El Camino #20 English

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Javier Acosta Serrano.

Main Editor (English Version):

SM Guy E. Larke

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INDEX:

02 -WHAT IS PAPER and is VALUE?

SBN Ramón Navarro

04 - CELULLOID: MY NEIGHBOR ADOLF

MASTER Jesús Ricardo Félix

05 - THE TRADITIONAL CENTER

MARTIAL ARTS MÉXICO

06 - AGGRESSION or SECURITY

SBN Javier Acosta

07 - DISCIPLINE and PERSEVERANCE

SENSEI Cecilia Salbuchi

08 - JUDO FOR LIFE

PROF. Marcelo Ehrlich

11 - ECONOMY TSD

Elias Pulgar

12 - GM MARK SHUEY

REDISCOVERING THE CANE...

SMASTER Guy E. Larke

16 - SCAM THE EGO

18 - MALLA YUDDHA

Freakie-Do

19 -KHABIB NURMAGOMEDOV

22 - DYNAMIC TANG SOO DO

MASTER John Correlje

23 - TANG SOO DO URUGUAY

SBN Mario Segnini

28 - MUSASHI´s BOOK of FIVE RINGS..

SBN Mary Cayte Reiland

30 - MARTIAL ARTS and ME (CAP. 15)

PROF. Carlos Damasco

32 - RICHARD CHUN´s LEGACY...

SM Guy E. Larke

35 - MOVIE: TAI CHI MASTER

36 - DOJO STORIES

SENSEI Gerardo Balves

40 - MATE and KARATE

KSN Renso Perez

41 - TANG SOO DO VENEZUELA

SBN Luis E. Sanchez

WHAT IS PAPER AND ITS VALUE?

Greetings to all and I wish you a prosperous 2023 year and not that it is the best year of all that we have lived, but one in which we give ourselves the opportunity to work and obtain the deserved achievements. Congratulations and health from me SabomNim Ramon Navarro technical director to the International Song Moo Kwan HapKiDo Federation and our expansion.

A piece of paper is very useful. It can be garbage, toilet paper, newspaper, writing a letter or document. Who knows whether it's a certificate or a diploma. About diplomas there are real and with registration or false ones.

In martial art they are divided into two types such as those of Gup or Kyu ranks or stages, which are the records of those ranks that are before the Black Belt and those of the Black Belt or Dan's Level. These are for people who originally should be adults, but those of us who ran Academies realized that teaching non-adults were children or adolescents, not to mention young people, that it would be practical to teach minors.

In the same way, these students being

adults but the first day of one learning a martial art is the day that one is born in that martial art, whatever it may be.

Well, the truth is that for a person to be able to develop, he must take a path and time in each stage of life. These stages cannot and should not be skipped. In martial art it is similar and to explain this I will use as an example our style the Song Moo Kwan or ´The Natural School of Martial Art´ of the ´Art of Coordinated Energy´ or Hap Ki Do. In HapKiDo the stages before Dan grades are like primary and secondary that in primary Song Moo Kwan would be the White belt, the Yellow belt and the Yellow belt with a stripe and to finish preparing for graduation from high school is the stage of Dan that has divisions as College that are from 1st to 2nd Dan, that is, it ends the two basic years that there are in each career, let's say in each martial art from anywhere and later in the university it ends as a Graduate and it is a 3rd Dan to have the Postgraduate that will be a 4th Dan etc. Just like the Doctorate is from 6th Dan up.

Now, there are valid and invalid or not real grades that they give themselves

or form a group that among themselves give these ranks and titles. The other hand is that they are earned through regular attendance, learning, and perseverance in their training, and they earn the degree or rank at that new Dan level that they have just reached.

It is not and should not be that the degrees be accumulate over time, that are skipped by two or three ranks as if he was a 5th Dan now, 12 years later, he will be awarded the 8th Dan. There is no logic, nor the number of years add up so the number of years in the minimum time allowed. Since one cannot be 32 years old and since he did not celebrate for 11 years and when he celebrated his next birthday, he being 43 years old, now become 55 years of life. Let's remember that we said that your martial life begins regardless of age when you started to learn in that martial art.

So, after a minimum time in 1st Dan, he would go to the 2nd Dan after having two years in that rank to test. As most of the martial arts I have heard say that three years in 2nd Dan he goes to 3rd Dan and after 5 years

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pass to 4th Dan and after 5 years, he goes to 5th Dan. With respect or without respect with what I will say, but I will tell the truth that one can achieve the 1st Dan in at least two years, but if you have 5 to 8 years when you are going to manage to take the 1st Dan exam it is normal or regular as is to happen.

So for many reasons such as the fact that he matures emotionally rather than technically. If we add the years that you achieved the black belt and two more years for 2nd Degree and three for Third Degree, that's 22 years for the 6th Degree, so if you started to 6 years 22 years later would he be 28 years old to be 6th or 7th Dan? It is not impossible even if you started at 13 years old and at the age of 27 have achieved the 7th Dan, but very difficult. If it were that easy, there would be many young people who would have ranks of great masters, that is, 8th or 9th Dan's.

The truth is that today there are many 40 - or 45 - years old to supposedly be 10 Dans and no one really knows where that rank came from and worst of all is that many have Buddha in their Belly, are fat and they don't teach the classes but have someone who gives the classes while the one with that 10 Dan just watches or walks around the group while the class is being given, supposedly to guide it correcting movements.

If a person is young and backed by a large organization, it is possible that he has earned the respect of all the participants in his organization and can even lead it, but really, he could not be a 10th Dan if he did not invent this martial art he trains on. Without further say, we know this subject well and know about those who matter for this subject are those

who read this article.

If anyone who reads this magazine

The Martial Way is not comfortable or wants to expand their growth with good support and is willing to follow the Song Moo Kwan HapKiDo curriculum and follow the guide, you can contact me on WhatsApp

+507 67808222, SabomNim Ramon Navarro 6th Dan technical director of the International Song Moo Kwan HapKiDo Federation I´m member and director of the Korea HapKiDo Federation Panama Branch.

A debate that occupies the issues related to the seventh art at present has to do with the so-called superhero cinema. The thing started more or less when filmmakers like Martin Scorsese declared that Marvel was not cinema. The director of movies like Goodfellas or Casino compared superhero movies to an amusement park. The point is that while the quality of franchise movies is not always the best, they are actually the ones that bring the most profit to the studios. Now, within the superhero cinema itself there are levels, by this I mean that high-quality filmmakers such as Tim Burton or Christopher Nolan have worked.

The issue seems to divide moviegoers but it becomes more a matter of personal taste and even a generational issue. From my point of view, superhero movies are comparable to fast food, suddenly it is craving to suppress hunger but we know that it is unnatural, not very nutritious. What should worry us is that independent productions, which are the most original and ingenious, are less and less supported. And it is that

the cinema has shown us on multiple occasions that great special effects or a huge budget are not needed to produce a good film. That is why this weekend at Celluloid we will talk about the movie: My Neighbor Adolf.

My Neighbor Adolf, by its English name, is a 2022 film co-produced by Israel, Colombia and Poland. The script and direction are carried out by the director Leonid Prudovsky, who is a Russian filmmaker with Jewish roots or a Jew with Russian roots. Prudovsky has ventured into the world of cinema since the beginning of this century, winning awards on a couple of occasions.

The protagonists Polsky and "Adolf" are played by the Scotsman David Hayman, (whom we had already seen in Andor) and the German Udo Kier, who is recognized for participating in several of the films directed by Lars Von Trier as Dancing in the Dark , Dogville, Manderlay, etc.

The story takes place in the 1960s as we delve into the life of a Holocaust survivor, Polsky, who lives a simple

life in a remote region of South America. The character is a lonely old man who suffers from urination discomfort, plays chess and tends a black orchid tree. He suddenly wakes up in the middle of the night because a mysterious man with a beard and glasses has moved next door to his house. The uncomfortable neighbor, who seems to have some power and influence, claims a piece of land through his lawyer. From there Polsky sets out to discover the true identity of the dark character.

Definitely recommendable, despite the fact that it is a Jewish production that takes up the theme of the Holocaust, the story does not fall into victimization, rather it seems to be a call to overcome the past. The director puts a comedic twist on it with touches of black humor to place us behind the fence and watch the interplay of these unequal characters. Polsky's taste for chess and curiosity are causing the protagonists to gradually undress until they run out of masks. My Neighbor Adolf is a simple and ingenious production that is based on the duel of performances between David and Udo to make us forget about superhero movies. If the idea is hackneyed, the ending is not the most original but there are enough moments to consider it an enjoyable proposal.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=eet9aVoZsWc&t=3s

CELULLOID: MY NEIGHBOR ADOLF Master Jesús Ricardo Félix

The Traditional Center Martial Arts

It is born from the idea of not establishing a single system as unique and the study and teaching of the enormous variety of martial arts around the earth, the study, the practice, the history, the technique, the philosophy and above all the orderly opening are the fundamental bases of this construction, which begins to forge in 2012, with the interest of Sbn Javier Acosta and the full support of his Kjn Eduardo Martínez V. the latter a world legend of martial arts.

Accompanied over the years by masters of Japanese Jujitsu, Wing Shun, Aikido, Karate, Tkd, Kick Boxing, Muay Thai and Tang Soo Do and having practiced some of them for long periods and others for short periods, the doubt ideas are generated, aligned and this study center is formed that today offers its students the various variables of the Moo Duk Kwan school, as well as Aikido, Self Defense, Kick Boxing and a hybrid similar to MMA, that directs and studies Ksn Donovan Aguirre, in the studies of weapons Ksn Dr. Daniel Rodríguez and in the organizational support

the Ksn Melba Valenzuela and Ksn Taira Aguirre, all of them with the freedom to seek and bring to this project the ideas and concepts of those that orbit the same but are in different tribunes, some years ago the CTAM has crossed borders and has teaching relations with various countries, as well as its first subsidiary school in Las Tunas Cuba directed by Ksn Alexei Pérez who is also part e fundamental part of the study of martial arts, we have teachers endorsed by the CTAM in Uruguay and Argentina for Kick Boxing and Moo Duk Kwan Taekwondo, today Sbn Javier Acosta, participates as a technical advisor to different organizations around the world in terms of teaching for the physical disability, thanks to his career as a volunteer teacher at the Mexico telethon foundation, he also directs the El Camino Podcast editorial and to this day remains faithful to his great teacher Kjn Eduardo Marinez who is part of the promotion of the Taekwondo Hall Of Fame 2019 and holds the highest degree in Mexico, as well as a Dan Bon Directo from Kjn Hwang Kee.

The traditional martial arts center is the greatest achievement of Sbn Javier Acosta and each of its

members, it is tangible and grows solid every day. Today, together with Sbn Mario Segnini from Uruguay, the learning and massification of martial arts through technology is studied and practiced fraternally, he is the one who today travels the do accompanying Sbn Acosta and learning at the same time for his students, As you can see, the important thing is not to be a giant, it is to walk with giants...

Javier Acosta Serrano

SBN

other?

Aggression or security

Mom a boy hurt me!

Possible parent responses:

1.- Return the offense, with greater cruelty!

2.- I'll talk to their parents!

3.- Let me offend you at last you are not that!

4.- Wait, I'm going to ask your grandmother, your aunts and my friends!

5.- That child is wrong, if he doesn't physically assault you, don't worry!

6.- This kid will see, I'm going to give him one!

7.- Turn the other cheek!

From the outset, the first five can be useful, it will depend on the environment in which the alleged aggressor and the alleged assaulted live, and it will also depend on factors such as fears, insecurities in the family nucleus, alcoholism, addictions, unresolved traumas in parents, family violence. , physical or verbal, and the mental capacity of each one of those involved.

Answer number six is common, more and more adults are seen arguing with minors, in turn, minors who make them feel like adults, in

AGGRESSION or SECURITY SBN

My mother used the five and I continue the tradition, investigating others is not my thing, turning the other cheek even less, and going around divulging my affairs, don't even think about it, it will be enough to turn a deaf ear, if the aggression is physical then:

Javier Acosta

my time there were, but they were seen as angry beasts, now they don't see them like that, now they see them more like fathers of the country, sidewalk heroes, but you should analyze that, the last one is the one that for years they wanted to teach us with a failed ending, the one that only a motionless person sick with their faculties would use or someone who has no sense of pain, or I don't know who else, I don't, even though the Master insisted on leaving that teaching, I don't see it as healthy, not today, "violence is not fought with violence", says someone who understood the subject , analyzed and works day by day, violence is combated with peace, but turning the other cheek would be repeating violence.

"You violated me once, give it another time."

I eat? But the phrase leaves a lot to analyze, would you really say that? Or he just wanted to interpret that he didn't say anything and walked away from the violence, you have the last word.

Which would you use?

What is your environment?

What is the environment of the

Report to the school or police authorities, depending on the seriousness of the matter, even if you create a precedent, if you do not get help or a quick response to this and if it becomes a constant, you can demand the intervention of the campus management in the suspension of that child, directly, or exposing the fact to the rest of the school society without asking for anything other than good socialization and in an always respectful manner; If he goes physical, starts self-defense classes and solves the mess with responsibility and measure, you will see that it does not happen again (it only applies to safe children or with months of training). Do not forget to report first, do not skip that step. It's how much.

Sbn Javier Acosta E.O.

DISCIPLINE AND PERSEVERANCE

SENSEI Cecilia Salbuchi

We tell you the secret to success in the AA.MM.

Any long-standing practitioner who sees this title will think "if it says anything other than training consistently, then it's a hoax." And any young man who is just beginning the path will enter to see the note to see if he finally finds the shortcut to become the best fighter in a few months of preparation. Be that as it may, what we share below is the only way to become a great martial artist. The key: discipline and perseverance. No, they are not the same. We are going to break down these terms to clarify, because by better understanding the words we constantly use, we realize that the meaning they contain is very enriching.

According to the dictionary, discipline is "the method, guide or knowledge of a person, especially in relation to moral issues. The concept is also used to refer to a scientific or artistic branch." That is why it is so common for karate, taekwondo, kung fu, etc. to be called "disciplines". As well as it is also used to name sciences such as physics, astronomy, chemistry, etc. It is not subject to the world of the MAs or the military, as is commonly believed.

So the first step to becoming a good

martial artist is choosing the right discipline for what I'm looking for. But that's not enough. Discipline includes, as a method, a set of rules to respect: I must go to the selected place at a certain time punctually, go with the described uniform and once inside the class address my teacher and classmates in a certain way. The discipline, the method, also involves this type of regulations. Now, suppose I chose to do karate in order to walk my path to becoming a great martial artist. I know days and times, I have the clothes and they presented me with a study program that, planning through my instructor, I will go through to reach my goal.

That is where the second problem appears: constancy. According to the dictionary, one of the meanings of constancy is "unbreakable and continuous will in the determination to do something or in the way of doing it". All readers will surely resonate with this part: "unbreakable will." Sounds great, but how many get to do it?

I like much more to say that you have to aim to be persevering ("Firmness and constancy in the way of being or acting") because ultimately I take my discipline (karate) as a lifestyle, then it becomes deeper commitment. Going back to the subject of the choice of discipline, it is

very important to know how to recognize and point out the "why" I am looking for something. Am I looking for personal defense and feel more secure in my daily life? Am I interested in the slow and steady path of traditional martial arts with all its content? Am I a lover of a martial discipline from the cultural point of view? Do I want to do it as something recreational? Do I like competitions and the "sports" side? With the "what for" well defined, and being serious practitioners, we will be able to plan accordingly. We establish goals, times, we measure results. And if, on the contrary, we do not establish any goal or times, but we are in a good place, we will gradually obtain results according to our teacher's work plan. But yes or if we need perseverance... an iron perseverance!

Practice until the mind forgets and only the body remembers.Maximum Samurai

Sensei Cecilia Salbuchi

JUDO FOR LIFE

Hello friends readers of the magazine "El Camino"

Good start to the year everyone! In this first note of 2023, we will address the issue of Rational Personal Defense, or any other denomination (of the many that exist), to identify these actions, 1st. Part:

It is a very vast and sensitive subject, and in each culture they appear from antiquity to our days, paintings, frescoes and engravings, representing different forms of combat with weapons or without them, and many of them, became today, in sports activities and other they maintained a more warrior spirit.

In many cases, they tried to maintain the martial tradition (especially in Asia), honoring theorigins and the characters that created or developed them. In these, one observes the accompaniment of the physical part, with philosophical concepts for learning towards the growth as a human being.

Nowadays, the sporting aspect is the one that has worldwide diffusion and for which it is known tosome of these "Martial Arts" and "Combat Sports", the live television of one of the most watched international events (Olympic Games) and the biggest business in sponsorships,

retransmissions, advertisements and creation of images, makes almost all have ever seen something of Judo, Karate, Taekwon-Do, Fighting, Boxing, since they form part of the Olympic family.

We can also see live (in Judo), National and South American championships, Pan American, Official International, and World Cups. Massive training sessions, courses online, constantly updating, etc. Something unthinkable years ago and thanks to technology, we enjoy all over the world. And just as we enjoy state-of-the-art technology and see how everything evolves, we must think that what the martial traditions of long ago bequeathed to us and that many have as something immovable, it must also have another approach, which allows my adaptability to thecurrent circumstances!

Those circumstances that have changed (in the aggressor and the victim), can be: the physical stateand psychological, the weapons used, the ways of moving around, the clothing, the surfaces onthat we move, the objective of the attack received, legal responsibility, compliance withauthority and taking responsibility for the consequences of my actions. Of course, they are just a list, where you can enter more changes that have occurred, from a long time ago, until our days. Let's go back less than two hundred years ago, in Japan. The Samurai was the stereotype of the "Special Forces Command" today. Fierce warriors created in a scheme that does not changed (armor, weapons and combat strategies, which stagnated over time) and at the same time deal with firearms and different attack and defense schemes in the field of battle, they succumbed. And when the Samurai in Japan, he

had to stop using his edged weapons in his daily life, he began the change, which not everyone could accept or adapt to. Specifically in Judo, there are Katas (pre-established forms), which are calledself defense, which were created in the 19th century, (as the Kime no Kata, in 1888) and thelast created after the death of Jigoro Kano (1860-1938), the Goshin Jitsu, in 1956, wheretechniques of blows, throws, strangulations and dislocations are observed, as a response toattacks with bare hands, dagger, medium stick and pistol. A necessary modernization, in that era! Imagine now, if it will be necessary! I have studied Katas for years and they are an excellent means of learning techniques and defenses, counterattacks, combinations, displacements, etc. They are a guide to what is can do, represented in certain specific techniques. From constant repetition, the choreography that we see in exhibitions, exams and championships is produced. Always the same attacks, the same responses, the same forms of displacement, for the same side, the same targets for attack and the same responses. It's not that it's wrong, but we must

Prof. Marcelo Ehrlich

remember that, they are only a guide of what we can do!

When I study and practice Judo, Jiu Jitsu or other martial arts and dedicate myself to developing the sports part, we already saw in previous notes, everything that I have to fine-tune, up to the fatigue, all the effort and sacrifice, to obtain a victory, a medal, a record!

What I know as a competitor can help me a lot in a self defense situation. Since I have experience in sports confrontations against others of similar characteristics than I If I were a non-competitive practitioner, I would also be qualified to deal with specific risk situations. But if I studied, practiced, specialized in that specific area within martial arts, combat sports and systems of combat, I would begin to discover a new reality, quite different from the fantasy that sometimes presents itself to us.

The above example works for anyone and can get you out of a high-stress situation, and perhaps without endangering our physical and/or moral integrity, or that of who accompanies me. But in the event that he had to face these facts, on an almost daily basics or professionally, for integrating security, police or military bodies, security guards, safety, etc., must be prepared mentally, physically,

technically, tactically. Knowing that when wearing a uniform or being in a certain place, may be the object of attacks that should be controlled as quickly as possible, before go to another level of violence.

A good constant training in situations of violence will help me when the time comes to use my knowledge and adapt to any situation that arises.

The mere fact of attending a selfdefense seminar, once a year or every two years, does not qualify me for anything, when I have to use real defenses, in places that are not the friendly, nor companions that will not harm me. Of course, I'll have a better idea of whatto do, compared to those who never trained or attended any training of this type.

But attending regular classes, serious study, constant training and contact with specialized people, will be fundamental in the mental change, on which the other valences!

For example, in Judo you learn and train with Judogi (the Judo uniform), designed for support grabs, pulls, etc., and they teach me from the beginning, to unbalance the partner, taking in the first instance, from a sleeve and a lapel, marking well the direction of the imbalance, before getting the technique right to throw him to the ground. When I master those grips, I must begin to change them, to grip differently, to push it,

to bring it on me, to make him spin, not to let him settle, not to let him balance his steps, to enter not only an attack technique, but to be combining more than one, to counterattack their techniques, continue with techniques in the same direction or in logical and contrary directions, to stop their intentions and to impose myself on him. Giving it against the ground, applying dislocation techniques, immobilizations and strangulations (these would be actions within the sports framework permitted).

These sequences are logical in the tactics and strategy to be developed in sports combats, but for that person who wants or needs something more, I teach similar actions, but now without the jacket, that he has nowhere to grab the strong fabric of the Judogi, and must take from the arms, the wrists, the neck, the waist, the legs and to try to end the combat as much as possible. Soon as possible. Up to here practically, we started from hand to hand (zero distance), now I make the opponent try to hit me or grab me and at that moment, I must redirect his blow or nullify his hold, I must disengage from a lock or strangulation attempt, i must learn to hit, where to hit, what to hit with, how to hit.

Now I begin to see that there are too many things to learn and improve,

there are more things points that we learn in the combat systems whose teachings are directed to the immediacy of the problem! But as I said before, if I am left alone with what I saw in the seminar and I do not practice it or modify it, or test it, or do the minimum to maintain a reasonable physical/technical condition... what I have learned will not really help me, fault of the seminary? From the instructor in charge? No, my fault for not being professional!

After taking off my Judo jacket, I blindfold myself and work handto-hand, enhancing my tactile sensitivity, standing, or on the ground. What we see in the movies blocking blows or redirecting them while blindfolded, it's fantasy! If you

don't have contact with the body of the other, you won't even find out how they hit you! Learn to throw the other, hit, dislocate, strangle, immobilize, reduce, control, drive, it seems like a lot, but there is more, and that is where weapons come in, the tools used to attack and to defend, to cause pain, to incapacitate, to end a life! And today, we see another daily reality on the news, the bad guys always have weapons and don't they hesitate to use them. Knowing something is always better than knowing nothing.

We continue in the next Note, with this very important topic!

See you in the Dojo and in "El Camino".

Prof. Marcelo Ehrlich

ECONOMY Tang Soo Do

By Elias Pulgar Olguin

Time is double.

Greetings to all our readers in the world, congratulations on this new year that we are beginning, I wish those who make this magazine possible to have a well-trained year with many students with all the Martial spirit.

The saying goes that God helps those who get up early, time is necessary to make our lives miserable or prosperous, time is double and at the end of the day time is time, now valued time is different from wasted time so it is double. Time in New York is money, time is money, is a very New York saying.

How are we doing with the times for this year, can time be valued? In my personal case, I feel very useless wasting my time, for this reason, I have decided to create a digital business with a friend who lives in Chile, since I can do it in my free time and I don't need more of my creativity for it. At the moment, if this business reaches a larger scale, it will be very useful for entrepreneurs who need to be attended to in order to grow their

business. At the same time, we will provide employment, since the economic situation is more adjusted for inflation, I do not expect the government help me, I am the solution to my problems and face my problems looking for solutions, which is why learning to sell and having allies with the same root can bear fruit in due course.

Through this example I urge you to grow your school and improve it, start with the digital part, but above all learn to sell, there are many people who need to know that your school exists, the time is double depends on how each one uses it. Products and services are more expensive, there is a war that has not stopped and we must face this issue by delivering value over time, the goals must be clear for this year and we need to serve those who need it.

Enjoy your time to serve, help, love and earn money, I urge you to be productive and fall in love with time.

Tang Soo!!

GM MARK SHUEY Rediscovering the Cane

By Master Guy Edward Larke

Giving an Ancient Tool Some Much Needed Respect Rediscovering the Cane: Part 1

By Master Guy Edward Larke

Perhaps one of the most riddles of the famous (or infamous) Egyptian Sphinx was:

“What walks on four legs in the morning, then two legs in the afternoon, and lastly three legs in the evening?’”

The answer of course is “man”. He crawls on all fours as a baby, then upright as an adult, followed by walking with the assistance of a walking stick or a cane in his older years.

The cane. According to Cambridge Dictionary, a cane is “a long stick with a handle that a person can lean on while walking.” This simple and humble object has likely been a part of human culture since we could walk upright. Every civilization, every culture, every sub-culture has had walking sticks of some shape or form.

They were more then overgrown twigs one put their weight on. Depending on the times, the culture and the income level, a cane/ walking stick could be a symbol of authority, a weapon (i.e., sword canes), and in many cases a symbol of affluence or style. My earliest strong memory of the cane was watching reruns on

TV of Patrick Mac Nee’s portrayal of the superspy John Steed on the cult classic “Avengers”. He was impeccably dressed with immaculate suits, a black bowler and a sleek black umbrella which hid a long, elegant blade. A guilty pleasure to be sure and one I will likely not forget. Next was watching the Sherlock Holmes TV show (the Jeremy Brett version). Every gentleman of any stature including Holmes himself had a walking stick of sort. Even the French gentleman thief Arsene’ Lupin was very fond of his when it came time to fend off knife wielding thugs. What changed? It’s hard to say. Perhaps it was post WWII era North America. We as a culture become very conscious of our appearances and fearful of growing older. Hollywood didn’t help much with that to say the least. With this newfound vanity came a fear of aging and the aged. The extended family decreased in importance and the older generation was being shoved off in droves as every new generation became more “ME” then “WE” in mentality. As people grew older they grew more nervous as it seemed society itself grew uncomfortable with their presence.

Along with this slow and tragic shift in societal values the cane became a symbol of enfeeblement and as a result anyone who actually needed one only used it as a last resort. Maybe there is something to it as the criminal fraternity tend to hunt those who show any weakness. Regardless, it is a vicious circle that doesn’t go away.

Images are important. We all know a picture speak a thousand words. Picture first an elegant, well-groomed older gentleman comfortably standing with a sleek, designer cane or walking stick in front of him. No, he doesn’t radiate physical power, but he

radiates health, vigor and confidence. Take the same gentleman and change his clothes, his posture and give him a cheap, throwaway drugstore cane. What do you see? Weakness, illness, and perhaps pity. Who do you think will be a respected member of their community? Who will be forgotten except by perhaps less than savory characters? Is it right? NO! Definitely not. But it’s reality. So, what do we do now? Changing society as a whole is a monstrous task that will not happen overnight. But we can change individual’s lives and let their stories motivate others and in a small way spark change.

Grandmaster Mark Shuey Sr. spent his life enamored with the Korean martial arts. While studying a particular art called Hapkido (involving kicks, strikes, throws and joint locks) his instructor introduced cane techniques to him. At the end of the painful lesson he got a new and healthy respect for the tool. Years later during a visit to his brother in Palm Springs he was mortified to hear how three elderly women over the age of 85 were brutally raped!!!! Two of them had a cane, but had no clue how to use them properly. His brother sadly commented that that was the norm for that area. For whatever reason, something clicked.

Already a community minded citizen, he started looking into the underlying problems older citizens, the disabled and even the general public face.

He began to delve into aspects of physiotherapy, kinesiology, other martial arts and even became an expert in one branch of yoga. He began to think about the cane as a martial arts weapon again as it is 100% legal and can be taken anywhere, at any time. As he was a general contractor, he was more than comfortable with all types of wood so he began tinkering with various designs and variations on all types of canes.

Again, why the cane? It is legal anywhere. You can take it anywhere. It is also very deceptive. If designed nicely it can be classy and practical even if you don’t have any mobility issues. It is even used by American forest rangers while on patrol to ensure safe footing and to help keep predators at bay. Properly designed it can cause an amazing array of injuries upon an unlucky assailant. You do not need to sneak a knife, an Eskrima stick and throwing stars into your sports bag. Every part of the cane is a weapon. It can be used in grappling, striking, kicking (as a support to ensure balance), and

at longer ranges. Think of it as an extension of your arm. Imagine what kind of advantage you would have with a 6-foot-long limb. He developed what has become an international phenomenon. He took a 5000-year-old object and made it not just a weapon, but an actual tool. Through his experience in various aspects of physical conditioning, sports, and the martial arts he devised a simple yet detailed exercise program to develop flexibility, balance, and physical fitness. All of these used a cane from lying, sitting, and standing positions. He wanted something any one could do. Improved fitness is something all people could benefit from, especially the injured, disabled and elderly. Then he devised a simple set of strikes, blocks, and evasions that both martial artists and the inactive could learn with ease. Following that came katas that were simple yet brutally effective. Lastly, a “black belt” program for those who want to go the extra mile. The public reaction was amazing. Many health professionals, martial artists, and non-martial artists too k great interest to his constantly evolving program.

During his long and illustrious

career, he has won 8+ world titles (unarmed and armed titles). GM Shuey has been featured in nearly every martial arts periodical in North America including one in Korea! His crusade to help disabled veterans, the aged, the physically challenged and the public at large has gained him notoriety on network television and newspapers as well.

Currently GM Shuey teaches seminars all over the globe. He has taught his philosophy of movement to a myriad of various stylists. He has over 300 trained instructors teaching his principles all over the world. The key word is principles. Like Jeet Kune Do, the idea is to learn basic concepts and make them work for you. Let your body, mind, and experiences dictate how you move. This program for lack of a better word, suits any style of fighting art and any martial artist. With 26 ways to just simply hold the cane, the combinations possible are almost infinite. Part of the process of passing the black belt stage is to create a unique number of techniques from several directions. He wants every person who studies through him to not just own a cane but to make it a part of them. Meaning, not to be ashamed in using

a cane and not to feel like a walking target. You are a human being. You have every right to be healthy, be strong and most importantly, to be safe. As he has been quoted as saying, “Everyone becomes 60.” That is true. You could also say you can turn 60 on your terms.

The following words became Grandmaster Shuey’s mantra: Our philosophy is that the cane is more than a crutch. It is a powerful, portable, and adaptable too for self-defense, exercise, health, rehabilitation, and personal empowerment.

We believe that self-defense training with a cane increases your chance of surviving an aggressive attack. There are no guarantees when it comes to self-protection, but self-defense training with a cane will improve your odds of survival.

We believe by increasing concentration, balance, flexibility, reducing stress, and raising confidence, we help our students become masters of their own wellbeing.

We use the path of martial arts to strengthen the mind, body, and spirit, and we teach practical and efficient self-defense techniques using a cane. We teach others to use the cane for rehabilitation, fitness exercise, building confidence, and

feeling better by improving the entire physically and mentally with a portable fitness tool. We emphasize respect for others and respect for self. We promote awareness, assertiveness, and verbal confrontation skills with safety strategies and physical techniques that enable a person to successfully escape and survive violent attacks. Our programs are all technique based and allow students to develop skills through repetition that develops muscle memory.

Empowerment is the goal of our selfdefense and rehabilitation programs. Our philosophy is not at all about fighting. Our students practice to develop themselves physically, mentally, and spiritually. Our goal for our students is straight forward; to teach them how to survive an attack from another.

Please visit http://www. theamericancanesystems.com for a paradigm shift.

In part two of this short series, I will discuss the self-defense skills that anyone can develop. The third part will discuss the fitness and rehabilitation programs GM Shuey

has developed over the years using the cane and a few small objects in conjunction with it. Part four will detail the various systems available.

Master Guy Edward Larke has dedicated his life to the pursuit of the martial arts, Asian culture, and hoplology. It led him to Korea in 2000, and he now lives in Bundang with his wife, Gi-Ryung, and son, Alexander. He holds black belts in several martial arts including Tae Kwon Do, Hapkido, Taekgyeon, Bon Kuk Kumdo, Karate-

do, and Wushu. Currently, he teaches a number of Korean disciplines and Kisa-Do Muye (his art) in addition to writing for various magazines and running Kisa-Do Muye & Marketing. He can be contacted at kisadomuye@ gmail.com.

SCAM THE EGO

The "Martial Arts Hall of Fame" is one of the most wretched and vile aspects of what SOME people consider "martial arts" in the world. They exist for only 4 reasons: It provides fans with a way to purchase the opportunity to rub shoulders with martial arts "celebrities".

It provides "martial artists" with no notable skills or achievements with no real track record, a way to buy status and accolades.

It simply provides martial arts "celebrities" and "celebrity wannabes" with "networking and business" opportunities. Earn money for promoters and sellers.

These things are the most negative constructions in the world of martial arts because:

They perpetuate and encourage the idea that being famous and notorious is more important and remarkable than technical mastery and humility.

They perpetuate the belief that status (whether real or not) is just as valuable (if not more so) than actual skill or knowledge.

They perpetuate and encourage the practice of BUYING status, rather than actually earning it through

hard work and making measurable contributions to martial arts. So, let's make a short list of keywords that succinctly describe what these events are really about: stroke his ego Celebrity and notoriety manufactured status purchased state earn easy money

What does all this have to do with martial arts?: NOTHING!

Here is a list of things these events DO NOT do:

They DO NOT promote martial arts as a physical, spiritual and/ or intellectual pursuit to improve people's lives.

They do NOT encourage the technical development of any specific martial art or of martial arts as a whole.

They do NOT endorse the efforts of practitioners, athletes, coaches, or instructors in any useful or meaningful way.

They are simply NOT events that add to the values of "martial arts", but actually embody a list of qualities that are the complete ANTITHESIS of martial arts.

Martial arts events like these have done much to lower the standards of martial arts and are strictly

about making money, feeding egos and providing people who are not worthy of the title of "martial artist" or "black belt", with the means to fraudulently acquire status. The typical method in which individual members nominate each successive batch of nominees/ inductees is by referring their friends to promoters who then submit a proposal package; EVERYONE wins something and then has to pay in some way (organizational membership, dinner, whatever), requiring as many attendance as possible to receive the prize.

It is a marketing scam designed to attract people and pay for an event that is held with the aim of making someone a lot of money. That's why they call it the "vanity prize scam." In some industries, people pay tens of thousands of dollars for these things. It is a game where they manipulate people's egos, as well as taking advantage of the fact that they need to acquire a false status to succeed or be taken seriously in an environment where they want to enter.

Step 1: Tell someone they've been "nominated by her peers" and won an award,

Step 2: Inform him that assistance is required to receive that award that will help him walk the road to fame and fortune,

Step 3: Contact them with all the rates, promotions and add-ons. If you manage to create a good enough illusion of prestige, the ego takes over and they start sending the money.

Remember: Never underestimate a martial artist and her ego. No "award" that works in this way has any value or prestige towards serious referents. Notice even when these deluded people upload the photo when they are "honored", they are only "congratulated" by their peers..., not by the royal martial collective.

A REAL award would have a limited number of predefined categories each year. For the sake of discussion, we suggest a list of awards:

Pioneer of the Year,

Instructor of the Year (one for each of the personal defense systems, Trainer of the Year (one each of Kick Boxing, Point Sparring, Traditional Forms, Open Forms, Traditional

Grappling and MMA), Male and Female Sparring Athlete of the Year, Male and female forms: Athlete of the Year, Male and Female MMA Athlete of the Year, martial arts book of the year Martial Arts Product of the Year, Martial Arts Innovation of the Year...

Do you see that it is not difficult to do things well, before getting into nonsense?

With a transparent nomination process, with a set number of nominees per category (making it meaningful competition for the award, just start a closed FB group, take it out to about 1-2K instructors, post a link to a Survey Monkey form that counts the nominations and prevents people from filling out the “nomination box”).

A transparent and honest selection process where the selection committee, which is appointed, chooses the winners.

Nominees should receive 1 ticket to the banquet and awards ceremony and OH MY GOD they should not be expected to pay for the award in any way.

A transparent and honest selection process where the selection committee, which is appointed, chooses the winners.

Nominees should receive 1 ticket to the banquet and awards ceremony and OH MY GOD they should not be expected to pay for the award in any way.

A transparent and honest selection process where the selection committee, which is appointed, chooses the winners. Nominees should receive 1 ticket to the

banquet and awards ceremony and OH MY GOD they should not be expected to pay for the award in any way.

Now, no one will ever do this, because if you had 20 real awards with 5 nominees each and each got a free ticket to the banquet and awards ceremony, at (say) $200 each, you would simply give away $20,000 worth of dinners.

No one is going to do that, even if they're honest, because the whole vanity awards thing is a business model designed to make money, not recognize excellence.

You have to make money on every butt you put on a seat, so the focus is on finding butts to put on seats, not managing a vetting process to recognize the best of the best, year after year.

Adding other things like a convention, trade show, clinics, seminars, and a tournament are steps in the right direction... but until people move away from the model I'm criticizing here and stop trying to figure out ways to get the prizes: being a cash cow, will always be an ego driven scam.

MALLA YUDDHA Freakie-Do

Is Malla Yuddha The Ancestor Of Wrestling?

-By Ishva

Malla Yuddha is an ancient martial art with a history of presumably 5000 years, making it one of the oldest forms of combat fighting in the world!

HISTORY AND WARRIORS

The first literary reference of MallaYuddha can be traced to the Ramayana; a wrestling match fought between King Bali of Kishkintha and King Ravana of Lanka.

In the Māhābhārata, MallaYuddha figures in the legend of Lord Krishna and Balarama in their youth days, fighting in wrestling matches. Another instance seen in Mahabharata is when Bhima wrestled with Jarasindha, shattering rocks in the arena.

King Gautamma was said to be a master of MallaYuddha, archery and sword fighting before he turned into our serene and peace-loving Buddha. King Narasimhavarman of the Pallavas was nicknamed Mahamalla, as he was also a great MallaYuddha warrior.

WEAPONRY AND STYLE

Malla-yuddha was a fierce combat art, employing grappling, jointbreaking, punching, biting, choking and pressure point striking, sometimes fighting until knocked out or to death.

The violent form had slowly toned down into a milder second form, wherein the wrestlers attempt to lift each other off the ground for three seconds, still exists in south India. Malla yuddha forms are named after legendary Hindu gods/fighters-

Hanumanti concentrates on technical superiority. Jambuvanti uses locks and holds to force the opponent into submission. Jarasandhi concentrates on breaking the limbs and joints while fighting. Bhimaseni focuses on sheer strength.

MallaYuddha is closely related to Southeast Asian wrestling styles such as Naban and is the ancestor of Kushti. Although almost extinct in North India, Malla-Yuddha has survived in the South, and can still be seen in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu as Malyutham, a contact sport

in which combatants either tackle each other to the ground or lift off of the ground for few seconds, are still keeping this traditional art alive!

DEPICTIONS

In India, Malla yuddha was practiced impartially between subjects and royalty. Mallayuddha was used to settle conflicts and even wars, fought by royal favourites on behalf of royals or sometimes even between kings themselves.

The Manasollasa, a written documention during the reign of the Chalukya king Someswara III (1124–1138) is a great insight into the training, exercises, diet and lifestyle of wrestlers of the kingdom. It even describes the categories of wrestlers based on built, age and strength. The king usually took responsibility of royal favourites and their tutelage.

The Malla Purana is another treatise on wrestling was recorded during the era of Jyesthimalla clan of wrestlers from Gujarat, dating back to the 13th century, once again describing wrestlers, skills, training and specialized diet of the wrestlers!

MallaYuddha is one of the oldest martial arts in the world. India is home to many such ancient forms of combat, still practiced today.

KHABIB NURMAGOMEDOV

Although it is difficult to pronounce and spell, UFC fans already have the name of Khabib Nurmagomedov engraved on them. The current lightweight champion -this timebeat another great challenger, such as Dustin Poirier in Abu Dhabi. And like many other cases, the Russian had to overcome various obstacles in his life.

Born in the Republic of Dagestan, on September 20, 1988, Khabib Nurmagomedov lived in one of the towns most affected by terrorism in Russia. In that area, he forged his character from a very young age, thanks to his father Abdulmanap, a former Soviet Union soldier. Unlike other boys, Khabib showed an interest in wrestling. This is because his father trained young people to join the national team of that discipline. However, his first challenge would come at the age of 9.

It was September 23, 1997, Khabib had already celebrated his birthday, but his father kept a surprise for him until that day. When going out into the street, he realized that his gift was a bear, almost the size of him. Khabib

had no better idea than to fight the bear. Immediately, his father picked up the VCR and began filming the encounter. "A child always wants to show his father what he is capable of. What I saw was a test of character," Abdulmanap confessed years later in an interview.

At the age of 12, Khabib began to train wrestling more. Three years later, his father taught him judo and at 17 he was introduced to sambo, considered the national sport in Russia, which is based on wrestling. In sambo Khabib became a double world champion. And with a base that includes takedowns, judo throws, jiu jitsu submissions, among other styles, the Russian got ready to make the leap: to be a mixed martial arts fighter.

Khabib Nurmagomedov made his professional MMA debut on September 13, 2008 against Vusal Bayramov. His rival did not get past the first round and with a 'triangle' (submission key), he got his first victory.

In less than a month, Khabib had

already collected four victories. On October 11 of that year, Nurmagomedov competed in a tournament in Moscow, where he had to fight three times that night. Surprisingly, neither could beat him. The next three years the story did not change. Khabib remained undefeated, finishing 11 of his 12 opponents. After that, he competed in the ProFC. In one year, Nurmagomedov fought seven times, all of which he won by TKO or submission. A resounding 16-0 record. Khabib was already known on the regional circuits of Russia and Ukraine. Nurmagomedov's next step was to heed the UFC's call. In 2011, the 'Eagle', as he is known, signed a contract for six fights at Dana White's company in the lightweight category.

His brand new UFC debut took place on January 20, 2012. Khabib Nurmagomedov defeated Kamal Shalorus in the third round via submission. That same year, he also fought Gleison Tibau on July 7, a unanimous decision victory. The following year, he defeated Thiago Tavares on January 19 at UFC on FX 7. Khabib won via first round knockout. On May 25, the Russian entered the history of the company,

because by defeating Abel Trujillo, he became the first fighter with the most takedowns in a fight, with 21 out of 27 possible. In his fifth fight in the UFC, on September 21, 2013, Khabib defeated Pat Healy via unanimous decision. However, the most outstanding thing was what Dana White said after seeing the Russian's fight. “Those takedowns! This boy is impressive, we have great ideas with him”, declared the president of the company. In December 2013, Khabib challenged Gilbert Melendez; however, the parties did not reach an agreement. He then looked for a fight against Nate Diaz, but to no avail. Despite the disappointment, Nurmagomedov found a match in Rafael dos Anjos. At the UFC on Fox 11 event on April 19, 2014, Khabib dominated Dos Anjos and won via unanimous decision. With six victories and the good impression of Dana White, the next step for the Russian, without a doubt, was the title. However, injuries appeared and sidelined him for two years. First, on September 27, 2014. Khabib was set to fight Donald Cerrone, but he suffered a knee problem.

Despite the fact that the fight against the 'Vaquero' Cerrone was postponed to May 23, 2015, Khabib

was again pulled from the card after suffering another knee injury. In the midst of this downturn that the Russian suffered, the rivalry with Tony Ferguson was created, against whom he has had four opportunities to fight, but all have been canceled for various reasons. The first was on December 11, 2015; however, Khabib suffered another injury that sidelined him. The second attempt was on April 16, 2016, but now the problem was Ferguson, who withdrew due to a problem with his lungs. The following year, on January 4, Nurmagomedov, shortly after the fight, retired by cutting weight. The fourth attempt was made on

April 7 of this year for UFC 223. Khabib and Tony Ferguson were scheduled to fight for the absolute lightweight title, after the company stripped it from Conor McGregor for not defending it for two years. . However, "Cucuy" suffered a knee problem and was replaced by Max Holloway. Unfortunately, Holloway was also unable to fight following the statement from the Nevada Athletic Commission. The body did not allow the Hawaiian to fight because there was a risk of a weight problem. When it seemed that the event was 'falling off', the UFC named Al Iaquinta as Khabib's rival for the title.

On April 7, the Barclays Center in New York was the scene of Khabib's first UFC title. After dominating the entire match, the judges gave the Russian the winner by unanimous decision. His winning streak not only stretched to 26 as a professional, but also added the title he had been waiting for so long. In his first defense, Khabib came face to face with the most media fighter of all time, Conor McGregor. Cataloged as the fight of the year, the Russian demonstrated his fighting game and managed to make him perform with

a 'mataleón'. However, the result was left behind after the pitched battle they staged. Khabib forgot about the fight and went looking for Dillon Danis, a friend of Conor McGregor. As expected, the sanction came and it was harsh: a nine-month sanction.

In the time he was away, Dana White was forced to create an interim title, which he won over Dustin Poirier. The 'Diamond' took the belt against Max Holloway. And at UFC 242 in Abu Dhabi, Khabib Nurmagomedov and Dustin Poirier met. In an expected bout, the Russian brought out his fight and pressured the American from start to finish. Already in the third round, and visibly tired, the 'Diamond' gave up with a 'mataleón'.

The year of your retirement

At the beginning of 2020, the longawaited fight between Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov was confirmed, a duel that had already been agreed in the past, but due to various injuries it did not materialize. Both were expected to fight in April, but with the pandemic the plans did

not materialize.

Once again the fight between the two did not come to pass and it seemed to be Dana White's last attempt to program them. Khabib Nurmagomedov was unable to return to the United States due to border closures and stayed in Russia with his father.

In the middle of the year, terrible news brought the "Eagle" into mourning: his father and his mentor Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov

died of problems derived from the coronavirus. The sensitive death of his mother greatly affected the lightweight champion, who had to defend his belt against Justin Gaethje, who took the Russian's place to beat Tony Ferguson.

The fight was special for Khabib in every way: not only did he stretch his streak to 29-0 with a 'mataleón', it was also the first and last he had without his father alive. After defeating Gaethje, he announced that he withdrew her from him after a promise he made to his mother.

“I told my mother that this would be my last fight. I told the UFC to put me number one in the pound-forpound ranking after this. I think I deserve to be number one... This was my father's dream, ”he concluded.

And although Dana White has revealed that Khabib could return to close his record at 30-0, as his father would have wanted, nothing is confirmed yet. It will be up to the Russian to see if he wants to return to extend his legacy and say goodbye to the Octagon in memory of Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov. In this way, the 'Eagle' will be able to fly high.

Dynamic Tang

Soo Do

I was looking on Facebook when I came across a post from Master John Correlje asking for help with his book, he needed someone who knew the Tan Tui or Damtoi forms in Korean. The tantui are a series of short forms 12 in total that belong to Wushu and can also be found in many styles of northern China.

GM Hwang Kee learned these forms during his 14 month stay in China when he trained with Yang Kuk Jin and later trained for some time with Li De Jiang who was a Quanfa (kung fu) instructor. These forms strongly influenced Soo Bahk Do, which is why I became interested in studying them. For this reason I offered to help Master Correlje in his book. It was a very enriching experience to be able to

cooperate with him. At the time I received the complete book at my house sent by the Master John Correlje from Holland in gratitude for my help.

There I could see the quality of the material that was in this book, during all the years of practice in martial arts I have had many books, but this book is simply the book of books in tang soo do. It contains a history of all the masters who created the forms and who in some way influenced these forms to be part of tang soo do. In addition, in some cases it contains more than one version of some forms, since it depends on the organization, sometimes the forms have changes.

The drawings are very good, they help you to see step by step the development of the shapes in question. I think every serious practitioner of tang soo do should have this book which has the cooperation of different teachers from different parts of the world. Then the Master John Correlje asked me if he could translate the book into Spanish, which I obviously agreed. Now they will be able to have this book in their language and be able to understand it even more. You won’t regret it.

KJN Patricio Saavedra

Why Tang Soo Do?

You have come this far, and that means then that you have opened your world of possibilities regarding martial arts, they are no longer those "few you knew".

Today you have the opportunity to offer in your recognized institution an innovative and original proposal, until now non-existent in Uruguay. At the same time, offering ancient values and teachings through an art such as TSD, which has been transmitting a philosophy of life from generation to generation for hundreds of years.

You come to our meeting at a time when two of the best ingredients that an organization can offer you are combined: youth: we have been operating in Uruguay for approximately four years with sustained growth, and experience: the Uruguayan TSD is made up of a team of instructors who average more than fifteen years of being at the forefront of martial arts schools, working together with other institutions and betting on permanent training both within martial arts, as well as in various areas (first aid, education, nutrition and more).

Our commitment:

Without a doubt, the world is a different place from the one you and I remember from our childhood, even more so from that world that gave rise to martial arts. It is then necessary to take on the challenge and take charge of the role that we have in society when it comes to transmitting our teachings. Today we talk about some concepts that we believe are key:

Bullying - The reality of school and other areas is a fact and our attention is directed to that focus when it comes to the little ones Self-defense - Of course, when thinking about daily activities, from leaving our homes, to the various situations that can also arise there, it is fair to think of tools to be able to solve these situations.

Sport - Leaving aside the great variety of devices that offer us "entertainment", the endless hours of work, in short, the routine. It can be a challenge, but we have decided to say NO to a sedentary lifestyle.

Meditation - Exclusive benefit for Tang Soo Do practitioners. It has not been placed on this list by chance, it represents everything that makes us unique as human beings, meeting our feelings, emotions, who we are, pursuing harmony and achieving

self-control in the broadest sense of the concept.

Values - We could mention endless articles on this list, but it is true that the fundamental basis of martial arts is values, act as a reinforcement and in some cases as a source of inspiration. - Respect - Trust - Selfcontrol -

If we could summarize all this in a dream, we would then speak of integration in the broadest sense, people of all ages, genders, creeds practicing in harmony to take today's society to another level, where coexistence and peace are the common denominator. . But we clarify, we need you in the process, you, EVERYONE.

Contact: SBN Mario Segnini: +598 98 731 076

Web: wttsdu.com

Facebook: @worldtraditionaltangsoodounion

Correo: worldtraditionaltangsoodounion@gmail.com

HISTORY OF KICKBOXING IN JAPAN, FROM MUAY THAI TO

K-1.

This book marks the first publication in the West of a work dedicated exclusively to telling the exciting history of Japanese kickboxing. A chronicle that begins with the first interactions between karate and muay thai, and that leads us to relive the epic of the first challenges between both styles. Kickboxing was the result of the importation and adaptation of Muay Thai to Japan, carried out by the promoter Osamu Noguchi in the 1960s. In this paper, we will discover the background, the birth, and the different phases of growth and evolution of kickboxing in the land of the rising sun. We will also see its subsequent globalization, and we will reach the last kickboxing revolution, the launch of the K-1, by the master Kazuyoshi Ishii, in the early 90s. A vibrant story, full of unprecedented data outside of Asia,

that will surprise, and It will change the reader's perception of the history of this martial sport until now.

David Leonardo Bárcena after 10 years of compiling exhaustively, the History of KickBoxing summarizes it for us in an excellent self-published book.

You

can buy it on AMAZON Product Details

Publisher : Independently published (December 18, 2020)

Spanish Language Paperback: 291 pages

ISBN-10 : 1549802879

ISBN-13 : 978-1549802874

“El Efímero Observador”

It is a reflective philosophical work, its author exposes issues as controversial as they are common, taking them to extreme points, and always looking for a healthy individual balance in thought, no dogmas, die to radicalism and without hypocrisy or contracts, a look at the daily life of each one of us who inhabit the planet and the wornout concepts and customs waiting to be destroyed with a hammer.

BIOGRAPHY:

He was born in the city of Hermosillo, in 1976, the son of Juan Manuel Acosta and Yolanda Serrano (+), he develops in a context of traditional education, his early social relationship occurs in a certainly different way, attached to having friends from the elderly, always questioning the social changes that were seen in his contemporaries, as well as the prejudices and value judgments that occurred in a time overwhelmed by capitalism and consumerism in Mexico. A child with a lot of imagination, and even an inventor of non-existent events, someone who, based on fantastic odysseys, captured the messages that his teachers gave him, sometimes harsh, many others with laughter in between. Married to Melba Valenzuela since 1998, with whom he had four children, student of society and its behavior, insatiable reader and lover of balance of thought, volunteer for various causes of a social nature, martial arts teacher, seminarian, and international competitor in Peru, Argentina, Uruguay, etc. Today he debuts as a writer and continues in his social causes from his own trench, the traditional center of martial arts.

ENDORSEMENTS:

“I recommend reading this book,

which reminds us of the values that are being lost today, the ways of teaching, the factors that influence one's personality and good customs. Order in your life as a fundamental stone, find your place in the world, meet your inner being and always seek the truth.

Mario Marcelo Segnini Fursa martial arts teacher Graphic Designer,

Radio Panelist and Entrepreneur. Montevideo, Uruguay. “Whenever we talk about teaching, it is easy for us to think of schools, high schools, universities, but… What if the path we follow in our lives is marked by many more ingredients than those? You have to read this work then, and rediscover yourself with information that sleeps in your mind. I invite you to recognize and change old patterns.

John Suarez martial arts teacher Entrepreneur, Neurosales Trainer, Apprentice of life. Montevideo, Uruguay. "The Ephemeral Observer", a recommended reading in these times where the generation gap seems to get bigger and bigger Finding yourself, the importance of keeping

the values and roots of each being strong. Observe, describe, understand and never judge.

Daniel Rodriguez Garcia Medical Specialist in Rehabilitation Master of Martial Arts

weaponry), but a strength of your heart, mind and spirit. Speaking philosophically, what is martial arts, but a way to unify your mind, body, and spirit?

Musashi's Book of Five Rings: The Book of Earth

SBN Mary Cayte Reiland

Musashi's Book of Five Rings: The Book

of Earth

SBN Mary C Reiland, USA

Tang Soo readers, happy January! Welcome to the new year, and a new set of topics to discuss. Within the past year, I became aware of a book entitled "Musashi's Book of Five Rings, The Definitive Interpretation of Miyamoto Musashi's Classic Book of Strategy" by Stephen F. Kaufman. Reading the book brought new meaning to the eighth of the ten Tang Soo Do articles of faith. I was told once that the article was modernized to "Know the difference between good and evil" from "Be discreet in killing".

If you've never heard of Miyamoto Musashi, then you should know he was a Japanese swordsman who lived in the 1500s and 1600s. The Book of the Five Rings discusses his way of strategy and fighting in 5 sections labeled after the five elements of the universe (earth, water, fire, wind and the void). The first book is the Book of Earth, where we lay the foundation of our art, for no structure can stand without a solid

foundation. Each month for the next 5 months, we will discuss each ring/element/book.

First thing to note is the difference between an expert and a master, for they are not the same thing. You may be an expert in one thing, but you should never stop seeking mastery. Seeking mastery becomes your way. Everyone's ways are different depending on who you are, but they all end in the same way, to the attainment of mastery.

In reading the way of his strategy, I found that Musashi's opinions are akin to my own. We both believe that egos have no place in the dojang, not everyone who has great technique is meant to teach, and that each student should learn from multiple viewpoints. Even the great Japanese swordsman says that if you only study the sword, you will have a narrow minded view and never truly attain mastery.

When studying an art, you need to understand what the end-game goal is, work towards it, seek the spirit of the art, and show discipline in your journey. To work with such discipline takes a kind of strength, not a physical strength (such as your armor or

Musashi speaks also of the necessary tools and weapons necessary to practice your art. I heard once that you must practice until you are both physically and mentally challenged. Musashi believes that you should practice and examine everything over and over again without regard for your personal time and energy (physical or mental). Remembering now our discussion of seeking the spirit of the art, that is what guides you through this physical and mental exhaustion of practice.

Going back to the point of studying from multiple viewpoints (or multiple instructors), let's delve a little deeper. Musashi believes that each warrior swordsman should be familiar with other weapons. How else can you prepare to defend against them, should someone attack? I have an instructor who likes to fight with different weapons,

and shows us how to use one against another. For example, nunchucks against a staff or sai against a sword. Only when you study as such and think deeply on what you are learning, do you really grow.

I've also heard in my martial arts life that you get out of your art what you put into it. Mushashi believes the same. "The level of commitment that you give to it will indicate to it what to reveal of itself to you." There is no growth without significant commitment. Consider this, in Musashi's day, everyone trained every day for hours to attain mastery. Today, we're lucky to train 2-3 times a week for an hour at a clip, and the martial arts are considered more of a hobby than a way of life. Granted times change, and we're not walking around Japan with only our swords to defend our homes and lives, but I'd like to think of what we could attain in this modern age with more of the 17th century discipline and commitment to attaining mastery.

Before we bring this article

to a close, let's list out the nine basic attitudes Musashi writes are "essential to free your spirit from negative thoughts that would interfere with your journey."

1) "Think honestly within yourself in your dealings with all men." What is he trying to say here? I think he means you must not only be honest but seek honesty in others.

2) "Constant training is the only Way to learn strategy." No arguments here, it takes a lifetime and beyond to learn the way of strategy.

3) "Become familiar with every art you come across." Going back again to the multiple viewpoints, in order to grow you must become familiar with other arts.

4) "Understand the Way of other disciplines." To study other arts means to understand their Way and to adapt it to your Way.

5) "Know the difference between right and wrong in the matters of men." Balance you must!

6) "Strive for inner judgment and an understanding of everything." You must not judge yourself too harshly, and know that any amount of ego

will hinder you.

7) "See that which cannot be seen." Use all of your senses.

8) "Overlook nothing, regardless of its significance." I was told once that little things make big differences, no different here.

9) "Do not waste time idling or thinking after you have set your goals." Know what you want, go after it with every fiber of your being.

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the Book of Earth with my own thoughts mingled. Next month we will discuss the Book of Water. Until that time, take care and Tang Soo!

Endnotes:

Stephen F. Kaufman, Hanshi 10th Dan, Musashi's Book of Five Rings: The Definitive Interpretation of Miyamoto Musashi's Classic Book of Strategy (North America, Latin America & Europe, Tuttle Publishing, 1994).

We are already in 2023 and if there is something that does not stop, it is time, why do I make this reflection? Precisely on January 5, it was 50 years ago that I participated for the first time from a martial arts class. It was precisely KARATE GOJU KAI, which I began to practice in a well-known gym in the center of Montevideo. He himself was the Geo London institute, founded by a French teacher.

My teacher was Ricardo Sosa Ferreira, 1st Dan of the style. Little by little I became more interested in KARATE and so at 5 months I took my first exam for the green bar.

A year later, when I was ready to take my green belt exam, my teacher traveled to São Paulo, Brazil, to study with his teacher, Mr. WATANABE.

Said teacher informs him that soon he will settle in Mexico. He clarifies that, due to different

circumstances, he did not continue teaching. He himself presents it to a master of the KYOKUSHINKAIKAN style, a style with a certain similarity to the one we had been practicing. Finally he is accepted and after intense and hard practices he is awarded the 1st Dan and is also recognized as chief instructor for Uruguay.

When he returned from Brazil, he brought all the students together and told us about his experience, showing us the practice of the style, to which all the students decided to accompany him on this new path. I'm talking about 1974, then I took the blue belt exam, which was the first in that style, and I even took the brown belt.

In 1979 I suffered a double fracture of the tibia and fibula in my left leg while playing soccer, and there I did both activities simultaneously. The injury took me 2 years to

recover and I had to stay away from all sports activities. In 1983, when I returned to physical activity, I decided to start practicing TAEKWONDO W.T. due to its proximity to my home.

I was enthusiastic and began to attend regularly. With months of practice I gave up my first belt and that same year I obtained the national TAEKWONDO championship in the category.

MARTIAL ARTS and ME (p. 15)

Professor Carlos Damasco

An important detail, my teacher was Andres Rivas who reported to the teacher LEE, from the URUGUAYAN TAEKWONDO FEDERATION.

I was his student up to a blue belt, disassociating myself from Rivas, since due to different circumstances he joined the TAEKWONDO I.T.F.

Then I linked up with Professor Ruben Gonzalez Maya, who was a representative of the CHUNG DO KWAN of Argentina, organization in charge of Master Oscar Tajes.

At the same time, Gonzalez took me for a red belt exam and then traveling with him to Argentina, I took improvement classes with Tajes, and he authorized me to teach as DAN BO.

In Montevideo we organized a tournament in which members of the TAEKWONDO CONFEDERATION and the CHUNG DO KWAN participated. The tournament was held at the Trouville club on February 28,

1987, being the first international TAEKWONDO tournament held in Uruguay.

At the end of that year I took an exam for 1st Dan with the teacher Oscar Tajes, who at that time was Oto Dan, who today is 9th Dan of KUKKIWON and advisor for Latin America.

In the next issue, I will continue recounting my experiences of 50 years dedicated to the Martial arts.

Until next time!!!

RichaRd chun's Legacy Lives on TiLL 2022 and Beyond...

By sR. MasTeR guy edwaRd LaRke

The Korean martial arts, particularly the empty-handed ones, have been quite the subject of discussion to say the very least. For every fact there seems to be 7 fallacies to accompany it. After two decades in Korea I have met a few truly amazing figures in the martial arts. I have also met a long list of paper tigers. A few of note I never got to meet. Back in Canada I had a massive martial arts library that seem to grow exponentially. One of the books that lead me to move to The Land of the Morning Calm was a massive tomb on Tae Kwon Do by GM Richard Chun. It was backed with a wide array of training advice, history, and philosophy in addition to an amazing number of patterns and techniques. It is ironic that I found myself decades later revisiting, not the book, but rather the man himself.

Richard Chun (known as Rhin Moon in Korea) was born February 22, 1935. He began studying Moo Duk Kwan at the age of 11 under two highly respected teachers in Seoul, Korea, Chong Soo Hong and Ki Whang Kim. He earned his first dan black belt at the age of 14. Keep in

mind this was a fiercely bitter period of Korea's history. Martial arts were not a sport and a way to kill time after school. It was about staying alive.

He, continued his practice throughout his time in Korea including his education at Yonsei University where he organized and served as team captain of the Taekwondo Club. He immigrated to the United States in 1962.

In 1964, with the assistance of pastWTF president Dr. Un Yong Kim, he officially established the Richard Chun Taekwondo Center in New York, working with figures such as

Joe Hayes and Ralph Macchio and Gregory Hines. More than just a mentor and teacher to thousands, he was a scholar.

Chun was perhaps one of the most prolific Korean martial arts whose works included:

Moo Duk Kwan Tae Kwon Do: The Korean Art of Self-Defense (1974); Beginning Moo Duk Kwan Tae Kwon Do: Korean Art of Self-Defense Vol 1 (1975);

Intermediate Moo Duk Kwan Tae Kwon Do: Korean Art of Self-Defense Vol 2 (1975);

Tae Kwon Do: The Korean Martial Art (1976);

Karate for Beginners (Audiobook LP & Cassette) (1977);

Advancing in Tae Kwon Do (1982); Taekwondo Spirit & Practice: Beyond Self-Defense (Biography) (2002); Black Belt Poomsae: Koryo & Original Koryo (2013)

In addition to a myriad of accomplishments, he also:

-Graduated from Yonsei University in Seoul in 1957

- Appointed head coach of the U.S.A. Taekwondo team for the first World Taekwondo Championships (1973) -Created and organized the first Annual Universal Taekwondo Open Championships

- Inducted into the Black Belt Hall of Fame by Black Belt Magazine in 1979.

-Received many citations over the years from the Moo Duk Kwan and World Taekwondo Federation

-Named Special Assistant to the president of the World Taekwondo Federation

-Received the Presidential Award from the president of Korea

- PhD at Long Island University

- Become a professor of health and physical education at Hunter College in New York City

-Served as Senior International Referee at international championships and Olympic competitions

- In 1980, founded the United States Taekwondo Association (USTA)

- Founded The Richard Chun Taekwondo Club & Headquarters and introduced his protégé', the-tobe GM, Fred Kouefati

- 9th Dan in Moo Duk Kwan Tang

Soo Do in 1981

- 9th Dan in Taekwondo by Kukkiwon in 1989

- a member of the Lions Clubs International for 40+ years

-District Governor of New York

-Ambassador of Goodwill by the Lions Clubs International

Association for his humanitarian services worldwide

Tragically the exemplar leader passed away at home on 15 November 2017. If that wasn't enough of a blow to his followers, the pandemic we now as COVID nearly levelled every organization across the globe. Somehow his protégé, GM Kouefati kept the organization alive.

Amazingly enough a few short months ago, the Richard Chun Annual Convention - Moo Duk Kwan

77th Anniversary event was held. The monumental event was held on

November 5th and 6th at the Hilton Hasbrouck Heights/ Meadowlands. Special guests included senior members of the Korea Taekwondo Moo Duk Kwan Association. The schedule was as follows:

* Friday evening - Meetings with country and state representatives with the executive board of the Richard Chun TKDHQ & KTMDA privately to promote, grow and review future agendas and scheduled events. Also, discussions on working with the Korea Taekwondo Moo Duk Kwan Association in the future were held.

* Saturday morning - seminars - Tim Mc Hugh, Al Shim, Dragon Kim, & Kim Gylling

* Saturday afternoon - Dan testing1st to 9th Dan (30 + people)

* Saturday evening - Dinner banquet

Tim McHugh - History of MDK presentation

Awards and citations

Black Belt Ceremony

Official Recognition of Richard Chun Taekwondo Grandmasters Ceremony

* Sunday - Black Belt Forms Tournament

More meetings between both organizations

For more information you can contact either

GM Fred Kouefati - President and successor -orMaster Tarek Alnatur - Chief Operating Officer At info@rchun.mdk.com

"My experience with the 5th anniversary of the Richard Chun seminar, was exquisite. My favorite part of the experience is seeing the diverse group and other schools mesh in a uniform fashion upholding traditional MooDukKwan way"Mohamad Zriek. School owner of Zriek Taekwondo in Michigan, USA.

"The Annual Richard Chun Taekwondo Convention combined with the 77th Anniversary of the Korea Taekwondo Moo Duk Kwan Association was a spectacular event. The opportunity to train with, and converse with, so many Grand Masters from both organizations was an incredible experience. The knowledge and comradery shared by both the Grand Masters, and all of the participants that attended from around the world, was a true demonstration of the spirit of Taekwondo at its finest that made this experience very enjoyable. The skills gained from working on both

Self Defense drills and Forms at this event left me a greater appreciation for Taekwondo. It was a once in a lifetime experience" - Jon Felske. Tang Soo Do Karate School owner in Long Island New York.

"My name is Adam Gordon. I have a school on Long Island that is affiliated with the Richard Chun Taekwondo Federation. I attended the Richard Chun Annual Convention and Korea Taekwondo Moo Duk Kwan Association 77th Anniversary celebration and had a fantastic time. It was everything I imagined it would be, and more. I had the opportunity to meet and train with my Taekwondo "brothers and sisters" from several different countries. There were so many Grandmasters at the event, all of whom were incredibly approachable, had a great sense of humor and eager to share their wisdom with others.

Grandmaster Fred Kouefati, Master Tarek Alnatur and all others who spent countless hours planning this event should be very proud of what they accomplished. I can't wait until next year's event!" - Adam Gordon. Also, Tang Soo Do Karate School owner in Long Island New York. (I know the testimonials might be long but they also said it's ok to shorten them on their behalf)

"Suddenly in 2017, my long-time teacher, mentor and coach on the path of the martial artist, was

gone. Immediately there was an indescribable void, and for a long time it was hard to imagine how anything could fill it. I am happy for the Richard Chun Taekwondo Headquarters and for its commitment to preserving Grandmaster Chun's memory and teachings. This year's seminar in his memory surprised in many ways, not only with its professional arrangement and interesting program planned and put together by the management of RCTKDHQ. The biggest surprise for me, and my team coming from the other side of the globe, is the positive and outgoing approach that immediately upon first impression created a warm and familiar feeling, as if we have all known each other for many years. Grandmaster Chun had many students, and for me as one of them, it was extremely valuable to mingle with them and get to know them and exchange stories about Grandmaster Chun with them. Many new and warm relationships were built and we take home a new sense of belonging" - Kim Gylling. School Owner, Finland.

Sr. Master Guy Edward Larke has dedicated his life from a young age to the pursuit of the martial arts, Asian culture and hoplology. It led him to Korea in 2000 and has lived there since then. He lives in Seongnam city with his wife Gi-Ryung and son Alexander. He holds black belts in Teuk Gong Moo Sool, Taekwondo, Hapkido, Taekgyeon, Bon Kuk Kumdo, Korean kickboxing, Karate-do, Wushu, Cheonji-muyedo, and various other arts. Currently he teaches Taekwondo, Karate and Cheonji-muye-do full time in addition to writing for various magazines and running Kisa-Do Muye & Marketing. He can be contacted at kisadomuye@ gmail.com .

This is my martial arts dream team-a movie starring Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh directed by Yuen Woo Ping. It has everything you'd want in a kung fu movie: friendship, betrayal, revenge, love, more betrayal and revenge, character growth, good vs evil, and some very creative fight scenes and wire-fu.

When two young Shaolin monks are kicked out of the temple and have to find their way in the world, one chooses evil and one chooses good. The friends' choices, of course, put them on a collision path to betrayal and destruction.

Jet Li handles the fights scenes just as you would expect him to-marvelously. He's fast and believable even in some overthe-top wire scenes. Michelle Yeoh is agile and elegant whether wielding a sword or in a flying table fight. Their characters help each other out in their darkest moments without resorting to a forced romance. It was refreshing

to see a friendship built on mutual respect for each other and each other's abilities.

Chin Siu Ho, who plays the friend who chooses the wrong path, does an admirable job of falling down the well into power and greed. The supporting cast of characters were fleshed out enough that I cared about what happened to them.

My only quibble is the comedy/ madness portion of the movie which goes on too long even if it results in Jet Li's character developing his new skill set. This isn't a true spoiler for kung fu movie enthusiasts, it's the common formula. Good guy gets beaten, goes off to develop a new kind of kung fu, goes back and confronts the bad guy. In a movie with a high body count, those supposedly funny moments dragged on too long for me.

The cinematography is good but not great. The focus is on the fights and Yuen Woo Ping excels as always in coming up with creative ways to stage fights--even a giant

game of kung fu Jenga!

The movie may be dated, but Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh make up for any story deficiencies. Tai Chi Master has spectacular fights throughout the movie featuring two of the greats of the genre, definitely worth the price of admission.

Trailer: https://www.youtube. com/watch?v=JdJpx8n38Wo

DOJO STORIES

"Ryukyu Kenpo Karate do Enkaku Gaiyo".

by Chojun Miyagi

English translation by YAMADA Kiyotaka (Sanzinsoo)

Remarks: The title in Japanese is "Ryukyu Kenpo Karate do Enkaku Gaiyo". This essay appeared as a supplementary article to two books, "Okinawan Karate do" by Shoshin Nagamine (1975, Shinjinbutsu Oraisha) and "Okinawaden Gojuryu Karatedo" by Eiichi Miyazato (1979, Jitsugyono Sekaisha). Some parts have been omitted in this translation.

Original Remarks: This essay was written and prepared by Master Chojun Miyagi especially for the club members when he gave us the talk "About Karatedo" and his demonstration in the lecture room on the 4th floor of the Meiji Shoten in Sakaisuji, Osaka on January 28, 1936. This essay was originally written by Chojun Miyagi and presented at the Meiji Shoten in Sakaisuji, Osaka, on January 28, 1936.

Below is a translation of the essay.

This is one of the few Chojun Miyagi writings to survive the war.

1. Preface

What is karate? It is the art with which we exercise the mind and body for the preservation of health, but in an emergency, it is also the art of self-defense. In most cases, we fight with our bodies (hands, feet, elbows, etc.) to defeat opponents. However, according to the circumstances, we can also use weapons (such as Bo, Sai, Nunchaku, Tonfa, Eku, Kama and others.).

People often misunderstand karate. When they see someone break five wooden boards or some pieces of tiles with their fist, they think that this (tameshiwari) is a fundamental part of karate. Of course, NO, it's just a trivial part of karate. Like other fighting arts, the truth of karate or the Tao of karate can only be understood and mastered with the goal that is beyond the teachings and impossible to describe in words.

2. How were martial arts introduced to Ryukyu (Okinawa)?

The name "karate" is a referential term in Ryukyu. Karate originated from Chinese kung-fu. We have few books on the origin of Chinese kung-fu, so we cannot conclude definitively, but according to one of the theories, the

martial arts originated in central Asia and the area around what is known today. like Turkey when the ancient civilizations developed. And then it was introduced to China gradually. However, we also have another theory. It says that about 5,000 years ago, Chinese kung fu originated from the time of the Yellow Emperor (Emperor Huang), who built a brilliant culture in the Yellow River basin. In any case, it is not difficult to imagine that the prototype of martial arts was born from the very fighting spirit that human beings possess by nature. For example, most styles of Chinese kung-fu were created by imitating animal fights. You can see it from the style names, such as tiger style, lion style, monkey style, dog style, crane style, etc. In the later era, Chinese kung-fu was divided into the southern school and the northern school. Also, each school was divided into Neijia and Waijia. Neijia's characteristic is mainly smoothness, and it is a defensive arts fight. Wudang kung-fu (Tai chi, for example) is typical of Neijia. Waijia's characteristic is mainly toughness, and it is an aggressive fighting art. Shaolin kung fu is typical of Waijia, which was created in the Shaolin Temple in Songshang Mountains,

Henan Province.

And later, in the times of the Tang Dynasty and the Song Dynasty, we can find many kung-fu warriors who gained great fame. When we consider how karate was introduced to the Ryukyu (Okinawa), we have various opinions and no historical evidence. We have not yet come to a correct conclusion on this matter. There are three main opinions, namely "Thirty-six Chinese Immigrants", "Oshima Notes", and "Importation in the Keicho Period". The simple explanation of each opinion is as follows.

(1) Thirty-six Chinese immigrants

In 1392 (Ming dynasty in China), thirty-six Chinese immigrants came to the Ryukyu from Fujian province. At that time, Chinese immigrants from Fujian province brought karate to the Ryukyu.

(2) Oshima Notes

In 1762, a merchant ship from the Ryukyu Kingdom was caught in a severe storm on the way to Satsuma (now Kagoshima Prefecture), and washed ashore on the coast of Oshima, Tosa (now Kochi Prefecture). Shiohira Pechin, a highranking officer on the ship, was an

intelligent person. He was helped by Choki Tobe, an intellectual who lived in Oshima. Tobe wrote Shiohira's interesting stories about the Ryukyu Kingdom. His writings were called "Oshima's notes". The third volume of these notes says that "Koshankun, a kung-fu warrior, came from China to Ryukyu (Okinawa) bringing his disciples with him."

According to the Notes, at that time people called martial arts "Kumiaijutsu" instead of karate. These notes are the most reliable literature on karate.

(3) Importation in the Keicho Period

In 1609 (14th year of the Keicho period), the Shimazu clan of Satsuma (now Kagoshima Prefecture) invaded the Ryukyu Kingdom, and they banned the Ryukyu people from owning weapons. Some believe that karate was created spontaneously due to the cruel oppression of Satsuma. Others instead insist that karate was not a domestic creation but what was imported from China. I think it is reasonable to consider that karate was a fusion of Chinese martial arts and "Te", native martial arts that already existed, so karate developed remarkably and still

rationally today. We have other different opinions about the origin of karate, but they are in my opinion just popular misconceptions and not worth studying.

As mentioned above, so far we do not have a definitive and convincing opinion. Anyway, karate has been developed, modified and improved for many years.

3. Karate circles in the past

We also do not know the origin of the name "karate", but it is also true that the name "karate" was made recently. In the old days it was called "Te". At that time, people used to practice karate in secret, and a master would only teach the Kata to his best disciple. If he did not have a suitable disciple, he would never teach anyone, and eventually such a Kata would be completely lost. As a result, there are many Kata that were never transmitted. Around the middle of the Meiji period (1868-1912), prominent karate masters abolished the old form of practice in secret. Karate was opened to the public, so it was soon recognized by society. It was the dawn of the development of karate. In accordance with the rapid progress of culture, karate was also recognized as an important part of physical education, and was adopted as one of the teaching subjects in the school. Therefore, in the end, karate has gained social approval.

4. How we teach karate in the present.

According to oral history, in the old days, karate teaching policy emphasized self-defense techniques. With only a motto of "no first attack in karate", the teachers showed their students the moral aspects. However, I also heard that they actually tended to neglect such moral principles. So gradually the teaching policy was improved with the change of the times. We now suspend and abolish the mistaken tradition of "body

first and mind second" and turn to the Tao of fighting arts or the truth of Karate. Finally, we have got the correct motto "mind first and body second", which means that karate and zen are the same.

The recognized instructors who are engaged in teaching karate in Okinawa Prefecture and outside of Okinawa Prefecture are as follows.

(In random order)

In Okinawa Prefecture:

Kentsu Yabu, Chomo Hanashiro, Chotoku Kyan, Anbun Tokuda, Juhatsu Kyoda, Choshin Chibana, Jinsei Kamiya, Shinpan Gusukuma, Seiko Higa, Kamado Nakasone, Jinan Shinzato, Chojun Miyagi

Outside of Okinawa Prefecture:

Gichin Funakoshi, Choki Motobu, Kenwa Mabuni, Masaru Sawayama, Sanyu Sakai, Moden Yabiku, Jizaburo

Miki, Yasuhiro Konishi, Shinji Sato, Mizuho Mutsu, Kamesuke Higaonna, Shinjun Otsuka, Shin Taira, Koki

Shiroma, Kanbun Uechi

5. About karate or Ryu styles

There are various opinions about Ryu or karate styles in Ryukyu (Okinawa), but these are just assumptions without any deep research or definitive evidence. Regarding this matter, we feel as if we are groping in the dark.

According to a popularized opinion, we can categorize Karate in two styles; Shorin-Ryu and Shorei-Ryu. They insist that the former is suitable for a skinny person, while the latter for a stocky person. However, such an opinion turned out to be false in many ways. In the meantime, there is a version that we could trust more. It says: that during the Qing or Ching dynasty in China, around 1828, our ancestors inherited a style of kung-fu from the Fujian province in China. They continued their studies and formed the karate that we would later know as Goju-Ryu. Even today there is still a very orthodox group that would continue to practice the genuine and authentic karate that gave rise to Goju-Ryu.

6. The characteristic of karate

Some important points to note about karate are the following:

(1) A large or spacious place is not required to practice karate.

(2) You can practice karate alone. You can also do it together with others by forming a group.

(3) You don't have to spend many hours practicing karate.

(4) You can choose the appropriate Kata for each one's physical fitness and practice it regardless of age and sex.

(5) Without spending a lot of money, you can practice karate with simple equipment (like Makiwara).

(6) Karate is very effective as a means of maintaining and improving health. There are many karatekas who stay very healthy and live a long time.

(7) As a result of training the mind and body, you can cultivate your personality and acquire an indomitable spirit.

7. The future of karate-do

The days of secretly teaching karate are over, and the new era has arrived where we practice and study karate publicly and officially. Therefore, the future of karate-do looks bright. Taking this opportunity, we must stop advertising karate as a mysterious and magical fighting art from a small island called Ryukyu. We should open karate to the world and receive criticism, opinions and studies from other prominent martial artists. In the future, we should invent full guards to train with due safety like other fighting arts, so that Karate will become one of the most important Japanese fighting arts. Today, karate-do has become popular all over Japan, where many people study very hard. Even outside of Japan, karate-do is already becoming popular. There is a man who graduated from the university in Tokyo and studied karate there. He is now propagating karate-do in Europe. In May 1934, I was invited to show and teach karate-do in Hawaii - USA, by an important newspaper. Karate clubs have been established in Hawaii ever since.

As mentioned above, now Karatedo has become not only a Japanese martial art but also an international martial art.

8. The Karate teaching method

In the same way that each person has their distinctive character, muscle development is also

different. Therefore, at first, we do "Preparatory Exercise" (Jumbi Undo) to develop our muscles so that we can practice karate techniques more easily (Kihon), then "Basic Kata", "Supplementary Exercises" (Hojo Undo), " Superior Kata" and "Training of and for Kumite". The scheme is as follows.

(1) Preparatory exercise

We exercise every muscle in our body to improve flexibility, strength and endurance, and then we practice the basic Kata, ie Sanchin, Tensho or Naihanchi. We do this preparatory exercise again after the Kata practice to relax our muscles. And we take a breathing exercise and then we rest in silence.

(2) Basic Kata.

Sanchin, Tensho and Naihanchi are basic and fundamental Kata. By practicing them, we will be able to adopt a correct posture. We can inhale and exhale correctly. We can adjust by increasing or decreasing our power harmoniously. We can develop a powerful physique and a strong will of a warrior.

(3) Supplementary exercise

This exercise allows us to learn and perform Kaishu Kata well. We exercise each part of our body with a particular movement. We also practice with various equipment to improve our total external strength.

(4) Kaishu Kata

Today we have around twenty or thirty Kata, and their names are various depending on their creators. The Kata has defense and offense

techniques (Bunkai) that are properly connected. It has several directions of movements (Embusen). We must perform Kata by using the energy of the mind and body according to its technical purpose so that we can learn the principle of unbinding and binding.

(5)

Kumite Training

We disassemble the chosen Kata and study its defense and attack techniques. Understanding its technical purpose, we practice the various attack and defense alternatives with fighting spirit as a real situation (Bunkai, Tuite)

I summarize as follows. We induce

the interaction of the mind and the body through the fundamentals of the Kata Sanchin, Tensho and/or Naihanchi. We develop the spirit of martial arts through the acquisition of fighting techniques through the correct practice of Kaishu Kata training and its subsequent Kumite.

Gerardo Balves

7th Dan Kobayashi-ryu Kyudokan Coordinator of the International Group of Dojos Kyudo Mugen Kyudokan

https://www.facebook.com/gerardo. balves

Music and Martial Arts

You will surely wonder what these two disciplines, so different in their appearance, have in common. It is impossible for the logical mind to find similarities between them. In what way can someone who executes a sword form and a violinist, for example, be similar?

To begin with, we will say that both are artistic disciplines (the very name "martial arts" refers us to it). A tuned instrument and a sharp sword are similar in that both are tools (instruments) of the spirit and the practitioner must seek the deep spiritual essence of it through hours of practice with them. This is how the great Taoist masters who masterfully developed in both paths maintained it. A movement of the samurai sword that cuts the air in two is nothing more than a spatial drawing, accompanied by a music of silences. What is it but “pure music”, the path that an arrow describes to the target?, starting from the depths of the spirit, until reaching the center of the target. Martial arts and music share the same principles: complex chords, sets of silences, and unique melodies. The execution of a kata is

not only a martial execution, but it is also sound art. His movements are nothing more than music, since the performer moves on the tatami as if he were walking on a pentagram, or rather as if he were reading a score with his body. Some metaphysical texts affirm that each particular type of energy attracts other similar ones, that the fine arts attract other soulmate arts; that is why it is common to see many martial artists who also make music, paint, write, etc. In the movie "Hero" by Chinese director Zhang Shimou (an excellent film, by the way), you can see at one point, the protagonist, played by Jet Li, a mythical traditional Chinese hero of the sword, who before fighting a duel with death with an enemy, he asks a traveling musician who was in the place, to continue playing his music. And before starting the fight he says: "Music and martial arts share the same principles, since they both tend towards the harmony”. And he also adds some concepts, such as that the two share principles of rhythm, cadence, chords, and even melodies. It is also true that both disciplines must be practiced regularly and constantly

to improve and achieve mastery, both in a martial style and in an instrument. And to consistently and regularly practice either way for years, a discipline like that of a samurai or a monk is necessary. I believe that both music and martial arts are absolutely complementary disciplines, like a yin-yang in the life of an individual and that for any artist from both branches, whether they are musicians or practitioners of any martial style, it can be very enriching to work with the another complementary discipline, as well as learning a little from another practice, which is very different in appearance from his usual practice, and yet it is the same thing at the same time, like two sides of a coin. Some martial arts practitioners, both external and internal, use to put music in their practice sessions (although it is more common to see in those who practice especially internal arts such as tai chi chuan or chi kung). But not all teachers agree with this, since in a text on tai chi it is stated that “… music can be a support, especially for beginners, to help relax.

There are also those who used to set the rate of execution of the form and its duration. Although it is not very convenient for the practice of Tai Chi because it can cause dependence on music as well as the emotional state that it induces. The ideal sound is that of nature. The teaching experience shows that both disciplines nourish and enrich each other in the life of those who practice them; That is why we recommend that those who practice either of the two, start and get to know the other, so that according to the common ideals of all the arts, this helps people to be wiser and happier in this world.

TANG SOO DO VENEZUELA

With good momentum, the Venezuelan Tang soo do started in 2023 thanks to the support of the world traditional Tang soo do union since 2020 in our country Venezuela the Tang soo do was born, being the first school in the country the sabumnim Luis Enrique Sánchez 4 to Dan who was the pioneer in our country of the Tang soo do moo duk kwan style, has been developing this martial art and growing rapidly, he already has the second class of colored belts and at the opening of his second school, Tang soo do has permeated the taste of Venezuelans who every day add to the teachings of the martial art of master Kwan kee. We come with great strength, perseverance and perseverance to consolidate our style in the country and with a view to creating the Venezuelan federation of Tang soo do thanks to the support of the world traditional Tang soo do union, its president KJN Patricio savedra el Sabumnim Mario segnini who since our beginnings has been a constant collaborator to consolidate the Tang soo