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Issue 7 November 02, 2008
11/02/08
Houston Premier Reality Based Martial Arts & Combatives, Fitness & Nutrition Facility.
Your monthly guide to
Combative Techniques, Tactical Airsoft, MilSim and Combative Fitness & Nutrition.
Ab Lounge Ultra
Inside D.G.C.F.S.
It's called an Ab Lounge Ultra. Awesome, isn't it?!? It goes for about $200. What a
E-mail to Mr.traylor 1 steal, huh?!? When I saw it on a late night infomercial for the first time, I really didn't
Mike’s Fitness Corner 2 pay it any mind. As a veteran of the fitness business, I've seen ridiculous products
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Taken it To the street 5 like this come and go. So, I don't pay them as much mind as I used to.
Airsoft products 6 But, seeing this goofy thing, I instantly recognized it for the material representation
when martial arts goes bad 7 of IGNORANCE and LAZINESS, that it is. First, I'm not even going to BOTHER
Cont. E-mails to Mr.Traylor 9 explaining why STUPID products like these are stupid. If you need me to explain
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why a fitness product with the word "LOUNGE" in it's name is ridiculous and
worthless, then you should STOP READING this article RIGHT NOW, and
immediately schedule a Tubal ligation, or Vasectomy - whichever applies - for the
earliest possible date. BUT what I WILL elaborate upon briefly, is this question:
"What sort of BONEHEAD would spend over $200 on a worthless piece of garbage
like the "Ab Lounge Ultra", rather than investing that same money in hiring a
personal fitness coach?!?" Ah, well... let's think about that.
According to a recent CNN.com "health" poll, about 70% of Americans STILL DON'T
EXERCISE "regularly". Apparently, about 62% engaged in "some physical activity"
in their leisure time. Wow. Impressive. (I think we know they sure ain't running
marathons. Maybe runnin' to the fridge for another baloney sammitch and a Diet Coke.) So, pretty much, 7 of 10
Americans don't exercise AT ALL, even though they know they should. (...also indicated in the poll)
Enter the "Ab Lonuge Ultra".
Imagine, if you will... it's late on a Monday evening. Monday Night Football, has just ended and Chubs Beergutt, and his
girlfriend, Fattie McButterpants, have just ingested 2 pizzas and a case while watching. Then on comes an infomercial for
the freakin' Ab Lounge....and Chubs and Fattie start dialing that 800 number!
Why not, right? I mean, they KNOW they're fat, and they know they SHOULD exercise... So, why not do it the easy way,
right?!?
OK, yeah, understood. But why wouldn't they spend their $200+ on a coach?
Simple.
1. Buying a stupid product gives them the immediate sensation of being in control, while the only risk is the possible loss
of money.
2. The concept of working with a trainer is too foreign to them and represents too many perceived risks / hardships. In
other words: "Only rich folks hire trainers... Trainers are expensive... It'll be hard... I'll have to change my diet... BLAH
BLAH BLAH." Oh yeah, and hiring a trainer involves two more things that Chubs and Fattie simply aren't capable of:
1. Admitting that they're out of shape beyond their control... admitting their "fitness failure"
2. Relinquishing control to another person.
Well, that's fine with me. Let 'em stay FAT and IGNORANT for as long as is necessary... Because, in the state they're in,
they CAN'T be helped.These folks are exactly the types of people who need my help the most. Simply because they
haven't "gotten their mind right" yet. ...but it's not just the Chubs and Fatties of the world, that don't "get it". Some of the
most dedicated and practiced fitness enthusiasts get it all wrong, too! Honestly, if I had a 15 minute face-to-face with
every person who has ever faced fitness failure... from the morbidly obese, to the diligent gym-goer... I wouldn't have
needed to write this article. But I can't... so I did....and I can't wait to hear about how it has helped YOU!
Thanks for reading,
Mr. Morales
(832) 373-4030
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Coming Events
Date 10/23/08 Mr. & Mrs. Traylor will be hold a private seminar for Dinner of the Month Club, Inc. a women’s self
defense class
Date D.T.A. Ray Dionaldo F.C.S. Filipino Combat Systems seminar at D.G.C.F.S facility 12-5pm
Date 03/26/09 Mr & Mrs. Traylor, with Instructors and Apprentice Instructors, are going to California to train with PAUL
VUNAK and get certified as apprentice Instructors and Mr. Traylor Full “C.E.I.” Certified.
COMING SOON (Date D.T.A.) Field survival, combat, and tactical training (Weapons and hand to hand). 150 acre
woodland training facility. Airsoft exercises and live-fire shooting range training. (survival skills, escape and evasion,
ambush/counter ambush, field recon and fire tactics, field hand to hand and weapon combat.)
February 28 – March 1 ’09. Hock Close Quarter Combatives Seminar. REGISTER NOW!!!
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By Clint Bodungen
You’ve heard the saying, “Everyone has a plan until you get hit.” It happens to
everybody. You can have a 10th degree black belt in 10 different arts but if you get
into a real fight on the street or on the battlefield, none of the techniques you’ve
learned seem to look the same or may not work altogether. In fact, a bystander may
not even be able to tell you are a martial artist at all because pretty much all
technique is out the window.
What happens to us on the street during a fight is a natural reaction that has been
happening to humans since our first cave fight. In an effort for survival, the human
body will shut down all but the essential functions to survive. What this means is
that if you are confronted with a seriously threatening or life threatening situation,
your body’s ability to do anything but fight back will be diminished. And when I say
fight back, I mean fight back in the most primitive form; gross motor skills and cave
man like flailing. When your heart beat reaches a certain level and adrenaline is
surging through your body, you start to get tunnel vision, you experience loss of
Mr. Bodungen Co-Founder of hearing, and complex motor skills become nearly impossible. Therefore, so too are
A.R.C.. Instructor in Hand to complex martial arts movements and techniques. So does this mean that technique
Hand Combat at D.G.C.F.S. training is useless? Can we learn to fight effectively on the street using technique
and not resort to a slug fest? Do you remember your first roller coaster ride? I do…
Inside D.G.C.F.S. and I about lost my stomach. I clinched my teeth, held on, and could barely stand it
until it was all over. However, what happened after that? The second ride wasn’t so
E-mail to Mr.traylor 1 bad. The third was even easier. By the time I had a few rides under my belt I could
Mike’s Fitness Corner 2 barely feel the G-forces anymore. So what happened? My body adapted. It
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Taken it To the street 5 adapted to these natural human physiologically reactions. Fighter pilots not only
Airsoft products 6 overcome the same physiological reactions caused by even more intense forces and
when martial arts goes bad 7 stresses, they learn to perform highly complex actions. Starting to see where I’m
Cont. E-mails to Mr.Traylor 9 going with this? With proper training, one can learn to adapt to, and over come, the
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stresses we encounter during a real street fight or life threatening attack. But, the
key word is “proper” training. You can have all the training techniques down perfect
for years and years but if you will still fall victim to the same crippling human
physiological reactions if you are not training properly. So how do we train to
overcome this? Well, if getting hit causes this reaction on the street, you have to get
hit in the training studio… again, and again, and again, and again, until your body
adapts and gets used to the idea and action of getting hit. You may be saying, “But
we spar all the time.” Sparring is not training for the street. Sparring is training for
points and sport. In order for your body to adapt, you must simulate a real street
fight or attack. You must have an “attacker” not a sparring partner. Does that fighter
pilot just perform a limited set of controlled actions in a simulator to be battle ready?
No, he also goes all out in life-like battle simulations up in the air against opponents
simulating the enemy over and over again. Your training must be the same. Your
attacker must come at you with the force and malicious intent that a real street attacker would instead of “pop shotting”
you, attacking and retreating, and picking shots like a sport fighter. You can, and should, even start off in full pads and
work your way up in intensity and eventually less protection. Do drills that get used to the feeling of taking a hit. Learn to
keep your vision while taking a hit and being attacked. Put yourself in stressful training situations. Do drills that force you
to keep your concentration while being attacked. Do drills that simulate an ambush. Put yourself in situations that make
you nervous. If you become complacent, step it up or change the routine to something that stimulates nervous response
and duress. This is known as pain and stress inoculation. This is the type of training that will force your body to adapt to
those types of stressful environments and perform at a level like never before. Just remember, in order to perform
effectively in a stressful environment or situation, you must train in that environment. If you want to learn to fight in the
cage or score points, go spar. If you want to learn to fight effectively in a real life street fight, train like you are in a street
fight! Next month I will go over these drills in more detail. Until then, train hard and train real!
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AIRSOFT PRODUCTS
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WHEN MARTIAL ARTS GOES BAD
Police are searching for the gunman who they say is responsible for shooting two people in a robbery attempt at a North
Miami karate shop. One look at Tae Kwan Do master Young Soo Do's webpage and you can see he's deeply committed
to martial arts. He is a ninth degree black belt and besides teaching children and adults, he also taught self-defense to the
DEA and FBI. His website also says he has earned more than 500 civic awards. However, Do a North Miami community
leader is struggling to survive after being shot three times in the chest and stomach."Earlier today we found two
individuals who were shot in this parking lot behind this business," said Neil Cuevas of the North Miami Police
Department. While students were inside, Do and another man were shot in the parking lot behind Doo's Tae-kwon-do
school Saturday around noon. The other man was shot in the leg and is expected to recover, the other victim were found
shot next to Do's Lexus, and the other man's yellow van. So far, police have no leads, but they do have a description of
the potential suspect."We are currently looking for a black male, age unknown that was wearing a white tank top, jean
shorts and a mustache," said Neal. According to witnesses the subject then fled through and adjacent alleyway to a
waiting Mercedes Benz The subject is described as a black male in his 20's with a thin build and a mustache.
NOTE: don’t disregard your 5 natural senses to rely on a so called 6th “MARTIAL ARTS” always use common sense,
Run, Hide just try to get away always try to be ready and aware of your surroundings. Just cause we study martial arts
does not make us SUPER man or women, we will bleed and die, we are just training for that incident should it occur
nothing will guaranty your safety or your survival. BUT IF you TRAIN correctly for that type of incident your chance for
survival increase and your chances of living!!! My belief is that one must train for what is most likely to happen to you on
the street and how to deal with that attack “respond, evade and escape a street Fight.
“Humbly Seeking Peace but Preparing for War” – Mr.Traylor
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Mr.Trailor
I have been in the Martial arts for over 40 years like yourself and I can not believe the stuff you are spewing out on your
website. I disagree with ALMOST ALL of IT because Traditional Martial arts like Karate, Jujutsu, Tae Kwon Do and Kung
Fu San Soo were made for combat on the battlefield and it has been proven in battle. I have heard so many,many times
that Reality Based Martial Arts are better than Traditional Martial Arts for today’s violent world. I do not agree with this
statement WHAT SOEVER because Traditional Martial Arts were made for combat centuries ago and I have read that
most Reality Based Martial arts have some kind of Traditional Martial Art background. Real Martial Artist can do
everything a Reality Martial Artist can do. Do you agree/disagree with either of these statements?
Traditional Martial Arts offer not only self defense, fitness, discipline and self confidence, but so much more. Traditional
training extends the boundaries of everyday life and creates an invincible mindset in whatever task you need to
accomplish.
Sir you are Lost and confused about what Martial Arts are.
Mr. Chambers Hachidan
Mr.Traylor
As a veteran of both police work and the martial arts since 1984, I know all to well the real importance of being able to
protect oneself... no matter what. All of you at Dark Gift Combat are obviously succeeding in your quest to help people do
just that. These are difficult and dangerous times, and we each have a role to play. Keep up the great work!
Joel White, 5th Dan
My Rebuttal
This is my Rebuttal to some of these remarks and my view.
D.G.C.F.S. does NOT REPLACE what you have learned, get it? Does NOT REPLACE what you have learned. it just
gives you additional tools for a physical altercation. 1st let us think logically about martial arts systems and why you train
and how you train. Logic does not always prevail in most T.M.A. systems. NOW I said most, NOT ALL.
WHY? You are not allowed free speech and to question, what you do or why you do it. Here is a great example:
You ask a question- “Why are we doing this technique like this?”
Answer- “Because this is how we have been doing it for 600 years and when they come at you this way this is what you
do”
My answer would be as a R.B.C. instructor to a client/student is a complete logical response so the client/student can
thoroughly understand the tactic and see the logic behind what they are doing and why they are training with that
method.
Now here is a realistic way to look at R.B.C. training. Our military has progress in technology. Right? Then why is it that
most martial arts system are caught in the past in the way that they train? Not that the techniques they use wont work, just
their training methods.
Let’s look at it logically. If I was to say to you that a horse was the best form of transportation to day because we were
using it 600+ years ago, you would most likely call me a stupid. Yet, why is it that when someone who says that their
art/system was created 600 years ago so it is the best form of self defense because it has been proven for over 6000+
years and it has roots and most people believe it?, yet R.B.C. do not have roots and no structure its to young ect…as I
have been told by some Masters & Grand Masters.
Look It comes down to some very important key factors that influence peoples beliefs about martial arts ,Mixed Martial
Arts and Reality Based combative training:
1. Tradition- Can get you killed. Don’t put Tradition in front of logic. use common sense.
2. Movies- I saw guys flipping off walls to anther wall and dogged bullets but hey we all know that is a movie don’t we?.
Why do people see a martial arts action hero and start perceiving that their demonstrations of their ability are fighting
skill? They are actors and they are there to entertain us. Of course they are skilled athletes but not one of them can
perform that in a real life situation. I am not saying they can’t fight or they do not have talent, but it is Choreography.
So don’t think you can do this in a street altercation.
3. Zen- Ever seen martial arts do something amazing? Like laying on spears, touch a person and knocking them out,
laying a piece of cloth on your lap and waving his hand over it and it catches fire etc? All are tricks, designed to make you
believe in the concealed secrets of martial arts. All fail to exhibit one thing. Why they are functional in any real world
combative application
4. The GOLDEN BOY- So you go to your local martial arts school and dispute logic and they say but wait a minute we
have “Joe” who is our best fighter he’s good. Just watch this guy, he is an awesome fighter and can move and fight with
ease. Surly If he can do it you can also right?
Wrong.
What they forgot to mention is that they have 90 students and no one can fight except for “joe”. A good combative
system is one where the accumulation of most students are proficient at what they do, not the minority. Some
people are great athletes that can apply anything they know. But this is not the mass majority of students.
Here is where I stand on Traditional Martial Arts and M.M.A. -
I respect all Martial Arts. ALL MARTIAL ARTS, All are advantageous to learn and train in, they have several health and
spiritual benefits, they help get you into shape, they improve discipline, and they are great for kids. I, personally, love
traditional martial arts and M.M.A. In fact, that is my back ground and it will always be. HOWEVER, there are Instructors
out there that claim their style is street practical & weapon ready, Just Beware of false claims. ok? Make sure that their
training will give you TRUE REALITY-BASED training that can save your life and protect your loved ones! Otherwise,
RUN... They will get you hurt or killed! This not just my belief. Many others such as The Self Defense Company, Close
Combat Comany, P.F.S., Jimmy Wagner, etc. all state the same thing.
What we teach will enhance any art you already study. I do not intend to replace what you have learned. That is
not the reason or purpose Of D.G.C.F.S. It is to give you additional tools for a street altercation and let you look
outside of your style or system to enhance your fighting ability.
Ask yourself...
Can you protect your family with traditional martial arts / M.M.A.? POSSIBLY
Can you protect yourself if a weapon is used, "knife, stick, gun? POSSIBLY
Can you protect yourself if you are stabbed or shot? POSSIBLY
Can you protect yourself if your strong arm or leg is hurt? POSSIBLY
Can you protect yourself if there are multiple attackers? POSSIBL
Is "Possibly" a good enough answer? - When the S#!$% HITS THE FAN and I have to protect my family, I do not want
to depend on "POSSIBLY". I want training that helps me in all of those Categories. My life and my family’s lives maybe at
stake. I want to be able to come home and be with the ones I love. PLAIN AND SIMPLE. My hope is that you NEVER
have to fight for your life... but IF you do, wouldn't you want to have the cards stacked in your favor? HELL YES! So it is
for these very reasons I now to teach R.B.C. it has been a journey. A journey of self discovery and understanding of
combat/fighting. I am a R.B. instructor and my promise to those who train with me is simple.
1. To teach people how to survive in the worst possible situations.
2. To make certain that I always respond with a logical and practical solution “IF there is one, some times there is just
SURVIVE”
3. To convey information in the easiest format so that you can apply what I am showing you.
4. Knowing you have made the best investment in training with me.
5. To only convey information that is realistic and has purpose to reality based combative training.
Real Martial Artist can do everything a Reality Martial Artist can do.
Do you agree/disagree with this statement?
My answer: Ok you are playing with words Sir, you wrote “Real Martial Artist” Not “Traditional Martial Artist” A REAL
Martial artist would study all aspect of combat not just what is in his style. I.E. ground combatives, gun combatives knife
ect..there for yes a “Real Martial Artist can” but A “Traditional Martial Artist” he can not Do everything a R.B.M.A. can
do, Here is why, 1st and NO FAULT of their own they are limited to only teach what was taught to them by their Instructor
and their federation If they where to teach anything out side their system they could be excommunicated by their
federation. So does T.M.A. train in counter home invasion? How about weapons of opportunity? How about gun counter
gun? Knife counter gun? Does T.M.A. train you in all four Ranges of combat? Not just grappling or kicking or throws
ect…?? Does T.M.A. teach modern weapons? Knife or edge weapon, Gun or rifle, Sticks, Now not just defend but also
learn how to use these weapons? Modern day weapons. How about Gross Motor Skills, the adrenaline dump? I could go
on but I think you get what I am saying Sir. Look there is NO ONE perfect FIGHTING SYSTEM, everyone has a hole or
some one will find a hole. Not enough ground combatives, weapons training, hand vs knife training ect…. But what will be
more practical for a street altercation and a very short learning curve. We “my wife Fabiana & I as well my Instructors“
want to be able to teach you how to protect yourself in hours, days maybe even months, not years, YEARS would be to
perfect certain techniques or what we call perfection techniques, Gross motor skills is what will help you survive a street
encounter right away, we will then build from there. Look they are some GREAT T.M.A. systems out there that are ready
for street they just don’t teach gun vs, gun or knife ect..but hey its better than nothing and it also depends on the instructor
as well. Here are some of our mottos
“Practical, Tactical, Combative, no Fluff Just Reality” – Traylor
“No Rules, No Referees, No points, No Tapping Out .Just you’re A$@@$% ON the line.” – Bodungen / Traylor
"Expect Chaos! Train in Chaos! Thrive in Chaos!" - Hock's Motto
“Humbly Seeking Peace but Preparing for War” – Traylor
Mr.Traylor
LINKS to GOOD Places
Stonewall Tactical defense R.E.A.C.T System U.S. Special Forces, Pro Football, College,
Police, Soccer Moms ect… Combative Conditioning and Re-qualification