Ziran Men(Nature Chuan )
Ziran Men (nature Chuan) was created by Dwarf Xu of Sichuan Province in the late years of the Qing Dynasty. Xu's style of Chuan was standardized by Du Xinwu of Cili County of Hunan Province. Du followed Xu for eight years to learn the nature Chuan and came to understand the essence and secrets of the martial arts.Nature boxers do not pursue tricks nor do they emphasize mastery of unique skills. Instead, they pay attention to tempering the mind, spirit and air flows inside the body and to the good application of eyesight, fist plays, footwork and movements of the body. They can fight their opponents with whichever part of their body they see fit and they can even launch attacks in situations which others would think impossible.
Chin Na Paired Practive - Zi Ran Men Kung FuThey believe that to practise combative basics is to practise breathing and vice versa. The mind guides the flow of air inside their bodies and when the mind reaches a certain point so does the air flow, and when the mind stops so do the movements. All movements follow the natural feeling and thinking. When nature boxers play lightly they are also steady and when they play heavily they are not clumsy. The hands are played along a straight line and fist plays are so fast that others cannot see them during a bout. There is hardness in the suppleness and vice versa.Nature Chuan is now practised in Fujian and Hunan provinces of China.
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Yi Quan ( Mentality Chuan )
Yi Quan ( Mentality Chuan )
Yi Quan or the mentality Chuan, also called Da cheng Quan, was created by Wang Xiangzhai during the reign of Emperor Guangxu (1875-1908) of the Qing Dynasty. Wang (1885-1963) was born in Shenxian County in Hebei Province. From a young age, he followed Xingyi Quan master, Guo Yunshen to learn the art. After years of hard practice, Wang mastered the art of Xingyi Quan, got its gist, and ventured off the track to create Yi Quan by absorbing the suppleness of Tai Chi Quan, and the agility of Bagua Zhang.
The Single Hand Exercise and Pushing HandsYi Quan centers on standing stances and uses the mind to guide the movements and actions in order to achieve the coordination and cooperation between the mind, the body and the external world. It stresses the development of energy and potential of the human body. The mentality boxers believe that looseness and tightness form the basic contradiction of the movements of the human body. The physical qualities-power, speed, agility, coordination and endurance-are all conditioned by the looseness and tightness of the muscles. Yi Quan, therefore, is intended to solve the question of how to correctly control and use looseness and tightness through practice. When we talk of looseness or tightness, we talk not only of loose or tight muscles but also of a loose or tight mind. The latter is in fact more significant. Therefore, this style of Chuan came to be called the mentality Chuan (Yi Quan).The major features of mentality Chuan lie in the fact that it does not have fixed routines and that it stresses mental function. It requires relaxation, concentration and calmness-its movements are like running water, while its standstills are like floating air. It passes explosive forces throughout the body. Mentality boxers do not expose their bodies to the attacks of the opponent during a fight, nor do they display their thoughts. They seldom generate power but when they do they do it completely and thoroughly and often benefit from the force of the opponent .
Yi quan , also known as dacheng quan, is a martial art system which was founded by the Chinese xingyiquan master, Wang Xiangzhai (王薌齋).
Yi Quan or the mentality Chuan, also called Da cheng Quan, was created by Wang Xiangzhai during the reign of Emperor Guangxu (1875-1908) of the Qing Dynasty. Wang (1885-1963) was born in Shenxian County in Hebei Province. From a young age, he followed Xingyi Quan master, Guo Yunshen to learn the art. After years of hard practice, Wang mastered the art of Xingyi Quan, got its gist, and ventured off the track to create Yi Quan by absorbing the suppleness of Tai Chi Quan, and the agility of Bagua Zhang.
The Single Hand Exercise and Pushing HandsYi Quan centers on standing stances and uses the mind to guide the movements and actions in order to achieve the coordination and cooperation between the mind, the body and the external world. It stresses the development of energy and potential of the human body. The mentality boxers believe that looseness and tightness form the basic contradiction of the movements of the human body. The physical qualities-power, speed, agility, coordination and endurance-are all conditioned by the looseness and tightness of the muscles. Yi Quan, therefore, is intended to solve the question of how to correctly control and use looseness and tightness through practice. When we talk of looseness or tightness, we talk not only of loose or tight muscles but also of a loose or tight mind. The latter is in fact more significant. Therefore, this style of Chuan came to be called the mentality Chuan (Yi Quan).The major features of mentality Chuan lie in the fact that it does not have fixed routines and that it stresses mental function. It requires relaxation, concentration and calmness-its movements are like running water, while its standstills are like floating air. It passes explosive forces throughout the body. Mentality boxers do not expose their bodies to the attacks of the opponent during a fight, nor do they display their thoughts. They seldom generate power but when they do they do it completely and thoroughly and often benefit from the force of the opponent .
Yi quan , also known as dacheng quan, is a martial art system which was founded by the Chinese xingyiquan master, Wang Xiangzhai (王薌齋).
Wing chun Chuan(Ode to Spring Chuan )
Wing chun Chuan(Ode to Spring Chuan )
Yongchun Quan or the Yongchun Chuan is said to have been created by Yan Yongchun of Liancheng County in Fujian Province. It is said that during the reign of Emperor Jiaqing (1796-1820) of the Qing Dynasty, there was a Shaolin Chuan master Yan Si in Quanzhou of Fujian. To escape oppression, he left the city to take refuge with his family, and stayed in seclusion at Liancheng. Yan Si had a daughter called Yan Yongchun. She followed her father to practise martial arts since childhood and later became a Wushu master herself.One day, when Yongchun was washing clothes at a riverside, she noticed a white crane fighting a green snake. She watched the fight carefully for a long time and came to understand their fighting rules. Thereafter, she combined the tangling and hissing of the crane and snake with the movements of the white crane Chuan and the southern-style Shaolin Chuan, forming the original Yongchun Chuan.After Yan Yongchun married Liang Botao of Jiangxi Province, she taught her Chuan to her husband. They set up a Wushu club at Liancheng to teach the art. After the death of their father, Yan Yongchun and her husband traveled in Jiangxi before settling down in Guangdong Province, where they taught the Yongchun Chuan at Zhaoqing.In the 20th year (1815) of the reign of Emperor Jiaqing during the Qing Dynasty, martial arts actor Huang Baohua went to perform at Zhaoqing and met Liang Botao. Liang taught Huang the Yongchun Chuan while Huang taught Liang cudgel plays. They both mastered the arts. In his later years, Huang Baohua passed the martial arts of the Yongchun Chuan and his cudgel plays to Liang Zan who, after mastering the arts, developed them into the present-day Yongchun Chuan. Meanwhile, the Yongchun Chuan became popularized through the efforts of other boxers who combined to improve and develop the art.The Yongchun Chuan features: steady stances, generation of forces, three tricks with six forces, fists playing close to one's own body, usage of explosive power, stressing on real combat, focusing on completion of movements, combination of offence and defence by forcing up or crushing down the fists or feet from the opposing side. This style of Chuan emphasizes speed of play, keeping fists and feet close to one's body for better protection, as well as to prepare for attacks and fighting the opponent at close range. When fighting, Yongchun boxers contain their chest, arch the back, close their elbows and knees, draw in their ribs, keep their thighs closed to protect the groin. When they use their feet for attack, they must also use their hands in cooperation. When they kick they do not expose their groin and when they deliver fist blows, their hands do not leave the front of their body.
Yongchun Quan or the Yongchun Chuan is said to have been created by Yan Yongchun of Liancheng County in Fujian Province. It is said that during the reign of Emperor Jiaqing (1796-1820) of the Qing Dynasty, there was a Shaolin Chuan master Yan Si in Quanzhou of Fujian. To escape oppression, he left the city to take refuge with his family, and stayed in seclusion at Liancheng. Yan Si had a daughter called Yan Yongchun. She followed her father to practise martial arts since childhood and later became a Wushu master herself.One day, when Yongchun was washing clothes at a riverside, she noticed a white crane fighting a green snake. She watched the fight carefully for a long time and came to understand their fighting rules. Thereafter, she combined the tangling and hissing of the crane and snake with the movements of the white crane Chuan and the southern-style Shaolin Chuan, forming the original Yongchun Chuan.After Yan Yongchun married Liang Botao of Jiangxi Province, she taught her Chuan to her husband. They set up a Wushu club at Liancheng to teach the art. After the death of their father, Yan Yongchun and her husband traveled in Jiangxi before settling down in Guangdong Province, where they taught the Yongchun Chuan at Zhaoqing.In the 20th year (1815) of the reign of Emperor Jiaqing during the Qing Dynasty, martial arts actor Huang Baohua went to perform at Zhaoqing and met Liang Botao. Liang taught Huang the Yongchun Chuan while Huang taught Liang cudgel plays. They both mastered the arts. In his later years, Huang Baohua passed the martial arts of the Yongchun Chuan and his cudgel plays to Liang Zan who, after mastering the arts, developed them into the present-day Yongchun Chuan. Meanwhile, the Yongchun Chuan became popularized through the efforts of other boxers who combined to improve and develop the art.The Yongchun Chuan features: steady stances, generation of forces, three tricks with six forces, fists playing close to one's own body, usage of explosive power, stressing on real combat, focusing on completion of movements, combination of offence and defence by forcing up or crushing down the fists or feet from the opposing side. This style of Chuan emphasizes speed of play, keeping fists and feet close to one's body for better protection, as well as to prepare for attacks and fighting the opponent at close range. When fighting, Yongchun boxers contain their chest, arch the back, close their elbows and knees, draw in their ribs, keep their thighs closed to protect the groin. When they use their feet for attack, they must also use their hands in cooperation. When they kick they do not expose their groin and when they deliver fist blows, their hands do not leave the front of their body.
Bagua Zhang / Baguazhang (Eight-diagram Palm)
Bagua Zhang / Baguazhang (Eight-diagram Palm)
Bagua Zhang or the eight-diagram palm is one of the most popular schools in China. It is also called Youshen Bagua (roving eight-diagram), Longxing Bagua (dragon-shaped eight-diagram), Xingyi Bagua (Xingyi eight-diagram Chuan), Yinyang Bapan Zhang (positive-negative eight-plate palm), etc.
There are different stories about the origin of this school of Chuan. Some say it originated among the anti-Qing Dynasty cliques while others believe that it was created by the two Taoist priests of Bi Yun and Jing Yun on Mount Emei in Sichuan Province during the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty and it has been passed down to its ninth generation of practitioners.
Most of Bagua Zhang boxers are found in Hebei Province. Some of them learned Bagua Zhang from scratch from their tutors, while others asked the masters for advice to improve their own skills. Over the years various routines of exercises were cultivated in different styles. The most popular ones are:
The Dong Haichuan-style Bagua Zhang. A native of Zhujiawu, south of Wenan County in Hebei Province, Dong played an important part in the dissemination of the eight-diagram plam, teaching many people in Bei-jing. Most reputed disciples of Dong included Yin Fu, Cheng Tinghua, Liu Fengchun and Li Cunyi who all contributed to the dissemination and development of the Chuan style. Some of the eight-diagram palm styles are named after these disciples, for example the Yin-style, Cheng-style, Liang-style and Sun-style eight-pictography palms.
The Li Zhenqing style of Bagua Zhang or the positive-negative eight-diagram plam Li (a. 1830-1900), a native from Weijiaying in Hebei Province, went to Henan Province to learn the positive-negative eight-diagram palm in order to improve the Chuan techniques which he had already mastered. After returning home in about 1870, Li taught his skills to his villagers. A follower of Li Zhenqing, Ren Zhicheng wrote a book on the Yinyang Bapan Zhang (positive-negative eight-plate palm) in 1937 and the book has been passed down.
The Tian Ruhong style of Bagua Zhang. Tian, whose style of Chuan is called the Yinyang Bagua Zhang (positive-negative eight-diagram palm), was a native of Shandong Province, but later moved to Dengshangu Village at Tanggu in Hebei Province in the late Ming Dynasty. On a tour of Emei and Qingcheng in Sichuan Province, Tian saw wrongdoings and volunteered to do justice. When he was in danger, two Taoist priests rescued him. After the incident, Tian Ruhong acknowledged the priests as his Wushu tutors and followed them for 12 years mastering their style of martial arts. When the Ming Dynasty gave place to the Qing Dynasty, Tian said good-bye to his tutors and returned home. Due to his resentment of the autocracy of the local authorities in the Qing Dynasty, Tian left his home village once again and took with him a youngster called Tian Xuan. Years after, Tian Xuan came back to teach the eight-diagram palm to Tian family members. In the beginning, this style of Chuan was known only among Tian family members. It is only in recent times that it has been taught to others outside of Tian family.
The eight-diagram palm is based on the old Chinese philosophy of eight combinations of three whole and broken lines used in divination. While practising, the practitioner moves according to the eight diagrams. There are eight basic palm plays. A total of 64 palm tricks and moves have come from the original eight basic palm plays. Apart from solo practices, there are also sparrings, Sanshou (free sparring) and fighting with weapons, such as Bagua sword play, Bagua sabre play and Bagua cudgel play, and Bagua play of shaft decorated with seven stars, etc. While practising these routines, practitioners rove around like a dragon moving amidst clouds (see picture).
Bagua Zhang features dexterity and agility. When moving around it is like walking in a muddy place, with foot steps changing all the time like running water. Palm tricks and body movements follow one after another. The roving around looks like endless circles which overlap one another. The body turns around from the waist during walking, roving, turning, rising and falling. Palm tricks change with the movements of the body. When the upper body protrudes, the lower part of the body squats back to keep balance. When the arms are sent out, the feet are drawn back. When moving it is like a roaming dragon; when squatting it is like a sitting tiger; when looking around it is like a monkey on the lookout; when roving it is like a circling eagle.
Bagua Zhang or the eight-diagram palm is one of the most popular schools in China. It is also called Youshen Bagua (roving eight-diagram), Longxing Bagua (dragon-shaped eight-diagram), Xingyi Bagua (Xingyi eight-diagram Chuan), Yinyang Bapan Zhang (positive-negative eight-plate palm), etc.
There are different stories about the origin of this school of Chuan. Some say it originated among the anti-Qing Dynasty cliques while others believe that it was created by the two Taoist priests of Bi Yun and Jing Yun on Mount Emei in Sichuan Province during the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty and it has been passed down to its ninth generation of practitioners.
Most of Bagua Zhang boxers are found in Hebei Province. Some of them learned Bagua Zhang from scratch from their tutors, while others asked the masters for advice to improve their own skills. Over the years various routines of exercises were cultivated in different styles. The most popular ones are:
The Dong Haichuan-style Bagua Zhang. A native of Zhujiawu, south of Wenan County in Hebei Province, Dong played an important part in the dissemination of the eight-diagram plam, teaching many people in Bei-jing. Most reputed disciples of Dong included Yin Fu, Cheng Tinghua, Liu Fengchun and Li Cunyi who all contributed to the dissemination and development of the Chuan style. Some of the eight-diagram palm styles are named after these disciples, for example the Yin-style, Cheng-style, Liang-style and Sun-style eight-pictography palms.
The Li Zhenqing style of Bagua Zhang or the positive-negative eight-diagram plam Li (a. 1830-1900), a native from Weijiaying in Hebei Province, went to Henan Province to learn the positive-negative eight-diagram palm in order to improve the Chuan techniques which he had already mastered. After returning home in about 1870, Li taught his skills to his villagers. A follower of Li Zhenqing, Ren Zhicheng wrote a book on the Yinyang Bapan Zhang (positive-negative eight-plate palm) in 1937 and the book has been passed down.
The Tian Ruhong style of Bagua Zhang. Tian, whose style of Chuan is called the Yinyang Bagua Zhang (positive-negative eight-diagram palm), was a native of Shandong Province, but later moved to Dengshangu Village at Tanggu in Hebei Province in the late Ming Dynasty. On a tour of Emei and Qingcheng in Sichuan Province, Tian saw wrongdoings and volunteered to do justice. When he was in danger, two Taoist priests rescued him. After the incident, Tian Ruhong acknowledged the priests as his Wushu tutors and followed them for 12 years mastering their style of martial arts. When the Ming Dynasty gave place to the Qing Dynasty, Tian said good-bye to his tutors and returned home. Due to his resentment of the autocracy of the local authorities in the Qing Dynasty, Tian left his home village once again and took with him a youngster called Tian Xuan. Years after, Tian Xuan came back to teach the eight-diagram palm to Tian family members. In the beginning, this style of Chuan was known only among Tian family members. It is only in recent times that it has been taught to others outside of Tian family.
The eight-diagram palm is based on the old Chinese philosophy of eight combinations of three whole and broken lines used in divination. While practising, the practitioner moves according to the eight diagrams. There are eight basic palm plays. A total of 64 palm tricks and moves have come from the original eight basic palm plays. Apart from solo practices, there are also sparrings, Sanshou (free sparring) and fighting with weapons, such as Bagua sword play, Bagua sabre play and Bagua cudgel play, and Bagua play of shaft decorated with seven stars, etc. While practising these routines, practitioners rove around like a dragon moving amidst clouds (see picture).
Bagua Zhang features dexterity and agility. When moving around it is like walking in a muddy place, with foot steps changing all the time like running water. Palm tricks and body movements follow one after another. The roving around looks like endless circles which overlap one another. The body turns around from the waist during walking, roving, turning, rising and falling. Palm tricks change with the movements of the body. When the upper body protrudes, the lower part of the body squats back to keep balance. When the arms are sent out, the feet are drawn back. When moving it is like a roaming dragon; when squatting it is like a sitting tiger; when looking around it is like a monkey on the lookout; when roving it is like a circling eagle.
Bājíquán
Bājíquán
(Traditional Chinese: 八極拳; Pinyin: Bājíquán; literally "eight extremes fist"; Japanese: 八極拳, Hakkyokuken) is a Chinese martial art that features explosive, short range power and is famous for its elbow strikes. It originated in Hebei Province of Northern China, but is also well-known in other places as well today, especially Taiwan.
OriginsBajiquan was originally called Baziquan (巴子拳 or 鈀子拳; literally "rake fist"), due to the fact that when not striking, the fist is held loosely and slightly open, resembling a rake. However, the name was considered to be rather crude sounding in its native tongue, and so it was changed to the more pleasing Bajiquan. The term baji, which comes from the oldest book in China, the I Ching, signifies "an extension of all directions." In this case, it means "including everything" or "the universe."
Made famous in recent times by Li Shuwen (1864-1934), a fighter from Shandong province whose skill with a spear earned him the nickname "God of Spear Li." His most famous quote about fighting was, "I do not know what it's like to hit a man twice."[1] Certainly a bit of hyperbole, but it still speaks for the shocking power Baji training develops. Li Shuwen's most famous students include Huo Diange (bodyguard to Pu Yi, the last Emperor of China), Li Chenwu (bodyguard to Mao Zedong), and Liu Yunqiao (secret agent for the nationalist Kuomintang and instructor of the bodyguards of Chiang Kai Shek). Because of this, Bajiquan has come to be known as "The Bodyguard Style".
Bajiquan shares roots with another Hebei martial art, Piguazhang. It is said that Wu Zhong, the oldest traceable lineage holder in the Bajiquan lineage, taught both arts together as an integrated fighting system.[2] They then slowly split apart, only to be remarried by Li Shuwen in the late 18th to early 19th century. As a testament to the complementary nature of these two styles, there is a Chinese martial arts proverb that goes: "When pigua is added to baji, gods and demons will all be terrified. When baji is added to pigua, heroes will sigh knowing they are no match against it." (八極參劈掛，神鬼都害怕。劈掛參八極，英雄嘆莫及)[3]
Today, the lineage holder of Bajiquan in China is Wu Lianzhi. He is also the prototype of Akira Yuki of Virtua Fighter fame. Through more than 50 years of training, he collected much material and records which were passed down from generation to generation.
OriginsBajiquan was originally called Baziquan (巴子拳 or 鈀子拳; literally "rake fist"), due to the fact that when not striking, the fist is held loosely and slightly open, resembling a rake. However, the name was considered to be rather crude sounding in its native tongue, and so it was changed to the more pleasing Bajiquan. The term baji, which comes from the oldest book in China, the I Ching, signifies "an extension of all directions." In this case, it means "including everything" or "the universe."
Made famous in recent times by Li Shuwen (1864-1934), a fighter from Shandong province whose skill with a spear earned him the nickname "God of Spear Li." His most famous quote about fighting was, "I do not know what it's like to hit a man twice."[1] Certainly a bit of hyperbole, but it still speaks for the shocking power Baji training develops. Li Shuwen's most famous students include Huo Diange (bodyguard to Pu Yi, the last Emperor of China), Li Chenwu (bodyguard to Mao Zedong), and Liu Yunqiao (secret agent for the nationalist Kuomintang and instructor of the bodyguards of Chiang Kai Shek). Because of this, Bajiquan has come to be known as "The Bodyguard Style".
Bajiquan shares roots with another Hebei martial art, Piguazhang. It is said that Wu Zhong, the oldest traceable lineage holder in the Bajiquan lineage, taught both arts together as an integrated fighting system.[2] They then slowly split apart, only to be remarried by Li Shuwen in the late 18th to early 19th century. As a testament to the complementary nature of these two styles, there is a Chinese martial arts proverb that goes: "When pigua is added to baji, gods and demons will all be terrified. When baji is added to pigua, heroes will sigh knowing they are no match against it." (八極參劈掛，神鬼都害怕。劈掛參八極，英雄嘆莫及)[3]
Today, the lineage holder of Bajiquan in China is Wu Lianzhi. He is also the prototype of Akira Yuki of Virtua Fighter fame. Through more than 50 years of training, he collected much material and records which were passed down from generation to generation.
xingyi quan
Xingyi Quan or the form and meaning Chuan is also called Xinyi Quan (free-mind Chuan), Xinyi Liuhe Quan (free-mind six-combination Chuan)* or liuhe Quan (six-combination Chuan). There are two propositions about the name of this school of Chuan. One holds that the body actions and movements should be guided by Mind and that this school of Chuan is an identity of mind and body; the other proposition states that this school of exercises are mere imitations of animal actions and movements and adopted the form and meaning of animal movements.
According to historical records, the creator of Xingyi Quan was Ji Jike (1602-1683) from Village Zuncun in Yongji County in Shanxi Province. A resident of the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty, Ji Jike was also known as Ji Longfeng. On his trip south to the Shaolin Temple and Luoyang in Henan Province and Qiupu in Anhui Province, Ji Jike passed his art on to Zeng Jiwu. During the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, Xingyi Quan was spread in Henan, Hebei and Shanxi provinces. Ma Xueli, a Luoyang resident in He-nan, Dai Longbang, a resident of Qixian in Shanxi, and Li Luoneng, Dai's disciple from Hebei, all contributed to the dissemination and development of the Chuan. Over centuries, this school of Chuan is now practised in different styles. The Shanxi style is compact, delicate and yet forceful while the Henan style is powerful, vigorous and substantial. The Hebei style stresses steadiness, stur-dihess and comfort. As regards routines of fist fight, a similarity is seen between the Shanxi style and the Hebei style, both using three postures of the body, five major movements of axing, bursting, penetrating, hurling and traversing and imitations of 12 animal forms (dragon, tiger, monkey, horse, turtle, chicken, hawk, swallow, snake, owl, eagle and bear. The Henan style mainly imitates 10 animal forms (dragon, tiger, chicken, eagle, snake, horse, cat, monkey, hawk and swallow) (see picture).
Tai Chi Chuan
The word Tai Chi first appeared in Book of Changes of the Zhou Dynasty. The essay says: "Where there is Tai Chi, there is peace and harmony between the positive and the negative." Tai Chi means supremacy, absoluteness, extremity and uniqueness. Tai Chi Quan takes its name for the implication of superiority. Tai Chi Quan got its name when Shanxi secular Wushu master Wang Zongyue used the philosophy of the positive and negative from the Book of Changes to explain the principles of the Chuan.There are different opinions on the origin of Tai Chi Quan. Some think it was created by Zhang Sanfeng of the Song Dynasty (961-1279) while others believe it was created by Han Gongyue and Cheng Lingxi in the Liang Dynasty (502-557). Still others say that it was created by either Xu Xuanping or Li Daozi of the Tang Dynasty(618-907)Yet all propositions cannot be proved from authenticate historical records. According to the research of Wushu historian Tang Hao, Tai Chi Quan was first exercised and practised among the Chen family members at the Chenjia Valley which is located in Wenxian County in Henan Province. The earliest choreographer of the Tai Chi Chuan was Chen Wangling who was both a scholar and a martial artist. Chen combined his knowledge of ancient psychological exercises; the positive and negative philosophy describe in the Book of Ch-anges and Chinese medical theory of passages and channels of blood, air flow and energy inside the human body with the exercises and practices of Wushu. He absorbed the strong points from various schools and styles of martial arts of the Ming Dynasty, especially the 32-move Qi Jiguang style of Chuan (long-style Chuan), to form the school of Tai Chi Quan.After years of dissemination, many styles of Tai Chi Quan were created. The most popular and wide-spread are the following five styles:Chen-style Tai Chi Quan, Yang-style Tai Chi Quan, Wu-style Tai Chi Quan, Wu Yuxiang Style Tai Chi Quan, Sun-style Tai Chi Quan. Although different in style and form, all Tai Chi Chuan routines require their practitioners to be tranquil, calm, relaxed but concentrative. In Tai Chi Quan the spine is the pivot around which the body moves. Forces and energy should be generated from the spine and waist before reaching the arms and legs. The movements are executed slowly, continuously and softly, but hardness is implied in softness. Substantialness should be distinguished from insubstantialness. Practitioners are required to breathe regularly and smoothly. The inner strengths and energy should be exuded through external movements and actions.The theory of Tai Chi Quan was developed when Wang Zongyue wrote his On Tai Chi Quan. Tai Chi Quan theories matured with later writings of the Thirteen-form Frame, Thirteen Postures, Secrets of Thirteen Stances, The Essentials of Martial Artists, Martial Artists' Ballad, Tai Chi Combats and Five-Word Essentials.As mentioned earlier, the Tai Chi Quan has health enhancing and disease curing functions. This is largely due to its effect on brain function. Practising Tai Chi enables part of the cerebral cortex to enter a protective inhibition so that partial rest is possible while other parts are excited. As a result brain function can im protracted exercises and practices of Tai Chi Quan. Various chronic diseases resulting from the malfunction of the nerve system can thus be cured or ameliorated.
Shaolin Quan or Shaolin Chuan originated in the Shaolin Temple on Mount Songshan at Dengfeng in Henan Province. It was named after the temple. The founder of the Shaolin Quan was said to be an Indian monk, Bodhi-dharma. The proposition, though very influential, was proved to be false, for there was a monk named BodhHiharma but he knew nothing at all about Chinese Chuan. In fact, Shaolin Quan was the manifestation of the wisdom of the monks of the temple, secular Wushu masters and army generals and soldiers.
According to historical records, the Shaolin Temple was built during the Northern Wei Dynasty in the 19th calendar year of the reign of Emperor Taihe (495) and is one of China's most famous an-cient temples. The Shaolin Temple once had many monks on its premises. Those monks of the lower level mostly came from the secular society and some of them knew some martial arts before entering the temple. Those who knew martial arts taught and helped each other to improve their skills. They also absorbed the experience of their predecessors and gradually developed their mar-tial arts into the unique Shaolin school.
During the Northern Qi Dynasty (550-577), Shaolin monks could lift hundreds of kilograms in weight and were good at Chuan and horse riding. By the end of the Sui Dynasty (581-618), Li Shimin, king of the Qin state, fought with the self-appointed emperor of the Zheng state, Wang Shichong. Shaolin monks Zhi Cao, Hui Yang, and Tan Zong took the side of Li and helped him catch the latter's nephew Wang Renze to force the self-appointed emperor to surrender. After Li Shimin was enthroned as the first emperor of the Tang Dynasty, he awarded his followers ac-cording to their military merits and contributions. Monk Tan Zong had the title of chief general con-ferred on him, while the Shaolin Temple was given large grants of land and money to expand the temple complex. The Shaolin Temple was allowed to organize an army of monk soldiers, who acted as military people in warring times and as monks in peace time. The Shaolin school of Chuan im-proved and developed through the trials of battles and wars.
The Shaolin monks in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) were all taught to practise Wushu. In the 32nd calendar year of the Jiajing reign (1553), the Shaolin military monks took part in the battles against Japanese invaders in southern China and accomplished many military exploits. Wang Shixing of the Ming Dynasty wrote in his Tour of Mount Song. "All of the 400 Shaolin Temple monks have good Wushu skills." "Fists and cudgels were wielded as if they were flying during practice." Cheng Chongdou also of the Ming Dynasty wrote in his book The Dossier of Shaolin Cudgel Fight: "Shaolin monks are best known for their cudgel fights." Ming general Yu Dayou, who was reputed for his anti-Japanese military service, went to teach cudgel fighting skills in the Shaolin Temple. It was in the latter half of the Ming Dynasty that Shaolin monks switched from cudgel fighting to fist fighting, so that fist fights could be promoted to match cudgel fights.
In the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), the people living around the Shaolin Temple were very active in practising Wushu, which boosted the development of the Shaolin school of martial arts. In the Shao-lin Temple, the rear hall was used for Wushu exercises, where various kinds of weapons were dis-played on the weapon stands ready for use at any time. Some monks practised fist fighting to safe-guard the temple. After years of exercises and practising, foot prints were stamped on the brick floor of the rear hall and these prints can be seen clearly even today. On the north and south walls of the White-Clothes Hall, there are Qing Dynasty murals vividly depicting the exercises practised by monks in the temple.
In the fifth calendar year of the Yongzheng reign of the Qing Dynasty (1727), people were not allowed to practise Wushu. However, they could not be stopped either in the secular society or in the Shaolin Temple, where Wushu was practised underground.
Apart from the Shaolin Temple on Mount Songshan, the Shaolin Temple was said to have set up more than a dozen Shaolin affiliates in other temples in the country. The Shaolin Temple on Mount Nine Lotus in Fujian Province during the Ming Dynasty was famous for developing the Shaolin Quan.
Around the 1911 Revolution against the Qing Dynasty, the Shaolin martial arts underwent further developments. Wushu clubs were established all over the country and most of them took the Shaolin Quan. Lots of patriots organized sabre and flying sword groups in order to overthrow the dynasty. They constantly practised their skills and contributed greatly to the cause.
The Shaolin school is very popular in secular society with a myriad of followers. Over the years it was enriched theoretically and its techniques perfected to form a colossal system of fist fight.Compactness is a feature of the Shaolin school. The moves and tricks of this school are short, simple and succinct as well as versatile. While fighting, Shaolin boxers would advance and retreat straight forwardly. They need only a small space to execute their style of fist fight which is des-cribed as "fighting along a single straight line." Shaolin Quart is powerful and speedy with rhythmic rising and falling of body movements. It stresses hardness of actions and blows but it also advocates softness in support of the hardness. The motto of the Shaolin fist fight says "hardness first and softness second." When jabbing or palming, the arm is required to be neither bent nor straight, in an attempt to blend external and internal forces.
A Special RCO Tribute to Joe Lewisby Richard Ryan
A Special RCO Tribute to Joe Lewisby Richard Ryan
I met a legend the other day…
One of the four horsemen who towered head and shoulders above all others in the golden age of Sport Karate. Their names were Wallace, Norris, Stone and of course Lewis. There were other names that deserved accolades during the early years of martial arts in America, but these four men stood out as the best of the best in the sport. And among them there was no one more feared and respected than the legendary Joe Lewis. I was teaching at Walt Lysak Jr.’s 19th annual Reality Martial Arts Weekend in Ludlow, Massachusetts (see more below) when I had the pleasure to meet and spend time with Sensei Lewis who insisted on being called just “Joe.”
Honestly, I didn’t know what to expect when I met the man because his reputation precedes him. Words I’ve heard to describe him include arrogant, tough and cocky. But mostly I have heard that he has a no-nonsense attitude and always says it like it is. It seems that just as many people dislike Joe and like him. I suspect that is because I hear he has a habit of saying exactly what he believes and doesn’t sugarcoat his opinions like most people do. Reminds me of another great fighter of his era named Mohammad. Personally, I respect men who speak their minds regardless of the consequences. In a world filled with duplicity and deceit you always know where this kind of man stands because it’s right there in your face with it.
My first impression of him was that of his stature. I am bigger than he is but it didn’t seem that way standing next to him. Now you have to remember that he is sixty years old now. But for lifelong athletes like Joe, that is only a number. He is rock solid and fit with a body of a man twenty years his junior. But the most remarkable thing about Joe is his hands. They are huge for his size. My Grandfather had huge hands and hit like a mule too and mine are not small by any means, but Joe’s are like sledgehammers with knuckles that look like he had large marbles implanted under the skin where the knuckles should be. No wonder people always said Joe Lewis hit like a Mack Truck. Hand size, coupled speed and proper technique are a recipe for powerful punching. That is one of the reasons why heavyweights jabs feel like a lightweights knockout punches.
One of the four horsemen who towered head and shoulders above all others in the golden age of Sport Karate. Their names were Wallace, Norris, Stone and of course Lewis. There were other names that deserved accolades during the early years of martial arts in America, but these four men stood out as the best of the best in the sport. And among them there was no one more feared and respected than the legendary Joe Lewis. I was teaching at Walt Lysak Jr.’s 19th annual Reality Martial Arts Weekend in Ludlow, Massachusetts (see more below) when I had the pleasure to meet and spend time with Sensei Lewis who insisted on being called just “Joe.”
Honestly, I didn’t know what to expect when I met the man because his reputation precedes him. Words I’ve heard to describe him include arrogant, tough and cocky. But mostly I have heard that he has a no-nonsense attitude and always says it like it is. It seems that just as many people dislike Joe and like him. I suspect that is because I hear he has a habit of saying exactly what he believes and doesn’t sugarcoat his opinions like most people do. Reminds me of another great fighter of his era named Mohammad. Personally, I respect men who speak their minds regardless of the consequences. In a world filled with duplicity and deceit you always know where this kind of man stands because it’s right there in your face with it.
My first impression of him was that of his stature. I am bigger than he is but it didn’t seem that way standing next to him. Now you have to remember that he is sixty years old now. But for lifelong athletes like Joe, that is only a number. He is rock solid and fit with a body of a man twenty years his junior. But the most remarkable thing about Joe is his hands. They are huge for his size. My Grandfather had huge hands and hit like a mule too and mine are not small by any means, but Joe’s are like sledgehammers with knuckles that look like he had large marbles implanted under the skin where the knuckles should be. No wonder people always said Joe Lewis hit like a Mack Truck. Hand size, coupled speed and proper technique are a recipe for powerful punching. That is one of the reasons why heavyweights jabs feel like a lightweights knockout punches.
Walt and I picked Joe up at his hotel and took him over to Walt’s brother Charlie’s place for the evening. The four of us were just going to hang out and watch the UFC. Now I have to tell you that spending an evening with Joe Lewis was not what I expected. Within minutes of meeting Joe he had me laughing, hard. Beneath his gruff exterior lies a really keen sense of humor. I can’t remember when I laughed so much. He has a razor-sharp wit as fast as his sidekick. Joe didn’t care who I was. He didn’t care that he had just met me. Joe treated me like anyone else and was busting my stones within minutes of meeting me.
But I can see where people who don’t “get” Joe can be put off. Joe is not only funny but he is smart funny. He is always kidding but even if it doesn’t seem like it. Always trying to zing you with something. But the great thing about Joe is he loves it when you zing him back. He laughs even harder when you bust his stones.
Now I grew up with a friend of mine from New York and he was exactly the same way. He was smart and had a dry wit with an edge to it. We would constantly exchange insults with one another, but they were never meant to be malicious, it was all in good fun. Joe was the same way. He would say something that most people might take as an insult, or tell you a story that was just a little hard to believe. But if you looked close enough you could see Joe smile, just a little. If you weren’t paying attention though you would miss it and might actually think Joe was serious.
In talking about Joe, one of Walt’s Instructors Walt Chrzanowski (nicknamed Top Dog) said it best when he observed that that Joe “just loves to spar”. That’s true. To all those who have met Joe Lewis and didn’t’ “get him” understand this; Joe a fighter, born and bred and Joe loves to fight. Whether with words of fists he loves to spar. Get that fact and you “get” Joe.
A seminar with a legend
The following day Joe went to work. He put on a seminar that I have to say was one of the best martial arts seminars I have ever witnessed. For three hours Joe shared secrets and insights into the art of kickboxing that only someone who had been there and done that could share. Joe is a scientist and the greatest thing about his teaching is his ability to easily explain the science of fighting in a way that both the novice and the seasoned veteran can benefit. I’ve always said that the art of fighting is in the details and Joe proved it over and over again that morning.
But I can see where people who don’t “get” Joe can be put off. Joe is not only funny but he is smart funny. He is always kidding but even if it doesn’t seem like it. Always trying to zing you with something. But the great thing about Joe is he loves it when you zing him back. He laughs even harder when you bust his stones.
Now I grew up with a friend of mine from New York and he was exactly the same way. He was smart and had a dry wit with an edge to it. We would constantly exchange insults with one another, but they were never meant to be malicious, it was all in good fun. Joe was the same way. He would say something that most people might take as an insult, or tell you a story that was just a little hard to believe. But if you looked close enough you could see Joe smile, just a little. If you weren’t paying attention though you would miss it and might actually think Joe was serious.
In talking about Joe, one of Walt’s Instructors Walt Chrzanowski (nicknamed Top Dog) said it best when he observed that that Joe “just loves to spar”. That’s true. To all those who have met Joe Lewis and didn’t’ “get him” understand this; Joe a fighter, born and bred and Joe loves to fight. Whether with words of fists he loves to spar. Get that fact and you “get” Joe.
A seminar with a legend
The following day Joe went to work. He put on a seminar that I have to say was one of the best martial arts seminars I have ever witnessed. For three hours Joe shared secrets and insights into the art of kickboxing that only someone who had been there and done that could share. Joe is a scientist and the greatest thing about his teaching is his ability to easily explain the science of fighting in a way that both the novice and the seasoned veteran can benefit. I’ve always said that the art of fighting is in the details and Joe proved it over and over again that morning.
Moreover, the man is still incredibly fast and powerful. He moves with cat-like precision and a kind of natural explosive power that many younger and stronger fighters can only dream of. I can only imagine what facing him must have been like when he was in his prime. If this is what Joe can do at sixty, at twenty-five he must have been frightening.
After seeing his seminar in person, reading his book and watching his videos I highly recommend that any serious martial artist buy all of Joe Lewis’s Books and DVD’s. They are packed full of insights and information that you cannot get anywhere else and that is saying something in an era where the martial arts are saturated with so many sources of information. If you ever have the chance to attend a Joe Lewis seminar in person – do it! I have been in the arts for 35 years and I thought I had seen and heard everything but even I picked up some stuff in his seminar. Joe is the real deal.
For more information on Joe Lewis and his systems go to:
www.JoeLewisFightingSystems.com
The Joe Lewis Interview
After the seminar and all the pictures Joe graciously posed for I sat down with Joe and conducting an interview for Real Combat Online. I had taken an hour earlier in the day to write down a series of questions so I would be prepared. Not! Forget the notes because when you get Joe talking seriously about martial arts you might as well just step back and hang on for the ride.
Once I got him in a one-on-one situation a different Joe Lewis immerged. A quieter and more reflective side of him came out as he revealed a level of insight and intellect that most people do not realize he possesses.
We talked about his childhood and I learned a few things about him that were fascinating including the fact that his parents did not believe there was any practical value in sports or athletics. As a boy, Joe had to figure out ways to workout without his parent’s approval. He would rig up various makeshift barbells for lifting weights and sneak out of the house to ride his bike at night for conditioning. Later, when he began to seriously weight train, he was surreptitiously introduced to the martial arts when a Karate class was being conducted outside the weight room he frequented. When asked what his initial impression of Karate was he responded with the fact that he didn’t like it and thought it was ridiculous. That’s right, one of the greatest Karate fighters of all time; a true legend in the sport thought martial arts was silly and useless when we first saw it!
This is just one of the many interesting insights and contradictions about Joe that I learned of in my hour-long interview. Look for it to be available to RCO readers in the near future. It is well worth the read.
In retrospect, I have to say that meeting Joe, watching him teach and spending some time verbally sparring with him was the highlight of my trip. If you ever have the good fortune to meet Joe Lewis just remember, keep your guard up because Joe never blinks.
Lysak’s 19th Annual Reality Martial Arts Weekend
Walt and Charlie Lysak have held a martial arts camp every summer for the past nineteen years in Ludlow, Massachusetts. They are the sons’ of martial arts legend Walter Lysak Senior one of the worlds most respected pioneers of hardcore martial arts in America. Walt and his brother Charlie are the founders of SENTO (Scientific Encounter Neutralization and Tactical Options) one of the worlds very best reality-based martial arts systems. Their camp one of the longest running and most respected martial arts camps around. This year the camp curriculum featured the legendary Joe Lewis as the main event along with great seminars from the Lysak’s, and SENTO Trainers Mark Bushey, Walt Chrzanowski and Dave Sinopoli. Also featured were programs by Mike Cutone an Army Special Forces Green Beret and Simunitions™ based firearms training by John Carney as well as a Dynamic Combat™ seminar by yours truly.
The camp was quite exceptional with a curriculum that covered SENTO 7 M.A.T.™, reality street wrestling and submissions, counter grappling and instruction in escaping submission holds and takedowns, close quarter combat, edged weapons defense skills, modern Ninjutsu / Warrior Skills and outdoor survival training. The camp also featured Primal Strength Training with Charlie Lysak who is pound for pound one of the functionally strongest guys I know and a real innovator in the training and conditioning side of the arts.
Next year being the 20th Annual training camp promises to be even better with a huge line-up of world-renowned martial artists. On the tentative roster include Joe Lewis, the Lysak brothers, Frank Shamrock (MMA Champion), Mark Schuey (Canemaster), Mike Lee Kanarek (Haganah), Dana Abbott (Goshindo), Kieth Hackney (MMA Champion) Professor Silverio Guerra (UMAHoF Founder), Adam Guerra (MMA Champion), Sgt. John Hutchison (Tactical Defense Training) and myself (Dynamic Combat). You don’t want to miss this one and for all you really serious students of reality martial arts you might want to sign up early with their early bird special and save a ton of money on registration. Reserve your space today for what promises to be one of the best camps of the year! For more information contact or to request training books and videos contact:
Lysak’s Self Defense Academy44 Sewall Street – Suite #3Ludlow, MA 01056(413) 589-7869
www.realityconnection.com
Hardcore Jeet Kune Do DVD’s
Sifu Lamar Davis II announced that he is currently converting his collection of HJKD training videos to DVD! My friend Sifu Davis has some of the best JKD training tapes available anywhere with well over 25 videos under his belt! If you are looking for in-depth and practical martial arts training Sifu Davis is one of the best on the planet - bar none!
For those serious martial artists who want to add Hardcore Jeet Kune do to their repertoire and libraries he is even offering a one-time only special where you can get his entire collection for one low pre-publication price. The DVD‚s will be available to the general public about a month or so after the special starts and sold on his website and on the new RCO Store (see below). If you are interested getting any of his DVD’s or participating in the special offer you can email him at Sifu@HardcoreJKD.com for more information.
Worden interviewed in Black Belt Magazine
Congratulations to my great friend Datu Kelly Worden for a fantastic interview in Black Belt magazine! In the September 2004 issue the Datu discusses his lifelong pursuit of blending and integrating a multitude of martial arts concepts to form a system of cross training he calls Natural Spirit International. Of course this is not news to all of the readers of RCO magazine where Worden has been a featured columnist from the very first issue! I’d like to say you heard it here first but the truth is that anyone serious about reality-based martial arts has known of Kelly Worden and his great talent for decades! But we congratulate him anyway. Keep punchin’ Datu! For more information on Master Worden and his programs check out the pages of RCO and visit his website at:
www.KellyWorden.com
New Dynamic Combat DVD’s
We’ve just finished a new batch of Dynamic Combat DVD’s! They are going to be sold online on the RCO store (see below) and advertised in Black Belt magazine. The first available set includes a 4-DVD Vicious Street Grappling series, which will be followed in the next 30 days by Unarmed against the Blade – surviving an edged weapons attack and the long awaited Shield Defense System™ video! If you’ve just got to have them right now they are available at my website at: www.KellyWorden.com. Check them out when you get a chance!
A Personal Thanks to Black Belt Magazine
This month I would like to thank Black Belt Magazine and their Executive Editor Robert Young in particular, for consistently featuring me as a columnist in their Full Contact column. It is an honor and a privilege to contribute to the magazine that started it all and has gone on to become the industry standard. Just wanted to say thanks!
RCO Update
RCO is ready to go again! We have been hard at work behind the scenes working the future of your favorite online reality-fighting magazine and the future looks bright! There are some new and exciting things getting ready to happen with RCO, foremost of which is the new RCO store. Dubbed Reality Gear, RCO magazine will begin so feature the best products available for reality-based martial arts training anywhere in the world. Our goal is to start slow and sift through all of our training and educational products and material allowing only the best and most realistic to be sold at Real Combat Online.
Look for the best books, videos and DVD’s as well as the highest quality training gear and equipment to be available soon through our online store. We want to become your most reliable source for all your reality combat needs.
More to come soon…
Keep punching,
After seeing his seminar in person, reading his book and watching his videos I highly recommend that any serious martial artist buy all of Joe Lewis’s Books and DVD’s. They are packed full of insights and information that you cannot get anywhere else and that is saying something in an era where the martial arts are saturated with so many sources of information. If you ever have the chance to attend a Joe Lewis seminar in person – do it! I have been in the arts for 35 years and I thought I had seen and heard everything but even I picked up some stuff in his seminar. Joe is the real deal.
For more information on Joe Lewis and his systems go to:
www.JoeLewisFightingSystems.com
The Joe Lewis Interview
After the seminar and all the pictures Joe graciously posed for I sat down with Joe and conducting an interview for Real Combat Online. I had taken an hour earlier in the day to write down a series of questions so I would be prepared. Not! Forget the notes because when you get Joe talking seriously about martial arts you might as well just step back and hang on for the ride.
Once I got him in a one-on-one situation a different Joe Lewis immerged. A quieter and more reflective side of him came out as he revealed a level of insight and intellect that most people do not realize he possesses.
We talked about his childhood and I learned a few things about him that were fascinating including the fact that his parents did not believe there was any practical value in sports or athletics. As a boy, Joe had to figure out ways to workout without his parent’s approval. He would rig up various makeshift barbells for lifting weights and sneak out of the house to ride his bike at night for conditioning. Later, when he began to seriously weight train, he was surreptitiously introduced to the martial arts when a Karate class was being conducted outside the weight room he frequented. When asked what his initial impression of Karate was he responded with the fact that he didn’t like it and thought it was ridiculous. That’s right, one of the greatest Karate fighters of all time; a true legend in the sport thought martial arts was silly and useless when we first saw it!
This is just one of the many interesting insights and contradictions about Joe that I learned of in my hour-long interview. Look for it to be available to RCO readers in the near future. It is well worth the read.
In retrospect, I have to say that meeting Joe, watching him teach and spending some time verbally sparring with him was the highlight of my trip. If you ever have the good fortune to meet Joe Lewis just remember, keep your guard up because Joe never blinks.
Lysak’s 19th Annual Reality Martial Arts Weekend
Walt and Charlie Lysak have held a martial arts camp every summer for the past nineteen years in Ludlow, Massachusetts. They are the sons’ of martial arts legend Walter Lysak Senior one of the worlds most respected pioneers of hardcore martial arts in America. Walt and his brother Charlie are the founders of SENTO (Scientific Encounter Neutralization and Tactical Options) one of the worlds very best reality-based martial arts systems. Their camp one of the longest running and most respected martial arts camps around. This year the camp curriculum featured the legendary Joe Lewis as the main event along with great seminars from the Lysak’s, and SENTO Trainers Mark Bushey, Walt Chrzanowski and Dave Sinopoli. Also featured were programs by Mike Cutone an Army Special Forces Green Beret and Simunitions™ based firearms training by John Carney as well as a Dynamic Combat™ seminar by yours truly.
The camp was quite exceptional with a curriculum that covered SENTO 7 M.A.T.™, reality street wrestling and submissions, counter grappling and instruction in escaping submission holds and takedowns, close quarter combat, edged weapons defense skills, modern Ninjutsu / Warrior Skills and outdoor survival training. The camp also featured Primal Strength Training with Charlie Lysak who is pound for pound one of the functionally strongest guys I know and a real innovator in the training and conditioning side of the arts.
Next year being the 20th Annual training camp promises to be even better with a huge line-up of world-renowned martial artists. On the tentative roster include Joe Lewis, the Lysak brothers, Frank Shamrock (MMA Champion), Mark Schuey (Canemaster), Mike Lee Kanarek (Haganah), Dana Abbott (Goshindo), Kieth Hackney (MMA Champion) Professor Silverio Guerra (UMAHoF Founder), Adam Guerra (MMA Champion), Sgt. John Hutchison (Tactical Defense Training) and myself (Dynamic Combat). You don’t want to miss this one and for all you really serious students of reality martial arts you might want to sign up early with their early bird special and save a ton of money on registration. Reserve your space today for what promises to be one of the best camps of the year! For more information contact or to request training books and videos contact:
Lysak’s Self Defense Academy44 Sewall Street – Suite #3Ludlow, MA 01056(413) 589-7869
www.realityconnection.com
Hardcore Jeet Kune Do DVD’s
Sifu Lamar Davis II announced that he is currently converting his collection of HJKD training videos to DVD! My friend Sifu Davis has some of the best JKD training tapes available anywhere with well over 25 videos under his belt! If you are looking for in-depth and practical martial arts training Sifu Davis is one of the best on the planet - bar none!
For those serious martial artists who want to add Hardcore Jeet Kune do to their repertoire and libraries he is even offering a one-time only special where you can get his entire collection for one low pre-publication price. The DVD‚s will be available to the general public about a month or so after the special starts and sold on his website and on the new RCO Store (see below). If you are interested getting any of his DVD’s or participating in the special offer you can email him at Sifu@HardcoreJKD.com for more information.
Worden interviewed in Black Belt Magazine
Congratulations to my great friend Datu Kelly Worden for a fantastic interview in Black Belt magazine! In the September 2004 issue the Datu discusses his lifelong pursuit of blending and integrating a multitude of martial arts concepts to form a system of cross training he calls Natural Spirit International. Of course this is not news to all of the readers of RCO magazine where Worden has been a featured columnist from the very first issue! I’d like to say you heard it here first but the truth is that anyone serious about reality-based martial arts has known of Kelly Worden and his great talent for decades! But we congratulate him anyway. Keep punchin’ Datu! For more information on Master Worden and his programs check out the pages of RCO and visit his website at:
www.KellyWorden.com
New Dynamic Combat DVD’s
We’ve just finished a new batch of Dynamic Combat DVD’s! They are going to be sold online on the RCO store (see below) and advertised in Black Belt magazine. The first available set includes a 4-DVD Vicious Street Grappling series, which will be followed in the next 30 days by Unarmed against the Blade – surviving an edged weapons attack and the long awaited Shield Defense System™ video! If you’ve just got to have them right now they are available at my website at: www.KellyWorden.com. Check them out when you get a chance!
A Personal Thanks to Black Belt Magazine
This month I would like to thank Black Belt Magazine and their Executive Editor Robert Young in particular, for consistently featuring me as a columnist in their Full Contact column. It is an honor and a privilege to contribute to the magazine that started it all and has gone on to become the industry standard. Just wanted to say thanks!
RCO Update
RCO is ready to go again! We have been hard at work behind the scenes working the future of your favorite online reality-fighting magazine and the future looks bright! There are some new and exciting things getting ready to happen with RCO, foremost of which is the new RCO store. Dubbed Reality Gear, RCO magazine will begin so feature the best products available for reality-based martial arts training anywhere in the world. Our goal is to start slow and sift through all of our training and educational products and material allowing only the best and most realistic to be sold at Real Combat Online.
Look for the best books, videos and DVD’s as well as the highest quality training gear and equipment to be available soon through our online store. We want to become your most reliable source for all your reality combat needs.
More to come soon…
Keep punching,
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