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As you probably already know, there are thousands upon thousands of martial arts websites on the internet that are all trying to get your attention and your hard earned money. Most are little more than "flights of fancy" that will do little more than point you toward a variation on martial arts training that differs little from most of the other sites on the web.
Yet, every now an then you will stumble upon a martial arts website that has "the right stuff" and is serious enough for you to inquire about more info. That kind of "eureka" inducing martial arts moves website is what I am going to list here on this page from time to time. The sites I list here are ones that really sparked my interest and imagination...and not only that, but after inquiring about more info, the response was really intriguing in each case. These are "Mambo Martial Moves" websites that are worth their weight in gold! Please visit them and let me know if you agree with my choices.
This is the website created by world renowned "weapons" expert, Michael Janich. All I can say is visit the site and I believe you will be totally captivated by what he has to offer in the way of instruction, instructional software, and instructional hardware. The knowledge he offers on his site, and the way the knowledge is taught (non-classical, contemporary, and straightforward) is the way I personally believe "Mambo Martial Moves" should be taught. I love this website and its contents. Michael Janich is the type of teacher who you would circumnavigate the globe to learn from. My highest recommendations.
This website is a great one that gives you a lot of information on "concealed carry" laws, usage, news, etc. If you are luck enough to live in a commonsense state where you can legally carry a firearm for self-defense, you need to bookmark this website and visit it often. If you do not live in a state where "concealed carry" is legal, I suggest you visit the site often anyway. My concept of "Mambo Martial Moves" as a viable means of self defense includes being able to legally carry a firearm. With all the violence going on in the world today, you might want to seriously consider moving to a "legal concealed carry" state so that you can be around more law abiding citizens than you will find in your typical urban environments these days. If by some chance you have an "aversion" towards firearms, my blessings go out to you, and you can ignore this recommendation. For the more realistic, practical, and straight-thinking amongst you, I heartily recommend that you visit this site, join the USCC group, subscribe to their newsletter, and be prepared for anything. P.S.-You might want to seriously consider joining the NRA also. I fully support the NRA and its credos.
If you are an afficianado of "functional" self-defense edged weapons like I am, you will really appreciate this website. Mr. Rogers is an expert knifemaker with many years of experience. The edged works of art you will find on his webpage are uniformly magnificent. But, there is one of his designs that I feel stands head and shoulders above the rest as, shall I say, the ultimate intimidator! That is the custom blade he calls the "Rayzor." Imagine if you will, pulling out a straight razor that has a locking mechanism! Hell, anyone who sees that little beauty will think twice before beginning or continuing an attack on your person. In fact, I find myself chuckling everytime I envision scenarios where I would flip a "Rayzor" open and watch the fear grow rapidly in an attackers eyes. All of us whit any experience whatsoever in "street-dueling" learn from early on that when you see a straight razor pop up you either run away as fast as you can, or you pull a gun and shoot the creep (if you have enough time and space to do so). A straight razor will mess you up for life even if the attacker is not that skillful. So, if you want to turn the tables on a mugger or street scumbag in an instant, just whip out a Ray Rogers "Rayzor" and watch the creep turn tail and run like the wind. Check out the "Rayzor" design, and read the review of it on Michael Janich's MARTIAL BLADE CONCEPTS website to find out why the "Rayzor" is perhaps the Ultimate Edged Intimidator around. I think it is. It will allow you to employ the "art of fighting without fighting" 9 times out of 10 on the street.
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The late master martial artist and mambo dancer par excellance, Sonny Umpad taught an art that was as beautiful and deadly as anything I've ever seen over the years. The following links will give you a glimpse into the unique entity that was Sonny and his art. "Unforgettable in every way:"
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A few days ago a new acquaintance asked me how I would describe the martial arts / self defense method that I teach my current generation of private students. I simply said that the things I pass on to my pupils are designed to do one thing, give them space to that they can draw their firearm or edged weapon and end the conflict. I don't teach individuals how to waste time...EVERYTHING I TEACH IS DESIGNED TO END THE ALTERCATION ASAP. If that means putting the opposition in the hospital or in the grave, then so be it. Controlling and pacifying an opponent is not in my curriculum. Do what you have to do to survive, and do it rapidly without attempting to rationalize things with an irrational individual ( the opponent or opponents ). Cold blooded? Yeah, it is. Just survive, baby...just survive!
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Some visitors to this site have mentioned that we seem to have a bias towards firearms, bladed weapons, and "pugilistic" arts rather than grappling or kicking arts. Yes, I do have such a bias. It is not that I am against grappling, wrestling, kicking, etc., but rather that there are more efficient and effective ways of defending oneself than punching, kicking, or wrestling with an attacker, or trying to throw kung fu techniques at them on the street, in your home, or wherever you may find yourself during a "combat" altercation. Please try to give my point of view some serious thought. I suggest that the intelligent martial arts trainee should always remember to bring a gun to a fistfight, grappling dustup, knifefight, or brawl. Bring a shotgun and a pistol ( or two pistols if possible...so you will have less chance of running out of ammo before you, uh, stop the antagonist ) with you when confront criminals in your home or on your property. Don't become a statistic because you have egotistic ideas about your hand to hand and grappling prowess. You HAVE to WIN, and no one gives a damn whether or not you look like a "black belt expert" in the process. Yes, those cool dudes in the martial arts demos and movies looks like deadly human weapons, but believe me when I say that bullets beat fists and feet 99.9% of the time in the real world. It is my personal opinion that martial artists waste far too much time, effort and money trying to learn the latest "hot" new fighting style ( currently "mixed martial arts" is what the martial arts masses swoon over ) when they should be spending at least a small amoutn of time learning basic firearms safety, basic marksmanship, and basic combat tactics and technique with the weapon of their choice. The last time I checked, the Chinese army has it's warriors armed to the teeth with a helluva lot more than iron fists and feet of fury. The same goes for the South Korean Armed forces, the Russian Armed Forces, The Phillipines Armed Forces, the Israeli Armed Forces, and just about every successfully functional armed force on the planet. Let that fact be your guide. Fists, feet, knees, elbows, grappling, and headbutts are "backup tools" in real world self-defense. Thus you have to make sure that your "backup tool" training is worthy of your time, effort, and financial outlay. This is why I suggest you seek out people like David Harris, Richard Bustillo, Gabe Suarez, and the ( collective ) Dog Brothers to teach you the "essence" of what you need to effectively survive hand to hand combatives...just long enough so that you can pull your sidearm and definitively END any deadly encounter. I have martial arts instructor friends who razz me daily about my lack of interest in learning wrestling, ju-jitsu, or judo like the mixed martial arts dudes who fight for pay. I always tell them that I only wrestle with women in bed. Bad guys I shoot. Hey, it's just my personal survival preference. I have no interest in entering Mixed Martial Arts or Ultimate ( ? ) Fighting competition...so why should I waste my time trying to master advanced grappling methods? I know enough joint locks, chokes, and throws to stay alive...enough is enough. I would rather spend my spare time on a posstol range...or with a lovely lady.
Herb April 08/26/08
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As a final Mambo Arts Today "Martial Moves" Link for this month, please visit the DOG BROTHERS website at:
Some of you will find interest in what is shown on the DOG BROTHERS website. Some of you will find it too "over the top." No matter, it is better to see and read about where those "masters of hard knocks reality" are coming from than it is to just go out and sign up for a martial arts or self defense class at your local martial arts school or health club. The DOG BROTHERS represent the real world elements of the personal survival spectrum. So does boxing, firearms training, edged weapons training, and military basic unarmed combat training. "Swim" in those waters first before signing up for the black belt or black sash mastery classes if at all possible. You must learn that which will help you survive in the real world. I'm not saying you have to actually go to a DOG BROTHERS affair and jump in with those uber serious gentlemen. But, a few knocks on the head or body will teach anyone some important pointers regarding combative reality.
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A VERY COMPELLING REASON WHY YOU MIGHT WANT TO THINK TWICE BEFORE VOTING FOR BARACK OBAMA:
SOME "CHANGE" CONCERNED AND PATRIOTIC AMERICANS CAN DO WITHOUT!
BARACK OBAMA HAS SUPPORTED THE FOLLOWING:
A TOTAL BAN ON HANDGUNS
A BAN ON THE SALE OR TRANSFER OF "ALL" SEMI-AUTOMATIC FIREARMS
A BAN ON "RIGHT-TO-CARRY" PERMITS TO LAW ABIDING CITIZENS
A BAN ON FIREARMS KEPT IN THE HOME ( ANY TYPE OF FIREARM, BELIEVE IT OR NOT )
.....AND MUCH, MUCH MORE THAT THE BIASED MEDIA WILL NOT REPORT ON
The recent Supreme Court Second Amendment decision re: the right to legally own firearms is just the beginning of what must be done to keep the government out of our homes, out of our business, and out of our pockets. Barack Obama is all about bigger government, greater control of our lives, and bringing Marxist socialism into our society.
DON'T LET OBAMA, PELOSI, REED, BIDEN, ETC. TAKE AWAY OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS!
GET OUT AND REGISTER TO VOTE TODAY
*YOU CAN GET MORE RELEVANT FIREARMS OWNER VOTING INFO FROM: www.nssf.org.register
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OCTOBER 12, 2008- just recently found out that Mr. Obama has the intention of limiting and then banning outright the sale of ammunition for hunting. Then, since ammo will be priced out of the dollar range of most Americans, the Obama adminsitration will initiate a national firearms buyback ( or else???!!! ) program. All of this will go under the title of getting dangerous guns "off the streets" ( as well as out of the forests and hunting grounds ). However, I am confident that Obama knows in his heart of hearts that the only Americans who will give "him" and the leftist democrats their weapons and ammo will be the Obama True Believer Left Wing Liberals who drink Obama Kool-Aid. The rest of us will continue to "bitterly cling to our firearms, our bibles, and our communities" so that evil and unpatriotic human beings like Obama, Pelosi, Reid, Frank, Ayers, Wright, and Pfleger will never get the upper hand in this great land.
Regarding John McCain's presidential campaign...the man is "over the hill, and closer to a tired old mule at the end of his days as a public figure than he is to being someone who can stand up to and defeat the media backed Obama machine. It appears to me that McCain is "tanking" the whole thing. Don't you just cringe when you hear McCain say, "My friends..." in a voice that sounds like a dead man walking. And he won't confront Obama about the raving yahoos that count amongst his closest social, religious, and mentoring "advisors." It appears that Sarah Pahlin has more "cajones" than McCain!
The two major political parties in this country have given us these four "patsies" ( Obama, McCain, Biden, Pahlin ) under the aegis of their being the best possible candidates in the nation. Ha! I wouldn't want to choose between those four for dog catcher. I like Pahlin, an all-American conservative woman, but not as the person who is a heartbeat away from the presidents seat in the White House. What a mess. And what were the alternatives they gave us...send in the clowns. I know coffee baristas who have more honesty, charisma, intellectual acumen, and true love for this country than the clowns the Republicans and Democrats foisted upon us last year. And who was leading the pack of clowns...Bill and Hillary, of course. I'll bet Bill really wanted to clue us all into his entire reperatoire of "cigar tricks" with interns and bimbos. What a country!
Get your weapons and ammo while you can, and hide them carefully. Don't let demagogues like Obama ( and Chicago's very own "monarch," King Richard "Shortshanks" (Daley) take anything from you while you are still alive and breathing.
Semper Fidelis!
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A BRIEF NOTE ABOUT MARTIAL ARTS TRAINING FOR YOUR KIDS AND SPOUSE
Unless you are blessed with the opportunity to have your kids and / or spouse train at a really functional martial arts school like the one Richard Bustillo operates in California, or the workshops that that the Dog Brothers hold semi-frequently, you would do better to spend your money and time on introducing your family members to the joys of handgun and rifle marksmanship at a local shooting range. Have them master a air or gas operated bb pistol / rifle first, then move them up to a ruger pistol, .22 rifle, and .12 guage sg. Then let them take their marksmanship into concealed carry strategies for urban survival.
For the physical culture side of things, have your kids train in boxing skills at a reputable (???) boxing gym in your community. If the kids want to study karate or kung fu, let them do so only after first mastering the basics of traditional western boxing. You might want to steer the kids towards Filipino style martial arts rather than karate or kung fu primarily because the Filipino arts teach, stick, staff, and edged weapons study in the mix...if you find the right school...a survival school, not a competition or "belt ranking focused" school (which is why I mentioned Bustillo's Academy and the Dog Brother's group...they teach the real deal ).
In these troubled times you don't have the time, money, or luxury of spending hard earned dollars to have your kids and / or spouse kicking and punching at imaginary opponents and playing "tag" while sparring in karate, kung fu, or judo gyms.
More on this subject in a future article.
H. April - October 19, 2008
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