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COVER STORY
28 SMALL-CIRCLE JUJITSU
Leon Jay is on a mission to grow the grappling art
founded by his father Wally Jay. This article will help you
understand the essential principles on which the art of
small-circle jujitsu depends. It also will teach you three
close-range techniques you can use for self-defense.
FEATURES
37 BUDDHIST MARTIAL ARTS OF CHINA
Built more than 1,000
years ago, Shaolin Temple
quickly became a nexus
of Buddhism-based self-
defense. Fast-forward
to the 21st century: The
Chinese monastery remains
a depository for historical
artifacts and displays
designed to educate
modern-day visitors like you.
42 CURE OR CURSE
In the February/March 2016
issue, Black Belt spoke
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out how being an Olympic
sport has effected judo and
taekwondo. For this issue,
we asked three authorities
to weigh in on the Games
vs. pankration, wrestling and
karate. Find out what Jim
Arvanitis, Mark Hatmaker and
Tokey Hill had to say.
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CONTENTS
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FIGHTBOOK
The martial arts world bids farewell to jeet
kune do icon Daniel Lee, who passed away in
December 2015. This soft-spoken Bruce Lee
student was also a boxing champ, a tai chi
instructor and a NASA engineer.
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DESTINATIONS
Does your bucket list include a martial arts
sojourn in Southeast Asia? Find out what
LWVOLNHWROHDUQbradal serey, aka Khmer
kickboxing, in Cambodia and how the
experience compares with learning muay Thai
in Thailand.
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arts with using a serrated knife to slice a loaf
of French bread. Hint: If you want to be a
better karateka, cut it like a sushi chef would.
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For this piece, a Black Belt columnist spoke
with ninjutsu pioneer Stephen K. Hayes,
novelist Barry Eisler, MMA journalist Jim
Genia and Shaolin disciple Matthew Polly.
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THE LAST DRAGON,
IS RELEASING HIS
AUTOBIOGRAPHY!
Ever say to yourself, I wonder what Bruce Leroy has been
doing since The Last Dragon? Well, wonder no more!
On March 15, 2016, the martial artist who gave life to Bruce
Leroy Green in the cult-classic movie will tell all in Taimak: The
Last Dragon, from Incorgnito Publishing Press. The autobiog-
raphy has been described as an intimate look at the life and
career of Taimak as he faced the challenges of racism, child
abuse, a broken home life and low self-worth. It is a story of
triumph over circumstance and how, through martial arts and
self-determination, one young man rose above the fray to be-
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measure to have had the opportunity to do so much, and I hope
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Taimak in Roadhouse, the Comedy to come.
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TIME
CAPSULE
For most martial art-
ists, Wally Jay needs no
introduction. If you happen
not to recognize his name,
know that he was inducted
into the Black Belt Hall of
Fame twice while he was
alive in 1969 as Jujitsu
Instructor of the Year and
in 1990 as Man of the Year
and then again after his
death in 2011 as the recipi-
ent of the Honorary Award.
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chuan practitioner. er/kickboxer to come out of the China-

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cal events from escaping the THE OLDEST OF FIVE children, Daniel Cass Magda frequently brought Dan-
Communist takeover of China to work- iel Lee in for seminars at his Southern
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His style of movement was like what youd see watching
old-time boxers, not like most of the other JKD guys.
verse martial arts background gave him Meanwhile, he earned a degree in Chi- the outer reaches of the solar system.
a style all his own. nese medicine. He did all this while But he was equally proud of his con-
His style of movement was like holding down an engineering position tributions to the martial arts world,
what youd see watching old-time at the California Institute of Technol- even traveling back to China several
boxers, not like most of the other JKD ogys famed Jet Propulsion Laboratory. years ago to teach a seminar at a JKD
guys, Magda said. Dan would put his Lee began working there in the early school. And when one of the Chinese
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jab. He also had a way of covering up that paved the way for men to land on octogenarian Lee showed he hadnt
where hed glue his hands to his head the moon. lost his touch he deftly parried
and point his elbows out so punches I remember one time when I was the blow and countered with a strike
would glance off his forearms. I call it little, I asked my mother where Dad that knocked the younger mans
the Dan Lee cover and still teach it to was that night, and she just said, Hes glasses off his face.
my students. working late, Robert Lee said. Then I
turned on the TV and saw Surveyor 7 THERE ARE TWO TYPES of mar-
DANIEL LEES INTEREST in both landing on the moon and realized he tial arts: the combative and the ar-
martial arts and Asian culture was far was in the lab monitoring the telemetry tistic, said fellow JKD practitioner
ranging. He began studying tai chi in coming back from space. Richard Bustillo. The thing about
the mid-1960s, eventually opening a Daniel Lee was proud of the fact Dan is that he was like Bruce he
school and becoming president of the some of the deep-space probes he could be combative but also beauti-
National Tai Chi Chuan Association. 1 % ful in his movement.
DESTINATIONS
Training With the Khmers: Martial Arts in Cambodia

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and one was beginning to hit me. I con- I quickly learned of the oddities that round, and the men began feeling
cluded that the students were practic- exist in Khmer kickboxing. For exam- each other out with kicks, punches,
ing strikes and blocks they could never ple, just before a match, I watched two elbows and knees. It looked exactly
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lished in Cambodia. bouts. Thats just like in Thailand, I
said to a friend. EVEN THE RHYTHM mirrors muay
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several families that come to our and awkward. In many cases, theyre right way. Notice how he handles the
house regularly for dinner. Some frightened. Most have never held a &
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the kids see me working in the kitch-
will be pointed at the end. If hes from
en, they want to help. TV shows and 12 or 13 has ever done. Their posture western Japan, itll be rounded.) He
celebrity chefs have made cooking an is usually awful, and their cuts are ten- never saws the meat. He slices with
attractive activity, making them eager tative, small and ragged. one clean stroke as he pulls the blade
to learn. Ive introduced several young Its no coincidence you see this same toward him.
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time they handle a knife or a Chinese attention to his posture. If youve been
cleaver, I watch their body language. BEGINNERS OFTEN ASSUME the same doing any kind of budo for very long,
These children have been raised stiff-legged stances. Their sense of their youll see similarities in the way the
playing video games and doing things body mechanics moves instantly up to itamae moves and the way good kara-

their shoulders. For all the work their teka move. The chef will always have
can see that when they handle a blade. lower bodies are doing, they might as & % '
All their focus goes into their hands. well be sitting in a chair. Their move-
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the muscles of the hand wont do big and largely ineffectual. hips. His elbows are close to his body
work, so they immediately hunch If you have a well-trained itamae, or so his arms move in coordination with
their shoulders and try to get their sushi chef, in your town, its worth din- his trunk.

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a Western saw with your shoulder ing aspect of how civilization has them. Its not the goal of karate to look

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through even a small tree limb pain- all Japanese people move smoothly having correct, economical movement.
fully exhausting. and economically. I have seen some Get yourself a loaf of French bread
Try, instead, to use the saw exact- klutzes walking (barely) around in and a knife. If you saw at it using your
ly the way karate has taught you to Japan. Rather, my point is that the ef- biceps and forearm, itll take several
punch. Keep your elbow touching your
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side. Instead of using your shoulder tasks within Japanese society share it while keeping your elbow close to
to make the movement, use your hip. commonalities. When a Japanese cal- your side and relaxing your shoulder.
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to your hand. Your shoulder is not a brush, youll see his arm is connected it through the bread with a steady
source of power; its just a link. Your to his body exactly as weve been dis- %1
hips provide the power. Relax your
knife goes right through, making a
shoulder and let hip movement do the manipulate the brush; he moves and clean stroke.
work. Try it, and youll be surprised writes from his hips while his shoul- If only the movements of karate were
how quickly and smoothly the blade ders are relaxed. Im also not suggest- as easily mastered.
rips through the branch. ing that non-Japanese are automati-
The sushi chef moves the same way,
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when a story is needed. The drawback

comes if interest in that topic declines,
as it did with ninjutsu.
Thats why Hayes recommends being
broad-based in your writing. His recent
books have dealt with topics other than
ninjutsu, but theyre still tangentially
related to martial arts. One such subject
hes tackled: esoteric Buddhism.
It also doesnt hurt that he has 62,000
followers on Facebook. Obviously, hav-
ing access to a network of people with
similar interests is great for marketing
your work. In Hayes case, that network
also includes a chain of schools across
the globe, which guarantees a deep
pool of potential readers.
NEXT, I WAS POINTED in the direction

of best-selling novelist Barry Eisler.
Thats when I was reminded of the fact
that one of the enjoyable aspects of
writing is the opportunity to talk with
interesting people you wouldnt nor-
mally meet. Case in point: Eisler, the
author of the wildly successful martial
artsladen John Rain thrillers. With
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potential TV series in the works and a
new hit titled The Gods Eye View, hes
where most writers aspire to be.
Since writing barely pays my elec-
Zen and the Art of 1,000 Words tricity bill, I was prepared to hate him.
But Eisler proved friendly and ap-
With a deadline fast approaching, the need for 1,000 words on the business of proachable, turning our conversation
into a pleasant chat on topics of mu-
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posed a story on how martial art- % 1 - once been a CIA agent and learned judo
ists can become martial arts writ- spire you, he said. at the Kodokan.
ers. My initial response was, Can Beginning as a martial artist who Obviously, Eisler is a believer in the
I say how you need to be a masochist kept a diary of his time training in Ja- importance of writing about things
who doesnt want to make money? pan, Hayes elected to turn his journal you know and things that interest you.
Undaunted by my pessimism, the edi- into a book. Thats not a bad way to get Im cognizant of wanting people to like
tor provided a couple of suggestions for started as a writer concentrate on what I write, but its really the things
people to interview, starting with Ste- your own experience, which is a subject that Im passionate about which end up
phen K. Hayes. you know well. in my work, he said.
Hayes continued writing about nin- Running down the list of prepared
HAYES WAS THE FIRST American jutsu, supporting himself by penning questions I always create for an inter-
to train in ninjutsu in the 1970s af- a series of popular books published view to avoid sounding like an idiot
ter reading about ninja warriors in a by Black Belt in the 1980s. He became I asked Eisler about the challenges
James Bond novel and in the pages of the ultimate niche writer, focusing on

Black Belt. Now the author of numerous a narrow specialty that almost no one 1 %
books on the subject, Hayes is quick to else had knowledge of. For a writer, are some of his favorite scenes to write.
admit that his life was changed by the this can be a positive and a negative. If Although details and authenticity are
writing of others. youre one of the few people covering essential, he said, more important is
They can do a lot with CGI in the a topic, you become the go-to person what the combatants are experiencing.

With an insight that sounded almost martial arts, dont limit yourself to Shaolin. Now hes composing a Bruce
Bruce Leeesque, Eisler added, Dont reading just about that. Lee biography. Polly obviously has
describe the rain; describe the way the Much of his work has been aimed at found a sweet spot in his writing, one
rain feels. Internet sites, which is the route most that enables him to appeal to serious
aspiring writers follow nowadays. He martial artists as well as readers with
BUT RATHER THAN PENNING
said the immediate feedback you re- little interest in the arts.
or focusing on their own experiences, ceive from readers, even if its just a If you want to write for a wider au-
many people who are looking to break comment on a blog, is invaluable.
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into writing about martial arts will opt While I dont necessarily disagree into a larger story, he said. With Amer-
to concentrate on the exploits of others. with that, Im often dismayed by the ican Shaolin, I took a coming-of-age
In other words, theyll be reporters. many people who clutter up the Inter- story and just slipped it into a martial
Jim Genia started as a martial arts net with poor writing. But since writers arts setting.
enthusiast who trained in judo and ka- shouldnt sound bitter, its best to have He added that while the pay may not
- someone else express your negativity be great, there are established ways to
sire to take up the pen. I always want- %
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ed to be a writer, and I loved MMA, he view for this column. ering local tournaments for your home-
said. It seemed like the perfect inter- town newspaper. If you like to think big,
section for me. THE INTERNET has gutted the writ- however, youll need to search for sub-
He spent the next few years toiling as ing business, said the refreshingly jects and settings in which martial arts
a part-time MMA journalist, then pub- cynical Matthew Polly. Its enabled ev- intersect with popular culture.
lished a book titled Raw Combat: The % -
Underground World of Mixed Martial ries. But when everyone can do it, the BUT BIGGER isnt always better. That
Arts. Its success enabled him to quit his few people who do it well get paid less. realization hit me once I noticed that Id
day job and start writing full time. Writing has less value. exceeded my 1,000-word limit for this
Like every good author, Genia be- There are still exceptions, though, column. The blunder brought up one
lieves writers need to start out as seri- and Polly is one of them. last tip for all the would-be writers out
ous readers. Drawing inspiration from
- there: Writing is frequently about elim-
other peoples work is a great tool, he lin Temple, he parlayed his experience inating many of the precious words you
said. Even if you want to write about into a best-selling book called American just painstakingly composed.
COMBATIVES
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self-defense scenarios that seemingly
justify making the decision to use an
The knife and its use as a defensive tool are always contentious topics not only
edged weapon to protect yourself. So
with respect to if and when you should use one but also with respect to how. the next question is, What are the con-
by Kelly McCann ditions in your particular situation and
what is your intent?
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hen I wrote about knives He wound up serving time for doing
in my book Combatives what he believed was necessary to YOUR INTENT SHOULD always be to
for Street Survival, I was a protect himself. stop an attack, not to kill or wound.
subject-matter expert for Obviously, gratuitously injuring an at-
the defense in a homicide case in Vir- INTRODUCING A WEAPON into any tacker is never acceptable or lawful.
ginia. Here are the facts: confrontation is problematic. Many When youre being judged after an
A young man was horsing around times, its viewed as an escalation of incident that compelled you to draw
with a much larger, older man who was violence instead of a legitimate means a weapon, intent is very important
known to be a violent, ill-tempered 1
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its second only to the factual details
felon. The horseplay evolved into a far judge or jury to internalize the terror of the event. Your actions are the only
more serious confrontation, and the a person was experiencing when he or things that can be considered in deter-
larger man began to severely beat the she felt compelled to draw a weapon in mining your intent.
young man. Having knocked the small- self-defense. And then theres the inevi- Why is all that important? Because it
er man down, he grabbed a plastic lawn table Well, why didnt he ? and Why translates to what you will do with your
chair and started hitting him with it. couldnt they have ? second-guessing knife, which translates to what tech-
The young man, in fear for his life and rearview-mirror conjecturing. niques you need to know right down to
or, at least, a terrible beating drew Im not sure theres a formulaic, reli- how you should hold it to achieve your
a folding knife and thrust it out repeat- able answer to when you can legally use goal, which is to defend yourself.
edly in an attempt to make the attacker a knife in self-defense. There certainly
Photo by Robert Reiff
back off. are many anecdotal, emotional and im- AS I SAID at the beginning of this col-
The larger man continued to attack, passioned answers to the question, but umn, its always contentious when
however, and the knife eventually do you really want to rely truly rely people start arguing about the best
struck a lethal target. The young man on the axiom Better to be judged by ways to employ a knife. My opinion is
was found guilty of manslaughter. 12 than carried by six? that its most important to consider

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fend, trap and stab effectively. Although knife-on-knife situations are For information about Kelly McCanns
Which, of course, means a change of possible, theyre improbable. As such, combatives course, which can be streamed
grip. That inevitably leads to arguments some portion of your training should fo- anytime, anywhere to your digital device,
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Train Your Brain to Be Situationally Aware phone user moved down a seat as if
courteously giving the man some room.
He never looked up from the screen.
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along with the fact that crime thats not here. The second example involves an in-
is a product of opportunity, He points to the numerous instances cident aboard a bus in San Francisco.
will take you a long way to- of car crashes related to smartphone The footage clearly shows all the pas-
ward being a master of self-defense in use but says that observation doesnt sengers with their faces glued to their
that it simply removes as many oppor- go far enough. Hes cataloged an im- screens as a man got on board. The
tunities as possible from your behavior. pressive battery of incidents in which new rider then pulled out a gun and
That said, let me point to a bit of victims were chosen simply because brandished it while no one noticed.
advice from a former CIA operative they were the animals at the watering The predator looked confused, put
named Jason Hanson, who says that the hole with their heads down, blind to away the weapon, seemed to think for
No. 1 tip he can offer to make people a their surroundings. a moment and then pulled it out again.
bit more like Jason Bourne is this: Al- Lest anyone think that my use of the This time, he used it. The precious
ways be aware of your surroundings. word blind goes too far, Hanson backs window of opportunity to avert the
Easier said than done, right? Well, he up his contention with copious exam- tragedy had been lost.
goes a bit further by offering what he ples of security-camera footage of peo- If you think, Im not that way Im
considers the most important thing you ple being blindsided in all sorts of pub- perfectly aware of my surroundings
can do to increase your awareness of lic spaces. The reason: Their eyes were even while I use this marvel of technol-
your surroundings: Dont use a smart- glued to the screen of their cellphone. ogy, youre dismissing all the science
phone in public. that describes the way the human brain
TWO ASTONISHING examples come to functions. As researchers always tell us,
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we simply do not multitask well.
the use of smartphones not just be- was robbed at gunpoint. The predator In a recent study of time-loss percep-
cause of the tracking potential but be- actually stood next to the smartphone tion, smartphone users were timed by
cause it encourages absorption, or a user during the robbery. The smart- hidden observers while they periodi-

You cant be prepared operators in the world who claim to value situational
awareness and self-protection and at the same time be checking every ping
and chime that emanates from that electronic leash.
cally checked their phones in a casual of Moby Dick and knocking off a page

dining environment. When asked how or two before getting back to my fellow 500 burpees in a day, they usually com-
long they thought their interaction with ' plete it, but when I ask them to wean
the phone had lasted, they consistently themselves off their smartphone for a
underestimated the time by 80 percent. few days, the failure rate is far higher.
Translation: Human beings generally BUT I ASSURE YOU that todays lesson is
have no idea how long their attention not Black Belt & IN A NUTSHELL, you cant have it both
is actually lost, how long they are blind. kids today. Its about being situationally ways. You cant be prepared operators
aware. Being blind to your dinner com- in the world who claim to value situ-
SIDE RANT: Ive got a biased dog in this panions is one thing, but being blind to ational awareness and self-protection
'1 predators with weapons is another. and at the same time be checking ev-
my presence. I think its rude. It says Knowing that trained CIA person- ery ping and chime that emanates from
to the others who are present: Yeah, nel are taught to drop the smartphone, that electronic leash.
youre here, but this person who didnt how can anyone think that lesser- '
take the time to actually come out and trained citizens will be more resistant public, and they dont surf the Web
meet with me is going to be my priority. to its temptations? there, either. By all means carry a
Youre my analog booty call. I offer a challenge for those who are phone for the conveniences and safety
I see this behavior displayed even by brave: Leave your phone at home for 24 1 & 1
folks I personally like. It appears to be hours. Be awake for a day. Be aware. top phone that is, well, a phone.
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resistance, and he found that various GTOs and other pressure points
could be incorporated into the system to make it more efcient.
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use his knee to pin him (5).
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triceps (b) to the elbow (c-d) to constantly stimulate the golgi tendon organ.

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up technique should one be required (5).
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the hand with one of his hands
(a), then adds the second
(b). He uses continuous
sliding pressure from the
wrist to the back of the hand
to begin bending it. Once
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and physiological levels. Interestingly, small-circle stylists and arrest purposes, tiny amounts of physical force can have
usually begin by learning to manipulate two fingers at a exponential effects.
time because this reduces the range of articulation of the
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reducing the potential for escape. of their visual and visceral impact. Internally, its because
The art teaches by encouraging a question that builds on they bring together so many mechanical principles. They be-
that base: If the manipulation of a small joint can confer con- gin with two-way action, continue along an ever-tightening
trol over the whole person, what can the defender achieve by parabolic path and then focus to the smallest possible point.
counterattacking larger targets and exploiting bigger vulner- If I were to describe the essence of grappling (with the pos-
abilities? It quickly becomes clear that for both self-defense sible exception of chokes), it would be as a simple process that
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A Visitors Guide to
Shaolin Temple
Buddhist
Martial Arts
of China
STORY AND PHOTOS BY ROBERT W. YOUNG
ORIGINS
Around 495, a nondescript
Buddhist temple called
Shaolin was constructed in
Henan province in eastern
China. Thirteen years later,
an Indian monk named
Bodhiruchi arrived with
the intention of schooling
the locals in Dhyana, his
preferred form of Buddhism.
ARRIVAL
Some 30 years later,
another Indian monk
showed up at Shaolin. His
name was Bodhidharma.
(Tamo in Chinese, Daruma
in Japanese, Dalma in
Korean) [See: Bodhidharma
statue at Shaolin]
MEDITATION
For reasons that remain
contentious, Bodhidharma
retreated to a cave in the
nearby Song mountains,
where he supposedly spent
nine years meditating in
front of a wall. When he
descended to the temple,
he noted the poor condition
of the young monks and
decreed that physical
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TRAINING
Most of Bodhidharmas
lessons focused on
meditation and yogic Bodhidharma has been immortalized in a statue that sits in meditation on the grounds of Shaolin.
exercises. Many claim he also
taught abdominal breathing
and chi development. around the world. Dhyana refer to as Shaolin kung FEARS
Buddhism evolved into fu. [See: Shaolin statues] The temples history
INFLUENCE Chan Buddhism (Zen purports that after
Over the ensuing centuries, in Japanese), and the LEGEND numerous victories over
Bodhidharma and Shaolin monastery produced a According to some enemies of all stripes,
Temple gained fame
& historians, all that happened the Chinese government
who practiced what we because Bodhidharmas grew suspicious, and then
meditative teachings were fearful, of the monks and
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2: Wrestling, Pankration and Karate
PART
Does Being an
Olympic Sport
Make a Martial Art
More Popular, or
Does It Lead to the
Decline of Tradition
and Technique?
In the February/March 2016 issue, we
interviewed several masters to discuss
the effect Olympic inclusion has had on
judo and taekwondo. Here, we pose a
similar set of questions to other experts

pankration and karate if theyre ever

Editors
ART: WRESTLING
ADDED TO THE OLYMPICS: 708 B.C.
EXPERT: Mark Hatmaker, contributing

editor, founder of Extreme Self-
Protection
QUESTION: How is Olympic wrestling

different from the various styles of folk
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ART: PANKRATION
ADDED TO THE OLYMPICS: 648 B.C.,
MAY RETURN IN THE FUTURE
EXPERT: Jim Arvanitis, Black Belt Hall

of Famer, known as the father of
modern pankration
QUESTION: Was pankration a single

system that was always part of the
Olympics and used for war, or was
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QUESTION: Are you optimistic that ka-

rate will become an Olympic event?
If it does, will it change the art?
Yes, I think it will be in the Olympics,
and that will really change the art. But I
like to look at the positive side of the is-
sue. If the Olympic rings are on display
at any karate training center, its going
to have a positive impact and great ad-
vertising value. Programs will need to
have Olympic accreditation to maintain
the highest standards. This way, it will
ensure that an instructor and a dojo
have the right technical background
and knowledge. I talk with a lot of
Olympic Committee members from this
country and others, and they all agree
on these issues.
QUESTION: If karate becomes part

of the 2020 Olympics, will it change
from a martial art to a martial sport?
For sure. However, the World Karate
Federation, which is recognized by the
IOC, is trying to keep the philosophical
content of karate as a martial art in its
purest form, which means maintaining
its traditional background.
QUESTION: Many martial artists are

against arts becoming sports, but you
seem to be in favor.
As long as we preserve as much tradition
as possible respect, discipline and the
core values it can be a good thing.
QUESTION: Do you think being in the

Olympics would boost the popularity
of karate overall?
Absolutely. If a countrys national gov-
erning body for karate strategically
puts in place a public-relations and
marketing campaign, it will directly
affect karate at the grass-roots level.
Of course, that will require proper in-
structor education. opponent as well as an attacker, and be able to do that. The small percent-
those strikes are not necessarily le- age who want their children to become
QUESTION: Would the transformation thal ones. sports champions would have what
from art to sport cause karate to lose Most parents take their children they want, too. Karate can serve as a
its lethal ghting techniques? to the dojo to learn discipline, self- self-defense system with or without
Yes and no. However, even people

lethal techniques. All forms of karate
who compete in karate now focus on self-esteem, all of which makes them are great as long as theyre taught with
major strikes that can immobilize an pillars in society. And they would still the right values.

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COMBATIVES TACTICS AND
TECHNIQUES EVERYONE
NEEDS TO KNOW
DEFINITION: Combatives is a set of tactics and
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purpose, while others were borrowed from the
traditional martial arts. Either way, they become
part of the combatives curriculum only if they
can be easily taught and easily remembered.
Even more important, they must be easy to
execute under duress. Thats why they usually
rely on gross-motor movements, motions that
are largely unaffected by the adrenaline spikes

When combatives are made complicated,
theyre no longer combatives, said Kelly McCann,
a renowned combatives authority and Black Belts
2008 Self-Defense Instructor of the Year.
With that mandate to keep things uncompli-
cated, McCann described 10 tactics and tech-
niques that he teaches to all who attend his com-
If Youre New to Martial batives seminars. He has found theyre every bit
as useful to beginners as they are to black belts.
Arts, Kelly McCann Will
Teach You Right. 1
TACTIC: HOLLOW OUT
If Youre a Black Belt, Hell TO AVOID A BLADE
Anyone whos studied an art that includes re-
Help You Fine-Tune Your ality-based knife defense knows that hollowing
out the act of thrusting your abdomen back-
Street Skills! ward when its targeted with a blade makes
Part 1
a lot of sense. After all, why attempt a block and
risk a fail when you can move the part of your
body thats under attack out of the path of the
edged weapon?
BY J. TORRES Its because of this logic, this simplicity, that
PHOTOGRAPHY BY PETER LUEDERS McCann is a fan of the tactic. When you hollow
out, not only do you throw your ass back, but
you also do it violently enough to make your
feet move a good 18 inches, he said. That will
put serious space usually 24 to 30 inches
between the knife and your body.
At the same time, you need to move your arms
out of harms way, he said. Thats why we teach
you to thrust your hands toward his face. If you
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stick attack thats aimed at your abdomen,
McCann said. The trick with any weapon de-
fense is to not isolate the evasive movement.
In other words, you have to be ready to chain
a couple of moves together. If you hollow out
and the guy misses you, you know hes going to
come back with another strike with the knife
or stick. What you dont know is whether hes
going to come back low again or go high to your
neck and face. Therefore, you need to be able
to switch between hollowing out and swaying
back without losing your balance or getting
your shoulders too far beyond your hips.
In the combatives lexicon, swaying back
refers to leaning your upper body backward
without repositioning your feet. To make it
work, McCann said, you need to be in The whole idea is that once you start
a natural athletic stance, which means hitting him, theres always something
your feet are shoulder-width apart
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low-up is a shin kick or groin kick, the hits his chest, its a check that keeps
idea being to eat the elephant in small you in touch with where he is. Its a sig-
bites, he added. You need to make nal that you got your range right. You
your attacker understand that every can shove him and then go after his face
time he tries to stick you, hes going pay
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FOES FACE
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