“If your mind iscalm and in

Balance, your ability to

enjoy a lifehappy will be older”

Dalai Lama

“If your mind iscalm and in

Balance, your ability to

enjoy a lifehappy will be older”

Dalai Lama

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The precious flower - the ephemeral life ...................................................Childrens doing Yoga - happy childrens ..................................................True History of Korean Hapkido and Hapkido-Founder “DoJuNim” Ji, Han Jae .......................................................................................................The sword dance ...........................................................................................Master Carlos Sandoval – Martial Arts and Me ......................................Highlighting the effective. Interview with Sifu Tim Fredianelli ............ Dark White Belt ........................................................................................... Master Yun Yin Yeong Working to maintain tradition ...............................Yakuza in the Shadows ................................................................................A BooK, a Movie and some Internet...........................................................Stories and stories to grow .........................................................................The imposing Kyongbokkung Palace .........................................................Curiosities ......................................................................................................Teuk Gong Moo Sool’s Deadly Dance ........................................................

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The precious flower - the ephemeral life The precious flower - the ephemeral life Tales and mystical legends of traditional Japan tell us that there was a time when cherry trees were white leafy. They say, the ancient texts, which are now pink-leafed because, for a period of time, the Samurai who decided to do the Seppuku (“Hara kiri”) ceremony, did so in the shade of thesetrees. The ephemerality of the life of the cherry blossom, merged with the sa-cred ritual of the warrior to take his life. The cherry blossom was therefore stained with the blood of those noble warriors who, almost always out of dishonor, decided to be the ones who took their own lives and did so, at the feet of a cherry blossom.

Closer to our time and reality. We know that, what is currently known as “Sakura” festival or “Hanami” festival, has its origin in the time when the mythical Toyotomi Hideyoshi ruled. One day, he wanted to organize a kind of private party at the Daigojo Buddhist temple in Kyoto province. There, a Hanami festival was held for the first time, which literally means: Look at the flowers.

Although at first such festivals were organized in an exclusive environment for the “upper” classes, Emperor Toyotomi, was in favor of bringing culture closer to the people. However, it was not until the Edo period (1600-1867) that rulers began planting cherry trees in open areas of cities. At that time, the Sakura festival became, in a much more obvious way, a festival for the whole town.

Nowadays, thousands of Japanese prepare their “pic-nics” to enjoy the Sakura festival that, every year, announces the arrival of spring. In the same way, thousands of tourists visit every year different areas of Japan in search of that beautiful photo and those moments full of harmony, peace and tranquility that emanate from nature and fill humans with positive energy.

For this, there are official calendars of pu-blic institutions and also of private com-panies dedicated to tourism that, from one year to the next, calculate the time of maximum splendor of the cherry blos-som, seeking in this way to ensure that foreigners who arrive to see the natural spectacle, do not return without seeing it. Flowering can begin around the last week of February and, although it is normal for flowers to begin to fall in about two or three weeks, it is possible that, in some regions of the country, flowering will even reach the month of May. For several centuries, much of Japanese culture and customs had their origin in their Chine-se namesake, which, at the time, was also the most influential Eastern power.

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Throughout the Kofun period (300-710) religious rites (mainly Shinto) dominated the agenda of festivities and customs of the people. In this way, the Japanese celebrated the Sakura festival understanding that the gods had come down to be with the people through the cherry trees and, thus, the gods helped them with the rice har-vests. It was not until the next period, that of Nara (710-784) that the celebration of the Sakura festival ceased to have religious overtones. In fact, the ordinary people always enjoyed the Hanami, seeing it as a sign of the arrival of spring which, in turn, began the rice planting season. That was already a reason for happiness and a certain revelry.

Today, there is a whole industry around those weeks of flowering that fill different cities in Japan with pink. It is, without a doubt, one of the most beautiful shows that can be appreciated on earth.

All that nature wants to show us through that short space of life of the cherry blossoms; the ephemerality of life...

Agotado

Agotado

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Childrens doing Yoga - happy childrens Childrens doing Yoga - happy childrens Nowadays, children in many cases endure an increase in performance demands at different levels and this is causing an increase in child-hood stress and related emotional and psycho-logical disorders. In addition, there are more and more children who lead a sedentary life and if you add to this bad eating habits, the re-sult is a very increased obesity rate in recent years.

Children who exercise regularly, have stronger muscles and bones, tend to feel better about themselves and see life in a more positive way. They also tend to sleep better and have a greater ability to cope with their emotions in the face of stressful circumstances such as preparing for an exam or handling a daunting situation.

Most children who do yoga do it because their parents do it too, but you have to know, that the yoga that adults practice is not appropriate for children because their bodies are still developing.

A child’s body has the softest bones and the most elastic ligaments, so the same asanas (postures) that cause healthy tension in adult bones can create excessive stress on a child’s bones and that movements that lead to the highest degree of mobility in the adult joint , could overstretch a child’s ligaments, causing prolonged joint ins-tability. Also the duration of a class for children should be shorter than that of adults, which usually lasts about 60 to 90 minutes, as it could cause fatigue. When giving classes for children, the ideal is to make age groups:

1 - From 4 to 7 years old.

They are taught from the game and yoga is mixed in classes with stories, dances, music, stories ... making them enter the breathing techniques and asanas in a very funny way, using names of animals, plants ... The classes have to be very dynamic because at this age they are easily distracted and find it very difficult to stay too long static. The classes last about 40 minutes.

2 - From 7 to 12 years old.

The practice is closer to what yoga is, but games are still included. Children have more body awareness and you can even indicate the muscles that are being worked on at that time and teach them to connect movement with the flow of breathing. The class will last about 45, 50 minutes.

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3- From 12 to 16 years old.

The practice of yoga will help this group a lot to cope with the changes of this stage of adolescence, changes both physical, as well as their perception of the world and mood. This class will be like a normal yoga class, being able to also resort to the realization of exercises in couple and or group where more complex asanas will be carried out to provide them with challenges and challenges. They really like very dynamic classes. although they are also offered quieter and deeper moments to allow them a greater connection with themselves, gene-rating a greater self-esteem and a correct concept of themselves and the environment that surrounds them. Classes will be 60 minutes. The practice of yoga is inclusive.

For students with special needs such as autism, TDH, some physical disability or Down syndrome, practicing yoga helps their nervous system is constantly working in an organized way, improving their cognitive system, stimulating their creativity, improving attention and memory, helps their fears and anxieties dissipate and the-refore generates greater self-esteem and confidence. In short, yoga promotes physical health and vitality and in the children’s environment it becomes an extremely healthy activity.

Yoga as a discipline provides highly beneficial aspects for children, such as the control of their body and thou-ghts, physical, mental and spiritual harmony ... in addition to the integration of full physical development or the reinforcement of learning.

Pilar Magro

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True History of Korean Hapkido and Hapkido-Founder True History of Korean Hapkido and Hapkido-Founder “DoJuNim” Ji, Han Jae according to G.M. Mckenzie“DoJuNim” Ji, Han Jae according to G.M. Mckenzie

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The Real History

“DoJuNim” (aka. “Honorable Founder of the Way”) Ji, Han Jae was born in 1936 in Andong, Korea (now South Korea). While his recognized birthday is October 27th, there is some confusion by wes-tern-standards as to his true date-of-birth. It is believed that his actual date-of-birth is September 31st, 1936. It has also been suggested that his birthday, according to the “Moon Calendar” and the Chinese calendar is August 15th, which was a full-moon day. Due to high infant-mortality rates in Korea at that time, many babies were not given an officially registered birthday until up-to one year of their actual birth. Many families also celebrated what was known as a ‘100-Day Birthday’ for infants that survived that long. This tradition is often carried on even today.

Regardless, Ji’s family moved to Sun Yang, China when he was one year of age. He attended school there until 1945 when his family returned to Andong, following the long Japanese occupation of the Korean peninsula. He began his martial arts training in Yawara and Daito-Ryu AikiJutsu a few years later (1949) in Dae-Gu/Tae-Guek City with Choi, Yung Sul at the age of 13. Choi had learned under Sokaku Takeda while living in Japan, finally returning to his homeland of Korea following WWII. The techniques Ji learned at this time were prima-rily joint locks, throws, low kicks, and sword techniques.

He trained directly under Choi until moving to Seoul in 1957. Note: While some people had erroneously merited Choi, Yong-Sul with the creation of Hapkido, he was not. He was however the first instructor to the founder, Ji, Han Jae, who was among his first students in Korea for over eight (8) years. Choi, Yong-Sul did in-fact teach Yawara and Daito-Ryu AikiJujutsu. This still certainly immortalizes Choi into a place of distinction in martial arts history and Korean martial arts history. When Ji, Han Jae was eighteen, he began to train with a man many have referred to as Taoist Lee. Ji, had met Taoist Lee (aka. ‘Lee Do-Sah’ / DoSahNim: Honorable Wiseman) whose own father was an herbal medicine doctor, and who had helped and treated Ji’s mother while ill. Lee Do-Sah’s own age was approximate to that of Ji’s father.

Lee Do-Sah was Ji’s SamRang-Do and TaeKi instructor / master. Ji used the term “Taoist” when he first arrived in the USA because it was the closest word he could find to describe Lee Do-Sa (NOTE: The history of TaeKi and the SamRang Warriors of the Baekje Kingdom / 3-Kingdoms era will be presented by GM Ken MacKenzie in a later article). Lee Do-Sah trained Ji primarily in mediation, the use of the Jang-Bong (6’ staff), the Dan-Bong (short stick), and other traditional weapons. Lee Do-Sah also taught Ji the complete kicking arts of the ancient SamRang, in some ways similar to those found in what is often called today: Korean Taekkyeon/Tae-kgyeon, meaning the ‘exercises of ’ TaeKi, with “TaeKi” being the actual art-form. Ahead of his time in many respects, many of the drills that Ji was doing at this time are similar to plyometrics used in sports today. With

many kicking techniques and high jumping techniques, Ji, had a perfect complement to the grounded techniques of Yawara and Daito-Ryu AikiJutsu as taught by Grandmaster Choi.

In addition to the important martial aspects of training, Lee Do-Sah also began Ji on his mental and spiritual training, as well as a broad base of breathing and meditation exercises. He trained with Lee Do-Sah for almost five years while living in Tae-Guek City. It was years later, and after moving to Seoul, that Ji continued his training with Lee Do-Sah’s instructor, “Grandma”, or “Hal Ma Nee”.

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The person known today only as ‘Grandma’ was reported to have had special powers. Ji would spend hours with Grandma at a temple / holistic healing complex in Yo Ju Ee Cheon City for terminally ill individuals. He spent about 3 years with her and considers Grandma to be his spiritual teacher. During this time period, and because of the lingering tensions between the Koreans and the Japanese, many of Choi, Yong Sul’s students did not like the idea of propagating Japanese martial arts. It was another of Choi’s earliest students, and classmates of Ji’s named Suh Bub Su who suggested the name Yu Kwan Sool. It was back in Andong that Ji, then a 2nd Dan, opened his first dojang at the age of only 21, which he then called Andong Yon Moo Kwan (“Andong Military/Martial Art- Exercise/Practice Institute”) and taught Yu Kwan Sool. After approximately nine months in Andong, Ji decided to relocate back to the much-larger and capital city of Seoul. When Ji, Han Jae left Andong, he gave his dojang to Yu, Young Woo, and old friend from middle-school who was also Ji’s martial art student. Ji was confident in Yu’s skills and was confident that he

would maintain the dojang. Yu, Young Woo was later the instructor of Oh Se Lim (KHA).

Ji relocated to Seoul in September of 1957. For part of his time in Seoul, he lived in a house that he had built for himself. He worked for 10 mon-ths as an architect/road and bridge engineer for City Hall. He also stayed in a boarding house in Wang Shim Ri. The son of the owner of the boar-ding house, Hwang, Duk Kyu, was his first student at this dojang, called Sung Moo Kwan where he taught Dae Han Hap Ki Yu Kwon Sool. The brainchild of Ji, Han Jae, and while fully adopted later, it was in this year 1957 that the name ‘Hapkido’ appeared and was first used. As history has shown, Ji, Han Jae was the first to coin the term and thus, the rightful founder to the ‘Hapkido’ system. In addition to merely naming this new art form and system, Ji had created something much larger than what any one of his instructors had taught singly. Ji’s new art of Hapkido was very big in scope, all encompassing, and with limitless potential. In fact and unique at the time, Ji’s Hapkido spoke to the development of the mind, body, and spirit. One variation as termed by Ji, Han Jae in 1957 was ‘Dae Han Hapkido Hwe’.

G.M. Kenneth Mackenzie

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Haidong Kumdo- The sword dance- between Haidong Kumdo- The sword dance- between the eastern sea and northern europethe eastern sea and northern europePresentation

At the beginning of the 80s of the last century, the great master Kim Yong Ho opened a first Doyang of Haidong kumdo in the South Korean city of Anyang, specifically, in the month of July 1982.A few months later, in April of 83, begins the journey of the first organization dedicated to the dissemination of this beautiful Korean Martial Art of ancestral roots.

Spread around the world, today we bring you to MUSUL magazine a bit of the European Haidong Kumdo, spe-cifically the group that works from Sweden. The art of the “road to the sword of the East Sea”, began to walk in these lands of northern Europe in 2001 where, a large group of martial arts professionals already experienced, ventured to know the art of Korean sword and, today, have hundreds of students spread over several locations: One is located in Linköping, another is in Lidköping, one more in Västerås and another also in Stockholmo.

At the head of the Swedish group is headmaster Robin Gelius. Haidong Kumdo Sweden’s team works passio-nately to improve on swordsmanship. Proof of this, are the multiple videos that corroborate it in “youtube” and that, of course, we strongly recommend them.

A bit of history

Korean Martial Arts weapons techniques have always been characterized by very specific things and, since always, they have been practiced as if the student were in the middle of a battlefield. The movements of Hai-dong Kumdo’s sword cannot be encompassed within one or two types of cuts and a handful of displacements, but are trained in a very dynamic way, as if we were really surrounded by enemies. Cuts are made with one hand, with two, ascending, descending, sharpening, etc ...

The Haidong kumdo technique

Many of Korean styles that wield the sword, do so by keeping the edge of the sword down. However, in Haidong kumdo it is done in the opposite way. Although this is more typical of Japanese styles, Haidong kumdo is not as related as one might think to Japanese ancestry.

Training with the edge up, gives some advantage when it comes to unwreathing and making descending cuts. Other than that, and the pronunciation itself (which could perhaps give rise to confusion (Kendo is Japanese and Kumdo is Korean), it bears virtually no resemblance to the Japanese Sword Arts.

Although all kinds of cuts are made, the most used are those that are made from top to bottom, seeking with that the greatest effectiveness and proximity to the most natural movements of the body. This, in turn, allows the practitioner to return earlier and better to a natural posture. However, upward cutting movements are also used although, in Haidong Kumdo the sword is never kept with the blade down this, it is more typical of the arts that were practiced with warriors already dressed in their armor.

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As we said before, the Haidong Kumdo comes from times when the fighting was real and, usually, in a real battle, it is not very likely to have to face ene-mies one at a time. That is another of the great differences between Kendo and Kumdo:

The Japanese Martial Art proposes individual and lethal confrontation. For each cut an enemy practically fallen. Instead, the Haidong Kumdo” seeks the speed of movement, the fluid and the effective to be able to face various adver-saries. This, although it may not seem so, has a lot to do with each country’s own idiosyncrasies.

Principles and tradition

The students of Haidong Kumdo have as a fundamental principle the “Simkom” which, literally translated, means: mind and sword. Thus, this principle alludes to the desire to become a practitioner and sword, to the need to feel each mo-vement of the sword and merge into one with it to better understand its dance. Traditionally, the true principles of haidong Kumdo are said to be, “the pursuit of justice through the light of the sword that is obtained from the majestic and bright light of the sun that shines over the eastern sea.”

This almost poetic compendium of desires, has its basis in the very name of the Martial Art; Haidong (as it should be pronounced in Spanish) means east sea. Kumdo is the way of the sword.

It would be something like this: the sword road of the east sea.

The artistic part

Without a doubt, the Haidong Kumdo can be one of the most beautiful arts when it comes to being exhibited. In its programming, forms are included “against” various adversaries, bamboo cuts, sheets of paper or straw, and also beautiful choreographed “dances” in which you can appreciate that most “delicate”, soft and plastic part of art. It is very possible that no one is indifferent to an exhibition of this type of dances.

We invite you to see the session of “a book, a movie and something from the internet” that we have also inclu-ded in this issue. There are very striking videos of Haidong Kumdo all over the world but, without a doubt, the natural beauty of a country like Sweden, adds elegance and beauty to haidong Kumdo.

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Master Carlos Sandoval – Martial Arts and Me Master Carlos Sandoval – Martial Arts and Me

If we listen to stories about how Martial Arts have influenced the people who practice them, we will find that there are as many stories as people are. Some students have only been able to learn to “fight”. There are those who, in a short time, blend in such a way with art that they are already that art. There are stories of overcoming and there are also those that tell true stories of life in which, the study of Martial Arts, has been forging the spirit of the person.

In this case, we bring you the summarized story of master Carlos Sandoval, a Mexican settled in Norway who shares a little of his inner journey and his experiences knowing different Martial Arts:

I started my career in martial arts at the age of 9 in Mexico City, where my parents tried to keep me away from the negativity of the neighborhood where we lived, because the experiences lived in those streets were not always pleasant. The other reason why I started in the world of martial arts, is the movie Karate Kid, which premiered in Mexico that year (1984) and made a very big impact on me,to date, is one of my favorite movies.

I started training in the Kusyukan Karate Do Mexico organization, where I got the coffee belt (3rd Kyu). The school changed location and I no longer had the opportunity to conti-nue training, it was hurting, because our Sensei, José González Gil, had a hard and pleasant training standard at the same time. After training Karate Do for 2 and a half years, I started training a Polynesian martial art called Lima Lama, founded by Grandmaster Tino Tuio

losega in the 50’s.

My time at that school was short, only 1 year, unfortunately, I was taught by a teacher who had a very brutal and unsynevering system of teaching for the little ones, so my parents, like many other parents with little ones in that school, had to opt for another martial arts school or other activity.

Fortunately we found a Tae Kwon Do school not far from where we lived and there I was training for a while with a fantastic teacher, Benito Nava López, who is the person to whom I credit my affection for that martial art. Recently, on June 19th of this year, after almost 30 years without taking a Tae Kwon Do exam, thanks to the help of the ins-tructors of the Ryen Kampsportschool, I was able to prepare and take the exam together with my daughter Frida, who obtained her 1st dan in Tae Kwon Do. Another of the Tae Kwon Do schools where I had the opportunity to train, was the Mexican Tae Kwon Do institute under the teachings of Professor Alejandro Dumani, one of the best teachers in southern Mexico.

After years of personal ups and downs, I stopped training, because my life chan-ged for the worse for a period and thanks to my family and friends, I returned with more desire to continue on this path, which became a lifestyle. The Hapki-do came to me, thanks to my sister Georgina Sandoval Diaz, who was the one who invited me to train it for the first time. The style with which I started in Cancun, Mexico, was Hoi Jeon Moo Sool, on May 21st, 1997, where I obtained the 2nd dan with professor Iván Campos Sanders, in charge of the school.

In my time as a student I met, among others, a teacher, who years later, would be the link between Grandmaster Geoff J. Booth and , in recommending the IHA organization of Australia, of course, I mean the person who is my example to follow: Professor Hugo Iván Calderón Velasco.

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Moving to Norway, my training at Hoi Jeon Moo Sool became priority number 2, for the fact that I needed to do my best to have a more stable life in this country, so I didn’t have time to even think about training, the time went to work.Finally, in 2010 at the Mudo Nords trand martial arts school, run by Professor Erik Båreim,the doors were opened to another style of Hapkido, Sangrok Hapkido, by Grandmaster Henrik Hunstad, who was in charge of several schools and their tech-nical development at the time.

Professor Erik Båreim left that school and started the Ryen Kampsportschool on his own in September2015, which served as a platform for our Hapkido group, called Mugung Hapkido. After several attempts with diffe-rent training programs, the decision to be part of a quality organization, grew more and more every day. Pro-fessor Hugo Ivan Calderon Velasco was the missing link between Norway and Australia.On September 11, 2016, I received the first of many messages from Grandmaster Geoff J. Booth in reference to the interest we had in joining the IHA. Norway became a represen-tative country of the IHA, officially, on April 13, 2017, with 2 representatives of the same school: KJN Carlos Sandoval Diaz (5th dan) and SBN Erik Båreim (4th dan) and to date, we continue to work with everything to continue on this martial path together with the entire IHA family around the world. Thanks to Professor Erik Båreim and a server, Car-los Sandoval Diaz, Kwan Nyom Hapkido continues step by step his path in this Nordic country so that more people can enjoy and know our lifestyle that is the Hapkido!

Carlos Sandoval Diaz, Kwan Nyom Hapkido continues his journey step by step in this Nordic country so that more people can enjoy and know our lifestyle that is Hapkido!

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Highlighting the effective. Interview withHighlighting the effective. Interview withSifu Tim Fredianelli (Part 1) Sifu Tim Fredianelli (Part 1)

La Tribu Martial Arts Group was founded in 2004 by Sifu Tim Fredianelli to perpetuate and promote art and combat science Jeet Kune Do Combat Art, as well as Philippine combat arts specialized in Edge and Impact Weapons – Lameco Eskrima Sog and Kalis Illustrisimo. In addition, they also investigate the Spanish Mar-tial Arts specialized in the handling of edge weapons – Spanish prowess – and other disciplines such as Boxing, Kick Boxing, Grapling and fundaments of Brazilian Jiu jitsu.

In a previous article in nº 2 of MUSUL a description of the martial disciplines that are practiced in the martial arts group La Tribu was made. Today we talk to Sifu Tim Fre-dianelli regarding other aspects unmentioned before. We leave you the first part of this interesting interview.

Sifu Tim, what is La Tribu?

La Tribu is a multidisciplinary group created for the study and training of martial arts in all its facets. I founded it in 2004 with the idea of training people in the most realistic and safe possible way, but without losing the essence and traditional roots of martial arts.

What were the beginnings like? What was the basis of it all?

Before creating the group I had been training and working in security with my friend Jacobo Gancedo for years. He started training Tae Kwon Do, then made the jump to Kick Boxing, combining it with pure boxing training (he trained 5 years with the Cuban Olympic team). At that time Jacobo not only had a great expe-rience in the ring, but he had been directing the security of venues, concerts and working as one of the most requested escorts by the security companies of the time. With him I had the opportunity to do security work for international artists such as Antonio Banderas, Mariah Carey, The Backstreet Boys, Will Smith and other celebrities along with well-known businessmen. Thanks to all the experience, I was certain. I wanted to com-bine the knoweledge gained on the street and in safety with my practice of traditional Philippine martial arts, Jeet Kune Do and the other styles and arts I practiced at the time. Those were the beginnings and I have had to adapt myself to the different circumstances that have arisen over the years.

What has that development been like? How did what you teach evolve?

Since 2004 we have continued to expand our martial curriculum. Basically I haven’t stood still. My idea is to continue to evolve over time. We have continued to train and learn with Philippine weapons such as stick and cane, but also with extendable batons, knives and bladed knives of all kinds. To sum up, we use the weapons that you can find on the street today. A 50% of the training is mainly focused on edge weapons, which is what I have personally delved most throughout these years. In addition to the technical fundaments, we filter a lot of the artistic and aesthetic part, based on our experience on the street. It works and it is applicable in real si-tuations.

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You have told us that you have practiced several martial arts. Tell us a little about your journey in them. I started training about 30 years ago with Sifu José María Fraguas and with Sifu Segundo Gómez. I spent 11 years in a row training at the legendary Kali Jun Fan Institute, which we called the “Chiringo”. There I trained Kali Inosanto, Wing Chung, Jeet Kune Do, Grappling, Tai Boxing, etc. I had the opportunity to meet great masters who were still unknown in Spain such as my current Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do instructor, Sifu Tim Tac-ket (one of Dan Inosanto’s first students to train Jeet Kune Do). I also had the opportunity to train with Ted Wong (Ted Wong was Bruce Lee’s last private student, his personal sparring and direct witness of the last stage of Jeet Kune Do’s evolution), Cass Magda (one of the main instructors of Jeet Kune Do and Dan Inosanto’s Filipino martial arts), Chai Sirisute (the founder and president of the Thai Boxing Association and respon-sible for introducing the art to the United States), Randy Williams (Renowned Master of Wing Chung) and Rorion Gracie (Master of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and one of the founders of the UFC) among many others. After the departure of Sifu Jose Maria Fraguas I started my own path. I trained privately with Manu García (a great

champion and pioneer of MMA in Spain), Wolfgang Müller (the first instructor in the west of the Filipino Kali style LAMECO) and with Alexandre Sierra (one of the most important instructors of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in Spain).

You’ve been influenced by different sources. Where is your martial arts’ development heading to these days?

That concept is really wide. I am proud of introducing Lameco Es-krima and Kalis Ilustrisimo in Spain, by promoting the first courses here. I have also promoted many Jeet Kune Do courses. During all this

time I was able to travel around world to train with renowned teachers. Currently and for more than 10 years I have been following Lameco and Kali Ilustrisimo instructor Guro Dino Flores. He introduced me to two other instructors of the Eskrimadome: his cousin Guro Ariel Mosses Flores and Guro Bong Hebia, both intima-tes of Punong Guro Edgar Sulite, the founder of the style Lameco. I have only learned from them and it has been an honour. Thanks to them I received a complete training in impact weapons, edge and also with tactical firearms since Guro Ariel is in addition to Instructor of Lameco and Illustrious,a recognized instructor of firearms in the area of Las Vegas, Nevada. Every year my students and I receive instruction there to complete and expand knowledge. I also follow jun fan Jeet Kune Do’s school directed by Sifu Tim Tackett and occa-sionally train Wing Chung with Sifu Ignacio Bautista from master Emin Boztepe’s school. Last but not least, we trained and studied historical weapons with my good friend Joaquín de Diego, a great instructor and film choreographer. I also occasionally invite friends who are experts in firearms to the group so that students have a basic understanding of how they work. We try to cover as much as possible.

What is your training method like?

A systematic training process is followed at school. Beginners as in most martial arts, begin by learning the fundamentals of each of the disciplines we teach: positions, displacements, locks, angles and basic principles. The basis of everything however is the physical attributes. After learning the technique, you go on to reel off the tactics and strategies in an orderly manner. When the student has achieved an adequate level of confidence, he begins to fight with certain limitations. Although in the first levels there is a work of cooperation to learn the techniques well and be able to apply them, we must not forget that not everyone trains to stick in a ring or in the street, so there are students who will need more time to adapt to combat. The tip of the pyramid is combat and the application of everything learned in confrontation situations, either with weapons or with an empty hand. As everyone works the next day, I have to do it in a controlled way in the early stages until I can choose days of full contact and without rules.

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Do you think teaching many disciplines and styles can confuse students?

It shouldn’t, although I recognise that the level of demand in school is tough and sometimes frustrating. In addition, most of the disciplines I teach share principles so once these are learned, it is easier to progress and understand what is being learned. At first the learning curve is flat for a while, but once you start to understand, the learning is exponential. Do you consider yourself traditional or innovative? Regarding this aspect, I follow the traditional training or mentality, but introducing more and more methodological aspects typical of the training of soldiers of modern special corps that pose realistic and very different situations. In my opinion, the more experiences students have with all kinds

of weapons, distances, scenarios, etc. the more prepared they will be and the better fighters they will be.

How would you say you’ve innovated or contributed some aspect of martial arts?

I think my contribution is to have introduced a flexible guard that serves both for empty hand and if you carry a weapon, regardless of whether it is edge or impact and that you can apply to most situations. On the other hand, the experience offered to the student in our school is complete, realistic and above all honest since from the first day they understand that the knife is the most dangerous. A 50% of the training is devoted to edged we-apons, then empty hand and impact weapons. We also train a lot of the machete both long and short. We spend much of our time, especially at more advanced levels, sparring to understand the more complex concepts of

combat against one and more opponents, including psychological ones. I believe that the learning system is as realistic as can be achieved. We differentiate art very well: the technical and aesthetic from what wor-ks in a practical way in a real situation. I’ve spent 10 years synthesizing many things so students can learn faster and more safely. If a student is dedicated, res-ponsible with his own evolution, loyal and constant, he can learn solidly the entire curriculum.

How is learning structured?

We have three phases divided into three levels each. In each phase you learn empty hand techniques, Jeet

Kune Do (in its different phases), boxing, kick boxing, edge and impact weapons handling and theoretical firearms courses. All technical, theoretical and physical requirements are marked in the manuals. Once you pass the tests (physical, technical and bravery) of one level, you ascend to the next. We are not a commercial school, in fact, many students drop out because they failed the physical or courageous tests. Those who have remained are encouraged to follow the program of instruction. Like any school, we want to train instructors, but they have to meet the quality requirements. We are not giving anything away here. Sifu Tim Fredianelli has much more to contribute. For now, we’ll leave it here. We invite you to read the following issues of MUSUL, where we will publish the rest of this interesting interview with this veteran expert of Martial Arts who, above all, seek effectiveness, the simple.

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DARK WHITE BELT DARK WHITE BELT The path of Martial Arts and sipalki’s within our current society. My name is Javier Nogueira Pinto, practitioner of Sipalki DBK and disciple of GM Andrés Esquivel for 20 years, with whom I obtained the degree of Master in Sipalki Dan Bong Kwan of Argentina. Many are the mo-ments lived and shared, but if anything I value above everything is the path itself; being able to have transited it and continue to do so is the greatest achievement. Together with his constant and meticulous guide, the GM knew how to transmit the meaning and value that Martial Arts bring to society. I want to thank the MUSUL Magazine and its director Master José Luis Rueda Castaño of Hapkido Andalucía for giving me this opportu-nity and expressing through this magazine one of the approaches that in my opinion has all martial arts, as a necessary and useful practice to society.

Throughout history we have seen the emergence of different styles of fighting; whose original motive for their development was the survival or defence of family, people or clans. Each with a different idiosyncrasy and adapting to people and their environment, but with something in common: to forge the spirit, body and mind through the constant practice of their techniques. In the past, the approach was clearly a warrior, but with a high philosophical and ethical sense in its development and practice. A clear example are the famous Hwarang warriors of the Silla Kingdom in ancient Korea, or the great Samurai of Feudal Japan. In other words, its use was reserved for a specific elite or for the armies themselves. Many years passed and these techniques were transmitted to the family Clans or Temples and thus the great Masters emerged, and with them new systems of struggles. Today we are fortunate to have many Dojangs and Grandmasters who continue to impart those ancient teachings.

But while they still have that warrior gene in their structure that serves as a self-defense system, I think at the social level their contribution is even greater. We live in a complex world, and the path of Sipalki, like that of all martial arts, give us an environment where we can develop our great potential, feel part of a group and learn that the secret of progress is mutual help; where we learn to respect and respect each other; where we learn that no one is more than anyone and that from the beginner to the GM everyone deserves the same treatment; we learn that an endless number of benefits can be achieved for the body and for the mind, something fundamen-tal; that yes, we learn techniques to use in a possible confrontation, but we also learn that it is always better to avoid them , this for every area of our daily lives; that this path gives us security, control, flexibility, external and internal strength, but above all an environment of containment in a difficult current society, always guided by the hands of a MASTER who brings with him these millenary teachings full of philosophy, passion and love for what we practice.

My path is that of the Sipalki DBK of GM Andrés Esquivel, but like that of many others, I was lucky enough to go through all the above and meet invaluable Masters of different systems and great companions of other Schools and Arts with whom I could share experiences and ideas to nourish ourselves, and in that way grow together in a search to forge better people for our World through the constant practice of our Arts. That is why I emphasize that the Path of Martial Arts, such as SIPALKI, HAPKIDO, KARATE DO, TAEKWONDO, AIKIDO, and that of each one that one practices is NECESSARY and USEFUL for modern society and with it a great contribution to a better World.

Kwan Yang Nim Javier Nogueira PintoArgentina

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Master Yun Yin Yeong Master Yun Yin Yeong Working to maintain traditionTrabajando para mantener la tradiciónWorking to maintain traditionTrabajando para mantener la tradición

When a Martial Arts student has the opportunity to practice with a teacher who knows the roots well, it’s easy to get excited and be willing to dig deeper. When a martial artist, in addition to practicing in his Doyang, de-cides to contact people from other countries, with another vision and with other experiences, it is obvious that that martial artist expands his knowledge and his baggage in every way. When someone who loves martial arts becomes, literally and figuratively, an ambassador of the most respected traditions of his country and of classical martial arts, he will most likely experience a growth and a life experience, really difficult for the rest to achieve.

But, when a martial arts student treasures all of the above, he becomes, for justice, a valuable human heritage. Master Yun Yin Yeong,currently holds 7th Dan of ISIBSABANMUYE, and is also a professor of Taekwondo

and Hapkido. He lives and works in Seoul, capital of South Korea but, we want to share a little of its history. In 1999 he emigrated to El Salvador with a govern-ment program to work with that country’s police. There he created a school and still has friends and students from that country. About 11 years later he traveled to Costa Rica, his ease with languages opened many doors for him and he was working for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Korea.

After touring different countries, he returned to his native country, where he worked in the mayor’s office of Seoul for several years as head of coordination and organization of the exhibitions that the city council offers to disseminate martial arts in tourist places in the city, such as the famous “Seoul tower”. Since 2019, he combines the his classes in the doyang with the work for UNESCO, a platform through which he continues to disseminate that precious heritage that the Martial Arts of Korea represents for the whole world.

Master Yun is an authentic book of knowledge and a tireless populariser of Martial Arts. In fact, he is finishing the organisation of a seminar via “zoom” that will be offered openly thanks to the funding of UNESCO.In the seminar, divided into three sessions, different types of basic sword techniques co-llected in the ISIBSABANMUYE program will be announced. This Martial Art, keeps alive and active all the Arts that appear co-llected in the famous MUYE DOBO TONJI. The seminars will be held on August 27, 28 and 29, 2021.

In order to access them, interested parties must write an e-mail to this address: mas-teryun.kr@gmail.com and provide the fo-llowing information in that e-mail:

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- Facilitate the e-mail of your ZOOM account so that the teacher can send you the invitation to the seminars when appropriate. - Make clear the name with which it appears in the ZOOM account - Full name to issue certificate of the seminar in case of performing all three. - Date of birth and nationality. - Talk a little bit about the martial arts experience. The teacher himself will answer these e-mails and will give the necessary information. The seminars will be held at the following times.

On Friday, August 27 will be from 20:00 to 21:00

Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 from 11:00 to 12:00.

Always taking as a reference the time of South Korea. There is no doubt that this is a very good opportunity to get to know a little about the ISIBSABANMUYE which, in a way, is the Martial Art that “inherits” the historical heritage of the MUJE DOBO. In MUSUL, we are already preparing other articles to share somewhat deeper information about this system that houses, in a complex and complete program, technical contents of the time in which they were collected in the MUYE DODO TONJI 18 Martial Arts of infantry and 6 Martial Arts of cavalry. Empty hand techniques, strategy, different types of swords and spears, archery on foot and on horseback, etc...

That is precisely what the name ISIBSABANMUYE means. If we break it down it will be somewhat easier to understand:

ISIB means 20 SA is 4. The word BAN can be translated as types of or classes. MUYE stands for Martial Art (it is like a “synonym of the term MUSUL. Yes, MUSUL is the name of our ma-gazine, and it means Martial Art). In this way, we can translate it as: twenty-four types of Martial Arts. Take the opportunity to meet him.

SBN. José Luis Rueda Castaño

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Yakuza in the Shadows Yakuza in the Shadows JJapan, like other Eastern countries, tells its story through wars and invasions. Its warrior class began to deve-lop, out of sheer obligation, many centuries ago. Understanding this, it is easy to understand that the Japanese militia has developed a lot and well since then and to the present day.

Throughout history, elite bodies and soldiers have been found operating at night; with a strong code of conduct and also less noble strategies and behaviours. In the 17th century, the power that the Samurai had had for centuries in Japan was rapidly decreasing. The Edo period brought great advances to the country and also the centralization of ruling power. The Samurai were relegated to a rather less protagonist role in Ja-panese society to the point that they were no longer needed. Some of them became mercenaries at salaries, known as Ro-nin. At first, they worked alone, but soon saw the need to sha-pe and organize their terrorist acts and organized themselves into gangs. It is believed, that this is the origin of the Yakuza.To begin with, it is difficult to understand how the noble and righteous Samurai became something so despicable and dan-

gerous. It is good therefore, to talk about this with caution and, in any case, ideally leaving each thing in its place, as well as valuing it taking into account the different historical concepts in which each event occurred. Of course, the fairest thing is to value the Yakuzas for what they are, and the Samurai for what they were. This criminal and mafia gang has been operating for centuries.

It is thought to have more than one hundred thou-sand members in Japan and also outside its bor-ders. Today, they handle huge amounts of money through the drug market, prostitution, arms sales and organised crime. Their presence in Japan is similar to that of other mafias in Russia or Euro-pe, they are not seen, but they are there, oversha-dowing the government itself and putting order in its own way. Every once in a while there are some news in the media saying that some Yakuza mem-ber has been arrested, and there is when public opinion can appreciate its striking aesthetic: a body full of tattoos.

So far, however, its activities are almost always focused on maintaining the power obtained for centuries and not to act against the ordinary population, in most occasions. Japan, is still considered one of the safest coun-tries in the world despite the fact that, among its streets, in the shadows, the Yakuza operate mercilessly and for more than three hundred years

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INTERNATIONALHAPKIDO ALLIANCE

Traditional Values,Modern Concepts

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Hapkido effective, forceful, effective !!

A BOOK, A MOVIE AND SOME INTERNET A BOOK, A MOVIE AND SOME INTERNET Again we share information about culture and entertainment. There are lovers of Martial Arts and Eastern phi-losophy who like to delve into reading, others are more interested in watching movies or series and there are also those who travel continuously on the Internet. For them; for those who do it all; for those who do nothing; for the most curious and for those who begin to be... for everyone, we do this session.

A bookDiaries of Korea, by the author Bruno Galindo. The book shows a complete and entertaining vision of a journalist who has visited both sides of the 38th parallel. Reading this book is a lot like watching documentaries that talk about the major differences on both sides of the Ko-rean border. It is an entertaining and interesting book.

Some Internet In this edition, without a doubt, we recommend one of the videos of Haidong Kumdo Sweden: Haidon Gumdo Sweden- Sword Dance or by clicking this link:

https://youtu.be/nmcWbWEbZOc

A movie Above the lawIt is an action film where Steven Seagal shows the world, through a major production, his own vision of Aikido. At that time (late 80s), the public fond of this type of cinema, came from being very accustomed to seeing the agility and speed of the Chinese Martial Arts represented in the films of Jacki Chan where, almost always, the fight choreographies were quite long. Steven Seagal changed the structures and was more serious in the message and in the forms, although his films do not reach an acceptable quality, al-most never, in the fields of script, argumentation, photography or soundtrack.... The film has good action scenes, although there are certainly plenty of guns and missing Aikido circles.... However, it managed to reach a wider audience and that is why much of the dissemination that, in a general way, was made of Aikido at an international level.

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In the traditional literature of different Eastern countries, we always find thought-invited stories. Buddhist or Taoist thought, is very present in a multitude of Martial Arts and, in fact, in the general culture of nations such as Thailand, China, Japan, Korea... In this session, we make a selection of some of those tales that, although sometimes they are more an invitation to play with the imagination and takes the reader to a world of fables, Dragons and other strange beings; with remarkable frequency, they help to move consciousnesses about essen-tial things of life, of the human being and of his behaviour. Today, we share with you two Buddhist tales.

Neither you nor I are the same

One day when the Buddha was walking quietly, a man, in his path, threw a heavy rock at him from the top of a hill, with the intention of ending his life. However, the rock only fell next to the Buddha and the man could not achieve his goal. The Buddha realized what had happened, but remained impassive, without losing the smile on his lips.

Days later, the Buddha crossed paths with the man who had tried to kill him and greeted him warmly. Very surprised, he asked:

- Aren’t you angry, sir? - No, of course not.

Without leaving his amazement, he asked: - Why? And Buddha said:

- Because neither you are the same one who threw the rock, nor am I the one who was there when it was thrown at me.

The challenge

One day a very old peasant went to see God and said to him: - Look, you are God and you created the world, but there is one thing I have to tell you: You are not a peasant and you do not know the basics of agriculture. You have something to learn.

- What advice can you give me? “Said God. The farmer’s response was as fo-llows:

Stories and stories to grow Stories and stories to grow

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- Give me a year to do things the way I choose and let’s see what results I get. I assure you that poverty will no longer exist. God granted that year to the old peasant. He, of course, asked for the best and nothing but the best: no storms, no gales, no anything to endanger the grain. When I wanted sun, there was sun; when I wanted rain, it rained as much as it needed to. This year everything was perfect, very comfortable, very easy, and he was very happy.

In all the years that the old man had been wor-king the field, he had never seen wheat grow so high. It grew so much that the farmer went to see God and said to him:

- Look! This time we will have so much grain that if people won’t have to work in ten years, we will still have enough food. But when the grains were collected, it turned out they were empty. The farmer did not understand this and had to ask God:

- What happened, what error was there?

- As there was no challenge, there was no conflict, no friction, as you dodged all the bad, the wheat became powerless. A little fighting is a duty. Storms, thunder, lightning, are necessary, because they shake the soul in-side the wheat.

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The imposing Kyongbokkung PalaceThe imposing Kyongbokkung PalaceEntering any of the imperial palaces that are still preserved in Seoul is, at the very least, a journey back in time where, with ease, one can play to transport oneself to past eras. In addition when you get closer to Chang-dokkung or Kyongbokkung, you can find different shops where they rent traditional Korean clothes for tou-rists who want to have fun for a while dressing up. Likewise, when renting the suit, admission to the palaces is free. (Anyway, the entrance to the enclosure is very affordable. It’s usually not like in other countries where culture is still quite expensive.) Of course, if you go in summer, I suggest you think well about the idea of dres-sing up as Hangbok....

In any case, being in Seoul and not entering Kyongbokkung, is like being in Seville and not walking through the Neighborhood of Santa Cruz or traveling to Guadalajara and not going to listen to Mariachi in El Parián. Kyongbokkung has remained imposing for about six centuries. King Lee Seong Gye, the first monarch of the Choson Dynasty, ordered the construction of this majestic place in the late 14th century. At that time, the capital of Korea was moved to Seoul, where it remains today. Standing with our backs to the main gate of

the palace, Gwanghwamun, we find two large statues that give imperial relevance to the great avenue passable on foot and by motor. Closer to the palace gate, the statue of the most revered monarch in the history of Korea, King Sejong the Great. Next, Admiral Yi Sun Shin. If we take several steps from that same door and look up from behind the complex, we will enjoy the visual beauty of Amisan mountain. If it is beautiful during the day, it is much more at night when, even the orange lights used by the policemen who guard the figure of the king who changed Korea forever become striking.

Kyongbokkung Palace is the largest of all the imperial complexes that, after some reconstructions, are preserved in a pristine way in the capital of South Korea. It has a rec-tangular shape and houses inside a renovated and comple-te historical museum. Pagodas, different pavilions, garden areas and even a couple of ponds in which lotus flowers live that transmits calm, are elements that make this place an unforgettable experience for those who have the privi-lege of knowing it.

Before entering the official premises, there is a large es-planade in which, if you know how to inform yourself, you can enjoy the guard’s change that are made almost every day. If you just take pictures and listen, you’ll enjoy. If you give yourself the privilege of flying with your imagination and try to blend in with the moment, you are much more likely to live that experience in a much fuller way. Imagine what those changes would actually be like.

To try to understand that, as is still the case today, the wrong-doers were trying to take advantage of these shift changes to organize their crimes and see how, to avoid it, these changing of the guard were meticulously organised. It’s something very visual and eye-catching. Once the main courtyard is accessed, three distinct levels of trail are appreciated on the ground.

The one in the center, somewhat higher, was where the mo-narch walked. In a straight line from that first en-

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trance to the courtyard, is the “Kunyongyon” room, the main hall in which the king offered audiences and received information almost daily. Visiting Kyongbokkung in a hurry is an absurd way to throw time away.

The palace, with its 501,676 square meters, requires the attention of a minimum of 5 hours to be able to appre-ciate well all that it offers. Still, almost everyone repeats the visit.

SBN J.L. Rueda Castaño- España

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Curiosities The difficult language

Do you know which is the language with the most letters from around the world? It is called Khmer and is the language spoken in Cambodia. It has 32 vowels and 40 consonants. It’s really complicated to learn for most foreigners.

Massacred by your government

In the 70s, the Cambodian government undertook a Machia-vellian plan to assassinate all those people who, according to them, had a moderately acceptable cultural level. Anyone who was suspected of being able to organise a protest, a political par-ty or, ultimately, any group of people opposed to the govern-ment, would be killed. This story, like so many others, is not well known in the world and yet it was one of the most heinous exterminations in the history of the human race.About 30% of the population was killed. Yes,3 out of 10 people were brutally murdered, today, the people of Cambodia are re-latively young because of this. It is a nation eager to re-emerge, but it needs a lot of outside help. In that sense, tourism is helping them, and a lot, to finish returning to some normalcy.

Record tall buildings

No, New York is not the city with the most skyscrapers in the world. When Hong Kong began to grow alarmingly, architects set to work to harmonize the environment somewhat and be effective. As in other large cities in Asia, Hong Kong grew skyward and today has about eight thousand skyscrapers that exceed 14 floors in height, among these; there are at least 10 huge mastodons with more than 60 floors. Yes, in New York they may be quite higher, but in Hong Kong there are more, many more.

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Teuk Gong Moo Sool’s Deadly DanceTeuk Gong Moo Sool’s Deadly Dance

The duel has existed for centuries in a wide number of countries, from gladiators to gypsies to British gentlemen settling a matter of honour. Hollywood has taken the reality away from these lethal exchanges and led us to believe it can last for minutes at a time with a bizarre chance of survival for the protagonist.

To make things worse some martial art schools teach defenses vs. attacks a teenager might come up with. This instills a sense of bra-vado which is sure to cost lives. On the other end of the spectrum there are a number of effective knife-fighting systems and imple-ments to suit ones tastes and preferences. Sadly, however the “bad guys” are picking up on our tricks and are getting more dangerous.

More than ever FAST and decisive techniques to control the kni-fe fighter are needed. I have written about the modern comba-tive system of Teuk Gong Moo Sool in several magazines. It was commissioned by the South Korean government for their Special Forces to enhance their physical, spiritual and mental attributes in record time. Also, they needed to not only be skilled in hand-to-hand combat and military melee implements, but ANY weapon

or tool that might be at hand, from a shovel to a ball pen.

The martial arts genius brought in to design this system was Park No-Won, now a grand-master of the art. The aspects of this art are far too wide to put in a single article. That is why three books have been written. This article will focus on knife-to-knife combat. This art has prepared me better for knife defense than any other in my 40 years of training. However, see-ing is believing.

At this level all the other skills you should have covered before come into play (footwork, ti-ming, distancing, evasion, striking, etc.). There isn’t much room for error in this game. The grips, strikes and appropriate targets that are typically employed in TGMS knife fighting are just a framework with which the practitioner can build on.

Every attacker and every defender are different so one has to be flexible and dedicate a lot of time to experiment what works for him.

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For the atypical basic grip GM Park recommends cutting the hands or feet of an advancing assailant (set A). One could also stab the body or neck (set B).

The reverse grip can be used to stab the sides of the torso (set C) or slash or cut the front (set D).

The ice pick type grip is usually reserved for stabbing high targets (set E) or the sides of the body (set F). If the practitioner can time it properly, he or she can even spin and strike to the back or the sides of the enemy (set G).

With all grips and attacks some principles never change.

They are as follows:

1. Always keep and angle while cutting. Never fully extend your arm.2. Target pressure points at all times.3. When striking attack like a snake. Basically, lash out then come back just as quickly.4. Treat attack and defense as the same thing.5. Do not think block then attack. Imagine a fencer performing a riposte. 6. Never lose your composure. Appear cool and emotionless.

On a final note GM Park would like to add these types of techniques are for when there is no other option. Too many fighters take what their masters teach them and get into drunken brawls or other types of trouble. As martial artists we are supposed to be above that. Further-more, we are obligated to protect society. Regardless of the arts you practice he wishes you well and dearly hope that none of you have to actually go into this kind of situation. The details of how these combinations are put into use and several other skills please contact myself or GM Park.

Maestro Guy Edward LarkeKorea del Sur

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The mythical Korean warrior Yi Sun Shin imperiously guards one of the main avenues of Seoul. At the foot of the imperial palace of “kyungbokkung”, you can see this huge

figure of the most famous admiral in the history of Korea

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