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Master McMurray's
House of Discipline
Martial Arts Group
School Notebook |
| Grandmaster Jimmy Brown started me keeping a
notebook as part of my training in the martial arts. He called it a
"Journal of My Martial Path to Enlightenment". Everything that
I learned or discovered was place in this note book. But it was the
story he told that brought it all home and I pass it along to my
students as part of the tradition. It went something like this...
"Do you remember seeing an old kungfu movie where the students are
practicing in the courtyard, the senior student is putting them through
their paces?.. And the old master is sitting in a chair overseeing the
training?... Then at the end of the class, he beckons the senior student
over as says..."Grasshopper, you are a wise and devoted
student", then the old master reaches into a old box and pulls out
a dusty manuscript with secret techniques that he wants to pass on to
his prize student. He says" you will be the one to carry on my
legacy, take this and learn these techniques well, for this is our
legacy."
The House of Discipline Notebook is a manuscript of all your
techniques and training... When you are away from the brother and
sisterhood of the House of Discipline, whether in a foreign land, or in
transit waiting to find another training facility to continue your Path,
you will have the notebook to keep your mental and physical values that
have gotten you this far. And then one day, you may want to pass this
notebook on to your son or daughter, keeping the next generation strong
and on the right Path of Enlightenment. I have broken the notebook down
into 8 chapters. (Of course there will be more chapters to add as your
training progresses). You may write, type, draw pictures, place photos,
anything you do that will help you remember and reference back to during
your training. Much success to you, and remember... You will never be
alone.... |
The House of Discipline notebook is divided into eight (8) basic
sections:
- History, Mental & Physical Flexibility (History and other
information to help develop your training)
- Stances and Footwork (Stances and angle movements)
- Defensive Hand Techniques (Blocks, parrying and intercepting items
coming towards you)
- Offensive Hand and Arm Techniques (Offensive weapons used to
further stop the opponent)
- Leg and Foot Techniques (Kicking and kneeing in offensive and
defensive situations)
- Expected Defensive Techniques (9 Fruits and other Step Sparring)
- Unexpected Grabs and Holds (9 Vegetables and other Self Defense)
- Formal Exercises (Forms, Poomse, two-person sets,, multi-person
sets design to balance your technique with changing directions)
Other sections may be added as you see fit for your training and
understanding. Record everything that you learn about the martial arts.
Its' History, culture, meaning, etc. Understand the proper breathing
techniques. Know the past masters and why some chose to keep the Korean
martial arts the same, while others chose to change. List the rules that
are used to help your training, and above all be true to yourself.
Anything that you pick up or learn to make you a better martial artist
and an better person should be included in this section.
Grand Master James McMurray, House of Discipline |
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