June, 2006

Welcome everyone, to a very special month of activity for Modern Farang Mu Sul®. We have a new theme developing, and that is FMS weddings. We have seen more weddings in the last few weeks, and upcoming weeks than ever in FMS history. Incredibly beautiful and wonderful is how I describe it. OK, here are some updates:

FMS - WHQ: Modern Farang Mu Sul® is experiencing somewhat of a boom in weddings recently. Several FMS black belts have either already gotten married or are about to get married. A few months ago Inst. Stuart McCalla and Aya tied the knot in a beautiful ceremony over in Tilden Park, in the East bay. Inst. King and Heather are next on the list followed by Inst. Joseph Gumina and Joy who are getting married in July, and if that was not enough, in Portugal, Inst. Nelson Pinto and Vera are set for nuptials in July as well.

Wow, like I said, LOTS of weddings. Well before we get to the wedding action, the big question is: What comes before the wedding ceremony?…The bachelor party of course. As best man in Inst. King's wedding it was my duty to make sure he never forgets the days of singlehood. So, we decided to return to the spot of the "original sin" for Terry: Northbeach. The world famous Saloon and the Grant and Green to be more specific. Those of you who have visited San Francisco, know these spots. They are Blues Clubs with live music in Northbeach, and boy do we have a storied past there with Inst. King. And talk about great timing, we just so happened to pick a weekend that was also "The Northbeach Festival". I'm talking EVERYONE was out having a good time. Needless to say we started the evening with some Cubanskis and salsa music at the Cigar Bar in the financial district, and moved on later and "did Northbeach". All I can say is that I'm sure glad I had Inst. Earl Boyd to help me later with Inst. King. That's all I can say on that matter. The end result: Mission Accomplished. Etch one heck of a bachelor party for Inst. King and his boys into the history books.

(Pitures: 1- Inst. King getting some love from his guys in from of the Grant and Green, 2- Having a great time at the Cigar bar)

And as if that were not enough, Inst. Joseph Gumina's brother and best man, big "Brother John", wanted to give Joey a good send off too. This one of course was with a little less "silly guy stuff", well sort of. I guess we did some of that too. Well anyway. We sure enjoyed ourselves and celebrated with Joey.

With Joey's dad (Mr. Russ Gumina), brother, several uncles, old friends and martial arts brothers, we all assembled at Fisherman's Wharf for a fantastic dinner at Cappuro's. Boy were we hooked up. It just so happens that the restaurant is owned by one of his uncle's. That's always nice.

We then all headed out to a comedy club and caught Ken Wohl of "HBO's Arliss" fame, among some other very talented and funny guys. So, that put us all into a real good mood. Next up, Gino and Carlos club in……Northbeach. Yup, it just so happens that the Gumina's all grew up in Northbeach, so we had THE BEST time together. It's funny to be walking around Northbeach, and it seems like everyone knows Joey, his dad, uncles or his brother. Very funny to watch. So, tack another fantastic bachelor party to the books. All that is left now is the crying.

(Pictures: 1- The whole gang is ready to celebrate with Joey over at Capurro's. 2- KSN with actor and comedian Ken Wohl after the show)

Also in June, we were very fortunate to help coordinate and take part in the latest seminar by the Martial Arts Instructors - USA group (MAI-USA). This organization was formerly known as SF-Chapter of ATAMA. Well, for this round, we had Professor Bill Dewart conduct a clinic on Pressure Point fighting for self defense. Also teaching was Sensei Anthony Corpus. He did a fantastic workshop on CDT self defense, of which he is certified instructor. What a fantastic time. I look forward to the next seminar by MAI-USA. They always put together a quality time with a friendly, sharing and learning oriented environment.

And now for some wedding news: Huge congratulations to Inst. Terry King and Heather on their love filled wedding.

They had a beautiful ceremony right at the Pacific ocean in the quaint city of Pacifica (just a couple minutes south of San Francisco). With so much family and friends in attendance, the love and good wishes were just flowing. It was so awesome to see Terry's mother dancing with her son at his wedding. Isn't that every parent's dream? Too cool.

I was also kind of surprised to see so many "old Modern Farang Mu Sul® students" there. I guess that everyone that Terry touched, he tried to get them involved into this great endeavor, which is quality martial arts / self defense training.

Wow, I can't begin to tell you how touched I am to take part in helping these wonderful people on their new journeys. I have now been accused of not only teaching martial arts as a good way to improve your life, but also how to settle down in life……I guess that's a good thing…ha.ha. Congratulations to all. It is my honor and pleasure to watch this FMS family grow and grow.

(Pictures: 1- Inst. King and his beautiful bride Heather. 2- The newlyweds leave the ceremony passing through an FMS sword arch.)

FMS Germany: I got word from Asst. Inst. Juergen Leusch that the German Modern Farang Mu Sul® group were in hardcore training for a large tournament in Köln, Germany. Asst. Inst. Michael Klockner and the Köln FMS group were instrumental in organizing all involved. They competed with great success in the Forms, Weapons, Self Defense and of course Sparring divisions.

We are so proud to see our German Modern Farang Mu Sul® family not only getting the name out there and doing it right, but also to see them work so hard and coordinate together on projects such as this, which only helps to bond and leave memories that will last forever. Big props to Master Wachsmann, Asst. Inst. Michael Klockner from Köln, Asst. Inst. Juergen Leusch and Asst. Inst. Frank Gerigk from Gelsenkirchen, Asst. Inst. Markus Höhne and Asst. Inst. Thomas Schneider from Winterberg. Keep up the good work everyone.

FARANG!!!

(Pictrures: 1- Asst. Inst. Jeurgen Leutch works on his form, 2- Kwan Jang Nim Klaus Wachsmann and Asst. Inst. Jeurgen Leutch work on stick fighting drills, 3- Asst. Inst. Jeurgen Leutch is the main sparring trainer and coach for the German FMS team)

FMS - Puerto Rico: Master Vega and all of the Puerto Rico FMS family are busy preparing for several awesome events. First, a historical FMS visit to Puerto Rico in December. There are supposed to be a flood of FMS black belts converging on the island for training and the other special occasion: The 31st FMS black belt test. Scheduled to test are a host of black belts from all over including several from Puerto Rico. So, right now they are all deep into serious training for this test. We'll keep you all posted with details as they develop.

Keep up the good work and don't let anything get in your way of achieving your goals. I look forward to seeing you all later this year in December. It's going to be so awesome, I can barely wait.

FMS New York : Inst. Joseph Spataro informs me that the East coast FMS-TVT team has been asked to take part in the next NHB event in New Jersey called "Combat in the Cage". This looks promising. I hope they can find opponents that are not only a good challenge, but someone they can learn and grow from. Master Schleeter will be handling the matchmaking duties. We'll stay tuned.

FMS Portugal: Let's just say that Inst. Pinto and the Modern Farang Mu Sul® Portugal family have a lot on their plate lately. Between promoting their new movie: Cross Fire, setting up interviews, special seminars, special training and color belt testing, they are also preparing for one other little occasion: Inst. Pinto and Vera's wedding in July. That is more than one could possibly ask for.

Oh, but no, wait, there is more. Since Inst. Terry King and myself will be making the trip to Portugal to attend this blessed event, we decided to take advantage and do some more special training and an open seminar while we're there. But wait, there's more. As if that were not enough, Inst. Pinto is also preparing for his next FMS black belt test. He will be testing for the very rare 3rd Dan level.

Let's just say that I'm impressed, awed and super excited. I can hardly wait to see all the students, new students, training, BLACK BELT TEST, and of course the real purpose of this trip: Nelson and Vera's wedding. Can't wait…

(Pictures: 1- Poster for upcoming 4th International FMS Seminar, 2- Group shot from the latest FMS color belt test in Vilar, Portugal)

FMS - Poland : Inst. Katarznya Klepczyk and Asst. Inst. Andrzej Klepczyk from our Wroclaw, Poland FMS dojang, recently conducted color belt testing for their adult students. Inst. Sebastian Dorobek was on hand to help with the judging. They are proud to announce that they all passed with flying colors. Great work and congratulations.

The FMS Wroclaw school also had another milestone: Their children's program has flourished under the watchful eye and expert guidance of Asst. Inst. Andrzej Klepczyk. To the point where the little tigers were now ready to present their very first color belt test. I think Asst. Inst. Andrzej Klepczyk was probably more nervous that they were.

Inst. Katarznya Klepczyk and Inst. Mirgus Guszczynsk were there on the judges panel with Asst. Inst. Andrzej Klepczyk. Not to worry, the kids did a fantastic job. HUGE congratulations to all on this momentous occasion. We are sooo happy and proud of you all.

Farang!!!

(Pictures: 1- The kids all line up for the thier first test!, 2- Kwon Bop basics, 3- The judges panel, 4- falling techniques, 5- Setting the rules for sparring, 6- Asst. Inst. Andrzej Klepczyk controls the grappling action, 7- Group Shot of the proud new orange belts)

Other News: Asst. Inst. Jeff Winters notified me that he is hard at work on the next Mt. Shasta Film festival. It is slated for October, but there is so much work and screening of films to be done. It sounds like this will be their biggest and best one yet. I hope to make the trip up there to join him.

Also, stay tuned for news from Inst. Joseph Gumina and Joy's upcoming wedding in a couple weeks! FARANG!!!

Birthday News: We are happy to announce the birthdays of our FMS Black Belts from all over the world, so all of you students will know exactly when you can show your gratitude and celebrate with your teachers. FMS Black Belt Birthdays for this month:

This month of June will be: Master David Dehnert June 11th, Master Patrick Schleeter June 13th, Master James De Alba June 21st, and Inst. Matthew Wagner June -22nd.

Next month of July will be: Inst. Dylan Hamilton July -12th, and Kuk Sa Nim July -23rd.

Farang!!!

That's all for now. With brotherhood,

Kuk Sa – De Alba

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