FACING CANCER Karateka Gavin Mulholland interviewed by Mick Tully

In June 2022 respected Karateka Gavin Mulholland, 7th Dan Daigaku Karate Kai, discovered that he had Cancer.

What he did next and how he faced it are the measure of the man and his martial art journey. His very open, honest, tough and personal account is compelling.

Found out how he discovered his illness? Did he know he was not well? His treatment would be gruelling, a daily dose of chemotherapy and radiotherapy over 6 weeks.

How does an active martial artist react to being very ill, to the loss of a physical sense of self? How did he decide to document his treatment? What were the most awful times? What were the high points? How did his body try and stop him?

Would he change what happened? How did the martial arts community react? Did his martial training help him cope with the worst moments, and the physical challenges?

How did he respond to the endless, well meaning advice and health tips?

He says what he did, what happened, how he faced it all, and how he is facing an uncertain future.

Cancer is devastating beyond the illness itself and any treatment, and it affects the ability to work and pay the bills.

To directly help Gavin here is a link to a GoFundMe page; https://gofund.me/08e6ad53

Gavin Mulholland martial arts association can be found here; www.goju-karate.co.uk

Interviewed by Mick Tully a JKD Instructor under Guro Dan Inosanto and Rick Faye. He runs MKG Coventry and is preparing for his BJJ black belt.

Colon Cancer further information; www.cancer.gov

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Exclusive Holy Blood Holy Blade Martial Symposium Interview

Hosted in March 2023 at an undisclosed location in San Jose, California The Immersion Labs have brought together the best, if not, the only practitioners of ancient Spanish sword styles from Spain, blades and long staffs of the deserts of N Africa, Filipino fighting from the islands of Cebu & Mindanao, machete arts from the jungles of Colombia & Panama, to bullwhip and Bowie knife arts from new territories of American Southwest, the bayous of Louisiana and fencing blade arts of the densely populated Hong Kong/West Coast USA.

Taking the 500 year history of Western Edged, primarily Spanish fighting arts that conquered large parts of the world with the central thesis,

"No arts develop in isolation, the conflict and relationship of various arts shape all involved."

This Lab will focus on how the Blade Arts from Spain crossed over and influenced arts across five continents. Mick Tully asks Mahipal Lunia about the restricted number, exclusive, application only martial arts symposium that he has put together.

Discover more... Apply immediately if this could be you. The spaces are truly limited. And needless to say it will not be repeated.

Further it will be INTENSE... 40 hours, 15 world class ambassadors .. 07.00hrs to 22.00hrs for 3 days. It will never to be repeated.

The weapons that will be explored and shared include 1. Rapier 2. Machete 3. Short Stick 4. Long staff from Africa 5. Dagger 6. Bowie Knife 7. Bullwhip/Latigo 8. Empty Hand and Feet

Many of these arts have never been shown to the public before.

Some of the teachers have shunned public limelight and continued to work in private until now...

Guest teacher ambassadors; - Ton Puey teaching Destreza (Rada) - Anthony De Longis teaching the classic Americana bullwhip - Ron R Lew teaching Cebuano Latigo y Daga - Joaquin Marcelo showing how fencing transformed JKD/WC - Paul Porter teaching biomechanics of armored full contact blade fighting - Dr. TJ Obi opening the secretive arts of Grima from Columbia - Mahipal Lunia & Dexter Miksch unpacking the classic Americana art of Bowie Knives - Mushtaq Ali Al Ansari sharing strategies/principles from Mindanao, an island that was never conquered - Adam Mansa Myrie showcasing N African Staff and Bladework - Michael Belzer leading a session on Hoplology - Puck Curtis comparing Italian and Spanish bladework - Tim Tamaraw Rivera showcasing the influence of Spanish arts on FMA - Dr. Michel Farivar bringing medical insight into blade wounds - Jose Torres J.D. talking about his family and discovery of the new world (he is a direct descendant of Columbus among others) and an avid martial historian

More information at TheImmersionLabs

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What is SPARRING? Is it controlled fighting? Is it just a defined routine? What does it mean in different training styles? What happens when your opponent dials it up? Does it make you an effective martial artist, or even a fighter?

Is it a useful part of COMBAT training? Do some people use Sparring as an excuse to beat someone up? Is it a professional technique that's been borrowed by the more lifestyle focussed arts? SPARRING what happens and why? Who actually does it?

Do any of the WoMA Show team use it in their training and coaching?

This is the BEST MARTIAL ARTS Show in the world. No egos, just thoughtful insight. Intelligent discussion from inside the world of martial arts.

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MENTAL Martial Arts Magic

Mental? Magic? Martial Arts? Altogether? What on earth does that mean? Does it make you a rounded person? Is it part of COMBAT READINESS? From MOKUSO to MEDITATION to DEEP BREATHING what happens and why? Who actually does it? Do any of the WoMA Show team do it? Do YOU BALANCE your YIN with your YANG? Is it the MENTAL KEY to balance VIOLENCE? Were you inspired by KARATE KID and Mr Miyagi? How about BLOOD SPORT and Jean Claude Van Damme? Is it an effective method to come down from adrenalised training? How do you hit the ZONE? Can it help you get into the FLOW? Is it an aspect of Martial Arts SPIRITUALITY? Does Personal State Management come into it? Is this what Morihei Ueshiba and other martial Monks practiced?

This is the BEST MARTIAL ARTS Show in the world. No egos, just thoughtful insight. Intelligent discussion from inside the world of martial arts.

#mentalhealth#mental#spiritual #Mokuso #meditation#yinyang#statemanagement #Training #MartialArts #NathanLeverton #MickTully #KurtCornwell #LeicesterShootFighters #MKG #Detroit #Coventry #WorldOfMartialArtsShow #WoMAShow

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What would you tell your Younger Self? What is the Power of Hindsight? How do you Generate JOY in your training?

The team on World of Martial Arts Show look back at their first Goals and Aims in Martial Arts, getting a belt etc. How do things change as you Progress, and Grow? Is it Different as a School Owner? How do you Balance Training with Work, Family and LIFE?

This is the BEST MARTIAL ARTS Show in the world. No egos, just thoughtful insight. Intelligent discussion from inside the world of martial arts.

#Targets #Goals #Training #MartialArts #NathanLeverton #MickTully #KurtCornwell #LeicesterShootFighters #MKG #Detroit #Coventry #WorldOfMartialArtsShow #WoMAShow

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KARATE DOESN'T EXIST... What does Gavin Mulholland, 7th Dan Karateka of Daigaku Karate Kai mean?

What is Goju Ryu? Why did he immediately switch from Judo to training Goju Ryu? Why does he ignore white belts? Why bother with a 30 person kumite? Why is the training so tough? Why did he walk away from an engineering career to go travelling and training in Asia? How did his fighters come to dominate in MMA? What did he study at university? How come he ended up in London?

Gavin Mulholland 7th Dan Goju Ryu is based in London and beyond his training is an accomplished musician, whisky afficionado and Shillelagh practitioner. Interviewed by Mick Tully who is a JKD Instructor under Guro Dan Inosanto and Rick Faye. He runs MKG Coventry and is preparing for his BJJ black belt.

The name Goju is derived from two contrasting terms: Go meaning hard, and Ju meaning soft. Goju differs from most other Karate systems in its proximity of fighting. Great emphasis is placed on striking and grappling at close quarters, both standing and on the ground, making it a good style for reality-based self defense. Goju Ryu traced its roots to the late 19th Century, when an Okinawan islander named Kanryo Higaonna travelled to Southern China and trained under a White Crane master named Ryu Ryu Ko. On his return he taught his art and one of his students began to emerge as exceptional. His name was Chojun Miyagi.

The Okinawa islands are off the southern coast of Japan, it is here that KaraTe is said to have originated. However fighting systems had existed across Asia for thousands of years before the name 'Karate' was ever used. When the various martial arts that existed in China were practiced on Okinawa, they were collectively known as Tode, or Chinese Hand. Okinawa also had its own systems of combat known as Te; the main ones being Naha-te, Shuri-te and Tomari-te. It was the fusion and development of these arts that became widely known as Kara-te when a council of Okinawan-te masters agreed the term in 1936. Karate, or empty hand, was therefore never meant to be a 'style' in its own right; rather a term to represent all unarmed fighting arts. So, although the name 'Karate' is relatively new, the fighting art practiced under its umbrella have a heritage of several thousand years. Gavin Mulholland can be found here; www.goju-karate.co.uk

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This video refers to unnamed real events and criminal convictions for sexual abuse.

A shocked and outraged WoMA Show team talk about criminal acts that highlight the predatory behaviour of some people in martial arts, other sports and environments who have particularly preyed on minors and women.

Through their disbelief they try to suggest methodologies to prevent such appalling things happening. They look at other environments that have stricter controls such as child care and education.

They discuss;

Stricter background checks on all organizers

Enhanced regulatory supervision by external institutions

Segregating mixed age classes

Increasing the ratio of teaching staff to students

Restricting 1 to 1 lessons

Ensuring children are supervised before/ after class, and overseen by their parents during class from a viewing area

Using CCTV in the training areas and reception that is accessible to participants and parents

Encouraging parents to ask questions about the teaching, the teachers and the teaching environment

Even not teaching children

Calling out/ policing inappropriate adult behaviours such as senior grades dating students

If you are affected please refer to these sources of help;

USA

https://ncadv.org/resources

UK

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/domestic-abuse-how-to-get-help

https://www.victimsupport.org.uk/crime-info/types-crime/domestic-abuse/

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Find out how Ludi Lin, became a star martial arts action actor in all the legend film franchises going!!! What martial arts did he start with? Was a year in Thailand sufficient to learn to fight muay thai? What does he train now? What is so good about BJJ? What is his everyday routine? Why did he start training? Was he bullied? What was it like being the new kid at school, in a new country? How did he get into acting? Can anyone become an actor? How did POWER RANGERS inspire him? What was it like auditioning for MORTAL KOMBAT? Where does his accent come from? Who is his greatest hero? Who does his legend hair? Did he really study to become a medical dietitician? What other skills should martial artists embrace? Who trains badminton to enhance their fight rhythm? Why is he Vegan? Is there more to martial arts than fighting? How is the experience of working on the KUNG FU series?

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