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SPRING 2007Editor: Jennifer Oh | Art Director: Marc ArsenaultContributors: Marcus Callis, L. Ashley SusongGene Ching & Gigi Oh | Tiger Claw CEO: Thomas OhMartial Arts Life, Business & Tournament News Quarterly MAXIMUM RANGEOF VISIBILITY MEETS COMPETITIONREQUIREMENTS FORFACE PROTECTION2006 RESULTS | 2007 CALENDAR FITS ALL STYLES OF TIGERCLAW FOAM HEAD GUARDS EASY & SECUREVELCRO® ATTACHMENTThe 2006 Tiger Claw Elite Grand ChampionsAvailable April 2007Tiger Claw East5613 North BroadwayKnoxville, TN 37918Tiger Claw West40740 Encyclopedia CircleFremont, CA 94538Call Toll Free: 1-800-821-5090Secure Online Ordering: TigerClaw.comALSO INSIDE THIS ISSUE OF CLAWMARKSMELODY SHUMANON SPARRING DRILLSTHE GRANDMASTERSCOME TO TIGER CLAWWHAT ISK-STAR?TIGER CLAWmakes more than60 DifferentUniform Styleswith unlimitedcustomizingoptionsSascha is wearing ablack Tiger Claw EliteSport Uniform & holdinga pair of our blackgraphite kama.PROUD SPONSOR OF THEPRSRT STDU.S. POSTAGEPAIDPERMIT No. 574KNOXVILLE, TNTIGER CLAW5613 NORTH BROADWAYKNOXVILLE, TN 37918We makeMartialSMRETURN SERVICE REQUESTEDUSABA JUDO TEAMClawMarks is distributed exclusivelyto Tiger Claw wholesale customers

TIGERCLAW’SGM Dennis Brown Receives SpecialRecognition From State Of MarylandOn Saturday, October 21, 2006, Maryland GovernorBob Erlich recognized Grandmaster Dennis Brownand the Dennis Brown Shaolin Wu-Shu TrainingCenter After School Program for their ‘outstandingservice” to the community at an open house forthe Governor’s new headquarters in Price George’sCounty, Maryland.During the event, Governor Ehrlich introducedGrandmaster Brown, students, and instructors ofthe Training Center to a room full of guests. Whenrecognizing the Training Center, Governor Ehrlichexpressed his “deepest appreciation” for DennisBrown’s many years of service to Maryland youth.He cited the quality of the Training Center’s KungFu program and Grandmaster Brown’s “ongoingdedication to providing an exceptional opportunityfor our children to develop discipline, character,leadership skills, and enhance their academicachievement and fitness through the martial arts”as reasons for his decision to honor the school andits teacher.PAID ADVERTISEMENTS Become a Claw Marks Advertiser! Call 1-800-821-5090 SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS!Immediately following the recognition, more than 50Training Center students, ages 5 to 16, participatedin a 15-minute Kung Fu demonstration led by SifuSibasiben for the Governor and his guests. GovernorEhrlich responded with a pledge to continuehis efforts to make more after school programsavailable to Maryland youth. Governor Ehrlich wasnot re-elected in the November elections.The Dennis Brown Shaolin Wu-Shu Training Centerwas founded in 1978 by Grandmaster Dennis Brown,an expert in Wu-Shu fighting skills, weapons, forms,and Tai Chi. Grandmaster Brown has been involvedin martial arts for more than 40 years. He was oneof the first Americans to travel to Mainland Chinato train and be certified at the Jiangsu SportsCenter in Nanjing, China. The Chinese Embassy inWashinton, D.C. recognized Grandmaster Brown asthe Official Consultant of Wu-Shu for the People’sRepublic of China.In 2000, Black Belt Magazine listed GrandmasterBrown as one of the “25 Most Influential MartialArtists of the 20th Century.” Grandmaster Brownserves as president of the Training Center, sits onseveral boards, and is a regular guest speaker atnational events, local schools, and organizations.He is a native of the Greater Washington, D.C. area.Grandmaster Brown also hosts the prestigiousU.S. Capitol Classics, which is a NASKA 5A ratedtournament and a Tiger Claw Elite ChampionshipQualifier.For more information on the Dennis Brown ShaolinWu-Shu Training Center and its after schoolprogram, please visit DennisBrownShaolin.com.The Training Center presently has location in Largo,Silver Springs, and Rockville, Maryland.

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TIGERCLAW’SDynamic Sparring Drillsby Melody ShumanThe following drills are some of my favorite Tae Kwon Dobased sparring drills. If your school is not primarily a TaeKwon Do school, you can offer a special Tae Kwon Do classor seminar over the summer as a special event, or adjustit to fit your style.Drill 1: Bag Tag Skill(s) enhanced: Speed Recommended equipment: sparring gear Recommended ages and levels: seven and eight-year oldsadvanced, nine to twelve-year olds intermediate and above,and adults intermediate and above General description: Two students at a time will competeagainst each other to see who can execute the followingcombinations first.Combinations:1. From right sparring stance (right leg in front); front handback fist (right hand), back hand punch (left hand), and backleg round kick (left leg)2. From right sparring stance (right leg in front); turn hook kick(left leg), front hand back fist (left hand), back hand punch(right hand), and back leg round kick (right leg)3. From right sparring stance (right leg in front); front leghook-round kick (right leg), back leg round kick (left leg) landforward, back leg spin hook kick (right leg)Procedures:1. Split the class into pairs. Have them each practice allthree of the above combinations ten times. (Use left sparringstances with the opposite hand and leg techniques if timepermits)2. Line up two wave bags next to each other—close enoughso that you can watch both students but far enough that thestudents don’t hit each other while they are executing theircombinations.3. When you say, “Go!” both students will execute combinationone. The student that hits the bag with all of the techniquesfirst receives a point.4. The first student to three points is the winner.5. Continue until each pair has a turn.6. Repeat the drill with combinations two and then three.7. You can make it a tournament with winner and non-winnerbrackets to end up with the class “combination-speedchampion”.Drill 2: Underdog Skill(s) enhanced: Perseverance Recommended equipment: sparring gear, face masks, andchest guards Recommended ages and levels: seven and eight-year oldsadvanced, nine to twelve-year olds intermediate and above,and adults intermediate and above General description: While point sparring (in five-pointmatch), one student will start three points behind with only30 seconds left.Procedures:1. Set up a ring equivalent to the size of a standard sparringring. Split the class into pairs. If you have more than six pairs,you may want to make additional rings if size permits and youhave enough instructors to operate each ring.2. Let each pair warm-up with a 30-second round of freesparring.3. After each pair has a turn to free-spar, have one pairvolunteer to go first. Assign one of the students to be the“underdog” that has zero points while their opponent hasthree.4. Have them point spar for 30 seconds. The student with zeropoints will try to catch up and outscore their opponent. Theopponent can score as well. The goal is to teach the underdoghow to have perseverance and step up their sparring with only30 seconds left.5. Continue until each pair has gone.6. You can make it a tournament by having the winner stay inthe ring and be the underdog in the next round against anotherstudent.Drill 3: Goalie Skill(s) enhanced: Courage and concentration Recommended equipment: sparring gear, face masks, andchest guard Recommended ages and levels: seven and eight-year oldsadvanced, nine to twelve-year olds intermediate and above,and adults intermediate and above General descriptions: The goalie will have to defend one- tofive-move combinations for 30 seconds.Procedures:1. (Like the game of Underdog) Set up a ring equivalent to thesize of a standard sparring ring. Split the class into pairs. If youhave more than six pairs, you may want to make additionalrings if size permits and you have enough instructors tooperate each ring.2. Let each pair warm-up with a 30-second round of freesparring.3. After each pair has a turn to free-spar, have two studentsvolunteer to go first. Assign one of the students to bethe “goalie” that will attempt to defend one- to five-movecombinations from their opponent for 30 seconds. The 30-second round will be conducted just like point sparring, exceptthe goalie cannot score, just defend.4. If the goalie is scored on, then the goalie is out and thewinner is the new goalie and a new opponent comes in.5. If the goalie is not scored on, then the goalie stays in.6. Continue until every student has a turn.Drill 4: Slap shot Skill(s) enhanced: Speed and courage Recommended equipment: sparring gear, face masks, andchest guards Recommended ages and levels: seven and eight-yearolds intermediate and above, nine twelve to twelve-year oldsintermediate and above, and adults intermediate and above General description: Set up like a hockey goal, one studentwill be the goalie and try to block the targets that his or heropponent attempts to kick in the goal.Procedures:1. Against the mirror or wall, set up a goalie box that is nolonger than six feet wide and five feet tall. (You can use conesto mark the width and tape to mark the height.)2. Split the class into pairs.3. Have one pair volunteer to go first. One student will be thegoalie, and the other will be the striker.4. An instructor or assistant will hold a small square targetvertically, slightly above waist level of the striker.5. The striker will kick the target in an attempt to score byhitting the mirror, or wall, within the goalie box. The strikerwill have five attempts.6. Continue until each student has a turn to be both the goalieand striker.7. You can make the drill more challenging by having thegoalie do 20 to 50 push-ups or squat-thrusts for every pointthat the striker scores.8. You can also make it a tournament by letting the goaliestay in the goalie box if the striker doesn’t score a point.Drill 5: King of the Box Skill(s) enhanced: Agility and balance Recommended equipment: sparring gear, face masks andchest guards Recommended ages and levels: seven and eight-year oldsadvanced, nine to twelve-year olds intermediate and above,and adults intermediate and above General descriptions: Both students will stand in a smallbox and try to knock each other out of the box.Procedures:1. Make a small box that in no larger the 6'×6'.2. Split the class into pairs.3. Have on pair volunteer to go first.4. Each student will hold two striking mitts in their hand andtry to use the mitts to push their opponent out of the box.The goal is for the students to use their agility and balance tomanipulate their opponent. The students cannot touch theiropponents above the shoulders or below the waist.5. You can make this drill a tournament by letting the studentwho knocked their opponent stay in the box to see whichstudent is the “king of the box”.These drills can be used in one full class, and even extendedto make an entire sparring seminar. Make sure when you arerunning these drills that you always reinforce safety. Also, makesure that you are teaching the students how to use these drillsto improve their overall sparring skills.For more information, visit Melody at:ShumanConcepts.com.

K-STAR: Martial Arts Reality TVby Gene Ching & Gigi OhTIGERCLAW’SIt’s no surprise that martial arts are capitalizing on the“reality” game show trend. In the wake of boxing showslike NBC’s The Contender, Fox’s The Next Champ, andWWE’s Tough Enough, American networks televised twopilots last August, MTV2’s Final Fu and Oxygen’s FightGirls. What is surprising is that China has been leadingthe world with martial arts reality shows. Sandawang(literally ‘free sparring king’) is a fight-based reality showthat has been on the air for years. For several seasons,it was the most watched program in the most populousnation in the world. In 2006, Shenzhen Media Groupunveiled a new martial arts reality show, K-Star, and thisprogram was supported by the Tiger Claw Foundationand Shaolin Temple.The premise of K-Star is an international quest forfresh action stars. Unlike Sandawang, where the objectwas to find the best fighter, K-Star was looking for screenpresence. The winners earned roles in an upcomingShenzhen TV series, Legends of Shaolin Temple MonkSoldiers. Accordingly, contestants were not only examinedon form and sparring, they had to show talents like singing,dancing, painting or other non-martial skills. The showbegan last April with thousands of competitors from allacross China vying for 18 semifinalist spots. Then K-Starwent international, combing the globe with auditionsin Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Russia and NorthAmerica. The Friends of Shaolin, a special committeeof the Tiger Claw Foundation, helped K-Star find talentfor the North American qualifier, which was held in LosAngeles on July 14–15. Gigi and Jonathan Oh of TigerClaw worked with coordinator Norma Futini and Shaolinwarrior monks Shi Yanhao, Shi Yanliang and Shi Yanxue,to select the four North American representatives: RyanLloyd, Philip Sahagun, D. Y. Sao and Jack Tu. Nineteeninternational semifinalists in all were selected. They wentto China to face the eighteen Chinese semifinalists atthe original Shaolin Temple where they all underwent aspecial closed-door session of meditation, training andvegetarianism to prepare for the elimination rounds.The four-hour finale was televised in China on October1st, 2006. Seated on the judges panel were action starJacky Wu Jing (Sha Po Lang, Tai Chi Master, Legend ofZu) Director Stanley Tong (The Myth, Martial Law, Mr.Magoo) and Director Wang Xiaoshuai (Frozen). China’sGu Shangwei won, with American Philip Sahaguntaking second and China’s Xue Jiangtao capturing third.American D. Y. Sao received a special award for “mostpotential.”The first season of K-Star was seen by an estimated300 million viewers. It reported over half a million in netearnings and made a large donation to the BuddhismResearch Fund on behalf of Shaolin. Since K-Star wasonly shown in China, there’s been some discussion aboutcreating a special, akin to the the international versionsof Tyra Banks’ Top Model shows. The entire seasonof Britain’s Next Top Model was compressed into onespecial extended episode of America’s Next Top Model.K-Star doesn’t have the benefit of a running Americanprogram, so at this point, they are looking towardssomething for an Asian American network, but nothingis firm yet. Some highlights can be found on the web onsites like YouTube. Meanwhile, in China, K-Star is lookingforward to a second season in 2007.For the complete story on K-Star, see Rising K-Star:Reality TV Brings Global Competition to Shaolin Templeby Gene Ching and Gigi Oh in the January/February 2007issue of Kung Fu Tai Chi magazine.P A I D A D V E R T I S E M E N T Plaque presented toTiger Claw by K-Star

Tiger Claw’s Marketing Consultants are here to help you achievethe professional look you need for today’s competitive marketplace.Our TCMC consultants are always ready to visit or speakto school or store owners. They use their knowledgeto make your business appear more professional, boostenrollment, retain your student base, and increase profits.To schedule a visit to your school or store,call 1-800-821-5090 and ask to speak with aTCMC Representative. It’s the best call you’ll make!THE GRANDMASTERS COME TO TIGER CLAWGrandmasters Ralph Castro, Ming Lum, Al Novak and Wally Jay visit our California StudioOn October 17th, 2006, Tiger Claw was graced by the presence of four leading pioneers of martial arts in America: GrandmastersRalph Castro, Ming Lum, Al Novak and Wally Jay. The gathering was at the behest of Ed Parker Jr., who is helping filmmakerPatrick Million with a documentary about his father Edmund Parker Sr., the father of American Kenpo. Fresh off his workon Bella (recipient of the audience award at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival), Million is returning to this ongoingproject, tentatively titled American Grandmaster. Million shot several hours of interview footage with these Grandmastersinside the TC Media studio at the Tiger Claw headquarters in Fremont, California.After the filming, Tiger Claw’s founder and president, Thomas Oh, treated the Grandmasters to lunch; and, Kung Fu Tai ChiMagazine’s Associate Publisher, Gene Ching, held a round table interview with the four grandmasters. That interview, “Teawith Grandmasters,” is available online at KungFuMagazine.com. It can be accessed for free through the author’s index inthe e-zine section, along with nearly 800 other free access articles.TC Media, Intl. houses a permanent video and photography studio. It is completely outfitted with professional lighting and can berented on a space-available basis. Interested parties may contact Gigi Oh at (510) 656-5100 x141 for rates and availability.L—R: Front: Ming Lum, Ralph Castro, Wally Jay, Al Novak. Back: Gene Ching, Thomas Oh, Gigi Oh, Bernice Jay,Patrick Million, Ed Parker Jr., Bob Maschmeier, Andy Ching.MYLES PORTER, VISUALLY IMPAIREDJUDO ATHLETE, NOW A RESIDENTAT U.S. OLYMPIC TRAINING CENTERMyles Porter of Toledo, Ohio, a visually impaired judo athlete,has become a resident athlete at the United States OlympicTraining Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado in preparationfor the 2007 International Blind Sports Association (IBSA) WorldChampionships and the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing,China.“This is a incredible opportunity because I train at a first classfacility with first class coaches with some of the best Judo athletesin the country,” said Porter. “This training accelerates my progressfor the upcoming Worlds and the 2008 Paralympic Games.”Porter’s residency at the U.S. Olympic Training Center follows inthe footsteps of the U.S. Women’s National Goalball team, whobecame the first disabled athletes ever in residency at an OlympicTraining Center, prior to the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens.“We are excited to have Myles here at the OTC. Myles had provento be athletic and hardworking,” said Eddie Liddie, United StatesJudo National Coach. “Myles is sure to benefit from the traininghe will receive here as part of an elite group of athletes and thequality of the coaching available to him.”In November 2006, Porter became just the third visually impairedjudo athlete to be nationally ranked by U.S. Judo among hissighted peers after finishing second at the 2006 Dallas Open, aU.S. Judo Senior E Level Elite Tournament. Porter also finished5th at the 2006 International Blind Sports Federation World JudoChampionships in France.About USABA: A member organization of the U.S. OlympicCommittee is a non-profit organization that provides trainingfor blind and visually impaired athletes for competition in ninesports. USABA members range from blind children developingsports skills to elite athletes who train for competitions suchas the Paralympic Games, the world’s second largest athleticcompetition that draws more than 4,000 disabled athletes. Formore information visit www.usaba.org. Tiger Claw is a proudsponsor of the USABA Judo Team.Next Issue: Summer 2007The deadline for ads and submissions is March 20, 2007.CALL 1-800-821-5090 TO RESERVE AD SPACE.ClawMarks Ad RatesAd Size Cost for each insertionFull Page $8502/3 Page $575 Place your ad in fourHalf Page $450consecutive issues1/3 page $3501/4 Page $275 and take 10% off!1/8 Page $1501/24 Page $50.00 (Tournament “Banner” Ad)Claw Marks Spring 2007 Copyright © 2007 Tiger Claw. Allrights reserved. The Tiger Claw logo is a registered trademark.All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.Claw Marks welcomes any reader contributionsof articles, photos and letters that may be ofinterest to the martial arts community. Mail themto: Tiger Claw, 5613 N. Broadway, Knoxville,TN, 37918 or email to tiger@tigerclaw.com