Shotok>.n We" COO" K....

te Champi_ 'o
on.hips, .mong othe,"", The winning
.tn,.k rulmin.>ted in Long �e�eh.C.li_
forni......he'" he bogged the middle_
weight title .t Ed Parker'. Intern..ion.1
Kar,te Ch,mpion.hip',
In 1971, while oJ><"'ting Kell),"' Ka_
r..e Studio in Lo. Angeles, he I.nde.! �
.upJ>Orting role in Melfnda. in which he
pl.yod • m.rti.1 .rts In",uctor. A .."nt
Y".r I.ter. ho hurst onto tn .....orld'.
radar.... itn the premiere of !';Ole' til.
OrofJ'l".
•
, hired lim for (th., p.rt); .. ,d IIoh
W.ll who pl.Y"d Oh .... in tho mOYie
.nd ha. wotire.! in the hi' for do""d""
. 'nce. ·The", was .notne< f.lIow that
h.d gott.n the part. hu, t
....o d.y' ....
00", (m"'ing). h. calle.! in .nd ..,d h.
w•• 'ick (Producer) Fre.!die W.'n·
t...uh "'d. '1\', got to h.w. t.ll, good.
I"",king hl.ck ",.n "'ho'•• ",.rtl.1 .rt·
I" .nd .n '<lor: W.II. th.", "...... .bout
," •••t tn.' ti",•.
In the United St.t
I ,u&idte.! Jim. F",ddle Intervlew.d
him .nd liked him'
K.lly..... ,. pl.""u", to ... .Mund on
•nd off the set, w.1I <ald. In fact. the
two d.....loped . friend'hlp that would
10" d"".d••.·Jim wa, • g.,oo guy; w.1I
adde.!, "H ........"per·fri.ndl)' .nd "ery
bright. I lhmk he did. h.llm. Job on
fnU:r r�< Dn...."n-h. go" g..... part
10 play• •nd h. hi' 'he hall ou' of ,h.
park:
"The moyie h.d an """,m.1)' poslll""
Impact on 'he m.rti., .rts Indu"ry,'
$Old MICh••1 M",uda. founder of Ih.
M.rtlal Arts Hi"o!), Mu'.",m In Bur·
bank. califoml., -Altho"�h Ihe casl fe.­
lured Individu.l, of di""rse nallonoli­
lies, for u.Ih.y ".."" I"" amazing mar-
1.
1 1
Leo. John So.on .nd lim Kelly
T i'n't convinced th., he or ,he is the p'"
·After t'n", ,��D"'9"n. lim .nd Fred_
!hin!J, ;nUl pn
Kelly was !In! fi'" J\JriCt1n_J\m�ria," w best. Kelly ....., foreed to develop ..."n die Weint ...ub .,ked me if I would do
� !Jfi a ma,lfal ar'" roI� in a major g"'�ter ..,If_confiden« bee,u," he th� "U"t cooNin.ting for Black Be/,
Iwn!J Jufi'm-",,, only in Hollywood bu, h.d to fight tooth .nd n.il to "..ke it in lO"".:W.II .. id,·, "ained Glore. Hen_
al"" in H""9 Ki>n� YDU coold say that movi..... time when most Hollywood dry, and .bout <JO J><,,:ent of the people
ri!J'" Woods' {acromplfs�mffltsl in golf execs we", opJ>O",d to 'he notion of � in it....e'" my block bel",:
art! rompambl� '0 K£11y's in mamal am nonwhite ,Ur. E""n though plenty of =ni.1 arts
movin_8up' ,hil, K£11y had UJ fac� Oespite the e"tiei.m 1..."led ., Kelly, eXJ><ni.e w.i.< on h.nd.Black Bel,IMn
9='6' ",clSm in Asia and much mo... Warner y...,.. no'ed the worldwide .uc_ "'.s � Iocklu.. er J><rformer at 'he box
d d md!J flO!} p""j0Jd1= In Arne'*"-" ce .. of !';OlEr til. OrofJ'l" .nd figu",d offlce.I.ou Gaul wrote In Figlolfn!J su"..,
-<"'If! I). _, Tho UI�ma'" G."",. h.·d d.wloped • following becau,. of m.It".,ne• •A ra'h. r di.. ppnlnting <om·
lI.rtio/Am lI_ofcha 1970. it••o studio �"""utlW$ d.nglod . thr«· hlnation of karate .nd ..tire "'hleh "'.'
movie d••1 In lront of hi' nose. Kelly .'mll.r to • comic book ... the movie
St ...m�n'" K�II)' m.de Ul ,n. m�· "' .. qUick to .ign on tho dou.d lin•. I.cked ••ci..m�nt .nd cohesion· NO"·
di. prompt,," .om. Ul ""nclud. h� Firs' up "'., \'174'. 81ad< 8dt ",0",­ �nhel""
... it was • •olid .ntry In the
"'.,"""ky. "'�n .rrng.>nt, .nd In . lew ",ith Kell)' .. the le.d ing m.n, Glori. hlo'plol""on gonre. which wa••11 the
1970< in"",I.ws. h. cam• •cms' th.t Hond!)' (from the 007 nick U... dOd 1./1' rag. at the time••o ,h. motion plctu",
"'"y. In hi. defen.e. ho"..""r.I'd ''I!u. Dre)., the I""dlng I.dy, Robert Clou.e h�lpcd ....hli,h Kelly••• cult ligure In
th., you'd h",·e . ,ough tim. nndjng. .s dj"""or .nd F",d W.lntraub as pm· light filmdom.
,u,""""lul nght�r lrom .ny .... who ducer (bo,h fmm ITO). N ... up wa. Th,.... ,�. Hard WdY.
"THE DRAGON" ON F(LM
Jim Koly is bMHnown for M "* as IWIiamo in W73's E_rllMl �. wna, _ fons know is <hat 'M rnar!lal anist acIed
in 13 _ filmSan< """ TV_... during .... car....- in .-, _IW72I. BI.ock a../t . ... {197�1. 110,.,. ""'Han1�y
".·
(1974), Golden N,,,"'. (1974), T�"e _ Hlln1_ (1975). One Down, Two., Go (19ffl). 110< _to (19ffl), B/w;k SMnuroi
(19n), The T�_ Cat>nec_ (197e). Death Dim,m5ioo (197e), ,.. fW> L"II' 11979). UJ!imMt.m (1994) an< S�_(l_)
The TV.....,. was HiI1/lWay to He.ven (19115 ). His most ,..,... credO! is a 2009 m.o � Afro Nitfa.
.rti." fi�hllng a�.'n" ....11. Bruce
w....

abl. 'o .n<our.�e u', In.pl"" u. and. for

...."Y. mo,i""'e u"o d.>o'e our li..... 'o
lhe m.rti., .rt., Altho"JIb Kelly play.d
t w.o,n', until Black &/1 iumped ·�rlh;')'«Jr. I will "" th<lio. j block

I
into ,oci�1 media � few ye�",
b.>ck th.t I .'iI" direct <viden« of
Kelly', l."ing imp.ct on the ""' ...
,i.I .rt.< community. C."" in point: our
,.«book .,.ge. In IUIy 2012, we posted
• lim Kelly photo 'h>' .rored6S6lik""
.nd 124 .hare,. In Uctoo<r 2012, we
put up another one t!l., yield«l 101
Ii""" .nd 105 ,t.;,,,,•. And in April lOn,
,h.r< "'" the gr.lndd.ddy of all 1""'>:
it "" ulted in 4,214 like, and 1,249
.....""_a Block IMI ...,rom th," still
,"'nd" (For ",ferenc<, the ''''''ge post
nets 114 lik.,. and 17 ,h.r«,)
a number of I.ading roles Ih ...."�er. I I
"a� and in th"",Y"orJ; ill boo the /<10. I I, for Enta ,In! Dragon. a 40·year-old
WOTldwiJe IJox.i>ffiu chompi<,._block film. Iha, We .1
1 11 ""member him besl:
orwhi�:
_/Un 1:.I1y. 1975
Kelly .ctually le.pt into the limelight VITAL STATS
fun nam.· �"C'O' f.' hY'"" ",
long before the ,..,Ie= ofth. �ru", l.ee
0... of t.;..h '-',", :, 1'}'5
blockbu,ter. A pr.lctitioner of ,lIorin·
PI.ce�' b...k p",,, ,"O'.d, I
ryu kar.le, Kelly ..w ,uc",,", on the
SI.""" ""'....t.rt5 "";., I
toum.ment cirrui� where h e ""nl
hl< 6·foot·3·inch, IBO.pound (",me to
Re<�'..d h.. ",.d """ ""/'
N".n..... j'" [)'d''''''' ! !
I I
good eff",,', In 1971 he "'J><"enreJ � Olk., oport" ",'''., '",',,,,
bannor )"'>r, pl.dng fi"'t ,t the !'our """, ",,1 ,,"'"
s..,�,on' Winter Tournament and the
j j
. " "' • •,,,n, ":.n . " ••.,-...,,""nn,",,",,,,, " I.I'-'.".T'J
 like. "He ...... ,h. "'...,., I ....rtod ""'...
tlal OrIS.'
r..,. ot<cfttlon oIso 10 V.n Cliorr. m... •

lion of ""Ilf. (any inoo BruilWt pit.

JlWI. IllotldI...,.�
.. '" the o::bim tha,
""1Iy WOO a njllt_ .._ 0/1' ....• •.,.
•1Ii.. fat � wha, hi< ch.a...ru,,,
dld."Wha, I "" "" the � is _"'"
alistk I>ocause I "" 'br opposi� for tho
camera 01 ....'.. I helie, .. in: �Ii)o ..Id
In 0 1'17S I n,.rn"",. '1 Ipropl. u"" ",,," t
they _ On ,h• ..,..on lor ,tree' flght..
they11,...tlled:
I'.rt of 'he ",oson foe Kelly'. pragma·
tl,,,, no douh, ... ",,,,,d
, from hi' .ho·
�n.ryu roou, hu, <>ne .1.., m ust Cf"ellil
Go«i<>n Ilowrwb. who ....... .....,
.. his
blUO" manlal lnnuenas-
o..c. h.·d bull, . ...me. Keli)o modi·
, ned wha, ,,"!d Ia...
r d from '"�'''''
.... In ..""""", and ""atool the JI .. Kelly
•• Method, ""'Idt he p;u;sN Oft In prfvate
IasonI; '" the amnl"l ..... 01 $100 an
hour. "1 only ,.odt II"fS who .'" bIadt
• bel... he oaHI. '1 �odt ,,�""""" 100·
•

ra� w ..bI ... tio .. oIalll'lpting meth·

'",,'Me 19H nick from Wamer B...... Kelly .""rwd top
bllll". with I'm S"""," and F",d Willla",<on_i111 th_
weneonsl....r<d
. bI.dm<tln 1970sdn_accu..l!,. to
I!!!d!C'Mt!rMoo1u9?m, "Th. act"'" seq""!>Cd ...,ned
'honks '" KdIy'l _ ""rato lectlnlq.... .......po
. ...
timl.,,- w�1 wrote.
When IOlbd abo," his potentially rnonfamous ..,..Jt;ort.
Kolly �pllnl. -, do n' 00'&",1<1 be j,m Brown or FI'ftl Wi]·
11 """",-11 , ..., "",nl lo b e Jim Kelly a
.... pl lMlfltu bIodc
""'.1)' I ....'" on 1M Krftn lbat �Id. an kl<nllly wlllL"
"(ntDin/),. Jim Krlly "Ual_ ""'" rnk--mod<l 0/"/11$
""""'>I ilfrkr>"""mrrlc"n kldJ and 'aM during /It< 1970$.'
_o..�nR.IJ
N�l on. to .h� ....oy from work. Kelly churned 0"1
ye' anoth.r film In 1974. an MGM f..,u... ailed Gald,"
N""",,-J� Don 8ak... (WalkIng rail) starred• •nd (1011$.
... "" .pln dl�'od, Koltys rol. w",' "'1�lveIy min",
"'0, "","'pt'"1 r.... to cum"",l. 1lI.l lh." Idol dldn', 1"
. ...."'" "'.....n time �d m",. h. h;od on ly 011< r"hL Th.
moyie, h""""r. ", WU "'prdod ... ._ ......11". eo,..­
ci.olly with'n the ...."
. ..1 ..... <ommunil)<
"�'I<'" litlod Takfo" IIGrdIlirk foIowed. K<11y pIoyell
opposite a"''''n and Win"mson �I'" with th� addltiOft
of w�·mcll vn....n I.ft V�n Cirfl. Krlly', follow-up
>nO � /)OW... 1'wo 10 Go-whicb unit..! him wilh H",,"n
a nd WiIIi.mson o"� mOR tim�. On ,h.. oc"..io ... howev·
er. 'h�i. cohort was RICh.n! Raundtr�......r of ,h. popu·
10. Shall TV ..rIes.
"'c., 011 Kelly'. dodet was ''I76'.1Iot. 1'0<0'0 from Worn....
B...... Ita.. the m""IoI."ist do bo,tI. wi,h kld....ppen In lhe
Iu"ll .. of Thailand. The m<ni. beam . ...oth.....It . duol<-
...d tbe",bt«t o f . cove.-01"')1 In FIg/Ililtg Sl<Hs.
Sb: motion piclu_ �. n<h benon""Iln some
from ,ho ....",.1 \almlS ofJim K.tIy
'�rdIds 0{.11 1M /fIWI< titoo,/'''' Kn1)' "., do.... Ito-TI oJ·
.
� lot ""N"'1l<rnIfor<lam,\,!, "'" In • H". Kootg kIItI9fu
film ", on .... '1<:010
... ""'>llul.", fHT'dIJ(f/ott "",in. 8rva U!r
.......1< btcou«, allM ""d of''''' d<I)\ titool ...,.. ,..,ug/I:
-Croll'/)._
'Iim ""'. " _�rf"( numbl•....10. .. H, ""'. on Icon In th.
"""*I 0{ "'''>11<01 arts. H•...... a g,..,,1 InfJ""""" <HI II/rlco"'
�,*"n kid. g_l/y. lim ...... "... of Io\ot first � 10
,n� B"" I/Ionji...lltsu. Ik/_ "" pourd .....,..... 100<1 tolbod
."""1 _/riIw "/I'''' I<lgrl"'" ,H•...., .. • ....n """Iter ....... ,
1oo<IJIIt'OI ""ptC/ and adm'''''/oft "":
lion V�n c];o,r, ....tion
.. of th< loct that ,"n ""Uy_.. d ..
o role model for Amun·""","",". child_ ...".."" tt.. wur1d
.. """,'nly iIoCnInt�. bu, jlld....g I""" ....t.. I've _II ""'i�
.
_onS" _ &I� i, -.., , go for el1O\lgll. ""Ily ..... .
"'� mod.1 for .n prop/<. Aft.. hil dea'h. wuntiao �..
Imv..! .t 0\1. o/ficn-from AI";,,,.·"m""""ns. .. """II as
C.u casi .... H "
_.
The ... ...11 h. "l'<'u..,.;I t.., """"
dumhed .lel. ..,,,,, ond �.i....-untn
he d ....'.d an optning. ",he"'ln he'd
Immedlo" 1y ottac" with pow.r and f.·
rod'!, H.. 1<..y """.gle. Invo�·.ru �.t·
'In. behind hi. op""n..... """king
,Itol. balo"ce and kn"dd"i the .. to the
.....
7im Kt>II1 ......_I.IllIttt_ .....
.. cIIom".". III ......1 "''''''dol<>-
way -"-
..... II<IIy _ hil iIC't.
In his lac... yt'
1"1 oppoM"M]a dwI",,�.SO lie took to
pbrl"l leMiI to kee-p h,rnsdf In ,],apc.
In hi. f"", tome. he app ..rC<l .t ....Ie
...
and wml.,.book """"",,tions, ""'....
Ito ....ed
... t<l ",11.h th< ch••e. to boml
wI,h f,ns-
'1 ",Iked him In", d<llng "ul"V.ph
,how, "'I'h Whn S.""n .nd me; !lob
W.II said. C.,.nrmlng tlut the whole iI
�"ee ,],an th ,um 01 ti>e pari£. wall
..i<! tIIIt each tlmo the trio mad< ... ap­
pta ..na.1or\j] Ii.... 01r�..-fa.. would
..." f<M Immcd�
For _ ..ill .-."'" in th< moddJr of
2013--....nd. u.. ti.... I notkN th�
sodol medlo metria tha,ind....'ed II<IIy
....iii' """ 01the m",'_Lor .... rtial
j .us" lit thc.."rkI-l�1ongwith�.
I i1181oc1<&l1.,.,.,t= tried to ron� him
• 10 set up an Intoni..... All our attemp"
l coold be delC'libed.. rpi< I.ils.
fREE GUIDE TO .11M KELLY
To r_ v.o Jim Kolly ..".,. ""'" v.o �
1\115 ..... 01 � sz.r.. _1MIInc! �
on .... � . � 10 blacl<beI""", <XIfIlI\Oft.l<oIIy
.., J:, ,*'-d -d9toI '�"'*vtdv.o"-
U!tIcdid __""',thcm.mp.now tribu,. 10 a ""'" who ...... nd .. adored
"-l In San oqo. __ su/foring from by mill.,.... no. bri&\l'''''' is. i�, an
carocer.ln Ja<t.1t..... tcrmi,..] = 0_ tunity .......Ind
.. 'hr wur1d 01the
".. IaoI "'OW we did "'Iflhrr was arcomplish....nU 01 11m Kelly th< .......
Wortd� In M.<do.· W.II ..id. lim , I '>I"� lint Kelly
..
looked Ii"" ""'d I"" ....igll�.oo I ""ked I,m Kelly the role O'IICIdcl. I,', for till, fi·
wh:t ..... h,ppenin.. H� ..id, ·It·, jU<I a ...I'� orltilll�be,"" "'� model
...actlon to "'me 'n,ibio'ic, I'm taking.' '0 IICne..tlon. of younl"�'" . roun d
He ..... In and Oul of'h� h"'p,ulaft.or ,ru, world-th.t we'", InduCling him
tha,. bu, he ",dn', tall< .bou, i'; into th� iliad 8.11 H:II ofFam. as 2013
Kelly .v.ntu.'1y 10<1 hi. bonl•• pa... "'an ofth. V••r.re
InM .....y On lun. 29. 2013. He', sur·
vwed by M.m. H�ntl<)'Kelly. Iti' wile _1"-••.-,11-. W. �!s
of JJ yu.... .nd Sa""'na Kelly·lkwl.. ,"-••� _ d_ &lit.
Itl. ",,,,It,or.
'A, lint'• ..,.,mortall aid he .1ways
...... me think of ,I>< 00II& My W"Y be· �oIt>g
ca..... I>< did iten
It AI< """}< H. was 67 ..
he died. and he nrftf' ohar-cd wi,lt '11)'
bodytJt,a, be .....$Idt. H� ....
, tool .,.....,.
body 011. nced·...·know buIs."
I"",lally. 'he pion_bod I ""'!\aged
to wntact Kelly and wnd .... an inl....
vlew_..... for I,'0 be a Wl' er story. In'
.tead. hll ...."r
'f'ln,c;. ,'of)'Alia
and iI...pos,humo",
_..p",ss l"g ..ntim.n ts

.. " . I, • OU,I " .

."t, . ,.• "" '-".'11 "''' !I'. �'••, ', ,r" � ;.n '" .' \, ...''',,''.,''� "'-' '''11''"''' .''''.'' I"' 1.·•• "'.• •\
 hm rna.. peopIr think allum·

/ Ir. pound-m.ed m.o..w ......

It!< fim I..... _ UN
mind ....ly ... in....
.. ... to
� • a_I·
.ad!i .. ",bmiDion t«hniquoo< oc a
Ian in a gI •
compoli_ln. � 1"..-.I;mII boord.t.an. .....
_.. .,.,.....d,.nd'pound <>priORI. n.. R"'''"
mania'''' al.,...... i n cuntnR, two ....uniform.
... ",It< .nd ......... _iq__ Whilo< Iha• .;:an ...
mlnd.bIow! .. to .... ""'.+ _. I�. """',
,..... .... fy$lemo prxUtio....,. Intftiliblt <kplh
and brtidtIt IIr..pr<$OIOIL
Unllko ..... �ty ... ory\<o ""', Imm<diatdy
IWItch \0 pappll,. ... ...... "" 1M n"" 110<$ til ....
""" nd..oyu.. ... hall ....ouch bias.1.�
. oftodl·
,,,. . _ aI .., todlniq.... � 1...._
fib ril" � ad""". , . roo..;.., on _men'
3 to bel.... urwJentand�. ',"' <kv<'lop �
buotN.."".I .,am haw '" .pp/)' -",.,don"",ngth'
..,h.. ,han brul. m"<cul.i, ..�gth.
I[thl< &Ound. neb"loo. to you. ,ha,', OK. -n.e
....,. m.oJ<H'l,y orpeopl e, �n OIt.", martl.1..... "".
p"rto, who look .t <YO"'''' think ,,', r.k,,; Wh..,I·
�r ••plaln•. ",,', not until you'v< r.lt It that you
kn<>w 1(0 compl""'ly ",.1. Th� .yokm I. ... 1 and
u'e ",. ul to .", ,..llleau .. It doesn't ",Iy on con,
ltM:d d"",,,,,,,,,,.,, . oe rum.;uLil. Wh.n you . ...
I� you'l w.tnt to bo alll. to """'I"'''....ntoll.. It,
but "" matterhowyou try to do ""'�you'atl<mpl
"III foils short. System» Is INlyIto ""'n thing.'

1'1,: 0"" , 1lI(11I' II TIlE 1111" (', liT \I'

As I ....'ch 1M I... En,ll<hman 'each, be storts
by ...mlndl.... IMdass llIalln sysIema,lhcydonl
, 1'-'11 ""ee to ,hoi. ,round ,,,,Inl,,, as ",..ppllni' bul
_ ... __ (1)
",u.... "FOund wotY or "FOund nghllng"
as
n.e_"'UI'rigM
b«a.... combo' I<n', nml� '0 ,..ppI'ng ,cd>.
croM, .-.I ... .,.. '
..
""",os. Thll ...ms from syst..... . or1,ln. In S.
1t\'III_'" '- righ1 ..

.. _ ... �,, 7"", vIo,spodo l-opo",UotlS .""'po.

'iliaci" .........
_ too """", .. hi l1li
tooliog � __ 1Or
"'- _ In_
.. . 10•'d"" ""'" I'io
.6 IighlIIOMW (.� .... ...
... 01 ... ..... ....
.. '':
............ 10 • ..,
- .
........ . righllog. -
_. ... two> ...
....
""'" "
I'Iio 0"·co _ too
awn r9'""",. ''''''0010:
.- . - ..
...... lutodilo... ..... ..."
or*> .. 1>0 (5). " ..0-
_.1-. __ _
• "'- tnok (I).
'1'heR'u d'ff....""'.. ...._ btl",a lighterIn
".port ....... orlport S)'SIt'm and be,n, I p .....
JIon,oI open,...;" WhHlor... "The professional
opo"'''''' II on, wlto needs to finl.h hi' mi<slon,
ftO ....u... ....u. lhot sj,...Ilon. "" ....u...""""'Ihe
Inj"'l' no mOl"" wlto or h_.....,.1hc """"'JI,"
'"" ..."'" bqI•• wllh Io'aIkl", ....osag•• I
drill In ....Idt OM "udenil l.. "" hi. bellywltllo
anolhe. ,Oft'ly lI.ps un ,'''' prnno person', Int
and bql •• '0 W'.lk l_nI his head. To 1M """
,kit•. Ihls may _m In=Iy fo<u.s<'d on "'.....-­
.1_ pnoclku like 'Thol m_go or <neS:I iftly
polnful and risky.
g"'" Ihe rKlplent a '''''nc. 10 1J<ocG..... mo",
........ orl<nsc<i ...... In hi. body .nd olio"" him
10 I••", h_lo <leal with atlKks alm<'<l It 'hoR
�"'•• by ...1.. lng Into the p�."r•.

.. •,. ".. .....] " " .01' ;11 ""''' 0, '0.,. ..W'''H"�, ,,,,, .......... ""'-""'.• "" . , ",I'-'.Il.' '19

• In Ih� UK befo,"" mo.'ing to the Sta ...
-
4 can', dl.. lpate the ten'ion in respon<e
Martin � .tart.
""'1>0 9'"""". t..,ng ....
_"J}' ,"",', • •te�
forward will> 11>0 _nlion
oIotrIIdrg (1). Tho
oysj""'" ,1)0$01 _. a
fool _p'""""" as "'"
.,... If "",., 'argo (2).
FoeIO'Ig 'M' his Dab""",
i$ boing �,
t!lo�dt-.
1""""'0 at _'s r;gr,1
_.--"".-
'" "....ash • Pl'nct> (31.
� ...-...... - more In"ol....d. Ihl. ooe I. bhndingly
a"" _OIoIV 10....
11>0 man', back (.-5). He
oonIroIs t!lo 0\l!K>MflI'.
spino witl> his k_ a""
Q';ri:. .... ..0.:1_..0
(5) He ttlon diseng"ll"'"
and ,lands: K rWHId be,
1>0 """ ,..,., up ,..;u, •
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. .."I, 00'" "n "".," "''' "W••
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.
·Sy"cm. I, ,jmpk; ""YS Wh�.I.r. whn
'pent 10 yea" wnrklng as • 00""00'
t "Th.!', the problem with �em .."
"Find the t�nslnn or 'n� "';"'"," in a
boJy and ..tad< I•. I f tho t.rgd. i>oJy
10 that .ttack. it go.. hu" fir Inl"'od. If
It Cln dispel"k the ,hock or fnrce with_
out h''''ing to ....i. .. It, thar. the mo"
efficient w"'j of de.lIng "1th an .ttad<
and nnt gelling inJu...,J by it,·
While .hl. stratogy ,ound, similar '"
hlgh.I,,'.1 ",i chi fir aikfda. thfl'� com­
panson, ,hould 0.. ....i."'d.
. "Some of
the aikido peopl. h;",. call.d what w.
do "fun",lonol aikido: whate...r tha,
means," Wheeler .ays. Sy.tem. I, ilS
OWn anim.t a nd that bea:>m•• lnerea,·
Ingly <lear a, Ihe cia.. goes on.
Working frum diff,,'mt rdng.. un the
JIr"Ound. hI> studenlS attack ••eh olh.r
with • p",�"",.lon 0/'gj;re.. lon•• tarl·
Ing wilh grab••nd mo,'in� Inlu hold.,
strik.. .nd "",a pon" Wh..I.r d.mun·
stral.. lechnlques Ihat iIIustr.'e 10..
",fin."" of ')'Slem", approach, , how ' ..min.,circuit.
Ing diff....nt .... pon... fur ••eh .ll.ek.
.
St.r1tng frum wha, , u.ually eon sld·
....d a posillon 0/ Infer iori ty-ly ing un
Ih. �ruund wilh • student moun llng
him and ready 10 rain down puneh..-
Wh... ler d",p. the studenl fac.·first
ontu the m.t wilh whal .eem. lik• • a semina, in �lorid, whe", V.,ili..·
cum pound elbow b...ak 'n" immedl"
...Iy mo"" inlo a low e"'ueh. While
m.ny mounl """pe. I'"" ...n a...
fast without ""ing j.,ky or ru,hed, To
"" honest, it looks fa"".
FH.ICI'''1 T
Wh""ler b",.ks it down for the stu­
7 dents. most of whom are .itting there,
wondering what JUSt h.ppened, He
move, hIS hips upw.rd .nd m.k .. the
..tacker ",.ct like hIS biol.nce i, <om­
prom,,,,d, To regain or m'lntain hi,
moun� the attac""r autom.ti",,'1y puts
hi, .nn, out, "Th.t', where h . ten,"",
and that', whe.. I ,tart to ""pitali.. on
i�" Wheeler ..pl.i....
Moving mo", ,lowly. he bridges hi,
hip' .nd intercepts the ou""etched
arm f o r . n e.,y elbow hyperexten'ion
.. the ",me moment his hips Come biock
down. Th.t cau,"" the ,rudent to drop
hi, ...,ight jU51 to Wheeler', ,ide, .lIow­
ing for an e,"JI e=p<.
As he allows 'he ,ruden" to practi",
the tedmique, I 'peak to him 00 the "de.
�nes, He � my expn=ion and be."
"W-"UlJI\!,'-"W
me to tI,. ponch, "I kn""� he "'Y'- "It
looked fake, rightT I nod in agTftmffi"
Wheele,..yo. "If)'Ou don't �. frame
of refe",nce for it, it looks fa"". When I
watch"d Vl.dimir [Vasili.,.) playing and
then took da,,,,,, from lorn. I knew right
'W»' that wl..t"""r I w., "";ng w.o,
nothlngcomf'l",d towhat I was f..,ling:
K""p i n mind that Wheeler wa, ..-
..bllshed in the martial .rt, world
befo.. hi, "po,ur. to "JIstem•. A, a
'ea",ned k,"po bl.de belt with train­
ing under >orne of the top name, in the
"JI"em,a, ...ell .. ,olid judo, moa! Thai.
boxingand Filipino m.rtial arts .xill,_
no' to mention hi' �a", os a bouncer
in ,om. of london', rougher clubs_he
a , "'rt>inly no n....comer to ,h. ,.,.
...
riety o f te<hniques thot .'" taugh t .,
part and pareel of mllSt fighting .rts.
Sy 25, he'd left �ngl.nd and m""'" to
the United States, whe", h. earned a
repu"tion '" , "trong instructor .nd
qUickly found him""lfin de....nd on the
Wheeler', "JI"em. teacher, VI.dimir
V..,.ili.v, is . legend in Ru"ian ""'rti�1
art, Circles, hoving "erved in 'peci,l.
operations units ,nd been the fir" to
open' 'JI"e"", school outside Ru""u,
The two met wh.n Wheeler attended
...a, te.ching. and Wh""ler wo, so im·
pr�'<ed that he began m.king �ular
lrips '" Can.da to l"'ln undor V.'ili�v.
"Rack then, I wa, at the "'P nf my
game-I ...., 'parring with the best
right.... around .nd h.ld "'y owo_
hut Vlad dl""semhl.d m. In .econd•."
Wh•• I�r sa)'S. "During 'ho,� t",lnlng
••"Ions, I wasn't m...lng .",und when
tl")'ing ", ot
..ck him, hut th.nk God that
VI.dimir was. O'h�rwi'e, I'd be dead.
"Vlad'. ,kill I, nrr the charts, hut the
most Imp"""iv� thing .bout him i, that
h�'. still I.arnlng. "ill I"'proving and
"ill growing."
II ITlI( IIT II \11' ",:
Th. ,kill sets that '''' P"" 'nt In 'y."
tern. ground work a", ,imilar to those
uscd whil• •"nding. Once, V.,ili,,'
asked Wh••ler hnw many ",.rtl.1 arts
h�'d ",.,ned. A�.r tillnklng about it
bri.ny, Wh""I.r ..Id, Stnking. �r.p·
"
pltng .nd we.pons 'ystem""
The R\I""lan .n.",om!:"So)'Ou na,,,
lhre. ,.U uf elolh"" Ihat )'Ou ha'-e tu
ch anso Intu d\lrin� • F'ghl depen"in�
un ",h at .ituaUon )'Ou find )'Ou....lf
in? You'", born n�ked, you die n�ked,
So it'. best 1<1 fight n,ked, You h,v< no
t<chniques limiting you th.ot way, only
principle. gUiding you_ Th�t'••ystem.
. •
Op< .. ting on the p",mise th.t ten,
.ion i. the enemy .nd th.t the rele.""
or "'."ignment of ten.ion i, the key to
•utvi,..1 and ,d'p",bility. the "P"'"
.ion, of 'JIste.... a", increJibly ,mooth,
In.",.d of high'power, hlgh''''ofncity,
hlgh'effort or hlgh,tens lon techniques,
all I g�t from Whe"e' i. a disconcen,
Ing feeling of al",.ys being in the wrong
pl"e at the wrong time.
'Most people pnorlicate tneir mow,
ment on ten,ion, .nd tne",·' "ill ten·
.ion and jerldn.,.. In your mo",ment,
e",n a, ",I..ed a. you ."'; he "'....u.... .
me. ·ReganJles, of wh.t po.itlon you'",
In. the Id�.1 «p ....on ... of systema I,
like the perf"'" judo oweep' You f..1
yourself m<wing .nd ""'tehlng your foot
get "'''., pt, but you con't .top it_ If, like
stepping In1<l. oonoml"" hole be""u..
you'", not g�tting mnveJ in . ...."'1 . th.t
.. " off the .lann bell ortbe ",d light in
your h"'ln_ I don't gi'" you anything to
",act to that d"""n't ..rw my Inter..",
hut I stillincop><i"'te you_ And becau..
I'm not using m"""m�n" th.t allow you
to "nS« d'ng.,r, your n......Ou' 'y'tem
d"""n'l ..act untiI it" I"" late."
FEEU\t; I� nEUE\ 1\1:
Wh""ler Invll" me 10 «peri.ne. SOme
h,,'yle ground ""rk .....Ith him. .nd I
•ccepl eag.,rIy, At; I ""'''' to oul-po'itlon
hIm. ,ubmlt him, strike hIm or ollte.-wI ..
oulfighl him, ir, soon apparenl lhal I'm
moving hire Bambi on.n 1<)' pond, No
mailer m y p;>sillon, I <>n'l g.,1 Ihe up­
per h.nd, And he',.Iways sewnd, a.....ay
frum pulling me In maior joupardy.
On. of,y"e""", mo"emenl <one.pts
I, 10 n",'i�ale belw.en Ih. opponent',
limb, In"e.d of meettng folU .....ilh
fo",. and plunging h ••dlong Into a
dln<h or tI.-up. So for each time I II)'
10 cunlrol Wh.eler', limbs or ,pine,
he', .I...ady I••dlng me off·balano:.
InlO .nolher I... p. Ea<h "rllre I try 10
I.nd drop. into nothing o r . nom-.,i5l­
ing .urf.«, le""ing me un.ble \0 IT<.te
d.m'ge or .m'.nlilge .nd further into
• p o,ition of rompromi••. Wh""ler,
on the other h.nd, i••Imost .Iway. in
po.ition to br ••k one of my iolnts or
inn,ct .ome ..riou, pain with one o f
'yste"",', famous punche<,
As I tl)' h.nJ.r .nd go foster, Wheeler
,hilts ge." ogain .nd goes ",,,n .Iower.
He'. not m""ing foster th.n I am; he'.
I' 0"'.-••'U I ,.-., "'11 "n "".'11 "'''
m""ing mor< effiCiently tn.n [.m, [n.,..,
Ft¢m_�"'�
1<1 '1<Ip �nd laugh at how thoroughly he',
WhedM"\lUard, lflo
down<"d me, ""Th>t', the nght "",ul�' he 5 <>PP<I'*'1 ._10
..ys, "When you finish with••mil. or a Slril<e (1), _Ie, """'....
4
l.ougb. tn.t', good training." Iflo puoch,.;o, .. . Ie!!
.rm and ..... . his 10gnC 10
1'\1l \IJl;;\l.�lIWl· """'". "'" <'1M'. l>a1MCo
Thinking �oout mo", seriou, ...."ers. (2), Mo._, he t.y;o..
'ajsjng .. . figI1t k_.
I ask Wheeler .oout how this type of
Wheeler I..... <:<><11"" Of
"'otit .pplie' with ta<llcal group•. ·'n . Iflo <Jtl!K)nMI'.
I head and
"IOtic.1 sltu.tlon, if' 00 diff.",nt (rom 0,,11<.. .." unOt< tho cI"On
any otller ,itu.tion ., far a s 'Y"em. ....... ,..'_13),Uoing
i, ""n""rned_you wont to be ahle to Iflo ....ad 10 crank Iflo neck
mo", smonthly without ""trl<llon, .nd .00 tho body, WhoeIo,
tile ..me 'ppll., for your weapon: he ..._ t!>o man \0 "'"
.. pl.'n, ""f"", d�mon'tr.ting . ..rlos ground (4), Tho systom•
PI_lo<>o<go .. '"
of ,imultaneous "co",," and d...",,_
,..,."', ....."., ill """"'"""'<3
H..inl: worked 00 e"en'i>'ely with the I>y t!>o ""*"_ of his
poli"" an d miljtol)', he knows what he's �_IO his.,... neck (5).
talking .bout_whlch Is why he can Wheeler ""'" _rnDer.
dell"" time .nd lime .galn ,,'ithout (�) and e""",t,, 8$ (7) a
h.ying to ""mproml.. III, prindpl", of "".... fist to tho jaw.
...
"
mo",ment_
The beauty of SY"ema ground work
Ii.. In IU oe.mle .. unity with its otller
mod .. of enmh... nJ .dhe",n"" to the
cen t...1 pnn<ipl .. o( "",.thing. ",I••,
.tion, mo>'ement .nd PO"u",_ 'Notice
that .t no time "'., I In d.ngor ofha..,
ing you take my weapon, �"�n ",h�n
yuu w.... Il)'lng 10 la�e It," he says.
"While you "'.... busy Il)'in� lu lalre m y 1
gun, "'" we... 8lvin� me plenly o f ways
to finl'h you, i\,Ijaln. II .,1 �""" b""k l u
system" , prindple', They dun'I <hang.
lust be""u.. I'm weat1n� a gun, hold­
in� • weapon. ,landing up or un Ih•
gruund:
A, an In<"'''in� number of m.I1I.1
.l1lst.. I,w·.nfort«m.nl personnel
.nd mililal)' oper.U"es ",porienee
system', Ih. life-or·d"",h pradl""l­
ily uf Ihe principles will filler inlO Ihe
malnst...am, The .«.ptane. (J( I he 'ys­
tern on. wider I""el from lite m.I1I.1
.rts publiC may talre a",hll., howe>'<r.
"When you ,•• SOmeOne like Vl.dimir
V.'ill.... "',,"'Ing. "'" .llher prel.nd
yuu dldn'I ..," ",hal you ,,"W .nd 18-
no"" II, or you <om""rlmenlali"" It Inl"
• frdme uf ...f.... no:. ynu <an under­
""nd," Wheeler says. 'Either w.y, you
missed wh.t system. i.,
"System. in .11 its facets i. truly its
own thing, It'• • complete pa",dlgm
.hift in how you look.t "",,,i.1 art, .nd
.t evetything in gene",I."'"
ABOUT THE AUTHOR'
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lht of Sherlock Holmes
"no. /w"", D{SIomod Holmrs.
I
Sir Atthur Con.n Doy\< """ his
Mro "'PI< i n hand-to-h;;md
"""I» I wiltl hIS nrm.si. Mori­
any. A/to....."rd, Holm.. ..plain s to Dr.
Watson .-Ily how u.� r'llh. "nfold..!:
"I "",]ked .10"11 II>< p;lthw.oy, MOO­
any 'till at my h� .... Whon I ",,,,,,hod
110. ond I <<00<1 at boy. H. dl"<'" no
..... pon. but h. ",.�d a t m. and thnow
hu; lonB arm.< around m•. H. know "'at
hi< own Fm. w... w.o., only
anxl"., to
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h .. mo", t1un
J '" I figh' in 'h� a,m<d ..,,,,ion 0' In p""'.
i �lyfo.. f.w S«Oll<i<,
and daW<'<! tho ai r with both his h.o"<I<.
II... lot aU h.. .ff""" h. rould not &...
his balinu. and "'= II< _nL"
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t_ """n' blDckbu.....- fiI..... 1Jol....,.
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MI.I ... Martial Arb In the Old World
Bartl". ..... round..! by ond nam<d
.fU, �dward WIII"m g,ruln_Wrigh,
{1860.195I),. ","n who ","died 1"1'''"
.nd Judo In 1o",," durin,til< 1 6'J(1$ be·
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_hop I",de•. In • oom=a'ion. h� ••
dabo<atrd an ,I>< <ty\r< in whi'" th�
found..- 01 bartiu. lrain<d: "Wha, liar-
,,,,,-wn,,,, ....n'«I '" do ..... "'''''_ '''
In ""'1 nuden, ... hu: ..._ IiI. ""peri.
� I1i<=...1"'1 tlt� _... world and
nudyi",d<fe= ')"trmL .. .
-In onl... '" do th.a� h e bro<tp'ln .....
peru In .."rtous disdpll..... A_IllS'
,Moe ....... 1'1<.... Vlln)'. • SWIss ,.,
aNI... and ,., ""'" �Ist ...pen,
and SwUo: w.-..oJln;a:dto:tmplon Arm;tnJ
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brnu"
.. In • co�pIo I1i Westmorel;tnd·
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for- mm ud wom�n. indodi", ,he 10· 1IMt"".W","' he,...,,,, one 01 tho n"" -... ""'. --"'- ...got
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tho suff�"� m...._n� .. th< �atilr>' Weste, ,,,,... to study .."hoI _t:t;I, _ OUt ___ ""'r
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m•. know, why 'h� oojl>� ..... «hool. When 'he grappling <>1"'1"\$ �
run w:u ... Ld<y1o_ ... �I0""
. h"rt.
bu'ane thrOl'}' hold. th.. I' ..... «lIpo< d """" I••mod up ",lIh I '"I' _·..·Arms nwIt t.:Igo 1« ....
� juji.... .. which had ,t>,trd .proullnl .11 ""rt"" I.. chlng ..ch oth<r. .., -
_ I o;c; h t . � ,. ... an �
schools in wndon. -Add 10 Ihot Ihe In"",nu... which
__ -.... 1I'tat . ".. .... fQt
Befo", that 'imr. m e . le.m<d Itow to c:om. In from F""n<e le ac hing sa""l<".
_I .... oiIc'.ld 10 .... _
.nd you SUt" &","nl: Ihe kI•• Ih'l OK.
-.. . _. hI. Iller. _. ...... ,
Ii"" """ions d"i,,,,,d '0 p"'pa'" ,hem (/tis Is bartl..u, B artl... Is nol . Ihlnll' II I «t<.OI<I "'" _ lIP ....,bo<I)' we.
10' pri..fighlin&- W'lle " trn\lon ...as Is a colledlon oIlhln�. They "" n ted 10 ......, ...... ' ,....... I_I....,. Ilu!
paOd 10 odd�i.1 th� tt«d, of ""'I· ...f.rla I, U 'lli·o",unJ fighlln&'-10 br _ I _ otllo 10 .... olDi. aingIo
...r y cili..,... who mi&h' "",ul", 'kill .1 Ibl. '" defend )'Ourself 01 any 11.-. In 0Itdt; Of quaMntaII.. ... .... first
..,If-d.feno<. £n� 0"" rm...td Willl.1m IMY pia«. anJ "" _ '0 u ... luot_1 _1 _ __ 11>1,1"""",
lI.;t""n.W,..ht. Itl)/ ...,apon. T1wtt'J wile", the genU...
atCIuIII\' l'lilwilfo _ ... ' ...... Thoo
M", '1M "" . I'll" 10 do ......
In Oft .nid� titlrd -n.. N..... Art of "",nly art oIbltrt,..... ""m.ln."
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",n.W""" ,.ms up ,he allonl p"". For,hat.--... lhe fifh1lnl ph llosoptly __-... ,.tit"I"",*,...,
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... To dl ot..n. lhe OIlulltbrlum oIyout COU"lcr-olf...... he .dded. _'_ .. _01 ..........
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....11."'. 11 would -.. U!al I>;ortltsu, althouglt
_10"'" ....,.,.,]ztybl <0'_
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kit. •1<--10 "... Ino Ihey . ... . n.lDnIl· filt:t \ha, 21'�tury riti...... don',..... _ord.,._ .'.0li:l_..:1 ..
ally .nd mtclunlc:>11y un.ble to ....Iot.
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ta tho target. To b.lp "uMnts dc,·dop
their obility to do this. I teo,h wh,a I
c�11 the w.oter-in-th.,.ho>< principl•.
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BY LAUAA u. DAVIS II vin...lly .ny position. The moment the
p......,... I. ,"mped up. th. force of the
h)'dr-.m, As the -"""or" .urge. in the di·
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t...'lng It.. momont )'OUr foot mak""
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Envl:!lon you"'�lf holdin�. b.lIwhlp
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)'Our ,ide ki<k.nd hook kick. both of
wh,ch should bE ..med na higher than
t•• wal". f..ob tim. you ret , ..
" " your leg.
im;,gine that )'Ou·", cr�king � whip. lie
Sur� to .""ume the on-gu;onl position
afterward.
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tally 'p.-.ying ......... from � he>« and
<n<king' whip, il"s time to put the two
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inten,ity af Bru<e Lee u,·
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and "How muld he hit ... hardr To
.n"....'" th..o que<tiaru. we noed anly
...mine the "",<lure and prin<:ipl.. of
the fig.ting.n 1... left u,-
All t.e t<o<hniqu<s w;ed in jut kun<
do ent.il .. king the mo" d,re<l rout�
p1Oneh. which he uf'en I"'rfurm�d '0
convince those who doubted t •• poten·
tiol of ,hon.ronge .triking, He·d "..n
with h.. fi<t, mere inch from, focus
mltl that wa, hold against an assi"'nl·s
chost. With . jolt of .n.rgy. h.·d ,.nd
hl< fISt into the p.d ond <end hi' p.1n·
ner flying b;ockw.ud,
In thi' way. I",. 'e,wd up • 'Impl.
but convincing demo th>t enabled on·
looke ... to s<e the power th�t GIn be
wilh lh" ch,mbEring ph"" CJn bE ,
li f
....ver in a fight i>eau,"" it m;,\:e" i t
much hanler far )'Our opponent to ..e
)'Our fi<t bEfore il ma\:e" contact,
K""plng with lhls 'h�m, uf simplicity
in O<lion, the ...me I KO principle< a",
applied to kicking. Th.re's no ch.m­
b<ring of the leg before you exeru..
the kick Your foot t",yel, directly from
whe", it i. on the ground to wher< the
..rget i., ..... with the pun<h. thl< m.\:es
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....suming the ,-a"" is ol"'n. w.oter will
flow <l.-.ight aut of the nozz.ie, Unl.""
somet.1ng I, .....,," ng ...ith tn. equ Ipm.nt,
thi' will hapl"'n in on in,"'nt.
When )'Ou're �bout to <tri\:e an oppo­
n.nt. Imagin, that �or ,ho.ld.r I, th�
valve an t•• h)'d",nt. Wh.n t •• ".�·e I,
ol"'nal, your �rm extend< in the direc_
tion afthe target, tensing"' the moment
of CUn'act. .... )'Ou run thro.gh thl' ,-isu·
ond then c,,",king it, It', the finol ,no",
wh,ch ,..\:e" place at full &tensian. that
guarant"", the lechniqu.·" .ff"",i",,­
ne.. .nd ma\:e, t •• tip of the whip
qUickly ",tum to the u,,"
Your job is 10 ..sum. the on-g...nl
po'illun and p... pare lu dellyor a fin­
g.r J.h. Slo,,'ly extend you, arm .nd I�t
your hond �ppro.ch 'he target. At full
""t�n.<ian. p.u,� ;os )'Ou vi,uali.e the
wh,p dulng Its thing.lm.glne lh� ,nap.
""p!osive ,ni\:eo: ond kld,, )'OUr hod)' ""n
=1<. lust ... ", ..,mber to go ,lowly ."
)'Ou J",,'I puU .ny muscles-some of the
an"" you'll ""II "" might. n'" be "<ed 1<0
t•• st..,... As)'O" ",,,r,, im."t ... it.h varl-
0 ....tri\:e, �nd kicks. you It")' 6nd ....t
.<Orne c.n bE cuupled wi,h tJoe vi,uali.. -
ti"", mon: easily tMn oth.... _th.r'
n.atur-.L You, gm, 1'11 ),,, ,, is to opply
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the principle< of the surging w.oter and
the er""king whip to .11 )'OUr '.chnlq......

'0 the "l'I1et with no w,,,.,.. mutlon
or energy. Th ....·, no chomh<rinll of
'he hond befo... 0 strike ond no chom·
g�n�r.t.d wh.n tho �nlt... bOO� Is .s""
to hit.
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Mtect tbe Incoming technique in 11m.
to block, I'"r'Y or intercept it.
.li..tion. Imagln. tbot)'Ou """ f..1 thc which produce' the c",ck .nd .nahle. Tha,....ill talre)'Ou on. $1ep dos.r to being
W<lter "urging into your �rm �nd )'Our the qUick return. With )'Our finger job .hl. to stri\:e .n.l kid< llire a....... ....
I . '"'
arm "napping out tow.nl the t.rget. <till �t full �"'ension. t","sfer the afore­

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bering of the leg before , kkk. Same Ve....tillty In Combat If)'Ou don·t chambEr the leg. where Your 'p<od and .fficlency of mov�monl montlunod Im.g0l)' lu )'Our ann. Snatch
might wond", whore th� pow", cume< L.e·, m....g� was ,Impl.: With pro""r d..... the pow�r com. from? It·. gon­ ...111 be enhanced. yauc hand"'ok a, quickly .. posslhle­

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A prime e..mple of thi" methodology necess.o'Y to dr.w ",",k your orm be_ )'Our footwork, It ,..ke, .11 thr"" to kicIJng. Tho ooly chanl:O Invulves vi,u· g�t th� f ..1 of lh. m"'-.mont. bEin�
<an b< found in Lee·, famou, one·inch fore unle.shing > punch. Di<l"'nsing "",\:e, fasl and decepti'" IKD kick, .1i'ln� thaI your hlp Is tho '-dh.. 00 tt.. 'ure 10 vl,ualiz. lh. whip oaoh limo,

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