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LARP and Soft Combat are spreading like wildfire and are increasingly present in medieval fairs and events associated with tourism and local festivals. Medieval fencing, in addition to its increasingly widespread presence in reproductions of ancient battles, has also become a new leisure activity and sport that is spreading around the world in dojos for children and adults, in the form of role-playing games, or preparation for actors in the increasingly frequent series framed in the Middle Ages. Because of his extensive martial experience, Avi adds veracity to the combat, conveying realism and completely unexpected approaches to the genre lovers will enjoy this video. His 6th Dan of Kendo, 5th Dan of Iaido, 5th of Jodo, his knowledge of Kenjutsu and so many other martial arts, put him in a great position to deal with the subject.

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Kajukenbo is an eclectic and versatile system that was born as a useful and credible tool for self-defense in modern times, it is not a martial art of sports or traditional profile and therefore its learning is suitable for all types of people whatever their condition and in which there is only one premise according to its creator Sijo Emperado.

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"Fight to train, train to fight, fight to win.... go for broke". The standard techniques, above all, have to serve as a model of application of different wellstructured basic principles whose purpose is purely efficiency, sometimes even supported by the ability of creative improvisation. This is basically achieved by training different combinations of the same principles and avoiding their excessive mechanization. Every aggressor has a plan or a predetermined intentionality, so it is unquestionable to be extremely effective in the blocking and subsequent response by correctly using coordination and synchronization to break the opponent's initiative and position ourselves with advantage, and as Emperado said, suffocate him with quick and forceful bursts of blows in specific areas and move with dynamic and overwhelming transitions that prevent the aggressor's reaction.

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If you don't have inner freedom, what other freedom do you expect to be able to have?"

Beyond cultural factors, this has been an unstoppable and planetary process. However, the process of the awakening of individual consciousness did not come easily. Analogous to an ignition, it requires a spark that can ignite in the right framework. The East, in this sense, was always behind: It took many deaths and even two atomic bombs to break the rigid socio-spiritual structures of Japan; the Soviet Union fell by fusion and attrition... China by evaporation, by necessity andTheambition.scenario was enacted by the "Fire" times we live in: With sonorous names the ancient civilizations mentioned this phase: The Apocalypse... the Kali Yuga... Heat, acceleration, expansion, high energy consumption, illumination, exposure of what is inside matter, overheating, fusion, fission, etc... The models of each culture succumbed to the action of this dominant element according to their nature: Japan as Earth/Fire element, The Soviet Union as Metal, China asAndWater...thefact is that freedom is a complicated genie, because although it is difficult to get it out of the bottle, when you do, there is no one to put it back in. This strong yearning, only occurs with the awakening of the consciousness of the individual. Contrary to what many think, individuation happens by pressure and it is this pressure that generates the idea of freedom and not the other way around.

There are, however, very accurate categorizations that divide the population pyramid into groups. The most abundant, which occupies the base, is defined in many schools as sleepers; others, less subtle, define them as "slaves", automatons, who repeat processes, thanks to predominantly primary instincts; the success of zombie movies and series is a cry of the collective unconscious, about this extended level of conscious reality in our days. The second, infinitely scarcer, is that of the "awakened", also called "initiates", who, having reached the level of conscious individuation, have used it to go "inward and upward" in a process not exempt of effort, often pain and undoubtedly of ignition.Atthe top of the pyramid, a tiny group of "Masters", who in their ascension, have had to shed almost all their human nature, in a decantation, which B

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efore the great forces of history we are all dwarfs. Like a Tsunami, individuation came as a natural conquest of evolution and brought with it the idea of freedom.

"No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it."

All ignition requires pressure; when a certain threshold is reached, this pressure squeezes the atoms that accelerate and transmute their nature or transfigure it in an explosion, in a flare, which exposes what they contain. But in spite of the universality of this process, it has not occurred equally, not only because of the nature of the countries, but also because of the particular nature of each individual. Each one of us, bombarded by the experiences of life, brings out what we carry within us. No two snowflakes are alike, let alone beings as complex as humans. Within the same framework, each one of us, spirit living a material life, has to evolve or devolve within the framework of our personal process.

necessarily transfigured their personal reality, to levels almost unimaginable for the rest of mortals; their actions and objectives exceed normality. Just as a there is also an inverted pyramid, whose components you can imagine what they are up to.

Freedom is an impulse, not an achievement, because all freedom is relative, all freedom is a matter of degrees and those degrees depend on the nature and level of each one; therefore, freedom and consciousness must go hand in hand because they are inseparable.

Individuation is a threshold in the evolution of this planet, the yearning for freedom, a direct consequence of this awakening. Everything that has been opposed to these forces has sooner or later been defeated, because the times in our stellar journey on the ship earth, the places through which we travel, require us to change in a specific direction. It is good that each one of us, small specks of dust in this common process, take good note of all this, because when we choose to position ourselves or ally ourselves with our fellows, when we choose our path, we will always find the peculiar signatures of the place that each one of us occupies in the pyramid. Each one is where he is, but he will not necessarily stay there. That is the beauty of freedom, therein lies all its strength. However, freedom is not a collective dream, but an individual one. It must come from the inside out, and every time it is tried from the outside in, it ends badly. There is always someone ready, always in the name of the common good, to put an end to any glimmer of it by telling you how you should live your life. Therefore, freedom can only be lived in a group, when the individuals who form it are mostly conscious and possess a sufficient level of personal development. Since everything is relative and there are no absolutes here, we can simply perceive its presence or absence by looking at the history of societies and how they are predominantly dominated by one or another tendency in relation to this issue.

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Freedom as a consequence of individual awakening, is a healthy fruit, to raise its flag, or any other "Truth", or the simple fact of trying to impose it, is an absolute contradiction in terminis. The "saviors" and sellers of easy solutions, end up being much more harmful than beneficial. When a guy tries to impose his creed on others, someone is throwing shit to the fan. Necessity is a hard teacher, but just, never deceiving. The miserable, even in his success, will be miserable. The bad thing about a rat race is that even if you win, you will still be a rat. The great thing about evolution is that nothing remains stable; before its force, it advances or regresses, grows or devolves. Even Prometheus paid a price for his audacity, but without the intervention of man, what would become of the gods?

What animates the Universe is the abyss and ascension, change, transmutation, the eternal struggle of darkness and light, where on the other hand, nothing is what it seems. A very complex game to be simplified with anodyne recipes; however well-intentioned they may be, they will cannibalize your lucidity and put it at the service of the interests of others.

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I have been dedicated to the study of martial arts for almost 50 years and have also served in the armed forces of my country for over 30 years.

The experiences I have gathered from these two fields have made it clear to me that the use of "martial arts" in the modern battlefield is extremely limited. It is limited to the soldier's last option for self-defense, and in my opinion they contribute more from a psychological and attitudinal point of view than from a practical point of view. That is why most of the world's armed forces have developed their own systems, mostly very limited, that fit their specific needs, and the few that use any of the traditional systems have reduced it to its minimum expression.

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"An estimated 6% of the world's population practices martial arts, and while a recent UN study reveals that the number of people killed by crime far exceeds the number of fatalities in armed conflict, the remaining 94% do not."

he term "Buguei" initially translated as "arts applied to the solution of military affairs" or in short "martial arts" should be redefined. Moreover, the evolution of the different disciplines that fall under this term has taken two clearly defined paths: a traditional one and a sporting one. The "traditional martial arts" (TMATraditionalMartialArts), maintained to a greater or lesser extent the original ways of doing, practices and customs. However, almost all of them have included sporting competition and this inevitably introduced changes. On the one hand, it gave them a wider and more massive diffusion, while on the other hand it brought them closer to "combat sports". It is an incontrovertible fact of reality that sports regulations have modified, over time and in most cases, the practice of traditional martial arts.

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"Are martial arts not for everyone or have they not found a way to meet the needs of the majority?"

The sporting aspect has its maximum expression in the "mixed martial arts" (MMAMixMartialArts) which clearly have their own identity. They are in a process of constant expansion and at the same time, and because it is a highly competitive sport, which on the other hand is characterized by a high degree of aggressiveness, it is not for everyone. It is estimated that 6% of the world's population practices martial arts, and although a recent UN study reveals that the number of people killed by crime far exceeds the number of fatalities in armed conflicts, the remaining 94% do not.

In my opinion, martial arts, as we have described them so far, are not for everyone. It is obvious, as we have already said, in the case of mixed martial arts. But the same happens in traditional martial arts, which have long training processes, with asymmetrical relationships and which require the incorporation of cultural aspects that are not their own, among other things. This should not be interpreted as a criticism, it is nothing more than an observation of the teaching and learning methodology they use.

The question then is, are martial arts not for everyone or have they not found a way to meet the needs of the majority?

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"LDCs focus on carrying out concrete actions, tending to achieve clearlyobjectives,useful in relatively short times, with respect to the problems of insecurity affectingpeople."ordinary

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The first aspect is that the martial arts tend to address the causes and not the motives that lead a person to train. It might seem to some unsuspecting person that the two are the same thing, but they are not. I usually explain it in the following way. Imagine an iceberg. Causes such as: improving one's physical condition or appearance, doing a sporting activity or learning to defend oneself, are 30% of the mass of ice that is on the surface. But below the surface, and although it is not seen, is the remaining 70% of the mass of the iceberg, which are the reasons that mobilize people, which mostly have to do with deficiencies of the person, linked to confidence, esteem, acceptance, self-improvement and fears among others. This also explains why many people stop training martial arts, the wind may blow hard on 30% of the iceberg that is on the surface (Causes), but the current of the water may be pushing the remaining 70% in another direction (Motives).

Over the last 15 years I have tried to understand what the needs of the majority are and I believe there are two main aspects to consider.

The second is that they find the teaching-learning method inadequate, either because they need to find answers to their needs in the short term, because the training methodology intimidates them, they judge the vertical type forms and protocols as unnecessary, etc.

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i.e.Thatareformssecurity"People'sneeds,justliketheofcrime,permanentlymutating.iswhyLDCsarecharacterizedby"evaluationandevolution",theirsolutionsare in a permanent process of development."

People's security needs, like the forms of crime, are constantly changing. That is why LDCs are characterized by "evaluation and evolution", i.e. their solutions are in a permanent process of development. It is an "open" system, which is continually adapting to the user's needs. This requires an innovative teaching and learning methodology, where the traditional method based on techniques is inadequate. According to the medium or the way in which learning is presented, it can be: explicit (cognitive) or implicit (emotional).Explicitlearning

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is all learning in which the person intends to learn and is aware of what he/she learns, while implicit learning is non-intentional, and the person is not aware of what he/she learns, resulting in the automatic execution of a Self-defensebehavior.systems, combat sports and traditional martial arts are learned explicitly, using continuous repetition of movements to create conditioned reflexes (Techniques), which will be triggered when the senses detect a threat that they can associate with the defensive or offensive "technique" learned. In PMA we use implicit learning, based on concepts. These concepts are constructs or mental images, by means of which we understand the experiences that emerge from interaction with our environment. These constructs emerge through integration into classes or categories that group our new knowledge and experiences with the knowledge and experiences stored in memory. The idea is that the person uses the concept to generate a unique response according to his or her reality, the situation and the environment.

That is why it is necessary to define a third class, line or aspect of martial arts, the "practical martial arts" (PMAPracticalMartialArts), which are those that focus on concrete actions, aimed at achieving clearly useful objectives, in relatively short times, with respect to the problems of insecurity affecting ordinary people.

To teach the concepts we use specially designed transfer body games. These games generate the motor gestures that will later be "transferred" or applied in combat. The choice of games as a methodology is not random, they are used because they are associated with learning, since the beginning of life of almost all living beings. An advantage of the concept approach versus the technique approach is that the person does not get bored through endless repetitions of the same movements, as the instances of the game are always slightly different and somehow novel, so we are becoming more and more creative. Once the concepts have been incorporated (i.e. put into the body), something wonderful happens: Instead of the limited set of technique responses, we now have an unlimited variety of concept Martial Arts

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responses. We have empowered our bodies to design their own creative solutions in response to a given situation. Regardless of the above, students will eventually be able to provide explicit instructions on how to defend themselves in a given situation. Throughout our lives, most of the behaviors we have learned implicitly have been transformed into explicit or declarative memory over time. In childhood, for example, we have learned to walk or run implicitly, but this does not mean that we lack explicit knowledge of how to do it.

LDC teaching and learning has three distinctive aspects to consider:

First, it does not seek to "teach" but to "show", it is eminently practical, it is based on experience and it is essentially addressed to the "limbic brain" and not to the "cerebral cortex".

Finally, I believe it is necessary to dedicate an additional paragraph to the emotional management work that the instructor must be able to perform.

Finally, and taking into account that we basically work on the limbic brain, the fundamental thing is the sensations and not the rationalizations, which allows the student to quickly incorporate the concepts of the system.

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- Secondly, the process focuses on the learner and is tailor-made, which is why the system adapts to the person and not, as in traditional systems, where it is the students who must adapt to the system.

Let us remember that the motives that drive people to turn to training have to do with that mysterious world of emotions. In this aspect, the practical martial arts are not the end, but the tool that will allow the instructor to glimpse the inner world of the student and accompany him in his process of change, whatever it may be. Note that we speak of accompanying and not guiding, because only each person is a specialist in himself and it is not up to the instructor to say what is good or bad for the student. It is for this purpose that, at the end of the training, we generate a space for feedback, in which each student shares with the group what is his or her emotionality.

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The general idea is for the Instructor to probe into the emotional world of the student in order to, if necessary, deactivate any non-generative emotionality that he/she may experience. These non-generative emotions usually arise as a consequence of selfdemand, expectations outside of normal parameters, low tolerance to failure, fears, false beliefs, etc. For that the instructor will have the appropriate emotional intelligence tools.

"Practical martial arts are designed so that, through an original and non-traditional methodology, ordinary people can acquire in short periods of time, the necessary skills to meet their safety needs, both in front of the world around them and their inner world."

In short, the practical martial arts are designed so that, through an original and non-traditional methodology, ordinary people can acquire in short periods of time, the necessary skills to meet their security needs, both in front of the world around them and their inner world. All teachers should think that most of our students may never have to use the knowledge we give them to save their lives. Let's hope so! Which is why, in addition to preparing them to survive, we must also prepare them to have a better life.

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Different times, different cultures and different parts of the world, yet all share certain universal fighting patterns and movements. Gladius Signum is the result of many years of study and practice in different combat systems, both melee and armed confrontation. It was born out of the need to have a coherent system adapted to today's needs, covering the broad spectrum of situations in which both civilians and security forces can be involved. Developed from highly tested and functional systems, Gladius Signum collects, creates and unites the best of each one to make them available to the plaintiff with a clear objective, efficiency in the face of hostile aggression. At the same time, it is subdivided into different branches, to provide training only for what is considered necessary for the student. From the hand of its creators, Sergio Verdeguer and Pedro Muñoz, we will study in detail the eliminations, precombat, empty hand vs knife, free confrontation, transitions armed hand to empty hand, combat applications, types of knife grip and its uses and different types of knife. A coherent and adaptable system, following both behavioral patterns, biomechanics and universal principles of combat.

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In this fourth work, Justo Dieguez, creator of the Keysi Fighting Method, focuses on the area of grabs and traps. We will see 10 technical sequences in which the grab, the trap, are the objective, although it will be treated as a consequence. At KEYSI we do not think beforehand about performing a grab, it is something that will be the consequence of a certain situation. In a risk situation, your senses connect you with your environment, you are pure instinct, auditory, visual and contact. This ability allows you to focus your concentration, recognize your surroundings and decide what actions to take. It is you with your mental capacity that makes everything a weapon, a wall, a corner, a step, etc. On the street, in a real situation, the rules don't work. With technique you are not going to achieve your goals. Technique is that bridge that will get you to the target, but it is not the target. In a risky situation, instinctive responsiveness has to prevail over technique. When you train with this mentality you know that a millisecond can be vital. You understand that you don't have the possibility to extend the time, that you can't play on your opponent's patience or ability to manipulate him. You understand that you are at a complete disadvantage, that your response must be explosive and that you have to get out of there.

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There are many good reasons why one should practice a martial art, I have explained that so far, but there are also good reasons as “Teacher” or “Instructor” to continue to stay on the ball, and this not only in one's own fighting style or system, but also again and again in other disciplines, and by this I mean but not to start playing golf because you have become older and are afraid of falling.Youalso learn to see how other teachers and organizations run their business, so you get new impulses for your own school. Many dojos have a “wave” of good ideas in the beginning, but these then diminish over time as trying to offer interesting services to your members doesn't always quite match reality. “Less is more!”, is sometimes also important here. Having two or even three seminars in-house every month does little good if the topic is not clearly defined.

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In recent years, many “new” self-defense organizations have emerged, but they have not really brought anything new to the market but have copied each other. This is what happens when an organization breaks apart and each of the “chiefs” wants to take the place of the “king”, and thus the one with the better graphic designer and a better sense of business wins. This has happened to us in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu as well, and we are not an isolated case. This system, if I may call it so, has inspired thousands of teachers to create their own “thing”: the formless form, that many wish for... today this and tomorrow that, but the question is: what remains in the end? Maybe we were inspired in this regard by a strong man, who not only brought the Chinese martial arts, but the martial arts on new paths. Yes, exactly I am talking about Bruce Lee, who (some more and others less) has inspired numerous martial artists in this world.

“Training and getting to know other schools and practitioners also help you to see how others deal with their ego.”

nfortunately, there is also a lot of envy in the martial arts. Instead of properly informing themselves about what one or the other has done or is doing, one is immediately negative and if possible, which offers especially the anonymous forums so well, you can just talk bad about the person/s and leave bad reviews. I always find it funny when I read from young martial artists, there you can also see very often that they have hardly researched clean and already take the mouth too full. But this is more a matter of character and probably has less to do with the martial art and the teacher they have chosen.

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Training and getting to know other schools and practitioners also help you to see how others deal with their ego. Most schools claim that “ego” does not exist in their school, and as soon as you take a step in the training hall, you get a different feeling. Unfortunately, there is a lot of ego on the Tatame... and this also in the Jiu-Jitsu schools. The “Randori” (or as it is often called so cool: “rolling”) is what can immediately turn the whole training hall into a “hell of horror”. Therefore, as a beginner, it is best to stay away from “rolling” and properly get to know the techniques and people in the first few months. The easiest way is to observe this part of the training from the outside, until you know what you are talking about here.

Please be aware that a martial art can be partly like a religion for some masters. This is less the case in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, but often we use the term “lifestyle” and thus is actually not far from a religion... some take this “lifestyle” very seriously, sometimes too seriously.

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In many BJJ schools, especially in Europe but not only, often the trainers are not black belts. Instead of taking care of the control and safety of the students in the randoris, they are the lions in hell and what is there is also considered “fresh meat” for them. Also, we have in our Gracie Jiu-Jitsu network numerous color belt holders who are coaches, but you must lead, during a class, very clear line, just to prevent injuries and to lead and motivate people properly. Otherwise, the members will run out as fast as they came in. The Internet is not always an ideal tool to choose a teacher or a martial art. You cannot avoid the best to make your own picture on the spot. Exactly, it is always best to apply, that I also a matter of good manners. The Americans and Brazilians are such professionals in “spontaneous visits” in our country (Switzerland), and therefore it has happened many times that I have not let these BJJ tourists in on my Tatame. To me, the safety of my members is worth much more than that I must devote my precious time for a few hours to a stranger. I know that many of my Jiu-Jitsu colleagues see it differently, but that's because I have had worse than good experiences with such spontaneous visitors in the past.

“In many InsteadEuropeespeciallyschools,BJJinbutnotonly,oftenthetrainersarenotblackbelts.oftaking care of the control and safety of the students in the randoris, they are the lions in hell and what is there is for“freshconsideredalsomeat”them.”

In this and in the coming training trips in England, in London, Cambridge, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow and numerous other cities, I heard again and again that as Englishmen they would train this style very differently than in Europe. One of the reasons was probably that there were many Hong Kong masters living in England. So, I also had the

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“In the beginning of our instructional video series, over 25 years ago with Budo International, I had the privilege to make a cross-fighting instructional video with one of the best European experts and masters of Muay Boran and Muay Thai, (Ajarn) Marco De Cesaris from Italy.”

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In the beginning of our instructional video series, over 25 years ago with Budo International, I had the privilege to make a crossfighting instructional video with one of the best European experts and masters of Muay Boran and Muay Thai. With the master (Ajarn) Marco De Cesaris from Italy, we filmed an instructional video where we combined both styles from the classical application, for a modern application. We did not have in mind to create a “new” style or system, and in any case, we did not intend to release a Mixed Martial Arts video. We wanted to show a wide audience how, from our point of view, Muay Boran and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu could be combined in different scenarios.

Even today, I still believe that one of the best martial arts that fit BJJ, has remained Muay Thai boxing. It’s simple and direct application of attack, defense, and counter techniques, are made for every BJJ man/woman, and for us it is not necessary to believe that to be a BJJ practitioner you must learn all Muay Thai. Another style that I think fits very well with BJJ is Chinese Wing Chun (Wing Tsun, Ving Tsun, etc. no matter how you want to write it). This has to do with the fact that when I was very young, barely sixteen years old, I set off on my own to London to meet my kung fu master at the time. When I arrived in London, I went straight to see Master Simon Lau. I was mega excited when I arrived at Victoria Station and got into the hotel. Traveling alone was something I did a lot before when I went to visit my grandmother Maria in Madrid during the spring, summer and fall vacations. But now I was in a foreign country and standing in a hotel, and soon I would go to visit Sifu Lau in his school.

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“Most schools claim that “ego” does not exist in their school, and as soon as you take a step in the training hall, you get a different feeling. Unfortunately, there is a lot of ego on Tatame...”the

great fortune to meet and train with experts like Wai-Po Tang, Austin Goh, Victor Kahn, as well as Nino Bernardo (master student of Wong Shun Leung). If this is not the first lines written by me that you read from me, then you also know that my background is strongly influenced by a very important to me Grandmaster of Muay Thai Boxing, precisely Ajarn (Grandmaster) Surachai “Chai” Sirisute. My brother Demetrio and I were personally trained by him to be Muay Thai trainers (Kru) and that was something very different in my opinion in the 80's. Learning Muay Thai from this great person and master changed our whole vision of martial arts and fighting. Muay Thai as he teaches it has been part of our teaching method since time immemorial, and anyone who meets it sees within minutes the value of this style, whether in conjunction with our Gracie Jiu-Jitsu classes, or in our self-defense classes. A third martial art, which is very close to me, comes from the Philippines. I got to know and appreciate the Kali (Eskrima and Arnis) through Master Dan Inosanto in Santa Monica, California. In my opinion, the “Filipino Martial Arts” are what Gracie Jiu-Jitsu is to “Grappling”. No other weapon martial art, which of course includes unarmed techniques such as Panatukan (Filipino Boxing) and Sikaran (generic term for Filipino Kickboxing), has perfected the handling of (numerous) weapons so efficiently. I personally use the FMA concepts to train defense and attack techniques primarily with knife or stick. However, I am always open to experiment, so I can also be seen at various FMA seminars. Finally, I would like to mention that I am also interested in European and Western martial arts, so I have also had various training sessions with great teachers here with us. So, you are not always forced to travel abroad. In the USA, however, I met one of the excellent Savate (Boxe Française) masters of all time, Professor Salem Assli, who unfortunately passed away recently. I would have loved to see and learn more from him. I remember very well when his instructional video series from Panther production came out in the US... of course I had to own that one right away! So, there are thousands of good reasons why we should continue educate ourselves. My motivation is often, gut feeling, and I don't commit either, I let it happen. Recently a student said to me, “...man plans his way, but God directs hisNextsteps.”month we'll talk more about our new DVD Gracie Intermediate ...so stay tuned and as always, keep it real! www.graciejiujitsu.eu

On the other hand, who has never heard the stories about the deadly "points" that masters study in their wanderings around the world? If we take a look at history, we will see that only Egyptian and Babylonian medicine predate it. Chinese medicine, perhaps, along with Indian medicine, being the oldest mentioned by the masters, have been the most influential in the universe of martial arts. In the past, it was common, when a person was injured, to look for a martial arts master because he knew how to reset the bones or knew some herb or medicine for what happened. What we call Oriental medicine is actually a set of practices from the South Asian region. That is, it is not only a set of medicinal practices from China, but from other regions such as Mongolia, Tibet, Korea, Taiwan, Japan.

Who has never heard in the martial arts the story of an old man who, as if by magic, healed this or that injured student with a single finger or by pressing this or that point?