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May, 2003
Hello Everyone,
We are going
to dedicate this months news to the 2 main events for the month
of May: Our Black Belt / Black Sash Summit Camp and our 4th Annual
Warrior Quest Championships.
And what
an AWESOME pair of events. We had Modern Farang Mu Sul® Masters,
Instructors, Students and family members coming in to San Francisco
from all corners of the U.S. It was truly a historical week end,
filled with fun, training and "magic". Their support really
made this whole affair worth while. Thank you all very much.
To view
a full series of pictures, go to:
http://www.dsystem.com/images/BBSummitindex.html
The day
started with a quick breakfast (not too much, because we are about
to get into some serious training!), then we're off to the Headlands
of the Golden Gate for a brisk morning run in and out of a beautiful
forest trail mixed with breathtaking views of the Pacific Ocean
and The Golden Gate Bridge. That's what I call a great run! We stopped
for an hour of meditation on one of the cliffs. Then we made our
way to Ft. Miley, for training in and around the old cannon emplacements.
We reviewed tons of Forms, as well as their applications. Then we
switched our focus to weapons. Inst. Schleeter took over Sword,
Inst. King was in charge of Jung Bong, Inst. Stenson did a great
job teaching Knife, Inst. Dehnert taught Staff, and Inst. Spataro
graced us with Sang Jyel Bong. I filled in the rest with Dan Bong,
Rope, Tiger Claw Knife, Fan and more. What a full day of weapons
forms and self defense sets. Too much fun!
We had a
very pleasant picnic lunch. Took advantage and had a Modern Farang
Mu Sul® meeting, then wrapped up the morning session, because
we retired to "Casa De Alba" for Firearms training. Inst.
King and myself took care of hand gun training, followed by a very
interesting and thorough session on the M-16 / AR-15 rifle, conducted
by Master James De Alba. We then went to the range for live fire
training. Believe it or not, we then went to our tournament site
to do the last minute set up for the next days event, then went
to dinner, and then to Inst. Stenson's house for an impromptu party.
Whew....what a full day (trust me we were not complaining).
The next
day was our 4th Annual Warrior Quest Championship. This years' event
proved to be much bigger and better than ever before. Once again,
we had the support of our many martial arts brothers and it was
soo nice to see all of the Modern Farang Mu Sul® people who
came in from all over to attend.
To view
a complete series of pictures, go to:
http://www.dsystem.com/images/WarriorQuest4index.html
First, I
would like to thank: Grand Master Rick Alemany (Kenpo Karate), Prof.
Bill Grossman (Kenpo Karate), Simu Patty Grossman (Kenpo Karate),
Prof. Carlos Navarro (Kenpo Karate, Muay Thai), Master Ruby Navarro
(Kenpo Karate, Muay Thai), Sifu Sophie and Paul (Alemany Kenpo Karate),
Prof. Bill Dewart (Tae Kwon Do), Soke Tim Delgman (Jujitsu), Sensei
Eric Reed (IOMASDA), Prof. Don Jordan (Kempo), Master Jino Kang
(Hap Ki Do), Sifu Branden Beliso (One Karate), Sensei Ferol Arce
(Wado Ki Kai), Lynn Mac Connell (Wado Ki Kai), Patricia Busalacchi
(our medic) and many others who supported us and made this event
a reality and a success.
A special thank you goes
to all of the Modern Farang Mu Sul® teachers and students who
traveled a way to be here. They were: -Master James De Alba from
Los Angeles,CA. -Inst. Carlos Sanchez from Denver, CO. -Inst. John
Pantoja from Modesto, CA. -Inst. David Dehnert from Los Angels,
CA. -Inst. Pat Schleeter, from Hollister, CA. -Inst. Earl Boyd from
Hollister, CA. -Inst. Ed Barone, from Hollister, CA. -Inst. Anthony
Spataro from Long Island, NY, -Inst. Larry Saindon from Huntington
Beach, CA. and -Inst. Chris Knight from Spokane, WA.
And last but not least,
huge thanks to all San Francisco Modern Farang Mu Sul® teachers
and students for their tireless efforts and again, really "being
there". They were: Inst. Terry King, Inst. Kimberly Leith,
Inst. John Stenson, Inst. Jim Staley, Inst. Joseph Gumina, Asst.
Inst. Stuart Mc Calla, Asst. Inst. Jeff Winters, Asst. Inst. Joe
Shire, David Duenas, Justine De Alba, Daniele Winters, Natalie Schleeter,
Mark Shekoyan, Paul Corea, Mark Simons (also our staff photographer-
GREAT JOB! ), Simon Pearl, Michael De Alba Jr., Norma De Alba, Thomas
and Brandon De Alba.
So, once
again, after brief introductions and speeches, the events got under
way (Kim, Justine and Stuart handled business at the registration
desk!). The kids and juniors forms and sparring divisions were first
and went very smooth and quickly. It is soo fun to watch the little
guys do their thing. Too cute!
Black Belt Forms was
filled with great competition, followed by Weapons Forms. Congrats
go to Inst. Gumina, Inst. Earl Boyd, Inst. Carlos Sanchez, and Inst.
Chris Knight for such awesome performances (and "represent'n").
In the Self Defense
division, Inst. Schleeter did an awesome job, but was upstaged one
more time by Sensei Reed who took first place (FOR THE 4th YEAR
in a row!!). Congratulations Sir! Well done.
We broke for lunch and
had great demonstrations. We were honored by Mestranda "Cigarra"
Márcia Treidler's ABADÁ-Capoeira group. They dazzled
the crowd with amazing kicks, flips, and infectious music. IDSC
presented her with a special award. Next, Inst. Schleeter did an
incredible demo with his version of "The Dance Of Pain".
He did an impressive series of joint locks that lead to continuous
locks in grappling positions (leg locks and all). Inst. Joseph Gumina
did a beautiful Boo Che Hyung (Fan Form), followed by myself, where
I did empty hand self defense, and knife fighting and empty hand
knife defense. (The crowd went wild!!)
Then day winded down
with Black Belt sparring and of course, we had another great show
in the grappling divisions, Middle Stick Sparring, and Knife Sparring......Whew!....What
an awesome time. I can't wait for next year.
OK, that's
all for now. With brotherhood,
Kuk Sa De Alba
Modern Farang Mu Sul®
World HQ SF
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