scheduled while training. • The ROS Baton develops new grips with the stick folded and unfolded and the use of the short stick as a Yawara thanks to a conical tip at the heel. These operational techniques provide means of pressure, focused answers or keys for a job in a smaller space, like in a personal protection.

The SELF POLICE PRO KRAV The objective sought is that a police officer knows how to defend himself with his personal endowment and every weapon in his belt. The goal is that of finishing the intervention, with or without a weapon, thanks to some operational keys to dominate and arrest a person. All Police gestures are lear ned through ROS (handcuffing, evacuation,

TRAINING AND MEMBERSHIP OF POLICE TRAINING ROS • Technical Course - With degrees from yellow belt to black belt and then the ROS Dan ranking (from 1st to 10th Dan). Belts are not worn during training sessions because students work out in their uniforms with the full service harness. • Promotion tests consist of a technical exam and an intervention test on a real situation. • ROS Dan ranks (10 in total) are granted with the utmost seriousness, respecting time between degrees, by an international Grade and “Dan” Rank Commission. All tests are done before a jury of professionals. Degrees are represented by bars on the shoulder. • Instructor Course - Through initial and continuing training for instructor, chief instructor and ROS expert. The Academy issues these training certificates for its registration as a training organization in the Ministry of Labor in France. The instructor exam consists of technical, written and educational tests. The Jacques Levinet Academy takes into account the ability of candidates and refuses to issue convenience certificates not to tarnish its credibility. Morality is required so that ROS instructors meet an honor commitment and a

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code of ethics. For all these reasons, ROS grades are highly sought after. • Initial and continuous training of police units. • Municipal police, correctional police and security forces can receive initial ROS training to acquire a Certificate of Technical Aptitude or CAT, which allows them to carry and use the tonfa or the expandable baton with the permission of their superiors. • A continuous training can be programmed in order to maintain the initial training and improve the capacity of the security forces in intervention situations. • Membership Course - Trainers and coaches of different styles and units can become members of the AJL International Federation through it and the ROS of the International Police Confederation (IPC) achieve the recognition of their system and possibly their degree. A homologation gateway was created to recognize the degrees and instructor qualifications in the light of the provided justifying documentation. Some representations are established as DTN (National Technical Director), DTR (Regional Technical Director) and DTD (Departmental Technical Director) throughout France and abroad.

This organization, which is a branch of the Jacques Levinet Academy (AJL), is a link among different law enforcement units in order to exchange technical and operative policing practices, cooperation, and experience among members of the security forces, experts and organizations worldwide. A membership gateway took place between the AJL and IPC.

INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF POLICE TRAINING The Police Training ROS tends to a strong professionalization of the law enforcement forces and a selection of trainers in the field of intervention for international recognition. Through the Jacques Levinet Academy and the International Police Confederation, the ROS is represented in some fifty places in the world. The ROS is a new way for policemen, gendarmes, customs, prisons and security agencies to better fulfill their mission in an operative way with professionalism, ethics and morality.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;The originality of the method is due to the complementary use of the SPK empty hand selfdefense techniques adapted to the PGIT, using pistol, handcuffs, safety palpation, teamwork and other coercive means.â&#x20AC;?

Silvio Simac's career has taken an exciting journey from being World Gold Medallist in Taekwon-do to exchanging blows on the silver screen against Jet Li, Jason Statham, Scott Adkins, Keanu Reeves and Michael Jai White to working across the Globe in Hollywood, Bollywood, Europe and Hong Kong alongside Yuen Wo Ping, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Don Wilson and Cynthis Rothrock. Italy saw Silvio late last year take part in 10 year running number 1 show Dancing with Stars "Ballando con le Stelle" as a mystical character Joe Maska.

Many of us find ourselves in motivational slumps as our enthusiasm plateaus, self drive dips and progress slows down. Sometimes it's like a continuous cycle where we are motivated for a period of time but then gradually lose the focus, fire and desire. Each year we make new resolutions consciously with enthusiasm and excitements but over time we go back to our old subconscious ways and habits that we are accustomed to, lose motivation and often quit when presented with challenges. Text & Photos: Silvio Simac

ear in mind challenges are good and positive. Our environment, nature and universe evolved through the challenges, thus had to change and adapt according to the stimulus presented. It is a natural law of evolution. Challenge = Change. For instance if we challenge our body with resisting stimulus, it will adapt, change and get stronger according to the challenge presented in order to survive future stresses. Same works for mind and soul. As the saying goes â&#x20AC;&#x153;No Pain, No Gainâ&#x20AC;?. No Challenge, No Change. On our quest for personal excellence we turn to numerous sources for knowledge, information and

guidance. In order to map out our journey, one has to plan a strategy for failing to plan, we plan to fail. Therefore it is fundamental we identify where we currently stand and where we want to go. Along this path or journey it is vital we set milestones and peaks with pre determined goals and a points at which we reflect back, re-new our targets and motivation. There's is nothing more powerful for self-motivation than the right attitude. You can't choose or control your circumstance, but can choose your attitude towards your circumstances. Your attitude determines your altitude. No one can motivate anyone to do anything. All a person can do for another is provide them with incentives to

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Be willing to leave your comfort zone. The greatest barrier to achieving your potential is your comfort zone. Great things happen when you make friends with your discomfort zoneâ&#x20AC;? motivate themselves. Motivational catalyst can come from a number of sources: coaches, teammates, friends, family, work commitment, supporters, and self-help methods can all be effective means of motivating an athlete to perform. * Be willing to leave your comfort zone. The greatest barrier to achieving your potential is your comfort zone. Great things happen when you make friends with your discomfort zone. * Keep learning. Read and try to

take in everything you can. The more you learn, the more confident you become in starting your journey. In the same way you map out your journey before you drive off to your desired destination. * Don't be afraid to make mistakes. Wisdom helps us avoid making mistakes and comes from making a million of them. * Don't indulge in self-limiting thinking. Think empowering, expansive thoughts.

*Choose to be happy. Happy people are easily motivated. Happiness is your birthright and human nature so don't settle for anything else. * Spend at least one hour a day in self-development. Read good books, meditate or listen to inspiring audios. Driving to and from work provides an excellent opportunity to listen to selfimprovement audios. * Finish what you start. So many of us become scattered as we try to

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Choose to be happy. Happy people are easily motivated. Happiness is your birthright and human nature so don't settle for anything elseâ&#x20AC;? accomplish a task. Finish one task before you begin another. * Live fully in the present moment. When you live in the past or the future you dilute the essence of life and aren't able to make things happen in the present. * Never quit when you experience a setback or frustration. Success could be just around the corner. Enjoy the journey rather than merely reaching toward your destination. Each step counts. Set yourself time specific, realistic, short term as well as long term goals

* Dream BIG. If there is anything to the law of expectation then we are moving in the direction of our dreams, goals and expectations. All of us have an untapped energy source that can be drawn upon to bring about superior results. Enhancing motivation is fundamentally about a change of attitude, developing a positive 'can do' mindset and engaging in systematic behaviours - the shortterm process goals - that facilitate improvement.

An intelligent warrior must cultivate the ability to express themselves from the inside out, not to seek an image of themselves from the outside in, as if in the mirror. Quieten your mind and listen to your heart for it will lead you onto a path of eternal and internal wisdom, strength, courage, peace and happiness. Throw away your vanity, and pursue internal objectives. learn to recognize the difference between internal and external motivations. The Martial Way is

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“The extraordinary thing about Martial Art is that you work through your own body and build a relationship with it in order to understand about the power of balance through your own experiences” a discipline devoted to the perfection of character, not the collection or prizes and praise. Beware of rank; train to achieve personal excellence; not certificates and belts. Remember all systems are artificial. There is only one true Martial Way. The extraordinary thing about Martial Art is that you work through your own body and build a relationship with it in order to understand about the power of balance through your own experiences. This direct understanding will then begin, quite naturally, to find its way into the other primary areas of your being, namely your mind and your emotions. Then, slowly, a new perception of yourself will begin to emerge where the body, mind and emotions work in dynamic harmony with each other, bringing extensive integration of “oneness” with yourself and your environment. Stay focused and motivated. Have your daily dose od 5 D's. Dream, Desire, Discipline, Determination and Dedication. Enjoy the journey. “Dream your life then Live your dream” Silvio Simac

The term “Self Defense” has a negative connotation that from the start can yield failure for the user. The problem is that this label already portrays in the mindset that the individual is a victim of a violent act or aggression and that the practitioner should perform a defensive action. This premise of acting after the fact is why most people succumb to the aggressors’ actions and never fully recover from the initial attack or fear inducing situation. The Woman must not become defensive; she must be aware of her situation and not dismiss or ignore possible threat. She must become proactive and gain the initiative and momentum while forcing confusion in the attackers’ mindset to have a possibility of advantage. Kyusho Self Protection is a vital training process that deals in the realities of an attack. It is simple yet powerful training process that enables the smaller, weaker, slower or older less aggressive individual a chance against the larger, stronger, more aggressive and potentially crazy attacker. By using the weaker anatomical targets of the body in conjunction with your own natural body actions and tendencies you can easily protect yourself or others, even under the stress and physical limitations when your adrenaline kicks in. And by working in a stepped and progressive manner with your own gross motor skills (instead of someone else’s techniques), your chances victory are eminent. And by working in a stepped and progressive manner with your own gross motor skills (instead of someone else’s techniques), your chances victory are eminent.

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"No matter what belt is around your waist, or what title you hold, you will always be a women" This is a powerful statement that might sum up the thoughts of women who study the martial arts. Although we are strong, focused and dedicated, by gender alone we may be overlooked and underestimated. The good news is that times are changing and women have become more prominent in the martial arts world. A women walks in to a seminar dressed in her workout attire, hair up and a hint of "pretty" on her face. A smile, a respected bow to others and a firm hand shake to start the day. The room is filled with varying thoughts. First impressions span, between thoughts of, I'm so glad there is another female in the room, to I hope I don't have to work with her or simply oh boy, here we go! Lets admit it, we judge off first impression and so does everyone else. It's unfortunate that due to sex, race, hight, or stature we often wrongly assume the knowledge level of those around us with undue prejudice. She steps onto the floor, stands off to the side and waits for her que to train. Eyes are on her as she approaches her training partner. Standing tall over her he gingerly throws the first punch. With confidence she covers intercepting the punch, striking back fortified with knowledge and charisma. Smiles fill the room and a comfort comes over her as she now feels accepted. Women have to prove themselves in the dojo. A man walks up the size and stature and is immediately respected as one who is able. As my sensei would say, "if size and

strength didn't matter, you wouldn't have bullies." I like to think, the bigger the man, the harder they fall. The truth is everyone has strengths and weaknesses, finding them is the key. Someones size doesn't always depict their strength much like gender does not depict someones ability. Women need and desire to be challenged in the dojo. The martial arts environment is the right place for growth both physically and mentally. The key is braking the old concepts and traditions that women are weak, less capable or care more about their appearance than their training. Is it fair to compartmentalize women in this fashion? Martial arts is a sport focused on teaching self defense. Our world is becoming increasing hostile. Women and men equally seek out the ability to take care of themselves if and when the need arises. As instructors, we have the opportunity to train up strong women that can pass this gift down to others. Womens instincts allow insight into scenarios that others may not see. Women adjust and adapt to different ways of thinking while training in their martial arts system. When the training environment has strong women leaders in it, the dojo creates a safe and well balanced environment for other women as well as men to train in. You can see these changes taking place in dojos around the world. Even in professional sports there is more and more emphasis put on women. Women offer size and strength differences as well as functional aspects of agility. Where some in the dojo may run faster, others may be more flexible. We shouldn't discount ones ability to train or teach based of first

Women in Martial Arts â&#x20AC;&#x153;It's unfortunate that due to sex, race, hight, or stature we often wrongly assume the knowledge level of those around us with undue prejudice.â&#x20AC;? impressions. Women often provide a different variable than man when considering a combative situation. Variables are a case to case account of each individual fight. Without variables, training would lack necessity. Instead of sizing up each student as they enter the door, it would be more productive to create enthusiasm over new strategies, opportunities, and concepts. Open minds leave room for growth and knowledge. Everyone seeking to train whether male or female desires to grow in ability. When we impose our perception of someone's ability, we limit their ultimate potential. Why are women training? For exactly the same reasons men train. Knowledge, strength, power, confidence, fitness and fun are as important to women as it is to men. Knowledge, confidence and strength come from repetition in training. Training with an array of partners with different sizes, statures and ability help us all. These days we

should strive to help one another, teach one another, respect one another and offer our best as steal sharpens steal to create powerful women in the martial arts world. The beginning of change is by creating mutual un-bias ground in your training environment. The dojo should be a place people come to build confidence, increase strength, endurance and ability. Much like a child that starts kindergarten, the first day children begins school, they begin with very little prior knowledge. As teachers nurture and guide their students, so also should we train up and nurture our students regardless of their age, gender or stature. At the end of the day, the instructors play a large role in the coarse of achievement each individual accomplishes. When you create a confident women, she is nearly unstoppable. She will also become one of your biggest allies. As we grow as martial artists we look back to the beginning of our journey and search for those who made us who we are today. What will your legacy be? For some of us, we can confidently say that we have been the lucky ones. Along our journeys we have worked with some of the most amazing and talented martial artists in the world. Each has encouraged us to fight, be strong, courageous and confident. Those who have had confidence in us have made us who we are. Without their strength and support our martial arts would lack zeal. There is power in numbers when others believe in us, we gain the confidence to believe in ourselves. Not all women want to be treated like princesses, like others, women just want a chance to learn and grow. Given the opportunity, their ability is endless.

Always with the Ochikara, "The Great Strength" (called e-bunto in the Shizen vernacular tongue) or secret wisdom of the ancient Miryoku Japanese shamans, as a backdrop, the author takes us into a world of genuine reflections that are capable to move at once both the reader's heart and head, thus placing him continuously in front of the abyss of the invisible, as the true final frontier of personal and collective consciousness. The spiritual taken not as religion, but as the study of the invisible, was the way of the ancient Miryoku sages to approach the mystery in the framework of a culture as rich as unknown, to which the author has wholeheartedly devoted. Alfredo Tucci, Manager Director to Budo International Publishing Co. and author in the past 30 years of a large number of titles about the Warrior's Way, offers us a set of extraordinary and profound reflections, which can be read individually in no particular order. Each one of them opens up a window to us through which we can take a look at the most varied subjects from an unexpected angle, now dotted with humor now with forcefulness and grandiosity, placing us in front of eternal matters with the view of the one who has just arrived and doesn't agree with the common places in which everyone coincides. We can affirm with conviction that no reader will be indifferent to this book; such is the strength and intensity of its contents. Saying this is saying a lot in a world crowded with collective mangers, interested and behavioral ideologies, manipulators and, in short, spurious interests and mediocrity. It is therefore a text for big souls and intelligent people who are ready to look at life and mystery with the freedom of the most restless and scrutinizing minds, without dogmas, without transient morals, without subterfuges...

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Major Avi Nardia is one of the leading head official instructors for the Israelite army and police in anti terrorism and CQB, he along with Ben Krajmalnik have made a new basic dvd in the field of firearms and safety, training techniques in IPSC. Instinctive Shooting in Combat. Combat Instinctive Point Shooting - IPSC is a shooting method based on instinctive reactions and kinematics to shoot short distances fast and in dynamic situations. A self defense discipline in order to survive in life t h r e a t e n i n g situatuations , where you need a very fast and accurate shooting abilities, when you must take the gun out as soon as possible and shoot at a short distance without using the sight. In this first volume you will study how to handle the weapon ( revolver and semi -automatic ) dry firing practice and security, "Point Shooting" or instinctive shooting , at a close range and a series of movements and exercises for weapon retention , low stress and multiple attackers ; exercises on how to recharge with one hand, ... and finally practice shooting gallery with guns such as AK- 74, M -4 , M -249 machine gun and even M -16 grenade launchers .

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Savate

Savate, the French Fitghting Art par excellence, by the hand by one of its most respected international champions. One of the videos on this style was presented by Fred Rado, here is a good reminder of the history and characteristics of the system.

As farâ&#x20AC;Ś As your legs take you! If itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s true that in Savate the fists and legs are used, for the majority of the practitioners of other styles, it is the use of the second that always aroused the greatest support and admiration. As much as a combat sport as a self-defense system, Savate provides its practitioners with great skill in the use of the lower extremities, and in consequence and necessarily, with a keen sense of balance. The ability to react at long distance and provoke the opponent makes this system a continuous game of deception and anticipation. Feinting with the legs is an art in and of itself when we observe it in a good Savate fighter, involving finding, detaining, and of course

Savate â&#x20AC;&#x153;The execution of the techniques in Savate is precisely referenced, which allows one to recognize the style at first sight.â&#x20AC;?

Self-defense striking various objects with toughness to then receive a long series of fist strikes that fall on you as soon as the distance is closed. A gentlemen’s style… undoubtedly, but they didn’t reject cunning in its street fighting applications, incorporating techniques that are more and more efficient and lethal to its arsenal. Savate, the traditional French Art of combat par excellence, really only began to become known outside of France some decades ago. An elegant style where the legs acquire an essential importance as much in attack as in defense, Savate continues being a style with its own personality, but that still

hasn’t found the place it deserves in the Martial world. This month we bring you, from the hand of this expert French teacher, an impassioned Savate and free fight, what will bring you closer to the concepts, history and secrets of this spectacular self-defense formula. hen we speak of Savate, the first images that come to mind differ a lot according to the people and countries one is addressing. For some, the name brings to mind “Les Brigades du Tigre” (The Tiger Brigades), a television series from the 70s, broadcast on French channels, where we could see some police officers from the early part of the 20th century with

Savate mustaches in the shape of bicycle handlebars training in elastic jumpsuits and jackets in order to acquire the techniques of the new style in fashion. For others, it’s about a tremendously effective system used for a spectacular combat sport, a wise blend of fluidity, elegance, and effectiveness. Savate is a multi-faceted sport as much at the level of the image that it projects as in the essence of which it is comprised. Outside the hexagon, Savate is known as French Boxing, or “French Footfighting” for the Anglo-Saxons. The name of Savate comes from slang where it refers to an old shoe. The particularity of its practitioners was and continues being the use of the shoe as a fearful striking weapon. It’s the only fighting system utilizing hand and feet percussions whose origins are European, given that the majority of the other styles come from Asia or from the United States. But let’s return to the beginnings of Savate for a little history. Its origins go back to the 18th century. In the south of France, the sailors used it as a combat method based on kicks. As they trained on ships during their free time, supporting their hands on the ground to stabilize their balance and taking advantage of it in order to

launch leg attacks. This system was called “le chausson” (a kind of marine shoe), referring to the shoes that they wore in the old days when they were sailing. In the north of France, another combat system arose: Savate. It was a mix of techniques allowing for leg and hand strikes. The kick techniques were used without having the possibility of supporting the hands on the ground. The hand strikes were done with the hands open (without utilizing gloves) and were called slaps. At that time, the multi-disciplinary confrontations were very frequent. They took the form of challenges where each one of the combatants represented their style of fighting, what was best and most efficient for him. It is surprising to note that at that time, free fight was experiencing happy days. Though Pride and Ultimate Fighting seem today like something new, they are not by any means. It’s only a question of the media explosion in recent years that has taken these competitions to public awareness… But that’s another topic!

“The name of Savate comes from slang where it refers to an old shoe.”

â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the north of France, another combat system arose: Savate. It was a mix of techniques allowing for leg and hand strikes.â&#x20AC;?

Savate After one of these multi-disciplinary confrontations, the defender of Savate had some problems facing an English boxer. He discovered at his own cost the terrible efficiency of the use of punches in a fight and decided to study this system called English Boxing. Once the techniques were assimilated, he decided to add the closed fist strikes to the techniques used en Savate, gave some boxing gloves to beginners and created French Boxing. Already in that epoch, Paris had big problems with delinquency and street safety. This method quickly became popular, as much as a self-defense method as for keeping in good physical condition. Numerous places to learn and practice Savate appeared. Simultaneously to French Boxing, which is an empty-hand combat system, in these academies one studied two other methods utilizing the cane and the stick as weapons. The cane is a combat system of self-defense based on the use of the walking cane. At that time, it was a fashionable object, a sign of social distinction and very much in use. Its manipulation was carried out with one hand, contrary to the stick, which was longer and thicker, and manipulated with both hands. The spiritual father of Savate, recognized as such, is Joseph Charlemont, given that he is the first oneâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;in 1877â&#x20AC;&#x201D;who writes and codifies the techniques utilized. Savate became more and more popular with the aristocrats, among others, who found in it an elegant and effective means of fighting

against the bandits and delinquents. The popularity of Savate didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t cease to grow until the beginning of the 20th century, when it had some 100,000 practitioners. The beginning of the World War I deprived the discipline from the majority and Savate fell into oblivion. It would have to wait for the early 1960s before being re-born from its ashes. Today, 27 nations are represented in the International Savate Federation and the number of practitioners is increasing without limit outside the frontiers of the hexagon. Competitive Savate can be practiced in two very different ways corresponding to the

different necessities of the practitioners (called shooters), but very often they complement each other: the assault and the combat. In assault, the strength of the strikes is excluded and the power of all the strikes must be controlled. In the scoring system, the judges consider the execution and the choice of the techniques utilized as well as the number of effective hits. In combat, the search for efficiency is done through the use of strikes in full force. In this form of competition, the judges consider criteria such as the effectiveness of the strikes,

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Competitive Savate can be practiced in two very different ways corresponding to the different necessities of the practitioners (called shooters), but very often they complement each other: the assault and the combat.â&#x20AC;?

Savate their quantity and the strategy used by each one of the combatants. The execution of the techniques in Savate is precisely referenced, which allows one to recognize the style at first sight. The suit that the shooters wear is only one piece, covering the legs and the torso. Generally licra, the shapes and materials used can vary. In Savate, the fist techniques are the same as those used in English Boxing and the strikes are given to the torso and the head. For the foot techniques, the strikes must be done exclusively with the shoe, whether with the upper part, the point, or the sole, according to the techniques utilized. The targets utilized are found at three levels: low, at the level of the legs; middle, at the level of the torso; and high, at the level of the face. The use of the shoe for the leg attacks allows one, if there is a good guard position, to have only one distance for attacking with the fists or the feet. This allows one to gain time in the movements and make the practice must faster. Furthermore, the use of the shoe permits one to have a much more refined and precise weapon than if one used only the naked foot or the tibia. The art of Savate also consists of a game of balance, of feints and of movements to find the fault in the adversary’s guard. The obligatory armament of the kicks allows one to do various techniques with the same leg without resting it. This gives Savate its characteristic speed of execution. If it’s true that the fact of arming the strikes gives an impression of fluidity and lightness, numerous detractors of Savate have modified their impressions after having

experienced lashes on the solar plexus or the heel of a “chassé d’arret”. In order to speed up the development of Savate on an inter national level, the term “French Boxing” has been relegated to the background in order to avoid a connotation considered too chauvinistic by some. Within the Savate Federation, various sister disciplines have been developed. Apart from the cane and the stick that we mentioned previously, there are two other disciplines: form Savate and defense Savate. Form Savate is a discipline that allows one to do synchronized Savate techniques to the rhythm of music without confrontation or contact. Defense Savate retakes the original spirit of Savate for self-defense. Apart from the techniques of traditional Savate, it takes up numerous techniques

prohibited in Savate for its specific use in self-defense. Weapons such as the telescopic baton or the tonfa also belong to this discipline and their handling is taught. Throughout its history, from its creation to our times, Savate has been able to evolve while preserving the seal of its origins and its distinctive identity. It allows for the most varied following, of either sex or any age, to find within one practice some very different virtues. Some come for its qualities for physical conditioning, good cardio-vascular exercise, associated with muscular strengthening and flexibility work. Others will be more interested in its competitive aspects in duels with the assault and/or combat. And the last ones come for its selfdefense aspects, continually updated, as for example with the arrival of the recent telescopic baton and the tonfa.

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What other weapon represents the medieval military cavalry better than the sword? The medieval sword is a heavy instrument, the majority of the times made to fight with armor. Its dimensions and weight force the practitioners to create a synthesis of movements that make up a perfect exercise to summarize the essential, practically and necessarily. The movements and embellishments that other weapons allow are prohibited in this one; in addition, the power of its strikes is incomparable and lethal.

The Sword â&#x20AC;&#x153;The way of the sword is a noble and trustworthy Way, passing through the four cardinal points since the times of fire and iron by the men of weapons, the warriors guided by the spirit of Chivalry and the honor that has always characterized itâ&#x20AC;?

Western Classics In their recuperation of our warrior traditions, the Italian gr oup “Nova Scrimia” hasn’t wanted to let the occasion slip by to do a complete and practical study of this weapon. As always, their sources are especially rich: Classic Italian texts (and from other Eur opean countries) have fed their knowledge, but as they themselves affirm, these would be nothing without an intense and impassioned practice. This work has had, as is habitual with this group, its reflection in an instructional video, which is undoubtedly a documental treasure and also a worthy martial project, full of methodology and practical applications that are extremely interesting. W ith a full bag of materials, they traveled from Italy to our studios to share their studies and practices with our kind readers. This is an experience in which all of us involved in the production always enjoy for the personality, intelligence, and good humor of this group of noble Italian gentlemen. And I say ‘noble’ not for their blood-lines, rather for their work; their work is one of those tasks that ennobles since, what more noble thing can one do but recover the best of our past and bring the value of its traditions to the present. Those who already know their previous work will be able to enjoy this novelty once again. To those who haven’t done so yet… I recommend you try it. Alffredo Tucci

The Power of the Sword “And when the sword is given, they will have to unsheathe it and hold it in the right hand and swear these three things. Firstly, that if necessary, not hesitate to die for one’s Law. Secondly, for one’s natural God. Thirdly, for one’s country.” Alfonso X “The Wise” –

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THE SEVEN-PART CODE “Mandoble”

“The medieval sword that carries this name (the Scrimia masters also call it doi mane) is the bladed weapon that for two centuries, from 1300 to the end of the 15th century, was, in almost throughout Europe, the most aristocratic and real symbol of the gentleman”

If the katana is the symbol of the Samurai, the Easter n warrior par excellence, the medieval sword called “mandoble” (large sword) is the symbol of the Knight, the Wester n warrior antonomasia. Like the katana, the “twohanded” sword is, at the same time, a weapon and an instrument, a means and a way. It is impossible to dispense with these values because the life of the sword is indissolubly linked to ethics and its practical use is only plausible as an expression of earthly justice and noble intentions. But, what is the “mandoble” sword? The medieval sword that carries this name (the Scrimia masters also call it doi mane) is the bladed weapon that for two centuries, from 1300 to the end of the 15th century, was, in almost all of Europe, the most real and aristocratic symbol of the gentleman. Differing from the “onehanded” sword utilized by the citizen militia, the two-handed sword, or mandoble, with a wider hand-guard, a little longer blade, and generally with a rhomboidal section, made the mandoble the ideal weapon for the horse-riding knights who used it against the infantry soldiers. When off their horses, the man of arms could still rely on the same sword, wielding it with two hands, thanks to the greater length of the handle (from that, the name ‘mandoble’). It was used to fight as much in the skirmishes in the countryside as in the sbara, the closed spaces where the duels were done. The Scrimia Masters gave this sword the adjective “royal,” attributing to it the highest values of nobility of intentions, justice, and human temperance. In this sword, the Masters of the Middle Ages concentrated all their martial saver (knowledge) and the most secretive practices of zogar (playing). The two fundamental Arts “Abracar” and “daga a daga” that the noble man of arms and the gentleman had to study and know, fused into the third Art, converting them into one, that of the doi mane sword. The martial

Western Classics Way traced by the Masters of Scrimia identified in this sword the element of catharsis, the center of the art, the conjunction of the hardest and most ruthless laws of mortal combat and the sublime spiritual aspirations that encouraged the man of arms. This ancient and noble Way is a path of warrior understanding that even today holds the vital values of their noble intentions. This sword is still a teacher, guardian of the secrets of the art, a jewelry box of martial knowledge. The past centuries have not lessened its power, they haven’t debilitated its forces. What it was, it is; and what it is will remain.

Royal Sword From the “mandoble” sword one gets to know many things. Being at the center of interest of many groups of historical commemoration scattered around the world, the medieval sword is studied with passion and perseverance, as much to simulate spectacular duels as for cultural and historical study. The phenomenon is becoming greater and greater these days; many there are, and some skilled artisans, who manufacture medieval swords of various kinds and classes. In some cases we can see marvelous copies, loyal re-productions of original examples guarded in museums. The more or less commercial replicas are utilized—apart from aforementioned groups—in many epic, historical, fantastical and action films. In fact, this noble sword exercises and inarguable power of suggestion; thanks to that, scenes are done with choreography of duels of great dynamic intensity and notable film effects. However, all of that mustn’t let us forget that the art of the sword is, since its origins, a martial discipline, an art of combat. In it lives and is perpetuated the symbol of chivalry and of honor, a martial Way applicable even today because even now the Martial Arts have a precise and decisive role in history and in the evolution of man. Despite the fact that this uncertain society rejects the symbol of the sword, it still needs the warriors and their spirit, it needs the values and that ethical sense that is the source of virtue, consciousness, and inspiration of all men who live today and those who lived in every epoch. For that, we have decided that the time had arrived to do what had to be done. For too long, the technique of the sword has been hidden. For too long it has been left under the veil of all that has been forgotten about the ancient Art of Scrimia. In spite of that, the Art, with its arcane force, has continued living, awaiting its time. Now that time has arrived.

The Video “Experience is knowledge of the details, while art is knowledge of the universal.” Aristotle 384-322 BC. METAPHYSICS

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Classics Why a video on this sword? Though today many activities are done with the medieval sword, very little has been shown about its real and applied technique. In fact, the science of Scrimia does not concern the isolated knowledge of some movements and techniques. That kind of knowledge can’t take you anywhere, at least when what you are looking for is not a pretty medieval suit, some strikes executed with force against the sword of an opponent to make noise, see shiny pieces of armor, and a few sparks flying. The knowledge of what we are talking about is distinct. It is knowledge and conscious awareness of action on a martial level, it is the combination of precise information, guarded and transmitted from generation to generation. What we present on this video are the codes (the Masters call it the ancient science, the saver—the knowing) that allow one to experience and learn the “fundamentals” of the art, how they were and how they are. In fact, the sword Scrimia taught and codified by the Italian weapons Masters is based on an ancient series of concepts and principles. Nothing is by chance, the action, their counters, and the counters of counters, are governed by laws and precise strategic-tactical solutions. Scrimia is not invented nor improvised; the art of the sword is combat science, the law of Fencing. For that, when we decided to record the video, our objective was already decided: to offer those who watch it —and know how to watch it—the keys to open the door to this Art. We wanted everyone to be able to access the necessary knowledge so that everyone can assess the art of the sword and experience its fundamentals. Is there a better place than BUDO to do this video? This is the place where warriors from ever latitude, from every continent, join together to genuinely discuss and share the knowledge of the Arts. We couldn’t have found a better place. We couldn’t find a more adequate audience. And what are you going to see on this video? The description of the structure with three levels of sword Scrimia; the most ancient terms explained and demonstrated; the system of guards and positions; the edge and point strikes; the defense model with the weapon; classes on the use of the attack and defense steps; and the three rotation movements on a circle (rotare), with a brief moresca of swords on a circle. One class focuses on the three scenes (the saver places). The three scenes are one of the most intriguing and hidden aspects of Scrimia. The strategic-tactical applications (saver cum sua militia) of the scenes are the cornerstone of the power of the scarmitor (one who practices Scrimia). Later, the six counter-positions of t h e w i d e g a m e ( z o g o l a rg o ) a re presented in detail, developed on the basis of four temporal possibilities. Dozens of technical sword moves are demonstrated in slow motion so that the student can a n a l y z e a n d c o m p re h e n d e a c h technical detail. Furthermore, each counter-position is explained by way of a technical chart which explains the four sections and the sequences utilized. In sum, for those who truly want, there is re a l l y a l o t t o d i s c o v e r a n d experience. On the video, we

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have also added some brief sequences of cutting tests. We are sure that the contents of this video will be very useful to those who practice the Martial Arts for the development of new abilities. Without any doubt, these are concrete possibilities. Now it’s up to you.

allows him to accomplish what he has just promised. And later, a kiss must be given, a sign of peace and brotherhood that must be respected among gentlemen.” Alfonso X “The Wise” – THE SEVEN-PART CODE

The Path of the Sword

The way of the sword is a noble and trustworthy Way, passing through the four cardinal points since the times of fire and iron by the men of weapons, the warriors guided by the spirit of Chivalry and the honor that has always characterized it.

“And when it is sworn, one must give him the collar, so that he remembers these three things, telling him that God leads him to his own task and

This month, the great Master Taejoon Lee and his representative in Europe, Marco Mattiucci share with you two technical series of Hwa Rang Do, showing the versatility of this style with deep roots in the Korean tradition, as well as very interesting fighting solutions.

Hwa Rang Do® Yong Too Gi (Continuous Sparring) (MISSION STATEMENT OF THE WORLD HWA RANG DO® ASSOCIATION) HWA RANG DO®: A legacy of Loyalty, Relentlessly seeking Truth, Empowering Lives, Serving Humanity The Hwa Rang Do® Yong Too Gi is one of the sport application of Hwa

Rang Do®. It's for experienced martial students only (at least 3 years of practice, black or colored sashes). No full contact allowed and special sparring gears required. You can use kicks, punches, palm strikes, knifehand strikes, takedowns and joint locks. The match is without stop for points and going to the ground is possible. No strikes to the ground but grappling techniques only, submission allowed.

More details in the next articles. The photo sequences show some practical applications. About the author: Hwa Rang Do® Head Instructor, Lieutenant Colonel of the Italian Military Police Force (Carabinieri) and Engineer Marco Mattiucci is the Chief of the Italian Branch of the World Hwa Rang Do® Association and one of the main followers of Grandmaster Taejoon Lee.

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