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We lok forward to bringing you the will Henshaw Ifyoutre reading get the print version, ita different, beautifully cacti iscligitally you can always perience and could be useful asa improvised weapon, youre reading thi always getthe di another equally pleasurable way to read in n print you can al version, is variety of different scenari and possibly could stop a zombie or boredom attack oo MAGAZINE be] roe cote Cen ered aia Dee ed poner een Contributors ee eee eet ee era Corey eee ee ae ee ry ropatnreeetnet ented Cer een en aetna ae eee ere en) eens Re ee Cree ee te ee oySe \ Bacal Fighting Films 30 “The latest action films reviewed, Jun Fan Journal 32 [News and reviews of evrything Bruce Lecand Jet Kune Do Fight of the Century? O6 Four years short of his act birch ney st yen old Karate Black elt Uehara Seikichi fsccepted the challenge from tiny yar old pro borer Katsuo Tok ‘id i really happen? Who won? foot Reeves investigates chi sau O8 (Chi Sau sche Samuel Kwok gives youan insight viewed through the pacts of Chi Stand tthe same time erases some misconceptions that have artof Wing Chun, ts ecannot be understated develope verthe years Before the UFC 12 ‘Mined Martial Artsand Professional Wrestling, two ofthe worlds mos popular athletic attractions today, have sold roots inthe sportof Cateh-As-Cateh-Can ‘wrestling. Jake Shannon explains the contsibutions CACC hax madeto moder ‘combat sports entertainment AFemale Ninja 17 trom Renner Gato shares er imight lating the arto Bujinkan frm her teacher Soke Dr. Hatsuini-Masaaki IKD Investigated 34 (Cris Kent looks into the age-old, and controversial sateen, "Bruce Lees martial art has been made up from otherarts ENTERTAINMENT SECTION Birth of the Dragon 18 ‘Tocoincide with the release of ‘Birth ofthe Dragon’ an epic and controversial face of between Bruce Lee andl Wong Jack Man, Peter Jagger considers the accounts from people inthe know: ‘ea Emrcas ‘Starting B 36 For those who are coming ograpling from the sng at there a fo thinga to be aunt before youseat. John B Will looks at five things you need know ‘The Art of Striking 38 Robert Hardin tes you one step closer tothe unatainable"psfet” technique by explaining the role of kneticenergy in Taekwondo and ether stvkingarts Evolving Aikido 40 ob Jones vestigate the diferent femsof Aikido exploring the motivations. experiences ‘das an practices, that haveimpactedon the ed rst, and how both ternal and extemal actors ‘The Power of Tal chi 4.4. you understand the structure of yourart and ian sce the sreigy in the principles dps and ides that perma the whole system ican snake a word of ference to your stay Steve Rowe explains ‘Survival Guide 46 Seminars and workshops being quite sliferent than classy ther nature requivea diferenestrategy for leaning inorder to ge the most out of them, Tim Becherer gives you the compete guide. Are You Unbalanced? 48 Getting the balance right A Top-Down Approach There ate many diferent forms. balance that we nee o conser when tai martialatts Nel Adamsexplains Original Truth 52 Acroms the world, Eastern Martial Arts Masters have been closely guarding the ancient seeret of martalats, Lak Lot reveals this secret Fist of the Mind 54 Famous among the radiional maya ants ‘of Chins ie Xing Vi Quan. Featuring revel approach to both erainingand fighting Jonathan Bluestein looks 2this devastating fighting art you doo know about bat realy should worwwomaty OFares eee see te RIS ecu nters nessa cs Pen es eee eee eT nee oe nas \wasat this moment that Uchafa entered and Crete emer nae oe Pees re Pee ene a Cee ee aT ear a ae & re 3 Uae le refered trees ebay | Cee et ee ) to defeat me.” 3 rs aad Pata) Perera Perrone rg Sethe eens ea ee ee eee EN ne er ened ee ee te eas Stee «whenever it does the details always sem eee tc ec Ca Pees el eared coun tomer tid jillennium New Year celebration in 2001 ieee EM een ees ot Sones Se ee ees something year old karate master bettering a thirty something ear old boxer in an open challenge holds a cettain kudos, but that ees canes eee Ce an na nay Pee cantor ay Katsuo Tokash peteter emer es en ore ne oaery During the 1980 Katsuo wasafyweight pentane hist eee ere eee ere ee ne Bae eta ease gas re fl nena veces Taree see ges Heb iea veut area See easier nmeiner ear (Geaceeeoe, Ee een eee ir ences Gy Getty (eer (Gearsn fee eset I Os el BC Master vs 3o0yr old re ~ Did it really happen? Who won? » TS ee Caer nt even smes Trac Rete tca iets airs (ail ROS Rolston eo mC Rec Cee i ai Cpe a av pem eens, Sep — A and kata. After the war, he leda group of ae ee ens ts eee ee) Pe ee ae Py ware one eus ert i rad Most versions ofthis ineredibléstory describe the event as being televised but 've . a | eee di Katsuo did become somethingof a Car Een a: I picture it being oe Ue ee SE en Motobu Udundi, and outra ee cee ee et ere) a Stee ere See! Rd roy Come Dee Seiad rations cop using eee Sanpete portray the winninf tabu ithe aaa Os SE ae Piecerrnrert ers cee Stent Renee Ta RAL CL) areas Prtig ea ee erect ee Higa Kiyohiko of the Bugeikan. Like em eee Pee eee ee) enti Pe ee ete His father Higa Seitoku first i iBPees card Websi geikan dojo following the eae et eet eet as ee eas See ces oh DRY testimony on this is both valid ee ny See ey 35] stumbled to translate my question Lees an. I was pleasantly surprised to hear Eb pees Saeeiry aye eer moa ere a, Sereerentera cis. haaperseenegaieeet> resi i stain oenarioni eo aioe ee ee en a A TOES KKatsuo's punches fora whole round, using See eee cc Rae aorckcoy See ee eee ee a: ee, is patil pees Kieth carne cinrernerer em et Pe errteeni pereee, Se eee the match, confirmingit’s veracity and one ee er es pee eee that both Higa and another rainee had ee eee ect eee ety ee eee ee et ee nie es pence eee] ees ee et cee bouy. Healso kept fighteningly errs Tee eee sacar Loe eereneenty fe oa Cen second round, frustrated at not beingable fp Se ene) Se eee fe ee Se ee ae ee Be cece pie) hr eet. rian r fered Det eee 1 eee describes tifmatch a having Uehara Soe ee nT ae een pees. Seeetet in early Okinawan karate styles that shat egy fey Guibas, By slippinigand weaving, Uehara kept eT the elbow cating the delivery of ea pies fcc ch coe Pere eae ey te approximately around, Uehara fully nd Bary 1 iA | Pn ee ed weigh my cher at his home. Through them es ee et eee {ntrodlvced to otherageing teachers on the See et ee ee ce eee eed karate were a thing ofthe distant past Se eee ay ‘of Ryukyuan bujutsu he once Pree erer If they really want to prove the Pome en tessa Saou Rien es ees Se ee eter ee ke Cie en Rs en ee) eee een Another ime thinkon the mainland, (nia esters rite cancers Cree ea Serer as ised sence ace a Gaga a Risen, essai rs Ce Cone enon ced Rearrernecrenn | ee rere 2 Eee rere 2 Shere Dee eer eee eer eet eee pe Heaeraereiy caper nt Sateen nd ‘Potertally prepare two graves; your's and steerer eens ete Poe oy eee es eno en sie ren a. SE: Sn ee ce Seen oa Pes bres een a a relPaO os The Heart of Wing Chun What is Chi Sau? Is it important? How do you practise Chi Sau? Who has all the answers? In this brief article Samuel Kwok will try to give you an insight into Wing Chun viewed through the practise of Chi Sau and at the same time erases some misconceptions that have developed over the years. Chi Sau is the heart of Wing Chun, its importance cannot be underestimated. Chi Sau allows a practitioner to investigate technique and use of energy correctly, without the risk of injury. 08 womamagazine ‘00 many people use their Chi Sau to score points by hitting their training partner. Ina juvenile way they fel the need to prove themselves. Quite often the contact made is fr too heavy and is directed into the face. This can lead to Injuries because ofthe lack of contol that is inherent in this method of practice. An aggressive attitude ofthis kind not only goes against the philosophy of Kung Fu it fs also detrimental tothe progress of the student, It prevents them from attaining relaxed, confident and realistic approach to fighting and to everyday life Another sad development isthe isolation this way of thinking has created among Wing Chun schools. The competition between schools results in rivalry and animosity which then causes violence amongst their members when they play (Chi Sau and influences their Wing Chun, Wing Chun is a very violent system... it deals with understanding the reality of fghtingand learning tocope with ‘tuations where you are Eced witha serious physical threst. Learning $ourcannot Teara Wing Chun merely by sole practise of rehearsed techniques taken fom the forms and by fighting. Chi Sauallowsthe correct the postion of techniques rom Chun practitioner toArticle: Samuel Kwok Cee Peer eee eee the elbow, as well as the changing requirements of energy and strength rete ete understand the reality of street ee eee theoretical, and practical application. eet ees te Tee ets ee ens relates it closely to sparri Peace oo should always be practised with ee eee Pores eee ra eee Pee eet Preteen ener) stage of Chi Sau the playershould be able to use the information from the sensitivity of the arms, together ee eee eee ce player ean then respond in a relevant and specific way. At the highest level, for two eee ert ferent ee ere) ereey eee Sets waiting forthe first mistake that allows an ‘unanswered contact to be made. When Pee rent! ee eee en ees social intercourse. Both players should ee et eee ee) Pent! promote the family spirit that should be een ten) Rey eee eee tay Pee or see an open mind, and maintaining an Photographs: ©Samuel Kwok inqui then you must aso develop the ability toaccept it when i is proved to you. Thisarticle does not give you physical lireetions, but more ofa philosophical viewpoint so that it ean bea catalyst provoking discussion rather than a statement to be dismissed. ‘The natura differences that ‘occur when two people teach the same theory should not cloud the issue. The variety cof ways that instructors use to describe their understanding of a concept should be viewed asa broad tapesty from Which ideas can beshared, and so resultin a greater depth of knowledge for ive nature. Ifyou seek the truth, all The childish dogmatism “This is right because I say so!" has no place in logical investigation (One fact that cannot be argued against is, that if Chi Sau is ineffectual then Wing Chun will also be ineffectual atthe high Tevel. Just because an experienced aggressive instructor an apply a technique on a submissive student does not validate the technique. ‘Thecorrectness of a technique dlepends upon how deeply it has ‘been researched, and how itstands upto the criteria of Wing Chun theory, and only then ifall possible variations have been considered Essentially Wing Chun is all about correct use of energy, understanding the fundamentals behind atechnique and applying, ‘commonsense. When we use tension, our muscles burn up the available energy, ifthe ‘energy requirements exceed the orygen supply then we get lactic acid build upc. we get tired. Therefore, ifwe ration theamount ‘of tension tothe bare minimum, we ‘ean maximize thettime, and wean ‘maintain our fighting capabilities inaconftontation, Todo this you ‘must have an understanding of what happens at the moment ‘of impact when a technique is applied, and how tension is 5) involved in producingthe bs By a 4 rerfecttechnique. ‘=e Bu Itis the theoretical perfection ofthe wshole system that should be soug through the practical investigation that Js Chi Sau. As perfection will alway for remain elusive itallows us tocontinuethe search throughout our lifetime, keeping, ‘ourenthusias for learning intact, Each ‘new person with whom you play Chi Sau, provides you with new expe through these a greater un inmespective oftheir level of Wing Chun, The teacher also learns from the stucent, {just depends upon how honest the teacher is with himsetf Spa LING Lanai with sparsing is, that doce give a realistic view of actual fighting standing. you cannot use full 10 womartagazine Peeneeetey ROTHROCK Ce as attacking techniques. Holding back Ses ity, they would not have been in Sr een Pe ee eee ere Ree ee ee Se a eet the head, cuts may be avoided but not the eee eee ees from the head impact. OO sta rt ree ee eee ee Sea eeonree nea See Sr eee igs eee ee Cy Taree intersect ees never using strength to overcome strength, eee eee ee eee ae tension and relaxation. All ofthese factors eee er ere ee eres ee eet ce ee eet Brest Cn ete eee sn a een etry ey eee ae ene ‘movement and energy inside themsches Petree et erty Pes Pos ated re Eee eer eet eee ey pee eer eer Pee etter In the early stages of Dan Chi and Pears eet) Seer eee Se eee]responding to clreumstances, Once the simple rolling movements, and reflews start to become second natu GRANDMASTER SAMUEL KWOK ‘Bom in Hong Kong in Api 6th, 1948, the son of a Church Minister his interest in the mertal ars started at an erly ag, his rst experience was in White Crane ‘Kung Fu, under the guidance of his uncle Luk Chi he basic techniques are introduced. The importance of the basic techniques lies in developing the correct a timing ofthe move and investigating the mechanics involved, The “when” and proton eohesintoni nine Fac He Wing Oana tard 3967 eager tatSaredeaerdic Pe eres techniques become instinctive. AS their experience expands they will find that their basi techniques do not work against training partners who have the same level of ability in Chi Sau. This isnot because the technique isat fault, merely that your partner has the knowledge to dissolve the attack. Progress in Chi Sau then deper ‘upon developing reflexes, and responses that relate to the situation you find yourself in ratherthan trying to predict what might happen or remember what has happened in the past. t \ 7 study paychiatric nursing and pursue @ new m |/ 4 lo, Livingin London then, he went tthe (Church of Reverand Ka, ho tld hi ‘about one ofthe congregation. a Wing ‘chun teacher called Lee Sing, who started teaching Samuel Kwok in 1973, In 1978 ne returned to Hong Kong hoping to fra the true source of Wing Chun, ‘Samuel Kwok was introduced to Ip Chun by Lee ‘Sing who atte toe was joining the fp Man ‘Martial Arts Assocation. wos during ‘second meeting with Ip Chun that he offered to tesch Samuel Kvck the Wooden Dummy techniques, realizing that he wes being sven 2 great nonourhe accepted. At his time, Ip (Chan was only teaching parttime ‘eeling FFwould be around this time thaea student for tenet few years Samuel Kwok had pve tution from tp Chun and attr geining Master level in Wing Chun, he opened his frst school in Hong Kong and it was not long before his students began making a name for themselves at tournaments and demonstrations inne cory begins to concentrace upon blindfold Chi Sau, Blindfold Chi Sau helps the student to focus on developing their feeling’ and not relying totally upon their eyesto see hat is happening in their surroundings. The student will lean toxsense with their arms, extending the range of information that isavailableto them to make a judgement of their predicament. In defense, it helps to ‘understand how your arms ae positioned to protect your centerline in relation to your opponent's arms and theiralignment. eis When returning tothe UK, in 1981 he was ‘appointed chairman and senior overseas representative of the fp Chun Martial Art ‘Assoclation by Grandmaster Ip Chun. ading sated in the UK, Master Kwok started to teach Wing Chun privately but later ne opened his first sohoo after great demand from several marta ars enthusiasts. n his bd to promote Waditional Wing ‘Chun and his SEF, In 1981 Master Kwok held the fst ‘of mary seminars in the UK for Grandmaster Ip Chun. ‘used offensively in learning to release a strike the momenta gap appears (Ci Sou has many layers, and to gain complete knowledge all ofthem must be ‘understood, from the sot relaxed practise of the mechanics tothe hard realism of In 1991 Master Kwok invited both Grandmasters Ip Chun and Ip Ching othe UK, to held ther rstjoint seminars across the county. This wes the fst vist othe UK by Grandmaster Ip Ching. In 1994 Master Kwok returned to Hong Kong ‘o study with Grandmaster Ip Ching. Having now retired from the NHS he i. ful ime mental ars Instructor and teaches Wing Chun around the word conflict, To ignore any aspect will result in an imbalance in your Wing Chun. Remember, that to achieve a high standard fn Chi Sou takes time, so be patient. You hold all the answers, once you have worked ‘out what the important questionsare! woawomay 14| Article: Jake Shannon ee eae aa cL) Spee a ae eK mwa you need to know this... Ps eee eer once Ce eke es IZ, Perot attrac é e Sees ty en ee ees The infamous Muhammad Ali vs. een cute een ‘NO FORM OF STRANGLING IS ionic jantipalreneen sonnei ia PERMITTED, UNLESS you guessed it, catch-as-catch-can wrestling ESPECIALLY AGREED Nee eee ceed eee TO BY THE PRINCIPALS. freee Ret teenth eae eet een at BEFORE EACH MATCH THE ANNOUNCEMENT IS So get your roots of MMA/ Catch Wrestling cheat sheet here USUALLY MADE “STRANGLE HOLD BARRED”.’ - Minneapolis Tribune — February 20, 1910 ne ree Doren 12 womartagazineWhat is ‘Catch-As-Catch-Can” Catch-as-catch-can wrestling came to prominence near the ee Celtic Isles and was practiced there by predominately lish Pen ene es ete tee et ets gentry in the Lancashire egion of England (they would wager on wrestling outcomes in the same way as they Seer een cere eee wwe know it today started with Irish coal miners wrestling eee eee eee inthe mines, Eventually some of these laborer/wresters aoe eee ee eer ea ee ‘upon the money eared from these best and thus the fist eee ees are Oe eee act ee ee ee Pera tee ee ee a not the perme one br eae ke Te Inthe beginning, during the aforementioned informal side-betting period, the rules of CACC wrestling matches cnn ight clases, et.) were dynamicand eae nee cee enn td oir a eer? rs themselves and their financial backers. The bilateral nature ofthese agreements resulted ina fui, diverse ruleset. However as interest in the sport grew, third parties became ‘more involved and the rules became unilateral as promoters ee eer ee eee ee eee en eee ey ‘control the cash flows, s0to0 the power and control shifted ee ee eee eee ee ete en ee themselves for power shift, there were still rule variants across the assorted Se eee fee ee eee ed Se er) these winning provisions varied toa, Some allowed a two- Pee et eee ee een Srey forthecount) and others a three-point pin (both shoulders plusa hip, three-points, must be down forthe count), Pin counts varied t00, some used a three count, while others Se Eee eee) pee ees AU Re ecu als] ee ‘As participation grew, cateh-as-eatch-can eventually ee eee nea ed evolved into either feestye,folkstyle, or submission grappling/MMA, while the later transformed into the Sere ee ee ee eed Coen een at ‘wrestling, featured both legit challengers and “plants/ sticks" alike). There was a positive correlation between ee ee eee eet eee eet en that era took root in wrestling to0 and ultimately lead to eee eee net coy some holds began to be barred from competition, most pene eee interventionism of, De ene ea ee of catch-as-catch-can’s popularity wasa direct result ofthe See nen tee eee en ee ed eect be confused with Ed “Strangler” Lewis, who camelater oy See te ee the groundwork for the popularity of lacer CACC greats like Martin “Farmer” Burns, Tom Jenkins, Frank Gotch, and Cee eee See nant nee ene ee ae ea d Catch-As-Catch-Can Champion (some, but notall, Pee oe Con ee es) eee en en What stirred up friends and foes alike was the trademark. ‘maneuver that gave Evan Lewis his nickname - “The Scrangler” Lewis ‘made no bones about his method said Se ee eee throat ofan opponent and choke him until he whispered ee ee ee ec RU CCU aed Dee eae cy ST eee eee oe fact, the term “no-holds-barred” was coined to describethese early CACC matches) squeamish back then as they can be today (keep in mind that peareennneer ey eae eet Tribune called CACC “one of the eruelest forms of sport permitted inany civilized community. The breaking ofa lg, the crushing, Se ee eee Pe ee ee) However, audiences were just as Pe ee eee However, if you look at newspaper clippings about Lewis, they Pe een eee CoN ee ers Cee ede a Dr een eee The.winner-took 75 per cent ofthe gate receipts and the loser 25 percent. number Inthe audience pronounced the affale. hippodrome, but also declared it probably the best exhibition POT en teem eee the match did Lewis secure a “strangle” hold, and then Acton. Cee eee eee See ete ee ee Instead of two shoulders and a hips is generally the.case._The. terms were the best three in five falls, and Lewis won only the. eee ener eter re ers Cee ee ae ceed Lest we forge, Lewis got strangled from time to time to: ‘Evan Lewis didnt invent the strangle hold, and nothing. In the rules prevented others from using it on him. Henry. Shellenberger got his hands around Lewis: neck and. Ce ee eee Perea eee ee net a eas ‘woke up in time to resume the match and then showed. Bae ee Butoften Lewis won, and he won with oo Ce eae a) freee Daag ly ee ae Seen ee rere ee eee Ce re a announced as for $500.a side, best three in ive fli, three Cees ~ a eee wee Fo PTY OUR PEPPY TPO b« | ace eereenenntt Ce ee ras Ce ee er result was such a nish fo get money-on Lewis at any. Ce ee ee ant 14, womantagaby oe Te eR oC el Bi Bs eR aa Ce ate CoE eT} eee nee eee es offering $180 to $200 that he-could call every fll. At ths, Cee ee ees Se ee eens pon ye ee eee eee a er eer ee) ‘Acton having a.back body-hold. They struggled for. afew. Pet ttt a ey eee the carpet. Lewis tuned and landed on top of Acton. ee er a een ea eto ree CO et ee yet ett ee ret ete ee) Ce ee ee eer eed eae Jnstantly Acton was.on top of him and ina running. ‘scramble sent him again tothe edge ofthe platform, where hold on the ropes and a bridge came into service. Lewis, eee ae ed Ce ee ee ee ey eee nd eet et a er ee pnts Peet eet Tere appeared blown, while Lewis was perfectly fresh Lewis ee ee ee ee ed eee et ren ee eet try Rr ee eer nt Te aed es Se ee een Pree et en ry ee Sr et ea Pe a ee oe eee ee CEE et nd The fourth bout settled the contest. Almost at the outset. Pas Tee ee ene enn ete Peron a eee ee! Cerca ed tt eet eee ne) en ee ere esr nr as Se aed totum to his side, After this they stood up and indulged in Cae ees Se ee ed cere ete tee rns ee ee eters eee Se ee ene ete eas ee ee eae Ce et Ee Ce edn een eet eet ee eee es eee ed UT ee But Evan Lewis wasn the only American champion that was game to wrestle “no holds barred”. One of my favorite CACC eee ee eee eee en eee en acquainted with competitive applications ofthe strangle: ee ee ees ee eran ate ene en ee eee ens Ce ee err e ear eee ett ee es eres Ce ret Ee ee ee es ee ete es De ee eee Cee eed Ce eee ed England during coronation week when he defeated Tom. Crete nee ets corer ee eto ee eT eee eee ee eas believe England has a wrestler who can defeat America's, et ee Soe eee eed n Jenkins. He too was well Even at the height of CACC’s popularity, Jenkins was actively participating in high profile matches where strangles were allowed. Here's report of Dan McLeod Seer Cee Ee een) Py ere) ee ees in Madison Square Garden last night, Tom Jenkins, world's ‘champion at this style of wrestling, defeated Dan McLeod, ‘alning two falls out of three..Contrary to expectations, ‘McLeod, who was ia excellent form, secured the fst. falLwith a strangle hold, half Nelson..For several years. past this hold has been barred in public exhibitions of Se ees Ce eet as rs ee eee) ee ee ee ee Ce eee ee ee ee eee eee yee eee eee es ene ene eee cre ing oeFrank Gotch looks like coming. champion. Took Tom Jenkin, withthe assistance ofthe refer, two hours to get the fis fall Gotch was strangles into unconsciousness. ‘No.chance in Cleveland for anyone but Jenkins. rowth of Amateur Catch-As-Catch-Can However asthe sport of CACC wresting grew in popularity many of the more brutal aspects ofthe spore began to be frowned upon. Both prometers and participants began working to prohibit the more dangerous holds, As result, amateur catch as-catch-can grew in popularity in the United States and many of the professional holds (including the strangle and fll nelson) began to be marginalized (paralleling what happened as iis evolved into the spor of judo in Japan). -Asthe zeitgeist contin, Jenkins atitude changed, where he eventually achocated fr the removal ofthe more dangerous hol’ ike the strangle and the fll elon this evolution has been deseribed in-clepth elsewhere ) Asan interesting aside, legendary wrestler Wade Schalles once remarked that even though strangls are technically forbidden in today's amateur wrestling contests, they ae sll being used by competitors anyway, albeit surreptitiously, especially atthe higher levels of competition. A perfec example of this being the infamous wrestling “Schultz Headlock’ used togreat effect by World Champions Dave nel Mark Schult (which has now founcl application in top level Mixed Martial Arts) Early in 2005 | mailed letter to Karl Goteh (real name Karel Istaz) asking for his feedback on my cea fora 16 womartagazine ‘CACC wrestling ruleset that would eventually become the bedrock of ourdecade-plus runof King of Cateh Wrestling, ‘tournaments (and many other CACC tournaments too). Karl, after excelling in amateur catch-as-cateh-can wrestling ‘competition atthe Olympic level, learned the craftof catch as-catch-can at Riley's Gym which he later honed here in the United Seates with American CACC wrestlers like Franke Wolfe and Benny Sherman, Kat suggested including nly sleeper chokes into the ruleset (see below) but, given the precedent of various strangles and gags used during the Golden Age of CACC plus the resurgence of interest in CACC asa result ofthe popularity of MMA, it seemed prudent alles more CACC choke variants than just the sleeper hold. Billy Robinson supported this inclusion ofall CACC strangles into CACC competition (and said choke variations) en proceeded to teach many of us ‘in stralght.catch, everything Including all submissions, was. allowed. Only fst were forbidden, because most of these ‘2uys had day jobs, and when you use ists, you can break a ‘knuckle or2 thumb, which would put you out of work. So the ‘heel ofthe hand, which is sold bone, was allowed. Elbows, ‘wore allowed. Jumps ware allowed. Chokes wore sometimes, allowed. depending on the agreement. Allin catch meant. ‘everything was allowed ~ chokes, sleeper holds. everything.” = Billy Robinson, Physical hess, .22 “The fact is that CACC will continue to evolve whether in the context of amateur CACC, professional wrestling mixed martial ats, and even within CACC Dont fight it, embrace!0° Nina’ oF “Kunoich DDoesat matter Martial ares ist stop is Understand your self Many people go into fantasy magical part of Ninjutsu, But Usually, Ustal woman cant win by muscle ewer tom Those kind of things are ust diferences anc ts nooo or bad Res no better or worse Sowe must study who we are, and know yourself isthe key tobe success warrior ‘Some person is relly gpl at math to make weapon, Some person isgpod a sped, power erie olive in the reality al brush up what are you good ata Try to main yourweak point tobe averages InJopan We think Martial atin only physea Not only mental Noronly things we ean contr Wemust connect our body 10 oul Souland sprit, ‘And us (body & soul) toconnect tothe nature (Gomething grea Especially Ninjutsu, IF we haveonly bad thoughts ‘Wewill e just killer or Thiet Sowe think we want to make great natures ou ally TFwe want to put natureon our sel ‘We need to grow good heat ‘Anal we think thatitis part of marti art Inveaity, We cant make strong ody at once ‘Weeant make song mind at once ‘What made cur body and mind is ‘Ourhabits Habits What weeat, How Article: Hiromi Renner Goto Advisor: Simon Yeo Photographs: ©Hiron Renner Goto ow to rect, What you seek, Ustally people controlled by Habitual things ‘We need to make gped habits s much ‘Wenced teat good thingsas muchas we «an, with pod habits Thinkingsand movings same. KATA..could be habits Tes usefl but shouldnt stick there When weare stuck Iewal be not LIVING KATA anymore Iescould hed habit too, Thats kind of reality of danget: ven many good fighter has blind spots. ‘martial art fs very senple but not 0 simple its exactly ike our Shadow and death Ik you believe i there, its there IFyoulost, you just ost Ate ood thought, bat Irsalsovery changeable For who? And fom wha, old you We need good heart Right? Sothere is many fog an! there is many bind spots Bur thats why ‘Wealways nee to go back to understand ‘Who we areand try to ow our selves fist And make our mind calm Andstrong, Always to bea leader, not follower Control ourself and control the situation. Thats what Lam lemming fiom Soke DrHatsimi Masaaki TThope Someone red this can get essence of Bujinkan martial aes Tam sorry about my master YODA English (apanglish). Anyway. [respect all of my BUYU, woawomay 17A legendary fight would 2 change the history of martial arts forever To coincide with the release of ‘Birth of the Dragon’ an epic and controversial face off between Bruce Lee and Wong Jack Man, Peter Jagger considers the accounts of the people in the know. verthe years, the fight between Bruce Lee and Wong Jack Man at Bruce Lees Oakland school has been reported time and timeagain, mostly with similar account of what happened and why i happened, ie. the Kung Fu leaders in San Francisco \were unhappy with ice Lee for teaching non- (Orientals and so they sent Wong Jack Man, with “back-up” to present Bruce Lee with awritten ‘ultimatum ta stop teaching non-Orientas or to close his school dawn. Brace Lee refised to back down, vowing tocontinue to teach people of al races and said: “Since youre the one who’ challenging me, then Pll make the rules, Everything goes and the match will bright now’ James Lee, Bruce Lees assistant, kept Wong Jack Mans men from joining in, while Bruce Lee attacked Wong Jack Man, forcing him backwards ‘Wong Jack Man, unable to cope with Bruce Lee's rapid-fire straight blast punches, turned and ran While chasing Wong Jack Man, Bruce Lee continued to hit him. He has been quoted assaying: I chased him and, lke a fol, kept punching him bbchind his head and back. Soon my fsts began to ‘wll from his hard head. Finally | did something | had never done before. I just put my arm around his neckand knocked him on hisass 1 kept whacklag him, as he lay on the floor, until he gave up” The 18 womartagacine fight lasted 23 minutes and left race Lee ‘out of breath’ and uunbappy with his [was significant in the formation of Jeet Kune Do, prompting Brace Lee to make big changes to his training, saying: "Ie really bugged me after the fight. les the frst time feltsomething wrong with the ‘way I had to ight. took too long and Ida’ know ‘what todo when he ran. Getting my fists bruise from punching the son ofa bites head was kind of stupid. knew right then, [had todo something” That is thestory that has been reported over and over agnin. Ite similar to Linda Lee's account. However, thereare other versionsof the confontation, What die Wong Jack Man say about his fight with Brice Lee? Apart fom a report he sulsmitted toa local newspaper shortly after the incident, hes, reportedly, only ever given his version of events to ‘one magazine - Official Karate. Inan interview for Karate International, Greglon Lee (James Lee's son) was asked what happened when Bruce Lee was given an ultimatum not to teach outside of the Chinese race, he replied:"The problem did not stem from that, the initiation of the problem was Bruce makinga guest appearance atlocal Chinese operas. At these operas he wouldtodo my fon speak before the performance and m ‘many of the traditional Gung Fa styles they were dry land swimming that they were just doing silly dances and did not know how to fight. they felt twas a challenge upon them. They responded. Bruce did not make this statement to challenge them, He was trying tolet them know the realty of eombat’ “The “feeling” between different local schools that existe in the ‘bos, was expressed by Sift Al Dacascos in an issue of Karate Mlustrated. [Dacascos listed Wong Jack Man as one of his teachers and the magazine wrote that Dacascos school was located about seven or from “another Kung Fuschool in Oakland Dacascos remarked “Students have aways been inclined to speculate about whose teacher is toughest. Some of my students met some of Bruce Lee's students ata party ‘orsomething. This ed toa certain amount of ension, At the time, Bruce Lee's school in Oakland was being run by his friend James Lee. Anyway, there was this feeling of tension until about 196; when Iwentdown at Ed Parker's Long Beach, Internationals. Inthe mide of my form | looked upand there was this guy wearing a blue blazer and sunglasses. Afterwards, he Your form was impressive, well done! I old him, ‘Bruce, [understand we have some kind ‘of confusion between us! He just laughed and said he didn't have any harsh feeling mie because he knew thatthe trouble had been caused by kids spreading rumours about who taught who and who was tougher than who' Reports in other publications (such as Linda Lee's book) suggested the people’ behind the Wong Jack Man challenge were also responsible fortrying wo reate a feud between Bruce Lee and Al Dacascos. ‘This is what Tom Bleecker (once married to Linda Lee) wrote about the Wong Jack Man incident: “Brace’s newly-established Kung Pu institute in Oakland had barely opened when Brice received an open challenge from a Kung, Fu practitioner named Wong Jack Man, Since Bruce's death in July 1973, the fi been widely reported by Linda Lee through leading martial arts magazines. Besides James Lee, who died before the story became truly newsworthy, the only other eyewitnessesto the battle were Wong Jack Man and a handfal of his followers, none of whom have ever had any self interest in the subsequent two decades of cepitalsing on the Lee legend Iestrue that Wong Jack Man personally instigated the confrontation, claiming that he was representing.a group of martial ares elders who resided nearby in San Francisco's Chinatown. What has always been puzzling, however, what had angered these elders, if they were angered at all?.Asa historical note, it Js interesting that justa shor while before this now infamous confrontation between Bruce Lee and Wong Jack Man, all buta stone's throw away in Los Angeles, rising Kenpoist Ed Parker had just published, without incident or complaint, his popular hardback book titled ‘The Secrets of Chinese Karate’. Although Parker was Hawaiian and pethaps ‘couldnt be held accountable for teaching non- ‘Orientals, his associate instructor in the Los ‘Angeles Karate school, the legendary Tai Chi yy Wu, taught non-Chinese ona daily basis without ever being held accountable by any Chinese elders, Kung Fu masters or anyone ese...Perhaps an alternate explanation has todo with territorial infringement. Ithas been reported that yeas earlier, members of local triad came to Bruce’ Seattle schoo! (aeqsoasysy 997 99mg) s98Re{ sor9g SSH ‘demanding money. ‘So, wasthe fight ver within 3 minutes or, as ‘Wong Jack Man claimed, dl last “at minutes, maybe 35"? Did Wong Jack Man (again, he claimed) get race Lee in ahead lack three times during the will know the truth, ht? Only the people present ‘What we do know, what isnot in any doube ishow Bruce Lee used the confrontation with Wong Jack Man asa driving free, pushing himself even harder in his training: it intensified his spirit and Bruce Lee wenton to become the world's most famous martial artist and one of the greatest icons of al time. wwawomaty 19)BU o tke e Cee ACER Cae ee Roo POCA Core ea CUS Cn CeO ance the movie “Birth of the Dragon”. DRT Ce ene Dorgan aril, Bruce Lee's Toughest oe eee eee oad Perreneieenen eee ties place that diy The screen writing partners ree as See nN aes Festeniphentedoasie cd together and director George DO eet a cae oe gees Cesta Bruce Lee. 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See ae | fang ee ee Pee et ies eee ed ee ae Aisa te) ae ee and l Re a ee eae c oe Recis * | rN eles 5 Pome pene al Qs P= NS er Gg oy i r) LL. ened Pee ene eet eens Den ee es een ete ot See eee cena {inal det, MeKeeis often used as comic relief, ee eee eed ashestriiggles to understand Chinese (ae Teck anal asian 4 Tike be entertained bythe plemiul fight iN 4 hy ee et et ee bieupet with the wa hat iia cee eaenmrereneees aril imams pee eet Reaveceeenniane Peeenee ner tTeninn net eran an pir maieenninete career Sa cee ae “enjoyable made up story Sd the greatestand most rene eel ee ered eee RS a3 Se TEI PedDer eg B Te eS £10 Session b: www.aikido-baa.org.uk contact Bob Jones Tel 01943 863857 Email jonesbinw@btinternet.com Eamets a ee TiCria aL www fightingspiritfilmfestival.comArticle: Neil Swain Photographs: Eureka Entertainment Jackie Chan went from unknown stunt man Chan Kong-Sang working with Bruce Lee on Fist of Fury and Enter ‘The Dragon to action star when Snake in the Eagles Shadow and Drunken Master were released. This also heralded his change of name to Jackie Chan. Since then the unassuming Hong Kong martialarts stunt man has becomea world renowned, actor, film director, producer, stuntman, and singer, but the road to fame wasa hard one, with many disappointments, broken bonesand real pain. 22 womamagazine is skils are based on yoarsof ‘ining in theatrical Kung Fu, other martial arts, and acting, but was not until 2975 when Jackie Chan received a telegram. fiom Willie Chan (film producer inthe Hong Kong, film industry, who had been impressed with Jackie's ‘tune work) fering him an ating re infil lest by Lo films Big Rss and Fist Of Fury) Lo hal seen Chan's performance inthe John Woo film Hand of Death (4976) an planet mol himafter Broce Lec with the film New Fist of Fry. His stagename waschange toSing Lung to emphasise his similarity to Bruce Lee, name mant'Lttle Dragon in Chinese necro Bruce Lec fist 00 whose After several less than cutstanding films with Lo Wei Jackie Chan realise to realy get noticed he could not clone Bruce Lee. Instead he followed his heroes (Charlie Chaplin and Ha thoirstylewith mail arts acrobatics ancl a helthy dose of danger ta create his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, use of improvised weapons, ancl Joyd and adapted Inmovative elf performed stents. Inthe on nd 90s Jackie tart to be noticed and his fans flocked tose is films in the millions. Films ike Projeet A (983) fllowed by Projeet A 2 108) and Police Story (8) and Police Story 2 (388), which ‘won the award for Best Action Choreography atthe 1989 Hong Kong Film Awards, and then moved in to Japanese Manga in motion with City Hunter (1993) Although Chan hada har time conquering Hollywood, he finally suceeded in establishing 2 focthold in the North American market in 1995 swith the worldwide release of Rumble nthe Broms, and attained cut following inthe United ‘States that was rare fora Hong Kong movie str ‘Chan’ first huge blockbuster succes carne when heco-starred with Chris Tacker in the 198 buckly cop action comedy Rush Hour, grossing USE30 millon in the United State lone, This lm ma 8 Hollywood star “Today Jackicis one of the most recognizable and influential cinematic personalities in the workl. He isalsoa globally known philanthropist, and has been the top no most charitable celebrities ‘by Forbes magazine. In 2015, Forbes estimated his net ‘worth tobe $350 milion, and 36 of 206, hewasthe second highest paid actor the world In 2017, Eureka Entertainment started picking the best of Jackie Chan's work, and giving them their special Bluray treatment, featuring filmed extras, collectable ephemera, from booklets, rate photos to iconic sleeves. Jackie Canis arly work has heen Reborn. elie Chan fins WoMA.tw nd WoMA yeureka Enterta Assen Magazine look at at Collection in release order; we review the lms, discuss ‘why each was picked, an look tthe extras that make this an unmissable collectiona! ai irri De ert ee Ty ee eee eat ee eee a ed ee en ee eee pat eh eet eet ee eae ee Seer eer an er eee ee et es on eee ee eee ts Coe ee eee ees en oe ead ere eet ees ee aca Pe ee aun nd cet eee eee See ee een ee ee ee a Cee rene a a a ey Dene ee ane? Se ee ee See ee Ret ea Coe Nee mest eae Ce ce eee ees er eee aCe ns Dest ok syle Kung Fu comedy films ever mode SE es ‘ Raver ea cree sn L meer eer renee ee re es eed OV, ee enn a arene eras eer een aie eee ere ete ee eee rereT ory ee ere es ee ees ee ayer ens Peretti ieee oh nemaeert oe Recension ee ee ets een eee en ae ee any ere Pee See eso ey Bete tees ory Peer trent eres Masters of Cinema Collection. Other great extras areof course the obligatory deleted scene and the eee eee ny pear ee ce eer nts oe aeons Cee NG anagem Re =}2 Police tory sie Sent ta ees Police Story (1985) Jackie Chan icons by many in ane martial arts movie fansas one ofthe retest action stars ever tgracethesier screen and Police Story cemented his repuationsthe lielysuccestor to the lt, great Bruce Lee UF Enter The Drogon hare the sald benchmarkof Le’ greanes in the 7s then thesame can besai about Police Story and Jacke Chan inthe So. This i conser by ache Chan msl tobe his est im in terms of pureaction, Inthis mosie Jacke, plays Kevin Chana Hoong: Kongcop, who scones hi first igh by virtually single-handedly capturing and arestinga bigd lord is not too h g drug- lord. OF course, the drug: ppy about this, an frames Kevin withthe murder of another cop (who happened to ben the ake). Kevin has to clear his name, whilst keeping himsel from being, Lele or arrested, and keeping his geiend from leaving hie Police Story is theone Jackie Chan film to wateh to get an overview of is abilities and film-making style fone must not forget he directed many of his Hoag Kong films}. Ieisan exhilarating film which mixes cop drama, slapstick comedy and amazing action. The film features opening and ending action sequences, which are anongt the BEST EVER. The opening hasashoot-out ina shantytown, virtual destruction ofthe town by carsand Jackie hanging on toa bus with a walking tick. The elimax features an incredible fight scone in a shopping mall which sa fantasti combination of martial arts brawling and sheer destruction, and the final awesome stunt Police Story 2 (1988) Jackie Chan s about the ation, and dangerous stunts the BIGGER the better 24 womartagazine ‘hat minel- blowing spectacle is Police Story 2 In this film despite hissuceess at apprebendingeriminals, Kevin Chan ‘unorthodex approach to hiswork asa police fice sees him demoted tothe traffic branch Despite this, the man he put bein bars is ‘now out of prison, and has vowed! to make his lia misery. While this crime boss hie harassing Kevin and hisgelftiend, the police are contemplatin Kevin tohelp them fight group of ‘bombers attempting textor sia Ieis areal joy to watch Jacki in action and Furthermore he wants you to beentertained, Police Story acontains the most ‘memorable fight scenes smade by ickie in his centinecareer.Itisthat ood. Inadaltion, there is plenty of the sel ol slapstick comedic bits: Police Story 2 isan action move that deserves praise simply because its one of his Police Story is 2 movie that snot shows Jackie Chan serious > side. His performance i relatively mature and restrained, and he allows hischarscter tobe portrayed as not only brave, smart and determined, but flawed and selfish a wel (his scene with Maggie Cheungater the ight in theplayground isa key point) Thereis less slapstick ane more plot than usual fora Chan movie; less emphasison comedy nd morecn action, The action sequences are superb and ‘the deafmute with the incredible martial-arts sills is oneof the most memorable vilans Jackie ever had t face Both films were prexuced from brand new 4K restorations and fully uncut. Therefore, Police ‘Story 2isin its original fall hour version forthe irsttime everin the UK, plusboth have optional English subtitles. The Blu Ray als contains The Police Force version ofthe fist ln, originally re-edited for the US video market and featuring its own electron scone bby Kevin Bassinson. (On the Police Story disc are the deleted and ‘extended scenes, including alternate opening nd ending sequences, and on Police Story 2 disc areouttakes. ‘Asbonuses, there are festurertes|a 4o minute ‘documentary on Jackie Chan sear career fromcult film series, Son ofthe Incredibly Strange Film Show with Jonathan Ross pls an archival interview with Jackie ‘Chan whichis 20 minutes long. A ‘great interview with Benny Lai eemer member af jackie Chan's Stunt Group. Who \( crreatet in both Potice Story and 2, which is 5 minutes long, and a Jackie Chan stunts promotional tale. “The boned vetalso boasts an exchsive Gallectors booklet for each lm, featuring new esas and archival content. [Not robe missed bbyany collector.Eureka Entertainment continves to release its Master of Cinema Jackie Chan collection with Cty Hunter: Jackie Chan's stylish action-comedy extravaganza as part ofthe Eureka Classes range on Blusayon 17 September 208, featuring Limite Faition 0-Card an Collector's Booklet [Fest print run nly] Eureka Classics is proud to present the fil forthe fst time in the UK on Bla-ay. “Cty Hunter’ sas orginally3 Japanese mans, ‘orcomic book, fase on 3 comic by Tsukasa Houjo, City Hunter was made becausea Japanese fan mentioned to ace Chan that he Jooks ike Ryo Sucba. So itis nota conventional ‘martial ars movie. This means thatthe movie ‘would not only appeal to martial arts or Jackie Chan fans, italsoappealsto fans ofthe manga genre Jackic knew because ofthis thefilm ‘would appeal to both Hong Kong and Japanese audiences, Director Wong Jing (Naked Kieran God Of Gamblers! absolutely crams the film with sight gags and slapstick all filmed ina bright, cartoonslike manner The moviefollows theantics of private ye Ryu Sachs, While searching fora runaway Siuko Imamura, the daughterof a publishing, tyooon, Ryu accidentally ends ‘upon. case ship hijacked byruthless American ctiminals who takethe passengers hostage Assisted by his jealous femaleassisant,rhe runaway, two female “undercover cops, ane a male gambler, Ry ‘must fel the nefarious plot. The film combines ‘broad amour focusing. Ryu lechery and hunger with action sequences. Thao nd the amor are mph nd ‘here re many maria a senen the ght seaneberween Gary Daniels and Jackie (Chainer fry. They tana into characters fio Street Fighter The night henacen Jacke Cha nd Richard Noreon soustanding too esa good nah, andvery well choreographed. The uniquenet ofthismovie tha ithe many ilernt typesof action: Explosions hts, ood sunplay ee Also the actress Joey Wang (A Chinese Ghost Story) who plays Cari is exellent, she was popular in Japan and appears as Ryo Sacha exasperated asistant This young woman brings the whole era, childish, yet underying love interest for Seba Ryo tothe plot. The huge mallet she strikes Jacke ith during one sequence is actully something that has appeared in the comic book, Inaddition, Kumiko Goto who as popular in Japan atthe time: also appearsin tis movie. The allstarcast of Richard Norton, Gary Daniels, Leon L ‘Chinguny Yau are inthe fil to appeal t global audiences and City Hunters played almost cote fr laughs and manages to bbe consstently funny throughout ‘while having more inventive ideas in 20 mines than all tee Austin Powers movies put together: One seience involving Jnckieheing chased arounla ship while hunting for food isan absolute masterpiece of one fle convey: Many ofthe best spasare very quick, sich as Jacke crawling ‘of ahaghandly bigger than his hea The movie is absolutely perfectly execute, from seript to direction to ation. level is like watchinga live manga book, oran anime, Jackie brings the sexist, dur, yer cool and laid back characterof Ryu Seb tif! The special Bluray features that Eureka Entertainment give this movie area limited ‘edition slipcase (First print run only), plus the film has heen given a stunning op presentation froma brand new ak restoration The orignal Cantonese mono audio track (also _wailabe in 5. presentations) plus optional English and Mandarin alo tracks Then the (Chan, cirector Wong Jing, stuntman and long-time member of Jackie Chan's stunt team, Rocky Lai are truly revealing interviews with Jackie The two most interesting extras are called The rience -an interview with ion ofa Fighter an interview with Gary Daniels. Theres 2 ‘outtake montage anda fantastic collector's booklet faturing new writing on the fl (First print ran only) As with other Jackie Chan releases from Eureka, they make thisrelease ‘extra special an true collectors masterpiece nd Evol wwawomay 25oe eres eee es fee eee th ee te eee eens eee ere Peete ord Coa ee Cee et eee en een ear eles Snes {snot o be missed by ay martial are movie fan. The paper serie nnetoee ere than any of San Pacis pirates ever could. With humour, eee ee eee ee Cee Deere te Pe ats See Peseee eceeece] See ee eee eras er ers eee ee eat re ee cee one cee etermined that his beloved Coast ee ee eee) ee rene ie ere err omener ennai Se ono aaa ee eee eens te eee ee tt bonkers bike chase through increasingly narrow city eee Sheen Cnet ats Pee eer ed en ihe nan ne coe cen Ean Soe Pee)This was made atthe pinnacle of Jacke Chan’ stunt caree and is neat impossible to beter.Ifyou oly ever seeone Jackie Chan film see thisoneas i truly unique prepare to beamazed. Project A 2 Earlier in 87, Jackie had brain surgery following audisasttous fll nthe filming of Armour of God. ‘This encouraged him to work on his next lm close to home. This id not encourage him to stop risking hislifeand his stunt tea for our amusement, What resulted ia smash hit at home thateclipsed the orginal in box office tallies. Sequels area capricious lo with most nowhere near the stature ofthe orginal. Rarely do you find asequel that is considered better than the original, however some critics have tated that Project Aa is etter than the original This movie is simply a briliant example of Hong Kong, action cinema inthe iota well a Jackies ow oeuvre In this film, Dragon Ma Jackie Chan) is back, having Fld the seas ofthe dreaded Pirate Lo, Backon land, he isassigned to the poice force where he yin local suburb, Along the way he is caught up in the fate of several Chinese patriots attempting ta secure sympathy and support fo their revolutionary cause. The Chinese Manchu gpvernment toclean up corruption ani isafter theserevolutionaries, and anyone that stands in thei way sin trouble, even if they are in the police force. “This second instalment to the very swocessil original was inevtableand this follow-up does not disappoint citer, Although withthe likes of Sammo Hung and ‘Yuen Mao not returning itcoes lave avery big hole, Dut we know how wall Jackie Chan can cary film and thats was he does with Part IlChan again woul star, co-writ, and directalong with being the stunt coordinator. You knew by now the stunts you see ate Jackie leading the way in feats ike the handeuled ‘chase, rotating cageand the climatic showdown with a falling frame, these reach the same great heights of his previous stuntsand then goa litle bit higher Allwecan wish for in Thishostoheoneofthe ultimate ackieChan movies Une future is amuper fast paced joumey of madcap marl as, more of Jackie Iisroas humouall mised together inafinecomey- Chan's films cumadventureconcotion with plenty acingon tokeep from Eureka teense in Entertainment selene and high-octane that you barely find met Tain breathe while watching igevery second brings something, &t this quallity freshandexcitngtothescreen, evry plot pointscens and maybe ginal and inriguing Atthisstagenhiscarcer jackie other martial knewexacty whatthe audience wantedand reached his arts classics cinematic peak of perfection withdiferingpriecsthat tg add to their arcane sme vinnaemcned sc Collection, They = aoe havea created The He Ray speci festoesarerammadinthisSpecal a fantastic Lite Falton BorSet, with orginal Cantoneseautio tribute toa track orb flim (mono for ProjectAandveeeo very talented for Project Aa), Restore 53Cantoneseandngich Chinese actor cio options optional English SDH subtitles. The dics n hs the one and so contain a new vdeo interview with Tony Rayns archival interview with JackieChan [30 mins), Revealing Oly Jackie interviews with ator Lee HotSan [2 mins], Yuen Rao Chan. [bSmins), Dick Wel [14 min), Michael Chan Wai-Man_ [z0mins) composer Michael Lai [7 mins), writerand pprelucer Edward Tang [30 mins) stuntman An Carpio [29 mins] an finally et importanty stuntman Mars [5 mins) hony Theres also an archival featurette calle Someone Will Know Me (i mins) ‘which includes interviews with stuntnen Mars, Chris Lee Kin Sang and Rocky Lai. The cextratalso boast alternate ‘outakes for Project A fiom the Japanese version othe film and archival behind-the-scenes footage [24 mins] and the obligatory deleted Scenes The set is completed witha Bor Set Exclusive collectors booklets foreach Featuring new essays, and archival content. Eureka have relly done their homework on this one and again mada valued Jackie Chan collection.EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT EH! xv sume gage jie PROJECT A PARTS | & Il AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY IN A LIMITED EDITION SET APAIR OF SWASHBUCKLING ACTION EXTRAVAGANZAS FROM THE LEGENDARY JACKIE CHAN! ‘EXTRAS INCLUDE: NEW INTERVIEWS WITH TONY RAYNS * 3 HOURS OF INTERVIEWS WITH CAST & CREW LTIPLE AUDIO OPTIONS + PLUS MUCH MORE! AVAILABLE OCTOBER 2018 SEU Teresa Ce TL Eby Ca ST SE UE UT Ula g CEE Ta SLPRESENTS JACKIE CHAN POLICE STORY & POLICE STORY 2 AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY IN A LIMITED EDITION SET FEATURING SOME OF THE MOST DANGEROUS STUNTS EVER CAUGHT ON CAMERA, ‘TWO OF THE BEST PURE ACTION FILMS EVER! EXTRAS INCLUDE: ALTERNATIVE PRESENTATIONS OF BOTH FILMS, INCLUDING VERSIONS NEVER BEFORE SEEN INTHE UK * 40 MINUTE DOCUMENTARY ON JACKIE CHAN * MULTIPLE AUDIO OPTIONS * PLUS MUCH MORE! AVAILABLE NOW CITY HUNTER AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY IN A LIMITED EDITION SLIPCASE ONE OF THE MOST CREATIVE AND HILARIOUS FILMS OF JACKIE CHAN'S CAREER! EXTRAS INCLUDE: HOURS OF INTERVIEWS WITH CAST & CREW + DELETED SCENES AND OUTTAKES ‘MULTIPLE AUDIO OPTIONS » PLUS MUCH MORE! AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 2018 AVAILABLE FROM amazoncouk steaL The Spiritual Boxer This film marks the film-directing debut ) of Lau Kar Leung who hal directed action scenes for moat of Chang Cheb+ ‘martial art epics up to that point Fans should not expect from this filma kung fuexravaganza along the linesof Laus later films, Challenge Of The Masters, Executioners From Shaolin, The 36th Chamber Of Shaolin, Dirty Ho, Legendary Weapons OF Kung Fu sna. {Diagram Pole Fighter. This one dilers not only from Lau’ other films but from the standard Shaw Bros. martial atts adventure in general, This L Kar Leung film focuses on acon artist who uses Kung Fa to swindle villagers for money by pretending tobe possessed by angry acl. However when banalits later threaten the villagers he must use the same skil for good The film captures numerous details of every life in small-town China 100 years agp and appears thave been shorn Taiwan fr fom the familar backlot ofthe Shave Bros, Hong Kong studio where Lau shot mest of his lms. There isan elaborate Kung Fi male with lead actor Wan which is delight tothe renses 30 Womanagazine at Mount Fuji Tomu Uchida's Bloody Spear at Mount Fujt features remarkable subplots tata scope and depth tothe man lt. The ste ofthe im isunigue. Theil focuses ona samural who travel to Edo with his two servants. On the ‘a; they mest many people and encounter srt injustice ‘This isa Japanese samurai road move, the interaction and activity takes place in inns and city sects, very little on roads. Most of the plot revohesaround the samurai, whose ‘character reminds one of Yamanaka taking stand agsinst society and paying the price. Tere are many great moments in the film, which isas comedicin dialogue asi isin The! actress, Li n Chi, is sty fanny and quite becutfil even when ee isuke Kato plays one dressed asa man, Perennial Kung Fa ofthe servants and hissake inking and villains Fung Hak On and! Lee Hoi San, a philosophizing scenes areeveryman humour at amore ir yews ammo fits best. The playful looks, alogue, and subtle arg lm attraction between the shaisen player and oma ‘Gonpachi (Chiezo Katoaka), lors iting ona bsy highway to Edo shutting down trafic for ‘tea ceremony, and the lance’ fnal battle ekcloseto my memony. formidable the hero Nother postwar Samurai film that you may have seen does this kind of sction, comedy, and dhamaas entrtaningly. A great This isaclassic ‘Shaw brothers Kung Fu il with allthe colour and section, socal philosophical action ofthe time ‘Samurai movie Ele Luck Peter Johnsonea a eT eS er ee Pate eee raienieenrire arian eee easy eerie peepee re Te ered Peet ee Pace arenes eee ee eee re ee eet ce improving, Sent ee the propsand costume are alway oreo See peer ea eet Peete eet Toren comet Se eer eee wert eet Ts) feerceeene ss into their characters better oe te] ce en ety added action then you may Coenen Mohawk ‘Mohawk isa really god Move Ieisvery violent and brutal (not recommended fr Children). However, what makes this lm compelling sits depiction of ‘American solders inthe war of 18:3 leas, arguably. avery cynical and exploitative war which didnot scethebest ofa young Ameria, that is echoed in the depiction of cach American characterwth a Frnt of ugliness and griminess that is both artistically driven yetalso completely believable and realistic ‘The fl is set ate in the WaroF 181, ayoung Mohavrk woman and her two lovers bttlea squad fof American soiers hell-bent ‘on revenge, ‘The movie gets very bloody at times. Bu throughout the hunt, ‘weare mostl focused on the ‘Americans rather than Oakeand Joshuaand Calvin. Assuch, we ett we them internet privately Jina way that drops the bravadoand humanizes them in away this makes ther continued action the more gruesome for their brutality, They are notinherenty evil yet they are doing some inherently cevilacts, and itiscles thhemall ona psychological evel Even Oak and her group find themselves becoming hardened tothebloodshed, but not ina way ‘that ealy crosses over into that realm of “darkncs that could ‘metaphorically push a man to become a beast. ily affecting The Characters werevery interesting s0 is the story The fen is highly recommended, if youre looking fra fil based ‘onactual events Potor Johnson Of Gods and Warriors This movie takes the viewer into the world ofthe Norse, the would ofthe Vikings, and avery tough ‘world it looks too. I's journey showing a vision of what veal Viking ie was like it shows just how tough it must have been. I shows it witha sense beauty, in 2 more intimate way, taking us with asmall st of characters and allowing us to se into their ives and how eventsaffect them and those very cose to them ‘The movieisabout a Viking Princes is forced to flee her kingdom after being framed for the murder of her father, the King, Under the guidance of the God 04 sxining wisdom and building the army she needs to win back her throne, she travel the world The lm iow paced and entertaining Itisako well, ‘written and directed and the director of Photography, Sara Deanethe (Hard Boiled Sweets) doesa magnificent job of filming the movie, Theaction set pieces ae als top notch with reat choreography in thesword battles, but also with scenes involving one ofthe most ai have seen ina film fora while rbing hand weeps you will This isa spectacular film witha brilliant performance by Anna Demete film sa genius because despite thesmall resources they have created a masterpiece. Worth seeing especialy if you Tike Viking stories, 1. Thediectorf this Peter Johnson Operation Red Sea Hong Kong director Dante Lam, his Hong Kong team ellaborated with mainland Chinese fimmakersin this Hockbuste wataction fin. easly exceeds the War Wolfseries that was the top Aslan box ofice hie fl franchise film hstory. The lm focuseson PLA Navy Marine Corps, who launch a hostage rescue operation in the fictional Republic Ihwea and tundergoa fierce batle with rebols and terrorists Operation Red Seaisa remarkable film. It describesthe ‘warscene by a realistic approach, ‘which many people fel too bloody after watching the movie. However, the modern wars sobrutal that itcannot escape the fateof the heroic sacrifice even ifthe crlhy of the war be masked. Its [about] an ordinary person, afterall, nota Hollywood saiperman. Ie reflects the Chinese national defence concept and the main duties and responsibilities of the military in peacetine now Some people have questioned the validity of savinga few hostages atthe expense of special troops lives Whether inthe movie or in reality, the military wil doso, This isto safeguard people's ives and property, but also to defend the responsibility and honau of anarmy, Ifyou love war movies and Chinese film making thie film is great viewing. Erle Luck wowwomaty 34Yes, weare back bringing you news and reviews of everything Bruce Lee and Jeet Kune Do. We are back in print, and it's great to have our own column again, reaching out to the whole world, We welcomeall past and new readers to enjoy our Jun Fan Journal, The magazin other updates, and information is bi-monthly, so for from events to offers we are also cline thanks to World of Martial Arts Television, www.woma, tvthedigital homeof World of Martial Arts Magazine This issue we update yout on the new revamped Legend of Bruce Lee broadest on the China Hour in UK and Europe, plus how Bruce appears ina new Quentin Tarantino. Finally the fantastic, collectable, magnificent Seven beoks on Brice Lee that have been released from Eastern Heroes thisyear Sceyou next issue Walk on Andrew Staton and Kieran Clarki 32. womanagazine ‘Once Upona Time’ for Bruce Mike Moh has been cast as the iconic martial artist Bruce Lee in Quentin Tarantino's ninth film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, which is centred around the 1969 Charles Manson murders. Mie Moh is a martial artist and actor, his first breakin to films was in Jackie Chan's movie Robin-B-Hood an has appearedas Ryu inthe ‘Strvethighter internet movies Assassin's Fist and Resurrection plus recently he has hada role in Marvels TV series Inhumans, this is his ist big-budget film. Moh honoured Lee in YouTube videos and Ina tweet on the 4sth anniversary of Lee's death. He tweeted: “e's been 45 yeurs since this man passed. #Bruce lee has inspired me in so many ways... Martial ars, acting, his philosophies on life. But look at the loving way he looked at his children. I know the exact {feeling he fle. RIP Bruce. Walk on.” pected that the feature will explore 's interaction with Sharon Tate, (played by Margot Robbie) as he was the fight director in The Wrecking Crew starring Dean Martin as superspy Matt Helm. Tate murder was the most famous of the Manson family’s attacks and took place in August 1969. In addition, fora short time after Tate's ‘murder, her husband Roman Polanski wrongly believed that Lee might have been Jp esponsble forthe killings. ws Tarantino has been along- ‘me Lee fan. In his 2003 action, film Ki Bill: Volume t,he famously dressed Uma Thurman ina ‘similar yellow jumpsuit to the feonicone piece that Lee wore luring his uncompleted movie Game ‘of Death, which was released posthumously Jn 1978, He also hadall her attackers The Crazy 88s wear iconic Kato masks as worn by Bruce in The Green Hornet. Theil synopsis forthe film reads “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood iva story thar takes place in Los Angles in 1965, at the height of hippy Hollywood. The two lead characters are Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio), former star ofa western TV series, ‘an his long-time stunt double Clif Booth (fra Pitt) Bath are strugling to make iin ‘¢ Hollywood they do na recognise anymore. However, Rick has avery famous next door neighbour. Sharon Tae” Once Upona Time in Hollywood will be released on the 26 July 019, to coincide with the 5oth anniversary ofthe murdersEastern 7 Eastern Heroes started back i 1988 as a Fanzine offering news and updates on all Asian Martial Arts stars. In 1980, Ricky Baker collaborated with Toby Rustell to form Eastern Heroes and the company flourished into the No, sour for Martial Ants Cinema, Since then they have published books, organized over 70 eve brought many starsover tothe UK including Donnie Yen, Jet Li, Maggie Cheung, Chow Yun Fatt, Gordon Lui, John Woo andl more recently OU oer oee Bron eee Hwang Jang ee Deg eS MUGLER Aficran absence often yeas Eastern Heroes showcase channel. This re-edited version, reduced from the 5o- [eat taeahes Bante Beasts hour version to.a more action packed 30-hour collection, isan of" Eastern Heroes Magazine’ which debuted oa Jn Novermber 2014 at London’ O2 Seni Arena attended by Hwang Jung lee and Scott Adkins. The Show was fst aired 2008 in Kevin Sui, Controller China Hour oe eee ESSERE In 2015, they lounched a new onlineshop ancl ee eRe STE organized moreevents including aspecial day Peet aes ea MERE ROEM in Lonclon to mark Bruce Lee's 75th Birtuay. cee eet ts ee cee ee Although the site deals with all Hong K Peano ey eR | mactial arts star, the Bruce Le area is the premiere Itstars Danny Chan (Bruce Channel (Sky 22, now 455), ‘most popular and to thiend the company is Lee, Shoalin soccer) and American always ceatinga range of er limited exclusive actress Michelle Lang as Leeswiie, The China Hour isa dedicated slot ‘merchandise in co-operation wit the talented. eee een te me ncn Sete Steve Kerridge, already regarded asthe works Pree teed and 455 featuring documentaries, leading historian on Bruce Lee (Crying Freeman), Gary Daniels Pe eee ee ee (Expendables, Fist of The North Star) language learning programming, In 208, there has been no let upto thisereativity BR sc eda ee eee eT and Steve has produced seven of the best books, COSMOTE we bring these toyourattention,assomeare reece SESE now inshort supply and if youare interested do (CCTV), the national broadcasterof the UK and Europe. notdeay in purchasing these informative and oe eT collectable Bruce Lee products endorse by the series ona budget of so million Chinese When the China Hourfistlaunched [a eee ‘Yuan (e4.2 milion) which was asizeable the series a Ford Mustang was used Pesos? eae Bruce Lee: A Photographie Retrospective een se een es Bruce Lee: The Singapore Connection Cee es enn Restored Hong Kong Magazine CCTV also invited Bruce Lees daughter ‘The Kato Show: Limited Edition Book Sen te ee ee eT ‘Way Of The Dragon Magazine eet ee ee eer ty Bruce Lee Mandarin: Superstar Booklet See ee ee ere re ane ers Bruce Lee: Mandarin Superstar The Book ‘Guanglong province where Lee's evening for 30 weeks. Unfortunately, Se RCA ERET | more in-depth review of these books next sue Wereteteoo MSR url then check out easternheroes.com for ee Se eee Sec ‘more information See cra se tent Pre eet cn) wwawomay 33SB Articte: Chris Kent Website: www.ckjkd.com Chris Kent looks into the age-old, and controversial statement, “Bruce Lee’s martial art has been made up from other arts.” Jeet Kune Do INVESTIGATED The 26 Arts’ of Jun Fan Gung Fu? Q: Ihave read in numerous sources that Jun Fan Gung Fu is comprised of 26 different martial arts, including Wing Chun. Is this true and if so, how did Bruce Lee study so many arts? ruce Lee had a deep and abiding incerestn martial arts. Asayoung man, he loved the tich martial traditions, legends, and folklore of the Chinese matial arts. He was aware of many styles of gung Fu while he was growing up in Hong Kong and inteigued with the many different famous masters and the skills they were supposed to have possessed. Despite the fact that he was training in the Wing Chun system, he nevertheless had a keen interest in being expesed to diferent forms of gung Fu and learning abot them. Part of hisstudy involved collecting pictures of various arts such as Praying Mantis (Northern) Eagle Claw, Crane, ete, which he pain scrapbooks In Appendix in Vol. 2 ofthe Bruce Lee Library Series - The Tao of Gung Fu (Pg, 186-187) one can seea list pertaining to Brice Lee's background atthe time he \wrote his frst book: Chinese Gung Fu ‘The Philosophical Art of Self Defence. Appendix 3 (pg 192198) shows images from Bruce Lees Gung Fu serapbook which show different styles of gung,fi and various actions. Inaddition, on pages 150-162 of the same book contains his ideas and opinions dealing with Traditionsand Histories of Chinese Gung Fu from his scrapbooks, including more images 34 womanagazine (o, that is actually a misperception. Let me explain. Inadaltion, Bruce's brother, Peter, was champion fencer, which gave him some inital exposure to that art. Moreover, in high school Bruce competed in a western boxing tournament and won, giving him exposure t that art as well ‘There were some Gung Fu forms that he learned (and often performed them during demonstrations). There were gung Fu stylesand martial art methods that held his intrest inthe late 1950 thru early 1960, And there were Gung Fu styles that he read about it in bool he collected Inthe mid-1g90, Bruce Lee historian John Little spoke at-length with Bruce Lee's first student, Jesse Glover, about Lee and his ‘martial arts background, Jesse met Bruce in 1959, trained with Bruce for three years of private one-on-one instruction, and continued to see Bruce for three years after dropping out of Bruce's *formal” classes The following material from that interview (opposite) helps paint a clear picture of Bruce's martial art interests and studies, When asked what Bruce Lee taught him, Jesse Glover replied, “He taught me techniques from Wing Chun, Praying Mantis, Tai Chi, Ba Gwa, Eagle Claw; Hung Gar and the Tiger.’ you lookat Jesse list and the list, that appears in the Appendix of the aforementioned book, you will note they are very similar. And if you cous fn the list from Jesse you'll come up with thearts the number'26: In the years following Lee's passing, some people for whatever reason, mistakenly assumed that ll these arts were either part of Bruce Lee's Jun Fan Gung Fu or somehow an influence in his ‘martial development, when in fact most ‘of them played lite or no meaningful role tall. Therefore, it would be inaccurate tosay thatall these arts comprise Jan Fan Gung Fu, orthat Bruce Lee investigated, slissected and analysed al of them. ‘What martial art systems and styles Lee assessed for strengths, weaknesses, and ‘pros’ and ‘cons’ are written in his ‘Commentaries on the Martial Way notes which have been published in Vol. 3 of The Bruce Lee Library Series by Tuttle Publishing, However, a number of thearts listed, such as Aikido, Kendo, Karate, Tae Kwon Do, ete, he did not practice ata. | would suggest that anyone sincerely Ierested in Bruce’s martial development take a closet look atthe material in these as well as other books about Jun Fan. Gung Fu and Jeet Kune Do.BRUCE LEE’S MARTIAL ARTS BACKGROUND = (cirea 1959-1963) ‘asad upon recollections from Jesse Glover: Arts Bruce learned prior to coming to the United States: ‘+ Hung Ubarned in Hong Kong from 2 fiend of his father’) + Tal Chi Ch’uanlearned a ite bt trom his father) ‘+ Wing Chundibamed from Yip Man with ‘Adeltional instruction from senior stents, Wong Shen Leung and Wiliam Cheung) + Chinese JuuttsuiGbint & wrist iocks) Forms Bruce learner ‘+ Praying Mantis Gnught to him by Fook Young. at Seattle's Chinese Youth Club) + Southorn Mantis jernaps the same as above this was the form he used most often during Gung Fu demonstrations in Seatle) + Wing Chun’s Sit Lum Tao(@iruce emphasized that t shouldbe leared in three parts) + Yang Long Form Tal Chi Ch'uan'Z108, ‘movements, taught to him by elther his father in ong Kong or by Fook Young in Seattle) + Wing Chun Wooden Dummy Form Bruce spent 2-4 hours day practicing the wooden ‘dummy form) Styles that held Bruce's: interest in 1960: + Tal Ch he one that impressed Bruce most n terms fs beauy and race) + Northern antic {Engle Claw (rice aired ts fexiy) + Pan 0 Gua + Monkey + Northern Mantis admired ts smooth kek) + Joet Kune GUNG FU Choy LiFut ice Arto + Mongolian Wrosting (Chinese Js.) “SELFRDEFENSE + Savato (ste thast hes) noe { Fenelngdunge sire) + Judo (throws) + Boxing + Wroetiing + Misoliterested a MhineseGedicine Martial arts styles that Bruce ught books on: + Southern Mant + kage caw » Dragon 5 raven ov wan » hoy ut Uy 2 tenet Peroni sit x sie peamebernny _, pecan ies | aii + Chinese juditsu (o00k sent from his Hun er teeter ong ton pecan rere + Polson Hands (om st ec nteet crete + Karate Perey et es SES LL RCEeee ee ORE ome aera Ra ae from the striking arts (as I did some 30 years ago), there are a few things to be aware of before you start. In fact, my own Treen RCL PMc ChiraTs TT SSCA eC arpa eee ees (Gene eonies eee ee eed irene etre Sere) Pe eet es athleticism and igre can playa large part inthe rey Ur ner See Id Semen cei ceed Sree ee ee erence Se en eee individual could be completely dominated bya Oe ee cen ean ReneS eon Bere emcees Senge Pee ee tap So, if you come from a Karate, TKD, Kickboxing, ecu mnie no eco ad Cee Taras Rene thes Ricci ese ees nes reer peut ees Tete ere ree ner ent preteen eta requiresa different kind of training. a Ce ees Here aresome things to know, Sane Bedthings you need to know before starting Speed Limits TBS Us ca Githiy dan psu sre ue oa es uuu oncken enous Petey name ty tetecgan dy peany aettysua oaiyechacchiae Sg ered cue erent Were a omen ene ‘Things are loser, way, way closer-The distance we are used to in stand-up fighting is now gon PS eee ee oe gc mobility are now a very, very different experience. Thisalso means, eee een net ee ea ets There will bean Colieeours eee een ea ree cred eet ee er eee Re mC rene thinking they have won). On the ground, the goal Peru EM eee tee sateen ee eet aS eee cone eee ed sya xa ae Cliteay Soe Sa een se es ge ‘out. Ths is mandatory if you want ro avoid serious injury iil se See eee ee Se he aaa ea youll need to lear to fall off your board, survive the dumping, eee ee eg eee grappling, You will need to tap, in the beginning, you might Nate an a oe Eee ed Foe pio eeamniiescast Complexity is your Ua Ses oe ae Corea eases eae pene nase gtog Peres eam a Ceo espa eee rn ay thatthe lancscape seems overly complicated. There are too Seon eet positions and an endlessand ever evolving swag of techniques; eee ake ee Ra a cae pee eee eet Pera ree ecg ees ee eee eee ee ee errs eee eeeiseee ess recente meee ee ne ee ee ee Se ee ee eee ea ret See Cer) Se ee ee eee Enjoy the adventure; put your expectations to one side and immerse yourself in the new. 3] \ might just offer you the opporcunity 10 re-invent yourself asa martial artist ~ and perhaps Core mete CRATies g) in Taekwondo} vilcinig Avis While most techniques havee Pee meNa sn itciee ain terete utd Pee ere ete celia otenteenenr cen! So neea there ttca tate Te eae eee Eee ees See seen eaten ee sr ore ecu oy explaining the scientific principles of ballistics. nthe never-ending quest to perfect one’s nee est ee principles of ballistics is necessary. Iftackwondo is et one ey Sees ee ene ee eee re ee en eee een target. Further, kinetic energy isthe resul of mass and velocity combined and can be accurately measured and predicted. Ss MeImportance of Mass and Velocity The following examples offered toexplain the scientific principles that thetaekwondo stulent can relate to everyday techniques. KINETIC ENERGY = 1/2MV2 Whore M= MASS. Volocity expressed as ft/sec. Note: Mass Is expressed in ‘SLUGS = Ib /(f./sec.2) To equate mass with weight in is., one ‘must dvido the weight by 32 because ‘32ft/se.2 Is the gravitational force exerted by the earth on a body. Thus, the ‘mass of a man whose weight Is 160Ibs. 16 150/32 = 5 slugs. The force (kinetic energy) of a sidekick that has a weight of 30Ibs and travels, tt. n 4/5 sec. +4 (80/32) x(9/-2)2 = 108.5 Ibs. Power = time rate of doing work, expressed 2s horsepower. One horsepower Was dotermined as the amount of work (load pulled) by @ horse in one minute = 330 Ibs. Itted 100 f. oF 33,000 ft. bs. por ‘minute or 550 ft bs. per sec. Power Is also ‘expressed in watts whore one horsepower {sequal to 746 watts. Therefore, nthe above example, the sldekick’s power fs 105.5 ft. Ibs. n 1/5 sec. or 527.5 ft bs,/se0 or 0.96 horsepower or 716.2 watts By varying the factors, the formula shows ts that doubling the mass while the velocity remains the same DOUBLES the power, bout doubling the velocity while the mass remains thesame QUADRUPLES the power! Obviously itis not necessary tocompute the power ofall techniques in orderto be 2 functional practitioner, but the above ‘exampleshould merely emphasize the importance of mass and velocity [Master Steven Miler demonstrates the power ofthe sidekick by breaking 7 beards. How To Use Mass and Velocity To Develop Technique? Every detail, every motion, and every maneuver must contribute either tothe massorto the velocity ina technique. By knowing which part contributes mass and which partserves the velocity we ean ‘emphasize all detail and focus our efforts to the propersideof the equation eves, the For example: a step-punch: mass isenhanced by 1. Thetwist ofthe punching hand at theright time bringing into play more muscle groups. 2. Therebound force of thestepping foot 3. Your body weight 4 Your relative muscular strength While velocity is increase by 1. Vectoring of the body motion forward with the arm speed 2 Relaxation 3. Breath control While most techniques have common properties, many have their own intricacies and devices. However, all are totaly reliant ‘on mass and velocity to produce power In conclusion, all compan ofall techniques must fll on one side cor the other of the formula for kinetic ‘energy, and by knowing to which side cach part contributes, we are able to takeone step closer tothe unattainable perfect” technique. © wwawomaty 39)Article: Bob Jones oy * Photographs: ©Bob Jones — Aikido has evolved froma long history and tradition of Japanese combat. tis acollection of linked practise regimes based on the need for differing outcomes. This article will investigate the different forms of Aikidoand look at the influences on present day practice. ily of Aikido uch hasbeen attackers prmeris used apis themand 8 by Morthel Uesiba (83 196) n the aikido thenewsasatonf theauack without and development. Many ofthe techniques maser their infin undue harm ovinjuy Aikido thatare fund in Aikido date back more Nimoryand helt” techniquerare mostly sed on ristngor than 7o0 years tothe Gnjand Hele achievements Weil explore the turning the joins ofthearm and throwing periods Ushiba developed Akio from practice that have impacted onthe end atta Some whele bay throws and. Shinkage school inlding Dat Ryu prodtsand how bth nternaland.—open-handadirkesare abo emplayed. As Aikijutau under Sokak Takeda, He Crtemal factors moulded theoutcomes. weshalldsemeritiedificlo find one also pursued religous studies suchas Anherly excepted ayleafepproach, Zen Buddlom ond interated tac nto The bass the vast majority of Ako practise A majorinfence in Ueskibas pnt inwhes maningtomoidanatack ‘Traditional Aikido Cary development included Onisaburo mnthenestnningtheasaiant-The Traditional Aikido was ewlope in Japan Deguchi from the Omoto-Kyu Shinto 40 womamagazineSC eee ee) Karate and Kendo all derived from earlier arts and having a number of fnthtences eee aCe’ focussed on four main elements; Taille (physical), the development of pee ee rot Pres enter pee eee een ere ee he) development of the mind through the pees “The meaning of Aikido should ieee Ly ria eee kre) pire eter ees than other martial arts because of the ee eet ee aed Se ee ene ee es Peer namin ere an intended outcome. The differing styles respond to “need” some focussed on self defence others sport and some on a more a ees category of “Intended Outcome Cou eee ren eens ters eee ee aac ee ee ee emer Pree eee ee eee Peete eee ct re Daito-Ryu Aiki Jujitsu. They may als coment haveaw ero hich would alter the w practise Bokk ‘Experiential Outcome” developments ee Coe es Ce et tothe individual Rule Focussed Outcome Aikido like other martial arts change over time. The Within this aspect, for example Judo technique has been altered following, its introduction into the Olympics. This, worldwide standardisation of rules and the focus on Randor, has undoubtedly affected how techniquesare taught and performed. The same process is occurring in Tomiki (Sport) Aikido today. "Rule Focussed Outcome” isa determining factor imposing new approaches to meet the requirements of competition Aikido, can be several influences Society Focussed Furtherinfla 'westernisation” of Aikido, in practical self. defence terms due to cultural and historic dlifferences. In Europe punches and even hhowa knife is handled is different from the Japanese method, therefore adaptations ‘must be made if Aikido isto be used cffectively for self-defence. For some groups with different religious heritage the emphasis on the spiritual aspects of Aikido may not be acceptable. These ‘Society Focussed” adaptations help bring Aikido to te masses but the purists may not se it as true Aikido, Physiological Focus Aikido techniques can he adapted to sit ‘ones own physique. Technical changes Se ee etd pevcerenersanss ‘can readily be made to ensure that a technique may be performed effectively. This ability to aclapt, makes Aikido an ‘extremely flexible martal ar, suitable forall ages, genders, shapes and sizes. (Above) Techniques are differentiated for individual practice with a “Physiological Focus in mind, Ideological Focus ‘Thedevelopment of Aikido can be luenced by organisations with a desire to differentiate their practice driven by ‘ideology The ideology is usally based ina belie in the organisation's founder and that the present day interpretation of their approach is correct. This “ideological Focussed’ approach can often restrit ie learning and openmindedness. Best Practice Focus Finally changes ean occur overtimeas individuals lear more and developa ‘Current best practice focus” through ‘continued research. This may take the form of looking back to older styles of Aikido and Aiki Jujitsu to gain knowledge and understanding or alternatively looking at contemporary sports science to help improve technique through saferand more appropriate exercise regimes. All these influences have led to Aikido becoming one of the most diversely wwawomay 44nowy practised martial arts in the world, To highlight thisare four different styles of Aikido demonstrating the same technique Tenshi Nage (Heaven and Earth throw) (Above) Other than the Hakama {is almost impossible to observeany dliscernable differences in the technique being performed, This isnot true of all techniques, significant chan between approaches depending on the outcome. Remember that itis true to say that in Aikido “Beginners make mistakes, Dan grades simply make variations 42 womamagazne Morihei Ueshiba Focussing fist on Ueshiba we may discover hhow specific background and experiences ‘may have influenced the development of diferent approaches to Aikido (Over his lifetime there were psychological fnfluences on Ueshia that must have Jimpacted on his thinking and his eventual framing of Aikido in none violence. Starting with his early religious «xlucation, the death in infancy oF two of his children, his service inthe Rust: Japanese war, the relationship with Onisabato Deguchi and the hhe travelled to Mongolia with, and the trauma of the Second World War al undoubtedly framed his thinking, These influences formed partof his personal Journey to his enlightenment and could only have only happened a that point in Japanese history. The death of his father and the eventual exploration of his own mortality must have influenced his spiritual approach. fis impossible to fully understand the impact of these onhis thinking The abiding image of Ueshiba isofa wise old man with grey beard, but his carl life he was renowned for his physical strength and practised several different martial arts. This led in the early years to the formation of the “Hell Dojo” founded in 931, a majorstudent at that time being Goro Shiods Peer ery pereeteraeis Early in is career Ueshiba wasa notable fighter and was challenged by several leading martial acsts to combat, once defeated these often became his students Each group of students would therefore have seen a quite different form of Aikido being practised by Ueshiha according 0 the period they were with him, Ueshiba's Aide developed uniquely as reflection of the times and personal ‘experiences giving a specific ins Into both technique and philosophy ‘Traditional Aikida hasan emphasison. flowing, crculay, dynamic movement and the application of technique to restrain without injury tothe opponent. Ie focuses ‘on the development of inner strength ‘ofboth mind and body to pacify and neutralise aggression. Gozo Shioda ‘As already mentioned a student of Ucshibai at the Hell Dojo was Gozo tayShioda, he was a frst generation eens Yoshinkan School o Aikido. (Angry Sse ey See a ea taught both Judo and Kendo and ted the young Shioda on a Judo eee ere eit Pertinent Pree ee rea ee ee Pent ee eetd Cea eee re! ieee ace y in if we examine Shiods! Penney ee applications, which was further Saenger eee eee eee Pee en Peer ees Sees Pett ee ed eae ner aero Pore tee ect Se eee nes ee ery eet distinguishing features ofthis school is een eee eee against determined aggressor(s). It ee eee ences Koichi Tohei Rene Ce ene est er ere See ny eee eet cee ce eet eet basis of Aikido and manifest themselves one aand papa ry - in Aikido practice. Aikido helps the individual to attain the greatest heights ‘of human personality, cleanse his mental and spiritual environment and help make the world a brighter place in which to live” Koichi Tohei from his booke- What is Aikido 1962, Toei wasa sickly child butdue to Judo training and physical exercise he became stronger These early bouts of illness affected the young Tohe convinced that training the mind and cultivating Ki had aided his recovery. He \was an intellectual, graduating from Keio ‘University in 1942 andl seeing action in ‘World Wor Il These influences further ‘embeded the belief in the power of Ki spiritual healing and the powerof the mind. The approach looks at the imporcance of breathing, meditation and nde became the application of Kiin daily life, In 1971 he founded the Ki-no- Kenkyu and ultimately the Ki Society with the purpose of promoting Ki as major focus within traditional Aikido technique. Ki Aikido today hhasa broad range of practise and interpretation, from very soft almost Tai Chi like exercise movements \with no physical techniques being performed to more dynamic technique using Kias a focus Kenji Tomiki (i900 1979) as student of igoro Kano attained his 8th Dan in both judo and Aikido, His focus was todevelop a structure for Aikido that paraledthatof Jado developing Keataand Randori (Aikido Kjog) as complimentary practices He studied under Ucshiba from 1936 and began to formulate the concepts ‘of Randori using selected Aikido techniques. He concluded that the original principles of Jude and Aikido are the same and that good! technique ‘comes from the application of body ‘movement and not the style of application. The principles of Posture, ‘Movement, Distance, Balance, Timing and Direction can be observed inal good technique “Tamiki encouraged competition, which is now under the direction of the WSAF (Worldwide Sports Aikido Federation) ‘There isa wealth of information about Aikido and all the styles practised throw, 1out the world, the core of Aikido, the technieal, physical, and none violent philosophical approaches are universal but the taining and teaching methodologies may be different The summit of the mountain is always the top but there are many routes to get there, Whichever form of Aikido practised an open min will lead to learning and a closed mind will ead to prejudice. Aikido isa complex art, sith discipline and integrity but one that should just be enjoyed. wwawomaty 43g i eae cared ) Cary “If you understand the structure of your art and can see the synergy in the principles, dynamics and ideas that permeate the whole system it can make a world of difference to your study.”Nei jong, Meditation ind Mindfulness “Theabove terms are used often {interchangeably bus the results and ‘methelsarethesame, The mind plays an important role in Tai Chi therefore ie’ qualities need to be: + Awareness + Focus + Sensitivity + Intensity ‘These are studied through: Postureand breathing, and bringing more air into the lungs and therefore more ‘oxygen tothe brain making the mind more calm and aware, then concentration ceercises wo foeus it ‘Taking that aware and focused mind through the body, getting rid of excess tension and harmonising lft and rightand “upperand lower body increases sensitivity and body awareness Neigong Postures ‘The 5 standing neigong postures are: + Neutral + Lower Yin + Lower Yang, + UpperYin + Upper Yang “These along withall the above sillsare the + basic postures that continually transition {nthe Ta Chi formso they have to be flly ‘understood and experienced “Thedirect experience of these energies throughout the body and their continual transitions are the fundamental basks of Ta (Chi. That experience ane cultivation of yin and yang in these postures nourish ll the Ts (Chi aspects of the boxy, the saying that yous hhaveto havea sof front and a strong back’ is a goed description of Tai Chi technique. “The dasscsaleoalludeto using the'power ofthe ming and tendon strength that comes wth nourishing these energies to tse the body inthe most efficient way Without a god understanding and the direct experience of these bases ou could ever understand what Tai Chi Qigong Exercises These skllsare then put into aseriesof ‘exercises that mobilise the core and spine, and open the oints and soft tissue. Each ‘exercise opens a line of energy that can be ‘excited to send power out tothe periphery of the body and into the opponent, giving the basic structureof the techniques in the form. ‘Theeight core sills are + Soften + Connect + Open + Close + Stretch + Compress + Twist + Release “These exercises work the body atthe deepest level Monk, Warrior and Drunken "Tai Chi can be broken down in many ways ‘some do it by frame, some by animal and I like Monk, Warrior and Drunken styles, Monk Firstly we haveto forget everything we think we know about the fighting arts and restructure how we si, stand, wal, breathe ‘and think. Asabove we have to practice in rmedltation: + Seated + Standing + Walking * Laying Down Inthestanding postures and then in some basic technique, ‘Grosp Sparrow's Tail is ideal. Then we moveon tothe Yang Chen Fu Form utilising all those skis and focusing, ‘only on them without any additional tension or aggravating thoughts, This softness is what proces that definitive Ta calmness, grace ancl easy, balanced movement Pushing hands works on the ability to receive with softness and stick, blend, follow and redirect. Warrior When you ean move, beatheand think in noother way, the next stage sprinkles the martial ‘fairy dst’ with Warriorstyle which introduces the different rypesof powersoucing and inchides martial intent in the more vigorous Long Boxing Form. Without assiduous training in Monk style Its too easy to get too excited mentally and introduce extemal physical tension that will block the true power of Tat Chi ‘Thesesame skills and additional skills are ‘raineel and then taken into the weapons trainingof broadswonl, double edge sword, spearand pole, dynamic push hands the 44 commers dance and the 2 person Sanshott Set along with a host of application and freestyle work. ‘The 13 Dynamic Strategies trained are: + Ward off Roll Back + and thessteps: + Forwards + Backwards + Stay + Left + Right Sio'sprepueisuepepseUrANn wos wORTYSMAM fi) Drunken Also called ‘sick man’ style this exaggerates the power sourcing movements to get every bit of power possible from them so that When the movement is made smaller again the body remembers the exaggerated one and then acenies more power. “This isa basic brealelown to givean idea of ‘the structure of Tai Chi, in future editions | wil break some ofthe skills down and relate them t other martial arts. wwewomaty 45Confused? Information Overload? eles tay sce} ey bec ses "Seminars & Workshops Seminars have becomea popular way of learning new martial arts material if not Pp primary way for many. Seminars and workshops b ith classes you (typically) geta focus ona few things and lots of reps again and again over intervals whereas the seminar or workshop is (typically) alot of information in one or two days (seminar) ‘ora enormous amount of detail on a few subjects (workshop). Going into aseminar orworkshop witha strategy for learning will helpyou get the mont out of the experience Training Partner If posible, go with a raining pareneryou have experience with, Tsing partners are your most valuable resource for martial 46 womamiagazne 1g quite different than class by their nature requirea different strategy for learning in order to get the most out of them. ning, You and you traini serveas personal coaches toeach other with each other you get the reps needed toimprove your skill. Ina seminar, y training partnercan be the second part of two minds being gre itcomes to taking notes, understanding techniques and drills, and recall in later training Taking a training partner with you elimina appropriate partner forthe seminar issue of findingan Experience Level yet nt havea wali pre ing mere eel. Normally when takin partners and take on partners of different ‘experience evel as you will always learn from those who have more experience from thove of the same experience level, and those with less experience. Aseminaris my exception to this rule asthe amount of information presented and money invested will only cause frustration to partners of very different skill levels. beginner pairing with an experienced practitioner isan unfit, unsolicited private lesson. The experienced practitioner will find themselves instructing hile trying to get just enough repetition ‘ofsomething new to rem less experienced person will spend the time being way over their head trying to keep up with the experienced practitioner. The result nber iater. Thewill most likely be both people leaving frustrated with not such retention, Power of3 “Another thought about training partners: consider working in a group of It gives ‘you one more set of eyes. Learning.ina group of three also has some interesting advantages. You can watch the technique or dl being done, you can feel the technique or drill, and you can do the technique or dill, And you can immediately get two different ser of feedback. Honest Level of Focus Rare ya ee anper oo ar a yaad ae a eee eS cae rine ana ca ee riseg Aas aces Rare aaenceeraicae going to be key foryour learning the art. Everyone, no matter their level, will |icthat line of confusion in aseminar as the person teaching it tends to know than the people participating Split Memory Ifthe instructor isknown for showing several variables atonce, split memorizing ‘arnbles with your taining porter. Perhaps you take theoddl numbers and he/ she takes the evens. This way youre not stressed with tryingto remember so much so quickly Make Good Notes ‘You will probably be writing lot of things inashort hand that makes sense to you at that moment. Rewrite Your Notes Rewrite your notes within 24 hours. Rewrite your noteswithin 24 hours Did | mention ‘torewriteyournotes within 24 hours? Everyone I've talked to, including some ‘of the best known martial arts instructors inthe world, haveall shared thesame ‘experience: writing notes only to come back tothem weeks, months, oryearslater only tosay “what the hell did I mean by this?” Yous notes will make perfect sense toyou asyou write them. Astime goes by, the shorthand that made such great sense to you will fae, IFyou get toyour notes and revrite adding more detail, now the pressure of the seminar/ workshop/ class has pased, you wil find thst your notes wil make mich more sense foreferenceto future practice ‘This methed has done me wel for both seminar notes and I used it quite succesfully inmy University sti as well Repetition Rep the hell out of what you learned and. SS ‘way to really retain material and improve isto rep it out, We know this from our own regular practice. Seminar ‘material needs the reps even moreso if ft is something yosire not doing in your regular lass repetitions. Grab that training, partner mentioned earlier and do some ‘extra homework on that seminar material ‘This way you'll understand what you've retained and you're ready to pick upeven more when you go to the next seminar with Repeat Seminars Depa emu wh este rt {you tke he mater ha). Thee a en fyoueseing these thing again andogin lon orthe ew in heal Bd the ie dtl mined at ie One example of th the pat Gur Dan Inout A few ys wgoata seminar on Wing Chun atthe Inosanto Academy, Guto Dan spotted something inthe presentation by Sifu Francis Fongon the basic paksa0 technique. Guro Dan asked a question, gotananswer from Sif Franels and was elighted, Guro Dan has had 10 Wing Chun instructors including the infsmous Bruce Lee, and has performed most likely dose to million or more repetitions ofthe pak 20, yethe found a new detail in it. Finding the new in theold. Get Creative Getcreaivewith the material that yout retain an practice. Through reat and ‘aperimentation you will make the materia yourown, Learn to Teach “each tolear Ifthe artis something yon find youre ging to repeat seminar of and are constantly practicing, seek out instractonhip, Lear tech “each tolearn wwawomay 47 sBIOYPag WLS 'sydoufoI0Yq sDNOYDIG WL :2}.UVGetting the balance right: There are many different forms ‘of balance that avinga work balancets so important forlifeielf we need to and this in tur, refetson consider when somany oheraapecs of our lives. Ifwe are taining for training for parca epoet for eampleand wedont havea martial arts. Your fire, ®allieblans ales or pepaation, which intum fects our performance. We perform toour thought is how optimum tevelswhen we havea stable home lifeand Well do we wel-balanced progesiv preparation stand on PE Sooften poor performances canbe atibuted Teg? srany things including relationship problems, ‘money problems or jus a simple lack of proper Oryou could skilled taining think am .5 oft thingcanbeimproved and balanced in MY gevoped ina posiive manner with god, slid training? planningand onpnisaion Dol have Standing vs Groundwork my mental _ in Judo & BJ] balanced with ‘When it comes to the question on everyone's lips at my physical? h¢moment regarding how tobalance the Seanding and Groundwork in Judo and, By, we haveto lock at the ‘wosports fom two different A Top-Down Approach angles. One being ffom the top, clown, andthe other from the bottom, up,and hopefully fine a ‘commonality that ean help both progress. (Ofcourse they are both very similar in the fact that we need to practice one-to-one with an opponent, \we both wear gis, and we tan on similar style mats In myexperiences the ethics and ethos in traditional Alojos, both sports hold dea the principals of Honour, Respect, Courtesy and Etiquete. So where dl they differ and how can we work off each other to improve our individual games? For meas Judoka, like to believe that my kills in Newaza (groundwork) and my skills n Tachiwaza (standing work) are reasonably even in both levels, of skill and application ‘This was noc always the case though, Standing Transition to Groundwork Asa junior transitioning through to senior level of competition my standing was more prominent than my groundwork. | would go as far 3st say 7096 in favorof standing. | preferred to throw more than. transitioning down tothe ground, | then got caught on the ground in the final ofa major competition and was ‘mortified by this that lowed that it ‘would never happen again. | started to train more intensely on the ground and started todevelop strong armlocks and strangles. | also realised at this stage just how Important the transition process was, going from throwing situation tothe ground, and I endeavored! towork really hard on the smooth proces from my standing game down to my mat game, “This was also so important because the rules of Judo were such that if transition was nor smooth or progressive then both fighters were stood up after ‘only a few seconds of groundwork fighting, I would say that this situation hada knock-on effect tothe dleyelopment and training of groundwork in Judo witha coach’ mindset turning tothe question of ‘why coach i we can't use tin competitions”? wwewoma.ty 49(One ofthe many rule changes that have had a relly positive effect on the balance of Judo development worldwide isa simple but very effective one. Afr long discussions with both top level referees and coaches, was agreed that by giving more time ‘nthe ground for techniques to develop, that it ‘would encourage coaches to train more specifically in groundwork and to teach the skillsin more detail, The really has turned Judo its head and although we are still not quite there yet, certainly the difference of standing to groundwork in competitions and traning has changed positively Itisdefinitely more balanced now. Is goingin the right direction Why Does BIJ Need More Standing Transitions Into Groundwork? Bj) has developed so much in the other direction that they have definitely taken groundwork into another stratosphere. Their groundwork to standing is probably 70% to 30% the other way to that of Judo, So we might ask the question as to why BJ needs toimprove theirstanding work? Ie isa different sport to Judo afterall, and itconcentrates mainly on submission moves on the ground, Hear me out fora moment as Im hoping to feed youalla tiny bit of food for thought. Most ofthe top Jitsu fighters that I have spoken to have stated, thac they deem it very important to improve their standing game. Just throwing one’s body down to the ground and pulling your opponent downwards intoa groundwork situation does not always give the best opportunity for specific moves. You can't ‘necessarily control the reaction you need to start your portfolio of techniques. “Multi World Champion Rodger Gracie is one of these practitioners who realised that he had to adjust his balance of groundwork to standing work So much so, that he works very closely with Judo Clympicsilver medalist Ray Stevens a Judo 7th Dan and BJ} and Dan in order to train and develop his throws and transition. 50 womantagazine ‘Two great Champions working together to improve ‘their games and to address their balance of play. Think how much it might change Bl)’ clevelopment in thei throwing strategies fone very simple rule change was implemented to their sport as it was to Judo. Stay with me here.imagine that they were not able ta just jump inta the guard from a standing position but had to throw progressively into their ‘ground game? “They would have to improve their throwing ability and train forthe transition more specifically into ‘groundwork, as wellas have control ove, to some degree as you will have trained it forthe reactions ‘of your opponent. Just an idea but one that might parka different training direction, Why improve their throwing when JuJitsu is more prominently groundwork than standing? Well for one thing both sportsstart from a standing position and both go tothe ground. Weall know how important the start is forall ames. I've always said, "They who control the grips, controls the fight” Be in control ofthe situation, know your gameplan, be first always, One thing that is very important though, is that both sports can learn from each other and will prosper because of it.@sisu SISU MAX | NEXTGEN MORE PROTECTION. LESS MOUTHGUARD”” LEARN MORETRUTH Pea Cm BUC ere Wem CC coesiie CTU M@UU CEOS CUE AEC MLA acre indigenous tribes of the Native Americas and Africa (to Se ego a eee ees es Poe ene grees Pag ‘These martial arts mastersall knew this Se eee eres oe ee eos eee as Sec enemy Pee ee ere hs eens mercer ten ey Kung Fu and the world renowned Shaolin Sas eS Re ec Coed eee Sie eT punching a way through trouble when times Poor SSeS Ce cy Soars OO eeu others spirits. 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The glorification of combat sports suchas cage fighting, eee Cer es fee ee ee Sees ee hhas been deeply buried asa resulcof this, and seldom isittaughtin martial arts Peers iets eco re noe attraction tothe physicality to give Se er ny oe nen Somers than what they need. to heal themselves, See ee eerie Sn eee eet Sr What's in a Name? ene en ey Se ee es ee eet problem i, we often misunderstand what eee es SS Ee putting an emphasison physical combat, eee realise, Let me explain the trae meaning of a Se ened Cee eed Oe ee eas er er ens erie sta eeuse ae tal ase noes se stadt eR Rega Cresent eonm ens eee oy ees eee eee eed ore eee Rtnd en eee Pees ree ‘Hurt people hurt, Healed aoa Re eee ey es happening inside us and comparing ito Ree eure etc Bee eect eee rey Sree names ents (big -the universe) and the microcosm (small - the human being), and everything ee een ced ee ee from deep inside us (spirit) that translates Jnto a thought (mind) which weconvert Sy eee Ne oa ae erate) DO poem een creer peers eran san Eee ern cate ‘energy upon and within the human body, ees Seen ees ee eee ets ree aetna our fats antes ya ce rnin sparen aC tte ee aT Pee erenenes ‘The energy born from Wa Chi ereated the See eee ces ee ee ee ay Sena anu Cem oecg e ‘earth energy (water, plants and animals). Se ee Peesne eee nea ‘through culevating self mastery through eee eerie ee eters eens ‘of martial arts that has been hilden all this time, and everything elsealong the way has en ees ete on ee Ped es Drea ee tag SD ore Deere nd tempera rt ee Re Deon Lore because i takes years of practicing eee eee en Peon nee ar ere Se Se ae ers Seas Oe ea eon Cred life challenges without resorting to Cer Oe uae) Pore ee ey Cee) Only then will ou be able to go deeper ‘within to connect ta the Original Source, through deep meditation. Now there are Afferent cypes of meditation, from sitting ee ee ees ‘what martial art is -a moving meditation. See erst! ee eee Peet eet etd reese ee ee ee ee] pee een ent ce Lie CE}Article: Shifu Jonathan Bluestein Photographs: ®Jonathan Bluestein Fist of the Mind XING YI QUAN The Devastating Fighting Art You Don’t Know About...And Really Should Famous among the traditional martial arts of China is Xing Yi Quan. This unique martial art nonetheless remained obscure and relatively unknown in Western countries until the late 20th century. Featuring a novel approach to both training and fighting, Xing Yi Quan is fascinating treasure of Chinese culture which is worth becoming acquainted with. he history of Xing Yi Quan goes back over 250 years, towhen the Chinese- Muslim minority known as the Hui developed theirown unique martial art known as Xin-¥i Liu-He Quan. One man who stoxied that art was Li Luoneng, a farmer, who like many masters of his era vas in fact illiterate, though well-