Master B's Web log

This is from Master Instructor Tom Callos and his modern version of Black Belt testing. I believe Tom is the premier martial arts "thinker" and "doer" in modern history. I have studied his technology of martial arts progressivism and am amazed daily at how innovative and traditional his thinking can be. Well done Tom. Physical * 50,000 push ups * 50,000 ab exercises * 1000 rounds of sparring/rolling * 1000 repetitions of a single kata * 1000 miles of running, walking, swimming, and/or biking * 20 hours with a professional boxing coach * 20 hours of BJJ or judo training * Completion of Body-for-Life diet/training program -or equivalent Empathy Training * 1 day blind * 1 day deaf * 1 day mute * 1000 acts of kindness * 50,000 acts through students and community * Mend 3 relationships gone bad * Fix three "wrongs" you've done in your life Educational * Profile 10 living heroes * Intervi...

The Six-Fold Path is related to the Chil Sung Hyung in its intent of development. Where they differ is that the Chil Sung Hyung are intended to develop the artist as a person. The Yuk Ro Hyung are intended to develop the artist as a warrior. The Yuk Ro are described as: Du Mun - The Great Gate - As a martial artist, you must open your mind to information. Indeed, the gateway to the mind if often the most difficult to open, and why it is known as the Great Gate. Joong Jol - Cut the Middle - As a martial artist, much of the information that passes through the Great Gate will be either useful information that is obscured by fluff, pure nonsense, or perhaps, purely useful knowledge. Po Wol - Embrace the Moon - When you've cut through the middle and sorted what has passed through the Great Gate, embrace the information you've discovered and make it part of your energy. Yang Pyun - High Whip - You will come to a point where your martial art skill will be at its highest, and as a warr...