August, 2003

Hello Everyone,

Well, we survived the month of July! Whew...Now on to August!

First of all, I have GREAT NEWS from Puerto Rico. As some of you may remember, our previous representative there was relieved of his position due to his inability to pursue, continue nor represent this wonderful art. Well, after a somewhat exhaustive search, we have finally identified a pair of fantastic martial artists to take hold of the reins. I would like to introduce: Master Dennis Vega and Inst. Francisco Delgado. Fortunately, I met these two gentlemen during one of my seminars in Puerto Rico last year. They had expressed their desire to learn more about this art, and the possibility of becoming certified to teach it in PR, but due to unfortunate miscommunications, we lost touch. Well, we have since then become involved with quite a bit of communication. And the dialog is very promising. They come with impressive Korean Martial Arts background (HKD, TKD, etc.) and have been teaching in Arecibo, PR for quite some time now. I believe that the evolution into Modern Farang Mu Sul® should not pose a problem for them, and frankly, we are all thrilled about what the future holds for us. Let's all welcome these fine gentlemen into the world of Modern Farang Mu Sul®. For more contact information check out this link:

Puerto Rico - Modern Farang Mu Sul®

The Modern Farang Mu Sul® group headed by Inst. Larry Saindon brought me down to sunny Huntington Beach, CA, for a great week end session of black belt training. Inst. Saindon as well as two candidate black belts are getting ready to test soon, so we have our work cut out. We also did a demo and I got to meet most of the students and parents as well. They made me feel very welcome. Thank you very much!

I recently spoke with our New York crew, and it turns out that they have been quite busy. They recently competed in several big tournaments on the East Coast and have fared very well. Inst. Ken Gibson from Manhattan and Inst. Michael Iannone from Long Island had impressive 1st place wins in Fighting (Kumite) and Forms (Kata). CONGRATULATIONS!!! Way to go, and way to represent!

The NY crew also took advantage of a great opportunity to train with the world famous Royce Gracie at a grappling seminar. They did a great job in learning new material and expanding the knowledge base of this system.

They also recently conducted the first ever Comprehensive Breaking Seminar. All aspects of breaking were covered, ranging from KI breathing, KI circulation, Understanding Materials, Mental Focus, Breaking Techniques, and much more. Great job! Keep up the good work.

Speaking of working on world class grappling. Inst. Schleeter recently sponsored the irrepressible Frank Shamrock to his academy in Hollister. Of course the San Francisco students and myself made a B-line down to Hollister to join in on the fun. A what FUN. We not only did a super session on (Aggressive) Submission Grappling, but later were invited to the ensuing BBQ at student Vince Troia's home. To top the day off, we managed to squeeze in some great shooting at another student's ranch. We started with shotguns / skeet, AR15, and an assortment of hand gun drills. Too much fun.

For complete pictures go to: Frank Shamrock - Submission Grappling Seminar

Now for news from Portugal. Inst. Pinto and the Modern Farang Mu Sul® group have been very active and productive. They have expanded the information about the various programs offered with several links in Portuguese. Check them out at:

http://www.farangmusul.com/Instructors07a.htm

http://bujutsu.no.sapo.pt/directorfarang.htm

OK, that's all for now. With brotherhood,

Kuk Sa – De Alba

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