n ant performs its daily functions throughthe woods. Focused on its tasks, it jumpsunexpectedly into a leaf fallen on theground with such fortune and at the verytime that an overflow from the river

entering the land puts the leaf to float dragging it intothe stream.So are we individuals in the river of life and change:

forces proportionally similar to that of an ant, facingenormous powers such as the furious rapid of arunaway river that descends unrestrained between therocky cliffs.So is also humanity, facing the river of changes. So

small... and so powerless... That's why I smile sadlywhen I see politicians promising the impossible, beggingfor votes, falsifying realities. The world of men is onlyone bubble tucked into a larger one, like the ant and theriver.The nature of things is what it is. You can make a

dam, but sooner or later the water will find its way to thesea. The river of history opened floodgates and thecommunicating vessels theory has proved to beworking. Globalization is a historical power, and nomatter how much it's rigged, the flow of liquids inmotion is causing torrents of unstoppable changes.In the West, where we lived in our bubble, the opening

of the floodgates is beginning to cause casualties. Thefirst is the middle class, because when yourcommunicating vessel is at 100 and that of the others isjust at 5, all you can hope for is that yours starts tofollow a downward path. The "emerging countries" (awell-fitting name for these economies!) have alreadyemerged and the big island, the primary Lemuria, thePangaea of the humans, the mother of all lands, China,has awakened in its enormity; without lifting a finger,without a change, without having to make anyconcession, the Chinese have finally stamped their footagainst the floor.Europe, a drag of the twentieth century Rome,

shipwrecking in nationalist selfishness and medievalsmallholdings, breaks in two between the South and theNorth, while the Czarist East is burning and in the West,Britannia is castled in its "differences" like a balloon

caught by the Americas. In that scenario, the Southpowder keg explodes; the Arab Spring (which is alreadysoftening up with autumn rains) was nothing more thanmeasles and, from a bit lower, fever keeps seriouslyrising with the Ebola.Leader and winner of the latest global strife, America

yields without giving out its economic leadership toChina and sticks a thorn in the flesh of oil producers,who with the fraking or hydraulic fracturing, see howtheir bargain is running out, even before the deposits areempty.But, above all... we are too many! And global warming

probably has more to do with the breathing of allmankind than with anything else. Laugh if you want! Butit sure is like that and no one dares to say, because it isfrowned upon and is very politically incorrect! Years ago,we learned that methane and nitrous oxide content inthe flatulence of cows, affected climate change morethan anything else. But, what is it that has grown morein recent centuries on the planet? Yes, you got it, we aretoo many and, like my friend Lorenzo used to say over30 years ago, everyone wants to eat three times a day,like an English lord. You can't extract water from anempty well, the saying goes.Plugs in communicating vessels have been partially

removed, and liquids in the pipes are adjusting in a sortof up-and-down wave swell. In the West, perhaps therewill be times in which we'll go up a little, like a series ofstronger waves that could deceive us amid an ebbingtide, but there's no adjustments or magic methods sothat the nature of things take its course. Those whoshout "we can" are paradoxically only the cry of thepowerless, as empty and useless as sterile is the spermspilled by the man hung in the gallows. Nobody will "bellthe cat", because it's not a cat but a fire-breathingdragon, and in lava no one can surf.Harsh times are to come for our Western cultures...

the clash of civilizations, no matter how bad thesituation can be and despite the many stomachs itmay upset, is nothing compared with the groundswellthat is starting to break through. The Tsunami is here,folks! And in the meantime, all we do is look at ourown nails...

“Success consists of going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.”

Winston Churchill

“If we want things to stay as they are, everything must change.”

Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa. "Il Gattopardo".

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THE ART OF NEGOTIATING

We had agreed to meet in order to tape his video just a few monthsbefore the terrible events of September 11th. Lieutenant Omar arrivedon a non-stop flight from New York with his team of impeccablyuniformed assistants. At that time no one could have possibly imaginedthe work that the city’s security forces would have to carry out tryingto save lives in the attack on the World Trade Center. Doubtless manyof Omar’s colleagues, students and friends have lost their lives in thatlabor.

Despite the many criticisms directed at the security and intelligenceforces of the U.S.A. since the attacks on New York and Washington, itis still possible that they have the best specialists in the world ofsecurity. We all know that a level 10 security is not possible, howeverthe world doesn’t accept that and chooses to demand the impossible.Omar is one of the front line experts. He trains people like himself whohave to face the toughest situations in order to learn how to solveproblems as negotiators. He told me in our interview: “When you are ina hostage situation you are totally alone and you need to be able tomake life or death decisions, and so people selected for these tasks

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must not only be physically prepared but they must also have nerves of steel”. I askedhim how someone could train for such work and this was his answer: “Well, they makeus go through all kinds of tests, and after three days without sleep or food theyinterrogate you and put you into situations in which you have to make the correctdecision.”

Without a doubt martial artists represent a group of people who have many of theattributes needed by security experts and their techniques can be adapted to verydifferent situations: “Kokkar is a combat system of direct application which has beendeveloped to meet extremely high risk situations and even though it is based on MartialArts its techniques are fundamentally of a professional nature”.

We saw him in action and we liked what he did. He demonstrated professionalism anddetermination and a level of maturity that you don’t often see in someone so young. ButOmar has already had a full life. During his stay in Europe he went to various unlikelyplaces. Some of his trips are unexpected and others secret. We know for example thathe went to Israel and that he also visited Italy, but even as I write these lines we havestill not had any news of him and I really hope that he wasn’t in New York on that fatalday in September because as an expert in “the front line of action” he answered directlyto the United States Federal Government in extraordinary situations. In any case hereis his work with our magazine and his video, which is a jewel for professionals, andanyone interested in live combat.

Omar Martinez SestoA Super Expert

Lieutenant Omar Martinez Sesto has an impressive curriculum. He was born in Argentina and was headhunted bythe Americans for his tremendous gifts both as a martial artist and for his strength of character. He is an official level 3trainer – Special Tactics -, for the A.P.M.I.A. group (American Police & Military Instructor’s Ass.) with six years ofteaching experience in Florida, New York and Los Angeles with various components of the following Special Forces:

• H.E.A.T. (Hazardous Entry and Arrest Team) • S.O.T. (Special Operations Team)• S.W.A.T. (Special Weapons and Tactics Team) • H.B.T.T. (Hostage Barricade and Terrorist Team) • S.O.R.T. (Special Operations Response Team)

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• U.S. Marshalls – S.O.G. (SpecialOperations Group)

• F.B.I. (Federal Bureau ofInvestigation)

• C.I.A. (Central Intelligence Agency) • S.E.A.L. Teams – U.S. Navy.• U.S. Army Special Forces • Sheriff’s Department.

As such he is the brains behind thespecial KOKKAR combat system whichis a method specialized in hand to handcombat, special tactical disarming andoptional weapons (which makes specialreference to the tactical knife) whichhas already been adopted by a largenumber of high risk teams because it isseen as one of the most practical andefficient systems which can be used bynegotiating teams and secret agents.

Lieutenant Omar Martinez Sesto hasbeen presented with two specialawards during his career:

• The Iron Eagle, awarded for honorand merit, (Washington, 1996).

• The Golden Eagle for meritoriousservice (Washington, 2001).

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“The inherent complexity of high-risk situations is clearlyreflected in the contents of the professional qualifying

programs for Special Groups as in the case of “Close Combat” and “Hand to Hand combat” which tend to

be developed in a way that is integrated with the C.B.Q.(Close Battle Quarter).”

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The American Experts speak:

A lot of people say things andthen unfortunately we later findout that that isn’t the case at alland so we wanted to gathertogether information about thisofficer from several well-knownand highly respected experts inthe field. These are theirexpressed opinions:

"Omar has created the bestprogram of optional weapons

that this unit has ever used. Hisskills and competence make the

execution of his system trulyterrifying”.

- Captain John Marino, Director O.S.T., Florida

"I have been in the field of lawenforcement for 25 years and

KOKKAR offers sometremendously effective

perspectives on action for theSpecial Forces”.

Sergeant Mark Gibson, Head Instructor Special

Teams, New York.

"Lieutenant Martinez Sesto hasshown the KOKKAR system to be

feasible and at the same time toincrease the margin of

operational efficiency in HighRisk Units”.

Frank Talbott, Director F.O.E., New York,

Florida, Los Angeles.

The special Kokkarcombat system

There are a large number ofspecial combat systems, whichprovide theories as well asoperational responses to thedifferent problems that inevitablycome up after each failed HighRisk Situation. Most of thesesystems claim to develop simpleanswers to these problemsbased on arguments such as“absorption time” or “operational efficiency ratios”.They adhere to the formula thatstates, “Least complexity equalsmore speed in the field (that is tosay less time) equals moreefficiency”. If we do a quick andsuperficial analysis of thisproposal we find that it seemslogical and highly practical, but intruth it is essentially inapplicablebecause it does not take intoaccount the reality of High RiskSituations (H.R.S).

These situations arecharacterized precisely by theextreme operational complexitynecessary to maximize themargin of success of the actionsas well as the highly unstabledynamics of the events. On theother hand an important numberof X variables (unknown factorssuch as the exact number ofoffenders, exact data onweapons, ammunition, andrations; whether a hostagesituation exists, exact information

about the state and or conditionof same, the modus operandi ofthe criminal which would allowhis future actions to beanticipated, or knowledge aboutthe existence or not of an escaperoute and so on). All thesecharacteristics produce a criticalsituation, which is beyond theaction and response capacity ofconventional forces. The inherentcomplexity of high-risk situationsis clearly reflected in the contentsof the professional qualifyingprograms for Special Groups asin the case of “Close Combat”and “Hand to Hand combat”which tend to be developed in away that is integrated with theC.B.Q. (Close Battle Quarter).

In the opinion of many expertsin special police combat, specialcombat without weapons or withalternative weapons (forexample: the knife) is of relativeor secondary importance. Theyhold that the Special Forcesmust give priority to instruction inspecial weapons and they arecorrect. However, there arespecific cases of highlyspecialized groups (for examplethe "Hostage Barricade andTerrorist Team", the S.O.R.T."Special Operations andResponse Team", the H.R.T."Hostage Rescue Team", and theT.O.U. "Tactical OperationsUnits") in hostage rescuesituations and drug trafficking in

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which training in O.W. (OptionalWeapons) and H.T.H.S.C. (Hand toHand Special Combat) has toppriority (Priority 1).

This training is of vital importancein the case of groups on hostagerescue missions for the agent ornegotiator who penetrates the "HotZone" (confl ict zone) generallyspeaking unarmed or in the majorityof cases unable to open fire withoutputting the life of the hostages atrisk.

On the other hand the Special AntiDrug Squads regularly use secretagents who f ind themselves inextremely delicate situations as theyattempt to infi ltrate the criminalcircle, maintain a presence andoperate within it. A typical situationfor these agents would be theinterviews with the so-cal led“brains” of these activities, whichalways imply the impossibility oftaking firearms. In such a way thatin the case of suspicion and/orconflict the survival chances of the

operative are determined by hislevel of preparedness in optionalweapons and special hand to handcombat.

Especially for these groups and forthe rest in general K.S.C.S. hasprepared Theories of Action andInstructional Programs based onmaterial for Special Hand to HandCombat (H.T.H.S.C. – C.S.C.) andTactical & Fighter Combat Knife,which responds to the differentplanning and projects carried out bythe Security Forces.

It is also important to point out thatdespite the fact that high risk actionsoften imply the application of the"Final Option", unless perceivedotherwise, the units should alwaysprotect the life of both the innocentvictims and the criminals. Given thisfact in the first phase of K.S.C.S., theactions are developed with theobjective of neutralization withoutdeath so that they can then progressto more severe levels of application.K.S.C.S. is characterized by multiple

actions and the reasons for this areas follows:

1) Due to the specialcharacteristics of this type ofsituation it is quite feasible that thefirst action does not produce thetheoretically desired effect, which iswhy training is done within a “modelof action” which develops thecapacity to flow with the unexpectedchanges which normally occur duringsuch interventions.

2) To cancel each and everypossible response to our actions bythe criminal.

• Although it is improbable that allthe possible responses by theaggressor can be covered, eachsequence builds up a series of“habits” which by means of mentalspeed and concentration allow anefficient control of the offender’sphysical possibilities.

3) To overload or “saturate” thecriminal’s mental processing. .

• When faced with weapons or insituations of hand to hand combat it

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is very important to understand that whatever action theoffender takes or is going to take is initiated by a mentaldecision and a neurological order. In order to overcome orcancel his ability to react the concept of “saturation” hasbeen developed.

4) Angles – Positioning and Protection Zones. • Continuous actions allow us to manipulate the

adversary’s body and improvise a human shield in theface of aggressors. At the same time the uninterruptedpositioning over the criminal makes it difficult for his

colleagues to shoot you or attack you. At the same timethe constant searching for correct defense and attackpositions allows you to perform the opening or closing ofcombat zones, retrieve or capture weapons and searchfor zones of protection.

In conclusion, K.S.C.S. is a highly special izedapplied system, which is based on the scientif icstudy of human physiology, which guarantees a highmarg in o f opera t iona l e f fec t i veness in C.C. -H.T.H.S.C. (Close Combat – Hand To Hand Special

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Combat ) and O.W. (Opt iona lWeapons) situations.

Levels of Kokkar SpecialCombat System

The various courses offered havethree levels of content. Each one hasdifferent degrees of aggression withits corresponding logistical responsemethodology. The levels are:

I. Blue level – S.R.T. (StrategicResponse Team)

II. Green level – T.R.T. (TacticalResponse Team)

III. Red level – S.O.T. (SpecialOperations Team)

Blue Level – S.R.T. (STRATEGIC RESPONSE TEAM)

TARGET GROUP: State andMetropolitan Police

OBJECTIVE: Neutralization T. C. GROUP (TECHNIQUES

CONTROL): divided into two:a) For D.N. (Direct Neutralization):

by application of P.T.P. (PressureTactical Points).

How does this work? By means ofdirect pressure on the nerves andspecific arteries whose effect issimultaneously achieved in twoareas:

Brain: by applying P.T.P. theaggressor reaches his neural level oftolerance so that he losesconsciousness and where the targettherefore is the “psyche”.

Body: by applying P.T.P. aparalyzing shock is produced in the

body whose consequence is a short-term incapacity to perform anyphysical action and where the targettherefore is “physical”.

When should this be applied? Inthose situations where non-application implies a high level ofpotential danger and where the mainpriority is to end the aggression.

Summing up therefore the P.T.P.group is applicable in thosesituations where the capacity of theagent or agents to neutralize may bequickly exceeded.

b) For I.N. (Indirect Neutralization):By means of the application ofimmobil ization and unbalancing(which is always done in conjunctionwith P.T.P.)

How does this work? Using amanipulation of the skeletal andmuscular system and moreconcretely, applying it on thearticulations corresponding to theshoulder, elbow, wrist and fingerareas. The objective of thismanipulation is to “close” thearticular mobility of these areas,which in K.S.C.S. are considered keyareas because the aggressor’sactions are init iated there. Thistechnical group requires priorpreparation for its effectiveapplication.

When should this be applied? Inthose situations in which a certaindegree of potential control ismaintained and where the attacks areisolated and not complex. This groupallows an ample spectrum ofmanipulation and mobility over theaggressor’s body, which facilitates itsimmediate delivery.

Green Level – T.R.T. (TACTICAL RESPONSETEAM)

TARGET GROUP: federal police,intelligence agency, secret service,and U.S. Army (Marine Corps, U.S.Navy).

OBJECTIVE: Neutralization II(including the possible application of"The Final Option")

T.C. GROUP (TECHNIQUESCONTROL): the concepts of D.N.and I.N. are based on “one dynamicgroup”. At this level different types ofaggression are possible with thefollowing characteristics:

• Multiple aggressors with orwithout weapons

• Firearms (short and long)• Restricted spaces (with and

without innocent civilians)• Ample spaces (with and without

innocent civilians)• Different combat scenarios:

houses, buildings, airports and soon.

How does it work? By applying“selective sensitivity” and “peripheralvision” which are concepts exclusiveto the K.S.C.S: method. Theapplication of these concepts allowsthe agent to adapt dynamically to the“sudden and continuous changes”which are characteristic of thesesituations and at the same timeendowing him with responses whoseapplication represents a broad rangeof possibilities.

When to apply it? In hostagesituations and varying degrees ofterrorist actions.

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Red Level – S.O.T. (SPECIAL OPERATIONS TEAM)

TARGET GROUP: Special Forces level III,police and the military.

OBJECTIVE: Final Option.(ACCESS TO THE DETAIL OF LEVEL III

IS RESTRICTED)

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RAPE AND MURDER

Sexual violence hasincreased so much in

recent years that inthe United States, for

example, exceeds onemillion per year, beco-

ming a huge epidemic.RAPE is no longer just a

problem involving women,but also children, and con-sequently, our society in

general should educate chil-dren, youth and adults alike

on their rights. But whilesociety doesn't wake up to this

reality, women must help them-selves.

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ome years ago in theUnited States, a mentalhealth study wasconducted in whichabout 9,000 female in all

schools around the country wereinterviewed getting amazing results.25% of women in these schools hadbeen raped at some time. Over 50%of these violations weremade by romanticfriends. And almostall the victimswere between15 and 25 yearsold. "Over90% of them

didn't report the incident." In Spain,in recent years, we have beeninformed about the abuses andhumiliations children and adultwomen suffer constantly.Aggressions, abuses of all kinds,rapes and deaths are not alien toAmerican statistics. This issomething that happens all over theworld.

Cases like girls of Alcacer; AnabelSegura; the rapes in Huelva

perpetrated by the gym teacherof a school: Victor José

Mojarro had raped 17 girls,the older of them being

scarcely 12 years of

age. Other recent headlines remindus of the Spanish statistics. Womendie each month at the hands of theirhusbands. And they are not sick orcrazy; husbands, ex-husbands,boyfriends, partners or lovers who killtheir women are just MURDERERS.In Spain occur annually 300,000physical attacks on women. Andmany of them have a tragic outcome.These and many other victims of ourcountry, not only make us consumein sadness, but also force us to thinkabout how to prevent and train ourown children to try to avoid suchtragedies from occurring in ourfamilies; God forbids!

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Many violent men are able to keep a picture ofrespectable people in their jobs. The crime of rape is theonly one in which the victim requires a "Certificate ofhaving defended herself".

WHY SO MANY RAPES ARE NOTREPORTED TO THE POLICE?THERE ARE SEVERAL REASONS:1) The already traumatized victim can't stand any more

stress and trauma. So she'd rather try to forget theincident and take it out of her mind. This is quiteunderstandable and sometimes it can work.2) Victims are ashamed; they fear the reaction of the

family or close friends. They think that if their familylearns of that fact, they may even end up distrusting herand her behavior. On this subject, we must educatefamilies to face such situation, because a victimseeking understanding and affection must besupported.

3) Another problem that often arises is that therapist may be a member of the same family or aclose friend (this occurs in a high percentage ofcases). It has also been found that in nearly 50%of cases, the victim knows the rapist. My advice

is, even so the victim should see a specialist,police, family member or friend of extreme

confidence and report the incident. In thisway she can avoid future attacks.

"When problems come frontallytoward us, we must charge frontally

against them.”4) It also happens that the

victim may end up believingthat she was actually thecause of the aggression,perhaps for not having triedto avoid it when shepreviously had glimpsed

such possibility. She mightbe also afraid that theaggressor can do it again andcause her further damage.

Even if you think so, if youdon't really want that ithappens again, you must besure of your true desires andintentions; if you don't want toremain being a victim, thenyou must resort to methodsthat allow you to ultimatelyeradicate this major problem.

5) Also the victim is afraid ofthe legal procedures, whichcan turn into manyembarrassing and humiliating

moments for her. My dear female friend, after sufferingthe greatest humiliation that a woman may suffer in herlife, you shouldn't be afraid to report the matter to theCourt and attempt to resolve it in front of the Authorities.If all victims denounced their aggressors, this sort ofevents would be diminishing.

Raping can happen anywhere. Almost 50% occur athome, at the home of the victim herself. The duration of arape usually takes between 2 and 4 hours. The shortestlegally so far recorded lasted 20 minutes. Other popularplaces are cars, parks, offices, toilets, airports and muchtoo often in prisons.There are two key factors that impinge on

kidnapping and rape as essential aspects, and theseare:a) Isolation.b) Incessant period of time.

CHANGING THE RISK OF BEING A VICTIM BY TAKING AN ACTIVEPART IN MARTIAL ARTS

It is clear that physical exercise can greatly improveyour image. Even doctors are treating depression withexercise. Any person following a regular physical trainingprogram can clearly say that after training, usually feelsmuch better physically and mentally. All you need is aminimum of 45-60 minutes per session, at least two orthree times a week. It is believed that exercise stimulatesthe release of chemical substances within our body thatproduce a good sensation. In another term, these feelingsor emotions allow the person himself acquires a greaterself confidence. Strong feelings, better vibrations, andincreased levels of internal security. This combination offactors is reflected in the gait of the person, his or hergestures and his or her general attitude. This will also bevery important in the warning to a potential attacker,saying: "careful, do not mess with me".

Recently, another study has shown that physicalexercise is one of the three or four major factors that existto extend our longevity and enjoy a healthy living, alongwith a balanced and good nutrition, rest and no drug use.

But apart from deciding to undertake some physicalactivity, you should take care about knowing first thedifferent martial systems that exist in your environmentbefore making your final choice; this can be very helpfulbecause although all oriental arts are good and beneficial,not all of them may be of your liking or capacity, becausethis will depend on many personal factors and thetechnical criteria of each system. In other words, everyindividual, man or woman, child, adult, etc., has differentphysical and mental qualities; on the other hand, we allhave certain limitations, either naturally, by accident,injury or illness. To help you from here to form an idea ofwhat I'm trying to express, let me outline below the mainpoints of the different martial arts in a brief description.

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MARTIAL ARTS SYSTEMS1) JUDO: It means "Gentle Way", a method of unarmed combat. The art includes studies on the principles of

balance break, movement, the using the opponent's weight and effort to execute techniques and a specific mentalattitude. Developed by Grandmaster JIGORO CANO, modern Judo has 5 instruction stages. In a fighting situation, theJudoka (Judo practitioner) induces his opponent to bend forward making him lose his balance thus facilitating to throwhim down to the ground. It is a hand to hand fighting method, a grappling system with imbalances and throws. It is

also an Olympic sport.2) JU JUTSU: It means "Gentle Art". Ju Jutsu is a generic term applied to

many armed and unarmed Japanese fighting methods, with a greatemphasis on flexibility, which characterizes by its knees

techniques, immobilization techniques, throws,hitting techniques, holding and using certain

weapons. Ju-Jitsu is the art in which Judohas its roots.

3) AIKIDO: It means "the Way ofUnifying the Energy" or the "Way of

Harmonious Spirit". It's a methodof self defense without weapons,

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of a great beauty, founded in Tokyo in1942 by Grand Master MoriheiUyeshiba. Aikido is based on theprinciple of harmony and noresistance to the opponent. In thepractice, the Aikidoka tends to wraphis partner turning around his center,and stays in harmony with him whilemaintaining flexibility and stability. InAikido the idea of destroying aperson, "does not exist".

Anyway, Judo, Ju Jutsu and Aikidopartake of a common factor. They'reall part of Oriental wrestl ing, incontrast with Karate, Kenpo, Kung-Fu and Tae-Kwon-D, and othersimilar style, which are forms ofOriental boxing.4) KARATE: means "Empty

Hands" is a modern Japanese termthat emphasizes the linear working inthe arts of empty-handed hitting,kicking and performing throws andblocks from Okinawa. It uses thedischarge of energy at the point offocus.5) KUNG-FU: It's the phonetic

transcription of a Chinese wordmeaning "perfection in everything inlife", "splendor", "work skill", etc.,therefore, it is a term wrongly used

in the West to describe a style ofChinese martial arts. A goodwriter would have Kung-Fu inwriting plays; a good doctorwould have Kung-Fu inmedicine, and so on. Sowhen someone says hepractices Kung-Fu, thenext question should be:O.K., but what style ofKung-Fu? And it could bethe style of the Tiger, theCrane, the Mantis, etc.The term is used in theWest part of the countryto describe a fightingsystem in China. Most

styles of Kung-Fu use a circularmotion above the Japanese straightlines or straight strokes. Chinesestyles develop more flexibility andspeed and not so much discharge ofenergy.6) TAE KWON DO: It means

"hitting with fists and kicking". It is aKorean term used to represent thestyles of Korea. Korean arts usestraight lines, but emphasize more onusing leg techniques.7) KOSHO-RYU KENPO: Literally,

"the Spiritual Path of the Old Pine",the Kosho-Ryu Kenpo is the familyart of the Kosho-Mitose clan monks,and its current descendant of the22nd generation is Grand MasterTHOMÁS BARRO MITOSE. Similar tothe arts and styles of Karate, thoughearlier in time, it uses empty handtechniques as well as leg techniques.It stresses speed, continuity ofchained movements, and naturalnessin its responses. Finally, it combinesstraight l ines with circularmovements intertwined.8) Kenpo-Karate, Lima Lama,

Kajukenbo, Fu-Shih Kenpo, etc.,are modern systems of martial arts,all of which lay emphasis on streetself defense. These innovative andflexible methods of oriental martialarts, based on the principles ofcontinuity and economy ofmovement, have sought the betterapproach and research to addresscurrent situations. They applyblocking and deviation techniques,and make use of the whole humanarsenal: empty hands, forearms,elbows, knees, kicks, stomps,sweeps, lever and projectiontechniques, etc., with or withoutweapons.9) Full-Contact, Kick-Boxing,

Koshiki, Sabaki, etc., are modernsystems of combat sports, very

effective indeed, both in sportingevents and also applied in self-defense. These disciplines useprimarily punches, kicks, sweeps andknees, and in the case of Kick-Boxing and Sabaki, they accentuatethe using of knees kicks and elbowstrikes. The Koshiki allows the use ofopen hands and projections.10th) The Krav Maga (meaning in

Hebrew "hand-to-hand combat") isthe official system of combat andself-defense used by the IsraelDefense Forces (IDF), Israeli policeand security services, and numerouslaw enforcement in the UnitedStates.

Developed and refined over yearsof confl ict, Krav Maga puts theaccent on the ease in learningtechniques that have been provenmany times in real confrontations.

In general, all the above systemsare beautiful and effective whenperformed by real experts who havededicated many years to its study,development and improvement. Thatis, when they have reached theKung-Fu thereof.

Again I must remind you that it'svery convenient and necessary thateach of you try to be acquainted withthem before the final choice. Onlythen you will know which one suitsbest your own needs andcharacteristics.

Martial arts and combat or defensesports existing today bring abouthuge physical, mental and spiritualbenefits, reinforcing the personality,character, and overall health, anddeveloping self-confidence,prevention and anticipation, reflexesand physical and mental balance ofthe practitioner. Also, in critical selfdefense situations, they provide thenecessary knowledge to repelcriminals, rapists or murderers.

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to readers, as if we started from scratch, toresize its grandeur and reframe so many years offruitful collaboration with this magazine.So we return to the beginning, to its

presentation, but nothing is as it was then.Shidoshi Jordan Augusto Oliveira and ShidoshiJuliana Galende have won the respect of themartial community and developed a worldwideorganization with branches and representatives inseveral continents.Nothing is casual, since the Kaze no Ryu has

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Japanese: Shizengo; and within this culture,shining with its own light, its personal spiritualtradition, the E-bunto "the Great Strength"(known in Japanese as "Ochikara"), a set ofhermetic knowledge that have secretly survivedthe passage of centuries.All this makes the Kaze no Ryu school an

absolutely extraordinary and exclusive experience,a living treasure of profound Japan which, almostlost in its country of origin, shines again thanksto the teachings of these great Masters fromtheir Hombu dojo in Valencia, Spain, to illuminatethe world with the wisdom, the grandeur and thestrength of a people and a culture distinct andunique.For martial artists who love the Samurai

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BU (military, war).. GEI (art)

Bu is related to the military, the martial; Gei, in turn, means art,or performance. So, Bugei is a joining of kanji, which has as aninterpretation, “art or performance of war”, denoting a moregeneric aspect, which includes and embraces the diversespecialties not only of Bujutsu but of its sub-specializations.Bujutsu, in turn, denotes the strategy or the function of thesewarrior arts, the way by which the practice reaches its objectives.

Bugei, or Military Art, had its origin in old Japan, though it wasonly studied for purposes of warfare. Nowadays, its ideology istotally centered around the tradition of the art. For this reason, allthe disciplines have a common relation: the search for reality andefficiency, an essential factor for the training of a warrior.

It was in the Tokugawa Era (also known as the Edo Period, 1603to 1868 AD) when the military culture reached its historic andtechnical height. The population was divided into four socialclasses: samurais, farm workers, craftsmen, and traders. Thesamurais were the dominant class. They held absolute power overthe people and their lands, having the sword and their familyname as their symbol. They possessed an honor codedenominated Bushido.

Approximately nine centuries of expression of military power inJapan shows that the nation was imbued with ideals and ethicsparticular to those warriors, with an impressive sense of mission.Those elements, which drove the bushi to act in importantscenarios of Japanese history, were strongly surrounded by a firmbelief in the divine origin of Japan, with a determination thatwould confirm the belief in the power of weapons, even though itimplied death. The code of behavior demanded an

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unquestionable obedience to the mandates of one’s immediatesuperior, to whom was attributed a link with the divine past.

Bugei was taught in the military schools—Bujutsu Ryu—thatwere so widespread throughout Japan that it is impossible toknow the exact number of them.

Yorike Mizuguchi, who would later change his name to ManaboOgawa, was the ancestor of the whole genealogical tree of theOgawa family. Yorike was a priest and believed in the messagesfrom the gods as the initial way of elevation. After that, Manabowas recognized by the priests as the direct Kokeisha (successor)of the traditional lineage of the Kawa village. It is thought that theadopted name—Ogawa—is very likely a homage to his re-birth inthe waters of the “little river” that ran through the village.

The Kaze in the Bugei Ryu came to Brazil through the Ogawafamily, which disembarked at the Santos port at an undetermineddate and which has as its reference the year 1935, beingestablished in the state of Parana in the south of Brazil. ShidishiJordan Augusto initiated his trajectory in Bugei through KazuoOgawa and Kibashi Hirayama. Later on, under the guidance ofRoberto Kunio Araki, he received the grade of Shidishi from thehands of Ogawa Hiroshi, and along with it, the permission toteach the tradition of the lineage.

There are indications from history referring to the developmentof the techniques by Ogawa Hiroshi himself. So, they say thatuntil the decade of the 70s, in Brazil our lineage was also calledOgawa Ryu, since much was developed by way of efficiencythanks to our soke. It is possible, therefore, to see difference inwhat concerns Kakuto in Bujutsu (real way of war) whencompared to the Kaze in the Ryu from Brazil and other countries.

Within the study of Bugei from the Ogawa lineage are the arts ofKobujutsu and Taijutsu.

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Literally translated as “old art of war” (ko – old; bu – war; jutsu –art), this word has been very much utilized as a reference to thepractice with weapons. In fact, through the years, there has beengreat confusion about the Martial Arts. It is common that theJapanese arts use expressions in accord with the nativelanguage. That being so, it is logical that many terms will besimilar.

Certain classic styles of Jujutsu, for example, commonlydenominate the practice with weapons as Kobujutsu, but notincluding the practice of specific old weapons like Sai, Tonfa,Kama, etc. In this way, it is correct to affirm that in these cases,the term Kobujutsu is utilized to refer to practices with classicweapons, such as the Jo, Bokuto, Tanto, etc., only beingemployed as “old art of war”.

There are many arts practiced in the Ogawa Ryu, among themare, Kenjutsu, Iaijutsu, Battojuts, Jujutsu, Bojutsu, Tanbojutsu,Tantojutsu, Yarijutsu (Sojutsu), Naginatajutsu, Saijutsu, Kamjutsu,KusariFundo, Nawa no Gikko, and Kyujutsu.

Tai Jutsu is a Japanese term that means corporal Martial Arts,corporal art. Tai means body and jutsu, art. Despite being quite anindeterminate word, Tai Jutsu is a very old way of fighting, whichendeavored to perfect and prepare students for all kinds ofsituations in which they did not have weapons or any other kindof protection except their own body. With this intention, the arttook very wide dimensions due to the infinite situations that mightarise in corporal fighting.

So, as many weapons have been developed to offeradvantages in combat and through time and from the diversecultures one can find an immense variety with very differentends, the human body has also improved in its use of structural

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components, the head, trunk and limbs, with attack anddefensive aims.

In Japan, just as in other warrior countries, unarmed combattechniques became so effective that they went on to be studiedand applied against any kind of adversary whether armed or not.The study of angles, traction, impact and bars that could be donewith the body and the damage that they could bring about incertain areas, have been exhaustively studied to the point wherethe unarmed arts could achieve the same advantages with anadversary with the most dangerous of weapons. It is possible tofind, for example, the unarmed technical applications against anadversary with knife (Tanto Dori) or with sword (Shinken ShirahaDori).

Tai Jutsu is basically divided into three arts of body contact. Thepart that studies the way of grabbing (immobilizations andchokes) is Jujutsu – a very old art that descends from Kumi-Uchi(Yoroi Kumi-Uchi in the case of using armor), a way of fighting thatsought to take the adversaries to the ground, very effective for thedevelopment of the mind-body connection. Still within Jujutsu, forits immense number of techniques and immobilizations, onestudies, with quite a lot of emphasis, fighting with the feet, butwith a connotation closer to gripping.

Another part of Tai Jutsu is Kenpo, an art that deals withaggression and bodily strength. The philosophy of Kenpo is tolook for the naturalness of the body in union with its aggression.This violent way of corporal fighting was developed with warfareobjectives.

And to complete Tai Jutsu, we have Aiki Ju Jutsu, a very oldfighting technique based on harmony and on the use of internalenergy, known as Ki.

Nonetheless, some characteristic sequences are utilized withinthose of Jujutsu and Aiki Jujutsu as forms of Seiteigata. That art is

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known as Koppojutsu and emphasizes attacking the bones.Another factor that makes Tai Jutsu extremely effective is the useof bars and angles of locks, fractures, and twisting of joints,known as Kansetsu no Gikku. There are many historicexplanations about why there are so many techniques dedicatedto the joints. The most common version refers to the origin ofarmor, which was made to be flexible and therefore left only thejoints accessible as targets of attack.

MAKIMONO, TRADITIONAL DOCUMENTS

If we analyze the composition of a paper well, no matter howgood the text is, it will never truly express programmatic contentexistent in the knowledge of a professional. For the mosttraditional Bugei masters, what is written down on paper and indocuments might not be as significant as the analysis oftechniques and their executions. Even so, it is the best referenceor legacy of a master to a student in so far as the tradition of histhoughts and his origin go.

In the old days, the values of a training period in Koryu wereplaced in documents that had the name of Kaiden so that relatednomenclatures were spread to Menkyo Kaiden, Densho,Kaidenshom, Makimono, Ryusho, and others. Though there arestudies that investigate the differences among each one of themand their respective applications, with the legacy of Gendai Budo,a great doubt arose concerning the grades and titles that wereattributed. With the rise of the modern arts, which utilize the DanKyu grade system, the information from the past has remainedsomewhat adrift and suffocated by the rise of the new arts.

The Kaiden system is known in the West as a “license” totransmit certain knowledge. In the most traditional schools, apart

from Kaiden, there is the Makimono, a document that containsthe necessary specifications of each Ryu and the specifications ofits genealogy.

For decades, there were many specifications in thesedocuments. Their contents were valued by way of the continuityand direction of a certain Ryu—flow; current; nagare, which refersto the lineage—which, in the consistency of the facts, determinedthe real heirs and holders of the knowledge of that school.

Ishino Shihan presented the translation of the documents thatrepresent the Brazilian Bugei Society and that holds ShidoshiJordan Augusto as Daihyosha, or representative, of the Ogawatechniques in Koryu Seiteigata (established forms in a specificorder).

Shidoshi Jordan Augusto, referring to the makimono, affirmed inan interview: “Any and all documents must be seen as a reminderthat you make up or have made up part of something important,something that was good for you. Nothing more.” And he goesfurther: “The document doesn’t make you special in anything,quite the opposite; all that is symbol becomes a target. As for thatfact that many support themselves in the documents to conquer aspace they think they need, we have to remember that we are all,at some point in our interior, fragile and small. The illusionaryworld is there and we all participate in it. Respect must comefrom the inside out, not from the outside in.”

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The straight sword in the Tai Chi Chuan style

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Speaking about Tai Chi, I haveoften found that people aresomewhat astonishment tohear about weapons like thestaff, the spear, the halberd,and the fan. For many, it isdifficult to associate theseweapons with present-day TaiChi Chuan.On my long road of study andpractice of the interior styles ofKung Fu, I have always foundinstruments that complete theempty hands exercise. Tai Chihas also contributed toenriching my experience intradit ional weapons andthrough this method I havediscovered a vast andattractive world. Now I feel it ismy duty to transmit thesetreasures of the art, a part ofthe art that is almost unknownnow, even for the mostimpassioned practitioners ofthis style.In my school, the Tai Chiweapons programs involve,after the study of the straightsword, the sable, the longstaff, the spear, and the fan.

“The straight sword, for its versatility, isalso very useful for other external styles ofKung Fu, such as Hung Gar, Choy Lee Fut, Tsui Pa Hisien,Bak Hoi Pai, Shaolin Chuan

and others.”

4,000 year history speaks of the vast fieldof traditional Chinese weapons, whichdeveloped at the same time as the historyof empty hands Kung Fu. It is probablethat in ancient t imes, the use ofrudimentary weapons acted as the

forerunner for the arm and leg fighting techniquesand sword techniques.

In the old, classic Chinese novels, we oftenfind episodes of combat and almost always

we find reference to weapons.MO HAY, or PIN HEI, represents the widefield of traditional Chinese weapons,

which can be sub-divided into twocategories defined as YIN weapons

and YANG weapons.To PIN HEI YIN belongs the

group of weapons that wereoriginally designed for other

objectives. Peasants andfisherman especially, but also

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“It is probable that in ancient times, the use of rudimentary weapons acted

as the forerunner for the arm andleg fighting techniques and

sword techniques.”

frequently monks and hermits, adaptedtheir utensils or work tools as occasional

weapons to defend themselves in varioussituations: sticks, rakes, hatchets, oars, rope,

poles divided into two or more sections forbeating rice, and others like stools, pipes, chains,

fans, crutches, whips, etc. In time, thanks to the work ofmany masters, the use of these tools with martial objectives was

developed and perfected to ever greater extents. To PIN HEI YANG belongs the group of weapons that were designed

as weapons. They are considered the Weapons of the Warrior. In theold days, only the dominant class, the aristocrats, the soldiers, andthe police could carry real weapons, while they were strictly forbiddenfor the general population. Among them we find all the various kindsof swords, halberds, spears, knives, and many more.The various styles of Kung Fu, in their evolution, incorporated the

use of one or more weapons in their programs, creating new technicalpossibilities, new applications, and new symbolism.The handling of a specific weapon in a style is, in the majority of cases,

initially born for uses that are primarily martial. Where the empty hand techniquedoesn’t reach or is too ineffective, a skillfully handled weapon can appear.

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The use of a weapon offers thepractitioner skills that are unattainable inany other way. The technical level of thepractitioner improves by way of physicalpower, coordination, precision,awareness of trajectory, and theawareness of one’s own energy.

In the Tai Chi Chuan style as well, theuse of the weapon is born with thisobjective. Being an extremely refinedstyle, the weapons that complete andrepresent it are refined. Therefore, nobleweapons appear in the form and themovement: the straight sword, the sable,the staff, the spear, and the fan are themost important.

In past t imes, no aristocrat ornobleman could have fought only withpunches and kicks.

Through time some of these weaponshave been forgotten and are unknown tothe present day Tai Chi practitioners.That is because the modern technicalprograms have accustomed themselvesto the great transformation that the TaiChi style has suffered in the past century,losing a great part of its martial aspect,transforming it into a soft and simpleexercise.

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“The variousstyles of KungFu, in theirevolution,

incorporated theuse of one ormore weapons

in theirprograms,creating newtechnical

possibilities.symbolism.

“Through time someof these weaponshave been forgottenand are unknown tothe present day

Tai Chipractitioners.”

We mustn’t forget that the history of this method involvesvarious centuries with purely martial intentions, with its heroesand champions who have been referred to as “invincible

masters”. Nowadays, the straight sword and the sable are thetwo weapons most often used by the majority of the Tai Chi

practitioners. But unfortunately, as had already happenedwith the empty hands technique, these instruments alsosuffered mistaken interpretation that spoils the sense of

their application and their historical meaning. The straight sword, for its versatility, is also very usefulfor other external styles of Kung Fu, such as Hung Gar,

Choy Lee Fut, Tsui Pa Hisien, Bak Hoi Pai,Shaolin Chuan and others.

The “Nei Chia” internal styles like TaiChi Chuan, Pa Kua, Hisin I, Li Ho, WuTang and others, utilize the straightsword in order to be able to interpret

their principles and technicalcharacteristics.

In the VIII century, during theTang dynasty, certain

personalities were found

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who were very skilled in the handling of this weapon,such as the famous poet Li Po. During the morerecent Ming dynasty, especially in the area where thefamous Wu Tang Shan mountains are found, manystyles of Kung Fu were born and developed, and inparticular, the straight sword found here manypractitioners who were feared and respected for theirskills. Some swordsmen from that epoch becamelegends, among them: Wang Chen Ming, Wang TzunJeh, Il Mo Lan (the famous one-armed swordsman),and others.

This weapon is also frequently represented inmythological figures. An important personality isLu Tung Pin, one of the Eight Immortals whoalways carries the double-edged straight swordwith him. In the paintings that represent themythical hero “Kwan Kun”, sanctified by thepeople, with his inseparable halberd, he isoften accompanied by his son “Kwan Pin”armed with a straight sword.

The origin of the straight sword seems togo back to the per iod of the SHANGdynasty, between the first and the secondmillennium BC.

Since then, this weapon has always beenconsidered noble and therefore the privilege ofthe dominant class: the officers used the straightsword denominated JEN, while the commonsoldiers used a sable called DAN DAO. Thegentlemen, and sometimes also the women of acertain social class, didn’t look down on theemployment of that weapon.

In the old days, the aristocrats had swordsforged with beautiful bands and very frequentlythey were enriched with precious stones (jadewas often used). One could find symbolsetched into the blades, handles, or sheaths(dragons, phoenixes, lions, etc.) as well as

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legendary figures; one could also find warscenes or simply the name of theswordsman or the name of the school towhich he belonged.

The image and symmetrical shape—straight, pointed, elegant, and at thesame t ime mart ial—symbolical lyrepresent how the will and spirit of thepractitioner should be.

The weapon is made up of a handle thatcan be used with one or two hands, withthe end part generally reinforced in orderto be used in combat. Another feature isthe “elsa”, the hand protection thatgenerally ends with two points turned overthe side of the blade.

The blade, quite subtle and symmetrical,is double-edged and pointed. Often, at theend of the handle an end piece is foundthat underl ies and accompanies themovements. This piece, nowadays utilizedfor embellishment, reminds one of whatused to be used to dazzle the adversaryduring combat.

The sheath, replete with decorations orinlays, is used as much for striking as forblocking.

The double edge of the blade allows formany uses: cracking, hatchet strikes, andcircular attacks; while the pointed end

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“The officersused the

straight sworddenominatedJEN, while thecommon soldiersused a sable

called DAN DAO.”

“La vaina,valorizada condecoraciones otaraceas, se

utiliza tanto paragolpear comopara parar.

makes direct attacks and thrusts from the longdistance particularly effective.

In the Tai Chi Chuan style, the weapon isnormally held in the right hand. However, inthe rest position, it is held in the left hand, inreverse fashion, with the thumb and indexfinger facing downward and the other threefingers bent around the handle. The blade isheld vertically along the outside of the arm,reaching the level of the shoulder and comingto the height of the ear.

We have to consider that depending on themaster and the school, the dimensions of thesword can vary. For example, we find someJen only 70 cm long and others that reach onemeter and a half. However, the mostcommonly utilized length is around one meter.The flexibility or rigidity of the blade dependson the metal used. Today the tendency is touse mixed alloys that stand out for theirlightness and flexibility, but often make themovement less precise and efficient.

The hand that doesn’t hold the weapontakes on a particular position called Hui MingShou, or Hisien Ching Lu: “The hand thatindicates the way” or “The hand of theimmortal”. The index and middle fingers arestraight in line with the back of the hand, theother two fingers are bent and the thumbcloses them on the palm. The Hui MingShou posture accompanies all thesword techniques: the two tensefingers indicate and direct themovements of the weapon,channeling the flow of energy.

The Chi f lows into the fingers(channels of two important meridians

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in traditional Chinese medicine) and brings energy tothe blade or the wrist that sustains it. Sometimes theHui Ming Shou gathers energy from the outside inorder to transmit it directly to the weapon, usingthe arms and the body as a bridge. In that way theHui Ming Shou becomes a kind of virtual swordthat accompanies and consolidates the materialsword (It is said that Hui Ming Shou hides thesecret and the spirit of this sword!).

Another characteristic is the universalnature of the symbolism, in fact, one canfind images sacred to many religions andcultures. Very frequently in the MartialArts one compares the use of thesword with the use of the paint brush.A painter who observes the handlingof the sword can find his habitualgestures with the paint brush. Swordand paint brush move in the air andover canvas. Circular movementsenclose and create space and callup energy… Direct movementsconcentrate attention, focus theenergy and, with action, revitalizethe Yang.

Util ized in the Tai Chi Chuanstyle, the straight sword expressesall its elegance: movements thatare at times slow and harmonious,at t imes fast and fluid, givingrhythm to the form.

The alternation of circular andstraight trajectories, along with theclassic movement of the chargeand discharge of weight, typical ofTai Chi, always remind us of theunion of the two fundamentalprinciples: Yin and Yang, whichthrough their transformations,regulate all the vital processes.

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“Very frequently in the Martial Arts one compares the useof the sword with the use of the

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Translation: Sophia Wang

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Shaolin

The eternal spirit of Shaolin

I've met, the man I've learned to estimate, is simple,insightful and extremely sensitive, but he has aninner fierceness springing unexpectedly from hiseyes, only for those who can perceive. But when hefeels really at ease, he transfers more the sense ofbeing child who is playing with you, a child that you

want to protect and embrace. He's full of life andenergy and a mixture of candor with innerfirmness that makes him so different andspecial.Over the years, the sympathy that arose

between us turned into friendship. However,it was something that sprang outspontaneously from the first moment, aspossessed by something imperishable andtimeless. It is not the first time thatsomeone has handed us the phone simplyto hear each other voice, in an absurdand loving repeating of our names (hespeaks in Chinese and I don't).Beyond the anecdote with thismagazine editor, Shi de Yang has a

deep knowledge of Shaolin Kung Fuand he is considered thegreatest authority on thesubject. Despite his slightbuild, when it comes to showhis Kung Fu, it alwayssurprises you hisstrength, flexibility and

firmness.

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Nevertheless, not being in favor of suchdemonstrations, it's been years that De Yangpromotes himself as a SpiritualMaster rather than a MartialMaster, although in his case, itwil l never be a completedivorce, because Shaolin KungFu is deeply steeped in hisreligiosity and vice versa, atleast in the personalperception that stems fromhim.Today we bring in cover an

exceptional interview with him,because a whole newgeneration of readersshould know him, andin doing so, like somany of us, theywill learn to lovehim.

Alfredo Tucci

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“It was there, inthe same temple,where he methis Master ShiSu Xi, one of thefew survivingmonks to theCultural

Revolution, towhom he

accompaniedhim untilhis lastdays.”

Interview with Grand Master Shi De Yang

rand Master Shi De Yang hails from a town calledTaikang, out in the Henan Province, China, just a fewhours’ drive from the Shaolin Temple. His whole familylives there and he visits them often. As he told us, hispassion for Martial Arts began from a very young age,but it was not until his teens that he decided voluntarilytravel to the sacred lands of Shaolin Temple.

It was there, in the same temple, where he met his Master Shi SuXi, one of the few surviving monks to the Cultural Revolution, towhom he accompanied him until his last days.Shi Su Xi was one of the most respected Shaolin monks, and the

master of most of the monks of the "de" and "xing" generation of theShaolin Temple. He spent over 70 years devoted to the protectionand propagation of the Shaolin tradition.

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“A Wushu formresembles a pearlnecklace, where

movements are thepearls linked by athread: there areintertwined combat

techniques,transition and

defensemovements.Nonetheless,Shaolin Gongfugives priority tolearning thosemovements of

defense.”

Shi De Yang in turn is a monk of the31st generation Shaolin and today isone of the leading exponents oftraditional Shaolin culture worldwide.He belongs to the southern gate of theShaolin Monastery or Nanyuan, one ofthe two branches that have survivedthrough the years.Master Shi De Yang has traveled half

the world teaching Shaolin Kung Fu tocountless people from different cultures

and nationalit ies. Italy, England,Hungary, Argentina, Uruguay, Mexico,Canada, and Spain are among themany countries he has visited, thusbecoming the epitome of Shaolinculture worldwide.The Master De Yang is an expert in

Traditional Shaolin Kung Fu, and thisknowledge has catapulted him to thetop of the most famous and respectedmasters in China and the world. He has

specialized in Da Hong Quan, XiaoHong Quan, Luo Han Quan, ShaolinGun and Shaolin Jian, among otherstyles of Shaolin Boxing.Shi De Yang currently conducts his

Wuseng Houbeidui School located inDeng Feng, in the province of Henan,just two kilometers from the ShaolinTemple.In the last 10 years, Martial Arts fans

worldwide have been able to enjoy his

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“The Master DeYang is anexpert inTraditional

Shaolin Kung Fu,and this

knowledge hascatapulted himto the top of themost famousand respected

masters in Chinaand the world.”

over 200 DVDs and nearly 50 books published.Undoubtedly a great job for the preservation of Shaolintraditional culture and Kung Fu.

“Shaolin Kung Fu helps us develop a healthier andmore positive state of mind, allowing us to influence our

friends or our family, bring them joy and plant the seedof goodness in everyone around us, thus contributing to

create a more harmonious society.”Shi De Yang

The Interview

First of all, thank you for the interview; we knowyou are always very busy. You've been travelingoutside of China and spreading the Shaolin culturefor a long time. In which year did you begin to traveland why?A pleasure and thanks for the interview. I

remember I started to travel abroad in 1993. I firsttraveled to Italy, then I returned to China to goto Xiamen and later I went to the island ofTaiwan. The biggest impression of allwas that in only a month I traveled bycar, train, boat and plane; It was avery fun experience.

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Alfredo Tucci: How many countries have you visited so far?Maestro Shi De Yang: I must confess that I don't keep an exact

record. Since 1993, except for two years in between in which I didn'ttraveled abroad, every year I have received invitations from differentcountries, minimum one and maximum six or seven in the same trip.On many occasions, the countries I visit are different and I usually

make two or three journeys a year.

A.T.: Knowing different cultures certainly will have enrichedyou on many levels. What have such experiences representedto you?

M.S.D.C.: I haven't drawn conclusions from my travels,because every culture has its own splendor and every story itsown beauty. But my experiencetells me that there is a need toimprove communication inthis world so that we canlearn from each other andgive way to a moreintegrated society.

A.T.: How do you seethe growing demand forShaolin Kung fu in theworld?

M.S.D.C.: In recentyears we havewitnessed agrowing demandShaolin Gongfu (少林 功夫). I thinkit needs no moree x p l a n a t i o n s :everyone wantsa healthy bodyand, at thesame time,achieve spiritualsatisfaction. It's like

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“In recent years wehave witnessed agrowing demandShaolin Gongfu.

I think it needs nomore explanations:everyone wants ahealthy body and, at the same time,achieve spiritualsatisfaction.”

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“Shi De Yang currentlyconducts his Wuseng

Houbeidui School locatedin Deng Feng,

in the province of Henan,just two kilometers fromthe Shaolin Temple.”

enjoying a meal, Shaolin Gongfu is the gourmet dish for our spirit, so more and morepeople want to know it and fall in love with it.

A.T.: Why do you think this happens?M.S.D.C.: In relation to the previous question I think it corroborates it. It is a

phenomenon which shows that Shaolin Gongfu is a treasure. There is a Chineseproverb that states: if it's gold, it shines anywhere (zhen jin fang zai na li dou hui fangguang - 真金放在哪里都会放光的).First, Shaolin Gongfu practice increases positive energy (zheng neng liang正能量);

however, if not practiced in the right way it can harm both our body and our mind

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(spirit, xin ling 心灵 ). It's necessary that the advantages of ShaolinGongfu be known so that more people want to practice.

A.T.: Chan is a very powerful tool for today, but many people in theWest don't have a clear idea of what it is, and they ignore the way topractice or how to approach it. Any advice?

M.S.D.C.: Chan (禅) is to be found in our day to day. Besides, we allknow that is a very powerful tool, so why not seek it in our daily lives?We say that walking, sitting, lying down, eating, dressing, harvesting,working, learning, etc. everything is Chan. If it is perceived withkindness, Chan first increases spiritual discipline. Second, it providesvalues to society. To this it must be added the sitting meditation, thecombination of movement and rest will increase the perception speed ofChan.

A.T.: In other interviews,we remember you saidthat normally, in theShaolin Temple, monkshave different tasks, sothey have little sparetime to practice Kung Fu.At what time of the day dothey usually train? Or is there aspecial group to practice Kung Fu?

M.S.D.C.: Shaolin Gongfu is training andtherefore incoming monks need a tutor, Shifu(师父 ), to guide them. Evidently, they shouldperform the basic maintenance of the temple.On the other hand, for the monks of more

advanced age, in addition to studies of Buddhismand the working of Chan, Gong Fu training aims toimprove the practice of Chan.

A.T.: If someone is interested in the Shaolinculture, where should he start? Which would be thesteps he should follow?

M.S.D.C.: Martial Arts fans who just have met Shaolin Gongfu muststart with the basics: kicking - ti tui (踢腿), stretching - ya tui (压腿), bajing (拔 筋). It's essential to follow the instructions and guidelines set bythe Shifu.

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“Master Shi De Yang hastraveled half the world

teaching Shaolin Kung Futo countless people fromdifferent cultures and

nationalities.”

A.T.: Many practitioners of traditionalShaolin Kung Fu wonder about the proper wayto practice. Could you give us some advice?

M.S.D.C.: There's no particular method for thepractice of traditional Shaolin Gongfu; simplyeliminating irr itable mood and thoughts ofbecoming famous overnight. We must keep ourfeet on the ground, so that each step we take ison firm land without losing balance, and this isachieved through sweat and sacrifice.

A.T.: We have seen you in severaldemonstrations execute the form Da HongQuan and we know it's your favorite: Couldyou tell us briefly about its origin and features?

M.S.D.C.: Sure, Da Hong Quan (大 洪拳 ), likeother forms, has many versions. To furtherunderstand this, we could compare it to alanguage class; each student can have his or herown interpretation of the teacher's explanations.Da Hong Quan is an explosive and quick form,but fluid as the flow of a river. It has a very steadyrhythm, with strong but harmonic ups and downs.All this is the result of perseverance: an intenseworkout is the basis of Shaolin Gongfu.

A.T.: Do you think that the techniquesappearing in the forms could be applied in areal fight?

M.S.D.C.: A Wushu form resembles a pearlnecklace, where movements are the pearls linkedby a thread: there are intertwined combat

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“Shi De Yang in turn is amonk of the 31st generationShaolin and today is one ofthe leading exponents of

traditional.”

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“There's noparticular methodfor the practice of

traditional Shaolin Gongfu;simply eliminatingirritable mood and

thoughts ofbecoming famous

overnight. We must keep our

feet on the ground,

so that each stepwe take is on firm

land withoutlosing balance,and this is

achieved throughsweat andsacrifice.”

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techniques, transition and defensemovements. Nonetheless, ShaolinGongfu gives priority to learning thosemovements of defense.

A.T.: We have recently seen a DVDshowing the form of Qi Xing Quan,and it looks very different from whatis commonly practiced. What's thedifference?

M.S.D.C.: In society, many martialartists filmed tutorials of Qi Xing Quan (七星拳) and that's why it also has manyversions. The one we have recordednow is the form inherited from theShaolin Temple. The Shaolin Taolu (套路) are not very different, they simply differin some positions and movements.

A.T.: What other DVDs have yourecorded in the last years?

M.S.D.C.: The latest tutorials includetraditional Shaolin forms of Duilian (对练) and stick (棍术). One of them is theoutcome of my own experience andtraining. I hope you like it.

A.T.: We know that you haverecently visited Argentina, Uruguay,Bolivia and Ecuador and haveopened there an association for thespreading of the Shaolin culture.Please, tell us what this is about andwhat most caught your attention inthese countries.

M.S.D.C.: Yes, as you'vesaid, I've been visiting

four countries in South America for amonth. From this experience I keepthe best memories, which can onlybe obta ined when you l i ve i tpersonally.I remember a boy in Bolivia with two

years and three months of age whobesides being able to pronounce inChinese, he showed great discipline intraining. It was a pleasure to see theway he was slowly learning.In the village of "life is beautiful" in

Ecuador, the boss was already 60 yearsold, but his practice of Chan

surprised all of us who werepresent. Again, I havelearned a lot from my trips.

A.T.: What are yourplans for this year2015?

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M.S.D.C.: Host countries will be responsible for the planning of2015, so all those who want to make contact with me can look up atmy itinerary online.It is an honor for me to receive invitations from different countries to

meet and train with all lovers of the Shaolin culture, is also a pleasureto do so.

A.T.: Any message for the readers?M.S.D.C.: I wish all my friends success in their Shaolin Gongfu

training. Increase your discipline in Martial Arts and carry this positiveenergy to all those around you to create harmony in the world.

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Another more advanced but typicaland rudimentary Body Change thatoccurs in training either of thesemethods, is in the automaticfunctional responses of thepractitioner on a structural basis. Thisis where the muscles get stronger andfaster, as well as developing newneural pathways to increase a moreautomatic or reflexive responsewithout conscious thought, but againthis is done in all Martial Arts and notthe deeper physiological changes thatthese special methods create.

These are referred to as "methods"(not a style) as they were ways andapproaches to training, not merely aphysical form of compiled techniques,but rather a way to completely rewireand change the entire body. They arealso methods of utilizing the vitalpoints of the opponent with fargreater results based on neuro-functionality and physiology. As such,each uses a separate approach; theCrane enacts the practitioners ownBody Change capability and the TigerEnacts the Body Change upon theopposition. So it would appear at firstglance that they are equal, justdifferent in their approach... but thereis an important distinction... the Tigeractually enacts both!

Now that in itself would not makeone necessarily better than the other...

that is totally in the hands of thepractitioner and how they developwithin each method or in their abilityto correctly deploy it. However thegreater possibility, probability andcapability all lay within the domain (orclaws if you will), of the Tiger. To BeAble To enhance your ownfunctionality and potential as youweaken the opponent, is a distinctadvantage... we are not just talkingabout hitting a weaker target on theopponent, but fundamentallyweakening his physiological structureto make that and all targetssubstantially weaker.

In the past expositions on Kyushowe have discussed how the balanceof the individual can create weaknessor strength in the body or its ability towithstand strikes. This is valid stilland utilized in both methods of Tigerand Crane, but these physiologicalchanges are even deeper. This iswhy these two methods have beenrevered above al l others forcenturies; it is our modern addictionand dependence upon machines,chemicals and measurements thathas obscured this knowledge from usfor so long.

So which would win in a fight?

Again that would depend on thepractitioners skills acquired in eachmethod, but think of this:

In our modern time we have seenthe advent of MMA, where originallymany fighters of various disciplinescame together to compete usingthose methods. What we borewitness to was a great wake up call tomost Martial Artists, and that was ifthe Tiger (Grappler) got past theCrane (Striker), there was little chanceof victory for the Crane. What wasalso evident was that until peoplestarted cross training, the striker wasvirtually lost when the grappler gotpast the strikes, but the grapplercould easily enact bothmethodologies from either range.

Now the above observation is notthe basis of the Kyusho informationon Body Change being related to youwithin this posting... but it does helpto delineate and explain the ideologybehind it. These are both high skillsto be sure, but completely forgottento time. We have found thisinformation however deeply buried inseveral old texts and scrolls requiringover 10 years of deciphering,research, cross research with medicaland scientif ic apparatus andknowledge and yes more field testing.This has and wil l have profoundimplications in the Martial Arts(especially Karate Kata) as well as allprofessional and amateur sports, theircoaches and trainers and the holistichealth practitioners around the world.

So when we look at the Bubishi, wemust understand that man had a more

In the ancient Bubishi there are two hand to hand combative methods prominentlydiscussed and depicted, they are the Tiger method of Body Change and the Cranemethod of Body Change.

These two methods (purposefully not referred to as styles), have within them the"Body Change" dynamics that yield certain physical skills and mental acuity as theydevelop a specialized spirit or tactical approach. This occurs with actual changes inthe Neuro Functionality of the body as well as the mental accesses / cross neuralprogramming These are deeper physiological changes, not the more rudimentaryIron Shirt or body strengthening changes (yes these are a part of the overall BodyChange concept within, but again the base levels and not the full change potential).

intense and natural understanding of the humancondition based on experience and observation. Inmodern times we developed such sophisticatedmechanical devices to look inside, but we lost ourhuman connection via conjecture based on mademachines and chemicals. When you get back to thenatural law of experience and observation the

information of that day and age begin to revealthemselves. They did nt try to re-think the human,

test it with man-made devices, they listened,recorded and refined via the natural route... so too

must we if we are to really understand thedeeper ramifications in these type documentsand the Martial Arts themselves.

Other Applications?

To understand this concept a bit more, let'slook at professional sports (any of them), fromFootball (US) to Soccer, to track, Boxing,Hockey, Race Car driving, Swimming,

Gymnastics.... and all the rest, there are great

“So when we lookat the Bubishi,

we mustunderstand thatman had a more

intense andnatural

understanding ofthe human

condition based onexperience andobservation”

athletes and then there are the elite athletes. The Elitepossess this incredible attribute naturally and why they arefaster, stronger, more agile, etc... but beyond that theyhave unlocked the full human potential! Their sport oozesout of every pore and they move as no other in that sport...this is natural talent... but again it can be learned andtaught as it is all neural reprogramming and we haveuncovered it's essence and how to manipulate certainaspects.

For the Martial Artist this can be incorporated intotheir forms, techniques, warmups, even fightingwhere it should always lead to, and join thatwith enhanced targeting abil it ies (yes toKyusho Targets... those weaker anatomicalstructures that keep the body functioning andeven standing or conscious) from increasedspeed and dexterity and it is the ultimatepackage.

This information is something that affects theperformance of the human body, as well as waysto correct the malfunctions that occur during ourlives. If we can help you enhance your physicalactions and physiological functionality, thiswill increase the health and longevity ofthe practitioner as well.

If you can effectively Body Change (as with the CraneSkills) for greater Neurological Potency and Ability, you willcommand greater effect on an opponent; this is a valuableand fantastic skill above and beyond the typical MartialArt. However if you can do that along with enacting aBody Change (as with Tiger Skills) for greater Neurologicalweakness in the opponent as you gain a greaterNeurological ability in yourself... well that Trumps all.

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PUKULAN (“STRIKING”) IN SILAT

In my last article, I gave an overview of the entire Satria Fighting Arts Pencak Silatsyllabus so that you would better understand the whole. In this article, we aregoing to cover the fundamental principles of striking, a hugely important part of allSilat and south-east Asian fighting arts. 'Pukulan' is a word that means 'striking',and the first aspect of all striking, is to clarify which parts of the body are to beused. All traditional Silat systems are Pukulan-based, but not all use the same partsof the body. South-east Asians are, by and large, not as tall or as heavy aswesterners. So they naturally rely on their striking to be quick, accurate, crucialtiming as well as using correct and effective parts of the physical anatomy.

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Correct use of Physical Anatomy

You have all heard the saying “hard and soft “ in the mar-tial arts? Well, in the SFA, we use 'male' and 'female'. Themale aspects of the body represent the hard parts, whilethe soft parts of the body are female. Both have to worktogether to ensure that one is both projective yet sensitive,closed yet open, hard yet soft.The hard parts of the body are considered the forehead,

elbows, knuckles, knees, shins, heel, palm of the hand andballs of the feet. As my teacher, Guru Ma, used to say, “noneed to get harder, you are already both hard and soft. Youonly have to learn how to use the hard and soft intelli-gently.” In one system I learnt in Java, in a small village

called Ciawi, just outside of Jakarta, they would apply an oilcalled “Balur”, a specific oil applied to the parts of the bodyto be used for striking, and the oil helps to condition thatparticular area. In other parts of south-east Asia, they kickand strike banana trees to get the same conditioning effector even role bamboo sticks on their shins, all purposeful inorder to increase the hardness of that particular bone beingused. Personally, I prefer hitting with the focus on speed,with precise timing in the right area for striking. But, eachto their own method.

Correct use of Angles

When we chop trees downs, we normally cut them downbetween a 45 and 65 degree angles. This is to ensureeffectiveness out of the job. This is exactly the same prin-ciple when we are hitting and striking at the anatomy. Thedirection and angles you strike in will, for sure, determine

the damage you inflict, as well as determinehow they fall as well as their reaction!! Usingangle that are difficult to determine, will beco-me an element of surprise, which is one of thebig keys in knocking someone down.

Correct areas to hit in the body

Every part of the body has it its pro's andcon's when hitting. For example, an elbow stri-ke to the head will cause the soft tissues of thebrain to bounce around the bony wall, causingtrauma and confusion. But as it is also the har-dest part of the body protecting the brain, so

hitting a particular soft area in the head with yourknuckles will cause more damage.

A hit to the temple area disturbs your equilibriumbut at the same time you may miss the area as it isnot particularly the biggest. The same applies withthe neck, having huge benefits but easy to avoid.Every part has its good and bad points, which is whyin most Silat systems, they learn to break the bodydown into the twelve most vulnerable parts: head,eyes, throat, nose, ribs, solar plexus, bladder, groin,outside of the thigh and side of the knee.

Timing and Accuracy

A good fighter can win by throwing fewer strikeswith less effort simply by executing the strike withperfect timing and accuracy. In addition, havingthe understanding of hitting and moving goes along way. Very much like when Bruce said in Enterthe Dragon “boards don't hit back” - a force thatis coming on to you is very different than a forcemoving back or slipping to the side. Think of amoving tennis ball that is hit at the right time andin the right area. It will return much quicker. Thesame principle applies when hitting someone.That is why sometimes, fighters have gone downby what appears to be of little force, but carefullyobserved however, and you will notice that it'sperfect timing and accuracy being executed.My recently released instructional DVD 'Sembah

Pukulan' (also available for online streaming viaVOD) is the follow up to 'Practising the Sembah'and I go through various techniques and applica-tions for striking.

WHERE TO LEARN THE SATRIAFIGHTING ARTS

I have various Instructors all over who are certi-fied to teach the SFA. My website lists all of them.I hold Instructor courses in the UK, Spain, Italyand an annual one in Holland. I have also juststarted ONLINE TUITION for those who want tolearn the art for personal reasons only, as well asthose who want to perhaps make a career andbecome a Satria Arts Instructor (SFA and SatriaYoga) one day. All information is on our website(www.satria-arts.com) and Facebook (www.face-book.com/satriafightingarts)In my next article I will cover the methods of

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looked for what the particularitywas of security mission, whetherpublic or private, and wediscovered that the maincharacteristic and common to ourrespective missions was…uncertainty. In effect, noprofessional, whether a gendarme,national police, or private securityagent, can say at the beginning of amission what situations he will haveto confront. If we wanted to stayclose to reality, we therefore had tocreate a test that would link fieldsituations that are totallyunpredictable in their developmentand unrelated to one another. Inthis way we could increase theuncertainty to the maximum andput the students in a frame of mindthat was the closest possible towhat they have every day whenthey are in the field. The stressroute in its final version had beenborn! The most interesting thingabout this route is that we can alsopropose it to some private studentswho come to be initiated in Self-defense. Leaving aside professionalkinds of interventions, everyonecan, at one time or another, findthemselves facing a dangerousdog, or having to defend oneself orto defend another person from anunjustified aggression. In this way,confronted with situations that, forthem, are completely out of theordinary, the students plainlyperceive the difficulty of managinga situation in which a gesture or an

inappropriate word can have graveconsequences… what the simpletechnical practiced on a tatamican’t offer them.”“And because there are more and

more women who want to acquirerealistic self-defense methods andmore adapted to them, we havecreated a feminine Self-defensemethod,” continues Thierry. “Wenow organize with regularitytraining sessions where women ofall ages (we have a brave and loyalstudent who is going to turn 77years old!) come to learn someprecepts and simple techniquesespecially studied for the femininemorphology, which allow them,within the law, to dominate anaggressor or, should the case arise,to gain enough time to escape. Theparticularity of this kind of trainingresides in the fact that we focusmore on the psychology, as muchof the aggressor as the victim, thanon pure technique. More thananything, we seek to generateconfidence in our feminine studentsso that they don’t constitute easyprey with an attitude that is toofearful.In his search for operational

techniques, Thierry Delfief paysclose and constant attention torealism and simplicity. Thoughmoving around in the world ofprofessional self-defense, Thierryhas never denied his martial past infavor of a legal professionalism. Heclearly recognizes that the great

majority of the techniques that heteaches come from Martial Arts andcombat sports. Concerned aboutthe credibility of his teaching andaware of the constant evolution oftechniques, Thierry has begun, withthe members of the F.F.B.D. SelfDefense, an import return to theorigins of the Martial Arts. In thecontext of this constant quest, heregularly organizes some cross-training along with a discipline fromthe martial world. The concept issimple: in a defined self-defensetheme, each discipline offers theirresponses in function of theirspecifics. The objective of this kindof gathering is to create a bridgebetween the security world and thatof Martial Arts and combat sportsin order to show that no disciplineis better than another, but that thebest solution is found in the use oftechniques from differentdisciplines when they offer themost appropriate response to asecurity problem. Since thecreation of this gathering, somecross training meetings havealready been organized withprestigious experts such as: AlainFloquet (Aikibudo), DominiqueValera (Karate Contact), ChristianDerval (-Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu), Jean-Marie Merchet (Kick-Boxing andMuay Thai), Robert Paturel (FrenchBoxing) and also Raphael Schmitz(Integral Combat)…This work to get closer to the

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“In intervention, it’s necessary to look everywhere.

The smallest object can camouflage a weapon. The danger comes from the hands and it is essential

to always watch them (among others, the palms that can hide blades and rings)”

not by chance. Thierry, as a shrewd trainer, isaware that the experience of various peopleis a very valuable tool. For that, each day heenriches the F.F.B.D. Self Defense methodwith the feedback of the experience of theprofessionals that use it, in this wayincreasing its adequacy for the realities in thestreet. “Only in this way can we follow theevolution of delinquency, and constantlyadapt our dialogue and our techniques to therealit ies of the surroundings. It is thisconstant questioning that has led us todevelop a special area of hidden weaponprevention,” explains Thierry. “These pastyears, delinquency has progressed a greatdeal and has undergone an importantmutation. This novelty, in turn, has causedsome profound changes in securityprofessionals, be they public or private. Thesecurity professionals must now, more thanever, test a great quantity of preventive anddefensive techniques in order to confront theconflictive situations that they are exposed toevery day in their jobs. Now, the delinquentsgenerally act in gangs, outside of any familiar,social, or moral reference. They commitevermore grave crimes and aggressions.They are better organized and they don’thesitate to use violence regardless of whotheir victims are. Often armed and beingtrained by unscrupulous people in such away that they need not envy the training ofprofessionals, the delinquents now have attheir disposal an arsenal that’s beenespecially studied to be the most lethalpossible. I’m not exaggerating; I’ve lived thisviolence daily. During the ten years I spent asoperational director in the Intervention Groupand Parisian Network Protection (G.I.P.R.),many times I had to confront attacks withbladed weapons. During this period and after,thanks to some seizures in the field, we haverecovered an impressive arsenal of bladedweapons. The ingenuity of the delinquents isabsolutely terrifying. We can find in the streetsome chiseled and highly adapted rings thatare fit with a tremendous hook as sharp as ascalpel. Or also some lighters that lookordinary, that can be used to light a cigarette,but from where one can, with a little pressure,flick out an iron point. And, what to say aboutthe sharpened telephone cards or the onesthat are fit with razor blades, and the hatsthat have fish hooks sewn into them? Inintervention, it’s necessary to look

everywhere. The smallest object cancamouflage a weapon. The danger comesfrom the hands and it is essential to alwayswatch them (among others, the palms thatcan hide blades and rings),” assures ThierryDelhief. “Everyday objects such as a belt cancamouflage a dagger in the buckle or in theleather. A banal necklace being in reality abradawl can be tremendously effective inexpert hands. On sale to the public, theseaccessories have been seized various timesfrom adolescents on trains… Other hiddenweapons, already present in other countries,are beginning to show up in ours, some beingcapable of launching projectiles!!! We easilyunderstand that, with these kinds of objectscirculating around, the minimal control ofpapers or transport license can very quicklyswing things,” concludes Thierry.“Today, this is even more certain in

sensitive contexts like aeronautical securityfor reasons we can imagine. On September11, 2001, the general public discovered thatit’s possible to provoke thousands of deathshaving, to begin, a simple cutter as the onlyweapon. Supported by my self-defenseexperience in closed mediums acquired inthe subway brigade, I’ve developed a trainingsection especially adapted to the techniquesof what they call “tubular combat”, that is tosay, in a confined space (train, airplane,bus…). In this matter, the airline companiesregularly call me to assure the training ofnavigation personnel and of the on-boardsecurity agents,” adds Thierry.“Through its different components (tactics,

techniques, judicial, medical, field simulationwith a stress route, hidden weapon section,technical exchanges with other disciplines…)the F.F.B.D. Self Defense training tries to beas close to reality as possible. The interest inthe different methods of evaluation that we’veinstalled with my team (level, stress route) isto allow us to evaluate how the student hasmade the empty-hand or baton defensetechniques automatic. If they areprofessionals, we evaluate whether they haveintegrated the intervention methods with theircolleagues, how they specifically interpret thelegal framework that governs interventions,how they manage unusual situations (amongothers, those referring to animal attacks orfirst-aid) and many other details that willmake them effective professionals, sure ofthemselves and able to help people who

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need it. If it’s a private student, we’ll evaluate thedomination of the gestures or verbal negotiation.Obviously, in this case we equally judge the Self-defense techniques as such, but also theknowledge of the legal texts so that our studentsare capable of protecting themselves and othersbeing conscious, respectful, and law-abidingcitizens. Our course program allows the studentsto practice on the physical as well as thepsychological level. All our efforts tend to faithfullyreproduce the reality where every word ormovement that is either inadequate ormisunderstood can provoke a confl ictivesituation,” concludes Thierry.This avant-garde work of the F.F.B.D. Self

Defense, along with the hidden weapons andstress management sections, allow it to trainhundreds of students regularly. Those who havegone through these modules speak very clearly:“We believed we were in the street!” With thisconstant concern about realism, the F.F.B.D. SelfDefense training always tends toward one singlegoal: security.

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MAKING A FRUIT SALAD

If you thought that this article wasabout the fine art of food preparationyou would be wrong. After all, this is a

serious martial arts magazine and,while I actually enjoy some creativeand r elaxing time cooking in my

kitchen (I am Italian!), I chose thetitle of this month's column as

an apt analogy for adisturbing trend that is

currently proliferating inthe martial arts world.

To the point: I amtalking about the

literally hundreds

of young (20s & 30s) black belts whoclaim to have invented a “new” system or

style. You may think that, being aFounder of a martial art style

myself, I should not be sostrongly critical of others

following the same path,but…there are several

important differences.But before I highlight

those differences,let's clarify what

“founding” meansin a martial arts

context.

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There are 3 categories of innovation inthe martial arts that provide anopportunity for a practitioner to callhim/her self a “Founder”:

1. Inventing / creating a completely new,original, unique martial art. This is virtuallyimpossible at this point in history. Everymartial discipline and combat art worthpracticing already exists. Mostcultures and ethnic groups aroundthe World have, over the last 5000years, developed fightingmethods (armed &unarmed) for war,self-defense,s p o r t ,f i t n e s s ,religiousritualsa n d

even entertainment. There are only somany punches, kicks, joint locks andthrows that the human body can do.

2. Creating a “new style” of an existing,established, traditional martial art. Thisinvolves modernizing the original art byadding some carefully selected

techniques, deleting some obsoletemovements and reorganizing the structure and/ or the sequence of the material. That's what Idid with Combat Hapkido. I did NOT invent a

“new” martial art. I developed a new “style” ofHapkido, and a different methodology for

learning and teaching that greatart. I simply evolved an existingart. And, incidentally, I amextremely proud of the factthat Combat Hapkido wasformally recognized andregistered as an “official

Combat Hapkido

style” (kwan) of Hapkido in1999 by the Koreangovernment body that regulatesall martial arts.

3. Developing an “informal”,modern, loosely-structured fighting systemfor a specific group: police, military, civilianpersonal protection, etc.. These programsoften include firearms and edgeweapons training, do not require anytraditional clothing or protocols anddo not offer belt ranking.

Now that we have examinedthe 3 possible avenues of

innovation and creativity inthe martial arts, it is timeto ask how, with theimmense body ofmaterial already inexistence, can a 20year old, whobarely made it to1st degree blackbelt, “invent” anew martial artand call himselfa “Founder”.Because I amalso thePresident of ano rg a n i z a t i o ncalled “The

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World Martial Alliance” (with a distinguished board of famousGrandmasters and martial arts legends), my office receivesseveral requests a month to “recognize” young instructors as“founders” of their own art and issue them the appropriate officialcredentials. While in a few, rare cases, some of the more maturemasters have been evaluated and approved, the majority are, aswe say “a joke!” When asked to describe their new art and how ithad been developed, the typical answer is: “I took some kicks fromTaeKwonDo, some punches from boxing, some JiuJitsu locks andsome Judo throws and I combined them together.” Wow…so much for creativity! Founding a new style is not the same as

making a fruit salad where you just throw a bunch of pieces of fruitin a bowl and mix them. Anyone can do that. Founding anew style involves the careful blending of differenttechniques, often from multiple arts, in a congruent,intelligent structure resulting in a smooth flowingcontinuum and a meaningful, efficient teachingsyllabus. So the question is:

what separates thetrue Founder fromthe fruit saladmaker?The obvious

answer wouldappear to be“ e x c e p t i o n a lt e c h n i c a lknowledge”. Andthat would becorrect. But I submitto you that that aloneis not enough. I believethat AGE andEXPERIENCE mustalso be indispensablepre-requisites beforethe extremelye x c e p t i o n a lappellation of“Founder” can beearned.AGE first confers the

wisdom and maturitynecessary for responsibledecisions. It also teaches us how to subjugateour ego, resulting in sincere humility. Finally, with age, werefine the ethical thinking that generates respect andappreciation for the work of others. I do not mean that tobecome a Founder you must be really “old”. I just believethat it is ridiculous to take seriously anyone under 40 years oldclaiming to be a Founder. EXPERIENCE. In this case, it does not refer to the length of

time one spent in training(although that is also very important!). I mean comprehensive

“life” experience as well as the quality of experience. Itincludes business experience, organizational skills,creative contributions, teaching, research, etc.. In otherwords, the kind of practical, real life experience thatcan only be acquired over the course of many years

Combat Hapkido

(back to the Age factor!). Real life experience, likeage, also contributes to the maturity and wisdom ofthe individual. The two are inextricably entwined.

In conclusion, I believe that the continuingevolution and modernization of the martial arts,fueled by the introduction of new styles andmethods created by serious, dedicated, andprofoundly knowledgeable instructors, is apositive factor. The creativity, research, hard

work and courage of the true Founders greatly benefits theentire martial arts community and their contributions enrichour history. But the fruit salads poorly and hastily concoctedby young, egotistical and deluded buffoons, seeking only toaggrandize themselves are a disgrace and anembarrassment. The martial arts community must rejecttheir fake products and deny them the credibility they sodesperately crave. Let's send them back to the kitchen towash the dishes.

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„What we stand for“

A Suggestion: Read everything thrice!

1. For the first time - just as mechanically, as you are most likelyaccustomed to reading all your modern books, texts and papers.2. For the second time - read it to yourself as you would do to someone

else.3. And not until the third time: Try to advance to the essence of what you

have read, only then you can find the deeper purpose, I wish you with all myheart.

G. I. Gurdjieff

Wing Tsun Universe (WTU) does not see itself as another Union of Self-defence, Martial Arts et cetera.

We see ourselves as a movement, a movement for harmonic development,deployment of human potential. Both terms development and deployment in asense of natural change coming from within, not an artificial augment fromoutside influences, but the emergence of what has already been there. Weunderstand ourselves as another link in a long chain of active philosophies. Aphilosophy that for it's given time and location can take shape correlative to thegiven culture and come into effect.

As you most likely already know, thus is in our approach done in three differentways, basic areas our elite members train to harmonically evolve in, being:

1)WTU Wing Tsun - “Exoteric Circle of the WTU”

a)The Center of Motion - „The School of the instant“ with the fields:

Working groups: Practicegroups, Circles, Clubs, Lodges - WTU Wing Tsun

b)The Center of Thinking - „The Science of Conciousness“

Working Place: Wing Tsun University (WTU UNI)

c)The Center of Emotion - „The Path of the Heart“

• WTU Arts ans Martial Arts (AMA)

2)WTU Fiz Lez Lou - “Mesoteric Cicle of the WTU”

3)WTU Secret Circle - “Esoteric Circle of the WTU”

For all those having already developed and harmonised the centers to a certainpoint and take part in exploring new territory of notional, emotional or physicalmovement themselves.

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WT Universe

The LOGOIn this article we would like to introduce our logo and our

salutation. Our logo is no random combination of symbols,but communicates - as does our salutation - thephilosophy and attitude behind all of it.

Starting from the outside, the symbolism of the twooutstretched wings stands for freedom. They symbolisethe rise from the ground and the lifting into the skies. Onecould also say, the gain of a new perspective and anadvanced point of view. The beast the wings arerepresenting is the eagle. Protection is another aspect ofthe wing shapes. In our philosophy of the "Trinity of HumanCentres" they stand for the heart, the emotional centre,which in it's developed function is also called the "SilentKnowledge".

The sword stands for the clarity of thinking (razor-sharpthoughts), the keenness and wil l ingness, to setboundaries, to say "No" and defend oneself. Just as well,the sword stands for combat, the willingness to carry outand complete inevitable disputes here and now. Moreover,for Yang, being not only the shifting and moving force, butalso an ultimately destructive one, as new concepts canonly arise after letting go of old ones. Still, for every Yangto maintain efficacy a Yin is required. Without Yin it is but apuff without effect. Of the three centres, it is the one ofthinking, in it's developed form known as "Clear Thinking".

The two serpents mean flexibility, adaptability, healthand medicine as well as virulency to us. They symbolisethe Yin - the ever transforming and adapting character -but also the guile. Yin is the medium through which theYang is moved. The Yin without the Yang tends tostagnation. We associate them to our centre of instincts.

The circle is wholeness in itself, uniting the sum of theparts to a greater entity. The circle is harmonic andrepresents organic thinking and prospering, along with theresulting efficacy.It also circumscribes the harmonicinterplay of surrounded and surrounding parts. It is theborderline, the point of contact, of inner and outer forcesalike, which are nonetheless mutually affecting each other.The circle is the final symbol of Yin and Yang'sunseparable interaction. Unable to exist without oneanother, something forced into an extreme position of Yin,will react in an extreme Yang and likewise. Extremeyielding for example will unload in an extremely violentexplosion.

The Wing Tsun Universe Movement is not a territorialnotion, but simply the current vessel - or, even better - themoment's expression of the laws of nature it is basedupon.

Thus we see the WTU logo as a symbol for a certain kindof people. People in which the three "centres" (of thought,emotion and movement) are harmonically developed andas balanced as possible, or who are working on that, andwe are thus facing a human,possessing somewhat of a realwil l , by that activating twoadditional centres: the "Clarityof Thinking" and the "SilentKnowledge". A human being,no longer reacting conditionedto inner and outer impulses, notparroting, but through his ownexperiences gained knowledgeand abilities able to take a firmstand as a real individual. Thishaving nothing to do witheducation, status or success inhis of her outside life. A WTUpractit ioner might not be acharming or even sympatheticperson, being able to say aclear "No", setting boundaries,not looking for trouble, but stillnot afraid to face it neitherwhen necessary. As such, onedoes not seek the facelesscollective, but the realcommunity instead, knowing,that certain aspects in aperson's life can only developin healthy organicallyfunctioning surrounding.

For that reason we would liketo summarise the abovementioned in two sentences:

In order to grant eff icacythree conditions are required:The right people, to the righttime, in the right place.

Necessity creates organs.

SALVE - The salutation in the Wing Tsun UniverseIn all cultures and societies there are certain rules, that allow a better cohabitation. As such, the form of greeting each

other in martial art systems is a fundamental element, of globally valid form when coming and going. The salutation in the Wing Tsun Universe derives from the realistion of the three "centres" (of thought, emotion and

movement). Our greeting is a person's sign, who's aware of his three centres in this action and simultaneously a gesturefor the person being greeted, who on his part becomes aware of facing someone in his entity and of being given fullattention.

The basic position is an upright, relaxedstand. With the head raised, the legs initiallystay closely together (about one inchdistance), hands hanging down sidewaysunstressed. The open lead-hand (usually theright as the center of thinking) rises in a fluidmovement over the Hara (solar plexus, thecentre of movement) up to the heart'sposition (emotional centre) and from there onforward along the body's middle axis withthe hand's edge raised vertically. This is thesymbol for a peaceful intention of thesalutation and shows, that no weapon liesdrawn in the main hand, nor itself is intendedto be used as such.

The second hand, the transportation-hand,remains at the side, hanging down relaxed orcarrying a weapon.

Simultaneously to the fluid greetingmovement of the lead-hand, the stanceopens sideways, rearranging the weight withthe lead-hand's opposite foot stepping onefoot's distance to the side into a normal, stillparallel stand. The resulting final stance ofthe lead-hand derives from the buddhisticgesture for peace, the second hand remainsready for action.

Going in the final position we intonate theword 'Salve'. Originating from our owneuropean cultural area, the ancient romangreeting was used up into the middle ages asa mainly but not only military salutation andto demonstrate respect and honour amongcivilised warriors.

The greeting is supposed to convey afriendly and respectful way ofcommunication, and to bring together allgathered participants.

At the same time the salutation is symbolfor an upright person, for someone to take astand. And here as well, we would like to putone final sentence at the end, symbolisingthe "Salve" in the WTU:

A "human being" should not bow toanother, nor should he have another bowbefore him.

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The Zen Nihon Toyama Ryu Iai -Do Renmei ( ZNTIR ), oncereviewed and adapted the concepts and methodology of aschool that proceeds from a method of real combat, is the bodythat currently intends to maintain this tradition and originalforms alive through a system that unifies body, mind and spiritin a realistic and effective way. This DVD was done at the

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