Tradition, Reality Fighting, MMA and the Big Picture

Richard "Mack" Machowicz authored the book, Unleash the Warrior Within. He is also the host of the show Future Weapons. He is a former Navy SEAL, Hand to Hand Combat Instructor, studied Muay Thai, Kali, Boxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Paul Vunak's take on Jeet Kune Do. Machowicz also founded the Martial Art Bukido. He recently was interviewed in Black Belt Magazine and had interesting insight in todays world of Martial Arts. Below is some of the interview;

Real fighting is not about Art or Style-Bruce Lee was big on that. It comes down to what works and what doesn't for you. There are physical attributes that a 225 pound guy can bring to the table that smaller persons may not have. Mack explaines that fighting is composed of three dynamic elements, everything in life is a movement or a target, which is most important. Most people say movement because that is what they have spent years working on. As a person grabs your arm, most try to do a wrist break technique. Take out the persons eye.

Once you shift you intention to the target, you actually affected the target. You did not think about movement or your weapon. When your connected to the target, weapons show up without thought because you already know how to do this. How does a person with years of martial arts training transcend technique and focus on the target. You have to start using your body to see, hear, touch. If you go into a situation where you think you already know what's going to happen and what you're going to do and it's not based on what's really happening, your not being present.

Move to come on this interview and blog, Peace, let's keep rollin'..........