Subject: Attackproof.com Newsletter # 135
GUIDED CHAOS NEWS #135:
10/17/09 GROUNDFIGHTING/HELLEVATOR SEMINAR HERE'S WHAT YOU MISSED...
"The Groundfighting/Hellavator seminar was the best day of martial arts I've ever spent. I've got a lot of work to do, but the skills you and the others shared with me will help a lot."
--Tom, Peabody MA"When Grandmaster Perkins and Joe M closed the door to the Hellevator, my first thoughts were "OH SH#T!!!" The Hellevator seminar was great. It's really nice to be around people who want to see us improve. If you can make it to a seminar or Saturday class please do. It is well worth the time and money."
--Art"I attended the seminar on Saturday, it was a fantastic, hands on learning experience for me. As a long distance learner from Chicago, I was blown away at how everyone, starting with Grand Master Perkins on down (too many names to list) were extremely generous with there patience, knowledge and willingness to share their skills with me, an outsider! I was also lucky enough to meet a great bunch of people at the Monday evening and Tuesday morning classes. Thank you all for making me feel at home! Touching hands with many of the Grand Masters, and so many skilled practitioners was a long distance learners dream come true. Thanks again to ALL in the Guided Chaos community in New York, you guys (and gals) are truly a CLASS ACT!"
--Mike S. ChicagoWHAT'S THE BEST DVD FOR TRAINING THESE PRINCIPLES?
GUIDED CHAOS GROUNDFIGHTING
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Approx. 2 hours and 20 minutesMY FIRST EXPOSURE TO GUIDED CHAOS
By Lt. Daryl Tate, Defensive Tactics Coordinator, Oregon Training Division
"For the past several months, I have been researching Guided Chaos. From my first viewing on You Tube, I was blown away to say the least. “These people,” I thought to myself, “are speaking my language.” So, I bought my first DVD; and ever since then I have been charged to learn more. Several DVD’s later; my desire to learn more about this art was not satisfied. I was compelled to feel this system from a qualified instructor. I checked the website, and although there was not an instructor where I reside in Oregon, there was one in neighboring Idaho—Mr. Bob Miller. I contacted Mr. Miller and explained to him how much I would like to meet with him, and learn firsthand how Guided Chaos works. Not long after our first conversation, Mr. Miller was going to be in town for a couple of days on other business, so we planned two evening sessions.
Leading up to our first session, I became even more engrossed in the system. The more I studied the DVD’s, and read the Attack Proof book, the more I started to think that this was just another way of expressing Wing Chun, one of many arts that I have studied. The contact flow used in Guided Chaos is, at least visually, very similar to the way I was taught chi sau. Then I purchased the Contact Flow Workshop DVD with Grandmaster Tim Carron. This was almost the deciding factor that Guided Chaos was Wing Chun done over. However, I could not shake the thought that there might be something different in the feeling and application of this art. I was right.
First of all let me say that I have been a martial artist since I was a kid, and have trained with many experts in various systems. With that said, training with Bob Miller was one of the most gratifying experiences in my martial arts career. He started out explaining the whole idea around some of the major principles of the system like body unity, looseness, balance, and sensitivity to name a few. He asked if I had been practicing any of the balancing exercises, which I had. He then asked me to demonstrate them, and made some minor corrections that enabled me to perform the exercises easier.
The turning point for me came when he initiated me into the world of contact flow. As an instructor in Wing Chun, I’d like to believe that my sensitivity and balance are at a stellar level. But the second Mr. Miller and I made contact—he was gone. I was touching his arms, but barely. Every time I tried to move in, he was gone or he would gently push me aside, causing me to lose my balance. No matter how much I attempted to get a better read on him, the best I could do was to barely touch him. For me, this was both frustrating and intriguing. My frustration came from having a high level of chi sau ability. I was always able to sense movements, even from people of a technically higher ranking than I. Mr. Miller, however, had me going in circles at will. I was intrigued because I wanted to know how he was doing it. How was he able to manipulate me in ways no other martial artist has? I kept trying to observe how he was moving, with the hopes that my, “Ah-Ha!” moment would come, and my chi sau skill would shine through. I soon learned that, although it looks similar, contact flow is at a much deeper level than chi sau.
We continued training into late evening, and went through a great deal of material. When I got home, I could not resist the temptation to practice what I had learned. Needless to say, I was up half the night trying to ingrain the evening lesson.
The following evening we spent considerable time doing slow contact flow. Admittedly, when I first observed this on the DVD, I did not appreciate the value. But like so many things, Mr. Miller changed my opinion. Doing contact flow at a snail’s pace unlocked a door for me. After just a few minutes, everything that he was saying became even clearer. The whole idea about being rooted, taking balance, and using the lightest of contact to feel the other’s movements, caused the, “Ah-Ha,” moment that I was seeking the night before.
At the end of our session, Mr. Miller left me wanting more. Mr. Miller not only gave me a brand new vigor to learn this art, he accomplished something that has never been done. He made me a better martial artist in just two evenings.
Recently, I have read some unfavorable comments about Guided Chaos. I refuse to refer to these opinions as reviews because to review something, you must fully experience it. For those individuals, I implore them to seek out a qualified instructor, because there is only one way to fully appreciate this art, and that is by feel."
Lt. Daryl Tate
Defensive Tactics Coordinator
Training Division
Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST), State of Oregon
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