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# 3. 2004
The international Journal of Combat Martial Arts and Sciences
ICMAUA
Current articles:
The Principles
of The Advanced Commando Combat System: Deepak Rao (02.2004)
Modernization trends in physical
training of the armed forces of the world: Seema Rao (03.2004)
D.K.K.C. special lecture series
seminar: Yin Kenpo the Sun Lung Tang theory of chinese boxing: the "return
to Yin state" in Street Combat Kenpo: Reginald Hoover (06.2004)
The Freudian Complex – pudendal
inferiorities governing human behaviour: Deepak Rao (08.2004)
Tai Chi: Shing Wai Cheung (08.2004)
THE PRINCIPLES OF THE ADVANCED COMMANDO COMBAT
SYSTEM
By Deepak Rao
Copyright © Deepak Rao. All rights
reserved.
Advanced Commando Combat derives its inspiration from Gen Sun Tzu’s ‘The
Art Of War’, Sun Tzus military strategies being translated into combat
maneuvers.
Hand to hand Combat with or without weapons is very important in building
tremendous aggression, self confidence
and survival instincts in soldiers. Tremendous research has evolved a
unique combat art tailor-made for the Police and Defence Forces
ACCS refers to the principle based Hand to Hand Combat Art specially
developed for Commando Close Quarter Battle situations.
This art is the result of our conclusions after extensive training
experience over 30 years. We have trained over 10,000 soldiers, policemen and
other personnel in full contact fighting. It is not a new art with new series
of techniques, but an accumulation of useful principles of existing basic age
old arts.
1) Conventional Martial Arts like Karate, Taekwondo, Judo, Boxing and
Wrestling are point-oriented sports, taught separately in a compartmentalized
manner confuse the trainee about which technique can be used in an actual
combat situation. There is a need to
create insecurity, threat and aggression, to bring out the survival instincts
in the trainees.
2) Here, combat is taught by clashing
men together with taller, heavier, more aggressive opponents (at different
ranges)
3) By our special drills,
situations are created where one does not find time to think/use fixed
technique but allows his animal survival instinct to find appropriate technique
for the relevant situation thereby letting the mind go free, its own way.
4) The only goal is effectivity, to terminate / handicap /cripple to the
opponent with the slightest effort.
We imbibe useful principles and
foul tactics from all martial arts. We reject the limitations and complicated
techniques which need years of skill training.
The aim of the art is simply to
cripple, immobilize or eliminate, in the shortest possible time with the most
minimum of effort. There is no place for techniques which don’t achieve this
goal, as this is not about point fighting or sport combat.
The advantages from various
Martial Arts are absorbed & the limitations/
disadvantages are rejected. There is a freedom from styles.
The stance is a narrow upright
one, permitting quick springy movements, inspired by Western Boxing. It may be
matched or unmatched. This is a street wise stance compared to the deep wide
stance of karate.
Footwork is from Fencing, is quick & springy, with a One sided Lead Stance
prevailing. Economy of movement, with only small minimum movement.
Balance developed is Dynamic, in motion, rather than in static stances.
Deflective Parrying is
preferred to rigid blocking.
Fluidity & flowing with the opponents force is advocated. Resisting force is
discouraged.
Interception is preferred over Parry & Counter.
Feinting & Strategies are a translation of Sun- Tzu’s Art Of War
Lead Hand/ Foot Attacks are
preferred. All attacks are indirect with feints. Attacks are non focussed,
going thru the target.
Non Telegraphic fast movements are preferred to Telegraphic ones.
Fighting is dynamic with Ranges changing
from moment to moment.
Each exponent personalizes the art to suit
his requirement, his size & his skills.
Rhythm is a broken one, and never regular attack – parry – counter type.
Strong In Fighting.
Range fighting is a characteristic feature .
Kicking Range
Punching Range
Elbow-Knee-Head Butt Range
Grappling Range
Groundwork Range
The foul Tactics are absorbed & the limitations/ rules are rejected.
Inspiration
from Japanese Karate, Chinese Shaolin Kung Fu, & Korean Taekwondo. The
Thrusting movement is replaced by a no locking extension of the knee. Kicking
with the lead foot is preferred.as the lead foot is nearer to the opponent. Non
telegraphic precision fast kicks preferred to the slow powerful telegraphic
ones. A dynamic stance which is non static and always moving is used.
Low kicks to the groin and kicks which break the knee(only a 12 kg force
can break the knee) are preferred to high kicks which require years of
training.
Kicking the groin or the knees is more damaging than kicking the body.
Inspiration from western Boxing
The Thrusting movement of Karate punches is replaced by a
no locking extensions of the elbow. Straight line punches of Eastern arts are
replaced by arcing punches of western arts. Punching
with the lead hand is preferred. Again, a dynamic stance which is never static
and ever moving is used.
Foul Movements of Back fisting, Groin Slamming & body spinning are
combined with the boxing actions. Foul attacks to the kidney, back of the head,
groin incorporated. A finger jab to the eyes is better than a punch to the
face.
Inspiration from Wing Tsun Kung Fu and western Boxing
The punching movements of boxing are combined with the sense of feeling (
chi sao ) and Hand immobilizations and traps of Wing Tsun .
Trapping and immobilizing the opponents hand is adopted from Kung-Fu
One learns to feel the opponents energies (rather than see) and sense
openings by the ancient Chinese exercise Chi-sao.
The fixed stance of Wing Tsun is replaced by the leading stance.
Wide range of kicks used as opposed to the few straight line kicks of
Wing Tsun.
One learns to
hit with practically every part of the body.For eg: head, elbow ,forearm ,knee
and heel. Inspiration from Filipino Kali & Muoy Thai from Thailand. Attacks with Head butting, Elbow hooking ,
Kneeing and hitting with any & all parts of the body like the shoulder,
hip, foot stomping, eye jabbing, etc used, along with the boxing rhythm. An
ever preparedness to switch to the farther punching range or the nearer
Grappling range is developed.
Inspiration from Japanese JudoKarate, Western Wrestling, Chinese Shaolin
Chin-na & Filipino Wrestling .
Jacket Holds replaced by Body grips (since there may be no judo jacket on
the opponent ! ) Throwing from Judo, Locking from Filipino wrestling &
Leverage from western wrestling & the flowing from Aikido adapted. Head
locks & cranks, Neck strangles & shoulder locks used as primary
tactics. Impact blows like punching, kicking,etc are permitted. Joint locking
and joint breaking from aikido and wrestling are taught. Basic body contact is
taught with opponent of various sizes .Eg heavier and taller opponents and the
exponent is made to understand the strong and weak forces generated by the
opponent. He also loses his fear of close combat with a man double his size.
Inspiration from Japanese Judo, Western Wrestling, & Filipino
Wrestling. Jacket Holds replaced by Body grips, (since there may be no judo
jacket on the opponent ! ) Pin downs from Judo, Locking from Filipino wrestling
& Leverage from western wrestling adapted. Head locks & cranks, Neck
strangles, spine breaks & shoulder locks used. Impact blows like punching,
kicking, etc are permitted. Foul tactics like Eye gouging, nose pushing &
ear grabbing, pinching & biting encouraged. The goals are not to pin the
shoulders or hips to the ground, but to destroy the opponent.
Weaponry- ( excluding firearms )
Inspiration from Filipino Kali.
All weapons like sticks, staff, sword, Knife, Nunchaku & formless
wpns. Along with attacking with the above, Empty handed defenses to all the
above weapons are also taught. Defense to Weapon attacks by professional experts, as well as by wild
aggressive street fighters developed.
Mob Fighting and fighting in special situations is developed via
special drills where various situations are created using various locations and
varied weapons used with full contact where injury is encouraged. Men are
clashed together (at different ranges) with taller, heavier, more aggressive
opponents. By our special drills,
situations are created where one does not find time to think/use fixed technique
but allows his animal survival instinct to find appropriate technique for the
relevant situation thereby letting the mind go free, its own way.
The defense
aims at deflecting (Parrying) the opponents forces rather than opposing it (blocking)
as in Karate .In a strong cyclone, rigid trees get uprooted but the adapting
flexible grass reeds always survive. Hence the exponent is taught to be soft
yet not yielding ,firm yet not hard. Interception (or landing a counter attack
before the opponents attack touches you) is preferred to parrying (or blocking)
followed by counter-attack Basic
footwork is taken from fencing and boxing. Basic stance is an upright street
wise comfortable stance compared to deep wide stance of karate.
Along with tremendous physical fitness ,
Mental conditioning (for qualities of endurance, determination, willpower
, etc)
Attitude is developed for mental growth where
qualities like simplicity, directness, effectivity, openness of mind and
fluidity are developed.
The art is based on the principles of simplicity, directness and
effectivity. The opponent learns to find technique rather than apply fixed
technique .
It teaches spontaneity (Muen Munshi - in Zen Buddism), One thought - one
action and no mind (doubtless mind).
ACCS is simply a word to denote the reality in combat, that combat is
savage and brutal and knows no style. When faced with a taller, stronger, heavier
and more aggressive man you are in a mess and if you know that you will
survive.
MODERNIZATION TRENDS IN PHYSICAL TRAINING
OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE WORLD
By Seema Rao
Copyright © Seema Rao. All rights
reserved.
Physical training for the armed forces in many parts of the world is
still based on the conventional pattern followed for the last century. Many
countries have now introduced the modern concepts of Physical training, Here I
outline the major changes in training that have set in the physical training
curriculum of most armed forces world over in the last decade.
Below is ennumerated the modernization that must set in , or that has
already set in, in most developing countries of the world.
1. A proper warm up technique involving the
spine and knees must be taught over conventional method (very important before
running).
2. Abdominal , knee and
spinal Exercise should always precede the Cardio Endurance (running) to prevent
spondylosis & Arthritis.
3. The spine should be exercised as rigorously as the abdomen since both are
contralateral muscles. Hence an imbalance can result in damage to the spine.
4. The conventional
situp can harm the discs of the neck and the spine and does not
cause sufficient work load on the abdominal muscles. This must be replaced by
the modern crunch where the lower spine is resting always on the ground.
5. The conventional
leg raises do not directly work out the abdominal
muscles but the flexors of the hip and thigh. This be replaced by the bent knee
leg and hip raise.
6. The oblique muscles
of the abdomen are ignored thus increasing the chances of
Hernia (i.e the prolapse of the intestines, in between the oblique muscles,
into the scrotum). Never exercise to work out the obliques, be taught.
7. Cardiovascular
Endurance (running) should always be preceded with a
warm up jog of atleast half a km to prevent sudden rise of heart rate and Blood
pressure and to ensure the contraction of all muscle fibres (with out warming
up only a few muscle fibre groups would be actively recruited).
8. Correct technique of running be taught i.e. running on the balls of the feet rather then the heels
which tends to jar all the joints (ankle, knee, hip, spine) encouraging joint
degeneration.
9. One must be taught how to
deal with first, second and third winds during running caused by (respectively)
diaphragmatic fatigue, muscle and joint pains (due to lactic Acidosis of
anaerobic training) and cardio Respiratory fatigue. Thus the trainees would be
capable of better performance.
10. Strengthening exercise like
Conventional
Pushup and the Chinup may cause hyper
extension of the spine and lead to slipped discs at a later age. The reverse grip behind the neck chinup
and the simple Dip must replace the older versions.
11. Plenty of variations of the
pushup (Dip) be taught to work out the muscles of
the fingers, the forearms, the tricep, brachioradialis, Bicep and pectorals
(the chest muscles) which are not well exercise by the conventional pushup.
12. The full squat places a tremendous strain on the anterior cruciate ligament of the
knee joint and the discs of the spine. It must be replaced by the modern half
squat.
13. The conventional
squat does not place sufficient load on the inner thigh and
Hamstring muscles. Hence wide squats and the lungs be introduced.
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4. For liagmentous
strengthening of hip, knee and ankle joints, age old Duck
walks, Frog Jumps, Chicken walk, Donkey walk, Monkey walk be taught. It is to
be noted that the entire stability of the joint comes only with a good ligament
tone.
15. Flexibility and stretching is a grossly neglected part of training. Ideally equal
amount of time should be devoted to stretching as to muscle contraction
training to prevent muscle tightness and relative Hyper tonia (increase in
tone). Tight muscles which are not stretched cause incoordinated and clumsy
movement. They also cause Cerebral bombardment and increase anxiety thereby
taking away the soldiers composure. One hour of various flexibility exercise be
taught everyday after the strength training.
16. A soldier walks and runs
all the time thus the lower limb muscles are maximally used. Hence special leg
conditioning techniques be taught to bring about greater
strength, endurance and coordination in the lower limbs.
17. Most soldiers or servicemen
tend to lose muscle bulk and weight during training.
Resistance training in the form of weight training be taught to develop
isolatory muscle groups (particularly those muscles which are smaller in an
individual because of his constitution or heredity need to be developed by
training with weights). We must aim to make bulkier soldiers and fitter soldiers
to match the size of the enemy counterparts.
18. Cross training,
Circuit Training and various types of cardio Endurance
Training be introduced.
19. Mental training
by Yoga, Pranayama, Meditation from the East and Self Hypnosis,
positive visualization from the west be taught over an hours session everyday during the COOL DOWN session for : -
(b)
Imbibing courage, will power, and
determination.
(c)
Instilling composure in the face of a
life threatening crisis.
(d)
Improving Self esteem, self
confidence, Discipline and obedience.
These are the major changes that have set in physical training and this
is what constitutes the modern day training in Physical fitness for armed
forces of the world.
D.K.K.C. SPECIAL LECTURE SERIES SEMINAR: YIN KENPO
THE SUN LUNG TANG THEORY OF CHINESE BOXING: THE "RETURN TO YIN STATE"
IN STREET COMBAT KENPO
By Reginald Hoover
Copyright 2004 © Soke
Reginald Hoover; All Rights Reserved By Dragon Kenpo Karate Consortium
Kenpo is rooted within the
Temples Of Shaolin; yet it does seem to manifest a mystical presence in it’s “Return
To Yin State”. You would ask; what is the Return To ‘Yin State’ within the
Kenpo / Kempo analogy? As all martial arts systems have a typical trademark of
their respective styles within their Yin & Yang physical expressive
manifestations; so is the case with the devastating art of kenpo karate also!
The “ Return To Yin State” is an expression with i personally have coined for
this lecture seminar! It refers to the kenpo practitioner’s physical expressive
street combat exertion of motion within his/her counter-attacking sequences.
Thus providing a quick and formidable recover in establishing the fatal and not
so fatal finishing strikes, etc, in escaping the violent attack.
I will now quote the
legendary Great Grandmaster Sun Lu Tang concerning Yin & Yang Qi
manifestation within the fist. “Opening and closing are natural. This is the
same as Tai Ji Quan. The ancients were not able to demonstrate this to others
or write it in books. This is the way it is. If the student is able to
alternate opening and closing as well as stillness and movement, and comes to a
deep understanding of their source, the common root of every posture will be
clear and one will obtain their mysterious uses. The central feature of the
postures is combination of an empty circle which has form and a formless circle
which is full. These two circles represent the principle of the “empty” and
“substantial”. Within the postures there apparent emptiness, but the posture is
not really empty; it appears to be substantial, but there is reality in
emptiness. This qi flows to all places without obstruction. It is rounded and
lively without angles. It is without excesses or deficiencies. When manifest,
the Six Harmonies are complete. When returning it is hidden as a treasure
within. It’s changes are without limit. It’s uses are inexhaustible. Herein lie
the real teachings. It is the sum of Tai Ji Quan”[a].
Thus, even though this
analogy refers to the internal martial arts; specifically the style of Tai Ji
Quan, it’s reference within the both the internal and external fist arts is not
contrary. I will explain this first as an explanation of the internal art’s of
combining Tai Ji; Xing Yi, and Bagua Quan . Then we will examine this analogy
within the basically so called external style’s of Kenpo / Kempo arts. As a
basic premise here, I must quote an old saying within the martial arts which
states; “Train External to Internal; Train Internal to External”. I feel that
this prior statement brings some clarity to the question of how the Kenpo /
Kempo arts are related in physical expressive combat training. Therefore, this
above statement can be verified within the Kenpo / Kempo Motion Science!
In relation to the Sung Lu
Tang ("born Sun Fu Quan 1861-1933"),[b] analogy;
1. There exists the famous
Chinese saying “The Taiji never departs from Yin and Yang; Taiji Quan never
departs from opening and closing”[c].
2. “In Tai Ji Quan each part
of the body has a balance of the “substantial” and “insubstantial”. In general,
the leg that supports the most of the weight and parts of the body that
applying relatively more force are substantial. The leg that bears less weight
and the more passive parts of the body are insubstantial. Every move in Tai Ji
Quan seeks to maintain the balance between the two states at all times and in
equal proportion”[d].
3. “As described above the
Six Harmonies are divided into the ‘Three Internal Harmonies’ (heart
harmonizing with intent, intent harmonizing with qi, qi harmonizing with force)
and the ‘Three External Harmonies’ (shoulders coordinate with hips, elbows
coordinate with knees, and hands coordinate with feet)”[e].
Thus, within the above
statements, it can very well be assumed that we have an analogous primer for
not only just one martial art style of the internal school of martial thought,
but any martial school of thought which incorporate the Yin / Yang method of
combat defensive martial training as a standard philosophical conceptuality.
Therefore, this context gives rise to both traditional and non-traditional martial
training methodologies!
So, this lecture seminar will
examine this “Return To Yin State” as a defensive, not offensive application
premise!
Let us now observe the fact
that the martial arts systems of Xing Yi, Bagua, and Taiji are (“Quan”) or Fist
styles. Is it not true that the martial arts systems of Kenpo / Kempo, (“Quan”)
or Fist styles also? Though Xing Yi, Bagua, and Taiji are considered internal /
soft Quan arts; and the Kenpo / Kempo art’s are considered external / hard Quan
arts!
Again in reference to
defensive training, does not the soft eventually dissipate to hard and hard
dissipate to soft? Is not this purpose of training to gain a system of balance
within the martial practitioner’s physical expressive intent? Thus, to produce
a highly disciplined, virtuously developed, and extremely skilled martial
stylist! We again, can well assume that the above statements are the purpose of
every martial art’s instructor, teacher, or master in their respective training
concepts for each student, disciple, or stylist under their martial tutorial
wing.
This brings us to the
question of how do these same martial principles apply equally to both internal
and external martial arts defensive training according to the continuous
flowing qi within the martial artist’s physical expressive motion? This
question will be addressed in the aspects of martial speed; combat martial
technique applications; and degrees of martial combative skill respectively:
A. Martial Speed:
1. All martial arts
practitioners started their respective training as lower ranking belts. No one
just jumped into the Black Belt Ranks and started teaching without first
learning the basics of their respective styles. As beginners we digested the
training process slowly and with caution. Learning bits and pieces as a premise
of eventually putting these pieces together in some type of martially logical
order through physical expressive combative form, kata, or technique motion.
Our breathing, fluidity, blocking, striking, elbowing, kneeing, and kicking had
to be nurtured into effective combative motion in relation to balance, force,
and physical application. Finally this effectiveness developed in such manner
as to transform our combative motion into expressive style as a practitioner of
our respective martial arts systems. Thus, becoming individual practitioner
stylists of our martial art! There existed a trademark within our motion in
sparring, kata, and weapon’s physical expressiveness which gave other’s which
viewed our martial activities the opportunity to spell out what we were
expressing. “ Hey, he/she is practicing Jeet Kune Do, Tae Kwan Do, Karate,
Aikido, Jujitsu, Shaolin Kung Fu, etc, etc, etc”! Even others could tell what
style we were physically expressing.
Although our
Speed was not exactly great; we could be distinguished as practitioners of
another martial style. Our instructors thought that there was some hope in our
developing into instructors ourselves. This was when the one on one, training
began with the next highest ranking belt, and continued to the high level brown
belts, to even our instructor him/herself! This training involved fine tuning
blocks, strikes, throws, body positioning, kata expression, combat tips and
especially speed developing in the general sense of getting into proper
positioning for executing the most effective kick, punch, strike, elbow, knee,
block, and throw.
As one continued to grow
within this basic general sense; he / she experienced growth within practice
outside the dojo / kwoon etc, digesting knowledge acquired from other outside
higher ranking established practitioners and teachers. As well as our own
martial research and individual prowess; we began to physically express a
speedily effective forceful and powerful punch, strike, knee, kick, throw, and
position of the body; etc.
For the so-called hard
stylist practitioner, this motion developed into extreme yang physical
expression. For the soft stylist practitioner, this same motion developed into
extreme yin expression within conceptuality of observation in examining
specific parts and points of the body to express a physically harder yin and /
or softer yang force impact. Still, the hard-soft & soft-hard stylist
practitioners developed this same motion into a blending of the yin and yang physical
exertive forceful expressionism in the quest for obtaining some type of balance
within delivery, impact, and return to what may be considered a physical
dormancy state of observation after failing the violent attacker’s extreme yang
attempt of control and potentially fatal harm! Some styles will use just a
glance, then return to finish; while some will go as far as ceasing all
physical motion, standing over a downed and physically damaged attacker.
Others, will glance, further observe, and escape by leaving the scene of
combat. These impact motions of physical expressive developments, are as
diversified as their respective martial arts systems philosophies, combative
methodologies, and moral ideologies on issues of aggressively violent
behavioral attempts at life and limb.
Thus, the end result in every
case is potentially the same in defensive intention, yet different in
conceptual methods of failing the aggressive violent attack. Therefore the
development of Martial Speed in street combative training itself provides the
answer of basic internal & external qi flow (whether the kyu ranking
stylist is aware of it or not) within the practitioners basic expressive
effective defensive motion skills.
Thus suggesting further
examination into the stylist’s martial combat technique applications.
B. Martial Combat Technique
Applications:
2. Let us now examine the
Kenpo stylist’s street combat technique application. From the premise of
Martial Speed the stylist executes a block, punch, and kick. Not necessarily in
this respective order. Yet, in some order of adaptation to a violently
aggressive advance by a gamed attacker! Thus, the attacker can very well be
assumed (in his / her forceful attempt to fatally injure the practitioner) in a
state of at least shao yang. If he / she is successful in attempt; this yang
state will progress to extreme yang or tai yang. Therefore producing
potentially fatally damaging injury to the stylist.
This brings us to another
question of how does the above statement apply to martial street combat
application. It rests upon the defensive execution of physical expression
within each stylist’s counter-striking arsenal. This arsenal may include the
basic sequence as stated above, or may include throwing, dislocating, breaking,
etc, to fail the violent attack.
Now let us examine just how
this technique application is executed and applied in it’s “Return To Yin
State” of combat. The typical response for the kenpo stylist to this Yang
attack would be to speedily block, adjust position and then advance to the
physically expressive motion of striking vital points along the attacker’s body
with elbows, claws, hand strike, and kick / kicks to finish the attacker’s
attempt at further harm to self. Thus, his or her “Return To Yin State” can be
described as the practitioner’s finishing strike, kick, punch, or throw which
permanently fails the attacker’s assault. This understanding is not within
context of what this “Return To Yin State” actually suggests in theory; yet it
does explain how the practitioner can achieve success in defensive technique
application!
This “Return To Yin State”
can now be defined as the physically expressive defensive motion which the
practitioner either develops through yielding, and adaptation, and / or finds as
a weakness of the attacker’s aggressive attempt; in retreating into the
counter-striking finishing strike’s, striking gouges, striking throws, striking
throw dislocations, dislocations, throwing breaks, and breaks, etc, to fail the
violent attack:
So, this definition raises
the question of kicking, kneeing, and elbow striking being excluded in this
“Return” conceptual methodology? The answer is a definitive no! The arsenal of
countering is therefore safely assumed to be the same as the advancing arsenal
of counter-striking motion methods. The difference is merely the physical
intent of retreating through devastation rather than advancing in devastation.
Thus raising the final
question of:
“How Is This Accomplished By
The Kenpo Practitioner”?
To answer this question let
us first examine the American Kenpo concept of “Slapping-Out” and “Recover /
Cover-Out”. The concept of the American Kenpo styist “slapping-out” after a
finishing combination of specific striking motions are executed, suggests that the
practitioner can mentally remove him / herself from an intense state of mental
and physical concentration in defense of a violent assault attempt, and return
to a less physically exertive controlled mental environmental conscious; while
maintaining a keen sense of alert. This concept can so be assumed to act as a
leading guide for the practitioner to “Cover-Out”! This “Cover-Out” can then be
assumed to be the actual “State Of Return” to relative safety for the
practitioner to re-evaluate his / her potentially life threatening situation to
self!
Therefore, one can assume
primarily that the streetwise martial style of American Kenpo presently employs
a type of semi-return state to mental self-control within it’s defensive and
offensive striking conceptual methods. Since American Kenpo does blend Chinese
martial arts systems within it’s street combat arsenal it would be safe to
assume that the above form of self control (“Semi-Return To State Of Relative
Safety”) very well could have been adapted from the teachings of Chinese Kung
Fu. This very effective concept is common teaching among Taoist Martial
Society.
Commonly in the U.S. there is
no credit given to any person or martial school of thought today for this type
of conceptual martial method but Great Grandmaster Ed. Parker! Yet; as
previously stated, the Daoist Internal Martial Schools Of Thought used this
concept long before the Birth Of American Kenpo itself!
Great Grandmaster Sun Lu Tang
of the Sun Style Taiji Quan system is considered to be the Modern Day Pioneer
of this Taoist Martial Philosophical Teaching of the Wu Dang Schools. Could
this Taoist concept have over the years, made it’s way into the External
Styles; been kept secret among it’s Masters, and taught only to their most
trusted students? Kenpo / Kempo is not just a hard external style of streetwise
martial combat. Nor is it just a mixture of the hard style external Gong Fu
systems; as some would almost prophetically state. Kenpo / Kempo has been and
is presently being blended within it’s system the softer Chinese styles which
employ both internal and external conceptual theory and method. Kenpo was
intended to blend the soft with the hard in producing a formidable fighting
system for any whom would choose to explore it’s mysterious possibilities of
self-mastery. This brings us to the main and final level of continuous martial
development for the practitioner.
The Degrees Of Martial Street
Combative Skill:
4. Finally, the culmination
of all the tips, suggestions, dojo / kwoon testing, interpersonal training
experiences outside of the training hall, independent training, and positive
martial direction from Sifu, Sensei, Teacher, and / or Master; brings forth in
the individual Combative Skill; with possibilities of achievement to the infinity-ith
degree. The responsibility of Self-Mastery relies heavily at this stage within
the individual’s ability to seek-out and implement a martial self-development
program of continuous consistent positively effective change throughout his /
her personal martial / physical lives! Thus, martial and physical life, (which
were once separate) become one! The individual becomes the style, system, or
art. The state of Wuji (equilibrium) is therefore manifested within the
practitioner.
This Wuji state is also a
manifestation of existence within and of the new Master’s potential for
physically expressive defensive as well as offensive intent. Again, I wish only
to explore and confirm the defensive view within this lecture’s martial
context.
Since, it can be safely
assumed that this “Return To Yin State” exists within the individual’s
defensive expressive intent, rather than offensive; ( which would suggest the
extremely rapid dissipation of Yang to Yin Force ending in Shao (weak yin). It
would not be plausible in providing a relevant confirmation of the practitioner
establishing a controlled mental state of existence due to martial skill in and
after failing the violent attack. The factors of fear, adrenal imbalance, and
first strike potential would overshadow the practitioner’s physical expressive
skill through controlled fluid dynamic motion, precision yielding and
consistent adaptation in developing an ever-changing situational martial
defensive creativity in failing the violent attack!
This last statement brings us
to the question of how is the “Return To Yin State” actually applied as street
combat physical expressive motion for the kenpo practitioner?
This concept to defensive
martial creativity can be examined within the motion of the simple technique applying
come-along hold. The methodology in this analogy can consist of an unlimited
number of variations. This result is confirmed by the creativity of the
practitioner’s application as a prolonged finishing technique, rather than an
offensive start to finish adaptation and yielding analogy! So now, we can
produce the typical expressive application of defending a let’s say, right
thrusting knife attack to the left abdominal tract area.
The following sequence is
therefore examined as;
1. The attacker executes a
right hand thrusting knife to the left abdominal tract.
2. The defender executes a
right outer circular upward blocking motion (while slightly dodging right and
stepping to the attacker outside with the right leg) in trapping the attacker’s
thrusting arm at the wrist area.
3. As the wrist is trapped
with the defenders right hand; the attacker’s thrusting arm is in the high
shoulder level position. Thus, providing the defender several right side angles
of creative return to the Yin State.
4. As the trapping motion
occurs the defenders left hand joins in to quickly turn the attacker’s wrist
clockwise as it contours up the arm to the elbow as the attacker is pulled
forward in his / her lead leg for kuzushi (breaking balance) as the defenders
left elbow crashes into the attacker’s elbow.
5. Let’s note at this point
in the defensive creative process, the defender is countering in retreat and
not in the advancing process! As the pull continues the defender then contours
in reverse with his/her left hand ending at the attacker’s wrist, as the
defender quickly reverses the motion to counter-clockwise within the pulling
concept to check any left hand counter attempt by the attacker.
6. As the attacker’s wrist is
twisted counter-clockwise, the defender lock’s the wrist and takes the knife
with his/her left hand and simultaneously breaks the attacker’s middle finger
in the process. Continuing the pull and arm control, the defender retreat’s
further in his / her motion as devastating strikes accompany the retreat. The
idea here is to retreat in devastation just as one would in the
counter-striking advance.
7. As the attacker’s upper
body is pulled even closer on the stationary lead leg , the defender then
executes left knee crushing stomp thrust kick to the attacker’s right lead leg
as the stomp then returns as a devastating left knee lift cracking the
attacker’s right upper ribcage. Thus creating total compliance as the defender
covers-out executing a left knife-hand strike to the attacker’s throat as he
releases the wrist and “Return’s To The Yin State” of safety from harm
finishing with the left outward, right inward, left inward cover and check,
observing the downed attacker in relatively safety and calm.
Therefore, all striking,
elbowing, kicking, and kneeing motions were executed in a retreating manner
rather than advancing. The final retreating motion consisted of the left
knife-hand striking motion and the right hand wrist-twisting release of the
attacker’s right broken finger hand as he / she (attacker) falls to the deck on
the broken lead right leg knee! With cracked right ribs; a crushed right knee,
broken right elbow and broken right finger; the attacker is unable to continue
any attempt to produce potentially fatal damage to anyone.
Note here, that the “Return
To Yin State” process seems to suggest a type of reeling - in analogy such as a
fisherman casting a fishing line with bait attached. Once the fish see’s the
bait and strike’s the hook; the line is consistently reeled-in until the fish
is captured by the fisherman and taken off the hook to be either thrown back
into the water or prepared for the frying pan.
This understanding provides a
striking similarity of the practitioner playing the role of the fisherman and
the attacker playing the role of the fish!
As the come-along hold is
applied to the attacker’s arm at the wrist; the attacker is then consistently
reeled-in by the kenpo stylist until he / she is unable to do any harm. This is
accomplished as a series of consistent retreating physical striking motions to
wear the opponent down physically and mentally as he / she is rendered helpless
to self and useless in producing physical bodily damage.
This brings us to our
conclusion question of just “What is a retreating striking motion”?
Let us first consider a
feasible definition.
Thus, ‘Retreating Striking
Motion’, can be defined as any striking motion in physical execution and mental
intent which produces another motion that will either set-up or become another
strike (in the form of a step, punch, kick, elbow, knee, etc,) that tends to
consistently pull the attacker into it’s destructive path.
A primary example of this
type of motion would be the arm pulling wrist locking twist elbow & finger
break while slightly stepping either angled or straight line away from the
attacker’s initial assault.
The advancing motion here
would have been to apply the come-along hold and wrist-locking twist while
pushing the attacker away as extreme pressure is applied to the wrist!
Thus, suggesting from the
later statement that there does seem to exist a "Return To Yin"
analogy within the Retreating Striking Motions of the skilled kenpo
practitioner!
This also suggest’s that
there seems to exist a relatively infinite number of creative applications
which can be derived from a single physically expressive execution of such.
Surely, the final suggestion here, shows that there must exist a blending of
Internal & External Force applications for this physical expressive intent
to be most effective in execution and devastation as impacted bodily damage to
the attacker.
So, the Return To Yin analogy
in Self-Mastery is as creative as the physical expressive external &
internal skills which exist within it's practitioner's 'Law Of The Fist'.
AMI TOU FOU!
References:
1. [a] A Study Of Taijiquan;
by Sun Lutang: pages 57-58.
2. [b] A Study Of Taijiquan;
by Sun Lutang: page 8.
3. [c] "The Meaning Of
Tai Ji Quan"; A Study Of Taijiquan by Sun Lutang: page 57 #1.
4. [d] "The Meaning Of
Tai Ji Quan"; A Study Of Taijiquan by Sun Lutang: page 58 #2.
5. [e] "The Meaning Of
Tai Ji Quan"; A Study Of Taijiquan by Sun Lutang: page 58 #3.
THE FREUDIAN COMPLEX – PUDENDAL INFERIORITIES GOVERNING HUMAN BEHAVIOUR
By
Deepak Rao
Copyright
2004 © Deepak Rao
Intro
: The Freudian Complex is an inferiority complex to the same sex arising in
infancy in every human’s unconscious mind ,which governs almost every attitude,
action and thought from birth to death. It is the root cause of most misery in
the human mind. It was a psychoanalytical hypothesis put forth by Sigmund
Freud,the great neuro psychiatrist of the last century who coined the theory of
unconscious mind dictating behavior.
The
son sees his mother’s closeness to the father. He develops a guilt about his
carnal desires for his mother. He worries that the father might chop off his
penis (and he may resemble his sister) as a punishment. He develops an
inferiority to his father who is bigger, stronger and who has a greater
influence on his mother. Since then anyone bigger, stronger, better or more
successful etc is identified with the father and the inferiority carried.
Similarly
the daughter is worried that the mother has already chopped off her imagined
penis, as punishment for her attraction to her father. Her mother has bigger
breasts on which she suckles and hence her father is attached to her.
As fantasies
of intimacy with the opposite gender grow, the inferiority to the parent of the
same gender intensifies. At school the male child sees other boys with bigger
builts, better grades and abilities, better energy at sports .He starts feeling
inferior. Also at school the word “better’’ is learnt; and a confusion between
“not better” and “worse” is created.
The female
child sees other girls with better bodies, better grades and better qualities
and the inferiority grows.
During
Adolescence and teens, the development of bodies; sexual status, & personalities
occur. Obviously development of different individuals is at a different pace.
This compounds the inferiority.
Why is that
boy taller than me, why has he such a handsome face, why is he better built? Why
is that girl beautiful, why does she have a fuller bust, why does she have such
a good pair of legs, why is she so fair?
Why does she
attract so much? Why are the boys gaga over her? WHY NOT ME? And the
inferiority complex creates delusions. She is convinced that none of the boys
like her since she is not “not better” but she is “worse”. Even though there
may be so many boys attracted to her.
Attraction
of one sex to another is genetically determined by the DNA. It is almost
universal, unless previous conditioning interferes. Hence most boys are
attracted to most girls and vice-versa. Of course there will be good, better
and the best choices, but certainly not bad, worse and better. The “ bad” is
because of previous conditionings by the parents, friends, teachers, media,
religion, environment and past observations.
Also
smartness is envied. The ability of being good at elocution, games,
communication, leadership and management is envied. The smart envy the
beautiful, and the beautiful envy the smart. The smart girls think that the
boys are perpetually attracted to the busty beauties and the beauties think
that the boys like to flirt only with the smart girls. The result, all develop
massive inferiority complexes and bitterness is born.
The
young man realizes that money is power , that money confers status. The ladies
want status and financial stability in the man. The athletic ability at sex is
no criteria for attracting the ladies, but the job status, the pocket status
are more important.
The
young woman realizes that elegant clothes cut well to show the good parts,
revealing dressing, padded bras, high heels and a sexy seductive attitude
overshadows a naturally well asseted girl with a big bust or good bodyline
wrapped in hide all clothes.
Since
money is the all powerful omnipotent weapon, men commit their lives to it and
develop an inferiority towards other richer men ,and women commit their lives
to finding a well settled, financially stable man and their inferiority is to
women with financially well off husbands.
The
result is a highly complexed adult who is dissatisfied with himself and is
bitter about his sexual status and envious of every other man with more money,
status and sex appeal.
The
woman also ends up discontent and frustrated and jealous of every other woman
who is more beautiful, sexy or married to a man of greater status or financial
standing.
Anyway,
the Freudian inferiority provides drive for ambition,success &achievement.
C)
THE FRUIT- Marriage-The first
Psychodefence for Freudian Complex
The
only goal of the DNA is to replicate and reproduce. The human being like any
other animal is polygamous. The sexual desire is non specific and universal with
everybody getting attracted to almost everybody unless biased by previous
conditioning by past etc.
In
marriage, the spouse seeks a temporary defense against the freudian insecurity.
The man wants his wife to convince him that he is the only man she is attracted
to, that he is at least her superman , that she will be sexually satisfied only
by him and that he is God’s boon, destiny’s greatest miracle for her.
The
wife too wants her husband to convince her that she is the ultimate sex goddess
and that he wants only her and that she is the center of his existence and that
no other woman is capable of evoking sexual desires in him.
This
is the unspoken agreement , the ultimate psycho defense for the freudian
inferiority that at least my spouse does not find me inferior and that she or
he finds all others in the world below average and somehow terribly
unattractive.
E)SEEDS-
Kids: The Ultimate Psychodefense
Now
as the marriage progresses, the husband finds out that the wife is attracted
towards many other men and vice-versa. Now there is a conflict and the
inferiority comes back with a bigger bang.
Now
the woman wants to convince herself that though the husband is attracted
physically to other women, he will inseminate only her and form the fruit, the
union of their two souls. The man too wants his wife to bear his seed ,as this
will confer on him, superiority over others whom his wife is attracted to.
But
soon after the birth of the child, the inferiority resurfaces since it had
never disappeared in the first place. Now cold anger and hostility is generated
in both the spouses, they actually hate each other and blame each other for
regeneration of their inferiorities to the same sex.
The
wife desires a smaller model of her husband as her child and the husband
desires a smaller model of his wife. They believe that the smaller models can
be easily dominated and made to believe that they are the ultimate and superior
humans of the opposite sex. The vibrations of the mother are such that the male
child gets hostile to the father and the next generation of Freudian
inferiority is born. And vice-versa .
F)
The Destruction of Freudian Complex :
Our
society is plagued by the Freudian Complex. The people in the society want it
both ways. They want themselves to be polygamous and their spouses to be
monogamous. Firstly we must realize that we have an inferiority complex imbibed
in us, that this is making us bitter , frustrated and dissatisfied in life. We
must realize that everyone including ourselves is attractive to the opposite
sex and that good, better and best will always exist. That man and woman are
genetically polygamous and that sexual attraction does not confer superiority
or inferiority. That sexual attraction is non-specific and universal , and that
this always was, is and will be as long as we are made by the genetic code the
goal of which is replication.
Note
– The opinions and psychological interpretations outlined here represent only
Dr Raos thoughts and are in no way set to contradict conventional psychiatric,
psychological or social concepts.
TAI CHI
by Shing Wai Cheung
Copyright
2004 © Shing Wai Cheung
Also Known as TAI CHI CH’UAN,
and is part of the Tai Chi Ch’uan System, which, originally, was a formidable martial
art operating on several levels of awareness. It embodies Taoist Philosophy,
and accordingly is extremely beneficial to good health.
WHAT IS TAI CHI CHUAN
Tai chi is a Chinese martial
art that is primarily practiced for its health benefits including a means for
dealing with tension and stress. Among the martial arts, there are two basic
types: the hard martial arts and the soft martial arts. The latter are also
called internal arts. Examples of the hard martial arts are karate and kung fu
(or wushu). Examples of the soft martial arts are ba gua and tai chi. Tai chi
emphasizes complete relaxation, and is essentially a form of meditation, or
what has been called &meditation in motion Unlike the hard martial arts,
tai chi is characterized by soft, slow, flowing movements that emphasize force,
rather than brute strength.
BRIEF HISTORY OF TAI CHI
CHUAN
Tai chi traces its roots back
to approximately the 2nd mellennium b.c. with the practice of yoga in ancient
India. In China yoga came to be developed into what is called Saolin chuan In
the 13th century a.d., a Taoist monk by the name of Chang Sang Feng developed
what has come to be known as Tai Chi. The tai chi family or style from which
all other current styles or families of Tai Chi developed was the Chen family.
A man by the name of Yang, subsequently studied with the Chen family and later
modified the Chen style, thus developing the Yang style of Tai Chi Chuan.
The Yang style is the most
common traditional style of Tai Chi Chuan practiced today. Yang style has three
different forms that are practiced: the simplified form, the short form, and
the long form.TAI CHI PHILOSOPHYTai Chi arises out of two important
philosophical texts in China: the Tao Te Ching and the I Ching. Tao Te Ching,
means the classic way of integrity; Both of these texts stress what the Chinese
call Chi is a form of energy. Chi literally means something like breath, or
spirit.According to the philosophy of tai chi, this energy or chi flows
throughout the body, but can become blocked. One becomes ill when the flow of
the chi through the body becomes blocked.
The Chinese free up the flow
of chi by accupuncture and tai chi. Tai Chi, is a form of meditation, and helps
one to understand oneself and to enable one to deal with others more effectively.
This is rooted in one’s learning to control oneself. This self-control can come
about through twoprincipal notions of yin and yang. The philosophy of Taoism
understands everything in terms of these two opposing principles. Though these
two principles are seen as opposites, the one necessarily merges into the
other, creating the natural balance of self and world, hence the classic symbol
of tai chi “yinyang”.
The tai chi form is meant to
enable one to bring the principles of yin and yang back into their
fundamental,natural harmony. The ultimate effect of this harmony, according to
Taoism and Tai Chi, is one’s physical andspiritual well-being.
TAI CHI FORM
Tai Chi is a comprehensive
series of gentle physical movements, and breathing techniques, with mental and
spiritual intent, which allows you to experience a meditative state. It is
calming and rejuvenating, and assists the body and mind to maintain balance,
and exercises the body, mind and spirit, together with the internal organs. It
includes both the inner and outer expressions of the body and mind.
Here we are able to balance
the Yin and Yang life force energy of Chi. In this way this system develops the
ability to balance the “yielding and attacking” aspects in martial art combat.
It has also been a major influence in all the martial arts we see today.