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Arnis System THE REAL FIGHT HENRY BINERFA UNBALANCED IN THE WING CHUN WOODEN DUMMY FORM PHILIP NEARING THE SHINOBI AND THE FIREARMS ANTONIO FERNANDEZ R. TOP TEN MARTIAL SCIENCE 2014 BERND HOEHLE
THE WAY TO THE GOAL IS THE GOAL!
PUBLISHER/EDITOR -IN-CHIEF Henry Binerfa C. CREATIVE DIRECTOR Diosmel AcuĂąa COLUMNISTS Antonio Fernandez Rioja Martin Franshan Jimmy Lockett CONSULTANT Yin Zhi Shakya CONTRIBUTORS Pablo Rodarte Master Nar Babao James Wilson Airr Phanthip Samuel Kwok Bob GomĂŠz Sifu Justin Cataldi Master Wong Philip Nearing Master Bernd Hoehle TRANSLATIONS Yisel Viamontes Alcides Cervantes Daryanis Tamayo Fuente.
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PUBLISHER´S MESSAGE
A great greeting all readers of Martial Science Magazine. The team of Martial Science Magazine and I wish you a Happy 2015. It is a great pleasure to share with you our first edition of 2015, while continuing another year with new challenges to overcome and achieve new goals. Today I share with you the TOP TEN most read in 2014. This is what you chose and read more. Here we begin our countdown: NÂş 10- Munich Hall of Honours, The European Oscar for Martial Artists-Gregor Huss
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Nยบ 08- In Search of the Ninja-Antony Cummins and Antonio Fernรกndez Rioja
Nยบ 09- Meifu Shinkage Ryu-Soke Yasuyuki Otsuka
Nยบ 07- Ip Man Wing Chun-GM. Samuel Kwok
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Nยบ 06- Interview Hanshi Dan Tosh
Nยบ 04- Interview Art Camacho
Nยบ 05- The Ghost HandGM. Pablo Rodarte
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Nยบ 03- Two Men and One style: Muay Thai- Airr Phanthip and Monlit Sitphodaeng
Nยบ 02- The Martial Arts Kid- Cynthia Rothrock and Don The Dragon Wilson
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Nยบ 01-Master Wong, Talks Abaout JKD
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Martial Arts films coming in
2015 UNDERDOG KIDS , After a sixteen-year hiatus from feature films, Phillip Rhee of BEST OF THE BEST is back in this family-friendly film that crossed THE KARATE KID and THE BAD NEWS BEARS. Rhee himself plays the mentor of the titular team, a former champion who seeks a shot at redemption for himself. The film co-stars Mirelly Taylor, Tom Arnold, Ryan Potter, Adam Irigoyen, and Rayna Valladingham. The film also has cameos from Benny Urquidez, Don Wilson, Jun Chong, Dan Inosanto, Simon Rhee, and Richard Norton. Shot early in 2014, the film is scheduled for release in January.
WOLF WARRIOR, Martial arts action star Wu Jing makes his second film as director with this action packed war film that has hit go toe-to-toe with KFC favorite Scott Adkins. Wu plays a Chinese Special Forces soldier with extraordinary marksmanship who is confronted by a group of deadly foreign mercenaries (led by Adkins) who are hired to assassinate him by a vicious drug lord.
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DRAGON BLADE The Lunar New Year film stars Jackie Chan as Huo An, a Chinese soldier who joins forces with the tortured Roman soldier Lucius (John Cusack, right) to take on the vindictive Tiberius (Adrien Brody, left), who is hellbent on sending a legion towards the Silk Road. Directed by Daniel Lee with Chan serving as main action director.. SKIN TRADE: Directed by BEAUTIFUL BOXER helmer Ekachai Uekrongtham, the film stars Dolph Lundgren as a NYPD cop who goes to Bangkok to find the crime lord responsible for the death of his family. There, he teams up with a Thai detective, played by Tony Jaa, as they learn the crime boss is operating a human trafficking ring. Michael Jai White, Ron Perlman, Celina Jade, and Peter Weller co-star. 2015 could also be the year for Tony Jaa, who also has three films set for release in 2015, including FURIOUS 7, the latest installment of the FAST AND FURIOUS series.
CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON II: THE GREEN LEGEND: The long-gestated sequel to the 2000 Oscar winner for Best Foreign Film stars Michelle Yeoh as the returning Yu Shu Lien. However, this time around, Donnie Yen takes the male lead role as a new character, Silver Wolf. Unlike its predecessor, the film is shot in English under the director of legendary action helmer Yuen Woo-Ping. The supporting cast includes Jason Scott Lee, Harry Shum Jr., Juju Chan, Eugenia Yuan (whose mother Cheng Pei-Pei was in the original), Chris Pang, and Darryl Quon. John Fusco, who wrote THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM and created Netflix’s MARCO POLO series, wrote the screenplay based on characters from Wang Dulu.
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POUND OF FLESH : Jean-Claude Van Damme reunites with SIX BULLETS and ASSASSINATION GAMES director Ernie Barbarash on this action thriller where he plays a man who is unconscious and wakes up in a blood soaked bathtub with one of his kidneys missing. This sends him into rage mode and begins to look for the men responsible for his impromptu “surgery”. Darren Shahlavi, John Ralston, Aki Aleong, Jason Tobin, Mike Leeder (who also co-produced the film), and Brahim Achabbakhe co-star. Donnie Yen’s longtime friend and stunt team member John Salvitti serves as the film’s action director.
THE MARTIAL ARTS KID: Martial arts legend Don “The Dragon” Wilson and Cynthia Rothrock star in this family-friendly film as they play a husband and wife who take in their troubled nephew, played by Jansen Panettiere (above). When he is bullied, the duo decide to teach him martial arts to not only confront the bullies, but to help him become a better person himself. The film boasts one of the biggest casts of martial artists. Matthew Ziff, T.J. Storm, Kathryn Newton, and Chuck Zito co-star. Production was completed after shooting in Cocoa Beach, Florida and Los Angeles and is set to unleash in 2015.
THE CHEMIST, Art Camacho directed and choreographed this upcoming action film starring French action star Olivier Gruner as an aging hitman who finds himself double-crossed when he refuses to kill his latest target. Now, he must face the wrath of his fellow hitmen and protect the target at all costs. Martin Kove, Patrick Kilpatrick, Nina Bergman, Stephanie Gerard, Steven Dell, and Sasha Mitchell co-star in the action film.
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Gregor J. Huss MUNICH HALL OF HONOURS 2015 featuring the MALYMPEX LEAGUE Black Belt Women Championship 2015 Everyone is anxious looking forward to Master Gregor Huss` Munich Hall of Honours 2015, the most prestigious event of its kind for the European Martial Arts Community. One of the highlights will be the show part in which many different groups will do their performances. One of them is the Wushu Team under supervision of multiple international and world champion Sifu Serge Seguin with a brandnew show expecially arranged for the Munich Hall of Honours 2015. Many Grandmasters and Legend of the Martial Arts will be present this weekend, not only for the awards banquet but also for the bavarian V.I.P. welcome party and the MALYMPEX Women Black Belt Championship on sunday, led by nobody less than undefeated former US Form World Champion and the worlds most popular female Action Star Lady Dragon“ Master Cynthia Rothrock, UK Stars and multiple World Champions Emma Elmes and Zara Phythian, german Champion, Model and Actress Anqi Nimbach and many others. We are waiting for many women from all over Europe as well as the US and other countries as far as Australia. This event is open for all female black belts 1st Dan up, including junior black belts of all styles and organizations. Registration for this tournament is now open under www.sportdata.org (multi combat) Disciplines are in Pointfight, traditional Forms, Weapon forms and breaking. All information you find on www.malympex.com Registration for the Munich Hall of Honours 2015 comes to an end in just a few days. February 15, 2015 is deadline for the Awards Banquet. There is only some 20 seats left at the moment and it is selling fast. Sales for daytickets for the seminars will be continued however, as long as there is space available. There is still some spots for vendors and if you want to promote your service or products in Europe, this is the best chance to become well known in the community. 2015@munichhalloffame.com
You are invited to be with us for the launch of the 1st INNSBRUCK HALL OF HONOURS June 20,2015 Congress Messe Zentrum Innsbruck The comitee of this first event of its kind in Austria with legend of the martial art GM Cynthia Rothrock, GM Erhard Kellner, GM Perry Zmugg, Master Emma Elmes und Master Gregor J Huss welcomes you to visit the beautifull city of Innsbruck in Tyrol. Seminars, Mini trade show and many Martial Arts Performance as well as Awards Presentation to European and international Grandmasters and Masters. The event will be held at the Congress Messe Centrum in Innsbruck, a fantastic venue on the foot of the mountains. International guests please ask for our package offers which include entrance, accomodations and transfers for all budgets. Nominees are complete free if they bring five and more of their students to join them on this day. Entry Tickets are 79 â‚Ź per Person. If you are interested to attend this event, run a seminar or , created and organized by the promoters of the Munich Hall of Honours, ask for further information under 2015@innsbruckhalloffame.at
Anqi Nimbach - Actress, Martial Artist, Model
Gregor J. Huss Sifu Serge Seguin Cynthia Rothrock
INTERVIEW BERND HOEHLE
THE WAY TO THE GOAL IS THE GOAL! Photos By: Dersim Aras
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THE WAY TO THE GOAL IS THE GOAL! Q: When did you start Martial Art and in which style? A: I have started in the age of 4 years in Judo & Ju Jitsu. I have began learning Kung Fu in the Teen age from Grandmaster Prof. Dr. Kuen Tae Lee – “The Iron Head”. Q: When you are teaching Martial Arts, what are your goals? A: I have started to teach Martial Arts in the age of 17 year with a own group in a Fitnesscenter. I have different goals: I will train the Body, Mind and Spirit, the flow of Techniques and the art of Improvisation is a very important part in my teaching Program. For Kids is the focus on build self-confidence and a good character, the spirit of martial Arts: Politness, Sense of Honor, Patience, self-control, justice, wiscom, mercy, honesty, courage and endurance. In Kung Fu I like to teach the regular and secrets applications of each movement of the different Forms. Q: Do you have any official Designation? I´m Certified Master by: Beijing Education University, Chinese Wushu Federation, Master-Student of: Grandmaster Prof. Dr. Gu Ping I have recived a Doctor Degree in Wushu from the Beijing Education University in Peking. I´m Certified by Shaolin Abbot Shi Yongxin. 35th Generation Shaolin Temple Warrior Secular Disciple. Actor in TV & Movie film with called “ NO Way “. I have recived a of sport
Grandmaster Gu Ping with Bernd in Wu Dang Mountain Temple
Moviestar Jackie Chan & Bernd in Hong Kong
Bernd in Kung Fu Training with the Wooden Ball
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Award from the Saudi Arabia Prince Bader am Saud am Mohammad Mogren Aluminium-Saud and Honoary Certificate from the President of the Federal Republic of Germany. “ Millennium Instructor of the Year “ the World Head of Family Sokeship Council Int. resound to of Fame, Member of the “ Executive Advisory - Committee “ of the Eastern USA Martial Arts Association and International Ambassador of the International Martial Arts Research of Institutes Malysia / Sarawak. Ambassadorship from Word Sport Games ( affiliated by IOC ) in Pusan/ Korea appointed by the Major of Pusan, Instructor of the “ Blackmaster Commando “ Special navy Forces of the Armed Forces Royal Saudi marine, Nominated as the “ Best Combat coach of the Year “ of the Polnish Military sport Organization, honoary Captain of the Ukrainian Cossack Army, I has recived a Special Award from the Director of sport of the Guyana Ministry of Culture Mr. Kumar (Member of Parliament). I´m a Cambodian Martial Arts Games Committee Member (Phnom Penh / Kambodia) and Hon. Advisor & Expert of the Russian Army ( Spetsnaz ) Training Center in Moscow. Train by the Abbot of the Wudang Temple. Special Achivements from World Federations and Military and Goverments worldwide. I´m is the Top Student and designed Successor from the Grandmaster Prof. Dr. Gu Ping “Gin Loung - the golden Dragon”. Movie Star Dr. Chiu Chi Ling appointed him as World Hung Gar Ambassador of Int. Chiu Chi Ling Hung Gar Association & Wong Fei Hung Alumni Association. Awarded from Dr. Ham, Ki-Choul Chairman of Sport-University Han-Seo / Seoul Korea. I be Headmaster of Martial Arts Association – International ( est. 1964 ) in over 120 Countries, Dipl. Natural Health Sciences World Organization of Natural Medicine Practitioners, Commandant of Live & Rescue Federation, Commander of “The Sword of Freedom - Corps”, Ambassador of International Children Help e.V., Delegate of Aus-
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trian Albert Schweizer Gesellschaft, Director of Helping Hands Welfare International, Consultant of Sport of Kingdom of Ghana Hoe by His Royal Highness King Togbui Ngoryifa Olatidoya Kosi Cephas Bansah.
Korea, London/ UK, New York/ US, Los Angeles/ US, Pitsbourg/ US, Moskau/ Russland and all of Europe Q: What makes a good coach?
Lector on University in Bangkok/ Thailand A: A good coach must have many training & motivation methods & Ideas for teaching, and Peking/ China help every students to bring the goal near. A Instructor of members of Military & Police coach must not only teaching he must learUnits & Special Forces Commander of Hon- ning more and more and train self. He must orguard of IKKH Sandor & Herta Magarete be a good example for his students. He must Habsburg-Lothringen, Archduke of Austria. know more details and he must be up to Guest-Instructor & Lector worldwide: Kat- date every time. mandu/ Nepal, Peking/ China, Kuala Lumpur/ Malysia, Manila/ Philippinen, Pusan/ The Way of a good coach is another Way FEBRUARY/2015
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The Way of a good coach is another Way as a good Fighter
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as a good Fighter, A good fighter must be egoism train and go front, what he not need he can lose but a coach go every time back to the Beginn, and can not lose techniques. He must be a good Paedaguoge he must teach the Body, Mind and Spirit. I think a good martial Artist and coach can learning by every one, I have learning many from my own students, too. Q: What has been your hardest fight in the fighting championships? A: I have make a lot of Competitions and Championships and won some Championtitles but my hardest fight was a fight vs. a International Muay Thai & Fullcontact Champion, he has won any Muay Thai fights in Thailand and many Kickbox Fullkontact Fights in Europe. He was very good and hard Fighter, we have fight in a Chinese Boxing System. That’s is Sanda with Groundfight in the Ring. He was very good in the long Distance but on the Infight and grappling and Groundposition I have won the Fight. Q: Are you still travelling and if so what seminars around the world do you still attend? A: I travel each year any time to Asian or other countries and give or visit Seminars.
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I visit Masters from around the World and train with this Masters. Its fantastic we are from different points of the World, other culture other language but throu Martial arts we find together in friendship !
tified by our friendly philosophy and the extensive, interesting and above all fair services that we offer.
The success of the MAA-I is based on community, our slogan reads: Q: What is the name of your Organization “Working together we are stronger and we and working in how many Countries & how will reach our common goals”. many years. I see the Martial Arts Association – InternatioA: The Name is “Martial Arts Association – In- nal as a big open Family, there are all serious ternational” is established in 1967 and pre- Martial Artists are welcome and train and sented in over 120 countries cooperate in brotherhood together ! Q: How is your Association is different from Q: Please gives a message for the Martial Arts, Practitioner of all over the World? other Martial Arts Associations? A: We are a world-wide active open-style non - political Martial art association for traditional Martial arts and modern systems as well as combat sports, fitness, Asian health and welfare methods. This fact can be jus-
A: Train self hard, learning every time from everyone. Open your Mind for other ways. Have Fun in Training and train with Full heart.The way to the Goal is the Goal !
Karate legend & Moviestar Bob Wall with Bernd
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Teachings of the Budha Hell
(Told by Master Thich Nhat Hanh) Illustrations by: Henry Binerfa
The Buddha, in one of his former lives, was in
Hell. Before he became a Buddha he had suffered a lot in many lives. He made a lot of mistakes, like all of us. He made himself suffer, and he made people around him suffer. Sometimes he made very big mistakes, and that is why in one of his previous lives he was in Hell. There is a collection of stories about the lives of the Buddha, and there are many hundreds of stories like that. These stories are collected under the title Jataka Tales. Among these hundreds of stories, I remember one very vividly. I was seven years old, very young, and I read that story about the Buddha, and I was very shocked. But I did not fully understand that story. The Buddha was in Hell because he had done something wrong, extremely wrong, that caused a lot of suffering to himself and to others. That is why he found himself in Hell. In that life of his, he hit the bottom of suffering, because that Hell was the worst of all Hells. With him there was another man, and together they had to work very hard, under the direction of a soldier who was in charge of Hell. It was dark, it was cold, and at the same time it was very hot. The guard did not seem to have a heart. It did not seem that he knew anything about suffering. He did not know anything about the feelings of other people, so he just beat up the two men in Hell. He was in charge of the two men, and his task was to make them suffer as much as possible. I think that guard also suffered a lot. It looked like he didn’t have any compassion within him. It looked like he didn’t have any love in his heart.
It looked like he did not have a heart. He behaved like a robber. When looking at him, when listening to him, it did not seem that one could contact a human being, because he was so brutal. He was not sensitive to people’s suffering and pain. That is why he was beating the two men in Hell, and making them suffer a lot. And the Buddha was one of these two men in one of his previous lives.
he wanted to say: “Don’t beat him so much. Why don’t you allow him to relax? Why do you have to stab him and to beat him and to push him so much?” Deep within the Buddha was a pressure coming up, and he wanted to intervene, even knowing perfectly well that if he did, he would be beaten by the guard. That impulse was very strong in him, and he could not stand it anymore. He turned around, and he faced the guard without The guard had an instrument with three iron any heart, and said, “Why don’t you leave points, and every time he wanted the two him alone for a moment? Why do you keep men to go ahead, he used this to push them beating him and pushing him like that? Don’t on the back, and of course blood came out of you have a heart?” their backs. He did not allow them to relax; he was always pushing and pushing and That was what he said, this man who was pushing. He himself also looked like he was to be the Buddha. When the guard saw him being pushed by something behind him. Have protesting like that, and heard him, he was you ever felt that kind of pushing behind your very angry, and he used his fork, and he back? Even if there was no one behind you, planted it right in the chest of the Buddha. you have felt that you were being pushed and As a result, the Buddha died right away, and pushed to do things you don’t like to do, and he was reborn the very same minute into to say the things you don’t like to say, and in the body of a human being. He escaped Hell, doing that you created a lot of suffering for and became a human being living on earth, yourself and the people around you. Maybe just because compassion was born in him, there is something behind us that is pushing strong enough for him to have the courage and pushing. Sometimes we say horrible to intervene to help his fellow man in Hell. things, and do horrible things, that we did not want to say or do, yet we were pushed by When I read this story, I was astonished, and I something from behind. So we said it, and we came to the conclusion that even in Hell there did it, even if we didn’t want to do it. That was compassion. That was a very relieving was what happened to the guard in Hell: he truth: even in Hell there is compassion. Can tried to push, because he was being pushed. you imagine? And wherever compassion is, He caused a lot of damage to the two men. it’s not too bad. The two men were very cold, very hungry, and he was always pushing and beating them Do you know something? The other fellow and causing them a lot of problems. saw the Buddha die. He was angry, and for the first time he was touched by compassion: One afternoon, the man who was the Buddha the other person must have had some love, in a former life saw the guard treating his some compassion to have the courage to companion so brutally that something in intervene for his sake. him rose up. He wanted to protest. He knew that if he intervened, if he said anything, That gave rise to some compassion in him if he tried to prevent the guard beating also.That is why he looked at the guard, and the other person, that he would be beaten he said, “My friend was right, you don’t have himself. But that something was pushing up a heart. You can only create suffering for in him, so that he wanted to intervene, and yourself and for other people. I don’t think FEBRUARY/2015
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not our enemy. You cannot hate man, you cannot kill man, you cannot reduce man to nothingness, because if you kill man, with whom will you live? He made a vow that if he had to take care of other people in Hell, he would learn how to deal with them in a nicer way, and a transformation took place Both of them escaped Hell, and had a chance in his heart. In fact, he did have a heart. to begin anew on earth, as full human beings. To believe that he did not have a heart is wrong -- everyone has a heart. We need What happened to the guard, the one who something or someone to touch that heart, had no heart? He felt very lonely, because in to transform it into a human heart. So this that Hell there were only three people and time the feeling of loneliness, the desire to now the other two were dead. He began to be with other humans, was born in him. That see that these two were not very kind, or is why he decided that if he had to guard very nice, but to have people living with us is other people in Hell, he would know how to a wonderful thing. Now the two other people deal with them with more compassion. At were dead, and he was alone, utterly alone that time, the door of Hell opened, and a bodhisattva appeared, with all the radiance there. of a bodhisattva. The bodhisattva said, “ He could not bear that kind of loneliness, Goodness has been born in you, so you don’t and Hell became very difficult for him. Out have to endure Hell very long. You will die of that suffering he learned something: he quickly and be reborn as a human very soon.” learned that you cannot live alone. Man is that you are a happy person. You have killed him.” And after he said that, the guard was also very angry at him, and he used his fork, and planted the fork in the stomach of the second man, who also died right away, and was reborn as a human being on earth.
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The Shinobi and the firearms...
In this short article we will present the relationships of the shinobi with the firearms, a brief history of the Tanegashima (muskets) and how they arrive to Japan.
By: Antonio Fernández Ángel Rioja Japan Ninjutsu Federation Coordinator Edit and illustrations: Henry Binerfa
be surprised that when firearms were in Japan, these shinobi clans quickly saw the great advantages offered and adopted and modified for their own use. In the outlined above must be added other key information, the relationship of the ninja with skills related to fire, so the shinobi also excelled in the development and use of explosives in secret, including the ability to cause fires. This skill was known as Kajutsu fire or skills. The ninja were able to make not only basic powder, but different types of powders for different uses: to cause explosions gunpowder, to smoke, powders and colored light signals... But their skills in the Kajutsu were not liThe ninja stood out as excellent crafts- mited to the manufacture of gunpowder, men, the shinobi families adapted their they will be masters also creating different weapons for its missions, using swords types of torches, including models that refor infiltration shorter, smaller arches that sisted the rain. All of this information is went unnoticed. Therefore we should not well documented in the “Bansenshukai”. The ninja or shinobi were people with a very specific set of skills. These skills were very big and they included the “arts” of spying and acting as an undercover agent, the ability to explore up close to the enemy, to infiltrate as a member of the enemy force itself to get information before back to their own side, to steal documents, making fires and ambushes.. The arts of the ninja included theft, murder if necessary but often overlooked many of his other skills: the development and use of tools and utensils for their missions, from picks to saws, through listening devices remotely bridges to cross rivers, watch towers.
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When the Portuguese arrived in Japan, recalling at the island of Tanegashima, they arrived in a country divided and at war. In 1542, following a shipwreck on the Portuguese island of Tanigashima some fuse guns were obtained by the japanese. Realizing the military value of the weapons, Portuguese traders were asked to bring more guns, beginning the import of these weapons.
The muskets were baptized in Japan as “Tanegashima� as the name of the island, and quickly spread into Japan, with a great demand from the feudal lords. With this weapon, the Portuguese were well received in Japan. However, some samurai such us Nobunaga Oda as were concerned about the complex process of loading and firing the gun, besides the little effect of the projectiles in the armours. Besides, the weather was very humid in Japan compared to the European climate, so the original fuses that were used to shoot were always wet and were unusable. Finally they had to adapt these weapons to a new kind of war that they might offer a tactical advantage.
Tanegashima musket is a slightly modified model from the erupean one, ie, a muzzleloader in which gunpowder was introduced, the bullet (spherical) and any element that prevented all this jumping off the muzzle. To pull the trigger to lower the ignition system this was a wick. This fell into a cup he had communicated with gunpowder and the bullet inside where the explosion and subsequent shooting occurred. Soon the Japanese began to develop and create their own models of Tanegashima, to solve two major problems.
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1. Preventing that the fuse was wet: for this they added an element that was still run the in the rain. (The use of the wick in Japan will last centuries, while in Europe the wick will be replaced by the flint which caused a spark instantly and it was easier to use).
2. Little effect and penetration of projectiles: This was another concern regarding the use of muskets. The shot had little ability to penetrate armor at impact. To solve this problem it will gradually increase both the size and weight of the projectiles. And we have to add a third problem, which is not going to be solved with a new design, but with training and strategy. The problem is the slow time of charging and firing. This problem will be solved in two different ways; First riflemen of different clans were trained to recharge the Tanegashima was fast as possible. Thus a part of the ashigaru are going to be trained in the specific use of this weapon. Second, Lords are going to develop specific strategies to use this weapon in the battlefield, like making shots in batches, dividing the riflemen in sectors and firing alternately between shots always having a group that was reloading. Already in the 1560s, the use of Tanegashima was decisive in the battles of the Sengoku Period. Oda Nobunaga, who was critical of Tanegashima, was among those who took advantage of their potential use in battles and wars. In the late sixteenth century, Japan will be the nation's muzzleloader world. And the shinobi will not be left out in this arms race.
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In the history of Bushi Endo Kiemon Naotsune we can observe the use of these weapons by the shinobi, and in a specific way being used by a ninja. Using it as a sniper gun: “Endo was at war against Oda Nobunaga forces and he put some Iga Ninja in the Kuchiki Valley, which was a narrow gorge through which only one line of warriors could pass through it. The Iga Ninja waited. When Nobunaga went through a ninja shot him with a sniper weapon, but he was unable to kill Nobunaga. So Nobunaga escaped alive by the hair and seeing the hopeless situation, he returned to Kyoto, being so angry that he decided to attack again Azai Nagamasa. “ Courtesy of Tetsuji Yamada.
Later Nobunaga suffered a similar attack on his way from Kyoto Mino on May 19, 1570 in the mountains of Chigusa. The person who attacked him was Sugitani Zenjubō which was a Koga ninja. The technique used was the same as in the previous event, taking a shot at long distance. But again Nobunaga escaped alive. Nobunaga spent nearly four years looking for him until he was found in a temple. Zenjubo was tortured to reveal the Rokkaku which was subsequently hired him Zenjubō be executed by a gruesome method. Zenjubō was buried in a straight hole in the ground, so that only the head protruded. He was beheaded slowly using a fine saw bamboo. Zenjubō suffered nearly a week before he died. Zenjubō Sugitani was a ninja clan, one of the Koga ninja clan 53 With these two short stories we can see how from the very first moment the shinobi were using muskets, which was not a surprising fact. But more interesting is that they were already using the in a specific way. They have adapted this weapon for a particular use as the ambush and using it as sniper weapon. It is already clear that the clans of Iga and Koga did not have the same goals as the normal samurai as we have already talked in the beginning, while their world was the war, their way of dealing with the war was different from the samurai, ninja were always trying to avoid an open confrontation and performing complex tasks for which it was absolutely necessary highly specialized skills. This demonstrates and leads us to the last and most important conclusion. Shinobi were primarily survivors and knew (and should) adapt quickly to the changes occurring around them, trying to get the maximum benefit for their roles and missions. FEBRUARY/2015
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The Real Fight Ten top requisites to success in a combat By: Sensei Henry Binerfa Photos Courtesy: Hombu Dojo ShinKaido Ryu In Japanese, the Kumite literally translated means, either combat or fight. It is also called Jiju Kumite; it literally means free fight. It is a combat where all kind of actions or techniques are valid, be it to attack or as defense. At the Dojo, the Jiju Kumite is essential, since Jiju Kumite itself resembles a real fight. It is difficult to belief that at present, some schools do not carry out the Jiju Kumite techniques. How can a practitioner comprehend the real basis of the movements and kicks he has been learning? Nobody can understand a martial art technique without previously performing it in broad combat; it is the opportunity one has to check the efectiveness of the technique. 36
The whole physical, technical, tactical and mental level will be tested; the actions should be carried out in the exact moment, since there is only one chance for the attack and one for the counterattack. The main objective of each technique is to look for superiority upon the opponent’s back in the real fight. The street situations may lead us to physical conflicts that must be avoided; an advanced beginner may have the necessary knowledge, media and tools to face the antagonist; so, the fight can only occur if there is no other way to avoid it. The real fight is the one that is never performed, though at times it turns impossible to reject it; since sometimes we find ourselves surrounded by stressed people who end up exploiting and releasing their negative energy with violence against innocent people.
The martial artist with a complete mastery of the Kumite must carefully evaluate the situation and take the right decision in relation to the action to be carried out. To avoid the real fight it is necessary to keep self control; it becomes important for the practitioner to know the effects that his techniques might bring about in the opponent; and he must also consider the legal standards of the country. The training sessions at the Dojo based on study combats give us the possibility to explore ourselves, and to reach calm and self control to face not only the conflicts and fights but also, to develop a life style. It is easy learned that the calmer we are, the better we develop.
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Many aspects may be involved in a real fight, but I have managed to divide and explain every aspect in the same way I would talk to my students. The only aspect that remains uncovered about the real fight is that it is hard, since the smallest action might bring about large scale outcomes. The whole physical, technical, tactical and mental level will be tested; the actions should be carried out in the exact moment, since there is only one chance for the attack and one for the counterattack. There is no time to think, at a fight, one can only react. All unnecessary motions must be avoided in order to save energy, gain velocity, and keep a regular physical condition. We can neither go beyond our abilities nor underestimate the opponent for he will be ready to react to find his chance. One must not think of winning or losing; this kind of thought will tie us
up to willpower; such illusions can disappoint us. It is then, that forbearance becomes necessary so that we can wait for things to fit together timely. Good concentration facilitates the process of acting and reacting; the responses will emerge with the attack. The whole body must focus on the performance to generate a flow of action and reaction supported by intern and external energy. The last outcome of the fight will give a firm response in its own speech, telling that you did not perform it in the training sessions though you needed to do it; but, what is evident is that it was not enough. The opponent will become your friend as he shows what your weaknesses or strengths were. Finally, as a study guide, I will provide you with the ten top requisites to success in a combat.
“Good concentration facilitates the process of acting and reacting; the responses will emerge with the attack�.
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Control and impose the senses involved on the fight,
10. Always show the martial ethics.
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UNBALANCED By: Philip Nearing A Comparative View of Unbalancing Techniques in the Wing Chun Wooden Dummy Form The Wing Chun wooden dummy is a bit like an abacus. On the surface an abacus appears a very simple device, a calculating tool whereby beads are slid up and down a series of rods enclosed in a wooden frame, but in reality it is capable of solving very complex mathematical equations. The shape of the mook jong, or wooden dummy as it is usually translated, is also very simple in appearance, a cylindrical trunk of wood with four “arms and legs” extending from it. Yet through this simple piece of equipment the Wing Chun fighter can explore the deepest secrets of the Wing Chun system. This article is about the practical 40
application of Wing Chun in fighting situations, specifically, the unbalancing of an opponent, and how we can practice these applications on the wooden dummy. Essentially, the wooden dummy form is comprised of the hand techniques from the three empty handed forms of Wing Chun plus the footwork and kicks in an applied format. The empty handed forms show the techniques and the wooden dummy applies them in a fighting situation. When training on the wooden dummy one tends to focus on the tasks at hand, i. e. blocks, strikes, footwork, kicks and the proper application of yiu ma energy. In doing so, it is quite easy to
overlook other very important aspects of the dummy form, in particular, the numerous “unbalancing techniques” in every section of the form. Unbalancing is an extremely important part of the Wing Chun system that is often taken for granted and rarely given any explicit focus in training. As Wing Chun practitioners, we are often more interested in blocking and striking than the less obvious idea of unbalancing. To fully understand the value and usefulness of unbalancing an opponent it is necessary to look comparatively at how unbalancing is used in other methods of fighting. In throwing arts such as Judo,
Jiu-Jitsu and Aikido, unbalancing an opponent is the key to the throw. In the early stages of study in any of these arts the novice often misses a throw because they are rushing to complete the action and fail to put their opponent off balance. It is the unbalancing of an opponent which is foundational to the execution of the throw. The novice will regularly try to muscle the throw when the opponent is in a strong, balanced position rather than put them in a weaker, unbalanced position in which the opponent can easily be upended. For this reason the throw will not work. For instance, with the osoto gari takedown the thrower steps to the side of the opponent pulling the opponent off balance as he steps. It is only then, when he has a clear opportunity to take the opponent’s near leg with his inside leg that he can upend the opponent and drive him to the ground. The unbalancing move of stepping to the side and pulling him off balance neutralizes any advantage the opponent might have be it size or strength. For the instant that the opponent is off balance the thrower is “stronger” than his opponent and can take advantage of the opponent’s “weak”, unbalanced position. It is the unbalancing that allows a smaller, less strong opponent to overcome a bigger, stronger adversary, since it is the unbalancing itself that creates the moment of opportunity to do so.
two skilled boxers circling one another a number of things are going on. First and foremost, both fighters are being evasive, since by design it is harder to hit a moving target than one that is standing still. Second, they are circling one another looking for opportunities to create openings in the opponent’s defense. However, a very important part of circling and other footwork in boxing is to keep the opponent off balance. If a fighter is off balance he cannot hit hard. A fighter needs to be planted and set for an effective punch to be thrown. Muhammed Ali was a master at keeping his opponents off balance and had no fear whatsoever of getting hit by the vast majority of the people he fought. That’s a major reason he earned a 56-5 record with 37 knockouts. By keeping an opponent off balance, by preventing him from getting set to hit, a boxer can nullify the opponent’s offense. Keeping one’s opponent off balance allows the boxer the opportunity to venture forward more safely to probe the opponent’s defense and enter more safely when an opening is found.
A third advantage to keeping an opponent off balance in boxing is that it makes the opponent fight the other fighter’s fight. An unbalanced opponent is constantly trying to recover a comfortable position that is being taken away from him by the fighter who keeps him off balance. He is too In boxing, keeping an opponent busy recovering to attack and deoff balance has several tacti- fend effectively. He has lost the cal advantages. When we watch ability to control the tempo or
rhythm of the fight and is constantly chasing the other, more balanced and controlled fighter. An unbalanced opponent cannot get set to play his game. He cannot develop a meaningful attack and is forced to react to the other fighter’s punches and footwork and, in a larger sense, tactics. Looking closely at these two very different approaches to fighting we can see that putting an opponent off balance is a central idea to both. In throwing, unbalancing prepares the way for the offense. It also makes it possible for a smaller fighter to control and overcome a larger, stronger opponent. In boxing, unbalancing prevents the opponent from developing a meaningful attack and also creates excellent opportunities for entry. Now, let’s see how these ideas can be applied in Wing Chun by looking a little more closely at the wooden dummy form. Let’s take a few examples from the first two sections of the form. In the first section we engage the arm of the dummy with the jong sao. We then execute an inside lop sao with the left hand to the right arm of the dummy and drive the right hand inside of the left arm of the dummy and grab the back of the dummy’s “neck”. There are a number of implications here. The initial engagement of the dummy arm by the jong sao is the engagement of the opponent’s attacking arm by your own attack be it a punch, a biu sao or even a man sao. The inside lop sao unbalances the opponent and
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renders the second attack harmless. It also creates space for your right arm to drive inside of his left, strike if you so choose and grab the back of his neck for a nerve pull. A strike can unbalance as surely as a throw, particularly if it is to the carotid cavity, which can easily knock the opponent out. Not only does the sharp pull on the back of the neck shock the spinal cord and disorient the opponent but it also gives you control of the opponent’s head. Pulling the opponent’s head downwards disrupts his balance and gives you complete control of him. The opponent cannot attack while being controlled like this and it is safe for you to enter and finish in any way you choose. You are stepping into your opponent’s attack with an attack of your own, the jong sao. The success of your counterattack is dependent on unbalancing the opponent with your lop sao and the nerve pull on the back of his neck.
Application from the 1st section of the dummy form: Sifu Nearing steps into the opponent’s attack, engages his arm, unbalances him by pulling the arm and controlling the head, then finishes with an attack of his own.
This sequence is followed by a bong sao which flows into a tan sao when the fighter steps to the outside of the mook jong and jams the dummy leg. Depending on how the practitioner interprets this section there is either a palm strike to the liver and ribs or simply a push on contact that prevents the shoulder butt. In either case you are stepping into the opponent’s attack with an attack of your own from the outside under the cover of your tan sao and jamming the opponent’s front leg. Not only are you using the opponent’s forward energy against him by jamming the force of his attack before it gains momentum but you are also applying yiu ma, or waist, energy to support the entire technique. The opponent is, in effect, running into a brick wall while his attack is deflected. As in the sequence above there is damage being done to the opponent but he is also being unbalanced for whatever finish the Wing Chun fighter sees fit. The entire 42
Second application from the 1st section of the form: Sifu Nearing receives the attack, deflects the 2nd punch with a tan sao while stepping in, unbalancing the opponent and opening the way for a finishing attack.
right side of his body is being neutralized to make way for your entry and the left side is being immobilized because he is off balance and jammed. In the second section of the wooden dummy form we open with a pak sao sequence. There are various ways to interpret this sequence depending on one’s lineage in addition to how much one thinks outside of the box. Here we see two dominant ways of applying the pak sao. One interpretation would be to say that when we pak at the wrist we should bring the attack down and away. A second would be to pak at the elbow and jam it back into the centerline. Both in application simultaneously unbalance the opponent, render him unable to strike and prepare the way for an attack in the moment in which they are executed. The interpretation of the opening pak sao sequence can be debated. Rather than taking sides, let’s simply explore some possibilities and see where they lead. Seemingly there are three pak saos to the inside gate. However, according to some of Ip Man’s first generation students, Ip Man said that one should avoid the pak sao to the inside gate. The negatives are obvious. To be on the inside gate means that you are between the opponent’s arms. If you were to pak an incoming right punch with your own right pak sao, you would be very vulnerable to being hit by your opponent’s left hand. It’s right in front of your face and probably on the way. Thinking a bit outside of the box, what if we view these as pak saos to the outside gate? After all, the wooden dummy is an inanimate object and a training tool not a live opponent. It can be used as our imaginations see fit as long as long as we are grounded in solid Wing Chun principles and fundamentals. Applying a pak sao to the elbow of an opponent from the outside gate and pressing toward his center FEBRUARY/2015
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Application from the 2nd section of the dummy form: The smaller fighter guides the punch away and unbalances the overcommitted attacker with a pak sao/jut sao and instantly counters with a chop to the throat.
line can jam him as surely as the tan sao from the ller or less strong person in a position of advantaprevious section, prevent him from attacking and ge with a larger opponent. The balanced fighter is stronger and has a clear advantage over the unbaprepare the way for a counterattack. lanced and, thus, weakened fighter. A fighter must Following this sequence the fighter turns to the ri- be firmly planted to throw a solid punch or kick. ght and does a pak sao with the left hand to the An opponent who is off balance cannot develop a top of the dummy arm and then chops to the trunk meaningful attack as their punches and kicks have of the dummy. If we view this as receiving an in- no real power. The moment in which the opponent coming punch with a pak sao/jut sao that borrows is off balance creates the opportunity for entry into the opponent’s energy and pulls him forward out the opponent’s defense and paves the way for the of his stance, again we have unbalanced our oppo- Wing Chun fighter to finish off their adversary. In nent. In doing so, we render the opponent’s offen- essence, unbalancing is a very effective defense and se useless and opened him up for our attack. This it prepares the way for offense. particular technique can be applied very easily by a smaller, skilled opponent when forced to confront While we have explored the idea of unbalancing a larger adversary.By looking closely at the Wing an opponent in four techniques from the first two Chun wooden dummy form it becomes apparent sections of the Wing Chun wooden dummy form that unbalancing techniques are a very important a number of ideas have opened up for training and and useful part of the Wing Chun system. There development. It’s well worth a Wing Chun fighter’s are numerous offensive and defensive advantages while to dig into the dummy form from the persto be gained by employing them. The same ideas pective of unbalancing an opponent to see how this employed in the throwing arts and in boxing be- approach can expand one’s game. If a successful come equally as valuable in Wing Chun and relate attack is the result of proper preparation, then undirectly to the core principles of the Wing Chun balancing your opponent is an ideal place to start. system. Unbalancing an opponent can put a sma44
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Babao-ARNIS NAR BABAO Master Narrison Babao is the son of the legendary late Grandmaster Narrie Babao. He began his formal training under the guidance of his father at the age of 16. Master Narrison Babao’s training includes the Babao Arnis martial arts system, the VillabrilleLargusa system of Kali, and Cacoy Doce Pares.
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Martial Science Magazine was honored to be present at the seminar offered by Guro Nar Barbao about Arnis System in Vegas. The seminar was organized by the Sifu Justin Cataldi, who allowed us to shoot some photos and see demonstrations of Guro Nar Babao. Here, there is a summary of what we capture with the camera of Martial Science Magazine. FEBRUARY/2015
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1. From left to right, Master Nar Babao, Owner Zena Sultana Babao, Sifu Justin Cataldi, Sensei Henry Binerfa, Maestro Kris Babao (Maestro Kris Babao is the god-son of Dan Inosanto). 2. Maestro Kris Babao defending against #2 strike
3. Master Nar Babao, explaining his technique. 4. Wing block applied against #6 thrust called “sak-sak� 5. and 6. Are same techniques against #1 feed (forehand strike) code San Miguel
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1-6 Attacks under the Babao-Arnis System
“The 1-6 attacks were created by my grandfather Buenaventura “Turing” Babao and passed to my father, late GM Narrie”_ Master Nar Babao #1-4 follows the movement of the butterfly called “paruparu”.
#1 forehand diagonal strike to opponent left temple to shoulder called “San Miguel”
#2 backhand diagonal to opponent right knee or right shin called “Orabis”
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#3 backhand diagonalstrike to opponent right temple to shoulder called “Bartikal”
#4 forehand diagonal strike to opponent left knee
#5 overhead strike called “Bahut-Araw”
#6 a thrust “saksak” to opponent abdominal.
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A Travelling Ronin Infinite MMA Academy By: Martin “Travelling Ronin” Fransham BACKGROUND: Despite never having been involved in Combat Sports himself my father has always enjoyed a good fight. One day he came home with something new in his hand. It was a VHS tape titled “The Ultimate Fighting Championship.” We plopped down on the couch and fired up the VCR with anticipation. I was taking kids Karate classes and with all the blind faith of a preteen child I prepared to see Karate dismantle every other fighter with crisp, clean hits. Instead, like so many other people, I watched a Jiu-Jitsu practitioner named Royce Gracie run through the competition in one of the most dominant displays of martial talent ever. Martial Arts changed for me right then and you could no longer excuse not having a ground game.
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Over twenty years later I had the privilege of visiting Infinite MMA Academy run by Adam Martinez. Coach Martinez is a PAN AM medalist and trained directly under Royce Gracie. On their website you will see claims that they are a home to Pro Fighters that have made it as far as the UFC and Bellator. Once you walk through the door you can see why Infinite MMA Academy produces champions. You have a clean, professional gym with a cage and ring that speak of dedication and hard work (Hint: Schools often visually provide a reflection of the staff). Gracie Jiu-Jitsu has two primary facets to it. A competitive, sporting side to it where the Gracies have been instrumental in creating the UFC and most recently Metamorphosis, and a self-defence side. The self-defence aspects of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu don’t feature in the limelight as often as the sport side but it is an important piece that grew from Helio Gracie, was carried by Royce Gracie and continues to be passed on by Coach Martinez and his staff. As a traveller I get to meet people around the globe and being active in forums I find that Jiu-Jitsu often is short changed by members of the Reality-Based Self-Defence (RBSD) community. You will hear arguments like “Jiu-Jitsu only works on the mats” and “what if the guy has a weapon? Jiu-Jitsu is useless.” This has always struck me as both misinformed and ignorant. First, there is ample footage and stories of Gracie challenge mat-
ches where they fought on all types of terrain from hardwood floors to the streets. Second, we have very recent stories of fighter’s disarming and submitting armed robbers including one where UFC Champion Jon Jones took down a purse snatcher in the streets. Third, and sometimes forgotten by the RBSD crew, most fights don’t end in horrible eye gouging, genital mangling terror. In the vast majority of cases restraining someone is in order. Any police office, bouncer or security professional spends the majority of their conflicts restraining a belligerent not shredding them to pieces.
I shake, bump and roll with Coach Martinez.
trated on the no- gi areas. My personal neglect of of the jacket has led to some major holes in my game that are exposed by people like Coach Martinez.
I swing my leg over to lock up an armbar I was shown.
Gracie Jiu-Jitsu helps prepare their students for a vast number of scenarios. It could be restraining a drunk friend to multiple attackers. Coach Martinez stressed that you didn’t always want to go to the ground in a grapple. However, Gracie Jiu-Jitsu gave you the ability to choose those moments instead of ending up on the ground against your choice. WHAT DID I LEARN?: Infinite MMA Academy is a true Mixed Martial Arts school. While there I followed their Jiu-Jitsu, Judo, no-gi grappling and Muay Thai programs. Needless to say, I learned a lot in my two days. However, if there was something I learned it was during their Gracie Jiu-Jitsu and Judo classes. Wrestling with a Gi has always been my weakest area. Although I have a background in Russian Sambo I have always concen-
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The wonderful thing about Jiu-jitsu is that you can wrestle with anyone as Coach Martinez and many members of his school obliged me with a roll. I am a big heavyweight standing 6’6 (2.2m) and weighing in at 275 pounds. Coach Martinez is perhaps 150 pounds and certainly not my height or build. Looking at us you would think that I would crush him based on my size advantage. Instead, I was flipped and tossed around to be submitted in any number of ways from armbars to chokes.
training to learn and to help your partner grow. A close friend and teacher of mine, Sifu Nik Farooqi, calls this not “Training for Pain.” It does nobody any good to let your ego run rampant and hurt your partner.
Both him and Coach Troy (The Judo Coach) demonstrated to me that the principles that made Jiu-Jitsu and Judo so strong was the emphasis of leverage over strength. By using the correct leverage fighters can multiply their strength several times over without gassing out while stronger opponents struggle and deplete their cardio reserves.
Pro Fighter Nick “The Natural” Laney snaps a jab out.
I make the mistake of putting hands on a coach.
Being hurt is always something that scares me in being a “Travelling Ronin.” As I stood across from Pro Fighter Nick “The Natural” Laney I was wondering how sparring with him would be. We had spoken briefly before the round agreeing that neither one of us was there for a fight, yet, I had my reservations that I would be in trouble if Nick decided he wanted to “impress me” or “teach me a lesson.” Instead of a fight we had an awesome round of sparring. From the moment that we touched gloves to the takedowns and ground and pound everything was beautifully controlled
WHAT WAS AWESOME?: Attitude makes a successful gym and fostering that atmosphere is impossibly important. I have been to gyms filled with great fighters but have such a poisonous atmosphere they implode under the weight of their own negativity. Rickson Gracie published a great article on how to train and how you don’t need to try and kill your partner. Instead, you should be
Coach Martinez told Nick that he wanted him to work on hustling someone against the fence and takedowns. With Nick keeping his composure it allowed me to work with him and to not mind being thrown because I knew I was in good hands. It also meant that when something happened I wasn’t expecting, like the ground and pound, I wasn’t hurt. For my part, despite all my travels it
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was the first time I had trained in a cage. I have always fought on opened mats and rings. Therefore, as Nick was working the drills for his upcoming fight I was studying everything he did and getting a first rate education on cage strategy. After the round we both left in good shape and in good spirits. Creating and keeping that attitude is key to creating a great school and Infinite does it incredibly well.
Coach Martinez locks up a great armbar as we close out an awesome night of training. If you are interested in training together I would love to get together with you. Drop me a line on facebook and we can connect. I would love to learn from you. Martin “Travelling Ronin� Fransham
Looking up at Nick as he rains punches down on me CONCLUSION: Infinite MMA Academy is one of the top places to train in the North Denver area. If you are in the area you should certainly go check them out. The mix between competition sports and self-defense is a great balance in a gym with a great attitude. Best regards and keep training. FEBRUARY/2015
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Yoga budo is not new martial art but its contributing of world practical martial art systems & yoga (for developing mental & physical strength). Present Sri Lanka having lots of imported martial budo is not new martial art but its contributing of art systems & spread all over the country. But all world practical martial art systems & yoga (for deimported martial art systems dictation their own veloping mental & physical strength). country culture’s & created in constant frame. Result of his research & experience Sri Lankan Sri Lankan traditional martial art systems also ha- martial art and yoga instructor master Prasanna ving big barriers to converting modern society. Be- LankaThalpahewa was introduced that yoga budo cause of their constant frame is very high. That’s the martial art way to the world before ten years ago. reason present yoga budo martial art system. “Lion blood” video series is one of the most poWay to use in modern society & it born very pea- pular videos in facebook and other social websites. ceful manner to fulfill modern society needs. Yoga Millions of people watched that videos & got more 60
than 140,000 shares from each posts from the face- “Lion blood� video series is one of the book. Through this video series Sri Lankan good- most popular videos in facebook and other social websites. Millions of people will also got higher position in world. Fighting ranges that we using for real fights 1. Kicking range 2. Punching range 3. Trapping range 4. Grapping range Many martial art systems takes a long time to create good fighter. But comparing to yoga budo way & modern combat martial art systems takes less
watched that videos & got more than 140,000 shares from each posts from the facebook. time to create good fighter. That is the reason lots of world special army units using these fighting methods. Mental and physical development, equilibrium, decorum, discipline, self confidants ,smoothness and concept of yoga science with all these mix exercises giving unique to yoga budo way from other modern combat systems. Yoga budo way is not only for fighting but it gives personal development and
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social development. Using of all significant features of yogo budo students can absorb peaceful mind and good self confidants. As same as during a fight they react real Warriors and can’t defeat easily. That is why we call “YOGA BUDO -(way of the peaceful warrior)”. We have to give lots of thanks for Sri Lanka youth (National Youth Services council) and Thurunu Shakthi National martial art and yoga pool for giving support for us take Sri Lankan symbol to the world through Yoga Budo martial art way.
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y r o t c e r i D s l o Scho f1 o e s t c i r A pr l e a i h t t r x 3 of Ma CONTACT: admartialscience@gmail.com CALL: (702) 539 3192 www.cienciamarcial.com PABLO RODARTE MENDOZA Owner / Grandmaster
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INTERNATIONAL HOMBU DOJO SHINKAIDO RYU
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ISLAND STYLE KAJUKENBO Owner Bob Gomez
4657 Margery Drive Fremont, Ca. 94538 Email: primitive.means@gmail.com Tel: 510-213-5131 Website: islandstylekajukenbo.com
SHUGYO AIKIDO DOJO James Neiman Owner / Grandmaster
33511 Western Ave., Union City, Ca 94587 Email: ShugyoAikidoDojo@gmail.com Tel: 510-205-4660 Website: www.ShugyoAikidoDojo.com
UNIVERSAL JKD MARTIAL ARTS Owner Allen Edmon Daoud
3460 Oakdale Road Modesto, California, 95355 Suite D Email: ujkd@mail.com Tel: 209-872-5538 Website: www.facebook.com/cujkd
CREATIVE WARRIOR ACADEMY Justin Cataldi Owner Email: creativewarrioracademy@yahoo.com
Tel: 702-302-3926 Website: www.facebook.com/CreativeWarriorAcademyOfLasVegas
TOSH´S ACADEMY OF SHORIN RYU KARATE Dan Tosh Owner / Hanshi
120 Guthrie Ln Brentwood, California. Tel: 925-240-2990 Ext-307 Website: www.shorin-ryu.biz
UNITED STATES KARATE SYSTEM U.S.K.S. Jim Thomas Owner / Grandmaster
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