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INC. 3034 DEL VIEW DEL CITY, OKLA. 73115,EDITORIAL PERSPECTIVE There is an old saying: “Nothing is given so profusely as advice.” To get advico from all sides is part of being an editor We get advice on who to include in the magazine, how to edit the stores, what stories to include, what stories nor to include, and adviea on how many advertise: ments to run. Usually, this advice comes from folks who, while well-meaning, have pa experience at the publishing busines, Sometimes getting all this adviee is 2 mixed blessing, but than, there are times when a fot can be learned, if one is willing to listen. ‘That's why we wore pleated to reesive a small package from Albort Sweet, age 10. Father than simply tell us what to do, lbart took it upen himself to produce his own magazine titled, appropriately, Martial Arts, Albert's magazine is an eight-page, xeroxed affair with handilettered type. In- cluded are some things that could only have come from the mind of a 10-year- ‘old—cartoons, for example, that relate only very loosely to the topic of martial arts, But we think Albert has the right idea, in spite of that For example, there is a brief story about karate: “Karate takes lots of skill, practice and speed. Karate helps you to protect yourself. If you are good, you cant Not much detail, bt a fair summary, all in all Then there are stories that make us wonder winat kind of martial arts magazine ‘Albert has been reading: “One day two karate men went into the woods. A Chinese man came out of 2 hollow tree. He said, ‘I can break that tree.’ “Then do it’ said We hope Albert got the idea for that one from one of our competitors. He probably didn’t know it, but Albert addressed a touchy issue when he wrote a story entitled “Martial Arts: Do Females Like It?” Like 2 diplomat, he wrote it ‘this way: “There are many answers to the headline above. For instance, in a karate school, almost half of the students are females, The same goes for kung fu. But in judo and aikido there are more females. It appears that most females like the gentle ‘martial arts better,” he concluded. We hadn't noticed that more women took judo ‘than, say, karate, but judging from our mail, there are indeed many women in the martial arts. We were convinced that Albert wat on the right track when we read the last page: “If you have any stories or articles or cartoons about things like karate, judo ‘or kung fu, we would be more than happy to put them in Martial Arts, Also, you ‘can send letters to us. We will answer them as best we can. If you have any com= plaints we will answer them, If you want to see more about a certain martial art we ill rite back." And that says it all, ‘The point of allthis isto say that we like Albert's effort. Rather than stand back, and criticize, he triad to get involved and do better. Where he saw needs, he went ‘ahead and looked for solutions, He addressed the issues, and he remained open and ‘unbiased—something that every editar should keop in mind, And every reader. In fact, all of us stand to learn something, not anly from Albert's contribution, but ‘rom every person we meet, if we would any listen, EDITORKarate Juda Aikido Kenda All Martial Arts teach Ki. Take a look at our Ki medallion. The perfect gift for the Martial Artist. ACTUAL SIZE Large 24K Gold “Karatclad:.” $18.95 ‘Small 24K Gold *“Karatelad..." $14.05 Chain is available in lengths trom 18 to 22 Inches. Price includes chain, postege and sales tax. Please send check of money order in U.S. dol TEBAS ENTERPRISES PO, 80x 7609, DEPT NEWPORT BEACH, CA. 92660 Lame 24x #30,95(] Seatt 24x $14.95[—] Cirle chain leogt: 10 M7 8 19 20 21-22 Name Street. Cty. State Zip Kung Fu Weather Control? "mam writing to you after reading the article by Eugene Hager in “Letters” stating he is a master of the art of si-fan kung fu and that the art {and he) has the power to change the forces of nature, | read the article to the monthly meeting of members of the American Martial Artists Association in Ulinois; a fraternal organization of qualified ‘American black belts who are dedicated to the highest principles of martial art. | am president of AMA, a black belt, and hhead instructor of Cobra kai, shao lin boxing. At the meeting, after hearing Eugene Hager’s claims, one of the senior black belts said, “Oh no! Nat another kung fu expert!” | can understand his or any other black belt's response to such a claim as Hager’s, that the art of si-fan kung fu can stop the rain, bring about strong winds, hail storms and change the weather, It is a shame that some ‘American students may actually believe such garbage. | have been studying the art of kung fu for 18 years. While training in Hong Kong, | witnessed many unusual acts of mind contrel and body control through the “real’” force of chi kung. These Phenomena are bated on psychic and physical principles working within the forces of nature, Not even the most advanced master would make such claims asthe ability to change the weather, This ability is reserved for Goa. | appeal to the American students not to be fooled by people like Hager ‘with wild claims. People like this are not good representatives of the art of kung fu, Students should follow the examples of such leaders in the arts as Vamashita, Yamaguchi, Oyama, Sifu Wong, Kem Yuen, Joe Lewis, Chuck Norris, Ed Parker and others who have proven their ‘honor by giving the art richness through proper teaching, Qn a personal side, | would like 1 know where Eugene Hager was when | was fighting in Viet Nam? The VC loved the rain, Also, when does a master of @ profound technique put a price tag on the “secret”? Also, all of us in. the American Martial Artists Astociation would like you to come to Chicago. Maybe you could do something about the weather Steven G. Abate Arlington Heights, 1L Ballet and Karate in Harmony ‘As a ballet dancer and one-time prac- titioner of tae kwon do, I was really pleased to read your article concerning dance training as a part of martial arts weining, At one studio where | have taken danee classes, there were also ka: rate lessons in the adjoining studio. Be- fore taking tae kwon do, | was always amazed at how inflexible a lot of ad- vanced karate students were. Even the black belts couldn't kick very high or ‘maintain good balance. When | did tale ‘up karate, along with my dence training, found that even as.a beginner | was far more flexible and more fluid than other students who had been studying karate for some time. With the knowledge | gained of learning haw the two disci pines harmonize with each other, | was able to talk to a karate class one day ‘and speak about good stretching tech- niques and ways in which to improve ‘one’s balance, I have since concentrated solely on dance, as | have recaived fewer injuries during 10 years of ballet than | did during one yaar of karste. However, | feel that all martial artis could defi- nitely improve themselves through the study of ballet. It is very difficult and strange, but stick with it and you'll find your flexibility will improve 100: per- cent as well as your kata Stephanie Hardin Fairhope, AL Forgotten Point Last week I came acrost 2 recently published copy of your sister magazit KARATE ILLUSTRATED, In it there was an essay of the history and differ fences between Korean and. Japanese fighting arts. Being a Black Belt in a Korean Martial Art called ‘Sim Do,” | was overwhelmed by this most informa. tive and interesting article. What | would like to say is, “why can’t there be more articles like this cone?” It twems az though everyone is ‘trying to dissect and divide the fighting arts into different segments; e.g., karate a5 2 sport, Karate as an art, karate as a physical conditioner. Instead af spend: ing all this wasted time trying to figure Continusd on page 86INSTRUCTORS by Byong Yu Our Instructor's Forum contributor ‘his month is Byong Y. Yu, the well- ‘known instructor and competitor from Northern California, and the following is his philosophy on the proper state of mind for the mar- tial artist, and how to best achieve that goal, There are three main aspects of the mind that are necestary to be de- veloped if one is going to be success. ful in the martial arts, This applies to all the different styles, regardless of ‘what one thinks about the merits of the different techniques involved. ‘The first condition one should de- velop is the power of concentration. | am sure everyone will agree with the ‘general concept af concentration, but 1 ‘wish to give some very specific exam: ples of haw to actually learn to con: centrate, The first step should be to choose ‘which of the senses one wishes to use. It can be either the visual sense or the hearing sense, depending on which you feel_more comfortable with. Let us assume that you choose the visual sense as the more comfortable, Gur next prac- ‘tical step is to place yourself in either @ sitting or in a reclining position. The ie portant thing here is to get positioned so that you are completely relaxed physically. It is helpful, for some people, to work with another advanced instructor 0 that they can learn what true relaxa- tion is, Few can really attain this eon- dition, even though they believe that they are fully relaxed, If you have placed yourself so that you can face a wall, pick out a space on that wall and focus your attention on that small area to the exclusion of all else. As you study that area, begin to pick out more and more details within the area and slowly lessen the space you are observ: ing—progressing to smaller and smaller details. Note each variation of color, each subtle change in the texture, the small blemish, the tiniest hole or scratch. As yau focus on smaller details, the mind will naturally shed itself of ten- sion and distractions, 1t will gain a free- dom as it becomes unaware of other im- pressions—almost_a complete detach- ‘ment from all the bodily influences on the mind, So too with the hearing sense. However here you reverse the process somewhat When listening, attempt to become aware of every little sound—even the sound of your own breathing. This too will allow the body to relax end bring the calmness necessary to reach the de- tachment by the mind ‘The reason for “emptying the mind” is this: Just a5 @ bucket must be empty to receive water, so the mind must shed itself of all interferences, all distractions and use all ofits awareness in one spe cific direction so that the total mind can react to that which it wishes to do or that which it wishes to learn, This will achieve both the effect of allowing the mind to learn more quickly and com pletely, but it will also create a safer situation for one’s self and for others. Lojurias will be fess when all are aware of exactly what and how they are executing techniques The second condition that is 50 essential to growth is that quality called desire. This is more important than either concentration or attitude, be cause it is desire that will give rise to the cther two: and sustain them through the hours that ultimately will lead to the soughtalter goal. To become good oF to learn from someone, you must stimulate the desire to listen'to the instructor in order to understand correctly, and then, 10 act correctly, Here | don’t mean that shallow wish ing that many 0; "I wish I was a black belt” or “I wish | was a world cham. ion”—not the meaningless blowing of air of catching of the clouds—but the ddeop abiding desire to take each and every step leading to the goal. The steps that requite the sweat, the exertion, the pain, the sacrifice, and yes, even blood at times, The true desire permeates every facet fof the mind. It is the fuel that ignites ‘the will to accomplish that whieh will allow the natural forces to build our rminds and our bodies. 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MUSASHI MARTIAL ARTS: Po, 80x 406 Tustin, CA 92680 seeze,, BINGHAM PUBLISHING CO. 4,000 years Kung Fu tri VIET NAM — CHINA -72 ORIGINAL KUNG FU Basics OLDEST PATTERNS | App Trigurine Techniaues I's GON (Long Stick}: Bastes, Forms, Fighting IWEAPONS. — IRON PALMS TEXTERNAL & INTERNAL POWER OOK. ~ MARTIAL ARTS SUPPLIES, * Please send US $ 1.00 for CATALOG. ORIGINAL KUNG FU ENTERPRISES PO BOX 3898 HOLLYWOOD, CA 90028 — USA + Sponsored by Professor HANG THANH President of Vist Nom Original Kung Pu International A a film We desire the ultimate good, to be 5. and by desire we find the energies, the deter: ‘mination to develop ourselves so that at ‘the end we have achieved that which we ‘are capable of achieving; we have climbed our mountain to the heights of its limitations. ‘As we climb, the desire grows ever stronger, ever deeper; for we are rein forced by our accomplishments and in. awareness as ta the extent of our capabilities. As this cyclical process—of ‘enewiedge supporting desire and desire driving us forward seaking more aware- ‘ness—as this takes place, it will become as the snowball rushing downwards, ever larger The final condition is that of att tude, There are, of course, the two sides to this candition—the positive and the negative. We want to consider the posi tive side, With the positive attitude you will find that you will choose a positive means in your attempt to do your best. | recall sitting one morning with some of my students—a sunny morning, in a restaurant just following our morn: ing training. Outside an old man walked laboriously down the walkway. As the students watched him, ane remarked, “What a pitiful sight he is. Tao old to train, even too old to walk.”” Another ‘commented, “Oh my God. | hope when 1 get that old 1 don’t look as old as he does. After all this training, 1 hope that’s not what |'ll be.” And one stu- dent even said, “Well, someday we all have to be like him, which makes me wonder why | train s0 hard, Sooner or later we all have to die.” So it went throughout the group, Nat one could see that before us was 3 human being who was demonstrating some of the highest qualities of life—the indomitable spirit that maintained inde pendence, that drove toward the maxi- ‘mum fevel of possible achievement, Not the sitting, rusting or rotting away but the wearing out from doing, accomplish: ing, fulfilling, completing. This man needed no pity; he de- served our admiration. It i¢ the very aet of training-of conditioning the rind, body and spirit—which will lead to the maximum length of life at the highest possible level of quality for each indi: vidual, We should not judge the other for what appears to be weakness. 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Recently a member of Morimoto’s church mentioned seeing ‘an ad for a local tae kwon do schoo! that claimed it had helped. handicapped people with rehabilitation, Ron decided to give It any. started coming in ance @ week, working out for 40 minutes to an hour,” said Morimoto. “Before | started raining, my left leg was numb and | never really knew where it was—I had no orientation. But eventually the exereises started to hurt and the numbness went away. After about 9 ‘month and a half | was actually starting to get feeling back into my leg” Cha Kyo Han is Ron's instructor and he is obviously very proud of Morimote's progress “Since he has been training here his life has really change for the better,” said Han. “He has been getting out of bed at SPECIALIZING IN AUTHENTIC KARATE EQUIPMENT SHUREIDO (MADE IN OKINAWA) PLE ‘Them are RECOMMENDED BY THE ALLJAPAN KARATE, FEDERATION. Fale (aty 734-3018 ey. ee state = ‘Alaska, Puerta Alco add 20%, Tota Amount [cana rawSCHOOLS and CLUBS! 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Putting the plan in motion, Miller contacted well-known karate instructor Jey T. Will and arranged for members of his ‘team to take lessons. Freshmen guards Mitch Haas and Larry Huggins were the first Buckeyes to take advantage of the program, figuring the martial arts taining would improve their balance, agility and ‘exibility, Haas noted that the defensive stance learned in the ‘lass (knees bent, back straight) is also a basic defensive stance ‘usad in basketball, Haas wants to continue the lessons in the ‘off season when other members of the OSU team plan to enroll. Quebec Takes Team Title at Canadian Judo Championships By Rainer Fischer VANCOUVER, B.C, Cansds— The 1980 Senior Men's Ne- Judo Championships were held test May at the ty of British Columbia in Vancouver. eliminations consisted of three- and four-man ‘pools With the two top competitors from each pool advancing ‘to. repechage system. Phil Takahashi (Ontario) took the 60-kilogram division for ‘the second year in a row, stunning Dave Carter (Quebec) with 2 potent left shoimage that left his opponent momentarily dazed. ‘The 65-kilogram weight class was basically a scramble for second and third places as Brad Farrow of Montreal, twice Pan-American Games champion {1975 and 1879} walked away with his sixth consecutive Canadian national title. Pierre Chenier took second and Oave Adler and Steve Sheffield shared the bronze. The 71-kilogram division was thrown wide open when Kevin Doherty, 1979 gold medalist, decided to move up a ‘weight class. Last year's silver medalist Steven Penyige (Ontario) took advantage of Doherty's absence and took top hhonors, beating Quebec's Alain Cyr in the finals. 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Predominately a system of strong punching and blocking tech- niques, shitoryu is one of the four major “blast off and blaze through” Japanese styles. Pras tun tne page a“It doesn’t bother me to. have seven, eight classes a day. That's the way I want it. That's the way I grew up, "m doing exactly what | want to do— and that is to teach,” No one exemplifies the image of a shitoryu stylist better than Fumio De ‘mura, who arrived in the United States in 1965 (sponsored by American karate pioneer Din Ivan) with enough creden- tials to wallpaper the Santa Ana, Cali fornia, doio, Winner of the All Japan Free-Style tournament in 1961 and lauded as one ‘of Japan's top-zight players from 1961- 1965, the five-foot seven-inch martial artist has also studied kendo, aikido and judo, and is an expert with classic karate ‘weapons including the bo, sai, tonfa, kama and nunchaku, Beside teaching seven or eight classes, six (and some- ‘times seven) days a week, the amiable Demura conducts elassee at the Uni: versity of California at Irvine, Orange ‘Coast Collage and California State Uni- versity at Fullerton, Not surprisingly, he ‘was voted into the BLACK BELT Hall ‘of Fame in 1969 as Karate Sensei of the Year. ‘Thick and stocky, with massive hands and feet, Demura’s easygoing per sonality betrays his bushido appearance. He isa proud, gentle man who thoroughly enjoys teaching, and al: ‘though his hectic schadule is a work- aholic’s dream come true, Demura is ‘Quick to discount the notion that what hhe does is anything more than fun and ‘games, it doesn’t bother me to have seven, it classes a day,” he said, flashing a “That's the way 1 's the way | grew up. People say ‘C'mon Fumio, why don't you take a vacation?’ | say I don’t need a vacation, To me every day fs a vaca: tion. I'm doing exactly what | want to do, and that's teach. t's funny too, how you realize ‘things later in life, When I was a young: ster in high sehoo! | didn’t have time to hang around with other kids because my father made sure that my time was well spent. | had to work, work out (original- ly kendo), and go to sehool. At that time | used to get really discouraged, But now | look back at the way | was brought up with traditional values and Understand why it’s all paying off. | am really enjoying myself. How many people can say that they enjoy their work? I sometimes feel guilty that | er joy it so much, like may be I should be doing something else, But | know that this is what | should be doing and thi where | should be. | appreciate myself ‘and | hope I can pass that feeling on to my students. It’s not just karate, eitherIfa person finds something they like they should stick with it and do it.” Demura is the real thing, producing a ‘genuine artiele. All too often, famous teachers relegate the day-to-day duties of instruction to their black belt at- sistants, but Demura still relishes the ‘opportunity to put a graup of fledgling “Most people who get into karate are looking for more than just punching and kicking. ..They want to defend themselves, sure, but they also want good conditioning and good mental sense.” karateka through their paces In the dojo, he is at animated as any cartoon character, and like a maestro of the music world, conduets an exciting, fast-moring, martial arts symphony that i timed and choreographed down to the last minute of his one-hour sessions. His English is not flawless; but he is eas understood, and seasons his intensely concentrated workouts with brief re- spites of jokes, anecdotes and flashy little self-defence techniques that are ‘not unlike finding a pear! in the bottom of your Cracker Jacks. He claims to have found a “happy medium between the traditional teach- ing methods of his youth and the more casual devices of contemporary Ameri ccan pragmatism. He is rather, @ tradi- tional teacher who has found that warmth, honesty and enthusiasm are personal traits that are immediatel recognizable and readily consumed by his students. ‘One thing | can’t teach is good at- titude,” he explained. "I can be an ex: ample, but a person has got 10 learn at: titude by himself. “L think most people who get into karate are looking for more than just punching and kicking. ! don’t think they are looking for a tournament championship or the ability to knock ‘ut ten guys at once, They want to be able ta defend themselves, sure. But they also want good phy ical condi- tioning and good mental sense. It is 2 complete system of personal develop- ‘ment. But really, karate is not for every- bhody and an instructor cannot teach every student the same way. But no ‘matter how you feel before you come into the dojo, you should always fe good when you come out of the dojo, This is what | want to do. | ike to make smiles.’ He alsa likes to make friends, and believes that selling a quality service at 2 reasonable rate is not only good ‘business, but also-the best way to build ‘a good reputation and lasting friend ships, "The first seven or eight yeart | didn’t put one penny in my pocket, because it all went back into the 2———— "2 lot of instructors say they don’t like to teach kids, but most of them make the mistake of teaching karate right away. . . | teach them how to conduct themsalves.” —————— school,” said Demura, "I think it’s im- portant to give people what they expect for their money. You rip someane off, they won't be back again. In the long run, I"d be the lorer. Some people open up a dojo, work for maybe five years, make their money and quit. | can't do that, I had to build a good reputation. “That's what's really important any: way. mean, | don't require anything bback from my students, | only teach ‘that if you put my emblem on your ‘that you respect that emblem. And that ‘doesn’t mean just in the dojo. Anything ‘you do comes under my name. Whether ‘you do goad things or bad things, it al ‘cames back to me, #0 don't let me lose ‘face. Respect me, your art and your- ‘elt “look at it this way,”" Demura went on to say, “I've probably had two or three thousand people pass through my schools, And just about everywhere | 90, stores, restaurants, whatever, there's always somebody thet I'ilrun into, a former student that takes the time to say ‘Di! That's what | want out of all this. An appreciation that lasts after they've gone on to something else. “We had a tot of junior classes about 10-15 years ago. 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However, his athletic ability sets him apart from the average American martial artist, fand for that matter, the average Oriental as well, Carter's physieal size and long, lean structure have a lot to do with ‘that, Carter stands six-feet three-inches tall andl weighs 30, proximately 170 pounds, He excelled in a number of sports during high school, but schieved most of his recognition a3 3 ‘tack athlete who could be counted on to win four events, ‘even in a big mest. As a track man, Carter ran the hurdles, sprinted and long jumped, Because he set some school records—he says the hurdles were his best event-Carter went on to compete in ‘college and eventually qualify for the Montreal Olympic trials. ‘Although an injury forced him to withdrave from the trials, his Tong jump mark of 26 feet, seven inches was not far from the ‘Toot, threesnch jump that took the gold medal. To say that Carter can jump is like saying that Bill Wallace can kick. No, Carter doesn’t leap=he flies. His speed and jumping abitity allowed him to jump 12 karateka on one ‘occasion for aur cameras, and to smash a roofing tle with a fying kick before touching ground. (And he dic it with ease even though he had rio solid board to take off from, nor a soft dirt pit to land in.) Since there are tens of thousands of American martial arts 2 karateka and smosh a roofing tile with o fying kick, all in one ‘bound. Carter thinks he is eanable of jumping as many as 94 people, and the crowd of spectators that witnessed thi series of photograph thed no doubt that his aeestment ir correct,N THE ORENT practitioners in the country today, it is pethaps no real shock ‘that a gifted athlete would one day take up karate. The shock ‘came when Carter was able to compare his madein-America skills with those of an Oriental origin, It all started when Carter joined the service and was sent to Korea Carter became disillusioned when he arrived at Pyongtack military base. “At the airport, they had signs saying ‘tae kwon do lessons.’ On the compound, the moment there's a recep: tion, the moment the Americans arrive there, there are four tae kwon do instructors standing there, and each one is trying to get these Americans to come into their place. ‘In one year’s time I'll make you a black belt," they say, "So these guys (the servicemen) are not familiar with any martial art, and automatically this gets their attention, So they've got all these Gils being taught tae kwon do, and they're not proficient at al. It’s damn near impossible for a persan to be that proficient in that length of time," he added. ‘When Carter tried to explain to his fellow servicemen that a black belt is a symbol of mastery of an art, and that any guarantee of mastery in a given lenath of time is not likely to mean much, not everyone listened, "They were very skeptical because | wasn't Oriental, and they felt that if | wasn’t Oriental, | wasn't any gaod. The average serviceman felt, I'm in Korea and | want to train with Koreans, They're the best.’ Nevertheless, Carter gathered a small group of follower around him and began to train the way he always had. ‘met some guys who were going through a lot of problems with the military, because it’s so easy 10 get hooked fon drugs over there, and | thought these guys had talent, but it as just going to waste. When | saw these people, | thought that maybe | could do something about it. So I took these individuals—most of them had been playing football or basketball or something-and | swear, in three months’ time, | set the guys straight. | stopped wesring my belt because | wanted to show that it’s not the belt, it's the individual behind the belt And that the belt didn’t male the man. After a period of time, Carter's group became quite proficient and became prominent anc popular with the people around the base at Pyonatack “So what we did then, we put on a show," Carter ssid, adding that his students had decided to call themselves “K.C. and Family." Carter hed noticed that there were ¢ number of orphaned children in the area, and decided that his group could raise money on their behalf. “The children there, the Amer-Asian kids, they're starving, No one's trying to help these kids, 90 I went and spoke to the governor,” Carter said ‘Carter's idea Was to stage » martial arts exhibition, but at the time he may not have realized what he was getting into. AS it turned out, his group performed for a packed house on April 22, 1979, and raised $2,000 for the children. Carter and his sr0up came on to music and performed @ number of stunts. To say that there was some resentment of Carter's success among the local instructors would be an understatement, and it was that resentment that lead to 2 series of confrontations. “| was getting too much attention, and it was taking attention away from the Korean instructors," Carter ex- plained, In time, that led to some fairly serious confrontations. "This one guy I'll never forget, he came up to me one time. ‘And he's drunk, and he wants to start trouble with me. | told him, ‘If you were any good at all, you wouldn't be approaching me this way.’ | asked him what his style was, and he can’t really explain what itis al he can tall me is that; can teach you to punch 64 times in three seconds. told him, 27,“A Thompson machine gun doesn’t shoot that fast.” He got ‘upset because | just didn't fall for that,” Carter said, a trifle disgusted. “Now, Ym not saying that there aren't good martial artists and good instructors in Korea. That's wrong=there are some ‘fantastic people over there, But the instructors who were around the military installations, they were terrible,"’ he added, Carter's reaction to the resentment and animosity wat to ignare the local instructors, But finally, he began to reply to ‘their attempts at intimidation by saying, “Well, if any of you ‘would like to fight me full contact, then | accept yaur offer, To make a long story short, Carter and his group of “misfit” Gls ended up taking on a team of Korean instructors in a full-contact exhibition. “Here we were, training from six ta ten, 11 o'clock at right, We would train for three hours, no break, and were in damn good shape. I believe in cantact and conditioning the body by making contact, and we were ready for anything,” Garter said. At this point, Garter had been working out with his GI friends for a little more than one year. Garter, who grew up studying under David German af West Covina, California, had learned all about conditioning the body for contact. He had that advantage, and he also had the advantage of physical size and strength. And German had taught him to use both hands and feet equally well. German's system of karate, which incorporates a variety of techniques borrowed mostly from the Chinese arts, is a fascinating mixture of hard and soft, of straight, traditional ‘techniques combined with wildly unorthodox concents. Ger- man has made a science of the transitions between these. seemingly unrelated techniques—so much so, in fact, that “t karate" can almost be considered a system of transitions, with which a student can put together a wide variety of techniques and develop grace, fluidity and power. The end result is an Ey We Colter snd his demonstration team perform a number of stunts, bn lett) Here he is asated by damon right, Carter assumes a stance‘almost kenposiike art, and a practitioner with an uncommon amount of fighting Flexibility. “rye eombined the hand techniques from Mr. German’s tai system with the kicking techniques of the Korean system of tae kwon do,” Carter said, “So | have the hard with the soft. If rm within close range where I'm not able to get my Kicks up, | go into tai, because it’s open-palm striking and there's a lot of speed. Then, if | dan’t want a person to get in on me, I'm able to use my legs, because | have long legs," Carter explained. What happened when an outstanding athlete, trained in a homegrown American system of karate, convinced local Instructors to fight under full-contact rules? "| fought a Mr. Lee, and here he i five-feet five-inches tall \'m six-feet three-inches, Ho's a seventh:degree black belt; but Ihave a reach. “He didn’t last three minutes with me, Asa matter of fact, he quit." But Carter's match followed another fight, which tured out to be significant. ‘This friend of mine, Rubin Clark, he was supposed to fight ight rounds, and they cancelled it. In the middle of the fight, they decided they were only going to go six rounds. The Korean guy was exhausted; Clark was just nailing him,” Carter said, ‘So when | got out there, Clark turned to me and said “Go for it. You're going te have to knock him off.'" By that, Clark meant that, because the crowd was against ‘them, Carter's match would have to be one-sided for Carter to be awarded the decision, “In three rounds, he was gone,” Carter said, Carter's opponent withdrew after three rounds, muttering something about insurance papers. 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One of the assets of the knife is purely psychologi cal: In the hands of a professional, it automatically injects deadly lethality to his capabilities. To his enemy, the knife presents a terrifying specter that is amplified by visions of the possibili (of maiming, ar even death In order to develop a real ability to defend against a knife attack, one must understand the knife—its Capabilities and the variances in its application. Without this insight, one cannot begin ‘to develop functional and efficient tech- niques or strategy for self-defense. ‘Although each kind of blade has its ‘wn characteristics, there is a common property that they all share: The wea- pon is an extension of the hand. This means that an attacker armed with a WRONG: The amateur stands atfooted, weight high, knees locked, sttension focused high, with blade exposed and held cartesly, ‘away from the body.KNIVES keife is likely to have a longer reach than the defender, although that may depend on how the blade is held, There are two common methods of holding the knife, either “outside” or inside.” Thete different gripe call for different ways of attacking, and conse quently, different defenses. The “out- side" grip (see illustration) resembles a fencer's forward position, which allows hhim to use slashing and lunging tech- niques. If he is an expert, he will use 2 figure-ight motion combined with dart- ing thrusts The “inside” grip (see illustration) uses an almost fcepick-lke grasp on the knife and is the most difficult to defend against, The expert using this kind of sip can stay on the defensive and, with 2 quick twist of the hips, explode with ripping power when a block or counter is attempted. Tho factors to consider when de. fending yourset from 3 knife attack in- clude being able to identify the amateur from the expert, recognizing his strat- gy, and remaining ealm enough to use strikes and counters, If the assailant is an expert with 9 knife, chances are that he will take a stance that will keep the knife hidden luntif the lst second, or until an opening in your deferse is spotted. The expert will stay low with his knees bent, hide the blade with his lead hand—whi bbe kept in close—and his attention will be focused low or to the center of your body. The amateur will sand flatfooted with his weight high, expose the blade prematurely, and focus his attention high. The amateur will not be able to spring from his stance; the expert will RIGHT: The expert stays low, kraet bent, ‘attention focused low with blade hidden by feed bond, Expert can spring qlee — seiens cannot.x ‘An aggressive attacker, if he knows what he is doing, is fikely to try sweeps ‘and kicks to your legs, and to use lead hand to draw out a counter that Will be followed by a stash or lunge with the blade, The targets the expert looks for are the eyes, throat, abdominal area ‘and any extended limbs, but the target hhe chooses will depend on your reac: tions. It is important ta have some under- standing of what to expect, because it is then passible to consider some tech: niques useful when facing a knife at- tack. First, remember ta stay calm, and thinle in terms of openings and weak: hhesses in your opponent's defense. Evaluate the situation and don’t panic. Do not concentrate solely on the knife— a skilled attacker can mesmerize with @ few wild fakes and broad slashes, then follow with a swift, short thrust directly at you The first and simplest method of avoiding an attack is to utilize evasion~ run! Unless you are familiar with and skilled at drawing techniques (in which you pretend to withdraw and which Creates a momentary opening when the attacker tries to get to you}, then turn and run. To do otherwise could be a big take, and remember, man was not meant to run backwards If it is not possible to evade your at tacker, try to put a barrier between yourself and him. A berstool, chair or metal trash ean lid are possibilities, and if they aren't available, look for bottle, stick or crowbar 10 arm yourself with, Try to distract your opponent before he can initiate his attack. Spit in your attacker's face, throw rocks or sand at the eyes, or yell or stamp your feet to break his concentration. Then carry out your plan. ‘Aside from running, there are two strategies that can work against a knife; blocking and jamning Jamming is accomplished by taking the initiative and attacking first, or step ping inside as he maves toward you, meeting him half way. This ean be an extremely effective maneuver in situa: tions when your opponent is off guard, slow, careless or unskilled, and would be best ‘used against someone holding the blade in the outside grip. However, itis important to note that your jamming* technique must be swift, powerful and with proper timing. These things can be developed in the dojo using a wooden ‘The outside grip {opposite page) resembles & fencer’s forward position, allowing slashing and dhusting techniques (note how lead arm ‘det blade) The invide rip (nove) is the matt difficult to defend against and uses an icepick-like grasp. Again, notice how blade is bidder, 1 is most effective wher com- bined with movement and low kicks, ‘The idea is to throw your opponent's timing and rhythm off by moving later- ally and at angles to him, throwing kicks to keep his attentian. Bobbing, weaving and shuffling techniques are also useful here, as they can create an opening to use a sharp counter. It could be danger: fous to commit yourself to a block if you have not been able to keep your op: ponent off balance, however, Rather than just blocking, practice end develop I at simultaneously throwing @ ‘A premature block can lead to dis- aster. The author once worked with a martial artist from South Africa who had prepared a technique of blocking an overhead knife thrust with a high block of the left arm, followed by a punch. Because he knew and relied on only pre:‘The rules to remember when throw ing, especially when throwing in com ‘bat situations, spell out the word BRASS. Breathe: Breathing is thought to be the essence of al power. Stabilize your breathing during the preparation of the throvy, inhaling deeply through the ‘ose and then cutting the air off in your throat and holding it Relax: Let the weapon do the work. Avoid muscling a knife with too much force so that it either flies too high, too low, or totally off-target. If YOU are too tense, you will lose the ability to concentrate and are likely to overcompensate. ‘Aim: This is best understood in terms of visualization. When preparing to throw, Imagine a smaller target within your target. For example, when throwing # weepon at @ man-sized tar get, do not aim at his chest, but at a Tips on throwing buttonhole at chest level, Suddenly you will find that your actual target will seem infinitely bfoger. Set: This is the most common cause of inaccuracy. Nothing can be accam: plished without a strong. feunds- tion—form and faotwork must be con- sistently perfect. When throwing weapon, if you jerk in your move: ments, so will the knife. Finish like 2 Fock=solid and immobile Sting: This applies to the moment of release. Do it with ease; avoid whip: ping the weapon with the wrist, In: stead, use the whole arm, as in tennis. Imagine a baseball pitcher using his entire body, driving the power up from his toes through the center of body. Making a twisting, thrusting mo- tion with your hips will extend the power. Remember; form, not musel During an actual confrontation, the knife would probably be thrown at a choke on the blade and the way you choose to throw. A direct overhand throw, like a baseball pitcher, is best for long distance. An underhand throw, whieh will cause the blade to rise os it travels, is very accurate at short range, A sidearm throw, which will eause the blade to drop somewhat, is best thrown at the leys or thighs~ when your opponent is in a front stance, for example. 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LEVARD + LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA + (213) 870-9666 8AMERICANS Continued trom pest 29 those in the Qrient, at least in a full-contact contest. If Garter had consented to fighting tae kwon do stylists at tae kwon do, with their own rules, the outcome might well have been different. There are very few martial artists capable of beating the top Korean practitioners at their own game (see BLACK BELT, September 1980.) But regardless of the outcome, both cultures leaned something about each other. “To win at tae kwon do, you have to be very aggressive,’ Garter said when asked about the rules his fights were conducted under. “They have some very good kicking and punching combinations—if you sit back and wait for it, something is going to land and you're going to get stuck. I've seen some pretty good guys, guys wha were able to kick and punch at the very same time,” he added, (On the ather hand, the local Korean instructors probably learned something about Americans, too. “When they see an American who's aggressive, with fast hands and fast feet, they can't really deal with that because they are usually the ones that are really aggressive, So when you reverse it, you shock them, because it's net supposed to be that way. And that throws them off right then, because they don't know for sure how to deat with you. If you start to make the other guy think, then he is going to make mistakes. Carter algo learned something about tactics against martial artists with strong kicking techniques. “We combined the hand: of the Americans with the kieking of the Koreans. This is the advantage that we had over them—they knew mostly kick fighting, Most of our techniques were from a boxing position and you are able to throw any type of kick and any type of hook, ridashand—anything—from that position. 1 find | get more power from the boxing position, and | like sticking a jab in his face, distracting their attention and coming back with combinations,” Garter said, Carter also found out about the kicking ability of his ‘opponents. “"Never give him a chance to get his good Kicking combinations off. The minute he cocks that leg, step inside and stick him. Jam those kicks: they do have power. They're strong in their legs and if they reach you with it, well they have good kicks.” In the final estimation, Carter felt that the larger size of the Americans, combined with fullcontact training, made the difference. “We're tall, You might have two peopfe with the same amount of speed, but the guy with the longer reach, he's there,"* Carter explained. Now that Carter has returned from Korea, older and wiser, he plans to make appearances with his demonstration team, "The Family," on television and around the country. And he' like to work with some of the kids in the San Francisco area, “There are so many kids, both black and white, out there with nothing to do. They re selling crugs—there’s cars full of ‘them. Some of these kids have talent: all they need is someone to lead them in the right direction, And this is exactly whe my head is at,” he said, Carter's faith in his own art and his American training techniques was reaffirmed by his experiences. “Americans a improving in everything, even in sports where we weren't that good before. I feel as though the Americans are dominating and will dominate fullcontact karate for sure. And to me, that’s what it's all about." m aN A. PATTERNS 7 )FOR KARATE UNIFORMS Traditional or pro- fessional style unitorm patterns {rom the designer who makes patterns tor Century Martial Arts Supply. 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His legendary fights were invariably won employing the art's uncomplicated basics and in his most famous one, against Sasaki Kojiro, he approached his ehallanger with an oar in hand, and killed the best-known fener of the day simply by breaking the oar's shaft over Kojiro’s hea. a0 Inokuma, Japanese and World Judo Champion, wor heard to say that for all his wins and sixth-can rank, he only knew about 50 throws. As those who fought him will attest, however, he knew them vere well and was able to epply them at the right moment, Like Musashi, he became a winner by adh hering to bases, Bolief in oneself is demonstrated in diverse forms, especi: ally in the martial ats, where compatence is displayed at every workout in front of teachers and classmates, Some budoka ‘ely on stylish uniforms to bolster their self assurance, others retreat behind a veil of Oriental mysticism to make themselves more imposing. Contemporaries of Musashi tried these ploys too, but for a man like him, who risked fer more than a d flated ego in being beaten, they were insufficient, For him, un expected threats, the trauma af ceaseless saci turmoil that in- fected Japan, and even sporadic murder attempts by jealous rivals were common, and he was forced to meet overwheIming troubles with daily equanimity, cultivating ¢ philosophy of life he likened to crossing a river. “This means setting sail even though your friends stay on shore, knowing your course and the conditian of your craft. If you attain this spirit of striking out, it will apply to everyday Activities. Always take your own path in crossing the river.” A self-portrait of Musashi hangs in a Japanese art museum From it, plainly dressed, hair wild and unkempt, a fearsome warrior glares with bulging eyes, his two swords at the ready Looking at his fierce bearing makes one wonder what sort of person he must have been. Judged by contemporary standards, Miyamoto Musashi was doubtless a cruel man, ruthlessly calou lating death, and by any standards the way he lived is cause for im to be pitied. Filthy, unfoved, end alone, he serves a poor model after which a martial arts student might fathion his owa career, yet Musashi’s technical expertise has probably never been equaled. Among fencing exponents today he is still re ferred ta a3 a Kens, 9 saint of the blade. So even if the mod: ern reader's way is judo, karate, or aikido, rather than the sword Musashi used, his words of counsel from a distant past, are preserved in the Book of Five Rings, and are of timeless significance. “By training you will be able to control your body and con- ‘quer others with it. After enough practice you may defeat ten men with your spirit alone, When you have reached this level, will it not mean that you are invincible?” To reach thot point, Musashi urged, "Step by step, walk the thousandimile road. 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