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 It aint over...

(2007)

(1977)

ts been 30 years since Rocky Balboa first hit our screens; an

I urban fairytale about the most unlikely of heroes, an over-

weight journeyman pug who gets a shot at the World
Heavyweight title as the result of a joke that gets carried to
its natural conclusion. The story behind the story mimicked
the onscreen dream, as Stallone, the acting equivalent of Rocky
churned out the script in a frenzied three-day burst and then stead-
fastly refused to sell it unless he could play the lead. The result
was a box-office smash, an iconic character and ten Oscar nomi-
nations. The film won three, including best picture and Stallone
was catapulted to the ranks of movie superstar overnight.
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til its over! - Stallone returns one last time as
ROCKY
BALBOA
The enduring love the audience
showed for the loser who wouldnt quit
ensured five sequels of varying quality
and box-office, until Rocky and Stallone
found themselves as history once more,
dinosaurs in a new age, life imitating art
in the cruellest way. Like his most
famous character, however, Stallone is
no quitter and fuelled by the desire to
end the Rocky saga the way he envis-
aged it, the actor made financing a final
Rocky film a personal crusade. The
result is Rocky Balboa the most per-
sonal and best entry in the series since
the initial film and gives the character a
satisfying sense of closure, Stallone
writing and directing as if his very
life depended on it.
The result is a near perfect
farewell, a lump in the
throat- inducing finale
that says goodbye to
an old friend in
the most heartfelt way. Because thats
what watching Rocky Balboa is like,
catching up with an old friend that you
havent seen in years and realising just
how much you love and missed him.
The moment THAT music blares from
the speakers and the big, bold Rocky
lettering sweeps across the screen from
left to right the process of immersing us
in the history of Balboa begins once
more and it is told in masterful fashion.
The opening has the former boxing
great at his lowest ebb, mourning the
death of his beloved Adrian, estranged
from his son, who is finding it difficult
to emerge from his fathers shadow and
spending his days entertaining diners
with old boxing stories at the little
Italian restaurant he owns. Stallone
doesnt act out being Rocky he inhabits ing desire to still prove you have some-
him, the character fitting like a well-
worn boxing glove and the moment he
opens his mouth, the loveable pug is
back, with his simple yet streetwise phi-
losophy, unbreakable code of personal
honour and heart of gold.
The key to the movies success is the
bold decision to kill off Adrian. It gives
the former champion a dignified vulner-
ability, a meaningless existence in a
changing world and offers Stallone as
writer the opportunity to make some
poignant observations on the ageing
process in general and its effect on the
world-class athlete in particular. What
do you do when the heart is still strong
but the body is letting the mind down, as
you head towards retirement? This prob-
lem is exasperated when you are the
two- time former heavyweight champion
of the World. This overwhelming sense
of personal loss, combined with a burn-
thing to offer, underpins the whole
movie and defines exactly what Rocky is
and the actor isnt frightened of showing
us the ageing process, the often harsh,
seventies style lighting illuminating his
craggy, shop-worn face to great effect.
The movies were never about the
boxing, that was the eye-candy, they
were about the everymans struggles, the
fight we are never going to win but, as
Rocky puts it, we keep going forward
and fighting, otherwise what have we
got? In this respect boxing is a perfect
metaphor for lifes hardships and knock-
downs and Rocky Balboa explores
these themes in a touching yet unsenti-
mental way, Stallone wisely underplay-
ing everything and showing us that he is
a fine actor in the right role and what
better role than his celluloid alter-ego?
Everything
Everything we we love
love about
aboutRocky
Rockyhis-his-
tory is
is skilfully
skilfully and
and subtly
subtlyrevisited,
revisited,asasifif
Stallone
Stallone isis acutely
acutely aware
awareof ofwhat
whatwe we
need from
from this
this final
final instalment.
instalment.By
Bythethe
COMBAT February 2007 Page 13
 half- way point in the film we have
been given a superb drama, beautifully
bringing us up to date on our favourite
fighter and immersing us in his life but
we still havent been given everything
we need, were missing a training mon-
tage set to THAT music and were
missing a final fight that will have our
hearts in our mouths. As with every-
thing else in the movie, Stallone
ensures that these moments fit prop-
erly into the bigger picture, con-
scious of the fact that actor and
character are both pushing sixty.
If the fight sequences were
presented in the wrong fashion,
everything that works for the film
dramatically could have been
undone in the most laughable
way but Rockys comeback is
totally feasible and believ-
able, in context, and is the
icing on a very pleasurable
cake indeed. Its the game-
playing generation and a
new computer boxing game
simulates a match-up between
Rocky Balboa and the current
World champion Mason The Line
Dixon, (played by genuine light
heavyweight boxing champ Antonio
Tarver) with Rocky winning by KO.
Not only is the champ not happy at
APOLLO CREED
(Carl Weathers)
Rocky 1 and 2
Modelled on Mohammad
Ali, Creed was the flash,
brash champion who,
despite all his camp telling him, wouldnt
take his challenger seriously. The result
being that he hung onto his title by the
narrowest of decisions and vowed no
rematch. They did fight again, otherwise
there would have been no Rocky 2 and
this time Balboa became champ by manag-
ing to stand up a second before his oppo-
nent, who was counted out.
Head-to-head: Rocky 1 - Apollo 1
Page 14 COMBAT February 2007
this but hes also got problems with
the press, who hint that hes been
spoon fed chumps and has not got a
fighters heart. With pay per view fig-
ures tumbling as quickly as his popu-
larity, his desperate management set
up a guaranteed moneymaking exhi-
bition match with the former champ
that proves to be anything but.
The premise is handled perfectly
and there is a genuine sense of eupho-
ria, tinged with a tidal wave of nostal-
gia when the music strikes up and the
Rocky training montage begins once
more, ending upon those steps, with
that punch to the air...and everything
just seems right with the World. I
wont spoil the fight for you but I will
say that in choreography and heart
pounding action terms it delivers in
true Rocky fashion and will not dis-
appoint. The ending is so apt, so right,
and a bittersweet farewell to a charac-
ter that has touched our lives as one
of us and, whatever you do, dont
leave until the very end, as the final
image is beautiful, poignant and yet
ultimately uplifting.
Thats the key to the Rocky saga;
its an uplifting celebration of the
human spirit, as filtered through a
wonderful cinematic creation. The term
labour of love springs to mind and
CLUBBER LANG
(Mr T)
Rocky 3
A mean, mean street-
fighter, Lang took advan-
tage of a soft, protected
Champ and battered Balboa to take the
title after rightly predicting pain.
Devastated by the death of Micky in his
corner and scarred by his defeat, Rocky
turns to former champ Apollo for guidance
and is turned from crude fighter to skilled
boxer, taking everything Clubber can dish
out and ten returning it in spades, repeat-
ing the mantra aint so tough!
Head-to-head: Rocky 1 - Clubber 1
Rocky Balboa is a perfect book-end to
the first movie, crossing the ts and dot-
ting the is on a career that has spanned
thirty years. Stallone rarely gets the cred-
it he deserves but here he has crafted a
fine film that feeds everything we feel
for Rocky and pushes all the right but-
tons without ever making us feel we are
being manipulated in our responses and I
havent even mentioned Paulie, played
by the brilliant Burt Young.
Paulie is as integral to the success of
Rocky Balboa as the central character
and much of the drama of the movie
evolves from their interplay, their heart-
felt banter filling in the emotional gaps
relating to Adrians death. Many of the
films best early moments feature Paulie
ferrying Rocky around old haunts, utilis-
ing tasteful flashbacks and their on-
screen chemistry to convey the empti-
ness both men feel. Through their skilful
and sensitive playing, the character of
Adrian permeates the film, never more
so than when Paulie tells Rocko that he
cant keep doing this on the anniversary
of her death because it hurts too much, a
rare soft Paulie moment that speaks
volumes about the real Paulie and the
calibre of the actor playing him.
Young gets most of the best one-lin-
ROCKY BALBOA FIGHTOGRAPHY - The Italian Stallions Opponents
IVAN DRAGO
(Dolph Lundgren)
Rocky 4
The monstrous Russian,
pumped full of steroids,
kills Apollo in an exhibi-
tion match, forcing Rocky to take on the
fight of his life in Russia on Christmas
Day-what a present! Whilst Drago takes
the scientific approach, Rocky goes back
to nature, hauling trees through a snow-
filled wilderness. When he tells Paulie he
sees three of his opponent, his brother
in law tells him to hit he middle one. He
does and wins!
Head-to-head: Rocky 1
ers too and the relationship between
Rocky and his brother in law has a reali-
ty that grounds the movie and here, the
familiarity does not breed contempt.
Alongside Burt Young, the single biggest
other influence is the city of
Philadelphia itself. Michael Mann
showed how important a city can be to a
narrative when he used New York to
such great effect in Collateral and in
Rocky Balboa the back streets of
Philadelphia are a potent symbol of the
former champions state of mind, all
doors hanging off hinges, boarded up
fronts and spit and sawdust bars, dimly
lit and decaying, a metaphor for a man
who feels that his best will be behind
him unless he accepts one last challenge.
If I was to pick one moment that
encapsulates the spirit of the whole
movie and the Rocky series in general, it
is when Rockys son, Rocky jnr (well
played by Milo Ventimiglia) blames him
for the way his life has turned out.
Rockys speech, using boxing as a
metaphor for life, resonates and sum-
marises his whole philosophy, as he tells
his son its not about how hard a man can
hit someone, its about how hard he can
get hit and keep going forward, taking
responsibility for his own actions, being
TOMMY MACHINE GUNN
(Tommy Morrison)
Rocky 5
With feared brain damage,
Rocky retires and trains
up a fighter with potential,
Tommy Gunn. When Gunn
reaches the top he dumps
Rocky but cannot shake the desire to prove
he is the better boxer, eventually goading
the former champ into a street fight. With
no big venue and no huge crowd, this one is
all about pride and Rocky proves once again
that he still has what it takes, although it
cant have done his brain damage any good.
Head-to-head: Rocky 1
true to who he is and never admitting
defeat. It could sound trite or corny but
delivered by Stallone, in character, and
caught up in the emotion of the film, it
is incredibly powerful and reflects his
life as a Hollywood superstar as much as
it does the fictional boxing champion.
Just when you think it cant get any
better, Anthony Burton appears as Duke,
the faithful cornerman and another
bedrock of the series. His tactical speech
to Rocky, highlighting how he has to
adapt to the problems age has brought
on, is one of the comedy highlights of
the film and seeing Burton, older but
still defiant, brings with it a warm glow.
Defiance; it punctuates the movie in a
positive way and Rocky is never better
than when he is the underdog, be it in
the ring or trying to get his boxing
licence back, the passion, the determina-
tion, the defiance shines through and
finally this defiance shines in the former
champs eyes as he hauls himself off of
the canvas once more, blood streaming
from a cut over his eye...
The two-time champion of the World
is back and hes still looking good.
Rocky Balboa is released
theatrically on 19.01.2007
MASON THE
LINE DIXON
(Antonio Tarver)
Rocky Balboa (6)
With his wife dead and old
age to look forward to,
Rocky accepts an exhibition match against
the current champion, who is tired of the
fans thinking he lacks heart. Dixon tells
Rocky that he will dance around with him
but if Rocky tries anything he will destroy
him. Has he not seen the previous five
movies-red rag, bull? With no-one giving
him any chance of survival, Rocky steps
back into the ring for one last fight.
Head-to-head: Youll have to watch the film!!!
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MartialArtinMedia
Title: Taekwondo patterns from
beginner to black belt
Author: Master Jim Hogan
Price: 14.99
Published by: Crowood
ISBN: 1-86126-898-x
Format: Paperback
www.crowood.com
About the Author:
Master Hogan dominated the UK
Book of the month tournament scene in the 1980s, win-
Title: How to Master Bruce ning numerous national titles in all
disciplines, (sparring, patterns,
Lees Fighting System breaking) and went on to win a
Author: Joe Lewis European title in 1984 and the pres-
Published by: seconds out tigious Masters Cup in Stockholm in
Price: 21.50 1990. Master Hogan holds the rank
of 7th degree Black belt.
ISBN: 1-932835-00-8
Available through: Whats it about?
www.gazellebooks.co.uk The book is specially designed to
help guide Taekwondo students
Format: Large Paperback through the first nine patterns that
Joe Lewis is regarded as a take them up to 1st degree black belt.
legend in the world of Karate
Whats good about it?
and a pioneer when it came to In terms of production value, the
the early days of Kickboxing in book is superbly produced-high
the USA and his fight record speaks for itself. Such is the univer- gloss paper, clear, full colour pho-
sal influence of Bruce Lee, that Joe is equally famous for being tographs and unfussy layout and is
one of Lees earliest students and most vocal supporters. Many completely pattern based after an
explanation of the fundamental
have said what a fantastic martial artist Lee was but Lewis had movements. Each official move is
genuine credibility as a world champion fighter when he sang accompanied by necessary text but
Bruces praises. Here, Lewis looks at the Lee fighting system the pattern also benefits from transi-
from the perspective of a fighter specifically looking to see what tional photographs that help fill the
works from a fighters perspective, and does so from an obvious blanks normally associated with pat-
privileged position, having trained with him. tern guides-thus 9 and 10 may have
What I like most about the book is its structure. Each specific two transitional photos in-between.
chapter on areas of Lees training and techniques is followed by a Whats bad about it?
chapter devoted to a famous martial artists recollections of Lee or Nothing! Time and effort have made
the techniques from their personal perspective. Thus you get both a this can excellent study aid for the
training manual and a biography of sorts, the anecdotes from such Taekwondo player hoping to pass
luminaries as Chuck Norris, Dan Inosanto, Gene LeBell and Jhoon that next grading. As an added
bonus, the pattern runs across the
Rhee (to name just a few) are worth the purchase price alone. top of the page, while the self-
As a training manual, How to Master Bruce Lees Fighting defence applications run across the
System does not follow the regular format, in that it is pre-dom- bottom of the page in a different
inantly text driven although certain drills are demonstrated with colour, a key aspect in understand-
a partner and illustrated through large black and white pho- ing the relevance of the movements
tographs. The remainder of the book details Lewiss interpreta- within the pattern.
tion of Lees theories in no little detail, whilst also showing what
Conclusion:
Lewis was also working on within the same timeframe and what I cannot stress enough how well
he is working on now. crafted this instruction manual is.
This approach adds a nice lateral approach to the subject mat- Whilst looking superb it also fulfils
ter, as Lewis is obviously a gifted instructor in his own right and it its simple purpose, to break down
is this that will be the main selling point, the way Lewis dissects the pattern for the student. The pho-
and interprets Lees system and then describes how it has impacted tos are clear, the text crisp and
teaching tips, such as blocking tech-
on his own teaching from a genuine experts point of view. There nique and stances, are the icing on
is a swathe of Bruce Lee books on the market but for those looking the cake and I believe this excellent
for a different angle and a realistic look at Lee the martial artist, manual will find its way into many a
this release stands out from the crowd. kitbag at under 15.
BOOKS
Title: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu; A
Training Manual
Author: Ricardo Da Silva and
Edward Semple
Price: 12.99
ISBN: 1-86126-759-2
Format: Paperback
www.crowood.com
About the Authors:
Ricardo Da Silva set up one of the
first Brazilian Jiu Jitsu clubs in the
UK and is a highly successful fight-
er in BJJ, No Gi and MMA tourna-
ments. Edward Semple has a PhD
in Sport and Exercise Sciences and
has worked with many top class
athletes over a 15 year period and is
a black belt in Judo.
Whats it about?
This book looks at all elements
of Jiu- Jitsu training, from its
beginnings and development his-
tory through the takedown to the
area where the art is renowned
for its efficiency-on the ground,
encompassing the guard, the
mount, sweeps, escapes and eat-
ing and training like a Brazilian
Jiu-Jitsu fighter.
Whats good about it?
As with this months Taekwondo
manual, what strikes the reader first
is the presentation. No matter how
good the techniques are it means
nothing if the design and layout is
poor but here, the colours are rich,
the photographs excellent, the paper
glossy and the layout user friendly
across 144 compact pages.
Whats bad about it?
Again, as with the Taekwondo man-
ual, there is little to criticise here.
The sub-divided techniques are
comprehensive in nature and the
excellent full colour photographs
are accompanied by strong prose
covering the introduction, execution
of the technique and, where applic-
able, a final comment section to
end the chapter.
Conclusion:
Another first class example of the
care Crowood puts into their
authors work and in an over-
crowded martial marketplace quali-
ty of presentation is a key issue and
here they score heavily. Similarly,
there is no fat to the proceedings
and the reader pays purely for tech-
nique after technique, presented in
the best possible light.
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MartialArtinMedia
Title: Hand of Death
Cert: 15
Price: 16.99
Stars: Jackie Chan,
Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao,
James Tien, Tan Tao Liang
Director: John Woo
Whats it about?
A Shaolin fighter sets out on a
DVD of the Month mission to find the Manchu trai-
tor responsible for the death of
his master. On his journeys he
Title: Undisputed 2 teams up with other disgruntled
Cert: 18 warriors who each have their
Price: 16.99 own scores to settle. This was
Stars: Michael Jai White, John Woos first foray into peri-
Scott Adkins od martial arts after having been
seen as a comedy director!
Director: Issac Florentine
Whats good about it?
Scott Adkins, last months The cast is phenomenal, the
cover star is on the verge of director is cutting his teeth on
becoming an international action and a forgotten fan
action star, what with his role favourite is given the chance to
in The Bourne Ultimatum, shine once more-flash legs Tan
fighting star Matt Damon, Tao-Liang. Also Jackie Chan
shows why he would later blos-
and this role as the villain in the sequel to the Wesley som into a superstar with the
Snipes, Ving Rhames actioner Undisputed. This time best fights in the movie as a
around martial artist Michael Jai White plays heavy- spear wielding ally of our hero.
weight champion George Chambers, while Scott is
prison boxing champion Boyka. Whats bad about it?
This is a rare event, a sequel that is better than the original The plot is overly-familiar to a
and by a wide margin, mainly because there is a genuine modern audience and the fights
hero/villain scenario this time out, giving the audience a char- do vary in quality with the com-
paratively large cast, each striv-
acter to root for. By the same token, the action is a quantum ing for their moment of glory.
leap forward from the first movie, which was very Rocky in These minor points aside, there
its style and execution, giving it a rather dated feel. is much to enjoy here, not least
Here, the action is a superb mix of the Hong Kong watching the development of a
style hi-impact acrobatics that Scott is becoming famed for style that would lead to Woo
and the MMA holds and locks that have seen the sport becoming an internationally
become enormously popular world-wide. A pumped up acclaimed director and see his
Adkins excels in this arena and he is now drawing talents harnessed by Hollywood.
favourable comparisons to Tony Jaa on internet sites Conclusion:
across the globe for his performsnce. This is a collectors piece for
The plot is secondary to the action but functional and many reasons-the cast, the
makes good use of its prison setting to create a continual air director, the style-and not least
of menace but it is the fights that you will buy this one for. because it is one of those rare
The two major clashes between Adkins and Jai White are occasions where Jackie Chan is
quite simply two of the best action sequences you will have asked to play it straight, as not
seen in recent years, fluid, dynamic, graceful and yet surpris- long afterwards he was a super-
star known for his comedic
ingly brutal. As a bonus, Scott gets to fight friend and fellow delivery. Hung and Biao are
Brit fighter/actor Sylvio Simac in an equally entertaining ring always dependable in support as
bout and Adkins many fans will lap this up as it is almost is Zorro, the swordsman, as
certainly going to provide the breakthrough he deserves. played by Chan Chung.
DVDS
Title: Fearless Hyena
Cert: 15
Price: 16.99
Stars: Jackie Chan
Director: Jackie Chan
Whats it about?
Chans directorial debut sees
him instigate much of what
would be become staples in
years to come. Here Chan plays
well, Chan, taught Kung Fu by
his grandfather. Setting up his
own kung fu school, Chan draws
the attention of an evil rival
master who kills his grandfather.
Not equipped to cope, Chan
learns the art of emotional
kung fu before finally extracting
his revenge in typical fashion.
Whats good about it?
A lesser entry compared to
Snake in the Eagles Shadow
and Drunken Master, this is,
nevertheless, a minor masterpiece
with all the trademark quirks that
made Chan a legend. Inventive
and intricate fight routines sit
alongside comic acrobatics and
tortuous training sequences
before the extended final revenge
fight, where the emotional (read
drunken) Kung Fu wins the day.
Whats bad about it?
With regard to Chan fans, very
little, all the ingredients are
here, whereas others might find
the comedy a tad puerile, espe-
cially when Jackie dons various
disguises, servant, maid etc to
show off his skills and embar-
rass potential challengers. By
the same token, fans will find
these moments highlights.
Conclusion:
Overall, this is a great addition to
your Chan collection and an
excellent benchmark for his future
work as a director. As a per-
former he is in wonderful shape
and whilst he was still finding his
feet as a director, his comic tim-
ing, framing and inventive nature
still shines through. Its not a
classic by Chan standards but
still a great film nonetheless.
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MartialArtinMedia Technical DVDS
Title: Wing Tai Chuan
Gung Fu
With: Gary Allsopp
Price: 19.99
www.wingtaichuan.org.uk
Whats it about?
This DVD is a pretty comprehen-
sive introduction to Garry
Allsopp (the Tyneside Dragon)
and his Wing Tai Chuan Gung
DVD of the Month Fu, which he stresses, is a con-
cept and not a style. With this in
Title: Bas Rutten & Marco Ruas instructional box sets mind, the DVD breaks down the
With: Bas Rutten and Marco Ruas system, which mixes two Chinese
Price: 59.99 (Each) arts and underlines the principles
and philosophy that underpin it,
Contact: info@mlsports.co.uk across one and a half hours.
Bas Rutten is one of the most complete fighters in MMA. Whats good about it?
Superbly built and very strong, Bas was also incredibly fast The presentation is superb, util-
and flexible and able to finish a fight in devastating style ising various settings to illustrate
upright or with consummate grace on the ground. This led to principles and create a mood to
accompany the narrative voice
his reputation as an all-around fighter of the highest order and
over. The bulk of the DVD is in
his victories across some of the Worlds biggest organisations lesson form, with good use of
are testament to his skill. Like Rutten, Ruas has won respect graphics, slow motion and vari-
worldwide through his exploits in both the UFC and Pride but ous angles. Across its running
Ruas is also known for his dominance within the Vale Tudo time, the DVD encompasses a
community, earning him the nickname King of the Streets.
wide range of techniques, suit-
Again, as with Rutten, Ruas is known for his combination of
ably broken down into
strength and skill and although he is more known for his ability absorbable sections and put
on the ground, this DVD covers all ranges. across well by Gary himself.
Bass DVD is a superb addition to the Masterclass series Whats bad about it?
and Baz is a confident, intelligent and fluid host. The location Overall, there is little to gripe
is a simple gym setting but Baz treats the instructional DVD as about here but the sections on
a seminar, demonstrating with a variety of partners as he talks Wing Tai Chain and the one
you through every possible range. The camera work is fluid, inch punch are demonstrated
the sound excellent and Ruttens ability to put across his without being truly explained.
knowledge, second to none. Marcos DVD uses the same set- The result is that they do tend to
ting and follows a similar pattern to the Rutten DVD, only this come across more as parlour
time, various training partners do the talking for Ruas, as he tricks when compared to the
demonstrates but there is still a wealth of technique on display, detailed explanations of other
again broken down into bite-sized volumes techniques in the DVD, leaving
the viewer no idea how to
Additions here include slow motion replay and an
achieve what Garry has demon-
opportunity at the end of certain techniques to practice them strated in these two sections.
yourselves, alongside Ruas. Given his nickname, the DVD
also wisely looks at street applications of his techniques, Conclusion:
ensuring that this release will not only appeal to those in the Much thought has gone into the
fight game but will have interest and value within the wider presentation of this DVD and it
self-defence community. elevates the content consider-
ably. There is an air of profes-
Across three DVDs there is over ten hours worth of
sionalism that underpins the
instruction in each set, covering all ranges, with an added techniques and, as mentioned, a
bonus of an hours worth of fight fitness, covering Bass per- lot of technical information is
sonal regime across cardio, bag-work and weights and the conveyed across the DVD, which
icing on the cake is Bass volume 10, a highlight reel of his maximises the use of technology,
biggest fights with a commentary from the great man himself. including a split-screen section
These DVD sets are not cheap but they are genuine class. with the wooden dummy.
Title: Wing Chun
With: Grandmaster Jim Fung
Price: 36.52 AUD
www.wingchun.com.au
Whats it about?
This is a private lesson style
DVD from Australian Wing
Chun Grandmaster Jim Fung,
recognised internationally and
with over 35 years experience.
Here, he concentrates on the Sil
Lum Tao form, its demonstration
and then its applications. It also
looks at the wooden dummy,
conditioning, weapons and both
the Chum Kiu and Bil Jee forms.
Whats good about it?
As with Garry Allsopps DVD,
this utilises settings nicely and has
a strong presentation style. There
is a consistent narrative voice over
and, whilst there is only one cam-
era angle, good use is made of
range-long, medium and close,
showing upper body first, then
lower body, then both together.
Whats bad about it?
The only problem is that there is
a whole range of Wing Chun
DVDs on the market and,
despite the quality of produc-
tion, Wing Chun practitioners
may feel that there is little new
here to interest them. That aside,
everything is of a high quality
and ably presented by
Grandmaster Fung and his team.
Conclusion:
The best selling point for this
DVD is the way Grandmaster
Fung shows the form and then
shows the practical application
in a controlled environment,
before changing location and
replicating a full-on situation.
Overall, this really is the equiva-
lent of having a private one hour
lesson with Grandmaster Fung.
As with the previous 2 DVDs
in this series we are giving
you the chance to win one of
five pairs of Bas and Marcos
instructional sets.
To win simply email your
name address and style to
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 Photograph by Penny Bishop -
www. penbphotos.co.uk
n the October weekend when
O the clocks fell backward across
the country, sticks and daggers
were drawn at the first-ever
Rapid Arnis seminar in
Bournemouth. Hosted by Keith James at
the Ferndown Sports Centre, the two-day
seminar featured Pat and Lucy OMalley,
founders of Rapid Arnis International. It
was a well-attended event, drawing in sev-
eral martial arts clubs in the Southeast of
England; some from local clubs in the
Bournemouth area and even others travel-
ling down from Southampton.
Participants skill levels ranged from
advanced practitioners to a few that had
never before held a stick or dagger in their
life and just wanted to give it a go. And
certainly no-one left disappointed.
The Keith James Academy of Martial
Arts is one of the leading proponents of
the Filipino Martial Arts in the Southeast
and has hosted other FMA seminars in
Bournemouth, introducing local martial
arts practitioners to various disciplines and
combat styles of several masters of the
Filipino Martial Arts. The Rapid Arnis
seminar fulfilled all expectations, as Pat
and Lucy OMalley have between them a
body of knowledge spanning over 40 years
of cumulative martial arts experience.
Which they were more than willing and
RAPID ARNIS
BREAKS OUT IN
THE SOUTHEAST
able to share with everyone at the seminar.
Rapid Arnis is heavily influenced by the
Doce Pares style of Eskrima, but also
draws from several other styles as well; in
fact the list of instructors that Pat and Lucy
OMalley have trained with and still con-
tinue to train under reads like the Whos
Who of modern-day FMA. Not surprising-
ly there were more than a few who were
keen to partake of the knowledge and
skills that the OMalleys were proffering
that weekend.
On the Saturday, Lucy OMalley took
the reins, assisted by her husband. The
focus of the day was on single stick and
single knife drills, built around the twelve
basic strikes from the Rapid Arnis forms.
Lucy guided the participants methodically
and purposefully - and no wonder as she is
one of Rapid Arnis Internationals Chief
Instructors. After a brisk warm-up, Lucy
went through the foundational strikes to
give a good grounding for the novices,
then went on to single stick drills between
partners. Single knife drills and disarms
wound up the rest of the first day under
Lucys eagle eye.
Sunday was devoted to double
weapons drills and this time Pat OMalley
did the honours. Again, the day started
with a warm-up and proceeded to double
stick drills which were a physical and
mental challenge much appreciated by the
participants. From there the instruction
proceeded to applications from the sticks
to empty hand and then on to stick and
dagger combinations. Rounding up the
day was a demonstration of a succession
of 18 locks in the Rapid Arnis system,
with participants going through the basics
of these. Flashes of Pats quick wit punc-
tuated the even quicker hand and foot co-
ordination, the combination of both being
an effective tool in reinforcing the skills
being taught that day while still keeping
the atmosphere light and enjoyable.
Plenty of time was given on both days
for the drills to be practised by the partici-
pants, and both Pat and Lucy went around
to check individual technique and form;
sometimes giving advice, sometimes
answering questions and sometimes just
having a quick chat with new-found fans.
The feedback on the weekend was positive
in the extreme, with everyone walking
away with something new, from novice to
advanced practitioner. As the event was
supported by attendance from local clubs,
there was also the chance for socialising
and information-sharing on each others
preferred martial art. The general consen-
sus was that everyone had enjoyed the
seminar and the tuition was brilliant. The
format of the seminar was well-liked, as
enough practice time was given between
drills for new skills to be allowed to sink
in. And of course, many people came up
to Keith asking when the next seminar
would be scheduled for!
Interest in the Filipino Martial Arts is
on the rise, and the number of attendees at
the events Keith has sponsored will attest
to that. More seminars in a similar vein are
in the works for the coming months, which
will give local practitioners a chance to
brush up on new skills acquired, which
they possibly would be unable to do other-
wise. And the beauty of a local regional
seminar is that devotees and curious first-
timers alike can have access to the best
tuition from the big names at a reasonable
price and without having to spend a lot of
travelling time to faraway venues.
So if you would like more information
on the Keith James Academy of Martial
Arts and on coming FMA seminars in the
Bournemouth area, you can either point
your browsers at: www.keith-james.co.uk
or give Keith a call on 07765 260 530.
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WEIGHT TRAINING
FOR THE MARTIAL ARTIST
Preparing the skeletal frame and muscles
for power and speed training.Part 3 Ernest Tuff
e have to think of the muscles
W action we use in our martial
arts. There are movements of
the feet, body and arms at dif-
ferent angles. We have multi strikes in
multi directions, from multi positions, which
we need to execute with power and speed.
Pic 1
Our normal weight training will not prepare
us for that, but it does give us a foundation
to work on. Think of it like this, we have
thought of the triceps exercises whether it be
Pic 1
Pic 3a
Pic 4a
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with the pushdowns, dips or any other usual
exercise for this muscle group, but none of
these come close to the way these muscles
have to contract (fire) when doing a back
fist strike (uraken.
Take the example of a sprinter; He or she
would be doing squats. It will strengthen the
muscles in lower leg, upper leg, hips and
core but when would a sprinter ever be in a
squat position when running? For the sprinter
that is a basic exercise but if he or she stays
Pic 2
Pic 3b
Pic 4b
with
there, they will never improve their running.
The sprinter has to find a way in which he
can run normally with added resistance and
sometimes with less resistance, like running
slightly downhill.
So with martial artists, we now have to
exercise with weights, resistance bands or
cables, replicating our foot movements, kicks
and punches. And if done consistently every
week (twice a week), the end product will
be, whether in competition, kata or self-
defence, tremendous increase in speed and
power and less injuries.
In this complex training scenario we will
go from the heavy weights into plyometrics,
then to the punch bag or pads. So this session
will have these three types of training. Now
to do this right you will need a training part-
ner of similar fitness.
We will start with the straight punch (lin-
ear) junzuki / gyakuzuki. Of course the
power of these punches does not come shoul-
der/arm strength alone, so we need to consid-
er all the body movements which go into this
punch and then, as we execute these move-
ments, make it so that they are resisted using
cable or bands.
Maybe you ask, why not just use dumb-
bells or put on wrist weights? the reason is
simple. With the weighted fist, once the
movement is started the resistance gets less
as the momentum takes over; also there is the
risk of damaging the shoulder, elbow or knee
by hyperextension.
There are a few different exercises,
which I do for these punches, but I think the
best is done with the Cable machine
because I can easily add the resistance as I
want.
1: After finishing the bench press exercise go
to the cable machine. Load a few plates and
put the stirrup like handle on, stance as in
gyakuzuki, punch with the resistance.
Pic 1: Let the weight bring you fist back
to starting position then without a pause
Pic 5
punch again. Do 6 gyaks with one hand then
6 with the other always using legs, hips,
core, body turn and weight drop. As you get
familiar with the movement, more weight
can be added. (Although too much weight
will defeat the purpose)
Pic 2: If there were no Cable machine
it would be easy enough to attach elastic
exercise bands to a solid upright and exercise
in the same way. I will try and illustrate
these exercises with a few pictures.
Gyakuzuki : When the punch is execut-
ed the arm is let go back fast but under con-
trol and without any pause another punch.
Do another 2 sets of 6 reps. With each
arm.
Pic 3: Exercise 2. For the back fist
(Uraken). Done after a tricep exercise. Again
this is done fast. As the movement is com-
pleted the fist is let come back to its original
position and without any pause strike again
for 6reps of three sets.
Exercise 3 is done with the Smith rack
after the bench press sets, load a light
amount on the smith rack just to get the
feel of it and of course to get the confidence
of pushing a heavy bar away from you with
all the power you can muster, it leaving your
hands and then catching it again with straight
arms, letting it down fast to the chest and
pushing away again without any pause. I was
quite pleased when I thought this one out,
then I saw it in some magazine a week or so
later, so I could not claim it to be a tuff
exercise. But it seems to be that there are
others out there who are thinking along the
same lines.
Pic 4: let me illustrate how I do it.
(Weight training gloves a benefit)
PTS001/01
This exercise is hard on the chest mus- Pic 6a
cles and the shoulder joints so exercise with
caution.
Pic 5: The Heel raise can be used as a
plyometric exercise, by using a lighter
weight and increasing the speed of move-
ment. It is necessary to ease into this exer-
cise as it would be easy to do damage to the
Achilles tendon with too much ballistic
movement too soon.
When the squats are finished the next Pic 6b
part of this complex exercise is the squat
jump. It can be done with a light barbell on
the shoulders or as in the photo two dumb-
bells. The thing to keep in mind as with the
other exercises is there is no pause when
down in the squat position, it is a continuous
movement. 6 reps for 3 sets
Pic 6: This is also a very good anaerobic
endurance exercise if you put the reps up to
10 and increase the set to 6.
Pic 7: As you can see the resistance can Pic 7a Pic 7b
be used in almost all movements. With an
ankle strap or elastic bands resistance can be
used for the front kick and also the sweep.
These are just some of the exercises that
can be used to increase your power and speed
and of course your strength will increase.
When you finish the weights and the ply-
ometric session, go to the punch bag or pads
and do speed work on those foot movements,
punches and kicks that you have been doing
resistance work with. Then finish off with a
ten to fifteen minutes of static stretching of
Chest muscles, biceps, back, sides, hips,
quads, hamstrings and lower leg.
Please feel to e-mail me if there are any
issues on this subject you would like to talk
about as I am always looking for new ideas.

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Month 9
4 months to becoming
a champion in Combat Sport
By Rocky Sondhi & Tommy Thompson
T
he final part of the preparation, before we really
up the training programme for the final quarter, will
focus on a part of mental preparation which is vital
in all sports, but especially in the combat sports. Elite
athletes perceive the world in a different way to others.
Elite athletes perceive events and situations in ways that give
them a competitive advantage. These athletes believe in suc-
cess and their ability to achieve the success. Champion ath-
letes possess a very positive mindset. Champions see advan-
tages when losers see problems. This positive mindset has to
be practiced at this stage of the training regime due to the fact
that this is when doubts begin to set in. Prior to this period the
event is long enough for the fighter to convince himself that it
is a long enough away so as not to worry about it. However,
four months from the fight stress and negative thoughts begin
to enter the fighters thoughts.
Learning to have positive and winning thoughts is a
process that involves replicating the mental habits and thought
patterns of the top fighters. The process we are going to
describe here is called self- talk. Champion fighters embrace
difficulties and challenges in a positive manner rather than
treating it in a fearful manner. Self- talk helps fighters to rein-
terpret situations so that pressure situations become less
stressful. In terms of a fight, the fighter will experience the
stress of coming out to an arena packed with fans as well the
negative thoughts associated with the prospect of losing! Each
of the preparatory stages of the fight will represent a source of
stress, which needs to be managed.
Top fighters learn how to convert negative thoughts into
Master winning positive thoughts.
Curtis Page Lets look at some guidelines we can follow to embrace the
method of self talk (adapted from www. Performance-media
.com/thoughts.php).
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Guidelines about self- talk to avoid
RULE NOTES
Rule one - avoid Fighters who perform inconsistently
thinking that leads focus on self- talk which is centred on
to worry or anxiety being afraid (I cant do it, I havent dialogue
trained enough etc). These statements
are excuses and need to be avoided as
they erode confidence and create stress.
Rule two - avoid Dont focus your thoughts on losses in
thinking about the past, as this will create high stress.
past failures If you have a negative event from the
past then you must try to take this
negative thought out of your mind.
Rule three - avoid Avoid statements that imply that your
thinking that ties self- esteem will be damaged by poor
self worth to performance. Typical statements are If
performance I lose this fight, I am no good or if I
dont win Ill feel worthless. When the
fighter has the attitude that winning is
critical for maintaining self- esteem then
stakes become too high, creating
unnecessary stress.
Rule four - avoid Avoid internal dialogue, which includes
reviewing negative statements that magnify negative odds.
odds of your Focus on the odds, however low, of
winning winning
Guidelines about positive self talk to include
RULE NOTES
Rule five - Monitor monitor what you say to yourself prior
your internal to competition. Generally, internal
dialogue will follow patterns as
statements become habitual. Pay
attention by listening to yourself and
asking another person such as your coach.
Rule six - use Self- talk can stop the fighter feeling a
statements that loss of control due to stress. Statements
assert your ability that help are Im in control of how I
to regulate your feel.
state
Rule seven - regard Rather than saying I feel weak say to
stress as symptoms yourself I feel challenged, I feel
in a positive way excited etc
Rule eight - convert Instead of making statements such as
negative statements Dont walk into punch change it into
into positive ones a positive statement like keep moving.
Generally, positive reinforcement is essential to ensure a
winning mindset.
(Concepts are taken from the writers book tvp(tm) -
Comprehensive Boxing Concepts available from 0115
9555109 or www.martialboxing.com, priced 19.99 plus p&p.
Rocky and Tommy are also available for workshops, consulta-
tions and private sessions on the above number)
Dont focus your thoughts on
losses in the past, as this will cre-
ate high stress. If you have a neg-
ative event from the past then you
must try to take this negative
thought out of your mind.
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MMA
Its a Concept... Not a Style!!!
What does Mixed Martial Arts
normally consist of?
In the present day there are many
places that are more than willing to teach
you what is known today as MMA. If
you do go to a MMA or Mixed Martial
Arts club what are the main components
of your style? The most common form of
MMA usually consists of 3 main styles of
fighting: Thai Boxing, Wrestling,
Brazilian or Gracie Ju-jitsu.
First of all lets take a look at the Thai
boxing. Thai boxing is studied as the main
standing and striking style within MMA.
The reason for this is because it is a very
realistic fighting style, which incorporates
all hand strikes, leg strikes and also the
use of knees and elbows. They concen-
trate a lot on being effective within the
clinch and also the conditioning of the
By Liam James Devonport
Page 30 COMBAT February 2007
whole body, especially the shins.
The second style is wrestling. Now
the reason why wrestling is incorporated
within MMA is because it allows you to
gain a great knowledge of how to control
your opponent and also how to make use
of their weight against them so that they
can be swept or thrown in the easiest
way possible.
The third being Brazilian or Gracie
Ju-jitsu is used because it is an extremely
effective ground fighting and grappling
style. Although wrestling does contain
lots of locks and submissions, Brazilian
Ju-jitsu has also got many to add which
have been proven to be very effective,
therefore providing you with a greater
artillery at your disposal. The other
advantage is that you will notice that a
wrestler does no like to fight on his back.
He is usually taught to be on top and be
in control, whereas a Ju-jitsu fighter will
be trained to fight on his back (which
comes in handy when you have an oppo-
nent in your guard (which is a very com-
mon position to be fighting from in
MMA), and throw punches and strikes
which is also something that is not stud-
ied in Wrestling.
Is this type of MMA, which is mainly
taught, good and effective?
Well the favourite type of MMA,
being the one we have just looked at
above, is a very effective way to learn to
fight and has been proven to be extremely
effective by many MMA fighters around
the world. Any person that has a good
knowledge of this type of MMA will be a
good and realistic fighter.
So what is the problem with studying
MMA?
Although they say that MMA is the
new ultimate way of fighting (which in
my opinion I believe it to be) there is still
the problem with how it is taught. Once
again, (in my opinion), originally Mixed
Martial Arts was when a person would
study a mixture of different styles. They
would keep all the techniques, which they
found to be effective and they would
either alter or dispose of the techniques
that they found to be ineffective, and the
next person to study martial arts for
MMA purposes would do exactly the
same thing (but not necessarily with the
same styles). E.g. Person 1 could study:
1. Shaolin Boxing
2. Karate
3. Japanese Ju-jitsu
4. Kickboxing
Whereas person number 2 could have
studied:
1. Ninjitsu
2. Aikido
3. Judo
4. Wing-chun
So although they have both got a
wide knowledge of a mixture of martial
arts, they have got completely different
experiences within the martial arts world.
Now lets say for instance that some-
where along the lines they both studied
Tae Kwon Do. (Now for the sake of easi-
ness we are going to have ten techniques
numbered 1-10). Person number one
finds techniques 1-5 easy to perform and then everybody within MMA competi- style is the best but a mixture of them all
realistic to use, but he finds techniques 6- tions all across the world would be fight- is the most effective. The only thing that
10 useless and unrealistic. Person number ing Style vs. Style. It would be your you have to do now is figure out which
two however finds techniques 1-5 useless instructors version of his MMA vs. your mixture is best for you. Study MMA by
and unrealistic but finds techniques 6-10 opponents instructors version of his. all means but also study other styles as
the best and most effective techniques he Which is pointless because imagine that well so that you can pick up the tech-
has ever learnt. This is just a demonstra- your instructor is person number one and niques that you like and your instructor
tion of how different things (techniques, that you are person number two. You left behind, or maybe even learn tech-
movements, theories etc.) are different could be learning and using techniques niques that your instructor didnt know
for different people. Just because one that are the worst possible techniques that existed, and you find them effective. But
person finds something comfortable, it you as a fighter could use. They may be if you dont find anything more effective
does not mean that the next man will feel effective for you instructor (Fantastic for on your martial arts journey at least you
exactly the same. him), but the techniques that he disre- know that you have sampled the tech-
garded on his MMA path to enlighten- niques of other styles and you are confi-
So what is the point in all of the ment because he found them awkward dent that you are using the techniques
above gibberish? and un-effective may have been the best that are best suited to you.
Well.. think of it like this. If you go and techniques for you. So if you had learnt Everybody is different, so please
learn MMA from a MMA instructor, you the disregarded techniques instead of study a mixture of martial arts to become
are learning everything that he finds effec- your instructors preferences you could an excellent fighter, dont rely on some-
tive for himself. You are learning the tech- have been twice as fast, twice as power- body elses theories because to you as a
niques that are the most effective for him, ful, twice as tough and twice as good of a fighter they may be a useless as trying to
you are learning the movements which are fighter (now imagine that!). open a tin of beans with cucumber.
the most effective for him, you are learning I am not saying that to study MMA is
the theories which are the most effective wrong, but one thing that you must A wise man learns from other
for him and so on. So basically you are understand is that you can not depend on peoples experiences, a wiser man
fighting his style. Now I always thought it as your only style, otherwise we are all learns from his own
that the point of MMA was that is was not going back in time to where everybody
So now ask yourself a question...
a style, it is a concept. A mixture of differ- argued over which was the best style of
Has Studying Mixed Martial Arts Ruined
ent martial arts all thrown together by the martial ails, or now it would be, which is
the Whole Idea of Learning Mixed
participant, using what he finds effective the best style of MMA? The whole argu-
Martial Arts...?
and disposing of what he does not. ment that MMA was supposed to resolve
If everybody learnt MMA as a style in the first place by proving that no sole What do you think?
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MARTIAL ARTS
IN SCHOOLS
A Way Forward?
arlier this year I made the
E bold, some would say reckless
decision, to resign my job to
pursue a full time career
teaching martial arts. With
the help and support of my mentor
and instructor of nearly ten years,
Master Keith Grey of Krusader
Martial Arts, I had improved my
teaching skills and formed my own
club, teaching two classes at week-
ends. I felt that my previous experi-
By Andy Pilborough - Skinner
Page 32 COMBAT February 2007
ence running the U.K. sales operation
for a major Japanese multinational
had given me the necessary organisa-
tional skills to manage my own busi-
ness and was confident that I could
effectively sell and market my club
and vision for my students to prospec-
tive organisations. I wanted to have
some points of difference from other
clubs and did not want to compete
with other clubs for students and facil-
ities at local leisure centres and halls.
One strategy that I adopted was to
write to every school in my area offer-
ing to provide an after school club as
part of their program of extra curricu-
lar activities, explaining that the class-
es would place an emphasis on devel-
oping their pupils self discipline, coor-
dination, confidence and self esteem in
addition to teaching them the skills of
my discipline, Kickboxing and
Freestyle Karate. I went to great
lengths to stress that I was eager to
work closely with the school to
encourage the pupils development and
to compliment their existing anti bul-
lying and stranger danger policies. In
my initial presentation it was impor-
tant to demonstrate that I was a suit-
ably qualified coach and that I had the
necessary insurance and a full CRB
police check so that parents would be
confident to subscribe to the classes.
The initial response was very
encouraging and after meetings with
Head Teachers I began five classes at
four very diverse schools. I currently
teach at three state Lower school who
provide places for children from the
age of five to nine and two classes at
a private girls boarding school, one
for their prep department (age 7 - 11)
and one with their senior pupils who
include sixth formers up to 17 years
old. It has been quite a sharp learning
curve for me as I have previously
taught adult and mixed age group
classes and some of the demands
made by younger children can be
quite challenging. Nonetheless it has
been a very rewarding experience and
one that I am sure would be of value
in schools up and down the country
and which would be a useful tool in
promoting and extending access to
martial arts of all styles.
The younger children have a much
shorter concentration span and need
constant supervision and encourage-
ment to participate fully and get the
most out of the classes. I have
increased the amount of time spent
playing games that encourage them to
join in and which improve their bal-
ance and coordination. Wherever pos-
sible I add elements of the basic skills
and techniques learnt to the games
such as Dodgeball, where if the ball
is blocked then the student is not out.
Children respond very positively
to a structured approach with regu-
lar incentives to improve their skills
so in addition to a grading once a
term I regularly give small rewards
such as stickers for good perfor-
mance and effort.
I have also introduced a Student
of the Month award for each class
and an overall award for the club
based on regular attendance, good
behaviour and effort rather than for
demonstrating skills. I have made a
point of attending school assemblies
every month to hand out the trophies
and certificates which I feel builds a
closer relationship between the club
and the schools. The children like to
see their picture on the club website
which I update on a regular basis so
that as many pupils as possible get
to see themselves or their class fea-
tured. Instructors should be aware
that it is now most schools policy
that pupils can only be pictured on
any website with the written permis-
sion of their parents.
Parents have also been very sup-
portive and take a keen interest in their
childrens progress. I encourage them
to attend gradings, communicate regu-
larly with newsletters and remain in
the school after classes to answer any
questions or concerns that they may
have. In the few instances that I have
had behavioural problems I have found
that this communication with parents
has been invaluable and as a result I
have only lost one student out of over
100 so far. At one school the parents
approached me and asked me to start
classes for adults later in the evening,
which can only be good for the sport
when families share an interest and get
the opportunity to practice and partici-
pate together. On a practical note it
has also enabled me to teach up to
three classes a day having finished my
session at the school by 4.30 p.m. and
can move on to more traditional
venues such as gyms and health clubs.
It is very rewarding to see the chil-
drens progress. One girl who lacked
self confidence and who was in tears
at the prospect of the first class now
participates enthusiastically, has begun
sparring and seems a lot more outgo-
ing as a result of her training. Most
encouraging has been the feedback
from the school staff themselves. One
headmaster, Mr Ian Black recently
wrote to me, Since the inception of
martial arts classes at Watling Lower
School there have been many positive
developments seen within members of
the club. From a behavioural view-
point the disciplined approach required
by the instruction methods employed
which focus on listening and observa-
tion skills has resulted in improve-
ments in the behaviour of many of the
pupils both in and out of the class-
room. This has also embedded itself
positively within the academic curricu-
lum in that the positive discipline per-
meates all areas of learning and defi-
nitely makes a major contribution to
the overall development of these chil-
dren. Mrs Jill Newby, Head of
Physical Education at the Royal
Masonic School for Girls commented
Our Kickboxing classes have been
highly successful and not just for the
talented pupils. We have 6th Formers
who usually put very little effort into
normal lessons who in Martial Arts
give 100%. We also have youngsters
who have finally found a sport where
they feel they are achieving something
and consequently their self esteem has
been greatly improved.
Teaching younger students in any
environment has its difficulties and
challenges but I continue to enjoy the
experience and feel that this approach
could help Martial Arts in all its vari-
ous styles to continue to flourish and
reach a new generation of devotees.
COMBAT February 2007 Page 33
TO THE POINT
TRAINING IN THAILAND
aving trained in at least six
H different camps in Thailand
over the last 2 years I believe
I can now help with some
tips on what to look out for
when visiting training camps in
Thailand. Obviously it will depend on
your budget, length of stay and of
course what level of fitness you are
when you arrive. At least three months
before you set sail your fitness should
be your number one concern, and as
we all know the heat is a major factor
to acclimatise yourself to. Most camps
train twice per day normally 6.30 am
to 9.00 am and then again in the after-
noon 4.00 pm to 7.00 pm. All morning
sessions start with a 3-5km run so if
you arrive in Thailand as fit as you can
possibly be you will start learning
Muay Thai from day one, not two or
three weeks later when you can retain
information you are being taught rather
than throwing up due to exhaustion.
It is also a good idea to buy all your
mosquito repellent and bite cream in
Thailand, as they seem to work much
better against the local pests. Water
supplied at most camps is normally
chilled and in my experience is nor-
mally safe to drink. There is also no
real need to cram your training gear
into your suitcase, as equipment is at
least half price to buy. By the way, a
camcorder is a fantastic investment if
you can afford it, as while you are tak-
ing time out either at the camp or at
fight nights at the stadium you will
always have that reference to watch
when you get back to the UK. A small
rucksack is great for carrying your per-
sonals around, and I might add that
belongings are safe if left around the
camp whilst you are training, mainly
because the Thai people are very hon-
est. Just remember not to rub their
noses in it as most workers only earn
2000 Baht per week, about 28.00.
As for accommodation, once again
depending on your budget, all Thai
camps either have their own hostels on
camp or nearby. The average price for
these rooms is around 5000-8000 Baht
per month. Obviously it will all depend
on the length of your stay; the longer
you stay the cheaper it is, sounds like
heaven to me. One of the good points
about these camps is it gives you the
chance of meeting some really interest-
ing travellers from all over the world
and you are guaranteed never to run out
of things to say. Training costs vary
from camp to camp but in general costs
are about 2200 Baht per week. Food
brought at the camp, providing you
dont go mad, averages out at about
3000 Baht per month. I wont comment
on the beer, as martial artists dont
drink, I am sure we all agree.
Then of course there is the training
and the main reason why we came to
Thailand. The Thais welcome you
with open arms and then you have the
foreigners who are a different kettle of
fish entirely. In general 75% are just
as welcoming as the Thais and then
there are the others, the ones that
fancy themselves, egos in their pants
and always reminding you that there is
good and bad all over the world.
Funny how you dont notice them
when you are training, just as well.
Skipping, shadow boxing and run-
ning etc. is the Thai way of warming
up, why waste time with front splits,
box splits etc when you are warming
up every muscle you will need to do
their routine. In Thailand they use
skipping ropes that are so thick you
could probably tie up a battleship with
them, apart from that everything else is
the norm for anyone with some experi-
Keith pictured here with
Apple, an ex Buddhist
monk turned fighter,
what a star.
ence. Then on to bag work, always
look out for the bag no one is using, as
this is a bag of all bags, for the life of
me you would think their was metal in
it, experts only I think. Tuition is
mainly reserved for pad work and if
you are lucky enough to train at a camp
with a high number of instructors then
you will receive a different punishment,
I mean routines to contend with.
By the way, English speaking
Thais are a must, especially if you are
only there for a short period. Overall
pad work is fantastic, mainly because
they believe that they are actually
fighting you and not just holding the
pads. Find a gym that has a clock that
works otherwise you are going to be
carried out of the ring. As for sparring
the phrase size doesnt matter comes
to mind. Those little guys run on
Duracells and the moment they see
you slacking you are in deep trouble,
in the nicest possible way.
Having trained far and wide to
learn Martial Arts, I can honestly say,
you will have a job to beat the Lanna
Muay Thai camp run by Andy
Thomson in Chiang Mai. Before I fin-
ish this month I would like to thank
young Dale Singh for his enthusiasm,
friendship and last but not least his
support when at the tender age of 47
my brain wanted to carry on, only my
legs were not interested. Thanks mate.
By Keith Gray
COMBAT February 2007 Page 37
THE The Combat Panel is our monthly forum
featuring instructors from a wide variety
of arts, righting wrongs and rooting out
evil! Seriously, they discuss topical and
traditional issues, which will hopefully
stimulate further debate amongst you, the
readers. As always your questions are
always welcomed by the panel.
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elcome to another instalment of The Combat Panel. With the co-operation of the
W International Alliance of Martial Arts Schools we field more questions to the
instructors. This month we use readers questions and concentrate on martial
arts books and banning martial arts altogether. As always, Combat readers can field their
own questions to the panel, so if you have any questions, please email them to:
England@iaomas.com with the heading Combat Panel
Before we proceed, I shall re-introduce the panel, once again with an international flavour.
First on the panel we have Stuart taught by his SiGung, Augustine Arnis. Gary feels he would like Consterdine, Richard Dimitri and
Anslow. Stuart is a 4th dan and Fong. He developed the ideas to continue and develop in the Lee Morrison.
the instructor of Rayners Lane behind Wing Chun A.S.A.P. martial arts for many years to www.bfmaa.co.uk
Taekwon-do Academy and (Applicable Science and come and first and foremost in
author of the book Chang Hon Philosophy). Sifu Oli is also a his mind is that training in the Traditional Judo instructor Sensei
Taekwon-do Hae Sul. He main- qualified massage therapist, with arts is enormous fun and a great Ray Pulman from Northern
tains an open mind and open several years of medical training, work out. His main pursuit in Ireland is the fifth panel member
heart towards fellow arts, stu- furthering his understanding of the the martial arts is JKD and Kali this month. Revd Ray Pulman
dents and instructors alike, human body. He has followed but feels what all people must PhD is a Christian minister in
hence the forming of IAOMAS. courses with the Institute Of Self realise that no matter what the Belfast Northern Ireland. He has
Although Stuart has been very Actualization to further understand martial art they all have some- been involved in martial arts,
successful in the competitive the human way of acting and rea- thing to offer. He encourages all particularly Judo, since about
area of Taekwon-do, winning a soning, completing their Graduate my students to train with other 1970 having started under Sensei
World gold & silver medal in Intensive Training in 2004.Sifu Oli instructors and attend any semi- Bert Ranard in Anfield, Liverpool.
2000 and taking 7 students to has also been involved with vari- nars that are of interest to them After a number of years out of
win World Gold medals them- ous other events such as small to help them grow in the martial training in 1995 he founded a
selves in 2004, his love lies with- movie productions, charity-based arts and in life. Judo Club in Knotty Ash and in
in traditional Ch`ang Hon demonstrations and charity-based www.hertsmartialarts.co.uk 1997 moved to Northern Ireland
Taekwon-do, teaching the sys- self defence courses. to take up work in Belfast where
tem as it was originally per- www.wcasap.com Regular panel member Garth he briefly trained in competitive
ceived, as a military based mar- Barnard is back again. Garth is Judo but is now affiliated to the
tial art. Stuart has featured many Instructor Gary Hoptroff again the Chief Instructor of Brackley British Zen-Judo family
times in `Taekwon-do and graces our panel- Gary has been Freestyle Martial Arts Academy, Association Ray holds a 4th dan
Korean Martial Arts` magazine involved in various martial arts, teaching Freestyle Taekwondo, as Renshi in Judo, 1st Dan in
and was inducted into the which include Jun Fan Gung an eclectic mix of Taekwondo, Hapkido and also teaches
Combat Hall of Fame in 2003. Fu/Jeet Kune Do, Filipino Martial Judo, Muay Thai and Combatives. Combat Judo, Self Defence and
www.raynerslanetkd.com Arts, Judo and Brazilian Ju-Jitsu, Garth, an ex-doorman, realised in Personal Security.
Boxing and Kick-Boxing, Shaolin a very short space of time that his www.judo-ni.co.uk
Next we have regular panel mem- Kung Fu, Wing Chun Gung Fu. success at national championship
ber, Sifu Oliver Van Overbeek, His instructors include Guro Rick level did not equate to guaranteed Sensei Andy Wright is back with
representing the Wing Chun world. Faye, Guro David Onuma, Guro success on the door and had to us again. Andy has been training
Sifu Oli has been training martial Bob Breen, BJJ Instructor Jason learn the hard way, through expe- in Karate and martial arts for over
arts since the age of 8, starting Davenport and Tuhon Pat rience, to become a formidable 19 years, he has overcome physi-
with Judo in his native country of OMalley all outstanding martial figure in local door supervision. cal disability, gaining his early
Holland. Whilst seeking something artists and instructors. He holds After 24 years of Martial Arts, grades under the legendary Master
new he came across Wing Chun instructorships under Guro Rick Garth teaches competition spar- Enoeda and continuing up to 5th
and found a new inspiration, which Faye in arts taught at the ring and Reality Based Self- dan. In 2001 whilst recovering
he has followed ever since. Sifu Minnesota Kali Group, Guro Defence at his Academy. Garth from a broken leg gained through
Oli has been developing new David Onuma in Jun Fan Gung has trained under some of the training, he studied holistic thera-
plans, with a new club and a fresh Fu and Filipino Martial Arts, worlds best Instructors, including pies (Reflexology and Shiatsu) and
approach to the classical art as Tuhon Pat OMalley in Rapid Dave Turton, Dennis Martin, Peter studied the art of Reiki healing
Oliver Van
Overbeek

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Gary Hoptroff gives an escrima demonstration
under a Reiki master.
Understanding their potential in the
bigger picture, Andy decided to
infuse his base style of Shotokan
with the art of Reiki, which became
known as Reiki Jutsu Kai.
www.reikijutsukai.org.uk
Sensei Paul King is our represen-
tative for Jujitsu. Paul is the Chief
Instructor of Goshin Ryu Kempo
Jujitsu, whose aim is a range of
quick response, minimum effort,
maximum effect techniques, utilis-
ing modern forms of Kempo and
Ju-Jitsu together with devastating
application of nerve and pressure
point striking and manipulation.
Paul started serious training start-
ed in 1977 with Master Bob Rose
of Ed Parkers Kenpo Karate and
has under some of the best
instructors around including
Grand Master Ed Parker, Master
Bob Rose, Mr Rainer Shultze, Mr
Rick Hughes, Sensei Terry
Coughtrey, Sensei Malcolm Keith
and Sensei Russell Stukley.
www.kempo-jujitsu.co.uk
Our final panel member and this
months international guest is Ron
Goninan from Australia. Ron is the
Guan Zhan (Head) of the White
Crane Research Institute, whose
purpose is to oversee and co-ordi-
nate the activities and research
undertaken by the White Crane
Research Institute (WCRI). Ron
acts in the capacity as the super-
visor and administrator of the
Ray Pulman
Association and related activities
in the field of martial arts.
The White Crane Research
Institutes aim is to research the
essence and spirit of White
Crane-Fist and related traditions
with integrity and honesty. Ron
has been involved within the mar-
tial arts in various forms and lev-
els for the past 34 years and was
awarded the 2001 Combat Hall of
Fame award for contributions to
the martial arts worldwide. He is a
keen writer and has had articles
published in Traditional Karate,
Combat, Blitz, Bujutsu
International and a host of other
magazines. Ron and the WCRI
are members of the Martial Arts
Industry Association which is the
peak association for martial arts in
Australia as recognised by the
Australian Government, as well as
IAOMAS. He holds Internal Martial
Arts Instructor Qualifications with
the World Taiji Boxing Association
and is a life member of the
Australian Therapeutic Movement
Association and holds Master
Degrees in Reiki and Seichim
Healing Arts.
Ron makes no claim to being
a master of anything; he simply
trys to do his best by those who
choose to walk on the martial arts
path with him. To many, he is sim-
ply Ron, eschewing the use of
titles and ranks, believing the
essence of the martial arts are
what matters most.
home.austarnet.com.au/tsuruken
Andy
Wright
With the panel re-introduced lets get onto the questions:
1. What was the first martial arts book you brought?
RON GONINAN: Oh man we are going back some 34 years
or so! To be honest I cant remember. I have so many books in
my collection. Some of the more interesting ones are Fujian
Nanquan Congshu Hequan and Erle Montaigues The
Encyclopedia of Dim-Mak Vol 1 & 2.
RAY PULMAN: Like Ron it is so long since I got started in all
of this, over 30 years, I cant remember but I do recall as a
youngster going to the local library and borrowing absolutely
anything I could on Judo and martial arts.
GARY HOPTROFF: Hey its an easy for me as it was the
Tao of Jeet Kune Do, need you ask!
ANDY WRIGHT: Gichin Funakoshi, My Way of Life.
PAUL KING: Secrets of Karate by Ed Parker - there is a lot
in this book if you look for it.
GARTH BARNARD: The first Martial Arts book that I bought,
and still have, was The Art of Judo by E. N. Dominy, dated
1949, which my mother bought for me from a Womens
Institute Jumble Sale in 1981. Its still in very good condition
and has served me well over the years.
STUART ANSLOW: (Laughs) Garth, I cant believe you still
remember when and when you got it! My first book was
obtained when I was at school, it was a karate book by H D
Plee called Karate: beginner to black belt. I didnt actually buy
it as it was a gift from my aunty because I was martial arts mad.
OLIVER VAN OVERBEEK: For me it was some strange book
about Judo in Dutch, it had bad drawings about throws, and
even more dyer pictures in that old fashioned dotted print. The
way it was written was really old fashioned, and the one thing I
remembered was that it seemed as if there was actually less
said than written. In other words, a lot of words were used to
say very little. It wasnt a very good book, later I was given a
similar one about JJS equally bad.
2. What was the last martial arts book you brought?
OLIVER VAN OVERBEEK: Book of 5 Rings, speaks for
itself really. Im currently re-reading it. I find it to be a very
powerful book with a very important message not only for
martial artists also for people interested in living their lives in
a slightly more aware way. I would recommend it to anyone.
PAUL KING: George Dillman Pressure Point Fighting Methods,
a good introduction to pressure points for the uninitiated.
Ron Goninan
Paul King
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RAY PULMAN: The Canon of Judo by Kyuzo Mifune. An
absolute gem of a book, which no Judoka should be without
and my only regret is that it wasnt the first I bought. Anyone
who thinks they know a bit about Judo should take a read of
this and discover just how much they dont know!
STUART ANSLOW: The last book I brought was Shaolin Chin
Na by Yang Jwing-Ming.
GARY HOPTROFF: Mine was Boxing Fitness, a great little
book.
GARTH BARNARD: The last book I bought, though not strictly
Martial Arts, was Combat use of the double- edged fighting
knif by Col. Rex Applegate. I havent finished it yet, but so far
its been a fascinating read. I still buy the odd book and have
a few on my wish list, but I prefer to buy DVDs nowadays.
RON GONINAN: The Authentic Transmissions of White
Crane - a six- volume set that is beautifully produced and
voluminous in its content.
ANDY WRIGHT: Mine was actually a Tai Chi book, by Wong
Kiew Kit.
3. Ifbook,
you could only recommend a single martial arts
which would it be and why?
RAY PULMAN: Now thats not fair, fancy asking that after
the previous question! However, there is just one book in the
world which qualifies and that is Kodokan Judo by Jigaro
Kano. It is the book that every Judoka should own as it is the
standard for Judo written by the founding father of the art.
ANDY WRIGHT: That is an unfair question because it will
depend upon who is going to read it. For example Stuart has
written a very good book but it may only be relevant to people
interested in Tae kwon do, so its hard to say!
GARY HOPTROFF: Most likely Boxing Fitness, the book I
just read. This is a book that has great basic explanations.
Good pictures to back up the text, advice on improving cardio
Page 40 COMBAT February 2007
and strength. Boxing has to be one of the best hand arts
around, most of all it is an easy book to read and understand.
GARTH BARNARD: Not specifically a Martial Arts book, but
one that I believe all Martial Artists should own, is Dead or
Alive by Geoff Thompson. Dead or Alive is the Self Protection
Bible as far as Im concerned and should be on everyones
bookshelf. Dead or Alive covers just about everything youll
ever need to know in terms of Self Protection. The book cov-
ers awareness and avoidance, adrenaline and its effects on
the body, The Fence, basic striking techniques, plus much,
much more. I regularly recommend Dead or Alive to all my
students, and those I teach at seminars and private tuition, as I
find the book to be a very valuable tool for Self protection.
STUART ANSLOW: For me it would be Living the Martial
Way by Forrest E. Morgan. For those that love the way its a
book that transcends systems and styles and that can be taken
into the heart of every single martial artist and affect their life
and how they live it, both in and out of the training hall.
Though Id also agree with Garth and his choice if I could
chose another!
PAUL KING: Grace Under Pressure - Martial Arts and Sports
Hypnosis by Adam Vile and Jo Biggs. This is an interesting
book covering often overlooked ways of improving the way we
teach and motivate students, improving your own and your stu-
dents knowledge.
RON GONINAN: Tang Soo Tao: The Living Buddha in
Martial Virtue by Robert Caputo,a simply beautiful book that
highlights the martial journey from a spiritual aspect. It has a
great deal to teach one about simply living.
OLIVER VAN OVERBEEK: That would have to be the afore-
mentioned Book Of 5 Rings, its a very powerful book with true
meaning, Its written by Miyamoto Musashi who had his first
real sword fight at 13 years of age, won it and killed the oppo-
nent. At age 29 he killed his last opponent, within that time he
had challenged and defeated every single opponent he could
find. The story tells us that when he is a slightly older man he
retreats to a cave and devotes his life to writing his book. It
teaches you amongst other things to have
On the mats with
Stuart Anslow
an empty mind, free from distractions so we
can deal with the matter at hand. I do
believe that is the single most important
aspect we can learn from Musashi.
Will martial arts ever be made
4. illegal and banned, like they were
in the olden days in China and Japan?
OLIVER VAN OVERBEEK: I have
always said and felt that this will be the
case in the foreseeable future with gov-
ernment control diminish due to the less-
er interest in religion, terrorist threat is
created so fear is maintained. Martial
Arts doesnt only promote strategic
thinking and the ability to fight. More
importantly it promotes thinking for one
self, and it is this that will be feared. In a
system were government control is
prime, thinking for yourself is the
biggest enemy of the system.
PAUL KING: I dont believe it would ever
be possible to ban martial arts or make
them illegal, society today would not accept
such an infringement of our liberties.
GARY HOPTROFF: In all honesty I really do not think so
either.

STUART ANSLOW: Though I doubt it, its an interesting con-

cept. With the advent of modern weapons it would be pretty
pointless banning martial arts.

ANDY WRIGHT: I cannot see it in my lifetime. I cannot see

the point of it either. For a start, the martial arts bring in too
much cash for anyone to let it go. What I can hope for is more
regulation and checking, to get rid of the cowboys.

RAY PULMAN: How can anyone be sure? If you are asking

whether I think they will or not, no I dont as martial arts are
presently much less martial than they once were and some
have become purely art. Some aspects of the arts will probably
be banned or become much restricted such as training with
blades due to crazy insurances demands.

GARTH BARNARD: No, its not like our government have

any concerns of a civilian uprising or anything like that!

RON GONINAN: Lord I hope not. I dont think that the arts will
become illegal but I do see some form of regulation of the arts
happening in the future. This may be a good or bad thing
depending on the type of regulation. If it makes the martial arts
more positive and professional then I see this as being a good Garth Barnard gets to grips
with one of his students!
thing for the arts.

If martial arts get made Illegal, will you continue
5. training and teaching in secret. And why?
GARTH BARNARD: Thankfully thatll never happen, but I
would definitely continue to teach, even for just Self
Protection purposes. Im not the sort of person that would dis-
guise what I teach to look like a dance just to conform, I
would simply teach in secret. Ever heard the saying locks are
for keeping good people out? Well, there will always be
those out there that wish to cause us physical harm and
because of this we will always have the need to defend our-
selves against such people. With that in mind, we are all
responsible for our own safety and well-being and Martial Arts
can go a long way to ensure that.
GARY HOPTROFF: Yes I would, the reason being I love all
the old Kung Fu films. So to be able to be part of an under-
ground martial arts sect and over throw the bad guys with mar-
tial arts, how cool would that be!
STUART ANSLOW: I would too, like the rest of these guys,
my love of the arts is far to strong to suppress that way and in
a way, it would make what we do have so much more value.
PAUL KING: Without question, yes. It is what I enjoy, it is use-
ful and in a society that were to ban such arts, martial arts
unfortunately would probably be of more use and in greater
need.
OLIVER VAN OVERBEEK: Im a martial artist, part of
who I am was created by what I do, if I stop doing what I do,
than who I am becomes a fraud, an empty shell. I have no
choice but to continue training. I also believe that something
cant be truly yours unless you have the courage to give it
away whole-heartedly. On top of that I feel its my duty to
expand the minds of the ones around me and give them the
tools to find out who they are, and help them become who
they want to be. I would teach in secret no matter what.
RAY PULMAN: Thats just too weird to contemplate, but Ill
humour you anyway. I guess if the penalty for disobeying the
law was akin to that handed out to other petty criminals, and I
was a person given to breaking the law, which I am not, then I
would probably ignore it, after all a slap on the wrist is no
deterrent for anything.
RON GONINAN: Yes I would. My school operates a private,
members only school of martial arts so we would continue in
this manner. We are a private school Xuetang (Study Hall) of
martial arts. We are not open to the general public. We have
our own private training facility (Wushu Guan), which is fully
equipped. With no need to be concerned with running costs
and commercial considerations we within the WCRI are free
to concentrate our energies on our individual research and
advancement. Wed simply continue with our studies out of a
love of the art itself.
ANDY WRIGHT: My main interest at the moment is in chi kung
and thats been around 5,000 years; so I really doubt if the pre-
sent government would have enough bottle (or inclination) to
ban it, though Id train it just the same.
That concludes another months Combat Panel` with some
great questions from the regular readers of Combat,
invoking some interesting, thought provoking (as well as
the usual frank) answers. As normal, well leave you
with a quote related to this months discussion.
A man ought to read just as inclination
leads him; for what he reads as a task will
do him little good.
- Samuel Johnson
Many thanks to all the instructors for taking part and for
the readers who has submitted questions. If you have
any questions you would like to put to the
panel for future sittings, please drop an
email to england@iaomas.com. For more
information on the instructors, please fol-
low the links listed, for information on
IAOMAS visit www.iaomas.com.
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Grandmaster
CHO SANG MIN
The Father of Brazilian TaeKwon-Do
T
he 8th August 1970 was the
day Grandmaster Cho Sang
Min arrived in Sao Paulo,
Brazil. He went on to introduce
the people of that football loving
South American nation to the Korean
martial art of TaeKwon-Do and subse-
quently became known as the Father of
Brazilian TaeKwon-Do.
I recently had the opportunity of
meeting Grandmaster Cho, whom I
found to be both polite and courteous,
with a truly respectful manner. Now in
his 60s, he resides in Los Angeles USA,
where he is a successful businessman.
During the course of the interview he
spoke both about his past as well as
about his hopes for the future of
TaeKwon-Do
Grandmaster Chos own TaeKwon-
Do career began in the Korean city of
Kwang-Ju, which is located in the south
of the country. His first Instructor was
Master Kim Yu Sun. Not long after his
training began he had the opportunity to
train under Master Ko Jae Chun, who
was attached to the Korean military
(Master Ko Jae Chun was a member of
1959 TaeKwon-Do military demonstra-
tion team to Vietnam). Grandmaster
Cho says that Master Ko Jae Chun was
an excellent Instructor - prior to study-
ing TaeKwon-Do Grandmaster Cho had
trained in Western Boxing with a friend
but later decided that it was not for him.
Grandmaster Cho readily admits
that in retrospect the training he
received, whilst under Master Ko Jae
Chun, was somewhat Karate based. All
students trained extensively on the
Interviewed by Philip Hawkins
Makinawa Conditioning with both their
hands and feet, together with the con-
tinual practicing of the basic and funda-
mental movements.
When questioned about which
Patterns they practiced, Grandmaster
Cho says that he recalls practicing the
first three TaeKwon-Do patterns
devised: Ul-Ji, Hwa- Rang and Choong
Moo, alongside the older Karate
Patterns (Katas), which where still
practiced extensively throughout Korea
at this time.
When the time came for
Grandmaster Cho to enlist in the Korean
military he was assigned to a Division in
which he served for the next two and a
half years.
Whilst in the military he continued
to train, mostly by himself. However, he
also taught some of his fellow soldiers
who had expressed an interest in
COMBAT February 2007 Page 43
TaeKwon-Do.
After his military service was com-
plete he headed back to Kwang -Ju
where he was appointed Chief Instructor
of a Kwan founded by Grandmaster Ko
Jae Chun.
After some time teaching in his
hometown he was asked if he would
move to the Korean capital, Seoul, to
open an affiliated Dojang - which he
agreed to do. Upon his arrival in Seoul
he was asked to perform a
Demonstration before the American
8th Army. It just so happened that
General Choi Hong Hi was in atten-
dance. After the Demonstration was
over General Choi approached
Grandmaster Cho and asked him if he
would be interested in training directly
under his tutelage. Grandmaster Cho
was only too happy to accept, as he
was already familiar with the Chang-
Hon system (Chon-Ji Dan-Gun etc). It
was also around this time that
Grandmaster Cho met Grandmaster
Nam Tae Hi (who was a Captain in the
R.O.K. Army at this time).
Grandmaster Cho, like many others,
was afforded the opportunity of training
at General Chois residence in Hamman
Dong Seoul. Whilst there, Grandmaster
Cho perfected his existing Techniques,
learned new ones and improved his
understanding of General Chois
TaeKwon-Do philosophy.
At this time, Grandmaster Cho
trained alongside Master J. C. Kim (who
would go on to become the first
Instructor on the 1st and 2nd ITF train-
ing courses held in Seoul in 1968, prior
to his leaving and taking up a teaching
post in Malaysia). After his departure
Grandmaster Cho was selected by
General Choi and the ITF to teach the
subsequent course.
Grandmaster Cho kindly explained
to me the criteria and structure of the
ITF course he instructed. He explained
that the course was run for three months
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and consisted of four hours training in
the morning and two hours in the after-
noon. Each course trained 30 students
to be qualified ITF International
Instructors. The students came from all
over Korea to train on the ITF course,
although only the best were permitted
to attend. They had to be a minimum of
4th degree and have a letter of recom-
mendation from their Kwans Chief
Instructor. At this time in Korea nearly
everyone wanted to learn the ITF syl-
labus, so competition for places on the
course was fierce.
Grandmaster Cho taught the entire ITF
syllabus, which covered:
Patterns (only 20 were taught on the
this course - as printed in the 1965
edition of General Chois book)
Sparring
Fundamental movements
Theory
Teaching skills
Also, an English teacher was employed
to teach all participants English. All of
the students wore the traditional ITF
Dobok with the black piping around the
bottom part of the jacket (which repre-
sents the Korean royal family). Many
Masters on this course went on to spread
TaeKwon-Do around the world i.e. Park
Jung Tae (Canada) Kim Hong Sup
(Chicago) Yi Bong Choi (New York)
Kum Jun Kwon (Brazil). Only the best
were selected and sent to the coveted
overseas teaching posts.
Grandmaster Chos teaching on this
course was entirely voluntary. After
teaching all day he would then report
directly to General Choi before heading
to his own Dojang to teach civilians in
the evening. Grandmaster Cho empha-
sized that many people were inspired to
be part of the ITF and that the ITF was
by far the dominant force in Korea at
that time.
In 1970 General Chois situation in
Korea, with regards to his relationship
with the then South Korean President
Park Jung Hee, was worsening.
Therefore he requested that
Grandmaster Cho go and introduce
TaeKwon-Do to the people of Brazil.
At first Grandmaster Cho stated that he
wished to stay and support General
Choi in Korea. However, he eventually
accepted General Chois request and
departed for Sao Paulo Brazil arriving
on August 8th 1970. Like many pio-
neers, he was in a country where he was
unaccustomed with both its language
(Portuguese) and its culture. Brazil
however was a country in celebratory
mood, as Pele, Carlos Alberto, Rivelino,
Tostao, Jairzinho and the rest of that
glorious football team had just won the
World cup for the third time.
Brazil itself had a large Korean pop-
ulation and this is who Grandmaster
Cho began to teach TaeKwon-Do. In
exchange for teaching Technique to
some of the younger Brazilian students
Grandmaster Cho would receive lan-
guage lessons. However, he concedes
that at first he was not entirely happy
and had problems settling in. He there-
fore requested that General Choi send
him to another country. However, he
received a letter back from General
Choi, who was still in Korea, stating
that he should stay in Brazil and contin-
ue to spread TaeKwon-Do in that region
of the world.
After this, Grandmaster Cho began
earnestly promoting TaeKwon-Do by
way of many Demonstrations, which
were soon picked up by television, radio,
and all the local and national newspa-
pers. He soon became known as the fly-
ing man because of his jumping ability.
He was also advised at this time to call
his art Korean Karate, but he declined
this advice and advertised and promoted
only TaeKwon-Do.
Within one year he could not believe
the popularity of TaeKwon-Do. He
found himself teaching in colleges,
schools and gyms as well as being asked
to instruct the Sao Paulo police force.
Such was TaeKwon-Dos popularity that
in no time at all there were literally
thousands training.
Grandmaster Cho requested that fur-
ther Instructors be sent from Korea to
help him teach. In 1971 Master Kum
Joon Kwon arrived. Another 30 Korean
Instructors followed throughout the
1970s, many being sponsored by
Grandmaster Cho. Many still teach in
Brazil to this day, such as Grandmasters
Kim Sang In and Kim Sang Eun.
There are now many full-time
TaeKwon-Do Academies in Brazil and
literally tens of thousands of students
who can all trace there lineage directly
back to Grandmaster Cho, who is rightly
recognized as the Father of Brazilian
TaeKwon-Do.
The late 1970s was a hard time for
Grandmaster Cho as he had supported
General Choi and the ITF loyally for
many years. However, he told General
Choi that he could not support his deci-
sion to go to North Korea and therefore
felt that he had no choice but to leave
the ITF and withdraw his support (as did
many of his fellow pioneering Masters).
Grandmaster Cho says that he was
extremely unhappy at this time, and
states:
I believe that General Chois deci-
sion greatly weakened the ITF at this
time, as many Instructors would have
stayed loyal to General Choi if he had
not gone to North Korea. Also, in South
America in the late 1970s the WTF was
weak (however, it grew in strength from
1980 onwards). Once the military gov-
ernment in South Korea had been
replaced (in the late 1980s) the ITF
could have regrouped and possibly have
returned to South Korea. But for myself
and many others the ITF is the only true
TaeKwon-Do, the Annual National Championships, at Grandmaster Cho is hopeful of
1988 saw Grandmaster Cho leave the invitation of the Brazilian TaeKwon- change, as the political climate in
Brazil for America. He had always Do Federation. Korea is conducive to change at pre-
dreamed of living and teaching In March 2005 Grandmaster Cho, sent. He believes that the Korean peo-
TaeKwon-Do there. Prior to this he was along with other prominent and pio- ple should both know and be proud of
due to go back to Kwang-Ju, South neering TaeKwon-Do Grandmasters their TaeKwon-Do heritage. One pro-
Korea to carry the Olympic torch on its from both ITF and WTF, visited Seoul ject that Grandmaster Cho is actively
journey to the 1988 Olympics, which to express their desire to have the true pursuing at present is the possibility of
were held in Seoul. However, whilst TaeKwon-Do returned to its country of building a TaeKwon-Do museum (in
having a medical check-up in Chicago origin. Grandmaster Cho told the California) to house TaeKwon-Do his-
he was told that he needed an urgent Grandmasters he met that they were all torical memorabilia. He hopes this
operation or he could possibly die. He in a position to do the correct thing for could be built alongside a Korean style
therefore missed the opportunity to carry TaeKwon-Do. He emphasized that the village.
the Olympic torch. true TaeKwon-Do Pioneers had trav- Grandmaster Cho presently runs a
His wife also asked him to stop eled all over the world to spread successful property business from his
teaching TaeKwon-Do at this time. TaeKwon-Do and that this was prior to home in Los Angeles.
Grandmaster Cho respected his wifes the WTF being formed (1973).
wishes but did continue to train himself. Grandmaster Cho therefore challenged I would like to thank Grandmaster C. K.
He continues to travel regularly to Brazil the Grandmasters to correct the mis- Choi for his help and assistance in
to conduct Gradings. He also attends takes of the past. translating this interview.
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BERMUDA KARATE INSTITUTE
The 19th Skippy Peanut
Butter KICK at Pembroke
Sunday School saw a slight
increase in competitor numbers
from last year, with fast paced
single elimination match format
in both forms and fighting.
Antonio Perinchief last years
weapons Grand Champion and
sparring gold medallist, took the
black belt 10-15 soft forms cat-
egory 5/0 ahead of Marshall
Stoneham, and edged out Kent
Bean 3/2 in weapons. Kalea
Steede, who was forms Grand
Champion runner-up last year,
swept Natasha Mercey 5/0 in
forms, but went down to
Natasha 5/1 in sparring. Scott
Kennedy was advanced forms
Grand Champion, besting Stelio
Marshall 5/0 in round one and
Kent Bean by the same judging
panel result against Kent Bean
in round two. Scott also took
the sparring gold medal in the
16/17 age group 6/2 over
newcomer Jeron Gunness.
A PIECE OF CAKE
Tigers Shotokan Karate
celebrated its 10th Birthday
with an Inter-club competition
held at Nicholas Breakspear
School on Sunday. All mem-
bers from all the Shotokan
Classes that are held through-
out Hertfordshire attended the
event, some a young as 6.
Fantastic results and great
sportsmanship made the day.
One special award a life-
time achievement award was
presented to Ronald Charran to
celebrate his 60th Birthday this
year. Ron 5th dan black belt or
A PIECE OF CAKE
(Sensei Ron as he is known to
all fellow karate students) has
been training in the style of
Shotokan since February 1973
(34 years). Boy does all his
hard work show, he is today in
excellent shape and puts some
of the younger members to
shame, his energy, drive and
stamina is relentless. He says he
looks forward to continuing his
training for a very long time. He
is also very proud to have been
with the club from the onset in
1996, when it had one class in
St. Albans with a handful of stu-
dents who wanted to train hard
regularly, which has now grown
and has over 200 members and
clubs in Borehamwood, Bushey,
Potters Bar and Park Street.
One other special award
was present to the Competitor
of the Competition the student
who won the most gold medals
and this year that was 10 year
old Yasmin Temple from Park
Street, she has been training
with club since and is now a
4th Kyu, purple/white belt. She
won 4 gold medals. The club
was founded by a husband and
wife team 5th dans, Vando &
Concetta De-Bellis who wanted
to thank all its members who
made the day run smoothly.
Vando, Chief Instructor of the
association, said, Everyone
had been training extremely
hard, and some Karate Ka
show the skills of going onto
train at national level with just a
little more commitment. The
association couldnt run without
the help of its members and
families who give up their time
in running events like these I
would just like to take this
opportunity to say a thank you
for your continued support.
The Day ended with the presen-
tation of Trophies and medals to
all the winners and a piece of
Chocolate Birthday Cake.
For further information on
Tigers Shotokan Karate Classes
please phone 01727 840773.
YOUNG PEOPLES OPEN JUDO
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Five members of
Wallsends Bushido Judo Kwai
competed at the Northumber-
land Clubs for Young People
Open Judo Championships at
Wallsend Sports Centre on
Saturday 18th November.
Andrew Yates from Burradon,
who competed in the mens Kyu
grade under 80 kilo event
earned his bronze medal in
what was the most talented
group of the entire competition,
producing some real top class
Judo. Uchi Obasi from Gosforth
and a pupil at Gosforth High
School took the bronze medal in
the boys Open event, this has
been Uchis best result to date.
Dylan Lang from Wallsend,
competing in the boys under
30 kilo event and Tom Dugdale
from Howden competing in the
under 40 kilo event, after show-
ing good performances, just
missed out on the medals.
Unfortunately the Bushidos
most prolific medal winner, Tim
Dugdale, also from Howden,
sustained a serious injury to his
right elbow during his first con-
test, despite being in the lead
and was admitted to Rake Lane
Hospital for treatment.
THE BWKS NATIONALS
A small squad of the
Clacton based Roding Karate
Club travelled to Wanstead
East London this weekend and
entered the BWKS Nationals.
The squad of juniors were on
their first open competition
since starting Karate about two
years ago. Brown belt Conner
Hewitt came away with a gold
in the kata (forms of move-
ment) and silver in the kumite
(fighting). Conner has been
training for two years and is
becoming an up and coming
club star, said Ray Barrow 5th
dan Chief Instructor of the
Roding Karate Club. He has a
flair for kata and I am looking
forward to next year when I
can introduce him the English
Nationals, he has to be ten
years old to be able to com-
pete at national level said
Ray. Purple tag Mitchell Thorpe
also from Clacton came 2nd in
the kumite in the eight- year-
old section, and was really
pleased with his first Trophy for
the club. For more info on the
club: info@rodingkarate.co.uk
FUN FIGHT-A-THON
This month members of
Kazoku Karate - Tang Soo
Do club in Billingham,
Stockton-on-Tees, took part
in a sponsored fun fight-a-
thon in order to raise
money for the Butterwick
Hospice. Master Instructor
Russell Boon, who works for
HMP Holme House Prison,
also completed a 12k run
before taking on every mem-
ber young and old. The
Prison Service Charity Fund
contributed further raising the
final total to 2600. Chief
Instructor Eddie Boon would
like to thank everybody who
took part including Prison
Officer Lindsay Davidson for
her support. Next year
Master Russ and fellow mem-
bers plan to take part in a
sponsored parachute jump
followed immediately by a
run. For details and training
times telephone: 01642
655211 or 07988829201.
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GREAT DANE!
President Grandmaster
S.S. Vohra 7th Dan Kukkiwon
Taekwondo 8th Dan Kung Fu
of Grandmaster Vohras
Academy International School
of Martial Arts United
Kingdom Headquarters,
Nottingham, has just returned
from a seminar trip to
Denmark, where he has been
teaching stretching and kicking
techniques to members of the
Danish Dai Ki Haku organisa-
tion. Shihan Kurt Orum is the
founder of Dai Ki Haku close
combat. An efficient Danish
street fighting style, which
includes spiritual - and body
consciousness and self- realiza-
tion which can be checked out
at www.daikihaku.dk
Returning to the U.K. he was
accompanied by South African
martial arts instructors, Kaicho
Hoosain Narker 8th Dan
Ashihara Karate International
Director and Mr. Hans-Erik
Petermann, who had also been
teaching in Denmark. They
then stayed in Nottingham as
their base conducting seminars,
which were very well received
by all participants.
Kaicho Hoosain Narker
was one of the first instructors
to be certified by the late
Kancho Ashihara as a branch
chief. Since starting his martial
arts career in 1974, he has
trained in many systems,
obtaining ranking dans in
Kyokushin Karate, Goju Ryu
Karate and Taekwondo. He
became a full time instructor in
1985 after a stint as a school-
teacher. Due to the request of
many of the senior instructors
in Ashihara Karate, he formed
Ashihara Karate International
in 1993, which is now repre-
sented in 38 countries. As the
Director of the organisation, he
VAD001/02
travels extensively to member
countries teaching seminars. He
spent six months in the USA
during 1999-2000, visiting 40
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GREAT DANE!
of the US States, travelling a
total of 48 000 miles, simply to
propagate his system. A book
on that tour will be released
early in 2007.
His seminars in Denmark
and Nottingham focussed on
the use of Sabaki evasive body
movement and power genera-
tion in punching and kicking
techniques. Sabaki, as utilised
in Ashihara Karate, is a con-
cept of control which combines
defence and offence into one.
Narker as a University accred-
ited sports coach also spoke
about Plyometrics and its use in
Ashihara Karate to develop
explosive power and speed.
See www.ashiharakarate.org
for further details.
Erik Petermann has been a
student of the Martial Arts
since 1970 and has spent
many years working on night-
club doors in the harbour area
of Cape Town. He holds
instructor level ranking in sev-
eral martial arts. Erik is the
author of two books, one on
Ju Jutsu and another on Thai
Massage (published by New
Holland). He teaches Ju Jutsu
and the South African knife
combat system Piper.
Piper Knife is an offence-
oriented blade system devel-
oped over the last hundred
years by the criminals of Cape
Town. In this it is perhaps simi-
lar to Capoeira as it was prac-
tised a hundred years ago,
when it was used by the street
gangs of Rio de Janeiro. Its
techniques are responsible for
deaths on a weekly basis in
the Cape Flats area of Cape
Town. Erik Petermann is one of
the few master guardian
instructors qualified to teach
this method by the man who
first systemised this method,
Nigel February.
Due to the enthusiastic
response of the seminar partici-
pants, Grandmaster Vohra will
be inviting both instructors for
LOCAL LADY
MAKES THE
GRADE
future seminars. Grandmaster
Vohra will also be visiting South
Africa, USA, India and several
other countries to conduct pro-
motion tests and seminars. GM
Vohra is available for seminars,
gradings and demonstrations at
home and abroad. For further
information, visit www.master-
vohra.com or call 00 44 115
9780 439.
LOCAL LADY MAKES THE GRADE
Mrs Sylvia Brown, a
mature lady from the
Bessacarr area, has graduated
to Black Belt 2nd Dan under
the supervision and guidance
of Master Andrew Blinston.
Sylvia aged 56 joined Lynx
Black Belt Leadership Academy
approximately 5 years ago and
was one of several students
whom were taught through pri-
vate tuition. Sylvia first joined
the town centre Academy to
train in a personal fitness
course, as she felt a need to be
able to protect herself in the
darker evenings. After experi-
encing a taste of the Korean
Martial Arts and attending sem-
inars where Master Blinston
was a guest speaker. Sylvia felt
that the martial arts taught by
Master Blinston was where her
vision laid. Now a truly dedi-
cated, committed and highly
respected member of Lynx Black
Belt Leadership Academy.
Sylvia Brown is also training to
become one of the Academys
Instructors and has joined the
Certificate Instructor Training
Program. Whilst attending reg-
ular training sessions, Sylvia
has also attended many
weapons seminar conducted by
Master Blinston where she has
achieved levels of training in
the Nunuchakus, Bokken, Bo
and Jo. She has also partici-
pated in national competitions
and has been presented The
Student of the Year Award for
the past two years at the annual
Academy Presentation.
This is a lady whom saw a
vision, set her goals and
exceeded them. We help to
create Black Belt Leaders here
at Lynx Black Belt Leadership
Academy and this fine lady is
definitely one of them. Quoted
by Master Blinston when he
presented Mrs Sylvia Brown
with her 2nd Dan Graduation
Certificate. Well done to you
and your huge success!
ITF WALES EUROPEAN
CHAMPIONSHIPS
ITF Wales took six competi-
tors to the European
Championships in Greece this
year (2006) and were pleased
to come away with a bronze
from patterns and a silver
medal in sparring. The adult
competitors Mr Richard Taylor,
Miss Victoria Phillips, Mr Tom
Harris, and the junior competi-
tors Miss Sophie Collins, Miss
Cassie Lund and Mr Lee
Burridge, all competed well
and gained valuable experi-
ences from the Championships,
as well as the two medals
between them which meant
they finished 14th of all the
countries who competed.
In the patterns events,
despite all competitors perform-
ing well through their initial
rounds only Lee Burridge was
able to make it beyond the 1/4
finals and into the semi final,
where he came up against a
very strong Czech opponent
who was on his form on the
day and this meant Lee had to
bow out at the semi final stage
but was more than happy to
pick up a bronze medal in his
first ever European
Championships.
In sparring all competitors
put in strong bouts through
their early rounds and learnt
from the strong opponents
drawn from Easter European
nations but it was Cassie Lund
who made it to a 1/4 final
against a Scottish opponent but
COBRA ACADEMY OF MARTIAL ARTS
KICKBOXING GRADINGS
ITF WALES
EUROPEAN
CHAMPIONSHIPS
was unable to lift it that extra
level to get the points necessary
to advance further and Richard
Taylor put in some great perfor-
mances to make it to the final
in his group, where he came
up against a fast strong Russian
opponent and despite a good
effort was unable to win the
bout and had to settle for silver.
ITF Wales would like to
say well done to all who com-
peted and that they are proud
of their representatives
achievements and look for-
ward to seeing them improve
and go on to even more suc-
cess in next years major
championships. For further
details contact Mr Chris Black,
secretary@itfwales.co.uk
COBRA ACADEMY OF MARTIAL
ARTS KICKBOXING GRADINGS.
Fourteen students from the
cobra academy have just
passed their kickboxing
grades. They are - Yellow Belt.
Richard English. Green Belt.
Trevor Smith, Paul Endersby,
Michael Thompson, Racheal
Mcdermid and John Ward.
Blue Belt. Gavin Cooper, Luan
Ward, Craig Powell and
Andrew Mcdermid. Red Belt.
Natalie Bowers, Lee Thompson
and Rebecca Gunn.
Red Black Belt. Paul Cocksedge
Also, two Ladies passed
their Black Belt Kickboxing
Gradings. They are Hayley
Aldrich and Karen Mayes.
Hayley and Karen have been
training at the Cobra Academy
in Kings Kynn Norfolk for 4
years. Both girls always give
110% in all their training. Both
students are now working
towards their 2nd dan in kick-
boxing. They train twice a
week at the academy, and are
now well schooled in all
aspects of the kickboxing syl-
labus. Instructor Dell Mann
would like to congratulate all
students on all the hard work
and dedication they have
shown to pass their grades.
Anyone interested in the
cobra academy can check out
our website at www.dell-
mannsacademy.co.uk
PRESTIGIOUS SPORTS CLUB OF
THE YEAR AWARD UP FOR GRABS
CCPR, the alliance for
national governing and repre-
sentative bodies in sport and
recreation, has launched its
competition to find 2007s
Sports Clubs of the Year. The
prestigious award is made
each year to the club, which,
according to a panel of emi-
nent judges, provides the best
and highest quality sporting or
recreational opportunities to
players and volunteers in its
community. The competition,
now in its 14th year, is run in
conjunction with the Foundation
for Sport and the Arts. As well
as picking up the trophy at a
glittering Sports Club of the
Year awards dinner held each
year in a top London hotel, the
winners take back to their club
a cheque for 6,000. There are
also prizes to be won by five
runners-up, with a total prize
fund of 15,000 up for grabs
on the night. CCPR is now invit-
ing entries into the competition
through its governing body
members. National governing
bodies can endorse up to three
clubs for the award.
MULTI STYLE SEMINAR
Karate International Black
Belt Schools held a multi style
seminar on Saturday 18th
November 2006 at Carnegie
Sports Centre, Leeds University
in aid of Yorkshire Air
Ambulance. The instructors on
the course where Sensei Peter
Clarke 5th Dan of Kodakan Jiu
Jitsu (Leeds), Sensei Martin
Wilson 5th Dan of Providence
Shotokan Karate Club
(Sheffield), Sensei Grant
Naylor 4th Dan of K.I.C.K.S
Kickboxing (Leeds), Sensei
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Mehrdad Kahani 2nd Dan
KUGB, Sensei Nick Beech 1st
Dan Okinawan Kobudo &
Karate (Leeds -KIBBS) and
myself Sensei Steve Leak 4th
Dan Shotokan Karate (Leeds -
KIBBS). There where over forty
students in attendance and they
where all full of enthusiasm.
They where introduced to mar-
tial arts they had never tried
before. The purpose of the sem-
inar is to break down the barri-
ers of style and to encourage
friendship and openness with-
out political agenda. I feel that
this was achieved on the day
with ALL instructors giving
100% to all that attended
and new friendships being
formed. It is planned to hold
another seminar in March
2006 and I hope that more
people will be able to join us.
These events are open to all
regardless of affiliation, grade,
age, gender, or ability.
If you would like informa-
tion on our next event contact
me on 0113 2955253 or email
steveleak2001@yahoo.com
BROSNAN, SHAKEN BUT NOT
STIRRED!
Galways Brian Brosnan
caused quite a stir in Brighton
at the weekend when he
defeated Great Britains top
Welterweight fighter, Jason
Vassallo , with a unanimous
decision over 7 rounds of all
action Kickboxing. Brosnan,
who is just 17 years old won
the Under 18 World Amateur
Title less than 2 months ago in
Croatia at the official World
Championships at which almost
50 countries competed. He took
a step up in class on Saturday
night however by accepting a 7
round International Prestige
bout with Vassallo, who is the
current WKA Professional
World Welterweight Champion
and he captured the imagina-
tion and the hearts of the
1,000 strong audience, who at
BROSNAN, SHAKEN BUT NOT STIRRED!
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the start were baying for blood
but near the end were actually
supporting the Irishman.
Brosnan out boxed, out
kicked and out foxed the
Englishman, who had no
answer to the Galweighans
onslaught and the 3 English
Judges all gave him the nod at
the final bell. Vassallo was gra-
cious in defeat and sportingly
Raised Brians hand when the
MC gave the decision and pub-
licly heralded the rise of a new
superstar in the World of
Kickboxing. Full report on
www.blackdragon.ie.
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and Europes most affordable
supplier of pharmaceutical
grade sports nutrition ingredi-
ents and products, has
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earn a point for every pound
they spend on the website, as
well as five points for each
pound spent by someone they
have recommended the site to.
Each point earned is worth 1p
and can be redeemed against
products purchased on the site.
Each customer gets a unique
referral number, which they use
each time they shop at www.
myprotein.co.uk. MP Reward
customers receive printed busi-
ness style cards, which have
their individual number on. MP
Reward customers can then
pass on the cards to friends
who will earn a 5% discount off
their first order, while five
points for every pound spent
goes back to the person who
recommended they use the site.
Myprotein.co.uk is able to
offer the lowest prices on its
products by buying in bulk and
cutting out the middleman. All
products on the website are the
same high quality as the well-
known brands available on the
market. Myprotein.co.uk prides
itself in being the best value,
highest quality and most reli-
able source for products aimed
at bodybuilders, athletes or any
sports person/gym go-er. Core
product for those practising
martial arts available on the
website are:
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The website will match or
beat any European listed price
for the same quality product.
See the website for the online
price matcher function.
MOTHER AND SON CELEBRATE
DAN GRADES TOGETHER
Martial artists, Mrs Wunna
and son Jeremy Wunna, both
celebrated their Black Belt
Graduations recently. Mrs
Wunna was promoted to black
belt 1st dan while Jeremy was
promoted to black belt 2nd
dan. Both students train at the
Lynx Black Belt Leadership
Academy under the supervision
of Master Andrew Blinston. It
was a huge achievement for
both family members whom
have been extremely committed
to their martial arts training.
Jeremy joined the Academy 3
years ago with the support
from his family, they wanted
him to become more confident,
learn good interpersonal skills
and basic self- defence.
Therefore Jeremy wasted no
time and joined a Black Belt
Leadership Program. A training
program that focuses on
Leadership Life Skills and a
Black Belt Attitude Before long
Mrs Wunna had joined the
same program.
COBRA ACADEMY OF MARTIAL
ARTS AIKIDO GRADING
Four students from the
cobra academy in Kings Lynn
have just passed their Aikido
Gradings. They are: Stage 1
Aikido, Karen Hemnell, and
partrner Lee Thompson. Lee
and Karen have been training
in the art of Aikido now for 6
months. Both students have
now mastered the basic Aikido
Defence and Restraint moves.
They are now learning Stage 2
Aikido, which deals with strikes
and groundwork,
Also passing their Grade 2
Aikido are Kenan Demerci,
and Ihsan Ayas, Both students
have been studying the art of
Aikido now for over 1 Year.
They are now working towards
stage 3 Aikido. This covers
blocks, wrist- locks, throws,
restraints, and groundwork.
Anyone interested in Aikido
check out the gyms website at,
www.dellmannsacademy.co.uk
NOLLIE: THE UKS FIRST EXTREME
SPORTS BLOG FOR WOMEN
Shiny Media, the UKs
largest commercial blog net-
work has announced Nollie,
www.nollie.tv the UKs first
extreme sports blog written
by women, for women. The
blog, edited by Shiny veteran
Charlotte Howells, is aimed at
beginners through to dedicat-
ed enthusiasts and promises
to eliminate a lot of the intim-
idating surf/snowboard
speak which switches off
many beginners and women
in particular. Editorial
Director of Shiny Media said,
We felt we had the skills and
experience to attract a large
womens audience to an area
traditionally dominated online
by men. Weve done it before
with Shiny Shiny, our gadgets
for girls site, which is now
attracting over 440,000
unique visitors each month,
after being told by everyone
that there just werent enough
women out there interested
in technology.
BCCMA MEDALS
Students from the Tai Ji
Circle, based in Londons
Camden, led by its director
Shifu Quan Jun Liu entered
the BCCMA (British Council for
Chinese Martial Arts) British
Championships 2006 Sunday
19th November. It is the first
time that the Tai Ji Circle has
competed and we entered the
Tai Ji Quan hand and
weapons forms in the Modern
Division Forms category of the
British Championships.
Congratulations to the stu-
dents who entered, Helen Le,
Paul Lockyer, Martine Niven, Ray
Phelan and Edward Shearer.
Everyone was nervous, but the
students overcame their nerves
and performed to a very high
standard, all their marks were
good and we are thrilled to say
they won a total of 6 medals,
coming top of the tai ji entries.
Shifu Liu who was a martial
arts judge and teacher in
China before coming to London
in 2001, has been coaching
the students in the very early
mornings before work for the
last month and all their hard
work and dedication has really
paid off with great results. For
the Tai ji Hand Forms, we per-
formed the 56 Part Chen
 MEI002/03 Competition Form, Helen won
Meido
Gold, Paul won silver and Ray
won bronze. In the Tai Ii
Weapons Forms, Paul won
Gold for the Chen Sword Form,
Ltd.
Ltd. Helen won Silver for Chen
Sabre form and Martine won
The Arches, Maygrove Road, London. NW6 2EE. Bronze for the 42 Part Sword
Competition Form.
It was a wonderful day and
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cludes Dr Anthony Lovat.
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KARATE INTERNATIONAL BLACK
BELT SCHOOLS UK USA VISIT
On Thursday 7th
September 2006 I (Steve
Leak) and my partner Trish
flew out to San Francisco to
visit my friend and former
student Diane. After a long
flight of ten hours we arrived
at San Francisco airport feel-
ing very tired. We where met
by Dianes husband Carol. As
this was our first time in the
USA Carol drove the hire car
a few miles outside of the city.
Then the real fun began. How
do you get this thing in gear,
why are we going through a
red light, why is petrol so
cheap where the main com-
ments. But we got to our hotel
in one piece. During the stay
we where well looked after by
Diane and her Sensei Tom
Kubiak of Family Martial Arts
of America. We where escort-
ed everywhere and Diane had
a daily schedule worked out
for us. She was marvellous.
Sensei Kubiak also showed us
around the small American
town of Martinez.
Diane and Tom made us
feel like royalty during our visit.
We where taken to some of the
best restaurants in California I
think! We had a Mexican lunch
with Tom and his wife on the
first day. This gave us chance
to get to know Tom. During our
visit both Tom and I realised we
felt the same passion about the
martial arts and lots of other
things in life. Diane showed us
around San Francisco and we
did all the sights. The cable car
ride was a dream come try for
me and also for Dianes daugh-
ter who got to ride the cars
after a wait of one hour. China
town is just that, a town. Pier
39 is a real tourist attraction
and the seafood is fantastic.
On the Saturday Sensei
Kubiak allowed me to take a
couple of his classes, which
was great fun. The main karate
event took place on the
Tuesday evening when I was
invited to teach bunkai to all
the classes and also in front of
Sensei Llewellyn 7th Dan, chief
instructor for Panama and also
the author of Shotokans
Secrets, Sensei Bruce Clayton.
After the mini seminar we all
went to a fantastic Chinese
restaurant for dinner followed
by evening drinks at Steve
Callaways house. He is one
Sensei Kubiaks students and
fantastic host. We are hoping
to see Sensei Kubiak here in
the UK in the future but we are
also talking about our next visit
to FMAA and I hope we can
take a few more students with

BLACK BELT SCHOOLS UK USA VISIT
us in the future.
I would like to thank Diane,
Carol, Kevin, Caroline, Tom,
Sensei Llewellyn, Sensei Clayton,
Steve Calloway and all the stu-
dents and families that made us
so welcome in Martinez.
DEVON-LY KARATE IN TORBAY
After gaining the rank of
Nidan in Kamishin Karate Do
on the 11th November, under
the watchful eye of Sensei Phil
Snewin (5th Dan and Chief
Instructor), Sensei Andy Jones
has relocated to Torbay.
Andy would like to thank all of
his Birmingham students for
their support over the last num-
ber of years and hope that they
will continue their journey as
martial artists. Andy is opening
the first South West Region
Kamishin Ryu Karate School at
Paignton in January 2007 and
hopes to create the same family
feeling that exists in the
Midlands Dojo.
Andy is also excited by
Sensei Snewins agreement to
teach at a number of courses to
take place in Torbay over the
coming year; he would like to
invite all Karate Schools in the
area to take part in the courses
that have proven to be enlight-
ening and enjoyable no matter
the style in which you train.
On moving to Devon Sensei
Andy Says Since moving here
I have had nothing but support
from the community and the
local Sports and Community
College, as well as developing
links with the Torbay Sports
Partnership. After initial talks
with the Sports Partnership I
can honestly say that there will
be some exciting projects tak-
ing place over the next 12
months, so watch this space.
For more information
speak to Sensei Andy on
07841 912872 or email
andy.jones@kamishinryu.com.
You can also find details of
Sensei Snewins classes at
www.kamishinryu.com
KARATE INTERNATIONAL
LEG PULLERS!
Pulling peoples legs and
arms, and just about any other
part of their bodies, gives Amy
Woolstenholmes a good feel-
ing. Amy, 28, from South
Shields, is the Northern Event
Coordinator for The Sports
Massage Association (SMA).
A keen hockey player, who
likes to get about her patch on
her 600cc Honda Hornet, Amy
organised fifteen practitioners to
help competitors, in the Charity
Village, at this years Great
North Run, and works with
Durham County Cricket Club.
The SMA is a national organi-
sation, however, the SMA mem-
bers in Amys area live any-
where between the Scottish bor-
der, the Tees and the borders of
Yorkshire and Lancashire.
Sports massage practitioners
work on the muscles, tendons
and ligaments of the body, the
soft tissues, but they are quick to
point out that anyone can bene-
fit from their help.
Northern members of the
SMA are working with,
amongst others, the British
water polo team, various Team
GB runners, the former British
Karate Champion, Salim Malik,
and various elite athletes con-
nected with the English Institute
of Sport. An SMA member has
recently travelled with the
England Cricket team in India.
While there are no quick
fixes with deep tissue massage
and manipulation, most people
feel benefit from their first ses-
sion. Besides treating the problem
area, practitioners give advice on
how to change life to avoid it
recurring. There are no fixed
numbers of sessions, the client
proceeds at a frequency agreed
with the practitioner and for as
long as they feel they need.
Many members also offer
other holistic techniques, such
as Indian Head Massage and
the Bowen technique. Amy
says, We all agree that we do
it because of the feel good fac-
PREMIER COMPETITION
tor we get from helping people
feel better. For more details
contact Amy Woolstenholmes
0780 398 7741 email
opsm@blueyonder.co.uk
GALA EVENT
The Lynx Black Belt
Leadership Demonstration
Team were invited to partici-
pate and demonstrate at a
most recent gala event. The
team of dedicated individuals
whom attend the Town Centre
Academy, varied in a variety
of ages and capabilities
Master Blinston Miss Vincent,
Instructors and all the bud-
ding Korean Martial Artists,
helped make the event an out-
standing success.
The Lynx Academy
Demonstrations consisted of
traditional tae kwon do, leader-
ship training, self defence tech-
niques, individual patterns and
destruction and breaking tech-
niques. Miss Rhio Blinston aged
seven demonstrated breaking
to wood to the audience.
Whilst Mrs Sylvia Brown and
Mrs Karen Falzon both mature
Black Belt Leaders demonstrat-
ed weapons techniques.
The Gala event was a fan-
tastic weekend enjoyed by all
at Lynx Black Belt Leadership
Academy. After the event
Master Blinston kindly donated
250 pounds to St. Nicholas
Church in Thorne to help
towards repairs. The cheque
was presented to the Lady
Major of Thorne Mrs M. Holt
Taylor. Master Blinston had the
following to say; A special
thank you to all the teams that
supported this event! It was a
great Gala, enjoyed by all.
Well done to every body. A
sincere thank you to all mem-
bers of the Thorne and
martial arts
newsline
Moorends Council, especially
the Lady Major for making the
Academy very welcome.
Any body wishing to receive
further details concerning any of
our Leadership classes can visit
us on 01302 556402.
PREMIER COMPETITION
On the 19th November
2006 the Shukokai Karate
Union held its team kumite
and Premier kata competi-
tions, and included in the
entrants were a squad from
Sheffields Makenki Karate
Clubs. The squad was made up
junior cadets of various Kyu
grades entered in the katas and
a team of three adult students
entered in the kumite. For many
of the team it was the first time
they had an opportunity to
enter a competition. All the
squad performed well, but the
top performers on the day
were, Georgina Cornelius and
Danielle Holmes who took first
and third places respectively in
the 11-13 years 9th-7th kyu,
and Joanna Blakey who took
fist place in the 10 years and
under 9th-7th kyu. Also per-
forming well was Abbie
Lockwood, who just missed out
on making the final by the nar-
rowest of margins, and at 6
years old was the youngest
member of the team.
In the kumite event, the
adult team was the only one
entered in the 3rd kyu and
above category that didnt
have a dan grade as a mem-
ber. It was this lack of experi-
ence that showed as, they were
knocked out in the second
round to the eventual winners,
but all the team members
fought well and were still smil-
ing after the event and looking
forward to next year.
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 Combat Champions League Promoter

DEL
SAMPSON
COMBAT: How do you feel your event went? going to be tomorrows Champions, which is what Paul
Clifton has been saying all along.
DEL SAMPSON: The event went really well considering it
was the first event, there was a heatwave, carnival and the COMBAT: Your tournament was probably the hardest to
World Cup! run as it was the first. Have all the difficulties been
ironed out now?
COMBAT: Have you spotted any good fighters?
DEL SAMPSON: I think that 2007 will see everything nailed
DEL SAMPSON: Of course, Alex Campbell and Steven Carter down. The Welsh have never really come out of Wales to fight
are two that have sprung to mind, and the results show that there and I must admit that weve never really travelled into Wales.
are definitely some promising fighters out there. If they continue Now look, we have fighters
to support the League after this season theyre going to go a from the whole United
long way. Unfortunately I was so busy making sure that the Kingdom. Im all
tournament started on time and finished on time, with everyone signed up for 2007
having a good time and wanting to come back for more that I and I think that
wasnt able to watch as many fights as Id have liked. from now on the
Champions League
COMBAT: Do you think that the rules as they stand has it made.
encourage fighters to be spectacular or do we
need to change it?
DEL SAMPSON: I think what we need to do is to educate
the public more as to what the rules are and what to look for
when theyre watching. Its not visually friendly right now. As
soon as you see a football match you know whats going on
and we need to bring our sport to this level.

COMBAT: What do you think about over-eager coaches?

DEL SAMPSON: Theyre a big problem that weve had in
this sport. They often try to come onto the area or sway the
referees decisions. I think we have to make sure that the areas
are freer, make sure that only one coach is in the area so that
people in the stalls can actually see the action, especially as
theyve paid good money not only to actually watch but
also to get to the venue in the first place. Were trying
now to make it better. Some people think its about
the fighters but I think that its about far more
than that. Its about everybody, crowd control,
security and good officials. You cant run a
good show without considering everybody.

COMBAT: There are a lot of children

entering right now, are they the future
and how do we encourage more adults?
DEL SAMPSON: Youve got to remem-
ber that children become the adults. I
have students that have become World
Champions after training them from the by Matthew
age of 7. Theyve been disciplined and
shaped and the kids today are obviously Sylvester
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BELFAST
KYUSHINDO
Traditional Judo Club
urs is probably the only tradi-
O
tional Judo school/club in
Northern Ireland, if not the
whole of, Ireland in this 21st
Century; it is certainly the
only Zen-Judo club here. Zen, in our
usage of the word, simply means good,
we practice good Judo! We are not
involved in any way with Zen Buddhism
and pay no heed to its eastern mystic
philosophy.
Any observer will note that there are
those who come into Judo seeking to
learn the gentle principle. They wish
to learn an ancient noble art but are
faced with a situation where technique is
By Ray Pullman
Page 62 COMBAT February 2007
marginalised and contest emphasised.
The perfection of technique, the knowl-
edge of Judo history, etiquette, philoso-
phy and terminology is almost immateri-
al; the emphasis is on winning contests!
In Kyu Shin Do the emphasis is alto-
gether different for it seeks to encourage
the study of the Ju-Do in an atmosphere
of mutual respect and desire for perfec-
tion of traditional techniques.
A small child, who studies his art
well, having dedication, may progress
steadily through the rank structure and
stand as an equal on the Judo mat with a
man three times his or her size. Why is
this? Because both are students of the
martial art of Judo and both are respect-
ed and recognised for the quality of their
art. The one is not despised because he
is weaker or smaller, nor the other
regarded because he is bigger and
stronger. This whole concept is very dif-
ferent to what will be found in most
Judo clubs today. It would be unheard of
for an adult sport Judoka of any rank to
give place when lining up for class to a
child of whatever rank. As far as we are
concerned students are ranked according
to colour of rank belt and seniority in
that rank by date, regardless of age.
Already you are perhaps seeing that
we dare to be a little different in our
approach. In Kyu Shin Do there is a
major difference of attitude towards
competition, an aspect of judo that has
in recent times much corrupted the art
and made it, particularly in the west, just
another combat sport. The Kyu-Shin-Do
style has allowed competition to take
place only on a skill base. Judoka prac-
tising or competing together, do so by
use of the techniques learnt, applied in a
relaxed although still powerful and
effective manner. The application of a
technique that works largely because a
person of superior strength applies it is,
as far as Kyu-Shin-Do is concerned,
simply bad technique.
The training of the Judoka takes
place through hard work and practice of
their technique, and not in the weight
room, where they might think to make
up for lack of technique and practice.
There has been in more recent times a
development of what some call
Competition Judo, a limited set of
techniques that allow room for bad tim-
ing and the application of strength in
order to power an opponent to the
Sensei Ray teaching
ground. In the Kyu-Shin-Do style the
Judoka must learn a whole set of vari-
ous techniques, which are learnt in a
relaxed manner until they are second
nature. All power must come from the
excellence of the technique in its timing
and correct method of application. This
is what we are hoping to achieve in our
Kyu Shin Do.
Kyu-Shin-Do can be translated: KYU
as To seek, SHIN as True or Perfect
and DO as Way or Path, therefore it is
said to mean, To seek the Perfect Way.
This is meant purely in relation to the
perfection of the Judo art form and not in
any religious or philosophical sense.
Though Abbe Sensei did adopt his
Kyushindo philosophy from ancient east-
ern mysticism, and he did intend a reli-
gious and philosophical interpretation, as
a Christian I reject such false ideas.
Whilst rejecting the Shintoism and
Buddhism that is extant in Japan, and to
which Abbe Sensei subscribed in some
measure, I yet hold him in the utmost
esteem as a Judoka and it is for this rea-
son that I have adopted the name
Kyushindo for my Judo style. Kenshiro
Abbe was in my estimation a most excel-
lent Judoka and it is his Judo not his reli-
gion or erroneous philosophy I wish to
promote. As founder of the Kyu-Shin-Do
style Kenshiro Abbe was one of the orig-
inal Japanese judoka who introduced throws, holds, locks and strangles in Because of our friendly atmosphere,
Judo and Ju-Jitsu to Britain. His Kyu sporting combat and self defence but it gentle approach, open and honest atti-
Shin Do style was the foundation stone also employs the use of Kata. These are tude, low fees and mixed age, gender
of British Judo, sadly that stone has been formal demonstrations of various throws and ability classes we have a good reten-
greatly eroded over many years. and techniques, which serve to both tion rate. We currently have in our class-
One of the essential practical expres- teach and preserve ancient skills for gen- es children as young as 7 years through
sions of Kenshiro Abbes Kyu-Shin-Do erations to come. This aspect of Judo to me, the old man of the club at 48. We
was that it was not enough to win at any has sadly been overlooked by many for a have fathers training alongside their
cost. Success in contest, he felt, was only number of years but is now having young children and a number of teens
important in that it demonstrated superi- something of a revival in some circles. who we like to encourage with our regu-
or skill. This approach was fundamental In our school we try to find time to prac- lar awards such as Student of the
to the whole concept of Judo in its pure tice various Kata from time to time, as Month and Student of the Year.
form as far as he was concerned. During we believe them to be an important and Though we are not competition
his lifetime continual pressure was integral part of Judo. focused we do love to train in Shiai too
brought to bear upon Abbe Sensei to Judo is a very useful means of self- but we use a version of 1951 Kodokan
teach contest Judo. His message was defence. This is no secret; after all, Judo rules which make for better Judo as we
often either ignored or misinterpreted. was born of a desire by Kano Sensei to have no minor scores for combatants to
One day he lined up the students and discover the underlying principles of the aim for, they must go for the better tech-
said, today I teach contest. He had many ancient fighting arts. Many niques which will bring the Ippon or
floored them all in less than 3 minutes, Judoka have discovered that their Judo Wazari score. In our club we try to have
turned from the room, took all his things skills can be used very effectively in a a full range of techniques and training
and left! Abbe Sensei taught that Kyu self- defence situation and so it is that methods including an array of armlocks
Shin Do starts from a natural posture and we also include within our school and strangles, and later on we include
the actions of good Judo are of gentle lessons in self- defence. As with many Atemi also. We are affiliated to the
smooth movements, soft, quick and safe. martial arts our Judo helps with such British Zen Judo Family Association and
These movements spring from a relaxed things as fitness, co-ordination, self- enjoy friendships with Cobra Martial
mind and body, which helps to build up confidence, and the building of good Arts UK, Molum Combat Arts
strength. Abbe Sensei was keen that in character. So in addition to speaking to Association in the USA as well as other
practising our art we should use: the younger students about issues such practitioners of Kyushindo. We would
Minimum Effort, Maximum Efficiency. as stranger danger and bullying I speak love to hear from any Judo clubs, or
This of course is the maxim by which to them all concerning the virtues of Jujutsu clubs, who are of a similar mind
Kano Sensei, the founding father of Bushido; Rectitude, valour, benevo- to ourselves as I am sure we can learn
modern Judo, operated. The Judo of lence, respect, honesty, honour and loy- from each other as well as enjoying the
Abbe and Kano are complimentary and alty, all of which are of course traits friendship of the martial arts.
not at all at odds with each other. which are to be desired by us all and are Rev Dr Ray Pulman, 4th Dan Renshi,
Kata is important to us in our club. also very much in keeping with my own Kancho, Belfast Kyushindo
Judo not only employs the use of Christian beliefs. www.judo-ni.co.uk
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 Combat Champions League Promoter

ROY
COMBAT: How happy are you with todays turnout?
BAKER World Championships. Its the same as the Irish Open although
all of the money for the latter goes to charity, the Irish Society for
ROY BAKER: Very! Its really busy out there. Weve got at least Prevention of Cruelty to Children. All profits go to the charity.
450 fighters which is much more than we expected. Weve got a
lot of fighters from Tae Kwon Do out there from the country that COMBAT: What do you think of the standard of the competi-
weve never had before which is great. Were really happy with the tors from the mainland?
numbers, it just goes to show how popular the Combat League is!
ROY BAKER: Excellent! Theyve been very good and very
COMBAT: Is this the biggest youve had? skilled. We have such a good cross-section, England, Ireland,
Scotland and Wales are all here. The Leagues only in its first
ROY BAKER: No, I run the Irish Open which is the worlds year, so of course its got growing pains. Once we spread the
biggest tournament. Last year we had over 2,300 competitors on tournaments over a better period well be able to get more consis-
20 mats from all over the world. Its actually now bigger than the tent attendance, we will be able to meet up more and make
Battle of Atlanta and the US Open. changes if they need to be made. The first year has been good, the
second year can only be better.
COMBAT: What made you get involved in the Combat League Im looking to come over to England, the difficulty weve had
then? for the first year is that we have three had tournaments in a row
over here, which clash with the rest of the dates that we have left.
ROY BAKER: Martial Arts are about people and this League is Weve actually agreed to have the tournaments every two months,
run by some of the best. Ive been speaking to Paul Clifton for which allows everyone to travel. Its the key factor, if you want a
years now and Ive worked with Neville Wray and Dell Sampson true points system you have to have a good space between the
in the past. They said it was a good idea and I agree with them. I tournaments. Once you have that you cant fail!
think itll take time for it to settle and evolve but over time it can
only be good for the sport and for the students. Its the students
that make martial arts successful overall and the League is going
to give so much back to them. byMatthew
COMBAT: Do you think that the League will become the
League or just another League?
Sylvester
ROY BAKER: No-one can say where its going to go. You have
to make the League as good as it can be. The participants will
also be a very important factor in this and make it what it really
is. If you have a professional League that takes care of the com-
petitors and isnt about making money as quickly as possible but
puts it back into the League to make it better then its going to go
as far as it wants to go.

COMBAT: Some people are watching the League now to see

what happens, they want to see where the moneys going,
ref fees, courses etc, is this something that we can expect?
ROY BAKER: Weve already looked into this sort of thing and
we are thinking about getting the electronic score-boards that you
see at other events. The one drawback of this of course is cost.
Youre looking at about 1500 per score board and you also
have to have trained personnel using them, you cant just stick
someone behind them and expect them to work. Were
already putting money back into the referees as we pay them
for their attendance. Every one of the referees here today
has been paid to come and work, we cant and dont expect
people to work for free, its not fair.
A percentage of our takings today are also going
towards fighters to help them participate in the WAKO

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Dont knock others - if they
enjoy it, leave them alone!
K
ancho Bill started in martial arts at an early age at Isleworth Explorers Club, practicing Aikido
with Sensei Jim Dodge for three years before the Club closed. Having practiced Judo at
school he was encouraged to try Ju-jitsu at the age of 15 by Sensei Kevin Sumer, at Spirit
Combat under Soke Brian Dossett, the Founder of Spirit Combat (currently 10th Dan Grand
Master). He is married to Marion and has two sons Jodie and Stacey (and a cat Ninja). Kancho Bills 30
years in Spirit Combat have enabled him to train in venues across the world, with hundreds of martial
artists, sampling numerous different styles. Kanchos experience has not been confined to the Dojo -
doorwork for over 22 years gave him excellent experience in practical application on the streets.
COMBAT: How has martial arts changed, and how have
you changed martial arts?

dont think you would like to drive your car for a number of years
without insurance. I do feel the worlds gone mad on a lot of issues
but if there is something that can safeguard you, why not use it?
BILL COX: Martial arts have not changed but a lot of con-
cepts within in the arts have changed, and have been forced to COMBAT: Does this mean traditional ways are changing
develop with changing times and cultures. Modern medicine and in danger of being lost?
and sports science has changed our lives. Change is good but
sometimes hard to except and implement. BILL COX: If you believe in something very strongly it will
never be lost but the world is changing all the time - some-
COMBAT: Media coverage has highlighted knife crime: is times we need a prod to catch up, but never forgetting what we
there any place for knives on our streets? Why do you do and the traditions within it.
think do so many feel the need to carry them?
COMBAT: Who inspires you?
BILL COX: The media make it seem like a new fad, but I
remember the old boys talking about mods and rockers who BILL COX: I have the greatest respect for Soke Brian Dossett
apparently all carried knives or other weapons. Unfortunately who has helped me through the good and bad times in my
knives and weapons have always been on our streets and I younger years, he is a great guy to have around, he is family to
think they always will. me and has taught me so much. I couldnt start to think how I
could repay him. . Bruce Lee was the man in the cinema
COMBAT: Are insurance concerns taming some aspects of and I know its not all your taste but the original Dark Knight
traditional arts? - Batman has always been my comic book hero. There are
many great Martial artists out there, and many up and coming
BILL COX: Taming the arts may be the wrong word but with all ones. So many of these guys inspire me and keep me going
the claims and liability laws around I think they are necessary, I on my dark, down days.

Bill with L to R: Soke Brian Dossett, Adrian Axisa (Malta), Ramzi

Khoury (Jordan), Nikhil Trivedi (India), Chris Raven (Wales) and
Mike Caffrey (Canada) at the 2005 MAAS Masters Seminar

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Interview by Sensei Phil Robinson

COMBAT: What are your favorite films?

BILL COX: Lightning Swords of Death, Shogun
Assassin and the classic Bruce Lee films.

COMBAT: What about the Politics in Martial Arts?

BILL COX: Theres a subject! Soke has dealt
with a lot of the politics within our associa-
tion, but its the evil that drives change. No
one likes it, and I have often heard martial
art groups saying we dont have politics in
our art. Rubbish - politics are part of every-
day life, whether we like it or not.

COMBAT: What is your philosophy, your

likes and dislikes in Martial Arts?
BILL COX: Enjoy what you do. Take the
knowledge and experience of your martial
art world, look at other martial arts in the
same light as your own. Some will suite -
but not all. That is no reason to say
theyre no good - it may only be no good
for you. Be open - it will change your
life. My love is the passion it has given
me for life and friendship, and how you
can see the development of students. My
dislikes in Martial arts are people who
dont understand, but know it all.

COMBAT: What makes your style work?

BILL COX: What a great question, I dont really
know if this is the answer you are looking for but, I
think it works because of experience, attitude and
personality. It all helps to deliver what you are trying
to teach. I have a great support structure in my dojo
with Sensei Steve Neville, Sensei Scott Clark and
yourself. That helps to alleviate pressure when I am
unable to attend or with the help of the class during a
session, so it is important I thank you all for that.

COMBAT: So how would you sum up this interview?

BILL COX: Enjoy what you do, dont knock others
- if they enjoy it, leave them alone. Work hard and
be the best you can.

COMBAT: Thank you, Kancho

Kancho Bill Cox
BILL COX: My pleasure, Phil. of Spirit Combat international
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 LEADING WORLD AUTHORITY Introduction: Dojo injuries

MIKE - Dojo accidents - Civil liti-

gation - Arrests for carrying
martial arts weapons -
Arrests for misuse of martial

F I N Ns arts skills - Arrests for

defending others - Arrests
for defending yourself -

BUNBU SERIES
Abuse in the dojo -
Allegations of child molesta-
tion - Arrests for sexual
assaults in the dojo - These
and many other offences
Martial Arts are becoming increasingly
common for all who practice
AND LAW Part 9 the martial arts.

F
or many years I have been called on by the courts
to advise and give evidence in civil and criminal
cases involving weapons and violence. This series of
articles is a laypersons guide to understanding the protocol,
behaviour, and parameters of legislation that can affect each
of us at any time. Despite the multitude of statute there are
no hard and fast rules, each case is judged on its individuali-
ty and it is the courts who have the final say over interpreta-
tion of the facts and decisions of innocence or guilt.
Many thousands of people throughout Britain train in
martial arts. One of the most common reasons people join a
martial arts club is for self defence, later they may find many
deeper reasons for continuing their training. For the average
person confrontations are a rare occurrence in their lives.
People involved in security, police work, or other occupa-
What are the pitfalls of
helping others escape
violent situations?

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 When confronted with a weapon, knife,
baseball bat, snooker cue etc, it
would be reasonable to use
something to defend oneself,
provided that they did not
have it with them for that
express purpose.

Self Defence and the Law, raise

issues that the martial arts expo-
nent should know. How much
force and when should it be used?

tions that put them on the front line of anti-social behaviour,
are more likely to use their martial arts knowledge.
In this article I will deal with some of the problems that
can arise from confrontation in daily life. It is as well to
remember that no matter what the statute may say or infer,
the final decisions as to interpretation are left to the courts.
There are no black and white answers no matter what anyone
tells you, it all depends on the individual circumstances and
each case is judged on its merits.
We all have a right to defend ourselves if we are attacked,
both under common law and statute. We can defend our
property and loved ones, but the force we use must be rea-
sonable under the circumstances and we have to justify our
actions to a court if we are the ones arrested. In fact the
courts often expect practitioners of martial arts to show
greater control than the ordinary person; we are expected to
resolve the situation with less damage to our attacker than
would be expected of the ordinary person. How do I know
this? Simply by dealing with so many cases and seeing them
unfold in court.
In modern times the law does not expect a person to wait
until they have been hit, the expression pre-emptive strike
is often used. This means that if a persons body language
indicated imminent attack, or they begin to swing a punch,
they have the right to take the initiative, provided they can
justify this if a case goes to court. Often people who are
attacked use excessive force, the adrenaline pumps, the
attacker is violent, so they fight back, and at law this is rea-
sonable. However, once they have resolved the situation, for
example subdued the attacker but continue to kick and
punch them, this is excessive force. Dont expect the courts
to look lightly on this.
When confronted with a weapon, knife, baseball bat,
snooker cue etc, it would be reasonable to use something to
defend oneself, provided that they did not have it with them
for that express purpose. By way of example, if they picked
up a dustbin lid to defend against a knife attacker, that would
be reasonable, but if they pulled out the loaded air pistol they
had with them for protection, then that would not be accept-
able at court. Conversely, if someone has an umbrella to keep
the rain off, but spontaneously used it to deal with a sudden
attack, that would be strong evidence in their favour, but if
they were in the house and saw someone in their front gar-
den, picked the umbrella from the hall and rushed out to hit
them, that would be considered an offensive weapon. These
examples illustrate the narrow bridge we tread in justifying
the use of weapons for defence.
I have covered the carrying of weapons previously in this
series, it is good evidence to show that training weapons are
carried in such a way you do not have easy access to them until
you reach the club. It is also a good idea to have your member-
ship card with you, or details of the club and instructor.
There is a difference between the usual arguments that
lead to a fight, and a criminal attack (muggers etc). The
courts usually see more justification for someone defending
themselves in a criminal attack. Where arguments are con-
cerned it is good evidence to show that someone first tried to
defuse the situation. They should assess the level of violence
directed at them in an argument predicament and use force
relative to that situation, however, courts recognize that they
cant measure force to the nicety of the law and take this fac-
tor into consideration.
If you intend to help someone else, I suggest you make
sure that the circumstances are fully understood. One man
heard a girl call rape saw a struggle, broke the mans jaw,
only to find out it was a young couple fooling about. At court
the man was found guilty of GBH. On one occasion I heard a
woman screaming in my street, I went out and saw two hefty
six footers struggling violently with a woman. At that
moment two lads passed me with baseball bats, going to help
the woman, however, I talked them into leaving them behind
as I had already called the police and saw them arrive as I
approached the situation. In reality two sisters had been argu-
ing over a boyfriend, and one tried to kill the other by stran-
gling her in a front garden. The two guys struggling with her
were just passing by and pulled her off, saving the sister. You
just cant tell..the two lads may have gone in with the base-
ball bats, then been charged with GBH and offensive weapon.
The law on self- defence is complex, by all means defend
yourself, but keep it all in perspective.
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PUTTING KATA
BACK AT THE HEART
OF KARATE
Part 2 - by Bill Burgar - Author of Five Years, One Kata
n Part 1 we introduced some of
I the concepts and thought
processes involved in bunkai
(the analysis of kata). In Part 2
we will look at the oyo (the appli-
cation of the movements).
There has been considerable debate
over the last ten years about how many
applications are appropriate for each
movement in a kata. The number
varies depending on who you talk to
and what their agenda is. Some claim
the number is zero, one or many i.e.
those who think it should be zero
claim bunkai isnt a valid study. Those
who claim one, say there is one and
only one valid application per move-
ment and those who claim many, say
there are many possible applications
per kata movement. No doubt the
debate will continue forever as there
really is no right answer.
Personally, Im pretty flexible about
how many applications there are per
movement as long as it is easy to
Pic 1a
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remember them all so that they all get
practised appropriately. For most
movements I restrict myself to one
application but I do practice up to four -
however they are usually all variations
on a particular theme. The main point
here is not to concern ourselves over
sticking to fixed ideas - good karate
relies on flexibility of mind in every
aspect of what we practise.
The movements of each kata taken
as a whole were the basis for the prac-
tice regime of an individual, put into a
pattern to ensure that they were remem-
bered and practised appropriately. That
is to say, each single kata contains
fighting techniques, which, historically,
were a complete fighting system. Over
time the one kata, one system concept
has been lost from karate but it is
becoming more popular again as more
people are seeing the benefits of study-
ing a single kata deeply. Some of the
movements in the kata are designed to
combat the habitual acts of violence,
Pic 1b (i)
some are for the chaos of the mid-fight
and some are for the end-game. These
concepts are covered in detail in my
book Five Years, One Kata.
Our example is a pre-emptive tech-
nique. The movements are shown in the
photo sequence 1.
Initially, the technique is dealing
with the moments before a physical
altercation breaks out. The aggressor is
invading your space and, try as you
might, you cannot keep him at a reason-
able distance. The point has been
reached where you have tried to diffuse
the situation with both verbal and non-
violent body posture and have tried to
leave the locale but are in the honest
belief that unless you take action, you
will be seriously injured and feel you
have no choice but to defend yourself.
You press your lead hand against his
chest holding him back and he is push-
ing against you. Suddenly release your
hand (Photo 2b) and he will fall forward
slightly. At the same time slip your lead
Pic 1b (ii)
Pic 2a Pic 2b
Pic 2d Pic 2e
hand behind his head and punch with
your rear hand towards your left hand -
his chin is in the way.
As you strike, step in with your right
leg kicking his leg out from under him
and pull him down to strike the back of
his neck with a dropping elbow strike.
When we first look at a particular
technique it is important for us to give
some objective measure to how good it
Pic 1c
Pic 2c (i)
Pic 2f (i)
actually is. Some of the criteria that I
discuss in detail for each technique in
my book are: Is it proactive? Does it
keep the initiative? Does it maximise
safety (to me)? Does it maximise redun-
dancy? Is it workable under the influ-
ence of adrenaline? Does it work with
instinct? Does it maximise the pre-
dictable response? Does it unbalance
the opponent? Does it lead the oppo-
Pic 1d
Pic 2c (ii)
Pic 2f (ii)
nents mind? Does it require little prac-
tice to maintain the skill? Is the range
realistic? Is it simple? Does it have ele-
ments of transferable skill? Does it fit
within the overall balance of the kata?
Clearly there is insufficient space to
deal with these in detail here but even a
cursory glance at these questions and
the presented technique show that it
scores well on most of the measures.
So thats the plan for the technique
and given the right circumstances it will
work - but there is so much that can hap-
pen that can foil a good plan and stop
this from working - just the same as any
technique however highly it scores on
the measures. So we need to consider
what can go wrong and as well as prac-
tising the main technique we also need
to practise all the other variations (in
Japanese the word is henka).
The subject of the final part of this
series of articles is henka. How do
we identify what may go wrong and
how do we structure our practice to
deal with them?
About the author: Bill Burgar has
been studying karate since 1979 and
wrote the highly acclaimed book Five
Years, One Kata which is available from
www.MartialArtsPublishing.com He also
appears in a regular podcast Against the
Grain. For details about the podcast
visit www.MartialArtsPublishing.com
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IN SEARCH OF
THE PURELY
PRACTICAL ost people agree that an
M effective fighter combines a
winning attitude with effec-
tive fighting technique.
Probably the winning attitude
counts for more than technique skill,
though thats only an opinion. Even so,
skill at performing effective techniques can
lead to a sense of justified confidence and
that in turn may help foster a more positive
mental attitude.
This short article will concentrate sole-
ly on effective fighting techniques and how
to recognise and develop them. It wont
discuss the more important mental issue at
all. This isnt a cop-out; its just because I
happen to believe that if you werent born
with a winning attitude then you cant
train one in. A coward with excellent tech-
niques is still a coward! Though drills may
exist to increase aggression or assertion,
these are only small parts of what it is to
have a winning attitude.
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The first general comment we can
make about effective technique is: the
simpler a technique is to learn, the quick-
er it will be acquired. A punch is simpler
to perform than a wristlock, so the skills
needed to karate punch effectively will be
acquired more quickly than the skills
needed to apply an aiki wristlock.
Expressed simply, this means that some at
least of the self-defence potential of an
striking-based martial art will be realised
more quickly than that of a grappling-
based system.
To be effective, the punch must find
its target and deliver sufficient kinetic
energy to injure the opponent. Provided
you identify a suitable target and then cor-
rectly apply the principles of kinetics,
timing, line and distance, the punch will
do its job. This sounds fairly simple, but
simple it aint! The only simple part is
that beyond providing you with a target,
your opponents actions are largely irrele-
vant to the success of your punch. In
other words, he doesnt have to DO any-
thing to make the punch work!
You can learn when to throw the
punch and at what target. You can learn to
anticipate the opponents likely move-
ments. So its probably true to say that
though getting all the skills to a high
enough level is difficult, at least they all
fall within your area of control.
Compare this with the vastly more
complicated wristlock. Not only must
you be in the right place at the right time,
but you also require the opponents input
for your wristlock to be a success. He
has to lunge forwards with an extended
arm, so you can first take hold of his
wrist. Then you must use the energy of
his lunge against him. Some readers may
have seen film footage of a karateka
attacking an aikidoka. The karateka is
using only oi-zuki and then over-reach-
ing so wildly as to virtually fall over
without help. Even a half-baked street when a joint moves through a goodly pro- bution to self-defence. Ive already men-
fighter will jab, or at least withdraw his portion of its arc. Long-throw punches are tioned knee and groin kicks. Also consider
punching fist smartly when it misses. invariably more powerful than short-throw the 45-degree roundhouse kick that barely
And where the opponent doesnt over- versions that perhaps only accelerate the lifts over the opponents shoulder and
reach, the wristlock fails to operate. limb through a few centimetres of move- strikes the side of his head or jaw.
So anyone hoping to use an aiki wrist- ment. Both systems have their own dis- This kick does not require the sort of
lock is dependent both on having the nec- crete advantages/disadvantages, which is centre line turn-away that an orthodox
essary skills and on having the opponent why the versatile self-defence system roundhouse kick does. A flexible individual
make rather a silly mistake. Therefore we includes elements of both in its training. can mix a 45-degree roundhouse in with a
can say that the success of the aiki tech- However, where this is impossible, then flurry of fast punches and the body hardly
nique relies more on factors outside your short-throw punches are probably more moves at all. And low body involvement
control than does a punch. effective for self-defence. This is because means a faster deployment/retrieval, where
However, it is true to say that many most street fighting occurs both of these are essential in a true self-
street fights operate at grappling range. within head-butt range. defence situation.
Under these circumstances, a throw may That brings me neatly to kicks. Kicks Back kick has little practical value in a
well be a weapon of choice, though this, targeting the knee and groin are the only self-defence situation because only a fool
like an aiki wristlock, requires a very high ones that operate well over short distances. turns their back on the opponent when he
skill level. Having to open out distance with an unco- is that close. Styles that require students to
A punch is quite a versatile weapon, if operative opponent is a bit like waiting for take their eyes off the target during back
you forget all that nonsense about focus. him to make the fatal lunge that allows the kick performance are more to be pitied
Focus is where you concentrate all your application of an aiki technique. As you than scolded! Back kick is only useful
mental will and physical power into an lift your foot, so the opponent can charge when the attacker comes at you from
impact point. Focus is useful only for in and catch you on the hop, as it were. So behind. Similarly, use side thrust kick
delivering a competition point-scoring any system that over-emphasizes kicks as against the attacker who stands to one side.
technique. Your target is not obliged to opposed to hand techniques (i.e., taekwon- Dont use side snap kick in any scenario!
stay perfectly still as you punch it, so do) is probably less effective in a self- Otherwise limit your kicks to 45-degree
your punch will be effective only at a pre- defence mode. roundhouse and front kick.
cise range unless it happens to have a Having said that, kicks do have one So drawing together all the various
depth of field. major advantage where smaller boned peo- points: an impact system provides an earli-
So you see, it isnt entirely true that ple are concerned. The legs are relatively er self-defence benefit than a grappling
the success of a punch depends only on sturdy and can generate enough kinetic system. An impact system may be more
the person delivering it. Even so, I say energy even in the lightest built person to versatile than a grappling system since it is
again that the opponents contribution is stun the opponent - whereas it might never not so dependent upon the attackers
still far less than is needed for a wristlock be possible to generate that same amount actions. Toughen your fists until they
to succeed. And you can reduce this con- of impact energy from a punch. Properly become effective weapons. Though less
tribution still further by moving away practised, kicks can make a useful contri- powerful, short-throw punching systems
from highly specialised punching systems are probably more versatile than long-
that often sacrifice versatility for maxi- throw systems. The self-defence student
mum impact power. should learn how to throw a few kicks,
No one doubts the effectiveness of especially to the opponents groin or
the Shukokai punch delivery system thighs. Students with flexible hips should
though the complex interplay of plyomet- also include a 45-degree roundhouse kick
rics and double hip twist requires you to the head into their syllabus.
always to face the opponent in a rather
specialised stance. Yet there may be cir-
cumstances in which it is just not possi-
ble to use these factors. For example,
street fights often end up on the floor and
the Shukokai interplay just wont work in
a prone position.
The truly effective self-defence punch
needs two things: it must not require com-
plex stance platforms and it must have a
good depth of field. In practice this means
that the fist must be very dense. I have
often heard it said that One does not
require much of a blow with a sledgeham-
mer to cause damage. So of the punch-
ing systems, those with the widest self-
defence application are the ones that
concentrate more on the weapon
itself than on its delivery sys-
tem. The muscles of the
attacking limb alone should
be sufficient to generate an
effective impact.
The shorter the fist has
to travel, the less likely it is
to be blocked or avoided.
This presents certain
problems insofar as
mechanical efficiency
is optimised only

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 artists will defend and then attack. There is a problem
WING
CHUN Wing with this approach. Your opponent is prepared for you to
defend and will most likely simply continue attacking.
You can stop his attacking rhythm by defending and

TODAY
Chuns attacking at the same time. For instance, if your oppo-
nent were to throw a straight punch toward your midsec-
tion, you could use the downward defence called gan sau
combined with a punch. When you simultaneously attack
Simultaneous and defend in this manner it leaves your opponent with a
choice. He can either be hit or he can defend against your
attack. If he defends, then you can respond to his

Attack & defence with another appropriate attack. If he accepts the

hit, then you simply continue attacking.
Do not think of this principle as building a defence by
By Ron Heimberger Defence attacking, because when an opponent attacks, he is the one
that has the initiative. Your immediate response will be to
throw up an arm to make contact with the attack, it is at
Take the initiative from your attacker that moment of impact that you must change your defen-
and make him respond to your rhythm. sive movement into an attacking movement, and the two
most common movements are lop sao (grabbing hand), and
n fighting as in music there is a rhythm. Using the pak sao (slapping hand). The two movements are extensive-

I music analogy further you can listen to a song or

you can create your own. When you are attacked on
the street, you must quickly take the lead and gain the
initiative. How do you gain the initiative you have
been attacked? The secret is the principle of simultaneous
attack and defence.
When you are attacked you cannot simply defend; you
must seamlessly move into an attack. Many martial
A1 A2
ly used because they work from different sides. For exam-
ple, after making contact with the opponents attack, you
simply turn your defence into a lop sao and pull your
enemy into the attack which is coming from your opposite
hand. Pak sao is also an effective technique. For example:
When your opponent attacks and you have made contact
with your arm, you can use your opposite hand to slap the
opponents attacking arm off of yours. This gives you
A3 A4

A1 through A4
Generating a simultaneous defence and attack is to use both hands, this pulling technique uses the hand that makes contact first. Photos A1
through A4 illustrate how the pulling technique works on an opponent. Photo A1 Sifu Dave Pangan faces Master Heimberger, Photo Dave throws
his left punch and Heimberger makes contact with it using his left arm. Next in photo A3 Heimberger shifts into a right stance and uses this shift-
ing movement to help pull Dave into his final attack in photo A4 which is launched from the right hand.

B1 B2 B3 B4 B5

B1 through B5
Here the simultaneous movement is accomplished by using the hand that did not make first contact. In photo B1 Sifu Dave Pangan faces Master
Heimberger, and then in photo B2 Dave attacks with a left hand. Heimberger makes contact and then in photo B3 begins to use his opposite hand
to slap Daves arm, to make way for the attack in photo B4 and B5 which is not coming from the left hand.

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P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6

P1 through P6, Personal Exercise Drill

This personal exercise drill is demonstrated by Master Heimberger. First in photo P1, stand in a ready position for the drill to begin. P2 turn into a right
stance and lift your elbow up and imagine in your mind contacting with the opponents arm. Photo P3 and P4 begin to shift from your right stance into a
left stance; this turning motion will increase the power of your technique. P5 drop your elbow, grab and pull with the right hand as your left hand
launches an attack. P6 finish the pull with your right arm and your attack with the left arm, it does not matter what your attack looks like, it could be a
punch or a chop, as long as you attack simultaneously. Do this drill on the left then the right side for 5 minutes each day.

PE1 PE2 PE3 PE4 PE5 PE6

PE1 through PE6, Personal Exercise Drill

To demonstrate the slapping hand technique, photo PE1Master Heimberger begins in a ready position. In photo PE2 shift into a right stance and lift the
elbow to make contact with the incoming attack. Do not use this movement as a block, just a bridging technique. Next in photos PE3 and PE4 shift into a
left stance so that the balance is resting on the left leg. Now in photo PE5 step forward with the right leg as you drop your right elbow and slap across
your body from the left side to the right. Photo PE6 finish this rep by attacking with the right arm, and slapping with the left arm, make sure to time the
finish of your step with your punch as this will increase your power. It is recommended to do this drill 5 minutes each day, working both sides.

instant access to an open line of attack.

In order to attack and defend simultaneously, you must
have fast and correct reactions, as this stage of fighting
is completely visual. Lets take a moment to discuss
how we use our eyes when fighting. The principle is
called, Look at nothing and see everything. Many
people believe that you should look into the eyes of
your opponent (the window of the soul). That may
very well be the case in conversation, but we are talking
about self-defence. Your eyes can be easily fooled with
fakes and facial gestures. Just watch any magic act and
you will quickly see the simplicity of this principle.
When fighting, you should look at an imaginary point
approximately a hands distance from your opponents
chest and at the centre line of the body. Now, relax your
gaze and use your peripheral vision to look at your oppo-
nents body. You will be able to see him from his head to his
toes. In this manner, your eyes are not focusing on any one
point; rather you can see your opponents entire body. Watching
your opponent in this manner will have two main effects.
First, you will not be easily intimidated by facial expres-
sions. Second, and most importantly, your reactions will be
enhanced and you will be able to attack and defend against any
attack simultaneously. You will keep the initiative and be able
to create your own winning situation.

About the Author:

Master Ron Heimberger is a direct disciple of Grandmaster Ip
Ching, he is one of the Directors of the Ving Tsun (Wing Chun)
Ip Ching Athletic Association. Sifu Terry Estcourt represents
Master Heimberger in the UK, anyone interested in learning
and training Ip Ching Ving Tsun may contact Sifu Estcourt on
07958451718 or visit us on the internet at www.ipching.org
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 really want? This was very unusual because Bodhidharma did not
Talking

Qi
talk to people. Shen Guang was surprised, but he did not want to
miss his chance, even though he was weak. He said, I hope, Sifu,
you will be kind enough to talk to us about Buddhism and help to
save our ordinary people. Bodhidharma replied, Buddhism is a
very high level wisdom. Even those who have a lot of life experience
and who work hard, and even those who can do things other people

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cannot do and who can stand things other people cannot stand, still
do not get any result. Do you really think you can understand

Qigong Tse
Buddhism and reach a Buddhas level?
Shen Guang listened to what Bodhidharma said and then he
pulled out a knife and chopped off his own left arm! This was to
show his determination and so Bodhidharma began to teach him

Bodhidharma
Chan (Japanese call Zen) Buddhism. He also gave him a new
Part Buddhist name, Hui Ke. Hui means wisdom and Ke means capa-
ble. Bodhidharma taught Hui Ke that Chan Buddhism was based on
Two the heart. The heart is the source of good and bad, of high level and
low level. He also told him that everyone has a Buddhist nature and
everyone can develop to become a Buddha.
fter leaving the Emperor of the Southern Kingdom, Liang He taught Hui Ke how to stop thinking of anything outside the

A Wu, Bodhidharma travelled north. Eventually he came to

the banks of the Yangtze River. He wanted to cross to the
other side but there were no boats to take him across. The
only person he saw was a woman who was cutting reeds from the
water and tying them together. Bodhidharma asked the woman if he
body, any feeling or sensations. At the end Hui Ke would not even
notice his own breathing. The heart is just like a wall. You do not exist;
other people do not exist. There are no high level people, no low level
people. In the end all methods are about the heart, our true selves. This
kind of heart is a Buddhas heart and so a Buddha is our self.
might borrow one of her reeds. He took the reed and threw it into the Meditation is a good way to train the heart as it can help us to
water where it floated. He then concentrated his mind, first on his stop thinking too much and creating bad karma. All training is about
nose, then down to his heart and finally down to his Dantian. He developing a true heart, but this is very difficult to do. It takes super
allowed his entire mind and body to come together. He then stepped enlightenment to be able to understand and then follow what you
on the reed. The reed did not sink but carried his weight. It then understand. Bodhidharma, in order to educate his student, explained
started to move across the Yangtze River. The woman stood and that everything is about our own actions. All bad luck which comes
watched what Bodhidharma was doing and was amazed when she to us is because of something we have done in our many past lives. If
saw him standing on the reed to cross the river! She ran off and told you are injured, it is because you injured someone. If someone likes
everyone what she had seen. But of course, no one believed her. you a lot for no reason, it is because you liked them or treated them
Bodhidharma continued travelling and finally he came to Song well in a past life. If someone likes to take advantage of you, it is
Shan (Mountain), Henan Province. On Song Shan he found the because you took advantage of them in the past. Bodhidharma taught
Shaolin Temple. At that time Shaolin Temple was not so involved that we should be happy to receive this bad karma as it means that
with martial arts and the monks mainly concentrated on Buddhist our karmic debt has been cleared or is being cleared. The worst
studies. Bodhidharma decided to stay there. He climbed up the action is revenge because it only creates more bad karma. So we
mountain above Shaolin and found a cave and this was where he should follow our fate. Any good luck or bad luck that comes to us,
decided to meditate. He stayed at Shaolin Temple for nine years and we should not be too excited about it either way. We should just treat
everyday he went to the cave to meditate. Usually he did not say a everything as normal and be happy and accept what ever comes.
word, he just went to the cave to do his meditation. His behaviour He also taught Hui Ke that in the end, we should not ask for any-
started to affect the monks in the temple and they began to copy him thing. The more we ask, the more disappointed we will be if our
and also began to speak less and less. wish is not granted and this will lead to upset and unhappiness. In
For nine years Bodhidharma went to the cave to meditate and over order to be happy, do not ask for anything, then in the end because
that time his face, shadow and clothes formed an image of him on the we did not ask, we will actually have everything. This is a very high
wall of the cave. Many people began to hear about him and came to level of understanding for both life and Buddhism. The more we can
Shaolin to see him. They even wanted to study with him, but he did stand the suffering, the more we will understand the sweet.
not accept any of them. One day, a young monk named Shen Guang
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hard worker and had a keen interest in studying Buddhism
and Daoism. In the old days, having a book was not easy,
so Shen Guang studied anything he could. At that time
Daoism was very common in China and he had studied
this a great deal and so had a good depth of knowledge.
His knowledge of Buddhism was no where near as deep.
Having met Bodhidharma, he was totally impressed
by him and treated him with great respect. Bodhidharma,
still did not talk and in fact did not show any interest in
him or anyone else at all. Sheng Guang finally decided
to kneel down in front of the cave and wait. He waited
and waited, but Bodhidharma still sat in the cave meditat-
ing, not moving one little bit. The weather began to get
colder and it even began to snow. Shen Guang, however,
remained on his knees and kept his back even straighter.
He thought to himself, In the old days to find a good
teacher people had to withstand all kinds of difficulties.
What am I? I am just a little monk. There are people who
will sacrifice their life to learn. He kept kneeling and
even though his body was freezing cold his heart was
burning. Eventually, after a whole evening on his knees
the snow covered his body.
Bodhidharma came out of the cave and spoke to him, The entrance to the Song Shan Shaolin Temple
You have been outside this cave so long. What do you
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AN END TO
POLITICS? n the 9th September 2006,
O White Lotus Wing Chun host-
ed the last of three seminars
by word renowned Hung Fi Yi
master and curator of the
Ving Tsun Museum Benny Meng.
Ostensibly, the seminar was to impart
some of Master Mengs Chi Sao con-
cepts to the White Lotus students, but
his visit also epitomised one the corner-
stones on which the Ving Tsun Museum
was built - practitioners of different
Wing Chun lineages working together
and experiencing a different perspective
on their art - a potentially controversial
idea in todays climate of Wing Chun
in-fighting. As such, Sifu Steve Setters
hosted not only Master Meng, but also
Sifu Suki of the Shaolin Ancestors sys-
tem and Sifu Mark Hobbs of the United
Kingdom Wing Chun Academy.
By Russ
Whitfield
Page 86 COMBAT February 2007
Master Meng began the seminar with
a historical overview of Wing Chun
which does not conform to the tradition-
al idea that the style was conceived by
the nun Yim Wing Chun. Says Meng:
Its important to keep an open mind.
Hung Fa Yi tradition conveys that Wing
Chun began in the Shaolin Temple and
is inextricably linked to the political and
military history of China, in particular
the17th century Manchurian overthrow
of the Ming Dynasty. Ming loyalists -
many of them monks from the Shaolin
temples - were forced into hiding, and
the result was the formation of a number
of secret societies including the Hung Fa
Wui or Red Flower Society. In Shaolin
province, the Society met secretly and
made plans to overthrow the new
regime; however, word slipped out, and
the Manchurians moved on the rebels,
eventually destroying the Southern
Shaolin Temple - albeit too late to exter-
minate what had been learned there.
According to Hung Fi Yi tradition, a
comprehensive and high level martial art
system had been formulated through
multiple generations of Shaolin knowl-
edge and experience. The Hung Fa Yi
lineage believes the ultimate goal was to
create a new system which could be
used to defeat the classical styles. In
pursuit of that goal, the elders shared
their most advanced principles and
strategies and work began on a new
style. This martial art system latter
became known as Wing Chun, named
after the Wing Chun Tong (Everlasting
Spring Hall) in the Shaolin Temple. As
with all high level Shaolin knowledge,
this new art was conducted under secre-
cy, a Silent Code. It is here that Hung
Fa Yi flies in the face of accepted tradi-
tion, claming that in order to conceal the
new revolutionary fighting arts identity
and origin, a fictional person named Yim
Wing Chun and story were created to
cover up the original nature of the art.
Hung Fa Yis version of events has
not been put out to cause controversy;
one of the Ving Tsun Museums mission
statements is to ferret out the myths and
help the Wing Chun community as a
whole find its historical roots. Their data
is checked and cross checked with as
much contemporary evidence as is avail-
able - a scientific method to dispelling
the myths and finding the facts. It follows
that Master Mengs approach to teaching
is equally as scientific. Concept,
mechanics and technique, are his watch-
words. The student needs to understand
the concept of what he is trying to
achieve, whether it be a simple parry
(pak sao) or the more complex Wing
Chun drill of Chi Sao. But concepts will
only get you so far - the mechanics of the
art, as Meng refers to them, must be cor-
rect. Its all in the detail, he says,
referring to Chi Sao. If the concepts
arent backed up the mechanics - or cor-
rect positioning, then the techniques cant
be executed correctly.
Proper form in Chi Sao says Master
Meng is total science, and not subject
to personal interpretation. In other
words, if your mechanics are correct,
youll be able to attack and defend in a
fluid manner. If they are not, then youll
be found out. To ensure that the students
understood the concepts, Master Meng
BENNY MENG INTERVIEW
COMBAT: Master Meng, obviously Hung Fa Yi is
your main martial art but what other styles
have you studied?
BENNY MENG: In Wing Chun there are a lot of
lineages - Ive studied many of these. But outside
of Wing Chun? Some Northern Shaolin...a bit of
Hung Gar...but at black belt level? Im a certi-
fied instructor in Krav Maga - the Israeli martial
art, 5th Degree in Tae Kwon Do. I have a brown
belt in Ju-Jitsu and also Ive studied under famous
masters the internal systems - Tai-Chi....Chi Kung.
COMBAT: Why did you decide to concentrate on
Wing Chun as opposed to another system?
BENNY MENG: As you go deeper into the
martial arts you find there are more intellectual
aspects and the opportunity for spiritual cultiva-
tion. Really I found that Wing Chun gave me all
that. Also - its practical! Of course, there are
equal values to meditation and health, but you
cant defend yourself with mediation. Wing
Chun is a complete system, and I gravitated
towards that. When I became involved in the
Ving Tsun Museum project, and found out that
Wing Chun is not just a style. Its one of the
high level arts of the Shaolin Temple.
COMBAT: You mentioned the Ving Tsun Museum -
its a pretty unique concept. Can you tell us
more about its foundation and aims?
BENNY MENG: Well, it started in 1993.
Grandmaster Moy Yat told me of this idea...this
concept where all the Wing Chun practitioners
from different lineages could get together in one
place. He offered me the opportunity to tackle
this idea. We started off with research, then hav-
ing seminars and inviting masters of different
lineages of Wing Chun to share their ideas.
Things really started to happen. In 1995, we
raised enough funds to build the actual muse-
um, which opened its doors a year later. Now we
have the Ving Tsun Hall of Fame - the opening
of which was attended by over 100 teachers
from different lineages.
COMBAT: Talking of lineages,
Yip Man seems to be the most
prevalent style of Wing Chun -
what do you feel are the main
differences - technically -
between Yip Man and Hung Fa
Yi systems
BENNY MENG:
Technically? Well, all lineages of Wing Chun
are good because they contain the basic con-
cepts. But for me, the main difference is that
Hung Fa Yi contains the original details that
have been not changed or adapted over time.
When you have so much technical detail, the
art is not open to personal interpretation. If you
lack the details, then of course there will be
personal interpretation. Yip Man was a great
martial artist, and people still call it Yip Man
Wing Chun - because it was Yip Mans way of
teaching it - his personal interpretation.
COMBAT: Currently, Hung Fa Yi is well estab-
lished in the US. Are there any plans to expand
the system outside America?
BENNY MENG: The reason why
Grandmaster Gee spoke publicly about Hung
Fa Yi was really to preserve this art. It didnt
come out till 2001 - he was only teaching pri-
vately. But now, the train has left the sta-
tion! Things are moving, and there are defi-
nitely hopes to expand. This is my first visit to
the UK I have plans to return to do some
Hung Fa Yi seminars.
COMBAT: Finally, you have many projects you
are involved in, but what are your aspirations
- whats next for Benny Meng and Hung Fa Yi?
BENNY MENG: Definitely to continue with
core values of the Ving Tsun Museum but
beyond that, to improve the martial art as whole.
To improve the art, you have to help improve
people. How do we improve people - well,
through education. The more educated a student
becomes I think there will be less politics.
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 STEVE SETTERS INTERVIEW
COMBAT: Sifu Setters, its quite unusual for an instructor from one Wing
Chun lineage to invite another to host a seminar in his school. How did this
come about?
STEVE SETTERS: Master Mengs outlook on Wing Chun lineage is the
same as my own. All lineages can learn from each other - this is what the VT
Museum is all about. When I found out about the Hung Fa Yi system from my
current Shaolin Ancestors sifu, I decided I wanted to meet the master in per-
son and get the chance to train at last with one of the true Wing Chun greats.
STEVE SETTERS: Im always seeking ways to take
my Wing Chun to a higher level. My last sifu told me
that he didnt think there was anyone in the UK that
could take me to that level with the Yip Man system. I
believe that Master Benny Meng and Hung Fa Yi can.
COMBAT: At the end of the seminar, Master Meng
recognised you as a true sifu of the Yip Man lineage -
is this sort of recognition important to you?

COMBAT: Outside of the seminar, what did you discuss with Master Meng?
STEVE SETTERS: We discussed the historical, philosophical and physical
aspects of Yip Man Wing Chun and the Hung Fa Yi system.
COMBAT: And what were your conclusions?
STEVE SETTERS: Being acknowledged by Master Meng? Of course. I
have the highest respect and regard for him not only as a martial artist but as
person. That the respect is mutual means a lot to me. But I should qualify
that by saying recognition is only important if youve worked the person
doing the recognising. Its not something I think a committee should - or
even has a right to - give.

STEVE SETTERS: Were both of the opinion that Wing Chun is a Chan
Buddhist martial art whose roots began in the Southern Shaolin Temple.
Also that the Yip Man lineage is not the pinnacle of the system, only his
(Yip Mans) personal interpretation of the art.
COMBAT: Were there any disagreements in your philosophies?
STEVE SETTERS: No - I was surprised by how much common ground we
shared, especially regarding the politics and infighting that goes on in Wing
Chun circles.
COMBAT: Care to extrapolate on the politics and infighting?
COMBAT: So whats on the horizon for Steve Setters and White Lotus
Wing Chun?
STEVE SETTERS: Were expanding at the moment, gaining new stu-
dents each lesson, which is great. You have to realise that we started off
small, and it was a struggle at the beginning... but its really rewarding to
see that hard work and dedication pays off in the end. I have a growing
organisation and recognition, as you say, from one of the worlds great
masters. So yes, expansion... (laughs) But not dilution. Whatever White
Lotus class you turn up at, expect rock hard training and discipline. For
me personally, I will be continuing my studies in Shaolin Ancestors and
Hung Fa Yi.

STEVE SETTERS: Only that I choose to distance myself from it. Master
Meng, Wing Chun Sifu Mark Hobbs and Master Suki of Shaolin Ancestors
were all at the seminar; were working together and learning from each other
- which surely is the right way to go.
COMBAT: Are there any plans for you to train in the Hung Fa Yi system yourself?
COMBAT: Thank you, Sifu Setters.
STEVE SETTERS: Id just like to add...I would like to publicly thank
Master Benny Meng for holding this seminar and Sifu Mark Hobbs and Sifu
Suki for attending. Its a great example of the VT Museums philosophy, and
both myself and my students are proud to be a part of that.

began the physical training segment of
the seminar with simple drills, explain-
ing in great detail the difference a simple
adjustment to an attack or defence can
make - for instance how positioning can
greatly increase the effect of even a sim-
ple slapping block. To Wing Chun
experts, this may seem to be fairly obvi-
ous, but Master Meng was always mind-
ful that the seminar was held for begin-
ners and intermediate students.
The concepts established, he moved
on to Chi Sao and Dan Chi Sao, spend-
ing time with each paring of students,
giving each individual attention. The
value of learning from a Master like
Benny Meng cannot be overstated - nor
can it be easily explained. As any prac-
titioner of Wing Chun will tell you, Chi
Sao is something that really has to be
experienced. By minute adjustment and
attention to detail, a practitioners tech-
nique can be vastly increased, and it
was a huge honour for the White Lotus
students to be coached by one of the
worlds recognised greats. Addressing
the class, Master Meng was keen to
point out the importance of different
perspectives when looking at Wing
Chun as a whole. Each lineage has its
signatures, passed on by the various
grandmasters who have interpreted the
art and bequeathed it to their students.
There is no reason to discount anything
in your martial arts journey - its a
learning experience for life. In closing,
Master Meng thanked and acknowl-
edged Sifu Setters. Its rare, he said
that a recognised Sifu will invite
another from a different lineage to give
his students a different perspective and
I would like to thank him for this
opportunity.
At the close of the seminar, both
Master Meng and Sifu Setters took time
out to answer some questions for
Combat.For more information on Hung
Fa Yi, Benny Meng, White Lotus Wing
Chun and the United Kingdom Kung Fu
Academy visit the following websites:
The Ving Tsun Museum
http://home.vtmuseum.org/
Benny Mengs Martial Arts
http://www.mengsmartialarts.com/
White Lotus Wing Chun
http://www.wingchunkungfu.net
United Kingdom Kung Fu Academy
http://www.kungfu
academy.com/index.html

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9th Championships
or the first time ever the World
F famous Chin Woo organisation held
their World Championships in
Britain this year in London.
Members attended from various coun-
tries including China, Malaysia, Russia,
Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, Poland,
Holland, Switzerland, Germany and the
Czech Republic to name but a few. The Chin
Woo also sent out invites to Chinese martial
arts clubs that were not part of their organi-
sation making it a truly World open champi-
onship. The Chin Woo has been instrumental
in the unity and promotion of the Chinese
arts since its formation in 1900s. Several
films have been made about the Chin Woo,
but most notable ones include Bruce Lees
Report by
Paul Burkinshaw
Chin Woo World
Fist of Fury, Jet Lees Fist of legend and
his new release Fearless.
Sil Lum Kune therefore felt privileged
and highly honoured to receive an invite
from this prestigious organisation. Our
association has always done very well in
competitions we have entered, so I was
hopeful that we could possibly win a medal
or two. Our association entered 31 members
into the competition ranging in age from the
youngest members at 6 years old to the
eldest (myself) at 39 years old. The compe-
tition was held over three days. Friday was
for Chin Woo members only competing in
the various open-hand forms and weapons
categories specific to the Chin Woo organi-
sation. Saturday was then open to all for
Traditional open-hand forms and weapons
categories, Tai Chi and Wu Shu categories.
Our students entered several of the tradi-
tional categories for Southern Open-hand
forms, Northern Open-hand forms, Long
weapons and Twin weapons.
The large sports hall was split into 4
competition areas. Each area covering the
various categories (ie Wu Shu on one area
with the usual large green carpet, Tai Chi
on another area and traditional categories
on the remaining two areas.) The events
began at 10.30am and continued until
approximately 6pm in the evening. All
competitors (children / adults / males /
females) were initially grouped together
and given a score after their performance.
Because it was organised in this manner it
was impossible to determine ones overall
position until the organisers then split the
results into the chosen categories for age
and sex etc. This meant that we didnt find
out if we had won anything until the medal
presentation on the Sunday.
There were some fantastic displays of
skill from many of the competitors that had
obviously worked so hard for this renowned
and very important competition. The last
categories of the day were the group events,
which had the spectators, enthralled. These
categories included multiple sparring, multi-
ple weapons, flag displays and various
group exhibition performances, which
brought Sat-urday to an exciting and dra-
matic conclusion.
Sunday started with medal presenta-
tions for Saturdays categories of Forms,
Weapons etc. As these presentations went
on it became clear that our members had
done far better than we could ever have
imagined. Only 12 of us had competed in
the Forms and Weapons categories and 9 of
us had achieved medals in the various
events we had taken part in with 4 of the 9
winning gold medals to become World
Champions.
Destiny Bradnick (9yrs old) World
Champion for Girls -11yrs Traditional
Southern Open-hand Forms and Traditional
Long Weapons.
Cameron Burkinshaw (8yrs old) World
Champion for Boys -11yrs Traditional
Southern Open-hand Forms.
Morissa Bradnick (14yrs old) World Champ
for Girls -17yrs Traditional Twin Weapons.
Jakob McDougal (15yrs old) World
Champion for Boys -17yrs Traditional
Southern Open-hand Forms.
The remainder of us achieving Silver and
Bronze medal positions. (see chart for full
results)
COMBAT February 2007 Page 91
 After the medal presentation was fin-
ished all competitors weighed in and San
Shou fighters had a medical. The hall was
split into two areas today. The main area
was the Lai Tai (raised platform like a large
boxing ring without the ropes around the
edge) for San Shou (Full contact fighting)
and adult Qingda (semi-contact fighting)
and the second area was for the junior
Qingda sparring. The Chinese style of spar-
ring includes the usual kicks and hand
strikes but also allows take-downs, sweeps,
throws and push-outs from the area to score
more points. From the off set our juniors
dominated the Qingda sparring taking many
1st, 2nd and 3rd places in most categories.
It was turning out to be another amazing
result for our association.
World Champions for the Qingda
fighting are:
Elliot Randle (9yrs old) World Champion
for Boys -25kgs
Destiny Bradnick (9yrs old) World
Champion for Girls -25kgs
Sam Forsyth (9yrs old) World Champion for
Boys 25 to 29kgs
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James Grieve (12yrs old) World Champion
for Boys 35-39kgs
Morissa Bradnick (14yrs old) World
Champion for Girls 35-39kgs
Kimberley Weightman (14yrs old) World
Champion for Girls 45-49kgs
Nicky Jarockyj (15yrs old) World Champion
for Girls 54-59kgs
Jakob McDougal (15yrs old) World
Champion for Boys 45-49kgs
Joshua McDougal (15yrs old) World
Champion for Boys 54-59kgs
Paul Burkinshaw World Champion for Adult
85-94kgs
Giving us 10 World Champions for Qingda
fighting.
The San Shou fights had the crowd sat
on the edge of their seats cheering the vari-
ous fighters courage and commitment.
Many of the categories appeared to be dom-
inated by fighters from Russia and Holland.
I was practically taken with the Russian
fighters who showed tremendous skill and
endurance. Once all the fighting had fin-
ished there was the medal presentation and
photos for these events and all competitors
received a certificate commemorating they
had taken part in the 9th Chin Woo World
Championships. The day was then brought
to a close by several performances from the
Chin Woo branches of China and Malaysia
and a spectacular Lion Dance.
The overall result for our association
was 31 members competing, 25 of them
winning a total of 15 Gold medals, 14
Silver medals and 9 Bronze medals. Many
clubs / associations have a few talented
people that achieve similar results, but I
can only assume for our club to win so
many, that this confirms how good our
system is and that our methods of teaching
are also getting the required results. I
would like to take this opportunity to con-
gratulate all my students. At the end of the
day it was their hard work, skill and com-
mitment that gave them the resources to
achieve these results.
The six members of our squad who
worked very hard but unfortunately missed
out on the medals, Bodie Miles, Ryan
Elliott, Rosie Davison, Shannon OBrien,
Andrew Lamb, David Richardson.
Name Age Qingda sparring Traditional Traditional Traditional Traditional
Southern Form Northern Form Long Weapon Twin Weapon
Callum Burkinshaw 6 Boys -25kgs Silver Boys -11yrs Silver
Matthew Powell 7 Boys -25kgs Bronze
Darcie Bradnick 7 Girls -25kgs Silver
Harry Randle 7 Boys 25-29kgs Bronze
Cameron Burkinshaw 8 Boys 25-29kgs Silver Boys -11yrs Gold
Elliot Randle 9 Boys -25kgs Gold
Destiny Bradnick 9 Girls -25kgs Gold Girls 11yrs Gold Girls 11yrs Gold
Sam Forsyth 9 Boys 25-29kgs Gold
Paisley Randle 10 Girls 45--49kgs Silver
Stephanie Grieve 11 Girls 35-39kgs Silver
Charlotte Burkinshaw 12 Girls 54-59kgs Silver Girls 17yrs Bronze Girls 17yrs Bronze
Summer Bradnick 12 Girls 17yrs Bronze X Girls 17yrs Silver
Jack Forsyth 12 Boys 35-39kgs Silver X
James Grieve 12 Boys 35-39kgs Gold
Morissa Bradnick 14 Girls 35-39kgs Gold Girls 17yrs Silver X X Girls 17yrs Gold
Kimberley Weightman 14 Girls 45-49kgs Gold
Dannielle OBrien 14 Girls 35-39kgs Bronze
Tom Richardson 14 Boys 45-49kgs Silver
Jennifer Thompson 15 Girls 54-59kgs Bronze
Nicky Jarockyj 15 Girls 54-59kgs Gold
Jak Webster 15 Boys 54-59kgs Silver
Joshua McDougal 15 Boys 45-49kgs Gold Boys 17yrs Silver
Jakob McDougal 15 Boys 54-59kgs Gold Boys 17yrs Gold
Matthew Reynolds 16 Boys 60-65kgs Silver
Paul Burkinshaw 39 Mens 85-94kgs Gold Mens Bronze X Mens Bronze

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IRELANDS ETERNAL
SPRINGTIME ing Chun is regarded as one
W of the simplest forms of
Kung Fu practiced across
the world today. I say sim-
ple, not because it is simple to learn
but rather because of its practical and
no-nonsense approach to self-defence
and combat. It is a martial art that
utilises simultaneous defence and
attacking techniques. Every movement
in the Wing Chun system is practical,
effective and scientific. It is a martial
art designed to quickly overcome and
destroy ones opponent. As well as
gaining the benefits of physical exercise
from its combative elements, Wing
Chun practitioners also benefit mentally
from the meditative side of this Chinese
art. At the Academy of Chinese Martial
Arts in Cork, Ireland, under the guid-
ance of Sifu John ORiordan, Wing
Chun students engage in a wide variety
of training designed to enhance their
physical fitness, fighting capabilities,
mental well-being, and overall health.
Sifu ORiordan and the Academy of
Chinese Martial Arts
Sifu John ORiordan is the Chief
instructor at the Academy of Chinese
Martial Arts in Cork City, Ireland. Sifu
started training at a very young age
when he was introduced to Chinese
martial arts by his mother, who was
involved with the local Chinese com-
munity and was training in Tai Chi,
Qigong and acupressure. Today, Sifu
ORiordans mother is in her eighties
and is still practicing. Sifu ORiordan
is respected and recognised in Ireland
Michael Costello (left)
uses a fak sau (whipping
hand) to the throat of
Patrick Nolan By Gene Cahill
as one of the most experienced Irish
Chinese martial arts teachers. As well
as the relevant qualifications in Kung
Fu, Sifu holds diplomas in gym instruc-
tion and sports therapy.
Sifu started practicing and teaching
Wing Chun in Cork in the early 1980s
and he has also vast experience in
other martial arts including boxing,
Thai boxing, Judo, Hapkido and prize
fighting. He has taught and presented
seminars in Wing Chun in France,
Germany, Italy and the United
Kingdom and regularly receives
invites to live and teach in several
countries. Alongside his regular Wing
Chun classes, Sifu is currently teach-
ing a two-year Wing Chun instructors
course to eight students at the
Academy of Chinese Martial Arts.
Sifu ORiordan is also respected as
a Qigong therapist and acupuncturist.
He teaches many different types of
Qigong and advises and instructs
acupuncturists on qigong therapy as an
alternative to needles, which he thinks
sometimes can get better results bec-
ause it gets the patient more involved
in their own treatment and is proactive.
Sifu is trained in the art of Qi distur-
bance, an advanced form of martial
qigong, and students can get quite
alarmed when they first see this adv-
anced martial art being demonstrated.
Eight Students began a 2-year
Wing Chun Instructors course in
January 2005. Applicants to the course
had to have had at least 2 years martial
arts experience before being even con-
sidered for the course. Over the 2
years, students will be expected to
show a thorough understanding of all
aspects of Wing Chun, from the theo-
retical to the practical. The course con-
sists of lectures, seminars, demonstra-
tions, visits from martial artists of
other disciplines, practical work, indi-
vidual and team projects, and the pre-
sentation of a 10,000 word thesis after
the two years. This is far from being a
crash-course in how to be a Wing
Chun instructor. The two-year appren-
ticeship is designed to ensure that by
the end of the course, students will
have gained extensive knowledge and
a thorough understanding of the Wing
Chun system and more importantly,
have the ability to teach it in a correct,
efficient and inspiring manner, while
at the same time understanding the
human nature of your students. As
Sifu tells us: you must appreciate
each students physical and mental dif-
ference and accept it for what it is.
The better you understand the stu-
dents, the more successful your
instruction will be.
Training at the Chinese Academy
of Martial Arts is done in a relaxed
and friendly atmosphere. There is no
shouting or bullying of students and
all exercises and drills are entirely vol-
untary. Sifu ORiordan has a no-non-
sense approach to Chinese martial arts
and this can be clearly seen in his stu-
dents and his old style of teaching. He
only teaches small groups of students
and promotes a safe, happy and
healthy training environment. Sifu
makes new members feel welcome but
does not try to sell Wing Chun to
them. Prospective students are wel-
come to train with him if they wish,
but he doesnt mind if they chose not
to and decide to train elsewhere. The
focus of Wing Chun is on the art of
Wing Chun and how it can be best
applied to each person. There is no
place for egotism and overbearing per-
sonalities in the Academy. This is also
emphasised during his classes for the
Wing Chun instructors course. Sifu
always tells us to remember its not
about the teacher, its about the art.
This is something prospective students
of any martial art should be aware of.
Sifu says that when you see an instruc-
tors name in large bold print and what
they teach in small print in an advert,
then something is wrong.
Ultimately, the main focus in
Wing Chun at the Academy is for
each student to develop in his/her
own way and to best apply the con-
cepts and training of Wing Chun to
his/her own abilities. As the old
Chinese proverb states: Who else
but the self can be master of the self;
With the self well controlled, another
master is hard to find.
Wing Chun training takes place in
the Douglas Scout Hall, Douglas, Cork
on Thursdays at 7.30pm. For more
information visit: http://itswairl.com
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SIL LUM
KUNE
SHAOLIN TEMPLE
TOUR 2006 STAGE 6
n Wednesday the 5th April
O 2006, Sil Lum Kune under-
took an epic grand tour of
China. Many sources claim
that Shaolin was not alone, but
was discreetly connected to the other
main branches of Chinese martial arts,
namely Wudang, Emei and Hua. Our
trip was to travel the length and breadth
of China covering Fujian Putian
Shaolin temple, Fujian Quanzhou
Shaolin temple, Emei Shan Wannian
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Temple and mountain, Wudang Shan
Taoist Xixiao Palace temple and moun-
tain, Hua Shan Taoist Jade Spring tem-
ple and mountain, Terracotta Army,
Henan Shaolin temple and then on to
Beijing to see the Great wall,
Forbidden City etc.
The sixth stage of our trip involved a
drive from Hua Shan to Xian. A visit to
the Terracotta Warriors, then a train to
Luoyang, followed by a drive to
Dengfeng and then arriving at Shaolin.
Henan Shaolin Temple
We arrived at Shaolin International
Hotel in time for dinner. On the way to
the restaurant we passed the hotel shop
and across from this, next to the inside
bamboo garden, is a local artist selling
various scroll type paintings. While I
was looking at these I noticed a very
nice tiger painting. I got talking to the
artist through our guide and after some
discussion and explanations I commis-
sioned him to paint a Black Tiger with
our club logos. After we had sorted out
the price, he then went to work. He was
still painting when later that evening
we went to bed and was there finishing
off at breakfast.
After the extreme cold of Wudang
and snow on Hua Shan we were greeted
with fantastic sunshine at Shaolin. We
arrived at 8.45am at the temple in the
hope of missing much of the usual
tourist crowds. Unfortunately even at
this time of day Shaolin was swarming
as usual. (We also realised later that it
was Easter Sunday and so a Bank holi-
day even in China.) We lined up outside
of the temple for the obligatory photos
at the main entrance. Once this was done
we then entered into the temple and
waited while our guide found out where
we were to meet the Fang Chang. After
a short while he returned informing us
that Abbot Shi Yongxin had been called
away on business and so Heng Shen,
who was master of the Guest Hall,
would welcome us. (Our guide
informed us that all-important visitors
were first welcomed at the Guest Hall.)
We walked into the next courtyard to
the Guest hall and Master Heng Shen
was waiting for us. We exchange greet-
ings and chatted through our guide.
Within a few minutes two other monks
as arrived to be part of our welcoming
committee. (The young boy monk had
also been involved in the photos when
the Russian premier had recently visit-
ed.) With the aid of our guide as a trans-
lator introductions were made and we
greeted each other. After this we then
lined up to present our club pennant to
mark this years visit to the Shaolin
Temple. While we were doing this, a
large crowd started to gather probably
wondering what all these foreigners were
doing. Several of our group took photos,
and then to my surprise my assistant
instructors made a presentation to me for
20 years studying of Shaolin Kung Fu.
After this presentation several of my
assistant instructors and myself were
invited next door into the Da Mo Hall.
Master Heng Shen showed us in and
then introduced us to Master Yan Wen,
who was the Master of this hall. Master
Yan Wen had just finished a service
with several other monks and was
therefore dressed in his ceremonial
robes. We exchanged greetings, talked
and had a look around the hall. After
some time, and many photos later,
Masters Heng Shen and Yan Wen invit-
ed us to tour the temple at our leisure
and then bid us farewell.
Some of us worked our way back
into the previous courtyard then turned
into the courtyard of one of the large
bell towers. (From the front of the tem-
ple this is the tower to the left.) When
we were here last year this area was
still under construction and we wanted
to see if it had been finished. Some con-
struction was still under way further up
on the left, but this work appeared to be
for residential buildings for
students/monks outside the normal tem-
ple area. Around this courtyard were
the many action figures that portray dif-
ferent parts of the Shaolin history.
While we were looking around this area
we meet some foreign students that had
come to Shaolin to study either Wu Shu
or San Shou. I talked to a Romanian
man who could speak English and he
described the hard training regime of
his three months at the temple.
Thousand Buddha Hall
After leaving these students we
slowly worked our way back up along
the left side of the temple until we
finally reached the Thousand Buddha
Hall at the rear. We had dressed in our
training uniforms and along the way the
Chinese tourists were continually
approaching us to be in their photos.
Several of us made a donation and were
permitted into Thousand Buddha Hall.
We positioned ourselves in the foot
indents and performed some basic drills
in riding horse stance, believing that
this is how they trained in the old days,
as seen in Jet Lees Shaolin Temple
film. This brought a smile from the
monk in this hall and cameras clicking
like crazy from the hordes of Chinese
tourists crammed at the doors.
From here we worked our way back
towards the front of the temple along the
right hand side this time. Along the way
we had to visit the Baiyi Hall and view
its famous wall mural of the monks
training. As we got closer to the front we
came across about a dozen monks wait-
ing outside one of the halls. We quickly
made some greetings and asked if we
could take some pictures with them.
They agreed and we took some very hur-
ried photos as a bell was sounding and
they had to then run off into the hall.
Outside the temple all of the traders
had been moved from the stalls that used
to surround the large car park in front of
the Pagoda Forest. All that remained was
the odd stall selling different types of
food. We were all hungry and decided to
try an eggy type pancake. These were
great and we all ended up having two or
three each followed by an ice cream to
finish. Once we had finished our lunch
we then went into the Pagoda Forest.
Just like the temple the place was
swarming with tourists. (What a contrast
to last year when we nearly had the
place to ourselves. We had come about
the same time of year, but obviously not
on a Bank holiday the previous year.)
The Deep Meditation Yard
We strolled around the Pagodas in
the glorious sunshine taking in the fan-
tastic views. Once again we were con-
stantly being approached by the Chinese
tourists to be in their photos. When we
reached a raised level area towards the
rear of the forest, we then rested awhile
and took our own photos. From the
Pagoda Forest we walked back along the
road towards the Shaolin Temple. Across
the road and stream from Shaolin there
is another temple building called the
Deep Meditation Yard. A few of us
decided to enter this building and see
what was inside. This temple was built
in a cross shape with 500 Arhats lining
these corridors. In the middle of this
building were the usual Buddhists stat-
ues that many Chinese tourists were lin-
ing up to worship. In each corner of this
cross-shaped building, there was four
different gardens representing the four
seasons. A couple of us took sometime
out in these gardens to just sit and chill
out for ten minutes, relaxing from the
hustle and bustle that is Shaolin.
After leaving this building we con-
tinued along the road to the new main
entrance of the Shaolin site. Last year
this area was not quite finished, but this
year the place was complete. This main
entrance was flanked by rows of shops
that had been built to re-house all the
stores that used to surround the large car
park in front of the Pagoda Forest. Many
of us toured the shops hunting for differ-
ent bargains and souvenirs before leav-
ing Shaolin.
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of the
Staff
The
Russian
Chronicles
With Aran Dharmeratnam
n the Russian martial arts, the training weapons repre-
I
sent specialised tools. They can be used in carefully exe-
cuted drills, to enhance movement skills, timing or agility.
As the practitioner becomes more aware of these
weapons; they can gradually improve their defensive
skills. We know, all too well, that todays street attackers are
often armed with some sort of unpleasant weapon. So this is
an area of training that we should not forget about.
Introducing a new ally
A weapon can be a dangerous tool. In the wrong hands, it
causes pain, even death. So, weapon training has to be carried
out very carefully, with someone who is qualified to teach this
type of work. Now there are certain masters, within the
Russian arts, who are excellent in demonstrating how to
counter and evade the movements of a chain or stick. From
these demonstrations, the observing students can learn a lot
about body placement, and footwork. They also get to learn
about the unique traits of each weapon. For example, the chain
is an unpredictable, slippery adversary that will strike from
awkward angles and penetrate any tense defences, quite easily.
The chain can wrap around limbs and sting without hesitation.
In Russia, the masters are often skilled with other weapons
including the sword, the Cossack whip, and the entrenching
tool. But for now, rather than provide a glossy overview, I am
going to focus on just one weapon, today. I chose this weapon
because it has been the ally of many practitioners. In fact, its
both popular and practical. Thats why it is found in so many
martial arts. Lets take a look at the fighting staff.
Fighting staff or healing staff?
The term fighting staff is often used, when referring to this
weapon. But students of the Russian art, soon realise that the
benefits of this training tool go beyond its destructive capabili-
ties. It can be used for physical conditioning or improving coor-
dination and balance. Further benefits of using the staff include:
the honing of reflexes, an improvement of the bodys detection
mechanism, and a deeper understanding of relaxation. There
are also exercises with the staff that serve a deeper purpose -
removing certain types of fear and calming the psyche.
For many years, some knowledgeable healers have under-
stood that the human body carries with it, subtle ways of absorb-
ing the important information it receives. It also has a tendency
to remember old injuries, and bad experiences. Even negative
emotions can get locked into the bodys systems. One residue
that helps the healer to detect these recordings is tension. Often
in the area where an injury has occurred, there will be some
physical tension. This tension may even dwell there, long after
the immediate damage has been repaired. The problem is, this
after tension can hinder the body. It can impair movement and
it can restrict the minds free flowing thought process. As the
persons movement is hindered, the health can also be affected.
Now, you might be wondering what all of this has to do with the
fighting staff. Well, lets just say that some aspects of staff train-
ing are very good for helping students to regain lost movement.
One such drill, taught in Systema, is a staff evasion drill where
the student will evade the controlled movements of the wooden
staff, using calm body skills. By keeping the body relaxed, the
student discovers practical ways of escaping.
Reconnecting with the plains of movement
One of the exercises sometimes practised is a free flowing
movement drill. Personally, I feel that this exercise is best
done in the great outdoors. Using very slow movement, the
staff is wielded with continuous motion. There are no fancy
spinning techniques, like one may see in some bad ninja
movie, best left in the eighties! Rather like a sword, the staff is
guided through the air with cutting strokes and smooth ellipti-
cal movement. Now, if the practitioner tries to hard to rush
through this drill, they may end up sacrificing good breathing
and they may start to breach the natural ranges of motion. So
with this drill, slow movement is crucial. It allows the practi-
tioner to connect with the bodys harmonious plains of move-
ment. Slow training can also increase patience and concentra-
tion. It has a calming effect.
As the student moves with the staff, the objective is to
keep the staff flowing through the air while maintaining
smooth breathing. If the movement becomes awkward, the
smooth breathing pattern may get disrupted. But just as the
breathing must keep on flowing in tangent with the staff, the
feet also need to be moving. If the practitioner finds that their
feet are planted in one place for too long, it might be because
they are trying too hard to weave the staff. Perhaps, they are
relying too much on their arms. Looking at the drill from a
deeper level, the movement of the stick should be guided by
the overall body movement and the breath. Upon finishing this
drill, the practitioner should feel calm and energised.
Practical exercises
The above mentioned exercises can be applied on even
deeper levels and as the practitioner connects with the differ-
ent plains of movement through which the staff travels, it pre-
sents them with various ways of applying the body in hand to
hand combat. Historically, some feel that the staff was used in
medieval times to fend off multiple attackers. This is quite
possible. But really when we work with the staff, not only
Vladimir defending
a stick takedown
does it cut through the tension hanging around our body, it
brings life to our movement skills. There are numerous exer-
cises that can be done with the staff. There are partner based
exercises, where the staff is used for improving grip strength
and there are exercises for timing.
The different types of staff
Different types of staff are used in the Russian arts,
depending on the drills being carried out. For more robust
training drills, a thicker heavier staff may be utilised or a
lighter one may be applied for evasion work. The instructor
will help the students to discover both the capabilities and lim-
itations of the various weapons.
Fighting applications
The staff can also be used in more self defence orientated
drills and there are many different explanations that justify the
need to learn how to defend against this type of weapon. One
typical belief is that the staff can simulate potential street
attacks with items such as a snooker cue. Of course, the
chances of being attacked by someone with a snooker cue are
pretty low; unless you hang out at some rough social venues!
But to be fair, the fighting staff can also help prepare students
for dealing with other types of weapon attacks.
Survival options
One of the things to consider when studying weapons
defence is that each person is unique in the way they will use
the weapon. One attacker may swing wildly with the stick, cue
or bat; another may use more precise blows. There is some-
times this assumption that weapons defence is about con-
fronting the armed aggressor. But the fact is, there maybe far
better options beyond the face off. In conveying survival tac-
tics to students, the instructor should be able to introduce ways
of distancing oneself from an attacker; ways of using obstacles
to slow down an attacker; as well ways of avoiding the situa-
tion. So the staff may be an ancient weapon, but it still has
many lessons hidden within.
If you would like to organise some training with Aran;
then email him at: aran@globalkick.com or telephone:
07939 678 356. More info on Systema can be found at:
www.russianmartialart.com
Timing is needed
in staff defence
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THE 2006 IMB
INSTRUCTORS
CONFERENCE Torrance Los Angeles California
By Mic Clark

Grandmaster Richard Bustillo

Gokor Chivichiyan - World class instruction
JKDs Iron Dragon

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 IMB Conference 2006
y first ever visit to the USA
M was a truly memorable occa-
sion, I was there for one weeks
training at the world famous
IMB martial arts academy owned by
original Bruce Lee student and Jeet
Kune Do legend Richard Bustillo. I was
honoured just to be there, as attendance is
by invitation only. There are few opportu-
nities for people to come together and
spend a week training at a world class
level, this was one such opportunity. Im
glad I didnt miss out. The conference
group was a small one this year due to
some unavoidable circumstances, the tim-
ing being right in the middle of the World
Cup tournament and the German instruc-
tors not coming over because of their own
IMB conference to be held later on in the
year in their own country. For those in
attendance though, the small class size
worked to their advantage as the instruc-
tion was virtually one on one, or seemed
like it at times. A real bonus when you
look at the list of individual instructors
booked to be teaching over the week.
DAY ONE - MONDAY MORNING
GRANDMASTER RICHARD BUSTILLO -
JUN FAN JEET KUNE DO
The morning session on the first day
was taken by Grandmaster Richard and
covered Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do. We
trained for 3 hours and covered trapping,
sensitivity drills, some basic kicking and
punching and finished off with one of
Richards circuit training specialities!
Going all out and with no rest in-between
we had 1 minute rounds on the various
heavy bags, first punching only, followed
by elbows and knees only, followed by
power kicks, followed by a combination
of all three. After the bag work you com-
pleted one minute of abs work followed
by one minute of push-ups. Only six min-
utes but in the 90 degrees Californian
heat it was quite taxing if you truly went
all out. We then broke off for lunch. I
must say that the mornings session was
quite an emotional experience for me, I
was truly living the dream, to be training
in Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do with an original
Bruce Lee student at the IMB academy,
and surrounded by all the Bruce Lee
memorabilia - wow! It doesnt get much
better than this guys! Bruce Lee has been
my role model since I was 14 years old
and now here I was training JKD in LA,
it was a strange, but satisfying feeling.
During our Chinese buffet lunch it
soon became obvious to me again as to
why I chose to train under Sifu Bustillo,
lunch was very laid back and great fun.
Sifu Richard has a wicked sense of
humour and is very keen to develop peo-
ple as individuals and not just as martial
artists. Socially the IMB instructors are
all grandmasters and I feel this is a very
important quality. Sifu Bustillo makes
everyone feel very relaxed and never
tires of answering the many questions
fired at him, with the IMB there is just
as much emphasis on people skills as
there is on the martial skills. As I ate my
lunch I felt very proud to be part of such
a special group.
AFTERNOON
MO TEAGUE - FUNCTIONAL JEET KUNE DO
The afternoon started with my good
friend Mo Teague introducing the
American instructors to his unique
approach to JKD. Mo has truly embraced
the JKD philosophy of researching your
own experience and has developed a truly
special system. If it works we use it!
Mos functional JKD has been developed
from his martial arts training, his military
background, his work with the guardian
angels in London and from working the
door for over 10 years. Just as Bruce Lee
himself described JKD - simple, direct
and non classical Mos session concen-
trated on striking with the open hand,
hand slaps - backhands - palm heel
strikes and elbows and head butts. All the
strikes are pre emptive and are delivered
from what he describes as the invisible
fence. The use of the fist in a street fight
was discouraged as you very often injure
the hand when punching to the head.
A series of focus mitt drills was used
to emphasise the mind set of lead with
speed and follow with power. The nasty
unpleasant stuff was saved to the end
when Mo sells his technique! This
involved all the instructors experiencing
the brain shaker the alien takedown
and the one inch punch to the jaw. Not
a pleasant experience but Mo believes
that if you are truly to be convinced that a
technique works then you must feel some
of its power thus selling you the tech-
nique. Of course yours truly was always
the first to be called out and this is
despite the fact that I bought this stuff off
him years ago! After almost 7 years of
training with Mr Teague it never fails to
impress me when students experiences
these techniques for the first time. Sifu
Richards comments at the end of the ses-
sion summed it all up perfectly - Holy
s**t Mo, I thought you were going to
knock those guys out!
With that we all went back to our
apartments for a quick break before the
evening session.
EVENING
FABIO VENELLI - BRAZILLIAN JUJITSU
Feeling tired we turned up for the
final session of the day, we had already
COMBAT February 2007 Page 103
had 6 hours training and now we were
back for another 3 hours of more hard
work. The session was tough and
demanding but was made enjoyable by
Fabios obvious class and knowledge of
his art. Fabio made the session fun by
having us move around our partners with-
out the use of our hands. Keeping our
hands behind our backs we had to move
into various positions that Fabio made
look very easy. It was not easy! It was
hard work but great fun. Fabio is a very
popular and established IMB instructor
and he closed his session by giving the
more experienced grappling instructors
the opportunity to ask specific questions,
which he answered by giving them vari-
ous drills to take back and work on. A
very talented and impressive instructor
and a great finish to an amazing first day
of training. Its worth pointing out that
we did more training in one day than
some martial artists do in one month!
Bed - Sleep - Bliss!
DAY TWO - TUESDAY MORNING
DAN INOSANTO - KALI & JEET KUNE DO
On reflection Tuesday was the high-
light of my weeks training, if I had
known what was coming beforehand I
wouldnt have slept due to excitement the
night before. The day started with living
martial arts legend Dan Inosanto taking
us through some simple Kali stick drills
and progressing them into more complex
routines. Guru Dan never fails to impress
and I took full advantage of being in a
relatively small group. There were times
when the instruction was one on one and
Guru Dan actually worked with everyone
individually. The last time I trained with
him was in England on a seminar and
there were at least 150 people there and
as a result of the high numbers the
instruction suffered. It was more like
attending a demonstration than a seminar.
So I made the most of this opportunity.
The session was amazing as Guru Dan
gave talks on history, philosophy, his
background and of course instruction in
the various arts covered. It has been said
that he is a walking encyclopaedia of
Grandmaster Richard Bustillo & Mo Teague
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martial arts and I think that is a fairly
accurate description. The guy is truly
amazing, even more so when you consid-
er that this year will see him celebrating
his 70th birthday - he moves like a 17
year old!
Guru Dan finished the session with
some Jun Fan focus mitt drills and every-
one was on a high when we broke off for
lunch. For me it was a great feeling to be
training in JKD with two of Bruce Lees
most senior students and the friendship
and respect that these two JKD legends
have for each other was there for all to
see. Sifu Richard very often states that
there would be no JKD today if it
werent for Dan. Sometimes its easy to no illusion that these people are out to kill
forget that if Dan Inosanto hadnt been
encouraged by Richard Bustillo and Steve
McQueen to carry on teaching there may
not have been JKD as we know it today.
AFTERNOON
WBC FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD
CHAMPION BRIAN VILORIA
Its not every day that you get the
chance to train with a world champion,
but today I did just that, three hours
worth of world class instruction from a
world boxing champion. The IMB confer-
ence again delivered the goods, as
instructors how can you fail to grow and
progress with opportunities like this?
Brian started us off with a skipping rou-
tine and demonstration that just took my
breath away, I had already been told
about his skipping ability but nothing
could prepare you for the real thing, it
was awe inspiring. No one could keep up
with him. Brian covered a lot in three
hours and helped out the novice boxer
and the more experienced coach equally.
We covered improvements to shadow
boxing, footwork drills, defensive coun-
ters and body shots. The session finished
with a question and answers opportunity
for everyone training. I left with a very
favourable impression of Brian and I
would like to wish him all the best in his
future boxing career. Why is it that the
most capable are also the most humble,
approachable and polite?
Mic Clark with JKD legends Richard Bustillo and Dan Inosanto
EVENING
MATT WOLLMAN -
TERRORISM AWARENESS
Tuesday evening brought in some wel-
come relief from the training, as we had a
lecture on the threat of terrorism by Matt
Wollman of the LAPD and County
Sheriffs department. This was a very
sobering and well presented lecture that
really made you sit up and take notice. We
all get complacent with matters like this
and think that its someone elses prob-
lem, be aware that it is very much OUR
problem. There are religious extremists
out there who see us as legitimate targets
and mean to do us serious harm. Be under
us and our families and that they are
relentless in their pursuit. It is everyones
duty to have a raised sense of awareness
and to make it as difficult as possible for
these fanatics to go about their business.
A little more care and attention and we
can all help to make the world a safer
place. Everyone came away from this lec-
ture with a renewed sense of responsibili-
ty - remember that everyone is a target for
these people, not just the government and
military organisations. Its worth thinking
on that for a while. A fascinating and very
informative presentation.
DAY THREE - WEDNESDAY
GOKOR CHIVICHIYAN -
JUDO/WRESTLING/SOMBO
I was a bit apprehensive about todays
session as it was scheduled to be taken by
Judo legend and Hollywood stuntman
Gene LeBell. Gene has a reputation for
choking people out and being a bit
rough but that wouldnt be the case
today as he couldnt make it over to the
conference due to him still working on
the set of a movie in Hollywood. In his
place came Gokor Chivichiyan, one of
Genes top fighters. Gokor is a giant of a
man and commands respect purely by his
presence alone. Gokor presented a 6 hour
training session that covered clinch work,
takedowns, locks, chokes and pins and
counters for each respectively. Gokor
interacted closely with the students help-
ing them individually and guiding them
as they found their way around the new
techniques. Like Fabios class earlier in
the week Gokor closed the lesson with a
question and answer session that gave the
instructors the chance to ask about specif-
ic techniques. Each question would be
answered fully and then drills would be
offered for further understanding and
improvement. I must say that for some-
one who isnt all that keen on grappling I
really enjoyed this session and learnt quit
a bit and from someone whom I would
again consider to be world class in his
chosen field.
A true professional and a true gentle-
man - Respect!
EVENING
ERNIE EMERSON - SELF PROTECTION
The evening session was again a lec-
ture and gave us all a hard earned break
from the training. Ernie started the lecture
by saying how proud he was to be invited
to talk at the IMB and how humbled he
was to be standing under the portrait of
Bruce Lee - I know just what you mean
Ernie! The lecture was interesting but to
be fair, being an instructor in the BCA
there was nothing really that Id not expe-
rienced before. What was interesting
though, was hearing it from an American
perspective, the awareness is slightly dif-
ferent because people rarely walk far in
LA, they drive almost everywhere. Guns
are a problem in America whilst in the
UK at the moment its knife attacks that
are causing concern. The main constant
though was the awareness and avoidance
issue and this was taught almost exactly
the same as in the UK - Coopers colour
codes etc. An interesting talk, well pre-
sented and aimed at an entirely different
culture than the one Im used to living in.
Self protection in foreign countries was
also briefly touched upon and I found that
section particularly interesting.
DAY FOUR - THURSDAY
QUINTON JACKSON -
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
Another fantastic 3 hour training ses-
sion that mostly dealt with fitness work
and counters to the takedown. A session
that was high on energy and enthusiasm, I
was very pleased with myself for getting
through the warm down section at the
end. Without doubt that was the hardest
Id been pushed for years but I kept
going. I struggled (BIG TIME GUYS)
but I refused to quit, at 45 years old I was
so proud of myself to have lasted through
the course, people younger than me were
quitting and having five but I stayed
focused and kept going. I was exhausted
at the end and just collapsed in a heap on
the mats. Sifu Richard couldnt stop
laughing and shouted out Hey guys look
at Mic, Ive never seen him so quiet I
couldnt answer, I had nothing left!
Lunch never tasted better and the iced
water was truly delicious!
To be able to train hard is a privilege -
I felt so privileged to have been involved
in that session.
AFTERNOON
FELIX VALENCIA -
DEADLY EDGED WEAPONS
After the rigours of the morning ses-
sion I have to say that most of this lesson
passed me by, I was now a spent force and
running on auto pilot. Having said that
though, Felix was a great character who
enjoyed injecting humour into his teaching
and I found the laughter to be very thera-
peutic and enjoyed the afternoon as a
result. Felix was very impressive with a
credible background - he is an ex doorman
and bodyguard and is very capable martial
artist specialising in the Filipino arts. The
session covered knife defence on the
ground, defence against cash machine
muggings and finished with a very impres-
sive demonstration of knife fighting.
EVENING
TONY SHAPIRO -
ILLIGAL DRUGS AWARENESS
Another evening lecture and another
opportunity to rest our tired and aching
bodies.
The lecture covered all aspects of ille-
gal drug use from manufacture, smug-
gling, dealing, types of drugs, the effects
and how to spot the signs of drug
use/abuse. It was a fascinating insight
into one of the more darker realms of
human habits. Make no mistake about it,
drugs are not glamorous, they are all
about self-pity and loathing. Drugs =
Death is an equation that we should never
need reminding of.
DAY FIVE - FRIDAY
GRANDMASTER CACOY CANETE -
DOCE PARES ESKRIMA
The final day brought the weeks
events to a close with Grandmaster Cacoy
giving us an insight to his Doce Pares
Eskrima system. Cacoy is truly an inspi-
ration at 87 years old - he just keeps on
going and going. One who has truly for-
gotten how to retire, and why should he!
The session started with questions and
answers and provided a wonderful insight
to Cacoys background and life. The class
involved basic strikes with single and
double stick and progressed to include
blocking, counters and disarms. The ses-
sion could only ever be viewed as an
introduction into the Doce Pares system
as, even with a six-hour session, there is
just far to much knowledge to pass on in
a single day. It was fascinating to watch
as the grandmaster moved with the grace
of a teenager as he demonstrated blocks,
counters and painful disarms - much to
his amusement and obvious delight!
The conference closed with all the
delegates going out for Dinner and this
was a great way to unwind after a very
Edged weapons expert Felix Valencia
hectic week. New friendships had been
formed and the laughter was very conta-
gious. Before Sifu Richard handed out
our certificates we all had to either sing a
song or tell a joke, we all told a joke
thankfully! The dirtiest and funniest joke
came from Grandmaster Cacoy and I
couldnt repeat it here! A nice surprise
came at the end as Sifu Richard presented
Mo Teague with his full IMB instructors
certificate, a nice way to end what had
been a truly memorable week. We said
our goodbyes and exchanged contact
details with our IMB American brothers
and it was time to go.
We had one last surprise however, on
Saturday Sifu Richard took Mo Teague,
Curt Harvey and myself out for lunch in
Long beach harbour. It was a very wel-
come treat and we had a wonderful
opportunity to relax and chill out with our
Sifu. Thank you Richard your hospitality
was greatly appreciated. Then it was all
over, time to go home. I left LA a much
richer person than when I arrived in the
fact that the whole experience will stay
with me a lifetime and it has inspired and
motivated me beyond belief. People are
asking me how it went and all they seem
interested in is how much did it cost?
or all that way just to train?
My answer? Its not training its fun,
and it cost nothing because I made an
investment Over the course of the week
we trained more hours than some martial
artists will train in a year, its called living
the dream, and I loved it. Plans are
already afoot to make a return journey.
Jeet Kune Do really is something very
special as those in the loop will testify.
Live the dream
Until next month, take care.
Mic Clark
For more information on Sifu Richard
Bustillo and the IMB please visit -
www.imbacademy.com
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WAKO
World Association
of Kickboxing
Organisations
Founded in 1970 WAKO is the largest
unified kickboxing organisation in the
World with over 80 nations currently
in membership. WAKO World H.Q.
is based in Milan.
WAKO History
WAK001/07
WAKO started its activity in Europe in 1976. The
founder was Mr Georg Bruckner from Berlin, who
promoted the first ever World Championships in
semi and full contact karate (as it was called in
those days) back in 1978 with 110 competitors rep-
resenting 18 countries. WAKO immediately created
the rules and regulations for the new fighting
sports and acted, since the very beginning, as the
authentic Kickboxing Federation of the world. In
our Championships, only national teams are
accepted. Each member country can present only
1 competitor in each weight class. The WAKO World
Championships are NOT open competitions there-
fore each representative is the premier competitor
in that category, from their country.
World Governing Body for Kickboxing
World and European
Amateur Championships
Title Fights held continually
both Amateur & Professional
Regional Competitions are
held throughout the year
British Amateur Championships
to choose British Teams
Full-Contact, Light
Continuous-Contact, Semi-Contact
Licence, Membership and
Insurance available to all U.K.
Coaching courses, Referee Training,
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For upto the minute details of all forthcoming
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Tel: 07973 507716 / 01332 663086
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www.wakogb.co.uk
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INSIGHTS INTO
Tachiotoshi
The 9th
Chuden
IAIDO
By Chris Samuel
Waza
n Musoshindenryu the 9th Hasagawa Eishin ryu kata
I is called tachiotoshi. It is from the Chuden or middle
level, and translates as descending waterfall. The name
reflects the falling movements of the waza. It is an inter-
esting kata as it is essentially a defence against a saya
(scabbard) grab. Those who have studied any sword based
koryu will understand that if you grab the opponents saya you
can perform armlocks and restraints with it, as well as prevent
your opponent from drawing! This kata provides one defence
to that eventuality. The kata is performed a number of differ-
ent ways in Japan. I will highlight some of the differences, but
will demonstrate the Kuroda Ichitaro sensei method.
Begin facing the front with your left hand securing the
tsuba. (pic 1) Turn round in a clockwise direction to face the
rear and sit in tatehiza (pic 2 shown from rear). When sitting in
tatehiza remember to push both knees out-do not sit in a
seitei style tatehiza with the left leg straight. Imagine that
your opponent is sitting behind you and reaches across with
his right hand to grab your saya near the kojiri. Without dig-
ging the toes in stand up and step diagonally to your left,
bringing the sword up to your left. (pic 3 and 4) Sometimes
this initial step is taught differently eg to the rear with the right
foot. Your opponent rises with you as you loosen his grip.
Step out to the right a little with your right leg as you
bring the tsuka down. This further loosens your enemies grip.
Now bring the tsuka up sharply as you bring your left knee up
to your chest (pics 5 and 6). This action is performed to the
front right, and snaps the sword from your enemies grasp
(aided by the weight and emphasis of your knee/leg) damag-
ing his wrist. Sometimes the sword is rotated as it is pulled
up, but not in this method. The action to release the grip is
therefore in three movements. First up and out, then down,
and finally up. If you practice this action with a partner you
will see that it is effective in releasing the grip-but be carefull
as it can damage the wrist.
Next bring your left foot down, followed by stepping out a
little with the right leg as you draw the sword out and upwards.
(pic 7) These two foot movements are performed smoothly in
this style, but are sometimes performed with stamps.
Step out and round with your left leg and stab your
opponent from above with your right hand. (pic 8)
Sometimes this action is a straight thrust to your opponent.
(pic 9) When stabbing from above the shoulder is usually
held quite high-but not always!
Bring your right leg up to your left as you bring the sword
above your head in Ukenagashi style furiekaburie, (pic 10)
and when step back with your left leg and perform a dropping
kirioroshi or overhead vertical cut (pic 11). This draw and cut
is performed smoothly with a feeling of descending on your
opponent. Your opponent is thought to have begun to have
fallen after the initial cut, so is now below you. In some
schools the opponent never rises to his feet in the first place,
Pic 1 Pic 2 Pic 3 Pic 4

Pic 5 Pic 6 Pic 7 Pic 8

Pic 9 Pic 10 Pic 11 Pic 12 Pic 13

but this is purely a matter of interpretation. Pic 14 Pic 15

Next complete yoko-chiburi, shaking the blood off to the
right. (pic 12) This action, although largely symbolic, should
be done with the intent of shaking the blood and bits off your
sword. The idea of this action is to make sure that your
katana does not become stuck in the scabbard, leaving you
vulnerable to an attack. In reality the sword would be wiped
clean-probably on the enemies clothes, or with a piece of
cloth-prior to resheathing.
Next, complete noto by bringing the sword back and the
saya forwards, followed by bringing the sword forwards and
the saya back. In Musoshinden ryu the blade remains horizon-
tal during the first stage, turning a third of the way through the
second stage. In Chuden the koiguchi meets the mune further
down the sword than in Omori ryu in most dojo. In the final
stage of noto you resheathe the blade as you kneel down slow-
ly resheathing the blade whilst turning the saya clockwise ing and teaching Tameshigiri/sumotogiri in Shimosuwa.
back to the vertical, as you move your body and right knee Anyone interested in training in Iaido or Kobudo in North
round to the right (pic 13). Stand up by moving your right foot London, or arranging seminars, can contact the author on
forwards and your left leg up. Picture 14 shows Chris grading 07958995979 or reach him at info@northlondonbudo.co.uk
in Japan, while picture 15 shows Iwanami sensei demonstrat- The new website address is www.northlondonbudo.co.uk
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CCL 5 - Perth 2006
T
he Combat League was
nearing the end of its first
season and the penultimate
event was held in Bells
Stadium Perth. This was a
truly astounding venue with a domed
ceiling reaching a hundred feet up
above the competitive area and an
amazing PA system that enabled John
The Ram Lamb to get clear calls for
referees and fighters out. With 6 mats
available the action progressed
smoothly with referees getting a good
and quick turnaround on the mats.
One sound-bite that arose in every
interview I did on the day was that the
refereeing was nothing but fair. No-
one had a complaint about the referees
which I think was a testament to their
skill, professionalism and Robbie
Hughes (Senior) leadership.
The skill and control of the com-
petitors was great to see and injuries
were kept to a bare minimum with
those that did happen being genuine
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Bonnie
The Champions League
accidents rather than malicious or due
to excessive contact and again the
feedback from the fighters was that the
refs were quick to step in and stop
fights from being too hard.
The forms division was the biggest
yet, with a large number of children
and adults giving it their all. One com-
petitor who has already been a cover
star on Combat was Luke Scott. I
watched his rendition of a Freestyle
Staff form and was blown away by his
display of skill. Unlike some competi-
tors his techniques were delivered with
intent and skill and perfect timing as
he delivered blows in time to persh-
wing and bap noises. He was a clear the finals in a convincingly easy man-
winner and won all three categories
that he entered. This has put him at the
top of the League and he is exactly the
sort of Champion that the League
exists to promote. Read his interview
elsewhere in this issue.
Jennifer Simpson was also present
and she too put in a strong perfor-
mance with perfect focus and intent
coming through in a lovely display of
martial and balletic prowess. Coming
second to an awesome Kung Fu dis-
play by Scott Shaw she too has
cemented her place on the forms lead-
ership board. Great to see was a per-
formance of Dan Gan. The student put
everything he had into the techniques
and it was good to see true focus and
intent from someone so young and so
inexperienced. He got a good score
around the 8.5 mark and beat other,
more experienced competitors.
Alex Campbell was back after
resting through Leixlip and fortunate-
ly had managed to keep the weight
off, removing his socks got him into
the 80kg division. He won through to
ner where he met his nemesis, Ryan
Parry of the ADMA. In a match that
saw the crowd go wild, both of the
fighters took and lost the lead with
Ryan just getting a reverse punch in at
the last second to take gold. With
Ryan also promising to come to the
entire 2007 League Im very excited
about the prospects!
Paul Smeaton had also fought well
in the semi-contact division proving
yet again that Karateka can adapt to
any rules and circumstances and still
hold their own. Despite a cut to his
cheek he managed to barrel through
his opponents in the initial rounds. It
would certainly be good to see more
karateka willing to put their reputation
on the line and prove to the Freestylers
whos the best!
MTA Tae Kwon Do were present and
their team members put in a spirited
performance throughout the day. From
the look of their doboks and their
kicking techniques they appeared to be
a WTF club. Unfortunately I was
unable to confirm this but if they were
then they are to be applauded for
entering a tournament very different to
what they are used to.
Rob Smith put together an excellent
day and Im looking forward to seeing
how well this goes in the 2007 league!
Well done indeed to Rob and his staff
for a great experience for all concerned.
Scotland!
Takes to the Highlands!
Report by Matthew Sylvester
Photos by L. Treanor

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BOYS - 1st-3rd Grade -1.35M 4th-7th Grade -1.55M 8th Grade -1.65M 4th-7th Grade -1.55M
1. Jacob Williams WCKA 1. Scott Lyon Jan Shi 1. Jack Evans Telford, Shrops 1. Nicole Gormley Temple
2. Owen Wilson Jan Shi 2. Daniel Ng Skyaxe 2. Derek Allan Temple 2. Louise Fell Temple
3. Kelan Power ADAM 3. Patrick Foley Wright Fitness 3. Ronald Brady Dundee
4th-7th Grade +1.55M
1st-3rd Grade -1.55M 4th-7th Grade -1.65M 4th-7th Grade +1.65M 1. Rachel House WCKA
1. Kieran McFetridge Renton 1. Ashley Martin WCKA 1. David Firth SBBA 2. Denise Smith SBBA
2. Joshua Billen ADMA 2. Stuart Cheesbrough Kaizen 2. Sam Allan Temple 3. Leanne Kettles Jan Shi
3. Rhys Lambert ADMA 3. Edward Wilson Raptors 3. Jack Goy Forres
8th Grade -1.45M
1st-3rd Grade +1.65M 4th-7th Grade +1.65M
1. Aaron Robertson Fochabers
GIRLS 1. Jodi Henderson Elgin
1. Liam Palmer Temple 1st-3rd Grade -1.45M 2. Amber Shearer Temple
2. Daniel Patton Temple 2. Connor Grady Jan Shi
1. Ashleigh Moir Elgin 3. Chloe Gilmour Skyaxe
3. Matthew McFadden Temple 3. Shaun Allan Aviemore
2. Courtney Morrison East Kilbride
4th-7th Grade -1.35M 8th Grade -1.45M 8th Grade -1.55M
1. Connor Mason Jan Shi 1. Aaron Towns Temple 4th-7th Grade -1.35M 1. Sinead Yule Skyaxe
2. Cobi Jones WCKA 2. Kyle Young Temple 1. Holly Erskine Wright Fitness 2. Jade Gilmour Skyaxe
3. Robert Campbell Buckie 3. Ryan Marlow Lee Matthews BBC 2. Eden Kennedy Jan Shi 3. Brianna Walker Temple
3. Chloe Murray Inverness
4th-7th Grade -1.45M 8th Grade -1.55M 8th Grade +1.55M
1. James Baiyes WCKA 1. Joshua Withers Pontypridd ,Wales 4th-7th Grade -1.45M 1. Natasha Walker Temple
2. Fraser Bishop Alves 2. Cal Laing Jan Shi 1. Samantha Pearce WCKA 2. Erin Dixon Temple
3. Cal Myes WCKA 3. Jack Bevan Pontypridd, Wales 2. Chloe Robinson Temple 3. Siannon Finnegan Lochee Freestyle
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MEN - 1st-3rd Grade -70kg 4th-7th Grade +80kg Executive over 35 years FORMS / KATA
1. David Pearle Pontypridd, Wales 1. John Whiles ADMA 1. Alan Ballantyne Kaizen Under 16s Traditional
2. Liam Palmer Temple 2. Philip Griffiths ADMA 2. William Beattie Temple 1. Luke Scott Cambs
3. Gordon Kerr Dundee 3. John Cowie Stanley, Perth 3. John Young Raptors 2. Connor Grady Jan Shi
8th Grade -70kg 3. Catriona Beattie Temple
1st-3rd Grade -80kg WOMENS
1. David Pritchard WCKA 1. Iain McDiarmid Jan Shi Coloured Belts -60kg Under 16s Weapons - Music
2. David Irwin Raptors 2. Nathan Withers Rhondda 1. Emma Hughes Raptors 1. Luke Scott Cambs
3. Keith Gray Edinburgh 3. Andy McCracken Temple 2. Claire ODonnell Renfrew 2. Aaron Towns Temple
8th Grade -75kg 3. Leanne Kettles Jan Shi
1st-3rd Grade +80kg Coloured Belts +60kg
1. Kevin Duncan Raptors 1. Ryan Lyall Temple Adults Traditional
1. Carys Brice Organ Ynysybwl, Wales
2. Carl Power ADMA 2. David Firth SBBA 1. Scott Shaw Kelty
2. Carrie Nelson Raptors
3. Stephen Williams ADMA 3. Chris Lowe Forres 2. Jennifer Simpson Temple
3. Helen McGregor Edinburgh
8th Grade -80kg 3. Paul Smeaton Dundee
4th-7th Grade -70kg
1. Thomas Davies Pontypridd, Wales 1. Ryan Parry ADMA Black Belts -60kg TEAMS - Juniors
2. David McAlpine Temple 2. Alex Campbell London Predators 1. Naomi Ritchie HBBA 1. WCKA Wales
3. Will Sutherland Forres 3. Leon Davies ADMA 2. Emma Thomas Swansea 2. WCKA Superfit
4th-7th Grade -80kg 8th Grade +85kg Black Belts +65kg Adults
1. Nathan Davies ADMA 1. Michael Page London Predators 1. Natasha Walker Temple 1. London Predators
2. Kevin Campbell Elgin 2. Kalon Page London Predators 2. Christianne Fahey Skyaxe 2. Team Temple
3. Alan McLean Raptors 3. Craig Foster IAKSA Scotland 3. Sarah Murdle Raptors 3. Naomis Gnomes
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JANUARY
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alendar
on 0161 797 1077 or 07939 289711.
M A R T I A L
AMA squad training open to all AMA members. Contact Peter
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529363 for more information.
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20/21 Dan Inosanto seminar, Wonford Sports Centre, Rifford Rd,
Exeter. Cost 2 days 80, pre booked 100 on the day. Call
07971 870679 - andybarkersdcs@hotmail.com
28 EMA 2007 Open Championships, English Open Title, Ilkeston, The
Albion Centre, Ilkeston, Derbyshire. Telephone 01142 747825.
28 AMA Jujitsu Competition, Bolton, for details contact Dawn
Gardner on 01942 518098.
28 WAKO Referees course Semi & light includes shirt, badge and
cert 65, Apollo Centre West Midlands. 10am to 4pm. Details
from Del Sampson on 07836 555394.
FEBRUARY
3 AMA course for instructors, Mountbatten School Romsey,
10.30am. To recognise & help students with learning difficulties.
Phone Ron Hancock 07733 448816.
3 BWA Live event, Bidds Club, Sutherland Rd, Longton, Stoke-
On-Trent. E-mail bwacrippler@hotmail.co.uk or call 07746
529363 for more information.
3/4 Hit harder, mover quicker boxing concepts - tvp instructors
course with Tommy Thompson & Rocky Sondhi, Nottingham.
Contact tvp Institute on 0115 955 5109.
4 Control & Restraint seminar, ideal for the security industry,
Cardiff, 11am-4pm, 30. Contact Gareth Noble 07968 044842 or
e-mail gareth.noble2@ntlworld.com
10 AMA/WAKO Accredited coaching courses different times same
day & venue, St Johns & St Marks School, Bury. Contact Peter
on 0161 797 1077 or 07939 289711.
18 EMA 2007 Open Championships, European Martial Art Open
Title, Sheffield, The Concord Sports Centre, Shiregreen Lane, S5
6AE. Tel 01142 747825 for details.
21 BWA Live event, Knutton Club, Knutton, Newcastle-Under-
Lyme, Staffordshire. E-mail bwacrippler@hotmail.co.uk or call
07746 529363 for more information.
24 Modern Combatives Nemesis Close Combat Program,
Wirral, Merseyside. 25, 9:30-4:30. Contact 0793 249 1694 -
executivesecurityconsultants@hotmail.co.uk
24 AMA International Karate Championships 2 days, for forms and
details contact Peter on 0161 797 1077 or 07939 289711.
24/25 Kempo International Welsh Family Gathering, All martial artists
welcome, Glynhafod Top Club, Cwmaman, South Wales. Details
from Julie 01685 881101
25 AMA Jujitsu Juniors 6-18 Carnegie Centre, Leeds University. Reg
before 17th February, Contact Peter on 0161 797 1077 or 07939 289711.
25 AMA Jujitsu, Junior Sport Competition & Demos, Leeds. Phone
Sean McHale on 0796 3502424.
MARCH
3 Hit harder, mover quicker boxing concepts - tvp instructors
course with Tommy Thompson & Rocky Sondhi, Nottingham.
Contact tvp Institute on 0115 955 5109.
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BWA Live event, Bidds Club, Sutherland Rd, Longton, Stoke-
On-Trent. E-mail bwacrippler@hotmail.co.uk or call 07746
529363 for more information.
Taishindo Spring Training weekend, Dunfermline, Fife. Personal
protection & Street Combat Training, contact Stuart on 07877
824003 or stuart@taishindo.co.uk
Apollo Promotions Midland Open, Crystal Leisure Centre, Bell
St, Stourbridge, West Midlands. For information contact Del
Sampson on 07836 555 394
11 1st Chojinkai Open Childrens & Cadets Karate Championships,
8 - 17 yrs, Penrith. Entry through instructor & club only, contact
Doug 016974 73239.
16/17/18 Seminar with Guro Rick Tucci World renowned JKD Kali,
Muay Thai instructor, The Fitness Academy Martial Arts Centre,
Boreham, Essex. Details tel 01245 467680.
18 English Senior Championships, Ponds Forge, Sheffield. For
details Contact Peter on 0161 797 1077 or 07939 289711.
25 Combat Champions League, Event 1 - Wales. For details phone
0121 344 3737 or Nick Clarke 07949 343430
31 Hit harder, mover quicker boxing concepts - tvp instructors
course with Tommy Thompson & Rocky Sondhi, Nottingham.
Contact tvp Institute on 0115 955 5109.
APRIL
7/8 International Martial Arts Tournament, Douglas, Isle of Man.
WUKO rules, no entry fees, start 10:00am. Contact Frank
Newton 01624 612305.
8 Disclosures of light from the core, Krishan Godhania presents the
core of sayoc kali, Church Stretton Secondary School,
Shropshire. Contact 07899 801269
21 13th Scottish Karate Alliance Children & Cadet Open, Citadel
Leisure Centre, Ayr. 1-5pm shobu-ippon (hand pads) kata,
kumite, contact Bill Hair 07979 222986.
22 Combat Champions League, Event 2 - England. For details phone
0121 344 3737 or Curtis Page 07939 217772
22 The Infinite group presents core trapping/anti grapple, Church
Stretton Secondary School, Shropshire. Contact 07899 801269
for details.
22 AMA Northwest Karate Championships 2007, Buy Castle.
Leisure Centre, Bury. For information Contact Peter on 0161
797 1077 or 07939 289711.
25 AMA Jujitsu seminar with visiting Jujitsu masters, Leeds & Bolton,
limited places. Details from Colin Whitaker on 07759 837193.
29 EMA 2007 Open Championships, Grand Championship Trophy
Day, Boston, The Peter Paine Sports Centre, Roseberry Avenue,
PE21 7QR. Tel 01142 747825 for details.
MAY
5/6 Hit harder, mover quicker boxing concepts - tvp instructors
course with Tommy Thompson & Rocky Sondhi, Nottingham.
Contact tvp Institute on 0115 955 5109.
13 The Infinite group presents the pro-active sphere, Church Stretton
Secondary School, Shropshire. Contact 07899 801269 for details.
27 Steve Tappin presents the core of street effective escrima, Church
Stretton Secondary School, Shropshire. Contact 07899 801269.
JUNE
2 Burakudo Open Children & Cadet Karate Championships,
Citadel Leisure Centre, Ayr Scotland. 1-5pm, contact Bill Hair
on 07979 222986 or billhair@aol.com
9/10 Hit harder, mover quicker boxing concepts - tvp instructors
course with Tommy Thompson & Rocky Sondhi, Nottingham.
Contact tvp Institute on 0115 955 5109.
10 The infinite group presents the re-active sphere, Church Stretton
17
Secondary School, Shropshire. Contact 07899 801269 for details.
31st Cumbria Open Karate Championships, Carlisle. Juniors
start 9am, seniors start 2pm. Entry through club or instructor
only. Contact Doug 016974 73239
24 Combat Champions League, Event 3 - England. For details phone
0121 344 3737 or Del Sampson 07836 555394.
24 Mick Coup BCA presents c2 core combatives anti grapple,
Church Stretton Secondary School, Shropshire. Contact 07899
801269 for details.
24 AMA National British Karate Championships, Harvey Hadden,
Nottingham. Closing date for entries 11th June. Contact Peter on
0161 797 1077 or 07939 289711.
JULY
7 AMA Coaching course, Karate England HQ, Bisham Abbey, nr
Marlow, Buck. For details contact Peter on 0161 797 1007.
7 Hit harder, mover quicker boxing concepts - tvp instructors
course with Tommy Thompson & Rocky Sondhi, Nottingham.
Contact tvp Institute on 0115 955 5109.
8 The infinite group presents the no-nonsense package, Church
Stretton Secondary School, Shropshire. Contact 07899 801269.
22 Combat Champions League, Event 4 - Scotland. For details
phone 0121 344 3737 or Rob Smith 07795 980383.
22 Iain Abernethy BCA presents survival, Church Stretton Secondary
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NOVEMBER
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0121 344 3737 or.Neville Wray 07860 431739.
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CCL 6 - Maidenhead 2006
hat an excellent way to
W bring the Combat
Champions League to a
close! The crowd was
buzzing and behind the fighters regard-
less as what team or style that they
were from. The turnout was great with
even more clubs bringing teams that
numbered in double figures. The spirit
of the day was amazing. Jacob
Williams in the -1.35m faced a pint-
sized challenge when he was drawn
against a much smaller opponent.
Showing great sportsmanship and con-
trol, Jacob fought his opponent in one
of the best matches Ive seen. Reduced
to having to tap his opponent on the
head, Jacob encouraged the lad to come
in and trade blows. His opponent was
tenacious to say the least and only
stopped advancing on the odd occasion
when he lost his balance. There was a
big clap at the end of the fight as every-
one applauded the fighters efforts.
Another example that captured the
spirit of the Combat Champions
League was in the light contact sec-
tion. I dont normally talk about the
light contact as its not officially part
of the League yet. However, it con-
tained one of the best displays of
sportsmanship that Ive seen. Darren
Chapman, a young lad was drawn
against Stuart Lawson, a seasoned and
well-known fighter. Displaying a
tenacity and warrior spirit that would
make any coach proud, Darren didnt
stop putting his more experienced
opponent under pressure. The action
was non-stop and although his oppo-
nent won, Darren showed that he was
most certainly one to watch in the
future. The drama didnt end there
however, as Stuart gave Darren his first
place trophy. Again, everyone clapped
and cheered as this sort of acknowl-
edgement is a rare thing indeed and
both fighters should be given the
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South for
The 2006 Champions
acknowledgement they deserve.
Somerset Karate have proved once
again that unlike the other more tradi-
tional (and therefore slower) Karateka
they are up to the challenge of taking
on Freestylers. Whether fighting in the
semi-contact or light-contact their
fighters conducted themselves with
honour and control. I must admit I was
pleased to see Karate people attempt-
ing to pit themselves against the speed
and skill of freestyle martial artists as
its rare to find karateka brave enough
to do this. Somerset Karate must be
applauded not only for their skill but
for putting their necks on the line.
Somerset Karate also gave a very good
account of themselves in the Kata sec-
tion. The intent and focus demonstrat-
ed was great to see as they put their all
into performing their kata. Their tech-
nique was also very good and they
kept their kata functional. By this I
mean that they didnt attempt to
change it to being flashy and impres-
sive but stayed true to the kata.
Leighton Buzzard sent students to
attend and compete in the patterns sec-
tion. Despite Tae Kwon Do patterns
not being that well known on the com-
petition circuit both students put in
good performances. Master Page was
especially impressed with a powerful
and focused performance of Gae Bek.
Clearly though on both the patterns
and sparring aspects Tae Kwon Do
doesnt currently have enough students
who are of a skilled enough level to
compete with the much more dedicat-
ed and skilled Freestylists. The kicking
ability of Freestylists has greatly
improved and looks to be more than a
match for the Tae Kwon Do players.
Perhaps its this that has them too
afraid to attend? Lets hope that New
Year bolsters their spirit!
Great to see was the appearance of
the Mad Dog gym. Despite being
Muay Thai exponents, they showed
great control and skill and were able in
some places to match their opponents
point for point. The children were
excellent and mixed it with the best of
them both in the semi-contact and
light-contact. It was good to see so
many students turning up to support
their club and giving it their all. I must
say that I felt the childrens coach was
a little too eager with regard to his
coaching of the children however.
Ryan Perry can give a very good
interview. He was most vocal about
how much fun he had beating
Predators Instructor, Alex Campbell.
He was also vocal about how he want-
ed to attend again and put Alex in his
place again (something that Alex
doubts can happen). However, when it
came to the crunch Ryan was nowhere
to be seen. No doubt it was a case of
flu. Bless. Perhaps if he wraps up
warmly next time he might actually be
able to give Alex a challenge.
Where was Robbie Hughes? Im
sure I remember him saying that he was
going to attend the last event and back-
up his statements that if someone is a
World Champion its worthless unless
theyre known in their own country as a
National Champion. Here was a great
opportunity for Robbie to prove hes
more than a World Champion and put
his mark onto the League before the
next season starts. It appears he too had
this winter flu as I failed to notice him
on the mats. Maybe he can let us know
where he was?
All in all despite the usual teething
problems, the Combat Champions
League as set up by Paul Clifton, Nick
Clark, Dell Sampson, Curtis Page,
Neville Wray, Roy Baker and Rob
Smith (in no particular order) has
according to the fighters and coaches
Ive interviewed over the months,
become the benchmark for all other
Leagues and tournaments. All have
said theyre coming back next year and
that this is the one to support. With
new formats being added and even
more media support than ever, 2007
promises to be a year to remember!
the Winter!
Report by
Matthew
Sylvester

League Grand Finale!

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RESULTS
BOYS - 1st-3rd Grade -1.35m
1 Jacob Williams
2 Levi Jones
3 Lauren Reece
1st-3rd Grade - 1.45m
1 Luke Coppinger
2 Cai Mays
3 Aidan Tulloch
1st-3rd Grade -1.55m
1 Josh Gill
2 Jay Clarke
3 Daniel Salmon
1st-3rd Grade 1.65m+
1 Steven Carter
2 Lewis Rees
3 Jamie Ward
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Intermediate -1.35m Brown/Black Belt -1.35m GIRLS Intermediate -1.45m
1 Tom Evans
2 Joshua Fish
3 Cobi Jones
Intermediate -1.45m
1 Elijah Everill
2 Jack Foyster
3 Joshua Meek
Brown/Black Belt -1.45m
Open Grade -1.35m
1 Stacey Davey
2 Chloe Jones
3 Ellen Michael
1 Samantha Pearce
2 Maddie Williams
Intermediate -1.55m
1 Rose Baker
1 Luke Coppinger 1 Aaron Towns 1st-3rd Grade -1.45m
2 Nathan Pearce 2 Ryan Larlow Intermediate 1.55m+
1 Stacey Davey 1 Rachel House
3 David Elwood 3 Curtis Davies 2 Emily Davies 2 Sophie Hilditch
Intermediate -1.55m Brown/Black Belt -1.55 3 Adele Salman 3 Taylor Williams
1 George Downing 1 Tom Gould
2 Billy Harrison 2 Jack Bevan 1st-3rd Grade -1.55m Brown/Black Belt -1.35m
3 Nathan Biddulph 3 James Baileys 1 Megan Williams 1 Aston Cook
2 Amy Withers
Intermediate -1.65m Brown/Black Belt -1.65m Brown/Black Belt -1.45m
1 Dion McKenzie 1 Daniel Cartwright 1st-3rd Grade 1.55m+ 1 Charlie Maddock
2 Ashley Martin 2 Raj Chiripal 1 Chelsea Lynch 2 Tammy Lee
3 Ashley Tush 3 Callum Holden 2 Becky Bowers 3 Bethany Roberts
3 Gemma Upfold
Intermediate 1.65m+ Brown/Black Belt 1.65m+ Brown/Black Belt -1.55m
1 Toby Freeman 1 Jack Evans Intermediate -1.35m 1 Tara Billingham
2 Steve Elwood 2 Sam Jukes 1 Aston Cook 2 Kirsty Holmes
3 Harvey Heritage 3 Jamie Checketts 2 Pippa Sharpe 3 Melanie Stuart
Brown/Black Belt 1.55m+ Intermediate Under 80kg Brown/Black Belt Under 85kg Brown/Black Belt Under 60kg Boys and Girls Trad no music
1 Ashley Brace 1 Toby Freeman 1 Michael Page 1 Katie Gould 1 Saskia Wright
2 Natalie Hughes 2 Jack Mountford 2 Dave Maddock 2 Lisa Boardman 2 Natalie Hughes
3 Heidi Silcox 3 Jason Bakermault 3 Sachin Bhambri 3 Paige Walker 3 Matthew Biss
MEN - 1st-3rd Grade -70kg Intermediate Over 80kg Brown/Black Belt Over 85kg Brown/Black Belt Under 65kg Open Hands with music
1 Steven Carter 1 Kevin Baldwin 1 Anthoney Pedley 1 Ashley Brace 1 Katie Harrison
2 Lewis OShea 2 James Hill 2 Jason OGrady 2 Lisa Boardman 2 Ashley Brace
3 John Kaye 3 Michael Davies 3 Steven Mayden
Brown/Black Belt Over 65kg
Weapons with music
1st-3rd Grade Under 80kg Executive Open Grade 1 Jem Campbell
Brown/Black Belt Under 70kg 1 Jordan McKenzie
1 Dean Barnett 1 Dave Maddock 2 Stephanie Robinson
1 Mark Gould 2 Jack Foyster
2 Steven Carter 2 Matthew Wright 3 Danielle Hales
2 Nathan Withers 3 Joshua Meek
3 L. Street 3 Tony Gartside
3 Darren Chapman FORMS / KATA
1st-3rd Grade Over 80kg LADIES - Coloured Belt -60kg Adults Traditional no music TEAMS
1 Tom Zajdler Brown/Black Belt Under 75kg 1 Michelle Winslow 1 Matthew Wright Adults
2 David Dunleavy 1 Ed Lofts 2 Clare Allen 2 Mike Scoble 1 Predators
3 Rich Moody 2 Imran Asif 3 Angie Costin 3 Steve Harrington 2 Team Wales
Intermediate Under 70kg Brown/Black Belt Under 80kg Coloured Belt Over 60kg Open Hands with music Junior
1 Andy Dunn 1 Daniel Franklin 1 Angela Hebden 1 Steve Elwood 1 Celtic Dragons
2 Michael Whyte 2 Alexander Campbell 2 Carys Bruce Organ 2 Caroline Clarke 2 Wales 2
3 Terry Kemp 3 Jason Pedley 3 Ruth Nelson 3 Oli Worsley 3 Mad Dogs

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