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# 6. 2007
The international Journal
of Combat Martial Arts and Sciences ICMAUA
Current articles (All rights reserved by authors):
LAKAS KATORSE : Ricardo “Rene”
Casiño (05.2007)
ESSENTIAL
ELEMENTS OF LAKAS KATORSE: Ricardo “Rene” Casiño (06.2007)
BUDO SCIENCES: BREAKING THREE GREAT WRONG PARADDIGM: Roberto
González Haramboure (09.2007)
TEACHING
TO TEACH MARTIAL ARTS. DIDACTICAL STRUCTURE OF MARTIAL ARTS EDUCATIVE AND
PREPARATION PROCESS: Roberto
González Haramboure (10.2007)
HOW TO BECOME
THE BEST MARTIAL ARTS MASTER. APPROACHING TO THE IDEAL PROFILE: Roberto González Haramboure
(10.2007)
ACCS: ADVANCED COMMANDO COMBAT SYSTEM OF CQB FOR
SPECIAL OPS: Komal VS (10.2007)
SIMMEY-DO, THE INVISBLE WEAPON: Kahil Salam (11.2007)
LAKAS
KATORSE
By Ricardo “Rene” Casiño
All rights reserved.
Lakas Katorse
is a purely Filipino Style Martial Art
founded by Ricardo “Rene” Casiño, who was unsatisfied by what he
saw as incompleteness in the other arts in which he trained. Translated, “Lakas
Katorse” is a Filipino vernacular term meaning “Power Fourteen.” In
this case, FOURTEEN is the number used, to classify nearly every sequence,
pattern, technique, etc. in Lakas Katorse, for the reason that it is not too
high a number that students will be stalled in the memorization of techniques,
yet at the same time it is not too low of a number to allow the memorization of
the techniques to be too simple. Although the main focus of Lakas Katorse
lies in the training of the Martial Art, it also includes its own unique system
of Body Building, Aerobics, Fitness, Ballroom / techno dance and in some aspects,
Physiotherapy. This broadens the definition of the term “Lakas Katorse”, making
it a well rounded sports/athletic system for overall physical fitness and
health. Consequently, instructors of Lakas Katorse are well-grounded in terms
of over physical speed, strength, and endurance, making them well-equipped for
the martial arts that they teach.
LAKAS
KATORSE HISTORY
In 1971 at the
age of 11, young Ricardo “Rene” Casiño began his official
training in the Martial Arts. His first style was Japanese Karate, but later
moved on to train in other arts such as suntok or boxing, sipa – suntok or kick- boxing, the
Filipino kicking art known as Sikaran, and the Filipino stick fighting art
known as ‘Arnis’. He went on to spread the Martial Arts all over the
Philippines as an instructor, while at the same time competing in tournaments
all over the country, winning as much as 21 trophies and dozens of medals from
national, regional, and invitational tournaments. Still unsatisfied by his
training, Rene Casiño was motivated to begin a new movement in the
Martial Arts that encompassed not only empty-handed combat, but also included
weapons training as a primary forte. In 1990, in his home town in Tagoloan,
Misamis Oriental (Philippines), Rene Casiño began to experiment with new
self-created theories, techniques, and principles that would later be the core
of his new art. The beginnings of Lakas Katorse proved to be a long and
arduous task, as each technique required thousands of experimentations on
different combat situations to prove its effectiveness. For over four years of
intense training, observation, and strict martial experimentation, Rene
Casiño painstakingly spent countless hours in solidifying his new art,
until finally in 1994, he succeeded in achieving his goal. It was in that same
year that he finally lifted the newly made banner of Lakas Katorse after being
officially registered in the Securities and Exchange Commission of the
Philippines (
Soon after,
Rene Casiño brought his new art to Saudi Arabia, where he worked as the
head Martial Arts and Fitness and Health instructor in the King Fahd Naval
Academy. Part of His job is to
train and organize of indoor and outdoor sports to the navy cadets and
officers in various exercise and athletics events. such as ; Athletics (Track &
Field) Runs, jumps, throws, Combative:
Lakas katorse martial arts;14 bladed and non- bladed weapons,
“Panambuno” or hold throws, locks and submission, Fitness : aerobics ; kickboxing, body pumps, dance, mat- concentric,
eccentric isometric, stretching, twist /
CPR. Creative Movement Gymnastics:
rhythmic, Dance: ballroom, creative, modern, Territorial Goal: basketball, team handball Line:
football, Net and Wall :volleyball, lawn tennis,
badminton, table tennis, handball,
squash Fielding:
cricket ,softball , Innovative Target: archery, bowling Aquatic:
survival techniques, swimming, water aerobics, weightlifting and Bodybuilding.
It was there that Lakas Katorse first spread,
from the cadets to commissioned and non-commissioned officers of the Royal
Saudi Naval Forces. At first, the style was met with criticism from
instructors, masters, and Grandmasters of different arts, but was later
embraced after Rene Casiño proved the worth and combat efficiency of Lakas
Katorse. Ironically, many masters who came to criticize Lakas Katorse were
surprised at its fast-paced realistic touch in the executions of armed and
unarmed combat, unique system of training, and synthesis of quality and
quantity of techniques, that they ended up praising the value of the art. Some
even neglected their own arts and committed themselves to the study of Lakas
Katorse. In the process of spreading the art of Lakas Katorse, Rene
Casiño gained the approval and recognition of a variety of international
martial arts organizations, and has already been acknowledged as the
Grandmaster (Punong Guro or Dalubhasa) of Lakas Katorse by The World
Organizer of Martial Arts (WOMA), Board of Martial Arts Council (BOMAC), World
Karate Federation (WKF), World Accreditation of Certification Office For
Martial Arts (WACOM), The International Council of Master and Grandmasters
(ICMG), The World Head of Society (WHOS), and many other regional and
international organizations. For now, Lakas Katorse is still in the stage of
expansion as more and more students from all over the world join the steadily
growing ranks of the Lakas Katorse Force.
WHAT IS LAKAS KATORSE?
Lakas Katorse
is a purely Filipino Style Martial
Art founded by Ricardo “Rene” Casiño, who was unsatisfied by what
he saw as incompleteness in the other arts in which he trained. Translated, “Lakas
Katorse” is a Filipino vernacular term meaning “Power Fourteen.” In
this case, FOURTEEN is the number used, to classify nearly every sequence,
pattern, technique, etc. in Lakas Katorse, for the reason that it is not too
high a number that students will be stalled in the memorization of techniques,
yet at the same time it is not too low of a number to allow the memorization of
the techniques to be too simple. Although the focus of Lakas Katorse lies
in the training of the Martial Art, it also includes its own unique system of
Body Building, Aerobics, Fitness, Ballroom / techno dance and in some aspects,
Physiotherapy. This broadens the definition of the term “Lakas Katorse”, making
it a well-rounded sports/athletic system for overall physical fitness and
health. Consequently, instructors of Lakas Katorse are well- grounded in terms
of over physical speed, strength, and endurance, making them well equipped for
the martial arts that they teach.
.
THE SYSTEM
Most, if not
all, of the aspects found in the Lakas katorse are unique. The classification
of thousand of techniques into 14 weapons and 14 are like non-that have ever
been seen today. Even the techniques in armed and unarmed combat are unique
from those taught in any other martial arts. The innovated style of Lakas
katorse martial arts is based on the reality of street combat, with or without
weapons. The main method of learning within the Lakas katorse system is
memorization of techniques, which is followed by continuous routine
repetition. We believe that memorization
of the techniques works the mind. While the repetitious movements of the body
help make the application of the techniques second nature to the student. This
continuous repeating coordination between the mind and body allows the
subconscious mind to retain the motion and application of the techniques. This
then leads to a student being capable of executing any practiced moves with
spontaneity. We believe that due to our unique system of which emphasizes the
proper execution of techniques. Combined with the repetitions of practice. Our
students can achieve this martially controlled state of spontaneous reaction in
any combat situation. Due to the precision repetition and technique execution
demanded from any students during practice, the effectiveness of the Lakas
katorse martial system is highly advanced as seen in some of our techniques,
which can reach up to three strikes in a single moment. We, highly recommend
Lakas Katorse as one of today’s most effective modern combat arts. As we are
sure to be able to offer much of the techniques on demand in the new generation
of martial arts.
In terms of
training Lakas, katorse lays claim as having one of the unique systems in
training. Our techniques are divided into sequences, which in turn are divided
into “Groups and Stars”. These groups and stars are then divided into the four
belt colors of Lakas Katorse. The belt system is as follows:
White Belt: Initiate
of Lakas Katorse
Brown Belt: Senior
instructor of Lakas Katorse
Black Belt: Master
of Lakas Katorse
Star
Requirements (The Road to the Red Belt): Greater Master of Lakas Katorse
¼ Red, ¾ Black Belts (First Fold):
Star Requirement One
½ Red, ½ Black Belts (Second Fold): Star
Requirement Two
2/4
Red ¼ Black Belt {third fold}: star requirements three
Red Belt:
Dalubhasa {Grandmaster} Lakas Katorse
{Held by Ricardo C.
Casiño}
The backbone of
Lakas katorse training lies in the partner training. We believe that through
partner training. the Lakas katorse students gains a realistic first hand
experience in the feel of the movements,
while at the same time gaining experience in against varied kinds of
partners with differing physiques, movements and levels of fighting depending
on who their fighting is, be he/ she a student an instructor a master or the
Grandmaster. Although it is highly recommended that a students trains with a
partner it is not required until the higher level of Lakas katorse. With our
unique system comes a solo training format designed to give single students a
method of practicing a thousands of techniques of Lakas katorse without the aid
of the partner. Regardless of whether as student has a partner or not, he/ she
can still begin his training in Lakas katorse to build a foundation to a higher
level of the system.
Although the
Lakas Katorse martial art is fully base on street combat, it is also designed
to be easily translated into a sport. This makes the Lakas Katorse system fully
rounded and efficient in martial arts, sports, and overall physical fitness.
LAKAS KATORSE
WEAPONS TRAINING IN {3} CATEGORIES: {PHYSICAL FITNESS,
LK STREET FIGHTING
WHITE BELT
CATEGORY:
{6} RINGS –
Lakas katorse competitors should fight in {6} rings in a row
ring
1 – foot fist
ring 2 – Arnis
ring 3 – Balaraw short
ring 4 – Balaraw long
ring 5 – Palusok
ring 6 – Panambuno
BROWN BELT
CATEGORY:
{8} RINGS –
Lakas Katorse competitors should fight {8} rings in a row
Note:
competitors should fight according to the requirement level
BLACK BELT
CATEGORY:
{9} RINGS
Note:
Competitors should fight according to the requirement level
In 2005 the Founder
and Grandmaster of Lakas Katorse establish the MATA NG BAYAN ELITE FORCES
{MBEF} a non – government organization
NGO registered in the securities and exchange commission, Philippines
ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF LAKAS
KATORSE
By Ricardo “Rene” Casiño
All rights reserved.
A martial
artist particularly those who are holding a higher martial arts rank believes
got many experiences in the tournament fight, in the demonstration to show the
skills and techniques before the Masters and Grandmasters from different
discipline and encounter unexpected fight or straight fight. This proves that a
higher-ranking martial artist is competent of their ability. “Depending of the
discipline” in time of danger if your life is almost owed by death that is the
moment where you were thinking twice to whether you run away, or face the
situation. However, all of such threats were just depend on individual courage
and skill where you are train. In the Philippines, I experience and encountered
an individual who made an amok, wielding a knife and bolo and confronted me;
some are under the influence of liquor while other not. As a Deputy Police
Chief of the Barangay, I often responded to the people who made a crime
{face-to-face confrontation}. My martial arts skill gave me courage
to confront the sharp knife, ice pick and bolo and above all my faith and
prayer of God for safety and protection during the confrontation. My
three years of working and experiencing to various crimes, I also expose
in defense in the deadly weapons such as; knife, bolo, home made guns, and the
12 volts battery operated for catching the fish. {Fishing rod the positive and
negative}
The deadly
weapons I was disarmed so far namely: 4 knives, 3 ice pick 3 bolos.
To handle the situation is quite hard especially if the criminals are intend to
kill you for they are influence of drugs, liquor while others are in depressed
situation. It was during nighttime the incident occurred I have the difficulty
to handle it aside from the rain it is quite invisible because the light is insufficient.
Still I was survive and the only thing I depend on is Gods help and protection
and secondly my self – defense skills in weapons. I would say my martial arts
knowledge helps great in my day-to-day activities. It is an advantage for us if
we are martial artist especially if we have a rigid training of the weapons
{bladed and non-bladed} in my long experience of hand and foot combat training,
the weapons training is incomparable. That is why weapons are my first priority
in the training. Based on the TV, RADIO and NEWSPAPER reports in the
Philippines People have died because of the deadly weapons used. The snatching
of cell phone, bags, necklace and other valuable things sharp and pointed
weapons are usually use by the robbers. Other incidents are drugs related they
used knives or any deadly weapons to kill somebody. A lack of experience
martial artist in the training of weapons is vulnerable to a criminal who knows
how to use a knife. Robbers the knife is a part of their lives and commonly
used as means of livelihood. There were news report that a martial artist died
on the spot, at first he fought with criminals but later was stab he never
defend himself due to inexperience in the training of weapons. Be reminded
that, if what we practice will show up. The training of deadly weapons is big
different from practicing bare hand and bare foot only. Weapons practitioners
are more cautious, and mentally and physically alert for once they made a
mistake they will suffer skin cut. Why should we train if we suffer bruises
contusion of or even skin cuts? Therefore, in the Lakas katorse training
safety measure is a top priority. In the Lakas Katorse, weapons training
many precautionary measures taught during the training so even if the
techniques perform were so fast there is no such contusion or skin cuts
occurred.
Meanwhile, as
weapons expert I have the pleasure to impart my skills for I
believe that if this {fighting qualities} would absorb in you then the
weapons fighting strategy would be more applicable{ bladed and non- bladed}
this gives you confident and courage to practice more about the
LAKAS KATORSE weapons techniques.
A weapons
fighter knows the “essential elements” mentally and physically. A
Weapons expert does mean “a practitioner and a fighter of hand and foot
and weapons -bladed and non bladed”. This is base on the real meaning of
self- defense- to transform the whole body into a weapon. To study the hand
foot for offense, defense, and the weapons as well. A martial artist with
weapons experience is advantage. In fact, in the” foot fist fight” you can
apply the techniques you have learned from the weapons training. In the
“weapons fight” it is quite complicated and hard to use the foot fist training
and experience since the degree and angle of defense and offense is big
different comparing to a purely weapons fight .this is Martial arts
education we have to educate in the martial arts way without limiting our
knowledge. I believe that the training of weapons is one of the higher level of
education ever offered that martial artist has to take.
ESSENTIAL
ELEMENTS TO BECOME A WEAPONS EXPERT
BALARAW
{S} USE &
DIFFERENT
GRIPS 1.} The “conceal” hiding the Balaraw in inner wrist, 2.}The “thrust” and
3.} The “thrust reverse.”
BUTT – LK
practitioners are train for butting in the training. If the defender hits the
butt by the offender it is a warning sign for him, the defender thinking of his
risk that if the hit is from the blade of the Balaraw perhaps untimely dying
occurred. At this point, the defender do extra care not to hit anywhere on the
body.
SLASH- is
often use the by the LK practitioners and is quite safe instead of stab. the
fast training drills, slash is very effective. if the defender hits the
slashing techniques does means a danger for him assuming that, slashing
is the same as stab that penetrating on the body.
CRASH – only
the highly trained LK practitioner can do the crashing techniques. This
training is almost the same thing with the butt the difference is that crash
could be perform in the fast and short moves. The edge of the base of the blade
is use to crash the body at any angles.
LEVER – LK
practitioners often used the side of the blade and the forearm to lever the
defenders arm, causing to break, maim, control, twist and disarm.
BLOCK –at the
right angle and exact distance from the body is the primary moves to deal with,
the confrontation between the Balaraw to Balaraw is a great challenge for every
partner, the good estimate and the correct block is necessary to avoid the hit.
In fact, the LK drills is the best training tool expedient for different angles
of the blocks exercise.
STRIKE – This
technique is not actually coming from the Balaraw but from the forearm and
other parts of the body, causing to distract the defender to let the offender
do the second move and taking advantage.
THRUST- LK
thrust could be perplex, decisive and deceptive and continues {qualities} so
that the defender has nothing to do but to depend, and protect until being hit.
The LK drill is a precise technique to avail those qualities.
PRESS – this
is often use by the LK practitioners to lock up the defenders arm, to clear and
to do the offense.
DISARM – is
the core training of every LK training for without this, perhaps moves has in
no effect, no essence, and not winnable. in fact, if you are use of the
disarming techniques the defender should always defend, release and clear but
if the disarming is continues or what we called { cadena or chain} a trapping
could be techniques could be possible, and the defender become motionless
and get exhausted in doing the unending disarming. In fact, LK disarming must
be a {cadena} so that the defender has no way no react except to defense until
disarm.
PUSH – is the
advantage training by the LK practitioners that if you are use to it. You can
even hit any parts of the defender body. Like for instance if you are going to
hit the “sole of the foot” while standing- up {Defender} by applying the push
and pulling techniques [offender} you can do the sole hitting.
PULL- is the
partner of the “push” if the two {push and pull} were working together then the
hidden parts or unexposed body parts of the defender will hit. LK practitioners
are use on this kind of training. This is a funny game the defender is trying
her best to depend, not to trap of the push and pulling but at the end the hit
is perform.
PUNCH- can be
a two way perform by both arms {armed– unarmed} this is a deceptive moves that
the defender does not know to whether what arms could be use for offense.
ELBOW – is often
use in the training of LK particularly in close fight elbow is effective and
could get damage if the defender will caught by surprise and the strike hit in
right angle.
HOLD – is one
of the most important training of LK. Based on the rules the LK practitioners
are- allowed to hold the arm only, while the defender is not allowed to hold
the arm. Therefore, the counter releases etc are often perform during the
training.
RELEASE HOLDS
– this is a very attractive and effective training. Ones the LK practitioners
are get trap and lock the release holds are the final moves to release the
holds and counter holds.
CENTER- LK
practitioners should always cautious in distributing the weight or proper
placement of the weight during the training, the swift moves, of offense
and defense using the speed and power could only be done if proper alignment of
the body is maintain.
COUNTER- the
LK practitioners should always counter any attack made by the offender. The one
attack could either one or two counters perform in fast moves if possible. The
question is that, did the defender is ready to defense himself? Actually, our
technique is seemingly cannot comprehend by the defender particularly if the
defender is unfamiliar with the LK fighting system.
ARNIS
USE &
DIFFERENT
GRIPS – the Lakas katorse standard grip would be 2 to 3 inches away from the
base of Arnis for diverse purpose, the grip from the edge of Arnis up to the
bottom is part of the training in preparation for any combat fighting.
LK GRIP- 2 to
3 inches away from the base
PROPER GRIP-
if where the fore knuckle located the blade is there
BUTT- used the
base of Arnis utilizes for poking, jabbing, ram, bump, rap, pushing and shoving
to all the Lakas Katorse vital parts of the body.
CRASH – used
the edge base of Arnis utilizes for smashing, breaking, battering, and
shivering on the Lakas Katorse vital parts.
LEVER- used
the specific side of Arnis so with the arm, exerting enough strength to lever
the vulnerable parts to be able to establish disarming, clearing, punching,
blocking, twisting etc.
BLOCK- used
the specific parts of Arnis and the arms to block any forms of attacks, a block
that could be define as attack.
STRIKE – use
the specific parts of Arnis as well as the fist utilizing the Lakas katorse
vital parts.
THRUST –used
the top of Arnis and the fist to drive into, and propel direct to the Lakas
katorse vital parts.
PRESS- used
the forearm and the side of Anis to weigh upon, press down and up, and circular
straight way for clearing, take advantage, unbalance, pulling, pushing, take
down and submission.
DISARM – used
the specific parts of Arnis and the arm for snatching, controlling, disabling
to become defenseless in seconds.
PUSH – use the
arm for pressing forward for unbalance, turning around, and delay.
PULL- used the
arm for pushing and other Lakas katorse combination moves.
PUNCH- used the
fist for punching to any target areas wield or unwieldy.
ELBOW- used
the arm and elbow for lever, strike, and breaking the bones.
RELEASE- used
the arm for releasing the holds with matching twist to lock up and counter the
gripping arm.
CLEAR- a
technique use by the Lakas katorse practitioners clears all the obstacles that
could obstruct in front or at the center to give way the offense and defense
and other combination techniques.
FOLLOW STEPS-
fundamental steps by the Lakas katorse practitioners used to establish the
proper balance, distance, quick counter and body coordination.
FAMILIARIZATION-
a Lakas katorse training using diverse combination techniques or a series of
intricate moves that seems hard in the first training experience but if you are
used to it, it could be simple moves. This training needs long patience and
perseverance so that the techniques used turns natural moves.
INSTICT- it is
a physical and mental training adopted by the Lakas Katorse for we believe
that, what we practice will showed up and the thousand of techniques being
practice instinctively come out, our solid fundamental techniques taught by the
Grandmaster conveys us to become awesome, smart and unique fighter.
COVER- a
technique taught by the Founder to cover the whole body with 26” inches in
length single Arnis in any manner of weapons attack.
BUDO SCIENCES:
BREAKING THREE GREAT WRONG PARADDIGM.
Roberto
González Haramboure
“The less we
can do in favor of something, is to understand it.”
GASSET, J.
In the present
publishing we try to share many personal conclusions about these subjects, based
on the modern scientific knowledge together with the traditional heritage. On
that case, we don’t want to be assumed as the persons with the most and last
knowledge, only one who has studied and give his products to the colleges, to
be used in favor of martial arts. Personally, I am sure that even when we have
a lot of knowledge, we have many things to learn yet. I would like to show
graphically this idea by the following picture. Before talk (or on this case
write) about martial arts, it is very important that first we understand
themselves, especially on its essence. About it, in the Dictionary of the Real
Academy of Language, we find the word “war” from the Germanic “Werra”, defined
mainly as fight, but also with the following meanings:
- Broke of peace.
- Army
fighting.
- Opposition (even in moral way).
In the same document we can
find the word “art” from the Latin “ars” or “artis”, with the following
meanings:
- Virtuosity, ability to do something.
- A way of
human activity to express a personal view from real or imaginary sources.
Joining those words we can
see the phrase “martial arts”. But remember that that the word “martial” came
from “Mars” (Roman God of war), similar of Ares or Enalio from the Greece
Culture. Therefore martial arts mean “arts of war”. Nevertheless many people
use it (in a wrong way) to assume that a martial way is that expressed by
discipline, order, courtesy and etiquette; in spite of its actual meaning. That is our first wrong paraddigm to break. Now that
we understood what martial arts actually are, we can search their
methodological origin.
With the pass
of time, several millenary fighting systems from the Eastern Continent known as
martial arts has been introduced in the sport scene, and even more, included in
the Olympic chart. Among them we can find Judo, Taekwondo, Wushu, and others.
Inside this scenery, several people say that martial arts on that case have
lost their sense and meaning
For the analysis we should begin by culture, known as
the amount of assets, spiritual or material ones, created by men in benefit of
a specific sphere. On that case we find several kind of culture such as:
Medical, Military, Sexual, Culinary, Artistic and so on. In the case of
Physical Culture, involves mainly the following components.
Those
components are known as:
- Physical
Education: Pedagogical process directed to the development of physical
capacities and knowledge about them and the body functioning.
- Recreation
(from a physical point of view): Use of physical activities in a spontaneous
and entertaining way in the free time.
-
Physiotherapy: Use of physical activities, and other affinities, in order to
prevent or eliminate physical or psychological illness.
-
Sport: Activity that assures a
physical and psychological work, based on rules of practice in a competitive
situation. The main sport
taxonomy is:
- Ball games:
represented by Volleyball, Baseball, Football, Jockey and others.
- Time and
Score: Weight lifting, Athletics, Cycling and others.
- Competitive
Art: Figure Skate, Synchronized swimming, Gymnastics and others.
- Fighting:
Boxing, Wrestling, Fencing (in wish are also included martial arts such as
Judo, Karatedo, Wushu y Taekwondo and others)
Sport preparation, according Matvéev, L. P.
(1983) is: “...the multifaceted process of rational use of the amount of ways,
methods, conditions that allow the influence in the sportsman’s growing, and
assure the necessary level to reach high performance. This process involves:
- Sport training: "The main way of sport
preparation, based on systematical exercises pedagogically organized in order
to rule the sportsman’s evolution and his increase. This exercise can be done
in general ad particular way, and directed to physical, technical, tactical and
psychological objectives.
- Competitions: (as a way of preparation and not as an
official tournament) are: An imitative way to present the actual conditions of
performance.
- Use of extra factors that help training and
competitions, and intensify its effects and also the resting process alter
charges: Use of special way to
increase the resting process after training and competition; and also
procedures that intensify and improve the effect of training charges (can be
naturals from the environment or artificially created by man as biological,
psychological or any other kind that increases the sport shape.
About martial
arts preparation process, Draegger, D. (1974) said: "martial arts,
correctly transmitted, are balanced system of spiritual discipline, self defense
and competitive sport, always that a principle of gin shi tai (mind, body and
technique) is present.[1]
In relation
of this idea Egami, S (1986) said that martial arts should be understood by
renshu and keyko. On the first case is only involved the physical and technical
development, but in second is a wider scene that involves, besides, the mental
development.
Renshu
(training) involves the following components:
- Yunbi undo (preparation exercises) (warm up): “The development of
muscles in mans change according to their use. Therefore, at the beginning of
every lesson, all persons should make exercises to prepare and develop its
muscles, in a way that they make easier the performance of movements and
techniques.[2]
- Shutai undo (Main exercises) "It is made of stances, blocks,
kicks and paunches that can be done alone or in pairs."[3]
- Hojo undo (complementary exercise): “They are from Yoga and Doin
(Indian and Chinese exercises for health), that give many benefits.”[4]
- Seiri undo (relaxing
exercises). Known as cooling or resting activities.
So far we have
noticed that martial arts and modern fighting sport share the same subjects in
training, the only difference is the consequence. On sport the goal is to score
points and in martial arts was to finish the opponent. But…that makes a
difference? Less technique, less attack zone, less time change the idea? On the
similar case of flames. Is there any difference in the flames from our kitchen
from that of a wood fire caused by an tourist? No! One is under control and the
other no, but is the same fire. Martial arts and fighting sports are
definitively the same. The following pictures show the idea mentioned.
This is the second wrong paraddigm to break: are
martial arts and competitive sport the same or not?
The third wrong paraddigm to break is that
science is opposite to traditional subjects from martial arts.
In the same
way of martial arts, on this case we will start from theoretical basics.
Science is
known as: ¨“the amount of well worked facts and hypothesis that, in a way
that are practical, economical and humanity possible, can be proved
experimentally.[5]
Tadition cames from Latín traditio,
or tradere, "give". Therefore, tradition is all about
valuable, believes and heritage that a generation receives from people before.
It is known mainly as “peolpe wisdom”
The relation
of those words at its meaning was analyzed by poet Vicente Aleixandre when
receiving Nobel Price, attacking traditions that are kept without criticism. He
said that the vitality of traditions lies on their capacity of renovation and
change. After that, we will se how science helps martial arts, without affects
them.
We know that
man, for ancient times, have tried to understand the world. On that sense, when
we start in the martial world we should began with research, in order to learn
the more things about it as possible.
Alter that it
is necessary to look the history, in order to know the pass and the origin.
The next step
is about philosophy; in wish we can assume our position in the world according
our pints of view and knowledge,
Consequently
comes psychology, in order to know the human behavior.
After we know
how to think in general, cames the turn of sciences involved with actions. The
following step is bioquemestry that involves body functioning and cellular
reactions.
One step
forward we see biology, in charge of the structure of living species.
The next
science is biomechanic, in charge of movement possibilities.
So far we
have seen the sciences involved with the way of think and make in solitary, but
when we face a group of persons it is necessary to use sociology, in order to
understand the relations and interactions of the people.
At the
present point, we have seen sciences involved in thinking and doing in solitary
and group, but in a subjective and empirical way. In order to become exact our
work we should use metrology. It cames together with methodology, that assures
the planning of the activities that should be done.
When we reach
the point that know all about think and make in a right way in groups or
individual, we are in conditions to teach. There cames pedagogy. But as we are
not able to reach many people even when we want it, it is necessary that in an
indirect way other people receive our teaching, there cames in the last step
literature.