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Jun 02
2005
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June 2005 NewsletterPosted by KMSF in newsletter |
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From Barny's Desk
The question is whom do I think would win a Black Belt in Krav Maga or a Black Belt in some other style. If anyone could answer that question they would be able to make a lot of money betting on fights. Krav Maga is reality based, no rules self defense. When you add rules everything changes. If you challenge an attacker by positioning yourself inan obvious fighting stance, the attack will be harder to defend. By not letting an assailant know you have been trained the shock value of warding off an attack and counter attacking with organized powerful strikes will give you the best chance of surviving an altercation. Being able to deal with a situation mentally is as important as being able to physically. Knowing how to position yourself and assertively telling a potential attacker to stay away is not being a victim and is not challenging them either. Whether someone is trained in Martial Arts or not if they do not feel you are a threat they will not be cautious in the way they attack.
This is what gives Krav Maga practitioners the ultimate advantage.
From Sun Tzu's "The Art of War":
"Every battle is won before it is fought."
Announcements and upcoming events:
We want to congratulate Kathleen Flores on her new job, and we know everyone really misses her. Jeanette and Kat are going to the Krav Maga National Training Center in Los Angeles to get certified to teach all the Krav Maga fitness classes. They will be gone from June 23-26. When they come back Kat will be taking over the Cardio classes and Jeanette will take the bag classes. We are going to add a TRX class and cancel a yoga class on Saturday or Sunday.
Email us!!!
Do you want a TRX and/or yoga class on Saturday or Sunday for the summer???
We will be offering both Saturday and Sunday yoga and TRX starting in September.
We have few requests for 10 am classes, but not enough to go ahead with it. If you are interested please let us know. If there is enough interest we will be happy to add classes.
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
$50 GIFT CERTIFICATE WILL BE GIVEN TO ANY MEMBER WHO BRINGS SOMEONE IN THAT SIGNS UP.
$50 GIFT CERTIFICATE WILL BE GIVEN TO ANY MEMBER WHO SETS UP A SEMINAR FOR THEIR BUSINESS OR GROUP OF 15+ Gift Certificates can be applied to membership dues, pro shop, or private lessons.
CONTEST WILL LAST JUNE AND JULY.
Krav Maga for Kids coming in June 20th!
We are introducing our Krav Maga for Kids program on June 20th, 2005. Classes will be Monday and Wednesday at 4:30 pm, and Saturdays at 10 am for 8 weeks. Get your kids started early on developing the physical and mental skills for survival and health that will support them the rest of their lives. Cost for the 8 week course is $249.
Krav Maga Specialized Training Summer Camp
Saturday June 18 and Sunday June 19 (10 hours of training!)
Material Covered:
Weapons Defenses:
Gun Defenses, Knife Defenses, Shotgun Defense, Blunt object (stick) Defense
All Hand Combatives:
Straight Punches, Hooks, Uppercuts, Hammer Fists, Palm Strikes, Elbows
Kicks:
Groin, Round, Offensive, Defensive, Side, Back, Heel, Axe Punch and Kick Defenses
*All punch and kick attacks and defenses will be enhanced through realistic applications, scenario training, multiple attackers and greater stress and tension.
Specialized Beach Training and Water Training
Cost:
Sign up by May 15: Members $99 Non-Members $119
After May 15 Members $119 Non-Members $139
Honoring our ancestors
The study of martial disciplines has gone on for millenia. Most of what we do in training has been done before, by many students and masters. Over the centuries, thousands of books have been written on the subject, but there a few works that stand out and continue to be reservoirs of wisdom that teach ways of dealing with conflict, and winning with strategy. Topping the list are books like Sun Tzu's classic, "The Art of War", the "Hagakure: Book of the Samurai", and Musashi's "Book of 5 Rings". Even though they are couched in the language of their particular era, upon reading them it becomes clear that human nature has not changed that much since they were written. So little that in most cases it is easy to apply them to situations that appear now and probably will continue for many more centuries. There are, of course, some ideas that are now considered ignorant or barbaric, but there are many more that can still guide us today. Here are a few of my favorite quotes taken from the Hagakure.
Here is one that speaks of being unflappable, unconcerned with acts of nature or unavoidable events that merely cause momentary discomfort or inconvenience:
"There is something to be learned from a rainstorm. When meeting with a sudden shower, you try not to get wet and run quickly along the road. But doing such things as passing under the eaves, you still get wet. When you are resolved from the beginning, you will not be perplexed, though you will get the same soaking. This understanding extends to everything."
On the choice of how to meet one's fate:
"When meeting calamities or difficult situations, it is not enough to simply say that one is not at all flustered. When meeting difficult situations, one should dash forward bravely and with joy. It is the crossing of a single barrier and is like the saying, "The more the water, the higher the boat.""
This one is a bit archaic but I like its description of fierce fighting spirit:
"If you are slain in battle, you should be resolved to have your corpse facing the enemy."
On disengagement as a means to end conflict:
"A faultless person is one who withdraws from affairs. This must be done with great strength."
On dealing with chaotic battles, which in our times could be applied to dealing with a multiple attacker scenario:
"Taking an enemy on the battlefield is like a hawk taking a bird. Even though it enters into the midst of a thousand of them, it gives no attention to any bird other than the one it has first marked."
On training:
"In one's life, there are levels in the pursuit of study. In the lowest level, a person studies but nothing comes of it. At this point he is worthless. In the middle level he is still useless but is aware of his own insufficencies and can also see the insufficencies of others. In a higher level he has pride in concerning his own ability, rejoices in praise from others, and laments the lack of ability in his fellows. This man has worth! In the highest levels a man has the look of knowing nothing.
These are the levels in general. But there is one transcending level, and this is the most excellent of all. This person is aware of the endlessness of entering deeply into a certain Way, and never thinks of himself as finished. He truly knows his own insufficencies and never in his whole life thinks that he has succeeded. He has no thoughts of pride but with self-abasement knows the Way to the end. Master Yagyu once remarked: "I do not know the way to defeat others, but I know the way to defeat myself."
Throughout your life advance daily, becoming more skillful than yesterday, more skillful than today. This is never-ending."
The question is whom do I think would win a Black Belt in Krav Maga or a Black Belt in some other style. If anyone could answer that question they would be able to make a lot of money betting on fights. Krav Maga is reality based, no rules self defense. When you add rules everything changes. If you challenge an attacker by positioning yourself inan obvious fighting stance, the attack will be harder to defend. By not letting an assailant know you have been trained the shock value of warding off an attack and counter attacking with organized powerful strikes will give you the best chance of surviving an altercation. Being able to deal with a situation mentally is as important as being able to physically. Knowing how to position yourself and assertively telling a potential attacker to stay away is not being a victim and is not challenging them either. Whether someone is trained in Martial Arts or not if they do not feel you are a threat they will not be cautious in the way they attack.
This is what gives Krav Maga practitioners the ultimate advantage.
From Sun Tzu's "The Art of War":
"Every battle is won before it is fought."
Announcements and upcoming events:
We want to congratulate Kathleen Flores on her new job, and we know everyone really misses her. Jeanette and Kat are going to the Krav Maga National Training Center in Los Angeles to get certified to teach all the Krav Maga fitness classes. They will be gone from June 23-26. When they come back Kat will be taking over the Cardio classes and Jeanette will take the bag classes. We are going to add a TRX class and cancel a yoga class on Saturday or Sunday.
Email us!!!
Do you want a TRX and/or yoga class on Saturday or Sunday for the summer???
We will be offering both Saturday and Sunday yoga and TRX starting in September.
We have few requests for 10 am classes, but not enough to go ahead with it. If you are interested please let us know. If there is enough interest we will be happy to add classes.
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
$50 GIFT CERTIFICATE WILL BE GIVEN TO ANY MEMBER WHO BRINGS SOMEONE IN THAT SIGNS UP.
$50 GIFT CERTIFICATE WILL BE GIVEN TO ANY MEMBER WHO SETS UP A SEMINAR FOR THEIR BUSINESS OR GROUP OF 15+ Gift Certificates can be applied to membership dues, pro shop, or private lessons.
CONTEST WILL LAST JUNE AND JULY.
Krav Maga for Kids coming in June 20th!
We are introducing our Krav Maga for Kids program on June 20th, 2005. Classes will be Monday and Wednesday at 4:30 pm, and Saturdays at 10 am for 8 weeks. Get your kids started early on developing the physical and mental skills for survival and health that will support them the rest of their lives. Cost for the 8 week course is $249.
Krav Maga Specialized Training Summer Camp
Saturday June 18 and Sunday June 19 (10 hours of training!)
Material Covered:
Weapons Defenses:
Gun Defenses, Knife Defenses, Shotgun Defense, Blunt object (stick) Defense
All Hand Combatives:
Straight Punches, Hooks, Uppercuts, Hammer Fists, Palm Strikes, Elbows
Kicks:
Groin, Round, Offensive, Defensive, Side, Back, Heel, Axe Punch and Kick Defenses
*All punch and kick attacks and defenses will be enhanced through realistic applications, scenario training, multiple attackers and greater stress and tension.
Specialized Beach Training and Water Training
Cost:
Sign up by May 15: Members $99 Non-Members $119
After May 15 Members $119 Non-Members $139
Honoring our ancestors
The study of martial disciplines has gone on for millenia. Most of what we do in training has been done before, by many students and masters. Over the centuries, thousands of books have been written on the subject, but there a few works that stand out and continue to be reservoirs of wisdom that teach ways of dealing with conflict, and winning with strategy. Topping the list are books like Sun Tzu's classic, "The Art of War", the "Hagakure: Book of the Samurai", and Musashi's "Book of 5 Rings". Even though they are couched in the language of their particular era, upon reading them it becomes clear that human nature has not changed that much since they were written. So little that in most cases it is easy to apply them to situations that appear now and probably will continue for many more centuries. There are, of course, some ideas that are now considered ignorant or barbaric, but there are many more that can still guide us today. Here are a few of my favorite quotes taken from the Hagakure.
Here is one that speaks of being unflappable, unconcerned with acts of nature or unavoidable events that merely cause momentary discomfort or inconvenience:
"There is something to be learned from a rainstorm. When meeting with a sudden shower, you try not to get wet and run quickly along the road. But doing such things as passing under the eaves, you still get wet. When you are resolved from the beginning, you will not be perplexed, though you will get the same soaking. This understanding extends to everything."
On the choice of how to meet one's fate:
"When meeting calamities or difficult situations, it is not enough to simply say that one is not at all flustered. When meeting difficult situations, one should dash forward bravely and with joy. It is the crossing of a single barrier and is like the saying, "The more the water, the higher the boat.""
This one is a bit archaic but I like its description of fierce fighting spirit:
"If you are slain in battle, you should be resolved to have your corpse facing the enemy."
On disengagement as a means to end conflict:
"A faultless person is one who withdraws from affairs. This must be done with great strength."
On dealing with chaotic battles, which in our times could be applied to dealing with a multiple attacker scenario:
"Taking an enemy on the battlefield is like a hawk taking a bird. Even though it enters into the midst of a thousand of them, it gives no attention to any bird other than the one it has first marked."
On training:
"In one's life, there are levels in the pursuit of study. In the lowest level, a person studies but nothing comes of it. At this point he is worthless. In the middle level he is still useless but is aware of his own insufficencies and can also see the insufficencies of others. In a higher level he has pride in concerning his own ability, rejoices in praise from others, and laments the lack of ability in his fellows. This man has worth! In the highest levels a man has the look of knowing nothing.
These are the levels in general. But there is one transcending level, and this is the most excellent of all. This person is aware of the endlessness of entering deeply into a certain Way, and never thinks of himself as finished. He truly knows his own insufficencies and never in his whole life thinks that he has succeeded. He has no thoughts of pride but with self-abasement knows the Way to the end. Master Yagyu once remarked: "I do not know the way to defeat others, but I know the way to defeat myself."
Throughout your life advance daily, becoming more skillful than yesterday, more skillful than today. This is never-ending."
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