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BIMONTHLY MAGAZINE OF MARTIAL ARTS AUGUST/2015 - Nº 10
JOHN KERWIN
From Talk Show Host To
Black Belt
MASTER RONDY MCKEE The White Tiger
SPECIAL REPORTMARTIAL ARTS SUPER SHOW, LAS VEGAS
THE INTERVIEWDEBBIE GOODMAN
CREATIVE WARRIOR ACADEMYSIFU JUSTIN CATALDI
MARTIN FRANSHAMTHE FOUR CIRCLE METHOD
www.cienciamarcial.comMartial Science
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PUBLISHER/EDITOR -IN-CHIEFHenry Binerfa C.
CREATIVE DIRECTORDiosmel Acuña
COLUMNISTSAntonio Fernandez Rioja
Martin FranshanJimmy Lockett
CONSULTANTYin Zhi Shakya
CONTRIBUTORSPablo Rodarte
GM. Mark ShueyJames WilsonAirr PhanthipSamuel KwokBob Goméz
Sifu Justin CataldiMaster Wong
Philip NearingMaster Bernd Hoehle
TRANSLATIONSYisel Viamontes
Alcides CervantesDaryanis Tamayo Fuente.
DISCLAIMER
Martial Science Publications LLC as publisher is and advertising platform and does not endorse or make representation, warranty or guarantee concerning the safety or effetiveness of either the products and services advertised in this magazine or the martial arts or other techniques discussed or illustrated in this magazine. The publisher expressly disclaims any and all liability relating to the manufacture, sale or use of such products and services and the application of the techniques discussed or illustrated in this magazine may be ilegal in some areas of the united states or other countries. Therefore, you should check federal, state and local laws prior to your purchase or use of these products, services or techniques in the united states or elsewhere. Because of the nature of some of the products services or techniques advertised or discussed in this magazine, you should consult a physician before using these products or services or applying these techniques.
6 - news/Special Report Martial arts super Show
las Vegas 2015
Presents4 - Publisher’ s Message
6 - news/Special Report Martial arts super Show las Vegas 2015
14-news/1st innsbruck hall of honours 2015
20-the white tiger/ master rondy mackee
30- teachings of the budha
34- john Kerwin, from talk show host to black belt
40-creative warrior academy/ justin cataldi 48- a travelling ronin/Martin Franshan
52-The Interview / debbie goodman
55-what is a ninja/hiroshi ikeda
62-martial arts directory34- john Kerwin, from talk show host to black belt
20-the white tiger/ master rondy mackee
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Hello friends of Martial Science.
With this new edition of Martial Science Ma-gazine I feel very identified by the two main articles that are about Taekwondo. Taekwondo was my first martial art to practice, I started its practice at the young age of 5 years.
Certainly, there is not a martial art that teaches a kick as special as the Taekwondo way. Its pace, flexibility, fluidity, speed and beauty make it an effective and beautiful martial art.
Accompanied by a doctrine based on respect, self-improvement, discipline and perseverance. Thus creating a solid base in the formation of a strong body and mind can overcome the most difficult obstacles.
1. Etiquette / Courtesy2. Modesty3. Perseverance4. Self-Control5. Indomitable SpiritEtiquette / Courtesy
Taekwondo originated with a strong military
backround. If you read the history of taekwon-do, the Hwarang Were you Learned WHO no-blemen used martial arts to defend against at-tack Themselves. They had a code of honor.
1. Serve your lord2. Serve your parents3. Trust your friends4. Never withdraw from battle5. When taking a life, be selective
The modern commandments of taekwondo stem from these. You Should Be Able to Recog-nize some similarities.
1. Be loyal to your country2. Respect your parents3. Be faithful to your spouse4. Respect your siblings5. Be loyal to your friends6. Respect Those older than you7. Respect your teachers8. Never take life when it is not needed9. Have a strong spirit, or invincible spirit10. Be loyal to your school11. Always finish something you begin
As you can see, loyalty and respect play a big role in martial arts.
Modesty / Integrity,
This principle of taekwondo deals With With people how you interact. May practitioner, Although to be a better fighter than his or her Opponent, They Should not boast about it. Should Maintain the practitioner himself and be honest and good, and humble himself ear-ning respect.
Perseverance,
Practitioners of taekwondo Should be very per-sistant in what They do. They Should Them-selves challenge to self-improvement. Always
PUBLISHER´S MESSAGE
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STRIVE to Improve your physical body as well as your mind. When do you start something, fini-sh it. Go all the way. The rewards will be great.
Self-Control,
Self-control is a very va-luable lesson to learn. Learning self control is beneficial in many ways. Mentally, if you are in con-trol Then you will be in charge of your own life. But also, you will learn to controlling your temper, not get angry, be respec-tful in hard Situations, Among Others.
Physically, you learn Con-trol of your body. You will learn to throw a punch full force and stop an inch away from the target, as well as With kicks. You will learn to practice Effec-tively But Also safely, con-trolling the situation.
Indomitable Spirit,
The ultimate principle of taekwondo is possibly one of the most helpful. You learn to have a spirit That can not be beaten. When there is a tough situation, you can handle it and know you will be Able to handle it. This is Helpful in all parts of life. This principle end will help you to enjoy life and Everything That Comes With it.
Henry Binerfa | Publisher/CEOMartial Science Publications, LLC
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Special Report Martial Arts Super
Show, Las Vegas 2015
Flawless performance from Team Paul Mitchell Karate member: Jackson Rudolph
Martial Science Magazine was at the Venetian Casi-no in las Vegas to 2015 Martial Arts SuperShow. The doors of this masterful event opened on Saturday 4th of July and the event ended on July 8.
Four days of unforgettable experiences, encounters with legendary masters, and all in a wonderful envi-ronment surrounded by people who love and enjoy the martial arts.
The opening ceremony was spectacular, Venetian Theater with a sold-out, An emotional moment was when the audience stood up in honor of the living legend Kevin Thompson. Paul Mitchell Karate Team, which witnessed a thrilling homage to An-Shu Stephen K. Hayes, in which received the Lifetime Achievement Award, also Walter Bond Keynote presentation and impeccable Team Paul Mitchell’s demonstrations, one of the moments most enjoyed by the public was when appeared a mysterious Ninja with a pink kimono that turned out to be the Master Ken.
Photos By: Henry Binerfa
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Walter Bond, at the opening ceremonyJackson Rudolph
An-Shu Stephen K. Hayes, receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award
The audience at the Venetian Theater
Master Ken demonstrating defense techniques with award An shu Stephen
K. Hayes. As part of the show, the award ends shattered.
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Special Report Martial Arts Super
Show, Las Vegas 2015
There was many people who wake up early in the morning to be with the living legend
Bill “Superfoot” Wallace, presented his seminar as “An Early Morning Stretch”
But do not believe that it was all Stretch. Those who were present we could see the legendary left leg Wallace despite years remains fast and dangerous.
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The team of Paul MItchell gave a seminar about “Drills and skills: Creative Forms, Bo staff and
sparring” They were present:
Chris Rappold (Founder Personal Best Karate), Caitlin Dechelle, Jackson Rudolph, Justin Ortiz, Tyler Weaver, Cass Sigmon and Damon Gilbert.
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From left to right Don Rodrigues (co-founder and head coach of
Team Paul Mitchell), Kevin Thompson (He was inducted into the Black Belt Magazine Hall of Fame in 1989) and
Sensei Henry Binerfa (Publisher Martial Science Magazine)
Dana Abbott Owner of Samurai Sports & Inventor of ActionFlex.Photo taken in his seminar:
Zero to Sixty: Learning Martial Methods
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Special Report Martial Arts Super
Show, Las Vegas 2015
Benny “The Jet“ Urquidez Undefeated Kickboxer Gave a seminar
(Improving your Kickboxing skills) at the Century Training area
Stephen K. Hayes. He gave a master class about Ninja Vanishing Defense. Where he explained: Determined effortless defenses
against aggressors are key to the ninja way of dealing with Danger.
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1st INNSBRUCK HALL OF HONOURS 2015
The 1st Innsbruck Hall of Honours excelled all expectations. When Master Gregor Huss, promoter of the Munich Hall of Honours decided to found another Sports Award event his first choice was Innsbruck, this beautiful capitol of Tyrol in the austrian alps, famous for wintersports but not only.
Quickly he could win austrian Legends of the art and Grand-master Erhard Kellner from ZENTAI RYU HAK St. Pölten, Niederösterreich and Kung Fu Grandmaster Perry Zmugg from Graz, Steiermark for the komitee, followed by Master Ado Dulas, from Innsbruck. International Komitee members where US Legend GM Cynthia Rothrock, UK Worldcham-pion Master Emma Elmes and german Wushu Legend Sifu Serge Seguin and finaly Master Gregor Huss himself. Promotion for the Event started right after Munich Hall of Honours was over and within a few weeks the event was sold out. Grandmasters and Masters from all over Europe came to be among the founding members of this Innsbruck Sports Award. During the day there where fantastic seminars going on with some of the best martial arts experts and everyone partici-pating was happy to learn and train with them. The modern bright hall was very well suitable for this kind of seminars and all participants were inspired. After a break dinner started at 6 p.m. At the restaurant next to the event hall. The food was excellent and the service outstanding. At about 8 o`clock everyone took their place at the event hall. The Lan Lung Wu Shu Xue Yung Team started the first Inns-bruck Hall of Honours with the traditional lions dance. After this Gregor Huss welcomed the guest and then the showpro-gramm started. Internationaly known flutist Raphaèlle Za-neboni from France played three songs and was followed by NoGravity Team performance from Czechia, Lorenzo Achate Kata presentation from Romania. Then Hassan Yaakoubd`s Muay Thai traditional fight performance with Luca Luncasu and Nicole Quinzi from Italy. Grandmaster Sifu Serge Seguin showed a Chen TaijiQuan form at a extremely high level. The Team from Kampfsport Graz presented a fulminating show mixed tradtional kung fu, hapkido and jeet kune do with modern self defense. And finaly the Lan Lung Wu Shu Team aroused enthusiasm with a action loaded presentation. After a break Master Gregor Huss presented his komitee
members and the Special guests, GM Samuel Kwok, the Wing Chun Legend and German female Kickbox Champion and Actress Anqi Nimbach as well as UK Fitness Queen Agata Dowding known as „I am a woman and I lift“. Then to all new inductees their awards where presented and after the official part was finished, everyone met at the Bar to let end this fantastic evening. And what did Cynthia Ro-throck have to say?
„fabulous. Great food, fantastic show„ she said and „ now Innsbruck is the place to be, after you have been to Munich!“ If you want to take part at anyone of these events (Munich Hall of Honours April 22/23,2016) and Innsbruck Hall of Honours (July 2, 2016) or maybe both, send your inquiry on:
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Awarded of Munich Hall of Honours 2015
Jose Luis Montes G. Axel Nobbe Rene Gayk Bianca Huss
Bixi Kappeler Todd Taganashi Khetphet Phagmasay Ivica Aleksovski
Greg Bienkowski Carl Cooper Jurgen Kohler Tamara Tremmel
Pierre Van Bentum Gianni Di Primio Marc Engelhardt Madeleine Geiger
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MOBI - Day
The MOBI - Day in Flensburg/ Germany is with a part of self-defense for people with disabilities / wheelchair users. Organizer Karl Grant is coope-rating in this Part with the MAA-I. and the SOK.The Martial Arts Association - International represented by the MAA-I. Chairman Bernd Hoehle, Master Babak Saviz, Karsten Forester and Grandmaster Danny Koch supported this event actively.
In particular, the gymnastic and skill course, which was built and operated by the sports stu-dents from the University of Flensburg - prevailed hustle and bustle during the event. But the per-formances of the boxers of DGF Flensburg, the Capoeira Flensburg, the members of SoK Kamp-fkunstschule / School and the team led by Babak Philip Saviz around Holger Liedtke, Karsten Förs-ter, Stefan Schmaltz and the team of Bernd Hoehle in different martial arts and self-defense for People with handicaps / wheelchairs were observed with great interest by the audience, and some of them
could be the different exercises not only perform, but made himself with, because - that’s the motto of the “MOBI” - day - course “Getting involved was explicitly allowed “:-).
The kart track in front of the hall, with vehicles of karting Schleswig (Germany / Schleswig-Holstein) was, according to Heiko Jürgensen “so much visi-ted, as in the past 4 years is not”. Entire 198 trips were done. “There was less than 5 minutes break, our driver had to alternate seamlessly, so much the rush this year was,” said the team of RSC North.
Even the wheelchair parcours, cared for by the sta-ff and students of Occupational Therapists School “school” Handewitt enjoyed great interest and the Taurus the bull-riding facility of “Oops The event outfitter in Satrup” threw off a total of 285 riders.
The Wheel of Fortune, the “hot wire”, make-up the children and also the highest with 8.50 m climbing tower in Germany, operated by the DAV Flensburg, had large audiences. The extravagant recumbents the manufacturer “hare” were marve-led and extensively test driven and the curling of SV Adelby front of the main entrance of the Firth Hall viewers made curious to learn more about this relatively unknown sport discipline.
The team of Bequa Flensburg hosted as every year the visitors with cakes, ice cream, popcorn, coffee, cold drinks, etc., and in the hotel grounds there was grilled sausages, crepes, smoothies and other goodies.
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The information stands on the gallery of the de-livery hall were focal point for sports and health products interested and on the hour had to be there speaking a little louder, because then Tom Miller Elvis Tribute Artist, Kay Christiansen, Anna Sophie and Julian Taylor from Eckernförde, Samuel - 2nd place in “The Voice Kids” 2015 and local hero Mike Kazmaier and his band gave their songs the best. The stage and musical art was this year from PMN Events - excellently mastered Ulf Dupke Event Production Team!
At the booth of Floriansdorf KiEZ Frauensee our little guests were many others about the dangers of fire, the work of the fire brigade inform.
As political guests were on site:State Secretary Rolf Fischer, Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Science and equality, Inge Krämer, Deputy City President Flensburg - and Simone Lange, a member of the Schleswig-Holstein Parlia-ment / Member of Parliament for Flensburg.
Our special thanks go next to the volunteer team of the Health Media geV all supporters as the city of Flensburg, as patron, the Flensburg professio-nal fire brigade, the Red Cross and all the other hard-working hands, among others our tireless Benny treasure Wieckhorst and Gesi mouse Han-sen - this year for the 5th time with it - without this, now the largest inclusion of sports, action and music event in Schleswig-Holstein had grown event would not be feasible.
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Dragon Days with Don "The Dragon"
Wilson
To mark the 20 year anniversary of Jido Kan have Grand Master Michael Thomanek invitate to the "Dragon Days" with Don "The Dragon" Wilson. It was an inspiring weekend with a seminar, a party in the evening and a street festival on Sunday in which about 3,000 people were.
The chairman of the MAA-I. Grandmaster Bernd Hoehle and the President of IBDF Grand Mas-ter Karl Wagner were invited as guests of honor. The seminar was led by the 11 times Kickboxing Worldchampion Don Wilson, Grand Master Hans-Juergen Eul, Grand Master Heinrich Böh-mer, Grand Master Florian Hahn, Grandmaster Rainer Grytt (President of the German Jiu Jitsu Union) and Grandmaster Uwe Hasenbein. Was taught in a rotation system, so that each Budoka at each teacher could have lessons. Grandmaster Antonio Coelho, Sifu Erwin Timmers and Grand Master Ismail Koldere also attended as guests of honor at the seminar. Sensei Andrea Kelschebach then started even with a super MMF warm-up for all.
In a special ceremony were Grand Master Michael Thomanek (Soke jujitsu Jido-Ryu) and the MAA-I. Chairman Bernd Hoehle made some honors and
expressed thanks. For this special anniversary has Bernd Hoehle awarded Soke Thomanek a special award for 20 years Jido Kan. Special guest Don Wilson was also very enthusiastic about the "martial artist with Heart" Charity Initiative the MAA-I.
Following was a meal and in the evening a party. Was crowned the jubilee with the street festival at Jido Kan Dojo. An unforgettable weekend!
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MASTER RONDY MCKEE
The White Tiger
Photos By: Jackie Miller Henry Binerfa
What motivated you to
learn martial arts? I was working in advertising and marketing in Detroit, Michigan. Being a young girl in a big city and working late hours, I found myself to be an easy target for crime. Eventually beco-ming “fed up”, I asked the local police how I could obtain a gun for protection. They told me that was a bad idea. They explained that if I was not tough enough, confident enough, to actually use it, the next crime would definitely be by gun point because the bad guy would take my gun from me. I asked about pepper spray, they advised the same thing. The spray could be used against me. I decided to arm myself with something that no one could take away.
How was your experience
training in Korea?
I was already a 3rd degree black belt and ins-tructor at my school back in Detroit. But I had no idea the level of training that would be in-volved in Korea. As a member of the profes-sional martial arts team - the Korean Tigers, we spent 5 days a week training, 8 or 9 hours a day. We usually performed demos on the weekend. The first few hours were spent on the opening poomsae with an emphasis on perfect unison. The balance of the day was spent on jumps, kicks, self defense sets, tum-bling, breaking and stamina training. After a while, I did not seem to have wrists or ankles, they were always swollen and as big as my arms and legs. The other members were ex-treme athletes, the stamina portion of the tra-ining was the most difficult for me. Often, I would have to bow out and lose my breakfast. I would always get a big stinging slap on the back with words of encouragement, “good! now you are ready for training!”. Sometimes
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I would just have to focus and will myself not to pass out. Or at least, not to be the first one to pass out.
How did you earn the nickname of White Tiger?
The team was called the Korean Tigers, with most of the 20-25 members being male college age students. Women were rare on the team. A caucasian woman was even rarer. I stood out. It started as a nickname by my teammates and then the media. It stuck, I liked it, and decided to call my school White Tiger when I returned back to the United States. I wanted to always be reminded of my teammates and the wonderful opportunity I experienced being part of the team.
What are the benefits of training in your School
White Tiger?
My school became almost an instant success. I was a student long before I became an instructor and long before I was a Tiger Team member. As a beginner stu-
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I decided to arm myself with
something that no one could take away.
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dent, I loved my new activity, but there were some business aspects that I felt could have been improved. I kept mental notes, “someday, if I am in charge, I will do things a little diffe-rently”. As a high ranking student, I longed to learn more, but felt that level of training was not available to me. I was able to combine the best of both my worlds. The techniques we teach are authentic from Korea and at the same time cutting edge being taught at the Korean universities. That combined with customer ser-vice and business practices accommodating to Americans have made the perfect marriage of cultures and almost perfect school.
How is the program of White Tigers?
My dream was to make a “Family Fitness Faci-lity” something for everyone in the family. This is stemmed from a firm belief that everyone involved in martial arts will improve their lives physically, mentally and spiritually. Perhaps this is my effort to make a better world, by bette-ring the world around me. White Tiger truly has something for everyo-ne. Tiger tots is for children as young as 2 and half years old. They are too young to earn Kukkiwon rank, but benefit from building confidence, self esteem, they learn to follow visual and verbal instruction. They learn about time and pla-ce. There is a time to speak up for yourself and a time to be quiet
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and listen. Stars, stickers, high-fives and cheers from the audience are incredible motivators for our youngest students as they build life skills and get that head start before even starting kindergarten.
Our Taekwondo program is for children, teens, adults and families. The Hapkido program is idea for teens, adults, law enforcement and military personnel.
Our Lady Tigers program teaches specialized women’s self de-fense. This program is unique in that it teaches the use of every day items that may be used as weapons of self defense: a cell
phone, ATM card, shoe, etc. Still haunted by the advice of the police officer decades ago, if these items were
taken away by the bad guy, it is still just a shoe.
What are your new projects?
Being known as the largest martial arts school in the world brings us a lot of attention and imitation. Local competitors are constantly repeating our offers, trying to replicate our programs and so on. I am not alone. Other school owners have experienced the same situation and have be-come very frustrated. I look at this as another opportunity. It keeps me on my toes. I am constantly improving our program, making it better and moving forward. Anything copied today is our old news. To keep
our school on top, I stay very active in learning about new products, technology and services. In addition to traditional training on
the mat, our students learn from online videos to practice at home, online flash cards for terminology, and interactive
online quizzes and mobile applications. I keep our ins-tructors on top by investing in their continued training. I want them always improving their skills. I send them to Korea and various locations for intensive training and host a wide variety of guest master instructors to teach at our school. I have stepped up my personal training by becoming a private student to the masters
I look up to. One of these Grandmasters is Rick Mo-
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neymaker from the Dragon Society Inter-national. His training in Martial Science, TCM and pressure points have enhanced by existing training. We have combined our seminars and are working on several projects together including the Master’s Series Seminars held at White Tiger. I studied Kung fu long ago and have been able to bring it back to by training as a private student of Sifu Samuel Kwok from the Ip Man lineage. His vast experience and training has been an amazing addi-tion to my women’s self defense semi-nars and classes. Sifu Kwok has become an incredible mentor in my life, I am able to experience training again with the en-thusiasm of a new student. In addition to expanding my martial arts skills, Sifu Kwok’s individual attention and dedica-tion to his students is teaching me to be a better instructor.
Not a new project, but an improved proj-ect is our Community Cares Program. This program benefits the At-Risk children in our community. In conjunction with the local Police department, who select the children at risk, we teach martial arts as an award for staying in school. Many of these children do not have adult supervi-sion available for them after school and are at risk of making decisions that may negatively impact their lives. The partici-pants love the martial arts training, strive in the structured environment and make good choices to stay in school to con-tinue to be a member of the program. The program is fully funded by our tradi-tional program’s Black Belt applicants. As part of their black belt testing process, they must contribute to their community. The students use their leadership skills to raise money for the donation to the program. I tell them if they learn how to kick, break and smash, they need to learn how to heal and re-build as well. The requirement is that they each raise a
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minimum of $35, but they they do more than that. They do way more than that. They often raise thousands of dollars for their community. So the new part of this program is its growing success. Not only are the children - once at risk of dropping out of school - staying in school, doing well and graduating...the black belt ap-plicants have raised far beyond their required amounts and so the program can afford for each graduate of the Community Cares Pro-gram to attend college on a full scholarship.
Other personal projects include my Ladies Elite Competition Team and traveling to competi-tions with the team. We leave for the World Hanmadang in Korea in less than 2 weeks. I have also been put in a position by Kukkiwon to assist American school owners in obtain-ing legitimate World Taekwondo Federation Black Belt Certification. I struggled with this for years and hope I can be of assistance to school owners in need. I have a few movie offers on the table, a TV show opportunity, a book 75% written and many speaking en-gagements in the works. I want to do it all, but the students the school will always come first.
Master Rondy Mackee practicing Wing Chun, with Grandmaster Samuel Kwok
Well protected by the youth of White Tiger
In her conference at Martial Arts Supershow. “Team Recruitment, Training and compensation”
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The Fish and the Turtle (Is Nibbana Nothingness?)Once upon a time there was a fish. And just because it was a fish, it had lived all its life in the water and knew nothing whatever about anything else but water. And one day as it swam about in the lake where all its days had been spent, it happened to meet a turtle of its acquaintance who had just come back from a little excursion on the land.
“Good day, Mr. Turtle!” said the fish. “I have not seen you for a long time. Where have you been?”
“Oh”, said the turtle, “I have just been for a trip on dry land.”
“On dry land!” exclaimed the fish. “What do you mean by on dry land? There is no dry land. I had never seen such a thing. Dry land is nothing.”
“Well,” said the turtle good-naturedly. “If you want to think so, of course you may; there is no one who can hinder you. But that’s where I’ve been, all the same.”
“Oh, come,” said the fish. “Try to talk sense. Just tell me now what is this land of yours like? Is it all wet?”
“No, it is not wet,” said the turtle.
“Is it nice and fresh and cool?” asked the fish.
“No, it is not nice and fresh and cool,” the trutle replied.
“Is it clear so that light can come through it?”
The Fish and the Turtle
Teachings of the Budha
“The Buddha and His Teachings” by Maha thera Narada.
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“No, it is not clear. Light cannot come through it.”
“Is it soft and yielding, so that I can move my fins about in it and push my nose through it?”
“No, it is not soft and yielding. You could not swim in it.”
“Does it move or flow in streams?”
“No, it neither moves nor flows in streams.”
“Does it ever rise up into waves then, with white foams in them?” asked the fish, impatient at this string of Noes.
“No!” replied the turtle, truthfully. “It never rises up into waves that I have seen.”
“There now,” exclaimed the fish triumphantly. “Didn’t I tell you that this land of yours was just nothing? I have just asked, and you have answered me that it is neither wet nor cool, not clear nor soft and that it does not flow in streams nor rise up into waves. And if it isn’t a single one of these things what else is it but nothing? Don’t tell me.”
“Well, well”, said the turtle, “If you are determined to think that dry land is nothing, I suppose you must just go on thinking so. But any one who knows what is water and what is land would say you were just a silly fish, for you think that anything you have never known is nothing just because you have never known it.”
And with that the turtle turned away and, leaving the fish behind in its little pond of water, set out on another excursion over the dry land that was nothing.
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JoHN KERWIN, From Talk Show Host To Black Belt
Photos By: Katja Bresch Jeff Otto Lucie’s Aleks
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JHON KERWIN, From Talk Show Host To Black BeltI am a late night talk show host. In addition to en-tertaining television audiences and interviewing celebrity guests, I have a passion for the martial arts.
I’ve always been interested in the martial arts. As a boy my mother didn’t have much money, yet after my badgering, she finally paid for karate lessons. However, she could not afford that expensive ka-rate uniform. So every week, I’d go to karate clas-ses wearing my pajamas. I’m not exaggerating this story. There were tough kids in class with uniforms with patches of big fists and swords. My uniform had little boats on it. You had the brown belts, the black belts…I was a flannel belt. Anyway, that was Shito Ryu Karate and the money ran out at green belt. In college, I studied Shotokan Karate and went to brown belt. A relatively minor injury led me to quit. That was a mistake. I became a spectator of the martial arts for many years until one day, I thought about what I really wanted to do for the rest of my life. Making people laugh has always been on the top of my list. But studying the martial arts was something that I wanted to revisit. I scoured the city, trying everything from Wing Chun to Aikido to Judo. I decided on Tae Kwon Do. I’m tall, 6’3” and kicking is great weapon if you are tall. And I liked the grandmaster. His name is Grandmaster Kim at Double Dragon Tae Kwon Do. Everybody in my world said that at 39 years old, I was way too old to start doing martial arts. And during the trial classes, I did notice that I was the oldest student in the dojang. But this was some-thing that I really wanted. So I signed up. My first class was so overwhelming, I had to stop as I thou-ght I would pass out– I was in such terrible shape. I even thought of quitting that first day. But I didn’t. The common adage is: “A black belt is a white belt who didn’t quit.” That stayed with me.
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So I continued. And it was nice to have a TKD uniform. Wearing pajamas at 39 would have been weird, to say the least. Moving from white belt to yellow, purple, orange, green, brown, red – was a great journey. The toughest part was the minor in-juries and twisted body parts. But I remembered my previous experience with an injury and vowed to not let that stop me. Becoming black belt meant more than just an achievement, it was a symbol of not giving up. I developed strong perseverance. And I lost fifty pounds going from white belt to black. The black belt testing was the greatest phy-sical challenge of my life. And I was prepared, both mentally and physically. And the result was eupho-ric. I hope to encourage adults to study the martial arts. Ignore the naysayers. I am proof that it can be done, IF you have the desire and the will. I belie-ve that I am a better person because of my martial arts study. I am more focused, more flexible, my posture is better and by losing so much weight, I’m healthier and happier. And, by the way, now when I go to sleep, all of my pajamas are black.
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TECHNIQUE 2
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A. Opponent stabs to midsection , I pass it and slash the arm at the same time
B. Keeping control of the knife hand I slash the throat
D. I strip away my opponents knife
C. I setup my disarm
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A Travelling Ronin
How to Engage Anyone: The Four Circle Method
By: Martin “travelling ronin” FranshaM
How to Engage Anyone: The Four Circle Method“Hey Coach? How would I defend myself against this guy?” Questions like this can be heard in Mar-tial Arts schools across the world. The reason it is asked over and over again because of the terrifying prospects of being forced into an engagement and not knowing how you should handle it. As a glo-bal traveller I have had the privilege to train with
fantastic Martial Artists from coast to coast. While this has provided me with unique training oppor-tunities it has also meant I am always working with different people, body types and styles. Conse-quently, very early into my travels I had to deal with
the incredibly complex question of how to engage any opponent.
In order to accomplish this I fell back on Occam’s Razor as a guide. I wanted to make as few assump-tions as possible while raising my odds of success. You obviously can’t “beat” everyone but you can improve your ability to fight back.
The Four Circle Method has three primary circles, Skill & Techniques, Strength and Speed. Surroun-ding these is the larger circle of Endurance. This en-forces the mindset that none of the circles can exist without each other. For example, you cannot throw a punch without Strength or Speed or if you don’t have the endurance to lift your arm. Everything is connected but you can use more of one attribute over another.
With a quick glance over your opponent you can make a series of snap judgements. Is my oppo-nent stronger? Do I think they are quicker or more athletic? Does this person look to be more skilled or simply more proficient at their art? Based on this momentary information you now have a basis to engage your opponent or opponents. The goal is to get to balance point at the joining of all three circles. If you can then you will large-ly control the fight. Short of a lucky punch, which does happen, your opponent’s only hope is to wear you down with and hope that their conditioning will outlast yours. Simply put if you are stronger,
The Four Circles comprise of three primary circles that overlap inside the larger circle of
endurance.
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faster and more skilled than your opponent you should be able to successfully engage the opponent.
However, realistically you will only control two or even one of the circles. Smaller opponents will li-kely be faster, while larger opponents will ofTEN have a strength advantage. It is hoped that in a real confrontation you will hold the edge in skill and technique, yet once more, this isn’t always the case.
Looking at the circles they tell you your best me-thod of engaging an opponent. If you are facing a stronger opponent then you need to hit them with blisteringly fast techniques and technical combi-nations that change levels and work angles. If you
were rolling with an opponent you and using your speed you might be transitioning positions and for-cing your opponent to deal with attacks from all sides. You also hold the advantage that by contro-lling two of the three primary circles you should be burning less energy by fighting in a more efficient manner.
If you only control one of the circles then you are forced to acknowledge that you are burning more energy than your opponent. Should you only con-trol the strength circle you can’t compete with fast slips and trading combinations. This would be a moment to return to your basics. When working in the strength circle think “heavy.” Big punches, el-bows and knees are basic techniques that hit hard. If you were on the ground grinding your opponent with a strong mount or side control is another way to look at it.
The more circles you control the less energy you need to expend.
The Skill & Technique Circle needs to be addres-sed as it is often over valued in many cases. There is plenty of evidence that shows “masters” losing to someone that can hit hard and fast. If you only control this circle beware the fighter with fast, hea-vy hands or the beast that just flattens you on the ground with a linebacker tackle. A snapping jab and thunderous cross have ended many fights and
You may need to make that snap judgement very fast.
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are among the first techniques you learn. Should you find yourself in this situation you need to pull out your more “advanced” tools. This could be the time to throw a rolling kneebar or spinning hook kick. The final circle that surrounds the three primary circles is the endurance circle. This is perhaps the most important circle of all. You might control a fight but if you can’t sustain your advantage the tide will shift against you. The example that comes to mind is Brock Lesnar versus Shane Carwin for the UFC Heavyweight Belt. Carwin spent the first five minutes demolishing Lesnar in every aspect of the match. However, out of energy, Lesnar rebounded in the second round and won the fight. His endu-
rance allowed him to continue despite being hope-lessly overmatched at first.
In conclusion, this strategy may not allow you to win every time but it will significantly raise your odds of success. Dog Brothers Martial Arts has a moniker that I like which goes, “Die Less Often.” It is impossible to always win but it is always possible to increase the likelihood of a favourable outcome.
A Superman Punch is a great example of a more advanced technique to end a fight.
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DEBBIE GOODMAN
HOW DID YOU GET STARTED IN MARTIAL ARTS?
I didn’t get started in Martial Arts until I was almost 29-years old, al-though I’d been interested since I was a child. I was deeply influen-ced by the TV series “Kung Fu”. In the late ‘80’s, I’d been dating a local nightclub musician. He also had another “girlfriend” I was unaware of. She threatened me to stay away from him, or she was going to “knock my teeth down my throat”. That’s when I decided it was time to enroll in Martial Arts. I tried a month at a local Shotokan school, but it just didn’t seem to click with me. I then found a school that taught a “blended” style, but after a year-and-a-half or so, I found that I didn’t like some of the things that were going on in the
school (Mostly having to do with Black Belt instructors taking advantage of the fe-male students!). After picking up a book by Douglas Wong
at a martial arts supply store, I set out to find an “authentic” Kung Fu School.
I found John Cho’s Kung Fu Club at the Chinese Consolidated Bene-volent Association/School of Con-fucius in a remote area of Fresno. We only trained 2 days during the week, and on Sunday mornings. A year later, John Cho opened a school that was much closer to my home, making it easier for me to train almost everyday. When John Cho held his Grand Opening, we invited all the other school owners in town. It was my “job” to invite Stuart Quan, as his dojo was right across the street from where I was working at the time. Stuart and I became friends, and he invited me to help teach the “Mind, Body, Spi-rit” program to the Boy’s & Girl’s club. I was immersed in Martial Arts at that time, studying Kung Fu
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with John Cho, Tai Chi with Julin Chen, and Wu Shu with Quying Feng.
WHAT DID YOU LIKE ABOUT MARTIAL ARTS?
I loved martial arts for the art form. I seemed to perform best in weapons.
WE ALL REMEMBER MARTIAL ARTS MANIA. HOW WAS WORKING ON THIS
PROJECT?
John Cho was invited to go to San Francisco to be a guest on Tat-Mau Wong’s Syndicated TV show “Kung Fu Theater”. I was one of the students selected to go along. This is where I got the idea for my TV show “Martial Arts Mania!” 20 years later!
Eric Lee and Debbie Goodman at Tat -Mau Wong’stournament, early 1990’s.
Debbie Goodman interviewing Douglas Wong at the Martial Arts History Museum for Martial Arts Mania.
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YOU HAVE BEEN WITH VERY IMPORTANT MASTERS OF MARTIAL
ARTS. WHICH ONE OF THIS MASTERS INFLUENCED YOU MOST?
It’s hard to say who the most influential Mas-ter has been in my life, but I think that would have to be Douglas Wong, since it was his book that sent me in search of an authentic Kung Fu school, and not just a “McDojo”.
WHY DO YOU THINK WOMEN SHOULD LEARN MARTIAL ARTS?
I feel that all women should learn some form of Martial Arts for self-defense purposes. I took the “self-defense” classes that were offered in my High School PE classes.
WHAT ARE YOUR NEW PROJECTS?
My latest project is to work on self-defense instructional videos with Don “The Dragon” Wilson.
Sifu Grandmaster Eric Lee, Crystal Santos and Debbie Goodman
Debbie Goodman and Jeff Speakman
Debbie Goodman and Don “the Dragon” Wilson
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WHAT IS A NINJA?
By Hiroshi Ikeda
Historically, Ninjas were people with skills in spe-cial military techniques, active in the feudal days of Japan.
I will be telling Ninjas from the Iga area (now in Mie prefecture). And, Ninjas from the Koga area (now in Shiga prefecture) was also famous. These two areas had the most distinguished Ninjas in Ja-
pan. People in those days called the Ninjas, Igamo-no or Kogamono. Iga and Koga are neighbors. Yet, the Iga Ninja groups were more famous and much larger than the Koga Ninja. According to “the Ban-senshukai” (the Bible of the Ninjas, Ninja encyclo-pedia), It says Iga was the birthplace of Ninjas.
Ninja’s main work was to investigate the strengths and strategies of one’s enemies. It was very impor-tant to get the enemy’s information to their lord. So, usually the work was not to assassinate peo-ple, but to gather information. Of course, Iga Nin-jas were also trained to destroy the weapons and castles, especially using fire power. Ninjas were far from assassins.
How did the area of Iga come to train Ninja? First the Iga area was surrounded by mountains. And these conditions brought in extreme amount of fog all year round. During the Sengoku period, it was convenient for many samurais or lords who were beaten in battles to hide in Iga. So, it was very di-fficult to track down the hiding samurais or lords. During the 11th century, Todaiji temple, which was the biggest temples in those days, ruled the Iga te-rritories. There were many groups against the rule of Todaiji. Todaiji called them “Kuroda no Akuto.” The terms “Kuroda no Akuto” came to mean Iga Ninja later. At that time, there was an intense ba-ttle between Todaiji temple and Kofukuji temple, which was the second biggest temples, for the te-rritories of Iga. And Iga area was also the place of “Shugendo,” a remote mountainous religion where people received mysterious powers from God. And that Many Toraijin (Chinese or Korean immigrants who during these ancient times, introduced their high level culture to Japan) existed in Iga as the aca-demics.
This was a perilous time, when no government ru-led Iga. That is to say, Iga was a very complicated area.
In the process of destroying Shoen, (the Japane-se old land system) the Iga samurais were mixed among those people who lived and hid in the area. And Iga Ninjas were completed at last. During
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the Sengoku period, Iga Ninjas made their castles for the purpose of guarding Iga territories. It was during this perilous Sengoku time period that Iga Ninjas were essential as specialized soldiers. Al-most all Iga Ninjas belonged to “Iga Sokoku-ikki” (an organization that Iga samurai and Iga Ninjas made against the enemies from other countries). Yet some groups had to betray in order to survive. In the battle of Tensho Iga no Ran in 1581, Iga Nin-jas fought against Oda Nobunaga, who was stron-gest load and ruling Japan. Yet, Oda’s forces were so powerful and Iga Sokoku-ikki was eventually destroyed.
The battle ended in only two weeks. Almost Iga area was completely burnt. After the collapse of IgaSokoku-ikki, Some Iga Ninjas who escaped began preparing for their next battle, while other Iga Nin-jas were hired by lords from other areas.
Todo Tatora, the lord from Iga during 1608-1615, hired Chigachi Uneme, who was the boss of the strongest Iga Ninjas group. Chigachi was the rela-tive of Hattori’s (the strongest and most famous Iga Ninja).
Takatora gave his family honor and name, “Todo” to Uneme. Takatora announced to Iga Ninjas, that any who worked for other lords must return to Iga, otherwise, Taka-tora threatened to confiscate their lands and banish their wives and children from Iga. Takatora had a hatred of other Sengoku lords who hired Iga Ninjas. Later Takatora stationed Iga Nin-jas as special soldiers to guard him as Igamono of the Todo Clan.
After Tokugawa Ieyasu ruled Japan perfectly in 1615, Iga Ninja’s main work was not to fight in ba-ttles, but to guard the Todo Lord and investigate, in order to prevent rebellion against the Todo clan. The lasthighlighted incident of the Ninjas was that of the Iga Ninja, Sawamura, investigated Perry’s black ship when it visited Japan in 1853. This activity was the last work of the Iga Ninja.
HIROSHI IKEDA
Hiroshi Ikeda is a Japanese school teacher from IGA. His great passion for over 20 years is the study of everything related to the Shinobi. It is
therefore considered a “ninjologist” or a specialist in everything related to the ninja world, its history and culture. Also his other great passion is botany,
so he knows many different plants whose properties were well known and used
by the Shinobishu.
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