December 2009 · Jiu Jistsu tournament and this was one of the first tournaments I ever...

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The WHA Welcomes: James LeClair from Hartland, WS Michael A. Barnard from Port Jervis, NY Phillip Vaughan from Greensboro, NC WHA Now on Facebook Join us at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/World-Hapkido-Association/125484383047 WHA 2010 Denver Winter Camp Saturday, February 6, 2010 Instructor’s Winter Camp Mukido Workshop We are pleased to announce that Master Jung will be providing a Hapkido weapons workshop for all WHA 3rd Dans and higher on Thursday, February 4th 6:30 – 8:30 PM. This is a perfect way to kick-off the 2010 Winter Camp! Participation is $20 to cover additional costs. Invitation All WHA 2nd Dans and below are welcome to join in on regular class at Ki Martial Arts Centers in Indian Hills on Thursday, February 4th 6:30 – 8 PM Please contact Master Piller for details.

All WHA Instructors & Students who are planning to test for WHA Black Belt Rank at the 2010 Winter Camp please contact Master Piller. See WHA Testing Application included in newsletter page 12.

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WHA Seminars Mr. Hendrix, the WHA NC Rep., will be conducting a WHA seminar at Han Ho Martial Arts in Middletown, NY on Friday, December 12th at 10am. Topics will include: Knife Defense, Ground Grappling and the Staff. For more information please contact Master Mike Barnard at [email protected]




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Find the Possibilities* Every time we walk on the mat we are presented with new challenges, new ideas, new roads and new discoveries. Even if we have seen it before or are doing it again, it is different nonetheless - a different, day, a different time, a different partner, a different mindset. Each time becomes like the first time. And in itself is a unique experience – one that should be embraced and honored. How often do you get the chance to try something again and work at making it better? In a world that boasts, “you don’t get a second chance to make a first impression”, our return to the mat is a gift of purity and one of profound growth potential. Why waste it? Why take it for granted? Consider all the possibilities and make the most of it. Very few of us ever get the chance to do what we love all the time. The world offers so many distractions, that at times we may find it difficult to find the joy in anything let alone what we love to do. So with that hour or two, every so many days we spend with others on the mat, we should strive to enhance the magnitude and impact of that

experience – so as to have it carry over and last until our next gathering. With this spark of excitement, the potential for self-discovery and growth is boundless and endless. Time may have a limit but learning, growth and experience do not. Find it – find the possibilities! -Michael Aloia Asahi Dojo, PA

*Originally appeared in Aikido Now




HAPKIDO and the BADGE THE ULTIMATE TROPHY Each day my partner and I are approached by police cadets who want us to answer a few questions about our martial arts background. Given the fact that we are Defensive Tactics instructor for the state of Oklahoma, this is a pretty common occurrence. The first question is, what styles do we practice? We list the styles for the cadet and moved on to the next question. How many tournaments have you been in or do you participate in a year? Once again we answered quickly and waited for the next question, which always follows this question no matter what age or gender of the student. How many have you won and why can’t we find you guys on You-tube? Now we have been in a few tournaments, but would never be able to give a definite answer to this question. We always tell them “I’ve won some and I’ve lost some, just like everyone else in the world.” For some reason as a Defensive Tactics instructor students believe that we should have never lost a fight and they are always astounded when we tell them that we have lost. More importantly though they usually get angry when we don’t set and brag about our accomplishments. To us this is no big

deal, but to them it’s like the world froze in place when we say “I’ve lost some.” We have tried in the past to explain that it is ok to lose and why it is ok to lose, but usually this falls on deaf ears. In a tournament there is always a set of rules to follow. Even in mixed martial arts tournaments there are several rules contestants must follow. If at any point a contestant breaks the rules they are punished either by getting a warning, a point taken away, or even disqualification. You have to follow the rules of the tournament. Without rules we don’t believe many people would participate because we all have jobs or school that we have to show up to the next day. We all want to continue our training and test our skills, but we believe there is a safe way to go about it. Imagine how quickly our career in the martial arts would end if we practiced without the proper training equipment and some basic safety rules. So when you go to a tournament you must follow the rules so you and your opponent can learn and grow in the martial arts without killing one another. It is extremely important to have rules and to follow these rules. So yes, we believe that it is ok to lose in a tournament. The goal you should have going in to a tournament should not necessarily be winning but learning. We all want to




win, but the main goal should be learning. Learning what you need to fix or what works well for you, learning your strengths and weakness, and learning what moves work for you and what ones don’t. Tournaments are where we go to learn and grow as martial artists not to see who can beat up whom. We have been fortunate that the majority of people that we have faced on the mats have this same goal in mind. Some of our losses have come at the hands of very skilled martial artists and every time we learn something. For example, you should not stand there while a kick is coming toward your head, you should move. One of my (Jeanelle) best learning experiences happened during a Brazilian Jiu Jistsu tournament and this was one of the first tournaments I ever participated in. As a white belt I was matched against an advanced blue belt in the open division. The lady had many years of experience and needless to say I was really nervous, but I remembered why I was there. I wanted to learn something. So when we started the lady easily took me to the ground and proceeded to score a few points by getting in to a full mount position. She could see I was struggling to find a way

to escape and much to my surprise she started coaching me on how to get out. Eventually, I escaped and put her in my guard. And while she was passing my guard she was explaining to me how she was doing it. Now obviously I was trying to stop her from doing this, but she was very skilled. Once she escaped she moved in to side mount. From there she let me struggle to get out for a little bit, but then she started telling me how to escape. I escaped and got into her guard. At this point, we had a little bit of time left so she said “ok now I’m going to finish it.” I struggled with her, she pulled off an arm bar, and I tapped out. Afterward I went to her and told her thank you and congratulations. Then I asked her why she was helping me during the fight because I knew that at any point had she wanted to submit me she could have with ease. She said, “what would be the point in that, neither of us would have learned anything.” I asked her what she learned from me, she said that she learned that it’s not about winning right away it’s about what you take away from the fight and that she now had a new friend in the martial arts.” We talked about trading some training (Hapkido for BJJ)




and we parted as friends. I am ashamed to say that my life was so hectic we never got together again after that day. But I will never forget what she taught me that day. Now all that being said, No we do not like losing, but we would be fools if we didn’t take something away from a loss. You must always think about the tournament as a chance to learn not a chance to take home a piece of metal (trophy.) From a police officer’s view: Tournaments are where we safely test our skills and learn how to develop these skills. However, most people would agree that a tournament fight is not the same as a fight on the streets. When we train police officers we are constantly reminding them that MMA fights are something totally different than what we do for our job. When we get into a fight as a police officer we still have some rules to follow, but when it comes to a true all out fight for your life there are no rules. We do not care if we pull hair or bite fingers. What matters is that we win and we go home to our loved ones with the ultimate trophy…OUR LIVES. We use the term win as opposed to what we usually hear “survive.” To survive a fight means that

we didn’t necessarily come out on top. We may have lost the ability to walk or we can no longer use a hand, or we are going to be in a vegetative state the rest of our life. We teach our officers in Oklahoma how to WIN the fight. We never just want them to survive. We try to get them into the mindset that if it comes down to it and you must fight for your life, that you win that fight. To win the fight may mean “cheating” in the eyes of the average citizen or a referee at a controlled tournament. Eye gouging, hair pulling, or finger biting are all completely ok if that is what it takes to win. Officers need to stop and ask themselves before they ever hit the streets if they are prepared to take their two hands and in an effort to win the fight use them to kill another human being. They need to ask themselves are they ready to feel bones break in their hands are they ready to hear another human being scream in pain or gasp for their last breath in an effort to be able to go home alive themselves. Police officers need to get their mindset in check to win the fight to and move on with their lives. We must ask ourselves these questions: Do I know myself, who am I? Can I shoot no matter what the conditions? Can I fight and save my life?




Have I been hitting the workout room or the Dojang like I should in order to defend my life or the lives of others? Do I want the ultimate trophy or do I want someone to just walk up and give it to me? The “will to win” is an attitude that has kept many police officers alive. It has been discarded so often by those who don’t understand what winning means, that winning, somehow, has become less privileged in terms of acceptance by the average every day person - which blends over into the lives of those young police cadets that we see every day. Society in its effort to be politically correct is taking the will to win away from our children and as they grow up the become police officers and feel that they should be able to win just because they wear a badge. Today’s child plays softball, football whatever sport you can think of and regardless on the outcome every child on the team receives a trophy. Win or lose they receive rewards. With this type mentality why is there a need to even try and be better? Why should we try and improve ourselves, to work harder, to be better? Why should we work harder on the mats to prepare ourselves to win the fight. Each and every police officer on this planet should never be

satisfied with their performance. Instead we should all strive to improve on ourselves and become better and better. Unfortunately this isn’t the case. More often than not people will settle for mediocrity because there is no will to be better, no will to win, no will to obtain that ultimate trophy called life. It is said that the meek shall inherit the earth. If this be the case then someone will surely have to get it ready for them. I believe police officers will be the ones to do this BUT we have got to dig deep into our chemical make-up and will ourselves to perform this job and win. The will to win is in our chemistry we as a society have just tucked it away because it has been misconstrued as violence. Yes, violence is an ugly thing. It tastes bad, it smells bad, it feels bad and it sounds bad. However it is a necessary evil in an effort to win, to continue progressing in our lives and the will to finish each tour of duty going home to hug our spouses and children. Kelvin Hall and Jeanelle Van Buskirk




NEW MEMBER FACILITY Family Martial Art & Law Enforcement Training www.fmalet.com [email protected] Ada, Oklahoma 580-606-1232 Instructors: Kelvin Hall and Jeanelle Van Buskirk Main instruction will be in Hapkido. Additional training in Kyokushin Kai, Aikido, Krav Maga and the Valencia/Lameco System will be available. Law Enforcement Participants will be trained under the LEAD system (Law Enforcement Apprehension and Defense System) created by Mr. Hall and Ms. Jeanelle, using techniques derived from several systems including Hapkido, Krav Maga, BJJ, Aikido, among others. The School Emblem is based on our goal to bring a balance back into the family and to promote ONLY self defense. The Kanji is "Protect and Defend" and comes from the law enforcement field as well as Mr. Hall’s background in Kyokushin Kai Karate.




“ACCREDITATION”

In the martial arts, just like colleges and universities accreditation plays a large role when a prospective student is evaluating which one to choose and where to make their investment of time, money, and hard work. Many times people ask what type of martial arts do I study or teach; along with my ranks and sanctioning bodies. I’m sure many instructors hear these questions frequently. If you the student, parent, prospect, etc visits the head instructor’s office you’ll normally see what we call our “wall of fame.” Currently on my walls I have some of the following: 6th Degree Black Belt from International Original Tae Kwon Do Federation, Master Instructor in Tae Kwon Do from United States National Tae Kwon Do Association, 5th Degree Black Belt and Master Instructor in Hapkido from Black Eagle Hapkido Federation (which is directly under the American Hapkido Heuk Choo Kwan Association), 2nd Degree Black Belt from World Kido Federation, 5th Degree Black Belt from Premier Martial Arts International, charter school for the World Hapkido Association, member school and certified instructor for Black Belt Schools International, 1996 World Martial Arts Hall of Fame Inductee, 2009 business license from City of London, and possibly my new favorite: recognition award from Walt

Disney for my work as senior coordinator for the Promoters Championship at the Disney Martial Arts Festival. Plus pictures with martial arts dignitaries/friends other awards. I list some of my accomplishments not to brag but to show the importance of proper rank accreditation and recognition. Some may ask how important ranking/accreditation is. After all isn’t martial arts ungoverned by both federal and state governments? Well to the last two that is somewhat true; while there isn’t a national governing federal body like say the Homeland Security or Environmental Protection Agency that oversees us (thankfully). However we must be licensed by our local cities to conduct business. Rank is important for many reasons, such as: how good your instructor is, their background, how long they’ve been teaching or studying their art or style, and if they are a member of larger groups. When I visit other martial arts schools/gyms I always look at the head instructor’s office and their “wall of fame.” What their wall shows is the instructor or school is deemed qualified by someone before them. Plus the person before them recognizes that person as a martial artist in their group. Of course the local instructor/school owner has complete autonomy of their school, including curriculum, design, look, and ranking.




In addition it is generally accepted in the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu world that once a person achieves their Black Belt they are free to run their own organization and are basically on their own; the same is true in the Japanese and Korean styles; especially when one reaches the rank or certification of “Master Instructor.” But is rank everything? No! Today many schools are becoming “McDojo’s”. “McDojo” is a term basically meaning a couple of things: rank is bought instead of earned, young students are given extremely high ranks, and quality/martial arts structure and protocol is lacking. I can give you some first-hand examples. I know a gentleman who had two yellow belts (one real yellow and the other a junior/kid belt) who bought a Black Belt either online or thru a mail order company. Another example was when I heard of a 6 year old Black Belt! While we want students to feel good about their martial arts training and to be continually rewarded; we cannot sacrifice or sell out as teachers. Students and parents respect and appreciate things more when they or their child has earned it. Kind of like the teenager who was spoiled by their parents when they are given a bling ride but then complain because it’s a 2009 instead of a new 2010. Imagine how they will feel when reality hits in their late 20’s and they find no bailout money for them lol.

So how do we judge a martial arts student and instructor? Here are some of the things I look for in a good student: technique, dedication, respect, and martial arts protocol. For instructors and teachers, they like parents are judged by their students. Some things to look for are: number of students but most importantly the quality of their students both skills wise and character. I’ve been blessed to produce a number of students to Black Belt over the years. Four pop to mind right now: one is attending Yale University, another, a former company commander for ROTC at a local high school is now in a Christian college, a third one competed bravely at the international Disney Martial Arts Festival and the last one teaches for me and is currently 3-1 as a full contact kickboxer. Accreditation is very important; however more vital is the fruit produced. Master Will Schneider Elite Martial Arts




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