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November 2008 /Volume 28 No. 6 / Issue Number 166 Publisher & CEO Woojin Jung
Features
Managing Editor Laura Stolpe
We talked to two prominent martial artists about TKD in Korea, the ITF & WTF merger, and spreading TKD in Turkey.
Creative Director Elizabeth Brown
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12 Up p Close: Dae Soon Lee & Soo Sae JJo
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38 UFC 87 Seek and Destroyy
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Business Director 42 Goingg Pro in MMA: Jesse J Lennox A profile of a new up-and-coming fighter that details how he successfully trained from amateur Brian Heckart
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44 Fists of Fury: y Anger g & the Martial Artist
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An in-depth discussion on anger in today’s politically correct world, why so many are repressing their true emotions, and what martial arts can do to help.
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51 The Greatest of All Time
Market Consultant John Blassingame
TKDT talks exclusively to MMA fighter Matt Hughes about what makes him a well-rounded fighter, what he struggles with in the ring, who he’ll fight next, his new gym, clothing line and bestselling book.
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58 Korea’s MMA
John Lee
Find out where Korean MMA may have originated and read about Spirit MC, one of the biggest fight leagues in Korea today. Read about the amateur league and what it takes to get to the pros in the strongly competitive country of Korea.
Columnists C. M. Griffin Doug Cook Karen Eden Master Rondy Ron Shane Tae Yun Kim Tom Kurz
64 Russian Sambo: An Original g Mixed Martial Art
Get the history of this martial art and found out what makes it one of the most comprehensive self-defense systems in the world.
69 Add MMA to Your School
Want to get your school in the popular MMA game? Check out what you need to know before you start.
Contributors Alex Haddox Belida Han Uckan Brian Wadsworth C.M. Griffin Erik Richardson Gregory Brundage Jason Amoriell Jerry Beasley, Ed.D. Krystal Armstrong Lars-Einar Petterson Michael Robinson Michael Sybert Norman McLinden Ray Messina Ronda Sweet Suzanne R. Ellenberger, Ph.D. Vice Presidents Don Wells Eui Min Ko He-Young Kimm General Advisors Jhoon Rhee Jin Suk Yang Hee Il Cho Woon Chick Park Chuck Sereff Soo Nam Park Edward Sell Rick Rojeck Tiger Kim Kwang Sik Myung Soon Ho Lee Chun Sik Kim Public Relations Jung Oh Hwang Taek Sung Cho Michelle Kim General Education Alexander Choi Byungchul Kim Yong Bum Kim
Event Coordinator Jun Pyo Choi Sung Yong Ji Song Son Yu Martial Art Tech. Jae Kyung Kim Scott Greca Barry Harmon Jamie Serio Dojang Operations Mike Menters Marshall Pereira Alex Suh Donald C. Kimm News Director Mike Zeman Marketing Director Scott Warner Lisa Warner International Department Kwang Jo Choi Jae Chul Sin David Moon Jin Suk Yang (WTF) Yong Son Ri (ITF) International Correspondents Asia: Changsub Shin Europe: Bum Ju Lee Africa: Robin Rafferty Argentina: Ricardo Desimone South America: Jose Luis Giarone Australia: Tam Fook Chee
73 Train the Body, y Train the Mind
Not only does training in MMA require new techniques and skills outside of just one art, it also requires that you train mentally, to withstand a new type of fighting. Read how to mentally prepare for an MMA bout.
76 Forms in an MMA World
TKDT Columnist C.M. Griffin discusses the use of forms in a real world situation, giving you step-by-step instructions in the use of Sanchin as self-defense.
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Chemist and Choi Kwang Do expert, Suzanne Ellenberger, provides an easy breakdown of four performance enhancing drugs. Do they really work like they promise? Read up to find out.
90 The Knockout Kick: A Serious Guide
There is little that can impress more than the knockout kick. Learn how to train your body and your mind with this comprehensive guide.
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NEWS A Reunion 21 Years in the Making Ishmir, Turkey—A miraculous display of TKD comradery was discovered at the 7th WTF World Junior Championships held in Turkey in May 2008. An unplanned reunion of students and teacher took place at the tournament when Grandmaster Eui Min Ko from Munich, Germany, was approached by Sibel Pasquali and her son and daughter, Alex and Aylin Szilagyi. Grandmaster Ko had taught the mother and children some 21 years earlier in the city of Munich, Germany. When Sibel and her then husband divorced, she and the children moved out of Munich and lost contact with their Grandmaster. The family continued to train and was pleasantly surprised to again meet their Grandmaster this past May at the Championships. Mother, children and Grandmaster all were overcome with tears at the happy reunion.
(L-R) GM Ko’s wife, Sibel, Alex, Aylin, and GM Ko
CKD Helps Educate Youth Savannah, Georgia—Grandmaster Choi traveled to Fort Stewart in Savannah, Georgia to participate in Good Neighboring Day, a project designed to help cadets of Youth Challenge Programs as well as high school students gain knowledge and insight into Korean culture and history, along with an understanding of the competitiveness of the Korean people. The cadets had the honor of speaking with four-star General Campbell, who is one of the highest ranking officers in the Army. He told the cadets to value family, friends, religion, country, and what it means to be a proud American citizen. He also stressed on the importance of hard work and setting goals. Afterwards the cadets were treated to a demonstration performance by the Choi Kwang Do Georgia demo team including Mr. Collins, Mr. Cruzado, Mr. Nzamba, and Mr. Leiva. Next the cadets had a training session with the founder of Choi Kwang Do, Grandmaster Kwang Jo Choi. Over 220 young men and women were taught the basic movements of CKD, along with punching and kicking targets. After the training the Fort Stewart Youth Challenge Academy presented Grandmaster Choi and the demo team with certificates of appreciation for their time and energy Participants in Good Neighboring Day spent with the cadets. The cadets learned life long skills and what it means to “give back” to the community.
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A Unique School Opening Mercer County, New Jersey— For the first time in Mercer County, a unique school is offering three unique styles of martial arts. The Mercer Karate Academy in Hamilton Township, New Jersey, headed by Geri Norm, third-degree black belt in the “Way of the Sphere” method of American Karate, is hosting two other styles in her facility. Sijo Leon Trescott’s She He Chuan Kung Fu, and Sensei David Weiss’s Golden Eagle Kempo also operate out of the same facility. The Way of the Sphere was founded in the 1960s by Dennis Dwyer Sijo Leon Trescott and student Josh emphasizing free flowing techniques, mind and body harmony and spontaneous reactions. She He Quan was compiled by Sijo Trescott from southern and northern Wushu, and has produced numerous national champions in forms and weapons. Sensei David Weiss represents the first time Kempo is being taught to the public in Hamilton as a distinct style.
OBITUARIES Obituary for Master Ri Yong Sok December 10, 1962—July 12, 2008 Vienna, Austria—Master Ri Yong Sok, eighth-dan, ITF Technical Committee Chairman, passed away at the age of 46 after a serious car accident. He made a great contribution to the development of ITF Taekwon-Do by pioneering ITF TKD in Russia, helping spread ITF TKD to many countries, and actively participating in the editing of General Choi’s Encyclopedia of Taekwon-Do.
Master Ri Yong Sok
Obituary for Grandmaster Bum Ju Lee Cedar Rapids, Iowa—It is with great sorrow that TaeKwonDo Times announces the passing of Grandmaster Bum Ju Lee. His 97-year-old mother passed away seven hours later in Korea after hearing of her son’s death. Grandmaster Bum Ju Lee was a 30-year pioneer of Tae Kwon Do and was a TaeKwonDo Times International Correspondent for the continent of Europe. He trained at the Moo Duk Kwan Tang Soo Do School, located in Dong Ja Dong, Seoul, and trained under Hwang Ki, head of the Moo Duk Kwan. He also entered the In Moo Kwan Hapkido School in Suh Dae Moon District and learned Hapkido under Ra In Dong. He studied political science at Han Yang University. In 1974, Lee Beom Jhoo went to Belgium to study for his Master’s Degree in political science from Brussels University. He held ninth-dan rank in Tae Kwon Do and eighth-dan in Hapkido. He was affiliated with the International TaeKwonGrandmaster Bum Ju Lee Do Federation and will be greatly missed in the international Tae Kwon Do community.
International Taoist University of Oriental Medicine Los Angeles, California—The International Taoist University, created by Dr. Andy Mencia, eighth-degree and President of the ITF in the United States, is now offering advanced study programs for Tae Kwon Do black belts and other martial artists. Dr. Mencia has developed a university program where martial artists can study Western medical practices as well as those strategies Dr. Any Mencia associated with oriental medicinal protocols. This program encourages black belts to continue their advancement of the movement arts as well as unleash the body’s arcane energy powers. The courses range from an examination of internal medicine to cross cultural Shamanism. Students are likewise required to write a dissertation, pass a martial art test and have actual clinical training in some aspect of alternative medicine.
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National Korean Martial Arts Association while Grandmaster De Alba recognized via certification the rank of sixth-dan by the International Farang Mu Sul Association. Chief Master Ott would like to give thanks for the success and support of this event to Grandmaster Kenneth P. MacKenzie, Master Kevin Janisse, Master Dr. Sean Bradley, Master Matt Survis, Master Bob Aubrey and Sunbae Jeja (senior student) Robyn Goodwin.
Instructors Teach in Latin America Bogota, Columbia—Grandmaster John Pellegrini, Founder of Combat Hapkido, recently visited two Latin American countries to conduct special training for police and military units. He was accompanied by his assistant, Master David Rivas, who is also the Founder and Director of the Defensive Services International (DSI) Ground Survival program. In Panama, Master Rivas taught his unique Ground Survival for Kids seminar to 50 children of Master Gary Gomez’ Hapkido Academy. Grandmaster Pellegrini also conducted a one-day Combat Hapkido seminar for adult students and security personnel. Next the instructors traveled to Colombia, where a series of seminars limited to special police and military only had been scheduled. The seminars conducted included special training at the U.S. Embassy for Diplomatic Protection Agents of the Colombian National Police and military combatives training for an anti-terrorist unit of the Colombian Air Force.
Grandmasters Visit Pacific Northwest Olympia, Washington—Sa Ja Nim Rudy Timmerman and Kuk Sah Nim Michael De Alba taught seminars at both the Temple of Certain Victory owned by Chief Master Robert J. Ott and the Northwest Tang Soo Do Association owned by Master Bob Aubrey. Sa Ja Nim Rudy Timmerman focused on both the Dan Bong (short staff) and Gum Sool (Sword techniques) while Kuk Sah Nim and Michael De Alba shared numerous variations of Yu Sool Makki (soft style blocking) with counterstrikes along with Danto Makki (defense against knife attacks). Assisting Grandmaster Rudy Timmerman was Master Kevin Janisse who demonstrated a beautiful Korean sword form called Yuk Gum Hyung. Upon the completion of each seminar all students received an Official Seminar Certificate along with a signed, sealed and stamped edition of the July 2008 Tae Kwon Do Times with Chief Master Ott on the cover. Grandmaster Timmerman selected Chief Master Ott to become the Washington State Certified Director of the
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Combatives Conference a First Houston, Texas—The 1stt Annual Lone Star Combatives Conference was recently held in Houston, Texas. Reality-based self-defense experts Fernan Vargas, Tom Howanic, Malvin Traylor, Rob Marks and Paul Green gathered together to offer two days of life saving training. The event featured empty hand and weapons combatives from a variety of disciplines. Students learned knife, baton, clinch fighting, and combat concepts.
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Miami, Florida—Recently, Anta’s Fitness and Self-Defense of Miami hosted a World Serrada Escrima Federation (WSEF) and World Martial Arts Union (WMAU) Escrima and self-defense workshop. Presenting were Master Guru Mike Schwarz, Midwest and East Coast Director of the WSEF and WMAU Board of Directors, and Master James Perkins, Founder of WMAU and the Shorinji Goju System. Guru Mike taught Serrada Escrima angles of attack and counters and knife versus knife techniques. Master Perkins worked with children on selfdefense then demonstrated numerous self-defense techniques to adults.
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16th Anniversary San Antonio, Texas—The World Head of Family Sokeship Council, one of the largest grandmaster organizations in the world, celebrated its 16th Anniversary in San Antonio, Texas. Highlights of the event featured the appearance of Templar Film Productions; seminars from its worldwide membership; an awards presentation; and a first ever international tournament featuring sparring and grappling. During the two-day event, Executive Director and Founder Grandmaster Frank E. Sanchez was also presented with a plaque from Dr. Robert L. O’Block of the American Board of Homeland Security for his promotion of the combat arts.
Singapore Seminar Singapore—SG Taekwon-Do School hosted Grandmaster Hwang Kwang Sung, K-9-1, President of Unified International Taekwon-Do Federation to conduct a two-day seminar in Singapore. Grandmaster Hwang taught the legacy of ITF Taekwon-Do left by late General Choi Hong Hi. Students were exposed to the fundamentals techniques, theory of power, patterns (Tuls), kicks and self-defense. Grandmaster Hwang also shared that learning never stops, no matter how old or what level of belt you are in Taekwon-Do. He started learning more about Taekwon-Do from late General Choi when he was seventh-dan. Grandmaster Hwang’s enthusiasm and philosophy for Taekwon-Do has inspired many stuGM Hwang with SG TKD school students dents and instructors to develop and strengthen ITF in Singapore.
Grandmaster Merrill Jung shared the early history of Sinmoo Hapkido in an exciting lecture and presentation. The weekend was brought to a close when special guest, Dojunim Ji, Han Jae arrived and shared the Sinmoo Hapkido philosophy first hand.
Hapkido Seminar Limerick, Pennsylvania— Master William May of Blue Stone Dojang in Massachusetts recently conducted a Jungki Hapkido seminar at the Spring Valley Students and instructors at the Hapkido seminar YMCA in Limerick, Pennsylvania, for the students of White Eagle Martial Arts. The hosts were Master Ray Blydenburgh and his wife Barbara. Participants learned an introduction to Hapkido as well as Hapkido history. Master May is a student of Grandmaster Lim, Hyun Soo of the Jungkikwan in Taegu City, South Korea.
PROMOTIONS Midwest Tournament & Promotions Chicago, Illinois—The Midwest Chan-Hon Invitational Tournament was held in Chicago at the Centre of Elgin. This invitation-only tournament was attended by martial artists from a number of Midwestern states. Invitees included champion competitors from the Midwest Martial Arts League, the United States TaeKwon-Do Federation, the International TaeKwonDo Federation, the Original TaeKwon-Do Federation, and the International TaeKwon-Do Union. The competitors represented some of the best in the traditional TaeKwon-Do Circuit. A
The Global Hapkido Conference Foster City, California—The Sinmoo Hapkido Legacy Group organized their first event, The Global Hapkido Conference in Foster City, California. The event featured some of the top Sinmoo Hapkido instructors in the world teaching various aspects of the art. Classes ranged from advanced kicking and defense against throws to revival techniques and law enforcement tactics. Master instructors included: Egil Fosslien, Frank Croaro, Larry Dorsey, John Beluschak, Laura Beluschak, Farshad Azad, Sean Bradley, David Jacques, Stuart Rosenberg, Stephen Doherty, Jason Kifer, and Tracy Bodnarchuk. Featured speaker, Master Robert Ott shared his unique experiences applying Sinmoo Hapkido philosophy to his life as a The Conference brought together several blind martial artist and Master Instructors. business owner, while
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seminar conducted by Master Jeff Helaney of Omaha and black belt examinations followed the next day. Both Masters Dan Valin and Rick Brabeck earned their seventh-dans and have spent over 30 years in the martial arts.
Eighth-Degree Earned New York City, New York—Columbus k Tae Kwon Do Instructor Ken Brooks was promoted to the rank of eighth-degree at the International Taekwondo Summit in Las Vegas, Nevada. Brooks was also recognized with a lifetime achievement award for his contributions to the national martial arts community. Brooks
Master Ken Brooks
survived advanced kidney cancer in 2001 and endured months of painful surgeries and treatment before returning to his teaching duties at the American Taekwondo and Hapkido Academy in Columbus, Nebraska. Beating the odds is not that unusual for Brooks who gained national attention with world record board-breaks in 1987 and again in 1992. A national champion and two-time member of the U.S. Demonstration Team, Brooks has operated a martial arts and tactical research academy since 1974. In addition to his Tae Kwon Do rank, Brooks is a seventh-degree in Hapkido and is also certified as a defensive tactics and law enforcement and civilian firearms instructor. He provides consulting and training services for law enforcement, government and corporate security groups.
As TKDT Assistant to the Publisher and Master Instructor of Jung’s Tae Kwon Do in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Master Kim holds the rank of seventh-dan black belt.
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Warwick, New York—Husband k and wife team Edmund and Teresa Ciarfella, owners of United Martial Arts Center (UMAC) of Warwick, had the honor of testing for seventh and fifth-dan in Korea. Master Edmund Ciarfella has been training since 1973 and Master Teresa Ciarfella since 1989. By reaching the rank of seventh-dan, Edmund Ciarfella has now achieved the rank of Grandmaster. Other UMAC Masters who graduated with the Ciarfellas are Masters Paul Melella and Chris Berlow (sixth-dan) and Masters Joe Badini, Anthony Melella, and Joe Preira (fifth-dan).
Jacksonville Beach, Florida—The martial arts organization Yeshá was recognized with a Proclamation from the City of Jacksonville for its 25 years of commitment to the city’s youth and families. In addition to regional and national recognition, Grandmaster Chuck Coker, seventh-dan and Founder, and Yeshá recently received citations from the JiDoKwan world headquarters in Seoul, Korea, for “commitment to educating the younger generation mentally and physically and the long term contribution to their development.” Yeshá began as a single Tae Kwon Do class at Neptune Baptist Church, Neptune Beach, Florida on June 13, 1983. Today, there are 14 schools in five Northeast Florida counties serving more than 500 active students. With various churches, community centers and other organizations donating their buildings for classes, the nonprofit, community service organization provides Olympic style Taekwondo training free of charge, relying on sponsorships and donations from the community for their competition and demonstration teams.
Seventh and Sixth Degrees Earned Westminster, Colorado—Mr. Douglas A. Arnold of Morrison, Colorado, was promoted to seventh-dan by Grandmaster Walt Lang, ninth-dan. Co-founder and past president of the Yom Chi Taekwon-Do Association, Master Arnold is the head instructor of Arapahoe Community College Taekwon-Do. Master Arnold was presented with Grandmaster Lang’s own seventh-dan black belt. Also, John Bridges of Portales, New Mexico, and Gerard Treich of Albuquerque, New Mexico, tested for and were promoted to sixth-dan.
Bill Wallace Promotes Instructor Zephyrhills Florida— Grandmaster Bill “Superfoot” Wallace promoted one of his Superfoot School Instructors to fourthdegree black belt. Sabumnim Gary Hernandez teaches Tae Kwon Do, Hapkido and kickboxing in the Superfoot System. Sabunnim Hernandez tested in Tae GM Wallace and Mr. Hernandez Kwon Do and kickboxing at his Florida school for Grandmaster Wallace.
AWARDS TKDT Medals at Hanmadang Cedar Rapids, Iowa—At the first-ever U.S. Hanmadang held in Anaheim, California, Master Giseon Kim, won a silver medal in board-breaking. Master Kim earned the silver with a strong, stunning reverse kick, breaking seven boards at once.
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Master Receives New Appointment Hackensack, New Jersey—World-renowned Grandmaster Gary Wasniewski, tenth-dan, Chairman and Founder of TYGA Martial Arts International, recently appointed Master Quoc L. Tran as TYGA Representative for TYGA Martial Arts International. TYGA Martial Arts International headquarters is located in London, England. Master Tran, Master Tran Founder and Chief Instructor of Tran’s Combat Martial Arts and Founder of Vietnamese Combat Martial Arts/Wushu was honored to receive this new appointment from Grandmaster Wasniewski.
Grandmaster Receives Doctorate
Klaus Schumacher and Son Myung Soo
Branson, Missouri—Supreme Grandmaster Son Myung Soo recently was honored during the 11th International Black Belt Elite Awards with a Doctorate of Korean Martial Arts Science, with a minor in Tae Kwon Do Philosophy. Dojunim Klaus Schuhmacher made the presentation. As one of General Choi’s closest students, Supreme Grandmaster Son Myung Soo currently holds the ninth-dan ranks in both ITF and WTF styles.
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Focus On Our Readers... You Do What You Can… By Ronda J. Sweet Photos by John Esche In 2003, Jeannie O’Connor discovered both skydiving and Tae Kwon Do. No one would blink an eye if Jeannie were 10, 16, 24, or maybe even 30. However, born March 13, 1935, that made her 68 when she began taking martial arts and 73 when she received her seconddegree black belt from Beaven’s Martial Arts in Claremore, Oklahoma. Jeannie would do almost anything for her Jeannie started TKD at children or her grandage 68. children. So when her youngest grandchild d wanted to go skydiving, she went along. When she felt her teenage grandson needed more discipline, she enrolled her grandson, her daughter Cookie and herself in a Tae Kwon Do school she had heard had a great reputation. When she arrived for her first class it suddenly dawned on her that some might think it odd that a 68-year-old would want to do this. Master Beaven just took it in stride and started Jeannie on her path. Sadly, grandson lasted only a month before he wanted to drop classes. Cookie however, was game to stay in class with her mother Jeannie. Jeannie tells anyone who asks, “You do what you can.” And what she can do is a lot. For those who think this is just a cute grandmother, known as Mamaw (mam-aw) to all, who is being spoon-fed a class and handed belts, think again. Mamaw teaches the white belt class twice a week, in addition to taking kickboxing twice a week (a killer class, been there, done that exact class), strength training twice a week and after completing a class which most would feel enough for the night, she takes the regular TKD class with the rest of the students at least Monday through Thursday and sometimes Saturdays. In the early days, before Master Beaven and his wife presented Jeannie with a pair of TKD shoes, Jeannie broke a few toes. Most people would have quit class after the first, let alone the fourth, but she just taped them together and went on with class. Since getting her yellow belt, she has only missed two weeks and that was when she had a fall. Few students can claim that kind of record. Not to be considered a slacker, Cookie (age 55) keeps up with her mother and teaches a green belt class in addition to all their other class activities.
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So is there anything that scares Ms. O’Connor? Testing. It makes her nervous. Testing with Master David Beaven is an all day affair with an egg timer and a lot of requirements. He cuts no one any slack, not even his mother, let alone Mamaw. She gets in and does it all. It took Jeannie awhile to get down the rolls, but with practice, she does them well. You do what you can and you keep on trying. You would think this would be enough, but Jeannie mows her own lawn, cares for her menagerie of pets, including a 50-pound turtle left to her by her grandson, three dogs (one from her late son) and assorted others. She is helping the Beavens to move into their brand new building, a long time dream for the school. Neighbors comment that she does more than they could possibly do. In her spare time, she took the “Packed and Loaded School” to get her concealed weapons permit. Normally, it doesn’t take as long as it did for Jeannie. It seems that in order to pass the class you have to be fingerprinted. Jeannie’s fingers wouldn’t hold the ink, so nine months later, she hiked to Oklahoma City and they soaked her fingers in ink to get the required prints. Can anyone say Indomitable Spirit or “Conviction of Ultimate Victory?” So what is next for this lethal weapon granny? Jeannie plans on being a fifth-dan by the time she is 85. No one doubts she will succeed. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Ronda Sweet is a sixth-dan black belt currently living in New Orleans. For the last three years, she has been the elected Grassroots Director for USA Taekwondo’s Board of Directors, with the last two years serving as Chairperson of the USAT Board.
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A Girl Power Family By Krystal Armstrong When I started my training back in September of 2006 at Vianis Martial Arts Center in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, I would never have believed how much it would not only affect the physical aspect of my life, but also the spiritual and mental aspects. In fact, for me, Tae Kwon Do has done more for me mentally and spiritually than physically. It has changed the way I live my life. Many challenges I faced during my training have made me more confident in my abilities and give me the strength to prevail at anything I do. As a mother of two daughters, what better role model could I be? That is why not only is TKD important for me, but for my two girls as well. I feel so fortunate that I can give them this opportunity that will not only enrich their lives but make them stronger and better people. They are getting an opportunity that I only wish that I had had when I was a child. In today’s society where the family unit seems to be breaking down, Tae Kwon Do tightens our bond and gives us a different level to connect on. My oldest daughter Hayleigh who is seven years old, started about two months after I did. I think she could see that Mom was having a lot of fun and wanted to try it out for herself. She is totally committed to her training and takes it seriously. For someone her age to have such qualities is very rare. TKD not only teaches her self-defense and keeps her active but she has a lot of fun too. She enjoys doing her forms and training with weapons. It makes her feel really good about herself to see what she can do. In May 2008, she entered her first tournament and competed in the point sparring event. She received a silver medal and wants to continue competing. To Hayleigh, Tae Kwon Do has made our family closer and nicer to one another. Her family is pretty special because of it. My youngest daughter Emily, who is only four years old, started in August 2007. At first, like any four-yearold, she had some issues with focusing and listening to the instructors, but today I cannot believe how far she has come. She has incredible focus and discipline for a student her age. She is the only girl in her class and gives the boys a run for their money. What Emily likes most about Tae Kwon Do is the warm up drills and the self-defense moves. She loves her instructors and she has a really good time in class. She also competed in her first tournament in May 2008 and received a gold medal in the point sparring event. She likes competing and wants to do it again sometime. Being able to do TKD like her mom and sister makes her feel that her family is very special since you don’t see too many families doing something like this. November 2008 / taekwondotimes.com
Tae Kwon Do has given our family a deeper connection and a real “team” morale. We help each other when practicing at home and are truly proud of one another. For any parent who is contemplating if TKD is for their child, trust me, the benefits are amazing. It is a (R) Hayleigh in action
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great activity that focuses on all elements of their development—on a physical, mental and spiritual level. In order to have a stable house you need a strong foundation and what better way to do that for your children. Not too many activities can provide all that. Go Girl Power!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Besides being a busy mother of two, Krystal Armstrong currently runs her own Web site development company, Net Force Web Design, which provides high-quality, affordable solutions in Web creation. Check it out at netforcewebdesign.com.
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Since the age of four, I have used the tenets of the Korean martial art Tae Kwon Do to help me through life’s challenges, reach educational goals and attain important values. They have shown me that anything is possible with hard work and dedication. Because of Perseverance and the Indomitable Spirit, I have excelled in academics. They have helped me to achieve induction into the National Honor Society. I’ve taken Advanced Placement courses and received recognition as a College Board Advanced Placement Scholar. These tenets have helped me to increase my work ethic and make me believe I can always do better. The tenet of Self-Control has enabled me to resist the urge to “play” when work must be done. Also, at school I organized activities as a Spanish Club officer, taught elementary students about water protection and encouraged peers not to get involved with drugs. At the same time, I was training for a tournament in Las Vegas marking the 50th anniversary of Tae Kwon Do where I met and competed in front of grandmasters from all over the world. Perseverance and Indomitable Spirit have enabled me to achieve the rank of third-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do, a very demanding discipline. I have won numerous awards in both national and international competitions. As a 14-year-old, I had the honor of representing my country and winning a silver medal at the International Taekwon-Do Federation Junior World Championships in Italy. To support my school athletically, I competed in the long and triple jumps and relay events on the track team. New to this sport, I had to apply the tenets of Tae Kwon Do to catch up with teammates who had been participating for several years. I have been an integral part of our team’s two undefeated seasons and district championship. I have followed the tenets of Courtesy, Integrity and Modesty in my volunteer work: as a religious education aide, volunteer at a specialty-care center, member of a rock band performing for fundraisers, and as a martial artist breaking boards at events to benefit Hurricane Katrina victims and others in need. I was honored to
receive the Blessed Mother Teresa Award for my efforts at my church. Many of my achievements in the past 14 years—both in and out of school—have come as the result of using these tenets of Tae Kwon Do as my guide. I hope to continue on that path as I begin my college years and study biology. I plan to pursue a career in medicine or biomedical research because I am intrigued by the challenges that those fields offer. I hope that I might be able to help people or be involved in new discoveries beneficial to society. As a child, I already had an interest in how the body works and why sometimes it did not work properly. I always wondered how taking what I thought at the time was a simple pill could make someone better for some problems, but in other situations more intense measures such as surgery were needed. These childhood curiosities and my interest in medicine developed in my high school biology and anatomy classes and have intensified my desire to find out more about how the body works and how new methods and technologies can be developed to mend it. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Michael Sybert, of Valencia, Pennsylvania, is a graduate of Mars Area High School and has been admitted to The Pennsylvania State University Eberly College of Science. Michael holds black belts in three organizations: Young Brothers Tae Kwon Do Institute in Pittsburgh, United States Tae Kwon Do Center in Philadelphia and the International Taekwon-Do Federation. He trains under ninthdegree Grandmaster Young Bo Kong in Pittsburgh and at the Young Brothers location in Cranberry Township, Pa., under sixth-degree Master Robert Zang. Most recently, he won the black belt breaking competition at the 2008 U.S. Open and finished second in sparring and patterns at the 2008 Pittsburgh Karate Championships. Michael credits TKD for excellence in academics and extracurriculars.
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I]Z 7ZVjin d[ IgVch[dgbVi^dc Hello my dear readers! After all the summer fun, how are you all doing? It’s not always easy to stay disciplined during the summer months, but I trust you remained true warriors! Let’s rewind back to the early fifties in Korea, way out in the countryside. We didn’t have a whole lot of choices back then, and I, being a girl, had even fewer choices than anyone. I was already the curse of the family and considered bad luck by the whole village. Just my desire to train in the martial arts was a tragedy to my family. Back then, all I knew was the beauty of Tae Kwon Do, as performed by my eight uncles in the mist before daybreak. I did not know what they were doing; I only knew that I wanted to do what they were doing. It looked so perfect, so beautiful. I did not know about other martial arts. It was all I had ever seen, and it was love at first sight. Looking for the right martial art simply did not exist. If you wanted to train, you would search out the master with the best reputation and then sacrifice everything you had to train with him. Even today, I recommend that that you look for a good teacher, a true master. Once you find one, give it your all to train under him/her. It is much more important to have a good teacher, than finding the perfect martial art, going to “this” studio or to “that” master, or learning kicks here, punches there, and grappling from another place. Rather, be loyal to yourself and to your master, and see what happens. Perhaps your master will send you to other places to experiment, but always with the expectation that you will remain a loyal student and use what you learn honorably. Today’s society is one of instant gratification. We want to snap our fingers and get instant results and we want the best of everything. But when I first started training, my routine was very monotonous. All I was shown and was permitted to do for the first three months was horse-riding stance and the middle punch, nothing else. From beginning to class until end, only the middle punch. But oh, how sweet that was! I was finally allowed to train, and I was willing to do whatever I was asked. When I came to the USA and started teaching, I lost all my students because I taught them how I was taught. People aren’t willing to train like this and I don’t blame them. This is a different time, place, and culture. We have to adjust! We have to present the martial arts in a way that both preserves the purity, and yet attracts interest. We need to remember people have jobs and families, and life is a lot more hectic. Never forget that when you reach for the new, it may be necessary to let go of the old. You may have to think about changing your some things in your life. Are you willing to do that?
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If you’re saying yes, then test yourself. Find out how easily you can give up the elements that are detrimental to your present goal. That will tell you something about the strength of your commitment. On the subject of letting go, I always remember the caterpillar. Just as you, the caterpillar has a process to go through in fulfilling his goal, one fraught with obstacles, risks, and delay. Yet, there is no giving up as he follows his inner instincts, just like the inner instincts your Silent Master gives you. Day by day the caterpillar goes about his routine crawling from leaf to leaf. Since he is completely in tune with his own life force, he knows when it’s time to stop. When it is time to change, he does not cling to his old form simply because it is familiar. He let’s go of the old, trusting his instincts, and willingly endures a plateau of inaction while a wondrous, creative transformation slowly manifests! When you are true to yourself, you let in the energy that transforms you and everything around you, fulfilling the goal you set, planned, followed, and have now realized. Wake up to the little miracles around you and appreciate the power of the universal life force. The little caterpillar, the acorn that grows into a majestic tree, and the exploding star that transforms into planetary material: these miracles we take for granted are pictures of your own life force in motion. How can you still insist that you are nothing when you possess energy like this? If you are not living your life with the same enthusiasm of a supernova, exploding to fill your space with energy, you are still inside a dark shell. If you are doing nothing then you are not being true and honest to yourself or your life force. I am asking you to start appreciating this life force that brought you here! I am asking you to start honoring the power which is your birthright, and the responsibility you have to fulfill yourself with this energy. Yes, it is a responsibility, because when you refuse to be yourself, you cheat the universe out of a part of itself. You are here now because you have a purpose that is part of the entire universal expression. To do your part, all you have to do is just be yourself, your true self, and honor yourself with love, support, training, perseverance, and fulfillment. Think how much pain and effort it takes to make yourself live out of sync with your true desires; keeping a relationship that’s wrong; doing unchallenging work; making money that goes nowhere; accomplishing nothing. Living wrongly takes enormous energy. When all of your energy goes to non-constructive purposes, you feel drained and apathetic. That’s why you say you are “sick and tired” of living this way. You can make a change. Your ki energy is transforming energy. That is its very nature. It transforms and manifests in different ways according to your direction. The picture of your body and environment right now is a result of how you have directed your energy up to now. The picture you see right now didn’t exist until it transformed into this picture. And if you choose, it can transform again! You are never stuck, because everything around you is in motion, vibrating in constant change. Have the courage to change your mind and emotions. Have the courage to examine yourself, the beliefs you hold, the emotions you feel, and be willing to purify your energy. Have the courage to try. Then you will see change all around you. How fortunate we all are to be learning about the energetic nature of our world. This is the key to our freedom because we realize everything that exists as energy can be shaped! We never have to be a victim of what we see, because what we see is energy that can be changed. Our oneness with the entire energetic fabric of the universe means we are participating in everything that manifests. We are cocreators of the world we live in, and what we think, feel, say, and do, matters! We like to say how much we value freedom. If that is true, then we must be free by directing our energy with love, enthusiasm, and
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Grandmaster Tae Yun Kim is the founder and head of Jung SuWon. She is also the founder and CEO of Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions, a high-tech computer control and monitoring industry located in the Silicon Valley. Grandmaster Kim is a best-selling author and motivational speaker. responsibility! Knowing, as we do, that energy is the essence of the universe, we are in a position to be builders and creators, not merely followers of old, outmoded values. It is time to give up apathy and lethargy, come out of our dark shell of fear, and let our freedom inspire our brothers and sisters to desire the same. I call this the Stress Age. All epochs have had their own unique stresses, but the difference now is that danger, stress, and warfare were more localized in previous times. Today we have weaponry that can bring about total global destruction. This potential threat hangs in our atmosphere, misting down into our collective mind feelings of anxiety, cynicism, dread, fear. Relaxation and peaceful contentment are not typical qualities of our global citizens. Economic stress, famine, civil wars, mass murder: our planet is filled with much sorrow and distress. Yes, we need to be concerned and take action when appropriate, but all the stresses of the modern world are not reasons to live in fear! Remember, our main responsibility is to discover and express who we really are. When we find our Silent Master within, and express our pure, original joy, peace, harmony and truth, we are a stabilizing energy presence wherever we are. Energy impacts energy. Our energy impacts the energy “out there.” The energy of our natural strength and joy is unaffected by the changing picture outside us, and instead, we are the instruments that change the picture. In order to allow our energy to change the picture we see, we remain detached. Detachment is not a cold, lifeless, dry state of mind. It is a vibrant state of radiating love. Detachment means you act rather than react, and your action is that of radiating the pure qualities of your Silent Master. How much energy are you spending on being afraid right now? How much energy are you using to avoid confronting your fears, darting from one unsuccessful circumstance to another? How much
energy are you using settling for “quick fixes” that have never worked out? Aren’t you ready to just be who you are, feel your power to fulfill yourself, and live out your true life purpose freely and fearlessly? Then why not put the same amount of energy into discovering your Silent Master, your true energy, the kid of the universal life force which breathes through you right now! You do not have to go anywhere to do this. The energy that you are expressing right now, no matter how much you do or do not like it, is your Silent Master energy colored by many beliefs, ideas, concepts, and emotions. You can go through the process of purifying, brightening, and heightening your energy until you feel consciously at one with your Silent Master, with all that is, and feel yourself flow into the pattern that fulfills your highest potential, serving yourself, serving others, drawing your life force to its complete and beautiful expression here and now! Go out and look at the sun. Really be aware of that incredible brightness, the energy that is radiating from 93 million miles away. The same energy that made that sun, made you. Think about that. You are connected to a power that is the creative life force of the universe, the same power that created that sun. Yet you are as beautiful and delicate as a rose, as impenetrable as a mountain, as vast as the sky and its galaxies. You and all of this are made of the same energy. But there is one difference between you and these elements of nature. You have the gift of being able to direct this energy. You are not only the created, but a co-creator. Are you ready to be who you are? Are you ready to start creating the life you were meant to have? Think of it. You stand at the beginning of your life. Your story is just now being written. You can write your own adventure filled with all the drama, excitement, and passionate love you can imagine!
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By Jason Amoriell By day, Jesse Lennox works in an ambulance as an emergency medical technician (EMT) and puts people back together. By night, Lennox works in a ring as a mixed martial artist and takes people apart. In February, Tae Kwon Do Times sat down with him and discussed his success, training, and approach to martial arts. In 2005, Lennox worked at New Life Fitness World and Mercy Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, while finishing his EMT certification. Prior to this, Jesse grew up on a farm and wrestled in school. On the farm, the work schedule was governed by the hours needed to get the job done rather than a time clock, and that’s where he developed his work ethic. During this period, Lennox began boxing at the local Jane Boyd Gym. Weighing 205 pounds at the time, he just made the heavyweight cutoff. After six months of training and two sparring matches, Jesse had his first boxing match, which was against a boxer who had won the Golden Gloves State Championship the previous year. Lennox lost in a decision, but that loss motivated him. At that time, Lennox’s motivation was focused on developing his skills. He had not yet aspired to become a competitor in mixed martial arts events. To develop his skills, he spent the next year in a gym. His training consisted of four to six hours per week training with a group of mixed martial artists called Hybrid Faction. While there Lennox supplemented his gym time with weight training and cardiovascular training. The first area which he developed at the gym was his ground work. Because of his wrestling background, Jesse wanted to build on that strength with the goal of taking a fight to the ground. During his previous boxing match, he had constantly felt the 42 November 2008 / taekwondotimes.com
urge to take his opponent to the ground. Lennox learned that he had to adjust his wrestling habits to a grappling style. In grappling, he learned to never put his back to his opponent, since that eliminates most counterattacks. The second area Lennox developed at the gym was sparring and kickboxing. Lennox spent an entire month learning a proper hybrid fighting stance. The challenge for Jesse was to develop a solid stance that he could use for kicking, striking, or takedowns. By having separate stances for separate techniques, a fighter telegraphs his intentions. After a month of developing his stance, Jesse learned strike defenses and how to avoid sustaining damage in a fight situation. Being evasive was a large part of this training. Next, he learned basic strikes and how to cover during the strikes. Prior to this training, Jesse had not had any Tae Kwon Do or similar training. Coupled with a training history of weightlifting and running, Jesse had no stretch. Lennox described himself during that period as “horribly inflexible.” His kicking training began with low kicks and stretching. After years of no development in this area, it took Jesse 18 months of stretching and practicing before he developed an effective high kick. To overcome his horrible inflexibility, Jesse stretched twice per day for fifteen minutes per session. The first stretching period was at the gym after Jesse felt properly warm. The second session was after he finished weightlifting. Jesse admitted that the temptation was there to skip stretching, but afterwards, he always felt better. To further develop his kickboxing ability, Lennox trained under Duke Roufus, a Milwaukee, Wisconsin kickboxing coach. Roufus took Jesse’s newly developed kickboxing ability to the next level. Jesse also learned techniques during this training period that did not carry over from kickboxing to mixed martial arts. One example is being light on
the front leg. This is desirable for kickboxing but does not work for mixed martial artists who are attempting takedowns. A second example is sparring distance. Mixed martial artists want a closer sparring distance than kickboxers so that takedowns are an option. During this period, Lennox began his competitive career and had one fight, which he won. From there, he joined Team Hard Drive of Cedar Rapids, which had merged with his former Hybrid Faction team. Jesse characterized this period as largely grappling training, because 80% of MMA bouts go to the ground at some point during the match. Jesse became a regular mixed martial arts competitor and achieved a 12-1 record. Tae Kwon Do Times asked Lennox what attributes in his character or training program were behind his success. Jesse had a concise answer for this question: “Extra!” Jesse’s extra work enabled him to turn around his initial loss in a boxing match and develop his 12-1 record. At Team Hard Drive, the base program involved four hours of training per week. Jesse’s extra efforts beyond that training consisted of road work and strength and conditioning training. His road work was two to five mile runs in the weeks prior to bouts. This worked his conditioning and enabled him to avoid training injuries prior to a match. His strength and conditioning training included sessions with heavy weights and sessions with lighter weights but heavy repetitions. During the recovery between sets, Jesse practiced shadow boxing for active recovery to simulate the lack of recovery time that occurs during mixed martial arts fights. In addition to extra training, visualization was also an important part of Jesse’s winning record. Jesse’s visualization was on worst case scenarios. Lennox imagined every situation and how to work through it. The winner in a martial arts match is the competitor who is able to execute his game plan and turn a negative into a positive. Turning negatives into positives is critical, because matches do not follow a textbook progression. The successful competitor is able to overcome obstacles and bad situations. During bad defensive situations, a successful fighter finds a way to move to the offensive. A successful competitor has learned to mentally stay focused when getting hit, overcome the urge to quit, cover up and fight back.
To help develop this ability, Jesse’s training included sparring and defensive drills done while being dizzy against opponents who were not dizzy. The successful competitor is able to push the limits of his comfort zone through hard-nosed training. Jesse recently moved on from Team Hard Drive to Pat Militech’s Champions Fitness Center in Bettendorf, Iowa, which we featured in the March 2007 Tae Kwon Do Times. In Cedar Rapids, Jesse had become a big fish in a small pond, but now due to the large number of world-class fighters who train at Champions Fitness Center, not only is Lennox able to spar with fighters at the highest level, but these sparring rounds are immediately followed up by more rounds with another elite fighter. A mixed martial arts competitor needs to be ready to last for five-minute rounds that constantly flux between aerobic and anaerobic. With these training demands, Lennox pays attention to his diet. He eats lean meats and clean carbohydrates. His clean carbohydrates include foods such as oatmeal and pastas; however, Lennox eats white pasta since he dislikes the taste of whole wheat pastas that are typical of athletes’ diets. Jesse explained that the Atkins Diet would not work for a mixed martial artist, due to a martial artist’s need for carbohydrates. Jesse’s biggest meal is post-workout and consists of both protein and carbohydrates. He avoids mixing carbohydrates and fats during meals in order to remain lean. Jesse is now facing the “fence” of competitors who are approaching professional status. This fence divides the security of a regular job from the insecurity of becoming a professional fighter who faces possible injuries, lost sponsorships, or a short career. Unfortunately, until one crosses the fence, it is difficult to carve enough time out of one’s schedule to train to compete at the professional level. Until that point, Jesse will split his time between patching up people in the ambulance and knocking them down in the ring. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Jason Amoriell is a second-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and Cat 4 bicycle racer. taekwondotimes.com / November 2008
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By Brian Wadsworth In professional sports every organization has its icons. The National Basketball League has Michael Jordan, the National Football League has Brett Favre and Major League Baseball has Mickey Mantle. These athletes are the iconic poster children of not only their respective playing days, but for all time. In the world of mixed martial arts (MMA) one icon is former Ultimate Fighting Champion (UFC) Welterweight Champion Matt Hughes. Hughes is arguably one of the best mixed martial artists of all time. During his two stints as champion Hughes defended his title nine times, beating guys like B.J. Penn, Frank Trigg (twice), Sean Sherk and UFC legend Royce Gracie. Hughes took time out of his schedule to sit down and talk with TaeKwonDo Times about his new gym, new book, his clothing line and the future of not just his career but the sport of MMA.
TV, definitely never thought I’d be able to support a family with what I was making from my fights. It’s very surreal for me right now thinking about where I came from and that I didn’t think any of this was ever going to happen, and here I am now doing an interview with TaeKwonDo Times. It’s pretty amazing, where I started, what I thought was going to happen in my life, and where I’m at now.
TKDT: How did you first get into the sport of mixed martial arts? Matt Hughes: I think if I have to talk about how I got into the sport I definitely have to start in the beginning. What really made me a competitor was growing up with a twin brother, number one. We were always competing. Whether it was doing chores or any type of recreation, we were just always competing with each other. And number two, I grew up on a farm so that instilled a great work ethic. You couple those two as a child, and then you add on the athleticism I was given from my parents, and that worked out great for me. The farm work helped me to gain physical strength, as well as having the genes from my parents. I started wrestling in high school and played a little football. And then I was good enough where I wrestled in college as well. After college wrestling I still wanted to compete, so I took MMA up as just a hobby. I never thought I’d be good at it, be a world champion, be on
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I really don’t know, you’d think they would because they’re gonna get some PR out of it. If the UFC had two out of the three main weight classes filled, then that would show that their organization is top notch. But then again, the UFC has invested a lot of money into me, so if I go somewhere and they’re not making money on that show, that could be bad for them. It’s a double-edged sword. It’s one of those things that will be answered when the time comes around.
How has MMA evolved since you first began fighting? When I first got into the sport any one discipline could go out and win many matches. Wrestlers could win by wrestling, strikers could win by striking, and Jiu-Jitsu artists could win by submission. The sport has evolved to where you have to know a little of everything, and if you don’t you’re going to be in big trouble, because your opponent will exploit your weakness and win because of it. Speaking of the evolution of MMA, would you say it is a mainstream sport yet? I think it’s close to mainstream, however we’re not on ESPN as much as some other sports are. We’re not covered on the news. But we are on TV. We’re on free TV, many channels now, not just Spike. We’re on Pay-Per-View. So we’re pretty mainstream, but there’s a lot of other sports that get a lot more PR (public relations) than we do. Do you think MMA will ever be in the Olympics? I think there’s a chance for it to be in the Olympics, but I don’t see that happening in the next four or five years. If it does, I’d be interested to see what the rules are for it to happen. But I think it will happen, yes, I just don’t know when that will be. Would organizations such as the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) allow their fighters to compete for their countries?
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Coming from a wrestling background, you already had one of the essential elements of a good fighter— being well-rounded. What was the hardest thing for you to learn in order to become a complete mixed martial artist? Still the hardest thing for me to learn is the striking. The grappling has been very easy for me. I’m one of the better grapplers in my gym or Pat’s (Miletich) gym, pretty much anywhere I’ve been. But the striking has been hard for me because I grew up wrestling and the footwork’s different. Striking has given me the most headaches in the training aspect of the sport. Who do you feel is the most well-rounded fighter today? Jeremy Horn is very well-rounded, there’s no doubt about that. Everybody has their weak spots though. GSP (Georges St. Pierre) honestly looks pretty well-rounded. Good wrestler, good striker, and good submissions. There’s a ton of guys who are wellrounded, it’s hard to pick just one. Who is the most exciting to watch? Chuck Liddell because he goes out there and throws punches and hurts people. It’s something I don’t do well so I love to watch Chuck, because he’s good at what he does, and that’s putting his fist against people’s faces and knocking them to the ground. Very fun for me to watch.
Is Matt Serra the next opponent that you want to fight? Yes, I actually got a call from Joe Silva (matchmaker for the UFC) and he wanted to know when I wanted to put the match together. I told him about the knee problem (Hughes suffered a knee injury in his fight against Thiago Alves during UFC 85) and that we’ll have to wait a little bit and Joe was fine with that. I’m going to call him when I feel I can schedule that. I definitely want to be 100 percent when I step in there with Serra. I don’t want to have a problem and put a loss on my record against him due to a faulty knee or me rushing my rehab. So I just have to wait a little bit.
.EW 'YM You opened your new gym, H.I.T. (Hughes Intensive Training) Squad, in Granite City, Illinois, and brought in guys such as Robbie Lawler, Matt Pena, and Marc Fiore. Tell us what it was like to open your own gym, and the benefits of having such a high caliber coaching staff. It’s great because I still travel a lot. This week for instance I can go on vacation and I’ll know that the gym will be run exactly the way it should be run. No doubt about it, and that’s a great thing. We also got to pick out whatever we wanted for the gym. When we had the idea for a gym, we picked a building in an old army base. So it’s a great setting. We got to do whatever we wanted with the building, so it worked out well. To be honest, by far it’s the best training facility in the world that I’ve ever been in, there’s nothing better than this. The army base has also rented us their dorm rooms, so we have the opportunity to rent those out for days, weeks, or months at a time. We’ve gotten a lot of interest, even from people in other countries who want to come. Basically
all they have to do is fly into St. Louis, get a ride to the training facility and they can stay there the whole time. So it’s a really great deal for people who want to fly somewhere and train for a week at a time, and they don’t have to find a taxi to the gym every day, as we’re right there within walking distance. So it was your idea for the camouflage mats? You know, I think it was. I also came up with the idea for the netting on the ceiling and some of the walls. It gives it that army feel. Something a little different that I think people will like, and obviously I like it as well. Speaking of Robbie Lawler, he currently holds the middleweight titles in both Elite XC and Icon Sports. Do you follow any organizations outside the UFC? No, I really don’t. Of course I follow Robbie as I corner him most of the time and train with him. But I really don’t watch many fights on TV, nor do I look at Web sites. If I’m not training for a fight or working at the gym, I’m with my family or working on the farm. I lead two separate lives; my life in Hillsboro, Illinois, which doesn’t have a whole lot to do with fighting unless someone asks me a question, and my gym life/ fight life. Are there any other fighters representing the H.I.T. Squad that we should keep an eye on? There are a lot of guys. Matt Veach is one. C.J. Fernandes, who’s been in the UFC before (UFC 27, 9/22/2000, draw with Brad Gumm). And we’ve got the up and coming guys who are working out two to three times a day, just like when I got to be my best, those days when I was very hungry to get my wins in.We definitely got guys to watch for. In order to open your own gym you left one of the top gyms in the world, MFS Elite. Do you still keep in contact with Pat Miletich and the guys there? Yes I do. Some of the guys up there are my better friends. Guys like Drew McFedries and Jens Pulver are always welcome at my gym and can come down and train whenever they want. It’s one of those things where if Pat were to have something on the mats (like staph, ringworm, or other infections that can spread by contact), he’d be welcome to bring some guys down and train for a week. taekwondotimes.com / November 2008
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"OOK You recently released your autobiography, Made In America. What was it like to put a book together? It was interesting. I was able to relive all my old stories from my childhood and this and that. When I was writing the book some of the times I was laughing, and to be honest, some of the times I was crying, so you get really involved in all the good and bad. I really didn’t want to do it to be honest, but I thought it’d be the best thing. People were asking questions and I had a book company come to me and say, “Hey, we want to write your book.” So when those two things happened I gave it some more thought. It was actually pretty fun to sit down and think of things throughout my whole life. How was the book tour? It was alright. I’m not a big fan of traveling, and I had a little girl at home and I wanted to be around my family, but it was alright.
%XTRAS In your opinion, what effect are performance enhancing drugs having on MMA? Well I’ve never been a fan of performance enhancing drugs, whatsoever, but they’re going to be there. Have they been around since you got into the sport? Yes, I think so. Any time you have guys working out in a gym I think that’s going to happen. And this is definitely a sport where strength and endurance are good. So I think they’ve been around forever, but I don’t think they were testing for them. Without referencing any company specifically, how important is an honest sponsor to a fighter? Sponsors are very important to a fighter because you don’t have to go out and find another job, and it’s a great supplemental income. I’m sure there are fighters out there that make more money off of their sponsors than they do their fight purse. So it’s a big deal. People are really starting to realize how many eyeballs can see a sponsorship patch on a pair of shorts. So it’s definitely a win-win for both parties. I’d have to say that most sponsors are good from my experience. 54 November 2008 / taekwondotimes.com
You mentioned earlier that you don’t visit MMA Web sites, but do you think sites like sherdog.com and mmaweekly.com have helped to propel the popularity of MMA?
There’s a lot of speculation circulating the internet regarding the battery and assault case you recently settled out of court, could you share your side of the story?
I don’t believe they’ve really helped to propel it a whole lot. There are obviously a few places for the fans to go get news. Well, maybe just a little bit, so people can know when the next fights are so they could tune into them. But I wouldn’t put a lot into the idea that the Web sites have helped propel the sport. I think the big things are getting on free TV, The Ultimate Fighter was obviously huge for the sport because people got to see a little drama with it as well, the way the UFC marketing has been done has been huge for them and the sport. So I think there are a lot bigger factors than Web sites.
Yes, [the incident occurred] at the Mandalay Bay during a UFC event a while back (10/13/06, the day before UFC 64) and I had a guy (former police officer Jed Leist) come through the [autograph] line and he said, “Hey, can I get choked for a picture?” And I said, “Sure” and I choked him for the picture. Of course he did not go limp or anything, I just choked him and as soon as the flash went off I released him. He said thanks, and the group of four or five people he was with also said thanks and moved on. The group moved on to Tim Sylvia and got his autograph. And then his version is that he went to the bathroom and threw up, and then went to Mandalay Bay security and they said, “Are you joking?” They totally blew him off and said, “Hey, you asked for a picture with you being choked, and you got what you asked for.” So [ Jed] wasn’t very happy with them, so he then went to the Las Vegas police. They also thought he was joking, and gave him the same response as the Mandalay Bay security. They told [ Jed] they weren’t going to do anything to [Matt]. But of course, anybody can sue, for any reason. It’s up to a judge to decide if it’s stupid or not. But [ Jed] found a lawyer that would take the case, and they sued. At first they sued Mandalay Bay, the UFC, and me. I think they ended up dropping Mandalay Bay, and just suing the UFC and me. But since then, the guy has been a real troublemaker, he’s in jail right now. His lawyer contacted us and the UFC and wanted to settle for basically lawyer fees and then we could be done with it. And we said that’s fine. So the UFC and I came up with an amount of money that basically paid for his lawyer fee and that was it.
Tell us about your clothing line, One More Round. Well it’s one of those things where I liked the name, One More Round. In any occupation, no matter what, you’ve got to go to work the next day. No matter what happens, you’ve got to go one more time. If I have a bad round and my cornerman is putting me together between rounds, I’ve just got to go one more round. I was told as a kid that the easiest thing to do is quit. And ever since hearing that, I’ve never been a quitter. Anybody can quit, it doesn’t take anybody special. To not be a quitter you have to stay in there and do things that you don’t want to do but you have to do, you just have to go one more round. Do you think there’s any truth to the reputation that Midwesterners have strong work ethics, or is that just a misnomer? I think there’s definitely something to it. I did not get raised in front of a TV, with video games, I was raised working on my farm doing chores. I had close to a mile long driveway, and I walked it every night from school. And when I got to the farm my brother and I just worked. So I definitely think a strong work ethic is something the Midwest instills in its kids.
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Does that discourage you from wanting to take pictures with fans in the future? I just can’t be careless about what I do. I can’t do anything physical like that anymore. That was a pretty common picture for people to act like they’re getting choked, but it just doesn’t get to happen anymore. Photos courtesy of the UFC
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Russian Sambo
An Original Mixed Martial Art
By Norman McLinden
Russian Proverb I: War doesn’t heal, it scars. Situated between Europe and Asia, Russia has had the unique opportunity to absorb the martial arts skills of various invaders. Vikings raided from the West. Tartars and Genghis Khan’s hordes rampaged from the East. The Russian motherland was a melting pot for the strategies of war and the techniques of combat. Neighboring martial arts influences were absorbed into regional areas. Armenian and Turkish freestyle wrestling were well known to many native Russians. Japanese Jujitsu also made its way into the vast countryside. All of these influences formed the roots of Russian Sambo. From a historical perspective, Russian Sambo is one of the original forms of mixing a variety of combat techniques into one devastating martial arts system: SAMozashchita Bez Oruzhiya, Russian for self-defense without weapons.
History The two main founders of Sambo were Victor Spiridonov and Vasili Oschepkov. Oschepkov who was a student of Kano Jigoro, the Japanese founder of Judo. Spiridonov was a combat veteran with a diverse background in Russia’s indigenous fighting arts. The pair worked independently, but had the same objective: to train the Red Army in hand-tohand combat. Their independent concepts of self-defense and hand-to-hand combat merged through their students and military trainees. Each technique in this new system was carefully evaluated to be fit for combat. This new martial art was officially recognized as a legitimate sport by the USSR in 1938. However, Sambo instructors never lost sight of its primary objective, hand-to-hand combat. During World War II, the combat system was widely used by the Soviet Army. .com
The 3 SAMBOS Sambo consists of three components: Sport Sambo (Olympic sport), Self-Defense Sambo, and Combat Sambo. Sport Sambo is similar to Judo, but with some differences in rules, protocol, and uniform. The uniform consists of a Judo style jacket, (a kurtka), shorts, and wrestling shoes, (known as sambovki.) A direct student of Victor Spiridonov, Anatoly Kharlampiev is officially recognized as the founder of Sport Sambo. Self-Defense Sambo is similar to Aikijujutsu because it is intended to be entirely defensive against attacks by armed and unarmed criminals. It is also designed for specific professions, such as taxi drivers, bank employees, bodyguards, and various law enforcement agents. It is also very useful for rape prevention and children’s self-defense. Combat Sambo is a very aggressive system designed to prepare an individual to be effective in any situation. The purpose of Combat Sambo is to “survive.” Combat Sambo includes techniques from both Sport and Self-Defense Sambo, but uses them in different ways. It includes techniques that are dangerous and prohibited in sports. The Russian military, police, special police, KGB and others have employed Combat Sambo for all aspects of self-defense and close-quarter combat. Combat Sambo, with its ever-growing arsenal of techniques adopted from many martial arts and fighting forms, is one of the most comprehensive self-defense and survival systems in the world.
Russian Proverb II: Scars become a man.
Straight knife attack Michael Galperin Russian Combat Sambo Grandmaster
Straight knife attack
Ivan Vasilivievich Vasilyev was the primary student and instructor under Sambo co-founder Vasili Oschepkov. Vasilyev’s travels took him throughout Russia as he provided training for the military and various police organizations. In 1947, Vasilyev was doing an open demonstration of Combat Sambo in Leningrad, now St. Petersburg. After the demonstration a young Jujitsu practitioner approached the combat master. The slight teenager implored the combat instructor to take him in as a student. After a series of red tape complications, the young man was indeed “taken in” as a student. This young man was Michael Galperin. Galperin was to become one of the first Russian Émigrés to establish Russian Combat Sambo in the United States. From 1953 to 1979, Michael Galperin trained the Russian military, KGB units, riot control units, anti-drug squads, and of course, Combat Sambo instructors. For six decades this Sambo practitioner has devoted his life to this amazing martial art. He evolved from student to master instructor. In June of 1979, Master Galperin immigrated to the United States and opened his school of Combat Sambo in Brookline, Massachusetts.
Galperin ducks low and maneuvers the opponent’s leg off balance.
His opponent loses balance.
Combat Sambo Lessons in Pure Survival Galperin dislocates the opponent’s leg.
Russian Proverb III: One beaten man is worth two unbeaten ones A seminar with Grandmaster Michael Galperin is a lesson in pure survival. Master Galperin opens his class with a simple metaphor, “A human is stronger, bigger and smarter than a raccoon. Yet, if you corner a raccoon, they will ravage a human being. I want you all to fight with the same unbridled defense of this common animal. I want you to use every fiber of your being to overcome an attacker.” To see Combat Sambo in action is to witness a ballet of brutal tactics. The footwork is fleet
Galperin goes in with finishing strikes.
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and precise. The strikes and finishing holds are devastating. Galperin is quick to share his fighting wisdom, “In today’s society, we must be prepared for any type of attack—criminals do not fight fair!” One of the major concentrations of Combat Sambo is weapons disarmament. Galperin explains that attackers think possession of a weapon is enough to overcome an unarmed victim. As he states, “When an attacker shows a weapon they have committed themselves to using that weapon. You must have the knowledge to counterattack knives, clubs and even guns.” Disarming the attacker creates a huge physical and psychological reversal for the assailant. “Sometimes,” Galperin states, “disarming the attacker is not enough. You must leave him beaten so he cannot attack further.” Combat Sambo techniques allow the defender to subdue, control, and even escort the attacker. Galperin shows a series of techniques used to counter a vicious knife attack. Using astonishingly quick steps and a precise grip on the opponent’s arm, the attacker winds up stabbing himself. As Master Galperin states with a straight face, “Your opponent commits suicide—no fingerprints!” Attacks with fists, clubs, knives, and guns are no match for the master’s streetwise techniques. Sambo is also noted for its brutal throws and leg locks. At 77 years of age, Grandmaster Galperin teaches his unique martial art throughout the United States. His audiences include federal air marshals, military personnel, martial artists of all styles and non-martial artists. Among his favorite students are regular policemen. As Galperin states, “In Russia, we learned much from street criminals and thugs. Policemen need this training. These people preserve the law in the face of chaos. I gladly volunteer my time to these brave people. Combat Sambo will teach them how to win the day.” In February 2004, Michael Galperin was awarded the title, Honorable Master of Sport by the American Sambo Association. Grandmaster Galperin is one of the foremost instructors of Russian Combat Sambo in the United States.
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Galperin evades the gun barrel.
He grabs his opponent’s shoulder.
Applying pressure and twisting, his opponent goes down.
Galperin disarms his attacker.
Slashing club attack Slashing club attack
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Russian Proverb IV: A man is judged by his deeds not by his words. Galperin strikes the radial nerve and tricep tendon.
Galperin seizes the wrist and applies pressure to the tricep tendon.
Many other Sambo practitioners are using this art to ‘win the day.’ Oleg Taktarov, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 6 Champion, is one of the world’s most well known Sambo stylists. Sergei Kharitnov is an accomplished PRIDE fighting championship competitor. Mequmi Fujii, currently an undefeated female MMA fighter, is known as the Princess of Sambo. Even Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister of Russia, is no stranger to Sambo. He is a master of sports in both Sambo and Judo. Whether Russian Sambo is practiced for sport, self-defense or combat; it is a wide-ranging martial art. Sambo shows the value of cross-pollinating martial arts systems. Sambo is constantly evolving and continues to adopt techniques from many fighting forms. Today, Russian Sambo is one of the most comprehensive sport, self-defense, and survival systems in the world. This original mixed martial art has proven itself in the streets and in the competitive arena. For more information on Grandmaster Michael Galperin and the United States Combat Sambo, go to combatsambo.com.
His opponent is taken down. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Norman McLinden is a Special Correspondent for Tae Kwon Do Times. He is a seventh-dan in Tae Kwon Do and a fifthdegree black belt in the Joe Lewis Fighting System. He is the owner and Master Instructor of NorthEastern Tae Kwon Do Academy, located in Bellingham, Massachusetts. He can be reached at nmclinden@msn.com. Photography by: Alex Liss
Galperin places the attacker in a submission hold.
In photos Galperin is being assisted by his highest ranked student, Erik Freeman.
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By Jerry Beasley, Ed.D.
While grandmasters over age 50 may have had Mas Oyama or Bruce Lee as their role models, the younger, thirty-something masters would likely point to The Karate Kid and the Teenage Mutunt Ninja Turtles as influencing factors that helped them develop an interest in martial arts. The next generation has its role models too. Today’s martial arts students have been inundated with constant images of mixed martial arts (MMA). Mixed martial arts are a multi-billion dollar industry. Many of the top MMA stars have accumulated winnings topping the million dollar mark. MMA is first and foremost a spectator sport. On any given week viewers may tune in to The Ultimate Fighter, Unleashed, and Sho Xc, and other MMA shows. These MMA shows attract thousands of fans, some paying an average of $50 per seat to watch the best known champions. But is MMA what we need to be teaching in our martial arts schools? The answer is yes and here’s why. Although most writers identify 1993, the first year of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), as the beginning date for MMA, a simple review of literature shows that the concept of mixing the martial arts for the purpose of increasing the potential to win dates back to the 1960s. It was fighters like Joe Lewis and Chuck Norris that first went outside their styles to improve their fighting ability. Lewis mixed his Karate with Western boxing to create the art of kickboxing in 1970. Norris became America’s best known tournament champion by mixing his Tang Soo Do with Japanese Karate and Judo. The American tournament fighters of the 1960s adopted the philosophy “borrow from all styles and use what works.” Many of the black belts training in the 1960s and 1970s, including this writer, were taught Karate (or TKD) and Judo as a combination art. Bruce Lee, the superstar martial artist and undisputed “King of Kung-Fu Cinema” preached a philosophy of mixing arts to the extent that no single art was dominant. And Miyamoto Musashi, the best known of all 17th century Japanese swordsmen, insisted that exponents of the fighting arts must research and adapt as many arts as necessary to develop the best individual fighting style. The concept of mixing martial arts for the purpose of
improving one’s art has been tested and passed on from generation to generation. The modern term for this practice is known simply as MMA. According to the World Federation Mixed Martial Arts (WFMMA), an organization promoting non-sport MMA training, “a mixed martial artist must possess skill in three ranges” including: 1. The MMA practitioner must display competence in kickboxing range. In this range the fighter may research and adapt boxing, Karate, Tae Kwon Do and Muay Thai kicking and punching techniques. 2. The MMA practitioner must display competence in trapboxing range. Trapboxing is a useful term that best describes the act of being in the “clinch,” where you can hold and hit, apply locks and holds for submission, and sweep and takedown. In the clinch position, you are too close to effectively use long range kicks like the round, hook, or side kicks. Elbows and knee strikes are readily useful in trapboxing or clinch range. 3. The MMA practitioner must display competence in ground grappling range. This range implies being on the ground. Some MMA practitioners adapt a strategy of ground-and-pound, submission boxing, or simply submissions to be successful in this range. Brazilian Jujitsu, wrestling and Judo represent typical arts from which to adapt techniques for this range. The WFMMA recognizes practitioners and instructors in three categories of certification including: MMA stand up (for those currently practicing a martial arts with a focus on stand up sparring); MMA ground (includes practitioners of arts like Judo, and Jujitsu) ; and MMA SG (to include MMA practitioners engaged in both stand up and ground fighting methods). While the majority of stand up arts like Karate and TKD specialize in avoiding being taken to the ground, some experts contend that as much as 60 percent of all street fights end up on the ground. It makes sense to supplement your stand up art with ground fighting methods even if you do not intend to engage in a MMA program. It’s evident that to be a complete martial artist
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Using MMA in the Cage Beasley (L) stops the opponentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s jab.
To avoid the left hook, he ducks.
This sets up a right cross to the midsection.
This is followed by a left hook to the head.
The free form nature of MMA sparring calls for simple skills that can be spontaneous and unrehearsed.
we must know both stand up and ground techniques. Most practitioners of TKD, Karate or kickboxing already have a useful stand up game. Arts like wrestling, Judo and Brazilian Jujitsu present ample skills that can be easily added to the stand up game for traditional martial artists. Since MMA is more of a strategy than an art, it behooves the traditional martial artist to borrow and adapt proven MMA skills for self-defense. Remember that MMA is both a spectator sport and a strategy composed of the most functional skills from any martial art. The early no holds barred (NHB) fighters may have intended to represent distinctly different styles, but during the chaos of competition the concept of style was lost as the fighter simply began to use what works. When you use MMA strategy you must remove yourself from the traditional idea that a skill can only be performed one way and understand that there are actually no limits to the way in which a skill may be effective. Your goal as a MMA practitioner is to discover how you can best apply a punch, kick, takedown or submission. The notion of mixing styles of martial arts to supplement, adapt and improve your base art is nothing new. Founders of TKD mixed elements of Karate with Taekkyon to form Tae Kwon Do. Hapkido was created by mixing components of Aikido and TKD. The MMA approach to training is easy to incorporate into any traditional martial arts school in which the teacher maintains an open mind, likes the challenge of learning new ideas and is willing to test and adapt new skills. Keep your base art and make the MMA program a separate class. It is important to repeat that MMA is a strategy or philosophy of how to best approach the idea of self-defense either in the ring or in the street. By including a MMA program the traditional martial arts school can create a laboratory to research, test and apply any number of skills regardless of style. Additionally, the traditional Karate or Tae Kwon Do school can tap in to the ever-growing MMA market bringing in new students. How do you get started? Attend or host a few MMA style seminars. Develop an understanding that the MMA strategy, to be adequate in both
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stand up (kickboxing and trapboxing/clinch range) and ground range, is not limited to sport competition but is ideally suited as a method for realitybased self-defense training. Invest in quality protective gear including head gear, boxing gloves, chest protectors and kicking gear. Start with a kids’ MMA program. In the youth program, emphasize a no-head-contact philosophy. The kids love to strike, then shoot in and take the opponent to the mat and apply a submission just like they see the MMA champions do on TV. Make it safe and the kids will have a great time. As soon as you are ready, introduce the adults to kickboxing first, then incorporate the shoot and takedown. Explore the various approaches to the mount, the guard, the ground and pound and submissions. We don’t have to feel that MMA is in competition with the traditional martial arts community. They have a highly popular sports image and we have the all important focus on character development and self-defense. By adapting an MMA philosophy to training we can improve our potential in the area of self-defense. And, we can tap into a most lucrative and highly visible opportunity for martial arts schools. MMA training will not be for every school. Instructors that maintain an “empty mind” are most likely to succeed. So keep your base art and get started in MMA, the most popular martial art in America. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Dr. Jerry Beasley earned eighth-dans in the hard contact Joe Lewis style of kickboxing (1995) and in the traditional art of TKD Moo Duk Kwan (1998). He also holds black belts in Karate, Hapkido, Tang Soo Do and Jujitsu. A Senior Professor in the Department of Exercise, Sport and Health Education at Radford University in Virginia, he promotes the renowned Karate College training camp each June. For more information visit aikia.net. Photos by Lora Gordon
Beasley (R) evades his opponent’s right side kick and offers a counter kick to the opponent’s groin.
As the opponent reacts to the pain of the counter kick, Beasley fires off a crushing side kick to immobilize the opponent.
With the opponent off balance and with his back vulnerable, Beasley seizes the opportunity to sweep the opponent to the ground.
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Mixed martial arts (MMA) have had an impact in one way or another on a wide variety of conventional martial arts and practitioners and have also drawn a talent pool from all martial arts styles. Whether you come to the field of MMA as a greenhorn or from a background in martial arts, there are important changes to physical and mental training that help to build a successful MMA competitor. If you are used to grappling, then getting kicked in the head is going to push you off the edge of your mental map. For those of you who might be used to kicking and punching, the first time you’re locked in a choke or an arm bar, again, off the edge of your map. I talked with three different instructors from different backgrounds who have competed in mixed martial arts and/or helped train MMA fighters to learn how they prepare fighters for that “edge-ofthe-known-world” experience. I also went into the training studio to experience first-hand how these changes start to happen. The first instructor I talked with was Kurt Lakatos. Lakatos has a long background in different styles of martial arts and currently runs Krav Maga Milwaukee, where he teaches classes in both selfdefense and the mixed martial art of Pankration. I have a background in martial arts, however as soon as class started I realized I was definitely not in Kansas anymore. After a brief bow-in, Lakatos disappeared into a closet and cranked up the loud, aggressive, heavy rock music to a level that you could feel in your teeth. As class moved on over the next hour plus, the music ramped down, but the fatigue ramped up. In talking with Kurt afterwards, and with other instructors, I would come back in my mind again and again to that rattled feeling of mental and physical discomfort that was off the chart compared to my previous martial arts experience. Not only did my body want to throw up that day’s breakfast (thankfully, it didn’t); it also really wanted to throw up every breakfast I had ever eaten. As Kurt explained, he doesn’t even start working on technique until after students have been pushed near the first exhaustion point. In talking about the reasoning behind this approach, he stated, “Noise and exhaustion are two of the best ways to get students used to the feeling—in a fight setting—when
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you get that big adrenaline dump into your system.” In fact, in talking with Dave Sixel, who runs Sixel’s Fight Club, and is the current president of the USA Pankration Athlima Federation, I heard a very similar approach. Dave started out in Tae Kwon Do and expanded into Hapkido and Judo before becoming an MMA competitor and coach on the international circuit. When I asked him about how he imitates the stress of real competition during practice, he said, “Over-prepare the fighter.” In order to simulate the effect of the extra stress and tension of actually being in the ring, or on the mat, he said fighters have to be conditioned— mentally and physically—as if it were a much longer fight. While that translates differently for the level of the fight (pro vs. amateur, for instance), he said a good example is, “if the fight is scheduled for three three-minute rounds, the fighter needs to be trained by doing six six-minute rounds.” In addition to the discussions about the physical training, one of the things I was most interested in learning about from these guys was the mental training, given that the sheer variety of fighting techniques brought to the MMA mat requires a larger mental map, and given that this so closely mirrors the kind of real-life fight situations that 74 November 2008 / taekwondotimes.com
most of us are hard-wired to avoid. When I asked Kurt about the best way to keep a fighter’s brain working in situations where evolution might have programmed us to wear ourselves out in a frenzied flurry, or where panic or disorientation might cause us to just go blank, he said that he likes to use drills that make the student think even while they are pinned or being attacked, “the whole time, the coach is barking out questions; they could be cheesy like, ‘What’s 6x7?’ or ‘What’s your address?’, but they could also be meaningful comments like, ‘Use your knees more!’” Dave shared another creative approach to make sure his fighters’ brains are prepared for moments of frustration or disorientation. He likes to do what he calls “worst case scenario” drills to make sure that his competitors are used to being surprised and having things go wrong, that way they not only know some specific solutions, but they also have practice (and build confidence) at coming up with new solutions while a fight is going on. Some of his examples included wetting down the floor so fighters have to practice in slippery conditions or putting someone into the sparring match with a fighter who is bigger or more advanced—obviously with an eye on fighter safety—giving them some good hard experience with being outgunned and having to think on their feet. Calling up flashbacks to my training session, Dave also went on to say that one of the best ways to train a competitive mind at any level is to put on serious stress by not letting them quit when they’re tired. He said that when a fighter starts to think about coasting a little, or tapping out early, that toughness from being pushed to keep going can make a difference.
“Noise and exhaustion are two of the best ways to get students used to the feeling... when you get that big adrenaline dump into your system.”
“What’s your secret to keep your mind and your body going when ... it feels like your arms and legs are going to fall off?” Naturally, this kind of sport and this kind of training is not for everyone. There are certain kinds of people who have a fighter mentality (whether or not they know it yet). This really came through when I asked about what helps with the internal struggle when a fighter takes a bad beat-down or suffers an injury. Dave said that’s not a place where you build mental toughness, that’s a place where the mental toughness shows through. “When something like that happens, I’ll offer to let a fighter take a week or two off. At that point they will either go along with the idea, or they will say, ‘Screw that, let’s start training for the next fight!’” Dave told me he learns a lot about a fighter at a moment like that. The other instructor I talked with was Tieng Phetvixay, who has been doing Muay Thai since he was thirteen, and has experience working the corner and helping train MMA fighters. One of the surprising points that came up was that even when people come in with a martial arts background, there are some key areas where they need to improve if they want to succeed in MMA—in particular, he mentioned working on accuracy and speed. He also said that no matter what their background, “I always help them push themselves harder.” With the exhaustion factor branded on my brain after talking with Phetvixay and the other instructors, I asked him, “What’s your secret to keep your mind and your body going when you’re totally gassed and it feels like your arms and legs are going to fall off at any minute?” He said at those moments he tries to, “stay in the present and focus on what I need to do.” That sounds a lot like the way I train college students with test anxiety. What is more, I liked that his comment sounded like such a Zen note in a field where you don’t hear much philosophy talk. With the idea in mind that some readers might be thinking of trying their hand (or foot) at MMA, I also asked each of the instructors about what helps new students the most when they are starting to work toward their first fight. Kurt said one of the big obstacles, especially for people not used to full contact, is the fear of being hit. “The grappling aspect
of mixed martial arts is really great for that, because the physical sensation of a hard takedown, and the feeling of disorientation the first few times, really helps people start to make the adjustment, but at the same time, there’s a lot more control and safety than starting a beginner on sparring with stand up striking and kicking.” Dave said he helps students make the same adjustment by giving the students a constant variety of opponents—even setting up small competitions with other schools so that his students experience a little more roughness than they might get from classmates. In case you are one of those curious readers, let me just close with a couple pieces of advice gathered from my talks with the three trainers: first, whatever your background or fitness level, expect to work even harder than you are now; and second, make sure you know the attitude of the school. For instance, some MMA schools are only interested in hard-core, competitive training, while others take a more novice-friendly approach, so before you jump in, observe a couple of classes and talk openly with the instructors. An extra little piece of advice from me: don’t eat a big breakfast before going out on the mat! ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Erik Richardson is a freelance writer in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He has master’s degrees in philosophy and business. He is currently the Director of Richardson Ideaworks, which focuses on financial and marketing consulting for small and medium-sized businesses.
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+ + &$' + + - '<I=FID8E:< E?8E:@E> IL>J By Suzanne R. Ellenberger, Ph.D. The pursuit of performance enhancing potions has historically been like the alchemistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dreams of turning lead into gold. Athletes have often searched for that magic bullet that would give them an extra edge beyond training over their opponents. There is always the desire to be just a little bit better. Many of these popular supplements or â&#x20AC;&#x153;ergogenic aidsâ&#x20AC;? claim to improve strength, endurance and speed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ergogenicâ&#x20AC;? is derived from the Greek word ergon which means to increase work or potential for work. Too often the latest fad turns out to do nothing or is harmful. Throughout history as well as in present times, elite athletes have followed a careful ritual of exercise, training and a special diet to prepare them for competition. Many scientists from the times of the ancient Olympics advocated specific, but different diets for their athletes. In 300 BC, Greek Olympians used mushrooms to enhance performance and later, athletes used dried seeds from the southeast Asian evergreen tree Strychnos nux vomica. We now know that certain mushrooms contain hallucinogens and those dried evergreen tree seeds contain strychnine, both of which, when used in small doses, serve as a stimulant. Olympians until the year of 1932 made widespread use of cocaine, caffeine and strychnine to reduce fatigue and enhance performance. Some of the more popular ergogenic supplements used today will be explored in this article. The myths and facts of these substances will be addressed based on the most current scientific research.
I<8K@E< Creatine supplements, promoted as a muscular performance enhancer for both strength and endurance athletes, come in various forms (powders, pills, candies, chews and gels). While there is scientific evidence to support this, many claims have escalated beyond science and now athletes from a wide variety of sports have begun taking it. Creatine is one of the most popular sports supplements of all time. Creatine is a nitrogen-containing compound that is found in foods, particularly in meat products, and can be formed in the kidney and liver from amino acids, the basic building blocks of protein. The average human body contains about 120 grams of creatine and needs to replace about two grams per day to maintain normal levels. A meat-eating individual has a normal daily intake of about one gram of creatine while a vegetarian has an intake of about zero. However, creatine is also manufactured in the body from amino acids to achieve two grams, provided the individual has an adequate intake of high quality protein. Typically, vegetarians have lower amounts of total creatine in the body. Once in the muscle, creatine combines with phosphate to form the high-energy phosphocreatine. Muscle cells generate mechanical work from an energy liberating chemical reaction which involves phosphocreatine. Muscle cells contain enough phosphocreatine for about 10 seconds of high intensity anaerobic work. The body can regenerate phosphocreatine, but it takes approximately
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Substance Creatine
Myth Increases lean muscle mass Enhances endurance and strength
Fact May enhance strength
L-Carnitine
Increases fat metabolism during exercise Increases aerobic and anaerobic capacity Prevents muscle damage during exercise Enhances fat metabolism Increases alertness Spares muscle glycogen
No effect on performance
Dose dependant Increases endurance and strength performance
Can cause nervousness, shakiness, nausea, sleep disturbances, and may interfere with iron absorption
Antioxidant which promotes detoxification Increased appearance of muscle fullness
Antioxidant Regulates cell volume Assists in carbohydrate metabolism
Weakness and nausea
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30 to 60 seconds. This form of energy generation is not important for endurance athletes but is for power athletes who engage in brief, intermittent, high intensity exercise. Muscle creatine-loading protocol studies for the most part are in agreement that combining creatine with glucose will increase creatine transport into the muscles. This protocol consists of ingesting five grams of creatine and 90 grams of carbohydrates four times a day for five to seven days resulting in an average of approximately 20 percent increase of muscle creatine levels and an increase of muscle power by about five percent. Once the muscles are saturated with creatine, an excess is excreted in the urine. Studies have shown that creatine supplementation also results in an increase in body mass. For athletes participating in endurance events this weight gain has been shown to result in slightly slower times making the athlete less efficient. It is interesting to note that some studies have found that caffeine completely abolished the ergogenic effect of creatine supplementation. Despite this, some of the commonly available supplements, such as powdered drink mixes, contain both creatine and caffeine. Short term exercise studies (less than two weeks) have not reported any adverse effects with creatine supplementation. Unfortunately, there have been 82 November 2008 / taekwondotimes.com
Side Effects High doses may cause kidney damage, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, muscle cramps, muscle tears, dehydration, and weight gain None reported
no long term studies done to evaluate the safety of prolonged usage because many athletes take creatine supplements for longer periods. Reports have begun to note increased muscle cramping leading to tightened muscles and subsequent muscle tears, dehydration, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and injury to the kidneys and liver.
# 8IE@K@E< L-Carnitine was once considered to be an essential vitamin (BT) but more recently it has been classified as a conditionally essential amino acid. That means that under normal conditions the body is able to manufacture it from other ingested nutrients but during times of physiological stress it must be included in the diet. Natural sources are meat and to a lesser extent poultry and fish and even smaller amounts in dairy products. Although there is no recommended daily allowance for carnitine, deficiencies are rare even in vegetarians. Approximately 90 percent of the body supply of carnitine is in the muscle. Carnitine supplementation has been theorized to enhance physical performance because it is an important catalyst for metabolic reactions in muscle cells. Power and endurance enhancing products state that it promotes energy production in muscle
cells by increasing fat metabolism in muscle during exercise and spares the consumption of muscle glycogen. Because carnitine is supposed to enhance fat metabolism, it has also been marketed as a weight loss supplement to facilitate fat burning with exercise. It is also claimed to promote brain function by acting as an antioxidant. Supplementing carnitine in diets of individuals with chronic lung disease, anemia and other serious diseases has been shown to provide benefit during exercise. But, here is a summary of current scientific data on carnitine supplements in healthy people. Supplements in amounts as high as four to six grams for 14 days to three months showed an increase in blood levels of carnitine, but most of this was excreted by the kidneys. There was no increase in the levels of carnitine in the muscle tissue and endurance performance was not affected. In anaerobic exercise as in power events, there also was no increase in performance nor the effect on lactic acid levels in the muscle. Carnitine supplements were not shown to aid in reduction of body fat in obese people and there was no effect on fat oxidation in muscles or in glycogen sparing. The physiologically active form of the nutrient is L-carnitine. There has been some evidence that D-carnitine may be toxic because it can deplete levels of L-carnitine leading to a deficiency. L-Carnitine appears to be a safe supplement with no effect of overdose known. In general, scientific data does not support an ergogenic effect of carnitine supplementation but additional research is needed because some of the data is inconclusive.
8==<@E< Caffeine has been used to enhance exercise performance for centuries and has been studied for at least 100 years. Early researchers focused on its ability to improve strength, power and reaction time. More recent researchers studied its effect on fat metabolism and its alleged ability to spare the use of muscle glycogen and thereby enhance endurance. Legally classified as a drug, caffeine is an odorless, bitter, white, naturally occurring substance that can be found in many foods and beverages like cof-
fee, tea, cola, sports drinks and bars, chocolate and dietary supplements, to name a few. It can be found in many over-the-counter supplements targeted for athletes and recently caffeine has been marketed as performance candy. Moderate caffeine consumption (300 mg per day) is generally considered safe while most Americans consume approximately 280 mg per day. The caffeine content in a few sources is: an average eight ounce cup of coffee holds 80-135 mg, a 12 ounce cola contains 35-45 mg, a 12 ounce Mountain Dew has 55.5 mg, an eight ounce green tea has 25-40 mg, an eight ounce black tea averages 40-70 mg, and one can of Red Bull holds 80 mg. Caffeine is a nervous system stimulant which means it stimulates heart function, blood circulation and the release of epinephrine, raises the rate of muscle and liver glycogen breakdown, increases the levels of free fatty acids in the blood, and increases alertness and a feeling of well-being. In general, most professional health organizations believe that caffeine increases alertness, promotes clearer thinking, and reduces drowsiness. Studies have shown that caffeine does provide an improvement on endurance and strength performance in events lasting more than 30 minutes. However, the scientific data is conflicted about the ability of caffeine to increase fat burning during exercise and spare muscle glycogen to result in a more efficient supply of energy. Caffeine is no longer associated with increased cancer risk, osteoporosis, fibrocystic breast disease, and heart disease. It may also be used to stimulate metabolism by about 10 percent which theoretically can assist in weight loss. A dose of approximately five mg per kilogram of body weight is generally considered the optimal amount taken 30 minutes to an hour prior to exercise. To determine the individual dose of caffeine: Five mg caffeine x weight in pounds / 2.2 = dose of caffeine in mg So, a 150 pound person may benefit from about 300 mg of caffeine prior to an event. Five mg caffeine x 150 pounds / 2.2 = 341 mg caffeine
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However, for the neophyte it would be wise to experiment with caffeine a week or so prior to the event. The therapeutic dose for a 150 pound individual would be equivalent to four cans of Red Bull consumed all at one time. Athletes who are not accustomed to ingesting caffeine are likely to experience nausea, nervousness and jittery feelings, irritability, headaches, elevated blood pressure, arrhythmias, and insomnia. For caffeine-dependant people who have developed a tolerance to this buzz-inducing drug, the purported benefits may not be observed.
+8LI@E< The numerous claims of the varied functions of taurine, a popular ingredient in energy supplements and muscle enhancing supplements, make it a very busy little molecule. Taurine supplements are touted as being useful during periods of high stress or physical exertion. It is also said to be useful for expanding cell volume meaning that the muscle cells hold more water so they are more hydrated resulting in a higher rate of protein synthesis and also the appearance of increased muscle fullness. Other claims state that it is a neurotransmitter, a neuromodulator, is involved in glucose uptake, helps in the absorption of fats and fat soluble vitamins, regulates heartbeat, prevents brain cell overactivity and maintains cell membrane stability. Taurine is a non-essential amino acid which means that it can be manufactured by the body from other amino acids. It is the second most abundant amino acid muscle tissue with glutamine being the first. Food sources of taurine are meat, fish and poultry. There is some evidence that taurine supplementation in deficient individuals may enhance cell volume and metabolism. So theoretically, supplementation during training may enhance protein synthesis. Taurine also has some insulin-like actions so it assists in shuttling blood sugar and amino acids into muscle cells. With regard to promoting gains in strength and muscle mass, supplementation of taurine (three grams a day for two weeks) has shown no added benefit. Taurine does function as
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an antioxidant so it is protective against free-radical damage assisting in the immune function. Recent studies have reported that taurine may enhance the volume of blood pumped by the heart during exercise resulting in an increase in the volume of oxygen that the body can consume during intense, wholebody exercise. However, compared to other supplements for athletes, there have been relatively few studies for taurine. Consequently, additional research is necessary to determine whether taurine has any ergogenic value for athletes. The body is a complicated machine with many processes taking place at once. The best way to keep your engine running like an efficient, well-oiled machine is to eat a well-balanced diet. For peak performance, athletes need to eat a good variety of lean meats, whole grains, fruits and vegetables and milk products. Athletes wishing to explore the benefits of dietary supplements must be aware that the dietary supplement industry is not regulated and, therefore, product safety is not guaranteed. Some products can cause serious health consequences. Remember, they are in the business of making profits. Just because it is sold in stores, consumers cannot be certain that the contents of the bottle (dose or purity) are consistent with its labeling. This lack of regulation creates a climate for misleading and false claims. Many recommendations are designed to help sell the product and many have oversimplified conclusions from complex, scientifically designed studies. The consumer is advised to thoroughly research all products before deciding whether to take it. An educated decision is a wise decision. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Suzanne Ellenberger is a first-degree black belt in Choi Kwang Do martial arts. She works at Clemson University in South Carolina, where she teaches both freshman chemistry courses and a class in Choi Kwang Do martial arts. Suzanne also leads the Clemson University Choi Kwang Do Club.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Belida Han Uckun is an acupuncturist and freelance writer from Somerset, New Jersey. A practitioner of the martial arts since 1979, he is a certified Sifu in Ngo Cho Kune Kung Fu and Southern Shaolin Kung Fu. He also has black belts in TKD and Kenpo Karate. A graduate of The Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in NYC, he is trained in Acupuncture, Moxibustion, Tui Na massage, Shiatsu acupressure, Myfofascial Release and traditional Chinese Bonesetting. In his childhood, he learned traditional Uzbek and Turkish massage and Turkish wrestling as part of his family tradition. taekwondotimes.com / November 2008
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WTF Standard Taekwondo Poomsae
The only WTF-recognized standard poomsae video textbook available used by instructors, demonstrators and referees. Each DVD contains full-length poomsae instruction and four camera angles (front, back, side and top). With highlights and explanations on each motion, it provides in-depth video analysis and easy and interactive navigation. Multi-language version (Korean / English / French / Spanish / German). Item D035A / DVD 1: Basic Techniques Taegeuk 1~4 Jang / $35.00 Item D035B / DVD 2: Taegeuk 5~8 Jang / $35.00 Item D035C / DVD 3: Koryo, Keumgang, Taebaek, Pyoungwon / $35.00 Item D035D / DVD 4: Shipjin, Jitae, Chonkwon, Hansoo, Ilyeo / $35.00 Item D035 / Entire 4-disk set / $99.00
ITF Tul
Learn 18 tuls from this instructional ITF poomsae DVD! Vol. 1 (110 min.): ITF Basic Posture, Chon-Ji, DanGun, Do-San, Won-Hyo, Yul-Gok, Joong-Gun, Toi-Gae, Hwa-Rang, Choong-Moo. Vol. 2 (100 min.): Kwang-Gae, Po-Eun, Ge-Baek, Eui-Am, Choong-Jang, Ju-Che, Sam-Il, Yoo-Sin, Choi-Yong. Languages: Korean, English and Japanese Run time: 210 minutes Format: NTSC Item D043A / Vol. 1 / $30.00 Item D043B / Vol.2 / $30.00 Item D043 / Entire 2-disk set / $45.00
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Watch gorgeous techniques of top-level players as they compete in Madrid. Witness the introduction of “sudden death” and how changing the matches from three to two minutes intensifies the bouts! Run time: 240 minutes Format: NTSC Item D040 / $32.00
Revolution of Kicking
This DVD offers basic kicking skills to the finer points of kicking on the master level. The easy explanation with classified kicking can be a model for your training. Vol.1 (50 min.): Front, roundhouse, side, back, spinning and pushing kicks combined in a total of six chapters. Vol.2 (60 min.): Axe, front-spinning, back-spinning, jumping, jumping-roundhouse, jumping-side, jumping-back, jumping-spinning, one-foot-spinning, double, whirl and the 540 turning-wheel kicks are covered in a total of twelve chapters. Item D036 / 2-disk set / $43.00
Revolution of Kickingg II
This product is a two volume set. When you grasp the knowledge and skills in this DVD set, you will possess the skills to be a master! Now Mooto reveals the know-how of Tae Kwon Do Air kicking on the master level. This easy explanation with classified kicking can be modeled for your training. Vol 1: Pine board breaking, Single breaking, Break-fall breaking, and Combination Vol 2: Breaking with turn, In air dwi-chagi, Obstacle breaking, and General Breaking Item D048 / $43.00
2001-2003 World Taekwondo Matches
A four-disk set showcasing the World Taekwondo matches from 2001 to 2003. Vol. 1 (200 min.): The 2001 World Cup in Vietnam Vol. 2 (240 min.): The 15th Jeju World Taekwondo Championships Vol. 3 (235 min.): The 2002 Tokyo Taekwondo World Cup Vol. 4 (240 min.): The 2003 World Taekwondo Championships Item D039 / $109.00
World Taekwondo Hanmadangg 2005
Watch 2,899 TKD players from ten countries compete in diverse events like poomsae, breaking, aerobics, hoshinsul, and more. New events such as ‘consecutive turning and kickbreaking’ and ‘jumping kick-breaking’ appear for the first time and set new world records. Languages: Korean, English Run time: 140 minutes Format: NTSC Item D037 / $19.00
Korean Longg Pole Techniques
Learn these ancient techniques from Grandmaster Han, Jang-Doo, a true master of his art. The two-disk set offers the finest Korean staff demonstration available to martial artists. Item D041 / Vol. 1 / $34.95 Item D042 / Vol. 2 / $34.95 Item D041 & D042 / 2-disk set / $60.00
Arirangg Festival DVD
This multi-million dollar production takes all year to create and incorporates thousands of performers. View the full color extravaganza as you see superior artistry and coordination, wonderful singing and spectacular dance. You won’t be disappointed! Item D046/ $10.00
North Korea Demo DVD with Bonus Still Photo DVD Exclusive video footage authorized only for sale by TKDT. View the full color DVD of the entire Cedar Rapids demonstration as the North Korea TKD Team dazzles and delights with high-flying kicks, devastating breaks and self-defense skits that will have you on the edge of your seat. Witness this once in a lifetime show in your home today and receive a bonus DVD with full color photos of their historic trip to the U.S. Item D047/ $15.00
Master Jung’s g Know-How of Actual Gyeorugi y
This 4-disk set, featuring the Bible of Taekwondo Gyeorugi is taught by Professor Jung. Amongst his highest achievements are being a four-time consecutive World Taekwondo champion and a gold medalist in the 1988 Olympics. Vol. 1: Basic Skills Vol. 2: Step and Feint Motion Vol. 3: Strategy Vol. 4: Real Competition Strategy NTSC / 4 Disks / 480 min Language: Korean Subtitles: English, Spanish Item D038 / $99.00
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These carefully chosen techniques from the Budokon System will teach you to address areas of weakness and limited range while cultivating kinetic chains of energy and seamless transitions. The special tutorial guide (one on one technique guide with Cameron Shayne) makes this DVD perfect for both the Budokon novice and the seasoned practitioner. Props recommended: fitness mat, yoga brick. Item DPP01 / $25.00
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This is the preferred training tool for experienced yogis, MMA fighters, martial artists, and Olympic athletes alike. Fighting Crocodile, Leaping Leopard and Dancing Lion are just a few of the ground breaking techniques that will forever transform your body. If you have been looking for a DVD workout that will finally kick your butt and at the same time cultivate awareness of mind, this is it! Props recommended: fitness mat, yoga brick. Item DPP03 / $25.00
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This three-disc DVD set with Michael Aloia delivers a simple, eďŹ&#x20AC;ective approach to self-protection. Volume One introduces foundation methods of E.D.S., including womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s self-defense; Volume Two works advanced striking, takedowns, joint locks, controls and theory; and Volume Three covers falling, conďŹ ned spaces and weapon defenses. Item DPP04 / $32.99
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This marketing package includes a DVD and a 58-page manual. Learn how to make a lead box route work for you and generate leads into paying members with this turn key system by Jimmy Mack. Lessons include how to develop an easy-towork route and how to approach businesses and get them to say â&#x20AC;&#x153;yesâ&#x20AC;?! Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll get a corporate letter to get you into restaurant chains, tracking worksheets, merchant agreements, logs, telemarketing scripts, selling tips, service ideas and more. Item DPP05 / $299.00
Secrets of Stretching
This DVD by TKDT columnist, Tom Kurz, will help learn what determines how flexible you are; how to test your flexibility potential to see if you can achieve front splits, side splits or Chinese splits; how to choose your stretching method for any sport or martial art; how to arrange your strength exercises and stretches, how to have your full flexibility without any warm-up, how to safely prepare yourself for strength and flexibility training routines. Multi-language version in English, French and Spanish. 92 minutes. Item DPP06 / $49.95
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This DVD will help you learn the essential details of techniques that will let you kick high and with power without any warm-up! Kick â&#x20AC;&#x153;coldâ&#x20AC;? without injuring yourself or pulling muscles, put more power and snap in your high kicks, learn exercises and drills that make sure your hips and knees donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hurt when you throw high side and roundhouse kicks. Reduce your chance of injury! 80 minutes. Item DPP07 / $49.95
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This DVD shows all you need to know about stretching and flexibility for kicking. You will see the dynamic stretch that is most important for kickers; the essential details of Side Kick and Roundhouse Kick that will let you kick high and with power without any warm-up; step-by-step drills for Front Kick, Side Kick, and Roundhouse Kick and for combinations of kicks and punches. 101 minutes. Item DPP08 / $29.95
Basic Instincts of Self-Defense
This DVD teaches defenses against unarmed attacks. Learn how to defend against 55 common attacks by turning the attackerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s force against him. 104 minutes. Item DPP09 / $39.95
This DVD offers step-by-step instruction, explanations for typical errors, and spotting methods for the following acrobatic tumbling techniques: cartwheel on two hands and on one hand; round-off; front handspring; back handspring, aerial cartwheel, front somersault. 105 minutes. Item DPP10 / $49.95
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This battle-tested Israeli face-to-face combat system utilized by special units is presented by the official instructors from the IDF and the Israeli police! The 3-disc set includes: defense and disarm techniques for firearm threats; edged-weapon defense; â&#x20AC;&#x153;on the groundâ&#x20AC;? survival defense; hand-to-hand techniques; military, police and counter terrorism CQB; combat conditioning essentials; and applicable defensive tools for every person. Item DPP11 / $99.00
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by: C. Alexander Simpkins, PhD & Annellen M. Simpkins, PhD Perfect your Taekwondo skills at every level! Written by experienced instructors and authors, this book expands fundamentals, improves sparring, oďŹ&#x20AC;ers advanced leg and hand techniques, teaches realistic self-defense methods, and unlocks the potentials of the mind using meditation. The 24 chapters, more than 300 pictures, skill drills and tips make the ideas easy to apply for personal mastery! Includes evasive footwork, varied hand and foot attacking methods, hard and soft blocks, tornado kicks, inďŹ ghting, two-on-one sparring, locks and holds, groundďŹ ghting, double handed techniques, and more! 260 pages/ 300 illustrations Item BPP11 / $18.95
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Learn meditation with these easty-to-follow exercises and methods! Part I explains the roots in Yoga, Buddhism, Zen, Confucianism, and Daoism and builds bridges between East and West. Part II gives mental and body tools to begin meditating and clear the mind. Part Three shows how to take meditation from quiet sitting into action. Ideal for the active martial artist! The 70-minute CD teaches the skills from the book and guides listeners into a deep meditative state. 161 pages and 70-minute audio CD Item BPP12 / $18.95
Featured Books The Book of Teaching & Learningg TaeKwonDo
Official publication of the WTF Best WTF publication to date!! Consisting of 12 chapters the book details how taekwondo was introduced as an Olympic sport and the tasks facing taekwondo people of how to maintain its Olympic status after the 2012 London Olympic Games. It also explains about the spirit, thought and values of taekwondo, as well as physical and mental disciplines, and fair play, one of the key elements of Olympism. 68 pages of poomsae diagrames. 448 pages total, Hardcover. Item B041 / $69.95
Taekwon-Do: The Korean Art of Self-Defense
By General Choi Hong Hi A well-condensed version of General Choi’s Encyclopedia, the book is 765 pages in length and focuses on the self-defense aspects of Taekwon-Do as well as its history and development. Additional postage required. Item B015 / $99.00 (Hardcover) Reduced to $89.99!
Choi Kwang Do
Grandmaster Kwang Jo Choi explains the science behind Choi Kwang Do and how its practitioners can live more productive, longer and healthier lives. The manual also covers the Choi Kwang Do curriculum up to second-degree black belt, including step-by-step instructions for performing basic techniques, patterns, speed drills, defense drills, target training and close-range defense. Additional postage required. Item B037 / $99.00
WTF Taekwondo Textbook
Produced by the Kukkiwon, this 766-page textbook is a compilation of all available updated data regarding TKD and focuses on the scientific analysis of theories as well as the three-dimensional illustrations of major physical motions. It also stresses the aspect of spiritual enrichment so that a practitioner may cultivate a noble integrated character. Additional postage required. Item B039 / $84.99
Taekwondo: Korean Traditional Martial Arts: Philosophy & Culture
Grandmaster Kyong Myong Lee, a certified WTF ninth-dan, writes this 300-page, full color, coffee-table sized book offering a panoramic overview of TKD. Item B034 / $59.95
Authentic Tang Soo Do
Learn authentic Tang Soo Do (Korean Karate) from an internationally known and respected authority, Grandmaster Chun Sik Kim, known for his dynamic technique, as well as his knowledge of Tang Soo Do. Item B035 / $124.95
Encyclopedia y p of Taekwon-Do
By Gen. Choi Hong Hi This one of a kind encyclopedia has 15 volumes consisting of 5000 pages with 30,000 photos. The encyclopedia is the culmination of General Choi’s lifelong research into TKD’s history and development. Additional postage required. ORDER NOW, LIMITED SUPPLY! Item B014 / $295.00 (Hardcover) (English Version) Reduced to $275.00!
Taekwondo Kyorugi: Olympic Style Sparring
Learn sparring secrets of Olympic Gold Medalist and four-time World Champion Kuk Hyun Chung, WTF Deputy GeneralSecretary Kyung Myung Lee, and translator and editor Sang H. Kim. This text identifies the strategies, techniques, conditioning, and training of top competitors. Item B027 / $12.95
Freestyle Sparring
Woojin Jung has written the ultimate freestyle sparring book for beginners to advanced martial artists in all hard-style disciplines. Regardless of skill level, the skills, drills, tactics, and conditioning taught will make you a faster, stronger and smarter fighter. Item B033 / $19.95
The Making of a Martial Artist
Bring the role of martial arts into your everyday life. This book offers practical lessons on harmonious living and helps turn dreams into reality. Item B002 / $20.00 (Hardcover)
Martial Meditation: Philosophy and the Essence of the Martial Arts This 370-page textbook by Dr. Daeshik Kim and Allan Back examines the essence, distinctions and dynamics between art, sport, martial arts and martial sports and their historic and philosophical perspectives. Item B021 / $22.75 (Hardcover) Reduced to $9.95!
Eastern Spirit, Western Dreams
This 226-page memoir captures the true hardships and joys of a small town, South Korean farm boy, TKDT Publisher Woojin Jung, who lives out his American dream. 44% DISCOUNT FOR TKDT READERS! Item B038A (English) / $14.00 Item B038B (Korean) / $14.00
Mastering Taekwondo Sparring: The Basics A comprehensive look at all aspects of sparring and how to become the complete Taekwondo fighter. Item B029 / $29.95 Reduced to $19.95!
Best Instructor + Best School = Best Life!
This 329-page book written by Grandmaster Woojin Jung is a must-have for school owners, instructors and students with a dream. Not only a helpful guide for new students to find the best instructor possible, this book is also a guide for new and established instructors and school owners on how to successfully manage and maintain a martial arts business. Endorsed by prominent martial artists from around the world and from many different styles, Grandmaster Woojin Jung’s book is a testament to his dedication to the martial arts and his business know-how. With more than 150 photos, Best Instructor + Best School = Best Life! will help the student, the instructor and the school owner find and run the business of their dreams. Item B030 / $25.00
Gold Medal Mental Workout for Combat Sports Package
This set includes one book, one training log and four CDs. Use the techniques of Gold Medal Mental Workout, proved against the best in the world, to unleash the master within you. Let Dariusz Nowicki, the top East European sports psychologist, show you how the science of psychology can combine with yyour skill and physical y training to make you a winner! Item BPP01 / $59.95
Stretchingg Scientificallyy
This book written by TKDT columnist Tom Kurz will help you attain maximum height in your kicks and to be able to kick at that height with no warm-up! Learn how to stretch safely and quickly to achieve and maintain your maximum flexibility; how to make your muscles grow stronger and longer so you stay flexible all the time; how to do splits even if you are over 40 or 50; and how to kick high and do splits with no warm-up; how to develop each of the three kinds of flexibility—dynamic, static active and static passive—to suit every athlete’s needs. 214 pages. g Softcover. Item BPP02 / $25.99
Explosive Power and Jumping Ability for all Sports
How well you jump and how powerfully you punch, pull, or throw depends on your explosive power, on your special endurance for explosive movements, and on your speed, coordination, and flexibility. This book tells you how to develop each of these abilities. 138 pages. g Softcover. Item BPP03 / $23.95
Science of Sports p Training
This book uses the sports training know-how of internationally known training specialists to improve your speed, strength, power, endurance, coordination, and flexibility, as well as technical and tactical skills, while avoiding overtraining and injuries. Apply time and energy-saving methods in your training. Master your techniques faster, react quicker, last longer, and prevent injuries. Improve your speed, strength, endurance, and coordination. Integrate physical training with mental training. 424 pages. Softcover. Item BPP05 / $39.95
Featured Books Children and Sports p Training The needs of boys and girls in sports training are dramatically different. Learn how to match the right sport with the right child, the right training program for the age and gender of the child. Learn the “sensitive ages” for development of movement abilities (endurance, coordination, speed, strength, flexibility). 250 pages. Softcover Item BPP04 / $29.95
The Will Power
This complete martial arts book by Maurice Elmalem has over 700 photos, illustrations and instructions, plus special training drills for fighting, endurance, speed and power. Learn breaking, self-defense, fighting applications, and how to become the best of the best. Paperback Item BPP06p / $29.99 Hardcover ItemBPP06 h / $34.99
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Breaking Unlimitedd by Maurice Elmalem is the only book written solely on the art of breaking. It features step-by-step instructions on how to break wood, glass, bricks, ice, cinder blocks, and more, in many different ways. Paperback Item BPP07 / $29.99 A special book for studying and perfecting the “soft art” of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. It details step-bystep the technical aspects of various techniques and submissions using easy to understand photos. Paperback Item BPP09 / $29.99
Discussingg the martial art founded byy legendary g y Bruce Lee, Jeet Kune Do, the book contains: lessons from the ring, g sparring, p g overcomingg adversity, y free ego g training, g the two arts, environmental impact, modern martial arts, Bruce Lee’s five ways y of attacking, g and firearms training for martial artists. Paperback p Item BPP10 / $29.99 This explosive p book byy Maurice Elmalem covers all aspects p of figghtingg with over 1000 p photos, various figghtingg styles y of martial arts demonstrated byy movie stars, historians, celebrities and ggrandmasters. An essential book for everyone y to have for its ideas on p protection, survival and selfdefense, Fighting g g Dynamics y offers students information on how to improve p and develop Olympic y p style y fighting g g techniques, q meditation, jjudging, g g and speed p strikes to eliminate opponents pp quickly. Paperback Item BPP08 / $29.99
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High strength plastic construction allows the board to be re-breakable time after time. A rubber palm pad provides a cushion for the holder. Different colors represent level of difficulty. Item K011 White $34.95 Orange $34.95 Green $34.95 Blue $34.95 Brown $34.95 Black $34.95
Double Focus Target
Two separate pads are bound together to create a training aid that enables you to actually hear the strength of your kick. A sturdy, elastic wrist band ensures that the target will not leave the holder’s hand. Item K002 / $24.95 Reduced to $19.95!!!
Jangg Bongg Sul (Longg Pole)
This three-section staff easily screws together to form the six-foot long bong that has been a part of Korean martial history for over 4,000 years. with a durable core surrounded by a padded covering that will cushion str Item K008 / $29.95
Karate Kritters
They’re back! These cute little toys make karate sounds when you squeeze their belly. Each stands 6” tall. TIGER—Item KKT1 / $9.95 BEAR—Item KKB1 / $9.95
Goodwill Tour T-shirt
Mark the historic Goodwill Tour of the North Korea TKD Team in the U.S. The official logo features a black belt handshake between North Korea and the USA and speaks of Harmony, Friendship and Peace in English and Korean characters. This 90/10 t-shirt is available in adult medium and large in both gray and white. Item S001/ $10.00
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Bamboo Fighting g g Fans
This shoe uses existing RingStar technology with Hapkido specific refinements to create the first shoe born for Hapkido. HapkidoGear shoes are specifically designed for both training and sparring. The unique materials used in this make it the lightest, most comfortable and protective shoe available. Item NPP01 / $ $82.99
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Learn fan warfare with this fabric fan with a bamboo frame. Item FF01 / $12.95 – Red or Black
Display your belts in this stylish rack. The rack measures 12” x 25”. Belts not included. Item DR01 / $31.95
The New Tactical Cane from HapkidoGear is designed to be the perfect training aid in the Dojang and to meet the requirements of real world usage. Using high tech aluminum alloy and durable powder coating in it’s construction along with sure grip knurling on the shaft, this cane is the most highly developed and versatile ava Item NPP02 / $75