Spring 2013 Martial Arts Grandmasters International TM 1 2 OFFICIALKARATEMAG.COM Spring 2013 Martial Arts Grandmasters International TM 3 8 I Don “The Dragon” Wilson Find out the real story behind this champion and movie star! 12 I One More RoundTM Joe Corley announces the Joe Lewis Eternal Warrior Award at the upcoming Battle of Atlanta 8 14 I Three Systems, One Principle Sifu Craig Heimbichner on “Sticking Hands” sensitivity training. 18 I The Voice of TraditionTM Hanshi Dan Tosh discusses MMA verses Traditional Karate. Which one is better? 21 I Tips for New Black Belts From John Lober and Ryan Young 22 I Wisdom from a GrandmasterTM Understanding body-fat percentages. 24 I Favorite Fighting Techniques from the MastersTM ☛ Fighting techniques from world kickboxing and boxing champion Troy Dorsey. 26 I Western WrapupTM WRITERS WANTED: We want well-written articles on topics of Bruce Lee is gone but interest to a traditional karate audience. Stories on respected historical not forgotten as this figures in the martial arts, advanced how-to articles (not “how to do collection of movie a front kick”), and articles on educational philosophies or technical posters reveals. aspects, are all welcome. We reserve the right to edit articles to fit 26 and, of course, we will only accept articles that we believe will be of interest to our audience. For writer’s guidelines, send your email address and writing experience/bio to: [email protected] 4 OFFICIALKARATEMAG.COM Spring 2013 CONTENTS Spring 2013 8 I Don “The Dragon” Wilson 28 I Kung Fu KornerTM Find out the real story behind this champion Sifu Karen Schlachter on discovering your and movie star! inner-self for success. TM 12 I One More RoundTM 32 I Real Life Joe Corley announces the Joe Lewis Eternal Warrior Ted Gambordella on tracing the modern Award at the upcoming Battle of Atlanta fighting arts back to the beggining. 14 34 I MAGI® Benefits Expanding 14 I Three Systems, One Principle ® Sifu Craig Heimbichner on “Sticking Hands” Why you should be a member of MAGI . sensitivity training. 36 I Cyberspace CommentsTM 18 I The Voice of TraditionTM What makes an “Amazing” Martial Arts instructor Hanshi Dan Tosh discusses MMA verses and why? Traditional Karate. Which one is better? 18 38 I Nutritional Self DefenseTM Dr. Craig Rubenstein on pre- and post-concussion 21 I Tips for New Black Belts 16 From John Lober and Ryan Young Troy Dorsey nutritional heavy hitters. TM 22 I Wisdom from a GrandmasterTM 41 I Martial Marketplace Understanding body-fat percentages. News and Products you can use. 24 I Favorite Fighting Techniques from 42 I James Mather’s Karate LifeTM the MastersTM ☛ What is the important thing? Fighting techniques from world kickboxing and boxing champion Troy Dorsey. 44 I Turbo Charge Your Workouts Dr. Andrew Linick helps you get your mind into 26 I Western WrapupTM your workouts! Bruce Lee is gone but 24 not forgotten as this OK READER’S collection of movie BONUS Be sure to “Like” us at Look for this gold star- posters reveals. burst to take advantage www.Facebook.com/OfficialKarateMag of freebies available only to readers of this issue of Official Karate . See pages 17, 20, 31, and 41. Martial Arts Grandmasters International TM 5 Spring 2013 THE VOICE OF THE MARTIAL ARTS SINCE 1968 www.OfficialKarateMag.com Official Karate Magazine™ the “official” publication of Martial Arts Grandmasters Sound Off! International® I enjoyed reading the recent article on Keith Yates. Finding is a 21st Century version of the original Official words to describe such a person as Mr. Yates is a difficult Karate that was published 1969–1995 by Al task, but the article was a great start! I always enjoy hearing Weiss and Charlton Publications. We publish from other martial artists that respect and admire him as I quarterly in digital format with a printed have done since I met him in 1986. “annual” issue. We seek to secure permission As a freshman at SMU, I’ll never forget first seeing for photographs but if you see a photo that is him teach a class at the campus martial arts club and how yours please let us know so we can give you Cover attribution. photo: impressed I was. I was a black belt from out of state but he MAGI® is a dynamic association of traditional and modern Robert took me “under his wing” and encouraged me. Simply put, martial arts practitioners. Since 1994, we have strived to fulfill Reiffl Keith Yates is one of the most important people in my life, our mission to recognize and register students, black belts, and and even as I’ve left Texas and been teaching in California grandmasters of various martial arts styles organizations, Asian for the past 20 years, he continues to influence every day of and Western self-defense systems, and fighting arts. my life. Editor and Publisher: Andrew S. Linick, Ph.D. All the best for the future of Official Karate! Managing Editor /Creative Director: Keith D. Yates —Jon Alster, American Karate, CA Editorial Consultant: David Weiss Contributors: Joe Corley, Des Chaskelson, Troy Dorsey, The article on Mr. Yates was so refreshing that I read it Emil Farkas, Ted Gambordella, Craig Heimbichner, twice, and it put a big mile on my face. I was delighted to John Lober, James Mather, Dr. Craig Rubenstein, Karen read your magazine. Schlachter, Dr. Dan Tosh, Don Wilson, Ryan Young. I met Mr.Yates in 1979. I had had training in Goju- Ryu in Belgium, practiced under the tutelage of Yoshinao Nanbu in Sankukai, on the Belgian sea shores, and even ® MAGI Member Benefits watched the Israeli soldiers train while I lived there. Membership in MAGI® will afford you the opportunity to have an affiliation with I was a cocky 21-yr old who knew some, but not enough the first-generation pioneers who sit on our Board of Advisors. Of course you can share in their wisdom in the pages of Official Karate magazine (a subscription to remain well-grounded. That’s when I met Mr.Yates, this is included in your membership) but you can also take advantage of a direct well-mannered, soft spoken gentleman, with a Mawashi dialogue with these Grandmasters through our websites and Facebook pages. Geri to my head faster than Clint Eastwood’s gun in a You can proudly display the impressive MAGI® membership certificates, colorful spaghetti western! uniform patches, and even attention-getting trademark protected four color But this kind, humble man did not hurt me and I window decals that proclaim you are an “affiliated” professional MAGI® school. respected that. Sparring bare knuckles in Europe made me (It’s considered the ‘BBB’ in the MA industry) You will receive big discounts on high-quality Asian weapons, books, videos & DVD’s, e-books, t-shirts, equip- tough—tough enough, I thought. What I did not real- ment bags, and even professional custom framing for MAGI™ certificates and ize was that I had much to learn from Mr.Yates. Certainly for your own school certificates. We are adding new features and benefits all the training in other styles in Italy, Japan, and Thailand helped time so click on and “LIKE” us at www.facebook.com/joinMAGI.You can my body, and my knowledge of the arts. But nothing pre- also go to www.joinmagi.org. pared me as much as being, for the past 34 years, in contact with a man who is, in my opinion, the poster child (with a few grey hair) for exemplary martial arts. continued on page 16 6 OFFICIALKARATEMAG.COM Spring 2013 EDITORIAL by John Townsley Training in the Right School Can Save Your Life (and Change it for the Better)! re you looking for martial arts training? style, his instructor and his instructor’s instructor. Choose well grasshopper. For the uniniti- The standard for earning a black belt is 3 or 4 years Aated it’s a jungle out there. There’s no legal and only about 1 in 100 will achieve it. The guide- standard for instructor licensing, nor standards for line for black belt promotion is measured by the schools, no regulations for safety or consumer pro- 5 Ds of power. tection laws. So investigate before you invest. The 1. Demonstrate technique. latest estimate of martial art related spending is a 2. Discourage with pain. staggering $42 billion (with a “B”). This has led to 3. Damage with injury. the rise of the McDojo, diploma mills and the black 4. Disable with hospitalization required. belt factory. 5. Death. On the other hand there’s excellent training If this sounds harsh, remember military arts available when you educate your- (martial means “military”) also self and get the facts. Check out “If you’re more include bayonet, artillery, sniper this website of martial arts scams interested in wear- training, etc. Students that can’t mcdojo_faq.tripod.com/ make the cut should remained DON’T CONFUSE PRICE ing a black belt colored belts. Young people are WITH VALUE when you shop than being a black held at lower rank until the mid around. As kids we played “lets teens due to the serious nature pretend,” and that’s become em- belt, I suggest you of the training. The thinking is, blematic of some martial arts train- go elsewhere.” it’s better to be a good green belt ing. Many school owners say they than a bad black belt who will average $10,000 per student per year. That’s tuition teach and pass on the shoddy standards that we + test fees + certificates + protective equipment + see in many schools.