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This July 2013 issue of Black Belt Magazine spotlights Colonel Nattapong Buayam , one of the world’s foremost authorities on Muay Thai Kad Chueak — the ancient “rope-bound fist” fighting art often mislabeled in the West as Muay Boran, though its authentic name is Muay Thai Kad Chueak . With decades devoted to preserving Thailand’s traditional combative heritage, Colonel Buayam...
The Renaissance Man, Arcenio James Advincula Arcenio James Advincula embarked on the martial path for a reason that was far from unique. Being small in stature and of interracial heritage, the youth was a frequent victim of bullying. After one serious encounter with a group of young thugs, his father hired two former Filipino army scouts to school him in combat judo and escrima....
What It Is Strictly speaking, san da is a Chinese martial arts amalgam composed of kickboxing, throws and wrestling-style takedowns. What It Isn’t Some writers have referred to san da as “Chinese MMA,” but that’s inaccurate because it normally doesn’t include ground fighting or submissions. Furthermore, in competition, san da fighters are permitted to clinch, but they’re not all...
Joe Lewis first met Bruce Lee in 1967. “He wanted to convince me that I should use my strong side forward (when fighting),” Lewis recalls. But Lewis, who had successfully employed strategies of his own without Lee’s help, didn’t believe in changing his fighting stance at the time. By 1970, however, Lewis had become a full-time Lee protégé and was “road-testing” Lee’s jeet kune d...
Empty Your Cup—The First Door to Freedom A Zen master once poured tea into a learned man’s cup until it overflowed. “Stop! No more can go in!” the man cried. “Exactly,” said the master. “If you do not first empty your cup, how can you taste my tea?” Bruce Lee treasured this story because it revealed the first and most important key to personal liberation: emptiness. A martial ar...
