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Eric Young
Master Young first noticed the martial arts at the age of five. He watched with
his father the now infamous Chinese Connection. Master Young sat in awe as he
watched one of the fastest men who ever lived take out man after man with a
blinding force that impressed both father and son alike. For years after the
movie Master Young would watch any karate and kung fu movie with his father
that he could. And much to his parent's dismay could be heard yelling and
screaming Wadda (His best Bruce Lee imitation) or HiYa trying to be Chuck
Norris.
Master Young's father helped fuel his son's desire for Kung Fu by watching
shows such as, The Master with Lee Van Clief, Kung Fu theatre, as well as
movies like the karate kid. He also showed him how to throw a Karate punch
along with teaching him Combat Judo he had learned while enlisted in the Armed
Services.
At the age of 8 Master Young took His first official Martial Arts class. He and
his father enrolled in Shaolin Kempo Karate. Master Young received his first
ranking in this style. Although both he and his father did exceptional in this
school the fulltime instructor became sick and the fill in was not following
any set program. They left out of frustration.
Over the next few years Master Young would learn a plethora of styles.
Including Che-Lu, Goju Ryu, Ninjitsu, Tai Chi Chuan, as well as reading books
on hundreds of styles and attended numerous Karate seminars with his father.
Master Young had a defining moment in his life when he went to an AAU
competition and watched his father fight. At the time his father was studying a
style that was pegged as a so-called self-defense art but was really more of a
sport. His father won his first match then was set up against the next closest
competitor in rank This Turned out to be two ranks higher and 6 inches taller.
Half way threw the match the opponent threw a fake
And followed up with a spinning round house kick to a dangerously low spot on
the stomach. It caused all the muscles to separate on contact. Master Young's
father had to be held by several people for fear of the other mans safety.
It was at this point he realized that sport karate is just that a sport. If
this had been a combat situation the man would have been beaten into
submission. Having been trained by his father as well as his other teachers.
Master Young would never be seen in a sport Karate environment again.
Although he is not proud of it, Master Young Went threw a very rebellious stage
threw the ages of 13 to 17. He fought anyone and everyone. The bigger the
better. The more the merrier. After dragging this period out of Master Young he
told me he attributes it to "Middle Child Blues". Apparently
Master Young was not an academic genius by any stretch of the imagination. His
siblings (and rightfully so he will now admit) got a lot of praise for their
hard work and accomplishments in school. Knowing he couldn't produce the same
grades he took the alternate route and sought attention threw anger and
punishment. A tactic I am assured worked well.
The turning point came at the age of 17 when one of Master Young's on again of
again girlfriends started becoming very serious. She had made him very aware
that she would not stand by and watch him hurt himself this way. This made him
wake up and change.
I am happy to say that if asked today, though he trains us for combat, that
fighting is 99% of the time is not the answer. It is just when it is, it is the
only answer. The girlfriend also by the way is now his wife of over 12 years.
Master Young is now over the age of 30. The arts he has studied and received
rack in over the years are
Goju Ryu on and off again for 2 years
Shoalin kenpo for 2 years
Jeet Kune Do six days a week for 1 year
Iaido six days a week for one year
Che-Lu on again off again for 3 years
Ninjitsu Studied with a neighbor as a child
Wing Chun 1 year
American Escrima 1st Dan
Combat Hapkido 1st Dan
Kuhapdo 1st Dan
Combat Kenpo 1st Dan
Mu-Ryu Do jitsu 4th Dan
Master Young has taught Kids, Adults, Teenagers, Seniors, Cops, and Newly
appointed F.B.I Agents.
Master Young has took the last year and a half and devoted all of his free time
to the study of combat. Threw training reading courses and self study as well
as input from the officers he has trained.
This has led Master Young to the revolutionary combat style of DAO
HAPKI-BUJUTSU. Meaning…the way of Harmony threw the skills of a warrior.
Master Young tested for the rank of 9th Dan in is system. He was awarded the
rank of 7th. Is able to test for 8th in 2005. His system is sanctioned and
accepted by The International Combat Martial Arts Union Association. The Asian
American Martial Arts Combat Union Association. As well as the International
Combat American and Asian Martial Arts Founders Union.
Dr.Yuree
Grand Master Dr.Yuree is the Regional
Director (Asia), World Human Rights Service Council (WHRSC) and the designated
representative of WHRSC to the UN Office, New York, Geneva and Vienna. He is
the founder & President ‘Society for Advancement of Education’ and Editor,
The Daily Janotathya and The News Brigade, the first ever defence and security
journal in Bangladesh. He is a life member of International Executive Committee
and International Organization for World Peace, Disarmament, Development and
Human Rights (IOWPDDHR), New York, U.S.A. He is the Vice President,
International Committee of World Spiritual Assembly (WSA), New York, USA,
affiliated with UN. and Academic Council Member, London Diplomatic Academy, UK.
He has been protecting Human Rights as per
Universal Declaration of UN Charter, assisting government law enforcement
agencies, working on victims support, fact finding, refugee rehabilitation,
development of peace, security and similar other projects to mitigate human
sufferings especially, the weaker section of the society. He has been very
conscious about the grievances of the suppressed section of the society and
determined to assist them in the mitigation of sufferings pragmatically.
Grand Master Dr.Yuree comes of an
aristocratic family. His grand father was renowned scholar and maternal grand
father was a reputed government physician. His father is a retired top ranking
electro-mechanical engineer in Bangladesh Power Sector and a poet in retired
life with some books in his credit. Grandmaster Dr.Yuree prosecuted his
undergraduate studies in Jhenaidah Cadet College, a defence feeder
institution, as a talented cadet. He
took Military Science as his study subject during undergraduate level and liked
to glued for many hours in the library to study Philosophy, Psychology,
Physiology, different self defence methods etc in his young age. He has
obtained PhD degree from World Spiritual
Institute, NY, under New York State University in December 2001. He has also
received Honourary Ph D degree from European Union University, IOWA Campus, USA
in and has been appointed as Honourary Professor of the Department of Theology
and Martial Art.He started to learn
matial art at the age of eleven and pioneered and put great endeavor to
establish his concept of self-defence and surprisingly as a cadet could be the
founder of “Society for Self-defence”
at Jhenaidah Cadet College.
He was
enthusiastic to run the
“ Military Science Society” under the guidance of the college adjutant
also reflecting his devotion & efficiency. He could continue his
extra-curricular practices due to his earning very affectionate corner in the
hearts of the college principal, Brigadier General M Nurul Anwar (retd), the
former Director Military Education and the college adjutant Major.Tarek, Bp
(retd). Gradually, his “Society for Self-defence” could be officially
established in all the other cadet colleges. Later he has been given due
recognition for his outstanding merit by
“Distinguished Cadet” award.Unlike others, he did not choose military
career though he had all the requisite qualities. He was interested to find
real meaning of life right from his early cadet-life. He observed success and
failure of life very seriously. He felt necessity of behavior reconstruction
for mind development to overcome stress and strain and to evolve into a desired
behavioral pattern for achieving ultimate success in life. By dint of constant
diligence, he has been successful to materialize his dream for the benefit of
fellow-being. Thousands of
disciples and admirers at home and
abroad have been benefited by following his philosophy of life. They are very keen and determined to uphold
his revolutionary concept and practice of human behavior reconstruction and
building confidence in performance for a new life to achieve greater benefit
for the mankind. He has been excelling
gradually by charismatic exposure of inherent spirit and has been very
popularly known and addressed as, “Teacher” by all his followers, fans and admirers in his early days.
Grand Master
Dr.Yuree did his Commissioned Officers’ Course and Private Investigation Course
and few more specialized courses from National Security Academy, USA. Besides,
he completed a customized Military Weapons and Explosives Course with Latvian
Govt. Special force under the Interior Ministry and Improvised Explosive Device
search and recognition course under the Bomb expert of Royal Engineers, British
Army. He is the National Director, Bangladesh Chapter of “International
Bodyguard Association”, established in Paris, 1957. He has been always
encouraged by LORD JAMES G. SHORT, the Baron of Castle Short, the Director
General of “International Bodyguard Association” and executive member of
British Martial art Commission.
He has traveled to almost seventy countries in the world
purposefully. He has visited the USA, UK and many other European and Asian
countries including the famous SHAOLIN TEMPLE, many parts of India ,China,
Tibet, Thailand and Myanmar etc in pursuit of knowledge and research in related
field of his professional interest. In Yangon, “Myanmar Martial Art Federation”
gave a historical reception to Grand Master Dr.Yuree, where thirty grand
masters from all over Myanmar were present including the highest ranking grand
master U MYA THEIN, who appreciated the brilliant achievements of Grand Master
Dr.Yuree. He did extensive meditation; research and experiment on human body
and mind on the proposition that a weak mind cannot support strong body and
vice versa. He is a Seventh level Black Belt holder in “Bando Martial Art”. He
had studied Indian system of “YOGA” (“RAJ” & “HATH”),Gupta sastra (secret
knowledge) various mystical mental training methods, Chinese,Tibetian &
Burmese Doctrine, carried out research and development for about two decades on
the essence of VAJROMUSTI (ancient Indian boxing),Sialamban, Kalaripyte,
Marma-bidhya, Bando, Shaolin Kempo, Latthi Khela, Pranayam(Breath Control) etc.
Yoga GURU Muklal Das also played a versatile role in his spiritual development
and introducing different unseen HERBAL medicines. Banshy Grand Master Miyang
Mia & Grandmaster Ostad Sirajul Haque extended advanced training on various
weapons aswell. He was officially declared as the ‘successor’ of one of the greatest
martial art specialist of our time, Grand Master KHIN MAUNG GYI, President
South East Asia Bando Association (SEABA).After extending the ancient,
authentic, knowledge & techniques the Grand Master decided to bless
Dr.Yuree as his successor from all his students in the world. He was engrossed
in development of human Psycho-physical capacity and ability to defend oneself
against all external and internal physical and mental threats. To develop
strength of body and mind, one has to follow a definite code of conduct. He has
been so ardently devoted to devise psychophysical actions for behavior
reconstruction to achieve development of body and mind. Grand Master Dr.Yuree’s
outstanding ,famous and amazing stunts of smashing apple on a human skull, Nail
bed crush, breaking bundle of hockey sticks, heavy wooden bars,even base-ball
bat with his unbelievably conditioned SHINE BONE strike showed his EXTREME level
of psychophysical attainment. For synchronization of various systems, and
effectiveness of limbs, nerves, body mind and spirit Grand Master Dr.Yuree as
the founder has innovated “BUTTHAN
MARTIAL ART” (www.butthan.com), the noble art of stopping fight with universal
adaptability .The system is presented to
the mankind of this world as the time honoured heritage and the science of
realistic self defence solution from the mother land of Martial Art. He is also
the President, WORLD BUTTHAN MARTIAL ART FEDERATION ( WBMAF), Reg.Tx, USA. His
vision of life has been a reality with his thirty one years’ carrier and his
“BUTTHAN” mission is now a
spectacular matter of interest
across the globe.
His “TAN-PA” philosophy (‘TAN’ means iron,
and ‘PA’ means flower in Burmese Language) is the combination of firmness and
softness in the traits of human character. For setting body and mind to optimum
harmonized state, the ‘TAN-PA’ philosophy in real life and in the practice of
“BUTTHAN MARTIAL ART” have been proved fruitful. The unarmed combat practice is
means to attain desired temperament and unification of body, mind and spirit.
Ultimately, Grand Master Dr.Yuree has been successful to prove his innovation
human-friendly. He has devised actions that control shattered mind and spirit
to a set state, effective and safe for co-existence. Besides all these
Extensive reading, writing, sketching
and Painting are his past time hobbies.
He has been serving the humanity to mitigate various sufferings
especially, the victims of man-made and
natural calamities besides his training.He has created a Research Cell for his
studies on ancient Indian Martial Art methods and the evolution . Besides, he
has dedicated himself to fact finding and his services to humanity has been
pragmatic, effective and beneficial for all. Grand Master Dr.Yuree’s
revolutionary concept and the system of MARTIAL ART is heading internationally to a new horizon of
universal excellence.
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