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MATRIXING

TECHNICALDICTIONARY

AL CASE(Master Founder)


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Monstr Maral Arts

MonsterMartialArts.com

copyright 2002 by Alton H. Case

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmit-ted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photo-copying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, withoutthe written permission of the author.


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special thanks toHarry Hsu

andDerek Salling

for their assistancein the compilationof this dictionary


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While this concept is inherentin many arts, it is specific to MonkeyBoxing.

armbar A technique wherein thestraight arm is levered. If the at-tacker bends the elbow it will trans-late into an elbow roll, or an inver-sion thereof.

arm pounding (blocking) Toughening exercises in which

the partners bash their forearms to-gether to create better blocks.

augment The action of the rear arm tosupport a block by pointing towardsthe elbow of the front arm.

axilla

The armpit (referring to thenerves therein).

axilla punch Punching into the axilla (pref-erably with the fingertips). This isbest done when the victims arm isoutstretched (the muscles are there-fore not tightened). This is a pressure

point strike.

-A-

Aikido-(Jap)- The Way of Harmonyin the Spirit.

Created by Morihei Uyeshiba, Aikido is considered asoft art, asthe basic concept is to go with anopponent. Originally derived from DaitoRyu Aiki Jitsu, the techniques of

Aikido were chosen more for theirspiritual content than their useful-ness. This resulted in a loss of data

which resulted in Aikido becomingboth mystical and impractical.

Aikido and the Dynamic Sphere-(book)-Westbrook & Ratti. This is the best book on Aikidoever written. The artwork is abso-lutely stunning in that it reveals thepurity of intention necessary to

Aikido.

Al Case Born May 27, 1948, Al is theoriginator of the Matrixing concepts.

Al Case Martial Arts A logical compilation of themartial arts.

angulation The introduction of a slight an-

gle to a technique, usually through aslight sidestep. This changes all theangles of the technique, thus givingthe advantage to the defender.


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The basic arm positions thatenable the student to develop an un-bendable arm. There are four BAPs: low, mid-

dle, high, and circular, which canform ten combinations. The BAPswere the subject of early research byAl Case into the art of Pa Kua Chang.

beak A hand confi guration in whichthe back of the hand is raised and thefingers are brought together. This can

be a strike with the fingers, or ablock with the wrist. Also called, thelittle fist,beak, etc.

Beyond Hands A poem written by Al Case

which outlines the method of themartial arts.

black belt Belt rankings were originally de-rived from rankings for swimmers in1900 Japan. A black belt, in Japanese, is adan. Dan translates as man. Lesser ranking belts are kyu,

which translates as boy. Thus, a black belt was originally

a statement of maturity. With the commercialization ofthe art, however, belts began to beawarded according to ones ability tofi ght, as opposed to spiritual devel-opment.

-B-

Babich, Robert J. (Bob) A 6th degree black Belt in Kang

Duk Won Korean Karate, Bob is theperson that Al Case attributes forhands on transmission of the art.

back change In Pa Kua Chang, steppingbackward on the circle. The normalpreference is to step forward, butone must be prepared for anything.

back stance Grounding occurring on the rearleg.

backwarditus The tendency of a beginner todo everything backward, that is, ifthe technique calls for a right arm, he

uses the left, and so on. While some-times frustrating, this is a good thing,it means the beginner has sur-mounted the fact of having a fifty/fifty chance of being right and is ac-tually initiating an action. The cure for a person (at anystage) unable to stop manifestingbackwarditus is to have him do the

mistake. Having been given freereign to do a mistake, the studentwill then be able to do the called fortechnique correctly.

BAP-basic arm positions.


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Pressing upon the body to checkbody alignment, body testing is anexact science: the pressure must bein the exact amount and in the exact

direction (through the tan tien to theground), else it is useless. Done correctly, body testing canhelp a student bypass years of train-ing.

bot sai One of the advanced forms inthe Kang Duk Won, it is taught as

bassai in many classical Japanese sys-tems. It translates as to thrust asun-der, or to breach a fortress.

bridge See Under the Bridge.

brush block A Monkey Boxing block which

utilizes a palm and the back of ahand to protect the face. Not a hardblock, it is more of a deflector, and itis usually used in conjunction withother methods of angling off the lineof attack.

Buddha Palm A cross palm block done to the

centerline. The name comes from thefact that one makes the block bypressing the hands together as if inprayer, then taking one down andholding it beneath the elbow.

Buddha Palm Karate

Eventually callow young fellows would even fray the edges of theirbelts with razors to deliberately agethem, thus giving themselves addi-

tional years in the art. Belts wouldeven be sold for mere dollars. In Al Case Martial Arts belts areawarded for ability. A black belt isawarded solely on the basis of onesability to execute techniques withCBM.

block

A ridge of energy manifestedthrough the bones and thrust awayfrom the body(as opposed to a parry,

which retracts towards the body andguides the attack).

block walk A blocking exercise utilized inthe harder arts, it is based upon

noving forward and back in the San-chin stance while using the three ba-sic blocks (low, middle, high).

Bombers Story, The-(book)-Case One of the few books to utilizeproper martial arts, The BombersStory is particularly terrifying for itsdepiction of government.

body alignment The aligning of body parts so asto best flow energy through the body.

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-C-

caput Any head or headlike expansion

on a structure, such as a bone. When grabbing an opponent the caput isutilized to ensure a better grip. Thisalso allows the practitioner to betterfind pressure points.

Case Histories A column written by Al Case forInside Karate magazine, it was noted

for its unique humor. It ran for fouryears.

Case Histories of Horror A series of four short books con-taining some very original horror sto-ries by Al Case.

Catchers

A series of eight techniquestaught between Matrix Pa KuaChang and Matrix Tai Chi Chuan.

These are: club catcher, knifecatcher, sword catcher, spear catcher,

gun catcher, fist catcher, foot catcherand thug catcher.

cat stance

A back stance with the frontfoot just in front of the rear foot.While one loses some potential formotion, the leg is prepared for kick-ing.

CBM-coordinated body motion.

A version of Karate created by Al Case. It was created just prior tothe creation ofThe Perfect Art, andutilizes a series of toe up back

stance lines and the crane form.

butterfly The first form in the ShaolinButterfly method created by Al Case.It utilizes a specific six point foot-

work pattern, and the end result ofpracticing the form is an increasedability to angulate.

This block is also a key motionin Pa Kua Chang.

buzz saw Attacking with the hands mov-ing in an overriding circular motion.

This is called ablast in Jeet KuneDo.


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A type of limited freestylewherein the players twine their handsand move in certain patterns. Many arts have many different

variations of Chi Sau, but it is usuallyassociated with Wing Chun Kung Fu.

chopping wood A technique in Monkey Boxingin which the practitioner grasps the

wrist of the opponent and throwshim through making a chopping

wood motion.

Choy & Li The names of two of the originalfi ve Shaolin monks. The fi ve monksare said to have avoided the burningof the Shaolin Temple, and thenspread the Shaolin art across China. While Choy & Li is the name of

a form specific to Shaolin arts taughttoday, it is also the name of a system,Choy Li Fut. The fourth form in the ShaolinButterfl y art taught by Al Case. Thespecific concept in this form is a

windmilling of the arms. This wind-milling strengthens the arms, andeventually becomes a quick rolling

motion that can go up or down.Circle of Blocks-(Karate) The circle formed around thebody by the eight hard blocks of Ka-rate. The eight blocks are: highcrossed wrist, high, outward middle,

CBM is when all parts of thebody support one intention. This isdone by extensive analysis of the

Three Elements of Power (thrusting,

rotational, and gravitational) througha study of Matrix Karate. When onesuccessfully and regularly blends the

Three Elements of Power oneachieves The Fourth Power: Inten-tion.

Chen Name of a family in China

which is purported to be the sourceof Tai Chi Chuan.chi A term used as a catchbasket toexplain mysticism (what people dontunderstand) in the martial arts. Forinstance: hes got lots of chi, it mustbe the chi, etc.

Actually, chi is nothing more orless than Intention. Using Matrixing methods andterms, chi can not only be under-stood, it can be measured and en-hanced.

chicken beak See beak.

chicken wing An upper arm lock. This lockresults in a terribly easy break, aseasy as breakinga chickens wing.

chi sau-(Chinese)-sticky hands.


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This technique is based upon ahigh crossed wrist block. It is used tocatch an attack with a club.

clumsy feet When somebody trips and feelslike a fool.

computer The head.

coordinated body motion See CBM.

coordination drills A variety of drills wherein thestudent slaps his body to achieve bet-ter timing(CBM). These drills are done in MonkeyBoxing and are used to explore theinterchange of body weapons duringthe Collapsation of Distance.

The specific weapons are: kick-ing, punching, kneeing, vertical el-bowing, horizontal elbowing, back-fisting.concave back Rounding the small of the backby thrusting the hips forward. Sim-ply, if someone was to place their

hand on the smal l of yourback...press the hand with the smallof your back. This stabilizes theback, and ensures that no injury (es-pecially during the practice of Pa KuaChang) is created through practice.

low, low crossed wrist, inverted low(dangling forearm), inward middle,and cross palm.

Circle of Blocks-(Monkey Boxing) The initial circling of the arms(in Monkey Boxing) which protectsthe body by setting up defenses forthe eight angles of attack. The circle of blocks is used todevelop defenses for sticks, handsand knives, and to develop variousCollapsation of Distance techniques.

circle walking The main exercise in Pa KuaChang, this exercise consists of eightsteps in a circle, with specific foot-

work and techniques added.

Closed Combat System A system of martial arts which

refuses techniques and conceptsfrom other systems. While this keepsa system pure, and can keep the stu-dent on the straight path towardsachievement, it can also become alimit.

closing Pushing an opponent s arm

across his body so as to inhibit hismotions. This is as opposed to open-ing.

clubcatcher


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crescent step Also known as moon step thisis the action of the foot, when walk-ing in an hourglass stance, to move

halfway towards the other foot, andthen out, in a semi-circle.

cross inversion Reaching across an opponent toinvert a limb.

This is also called turtle backing, orround backing.

control

The essence of the true art. It issaid: while there is an art to destruc-tion, the true art is in control. Sim-ply, one who can control himself cancontrol others, and need never fight.

core application A Core Application is thatapplication which sums up the major

point of a form.

crane-(Shaolin Butterfly) The fifth form in the ShaolinButterfl y. Created by Al Case, thisform teaches grace and balance andkicking.

crane

The second form in Pa KuaChang.

crane-(White Crane Karate) The main form in a Karate sys-tem created by Al Case.

cranking Turning a body part so that it

rea!y hurts.

Create Your Own Art-(book)-Case. The only book ever written thatactually shows how to create a mar-tial art.


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Literally The Way. While thereare many mystical connotations, doreally refers to a specific methodol-ogy. The mysticism comes from not

understanding the method, whichcomes from the method being inade-quate due to missing information,etc. The real way to look at this isto merely translate the word into

American. Do - to get somethingdone.

Donald (Don) Buck First instructor of Bob Babich.He studied a variety of Chinese sys-tems, plus Japanese Kyokushinkai.Kyokushinkai is a full contact system. It is rumored that it was whilestudying with Mr. Buck that Mr.Babich misplaced his teeth.

doors-(to go through...) To find what ifs and solvethem. A good student will be able to

go through many doors. To compre-hend this theory is to appreciate thatthe dojo is a microcosm for life.

dragonfist A punch utilizing the fore-

knuckle of the middle finger.

dragon stance A cross legged kneeling stance.

Also called atwisted kneelingstance.

-D-

dart The sixth and most advanced

form in Outlaw Karate.

defibulating punches A strike to the heart which stopsthat irritating pulsation of the heartmuscles.

dharma 1) Essential quality or character,

as of the cosmos or ones own nature.2) Virtue. 3) An old way of saying oneis heading towards truth and know-ingness. This is definitely in tune

with the Monkey Boxing method.

dharma combat Combat by knowing. Dharma

combat is the end result of doingrhythmic freestyle.

disarm To take a weapon from an at-tacker.

distance matrixing Technically, this would be the

study of fi ve distances in MonkeyBoxing. The distances are: foot, fist,knee, elbow, grapple (takedown). Asixth distance would be weapons.

do-(Jap)


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-E-earthforms A series offive forms created by

Al Case. They were inspired by a vi-sion Al had of a monk in a dream onenight. The fi ve forms were: the Drag-onfist, the Tigerfist, the Cranefist,the Snakefist, and the Leopardfist. These forms were neglected be-cause students kept injuring them-selves on them, and are now forgot-

ten.

Eight Angles of Attack If a cross and a plus were over-laid and placed on the front of a manthey would describe the Eight Anglesof Attack. To be exact, the eight angles aredefined in Monkey Boxing as: club-

bing straight down on the head, chopto the neck, hook to the body, upper-cut to the belly, kick to the groin,backhand to the belly, back hand tothe body, chop to the neck. There are other variations ofthese attacks. This theory was inspired by Alsstudy of escrima (after an analysis of

the Nine Squares of the body). The Ninth Angle of Attack

would be a straight punch to the cen-ter of the body.

Eight Angles of Defense

dummy See good dummy.

dump

To knock somebody down, es-pecially on their fanny.

dynamics Thought. Precisely, the directiona thought takes. The martial dynam-ics are: standing in one place withoutmotion, moving backward, movingforward, moving in such a manner

that the attack can be guided. Dynamics is the subject of the

Third Level of the martial arts.


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direction (plus a couple of odd varia-tions). The eight joints examined inthe Monkey Boxing method are:

wrist, elbow, shoulder, neck, spine,hip, knee, ankle.

eight sticks The eight patterns described bystick(s) in the weapons portion ofMonkey Boxing. The eight sticks are: cross down,high low, single eight, umbrella, dou-

ble eight, reverse eight, umbrella updown, super eight.

elbow insertion Striking with the elbow so as toset up an insertion. This is a specificshock and lock in which the elbowstrike is usually to the head or the ax-illa.

elbow inversion A lock applied to the elbow

wherein the elbow is pushed downinstead of up.

elbow roll A technique wherein one pushesup on the elbow while pulling down

on the wrist. This is done while step-ping in front of the person, thusmaking the attacker arc down andacross the front of the student.,

which relates to the verbal instruc-tion ofput him in your pocket.

The specific lines erected acrossthe incoming Eight Angles of Attack.

This concept is explored fully in thebeginning Circle of Blocks exercise

in Monkey Boxing.

eight animals-Pa Kua Chang Eight concepts explored in moretraditional Pa Kua Chang. Whilethere are literally thousands of varia-tions and arrangements, the onesused in the Al Case method are: But-terfly (on guard), Crane (lower encir-

clement), Snake (arm cranking),Monkey (lower arm wrapping) ,Dragon (splitting), Lion (upper en-circlement), Phoenix (upper arm

wrapping), Tiger (Spinning).

eight gates When the body is turned side-

ways (as if fighting) each hand pro-

tects four zones (see four zones).This creates eight areas, four for thefront hand and four for the backhand. These are called the eightgates.

eight joints After studying many arts, andpresenting his conclusions concern-

ing those arts in the Instant Aikidoseminars, Al Case formed MonkeyBoxing. The central theory of theforty Monkey Boxing techniques isthat a student can achieve jointlocksuccess by circling any joint in either


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engine Generally, the body. Specifically,the tan tien. When aligned with theengine ofI am the art is created.

entering, closing, finishing The three distances of afight.While there are other ways of analyz-ing distance, this one tends to estab-lish the analyzation of the collapsa-tion of distance as specific conceptsinto which techniques can be

grouped and understood.

Entering the Third Level-(book)-Case A simple book which describesthe various phenomena that a stu-dent will experience when CBMing.

Escrima A rather spectacular Filipino art

involving the use of sticks.

expert Somebody who knows what theyare doing, and can explain it in scien-tific terms.

explosion One of the functions of the tan

tien. A dispersal of energy-a focusingof energy into the punch (impact). Really, there are two specificpoints of explosion: at the beginningand at the end of a technique.

elbow slash Slashing with the elbow.

elbow spike

Striking with the tip of the el-bow, especially to the face or the ax-illa.

empty Relaxed. Able to move in any di-rection without needing prior coun-termotion. Being empty leads to theenhancement of perceptions outside

the five senses.

empty hands The literal translation of the

word Karate.

energy The capacity for work.

energy formula Weight = Work = Energy. This is to say that the more thestudent bends his legs (in stances) themore power he feels, and thereforehas. This relates directly to the ulti-mate purpose of stance training.

energy leaks When a body part collapses un-der body testing the exact point ofbreakage is called an energy leak. Itcan also be called an energy break,or apowerleak, or apowerbreak.


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-F-

figure four armlock An odd sort of an upper armlock

in which the entanglement of armslooks like the number four. This isthe first martial arts technique AlCase ever learned, it was displayed ina Buzz Sawyer comic strip when Al

was about seven or eight.

finishing From entering, closing, finish-

ing, refers to the application of alock.

First Decision, The The choice to go forward orbackward, which establishes a pre-disposition towards Force or Flow.

first level art

An art that depends upon im-pact as the sole solution.

fist catcher A two step wrist lock executedon a punch.

five animals The fi ve original animals of

Kung Fu: tiger, crane, snake, leopard,dragon. The five animals of Kung Fu, ac-cording to Al Case, are: tiger, crane,snake, monkey, dragon. Al consideredthe leopard and the tiger too similar.

Inbetween these two points, ofcourse, is what the art is really allabout.

extensions Extending intention. Or, the expansion of hand tech-niques to create disarms.


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The path of an object unaf-fected. The path of intention.

flower The second form in ButterflyKung Fu. The basic concept is dem-onstrated in the basic sequence ofthe form: cross palms down, rollingto a butterfly palm block, simultane-ous cross palm block and punch.

flowstyle

A type of rhythmic freestylewhich uses locks instead of strikes.

fold To collapse the elbow underpressure. One of the five armies.

foot catcher Catching a foot through step-

ping with the motion, encircling withthe hands, and twisting the foot.

force The absence of unimpedance.Impact.

force/flow formula The ultimate martial strategy,

which is the actual meaning of theyin yang in the martial arts.If the force is greater flow it,if the flow is greater force it.

form A pattern of moves.

The attributes of the first fouranimals were supposed to make upthe character of the fifth animal; theart was to be a composite of styles,

rather than one truth. This made upthe truth of Al Cases methods.

five armies Refers to a style of Tai ChiChuan. Specifically, the fi ve armiesare: shifting the weight, turning thehips, rotating the shoulder, foldingthe elbow, rolling the wrist.

Five Army Tai Chi Chuan The theory of Five Army Tai ChiChuan is that the armies should col-lapse (or attack) together, but if onearmy is bypassed the others mustmake up for it.

five distances-Monkey Boxing

Kicking, punching, kneeing, el-bowing, grappling. A sixth distancewould be weapons. These distances are defined asaggressive, that is, away from the de-fender and towards the attacker.

five distances-Tai Chi Chuan Absorbing through shifting,

turning, rotating, folding, and rolling. These distances are defined asdefensive, that is, away from the at-tacker and towards the defender.

flow


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zone in as economical fashion as pos-sible.

foundation

The first book in the OutlawKarate series. It describes the formHouse.

founder Somebody who founds a system.In truth, anybody can be a founder,the trick is to imbue the system cre-ated with unassailable logic, irrefuta-

ble concepts, and personality.

four corner throw An Aikido throw wherein thedefender can place the attacker inany of four corners. While this is aspecific throw in Aikido, it is a gen-eral concept used for any throw inMonkey Boxing.

freestyle Learning how to fight. There are usually three stages inmost martial arts systems: the purityof concept within a form, the appliedtechnique of the form, and the chaosof combat. See freestyle progression.

freestyle progression A specific method of learningfreestyle. The stages are: rhythmic freestyle (to DharmaCombat) lop sau (rollingfists)

The body of a person. Thus, a person can both do aform, and have a form.

formbreaks Where the form of a person isunable to support the force directedat it. The failure of body testing.

fort The last form in Outlaw Karate,it is an extrapolation of Sanchin.

forty monkeys The forty techniques of MonkeyBoxing. These entering and joint-locking techniques were derivedfrom thousands of techniques from

various arts, and boiled down to theconcept of circling a joint in two di-rections, and a spattering of odd

variations.

four directions The four compass directions

were used in original matrixing ef-forts.

fourth element of power When one combines the firstthree elements of power with good

CBM, the fourth power is realized,this is intention.

four zones Wing Chun theory which breaksthe area in front of body into a plus.

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chi sau (sticky hands) pushing hands one in the center. There are variations for each of

these methods, depending upon whatthe student needs. While the methodcan be altered according to how thestudent is being taught, the usualprogression is: rhythmic freestyle (Karate) lop sau (Monkey Boxing) sticky hands (Monkey Boxing,Pan Gai Noon)

one in the center (Pa KuaChang) push hands (Tai Chi Chuan)

front stance Stance wherein the body is moreover the front leg than the rear leg.

Funakoshi, Gichin

The founder of modern day Ka-rate, Mr. Funakoshi introduced theart to school children in Okinawa,military officers in Japan, Americanservicemen after the 2nd World War,and caused the art to be spreadacross the world. Also, Mr. Funakoshi codifiedmoves and forms and inspired gen-

erations of instructors.

fut ga A style of Shaolin Kung Fu. Thename translates as family of monks. Al Case was taught portions ofthis style by Richard Armington.


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gravity One of the three elements ofpower, the other two being rotationand thrust.

Dropping the weight at the cor-rect moment of the technique.

ground work(matwork) Wrestling on the ground. Good groundwork is very scien-tific.

guiding

To redirect incoming force sothat it misses. The closer the missthe better the guiding.

gun catcher A wristlock executed when anattacker uses a gun.

-G-

geometry The secret of art. A study of al-

gebra, calculus, and the othermathematical fields also helps.

good dummy A person who reacts accordingly

when attacked by his partner duringtraining. A person doesnt really under-stand the martial arts until he under-

stands both sides of the equation ofattack and defense. Thus, a master isthe biggest dummy of all.

gooselock A wrist lock wherein the hand isbent over like the head of a goose.

grounding

Sinking the weight (intention) atthe appropriate point of a technique. One of the Three Elements ofPower. A person who is grounding iscapable of delivering incoming forceinto the planet, and striking an op-ponent with the planet.

gradient Teaching the student exactly theright amount at exactly the righttime. Doing each step completely andin the correct order.


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One theory is that it evolved be-cause people had to fight sideways inthe contours of rice paddies. It is a very powerful stance.

hourglass stance A narrow stance in which the

weight is distributed evenly and theknees are bowed inward. A very pow-erful stance, it is also called sanchinstance.

house

The name of the first form ofOutlaw Karate. It was actually usedin several systems designed by AlCase.

hung gar Family of Hung. One of the fivemonks who escaped the burning ofthe Shaolin Temple, he is credited

with his own system. This is consid-ered classical Shaolin. The systemsof Hung Gar, Fut Ga, Choy Li Futare often very similar.

how to make money A short book written by AlCase. He never followed the advicesof the book as he wished to take

leave of the work a day world.

How to Start Your Own School A short book written by AlCase, it describes, in very accurateand succinct terms, the exact proce-dures for starting ones own martial

-H-

happy feet This phrase refers to effortless

footwork. Effortless footwork usuallyoccurs while a person is learning towalk the circle. The precise phenom-ena is that the person is so busy

watching body distances that theyare lost in the perception and are un-aware of the feet.

harmony

A rather inadequate term to de-scribe 2BCBM.

helping the attacker In an effort to attain affinity foran attacker, the defender should doall in his power to aid the directionof the attackers attack. This is theessence of Pa Kua Chang.

helping the punch Helping the attacker by guidinghis punch in the exact trajectory hehas projected.

horse stance A wide stance in which the

weight is distributed evenly and the

knees are bowed to the sides. It is called the horse stance be-cause when done it looks like thestudent is riding a horse. It is also called a side stance, astraddle stance, and so on.


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-I-

idiot of the month club A term coined by Al Case and

Mike Baron to describe people whoentered their martial arts school atleast once a month and offered tochallenge the master.

imarts Name of Als first mail order

venture. It offered over twenty-fivebooks and twenty video tapes.

infinite aplication An Infinite Application isone which can be worked on eightsides. That is, on both sides of theright leg, both sides of the left leg,both sides of the right arm, and bothsides of the left arm.

That is, on either side of which-ever limb he throws, and on eitherside of any follow up attack, and itdoesnt matter how many follow upattacks he throws, which results in athrow or takedown.

injury formula Speed + Ignorance = Injury.

inscape Perception of the world insidethe body. The opposite of outscape.

insertion

arts school. One of the first, if notthe first, books of its kind.


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Intention starts with simplebody alignment and resistance con-cepts, travels into grounding, andflowers into full flows which sur-

round the entire body. Indeed, fullintention feels like a giant hand ismoving the artist. Also known as the fourthpower.

internal arts Refers to arts which propose,and utilize in their methods, meth-

ods of intention (vs methods of mus-cle). Really, these arts were attempt-ing to become Third Level arts. The internal arts are usuallyconsidered to be Aikido, Tai ChiChuan, Pa Kua Chang, and Hsing I.While other arts purport to be inter-nal, these are the ones best known. In truth, any art, properly

taught, is an internal art.

inversion A technique in which the lock isdone opposite the usual. For in-stance, an arm lock with the elbowpushed up, when inverted, the elbowis pushed down.

inward wrist twist The fi rst wrist lock on theMonkey Boxing list of jointlocks.

iron horse See Kima Chodan.

Inserting a body part which-properly CBMed-leads to the wholebody being inserted into another per-sons structure and universe. Success

depends upon proper intention.

instant Aikido A seminar offered by Al Case.

The material, circling a joint in anydirection, was brilliant, and led (inpart) to the complete art of MonkeyBoxing.

Instant Aikido (book) A book describing the art andtheory of instant Aikido. It should be noted that various(usually anonymous) martial artistsobjected to a seminar offering toteach instant Aikido. It should alsobe noted that not one of these peo-ple ever availed themselves of the

opportunity to read the book or takethe seminar.

instructor One who gets others to finish

what they start. Instructors do nothave to be polite.

intention

The flow which emanates fromthe precise thought which is behindany action, and goes to the comple-tion of technique. Understanding in-tention is key to mastering the mar-tial arts. Unfortunately, most artsdont even define it.


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-J-

Jeet Kune Do (JKD) Way of the Interceptingfist. Art

designed by Bruce Lee. While supe-rior in many aspects, it seems to bemore a collection of methods withthe instruction Take what works,discard what doesnt. This is in op-position to the Matrixing instructionof: Take what doesnt work and makeit work.

Jigaro Kano The founder of Judo.

jing mu The name of a Kung Fu system(and the first form of that system)created by Al Case. It was basedupon certain footwork described inone of the Fut Ga forms, and utilized

circular hand motions. Al was toldjing mu translated as butterfly, but was never able to find it in Chinesedictionaries.

John Soet An editor at CFW enterprises, John oversaw the publishing ofnearly thirty of Als articles, and Als

column.

jointlocks A hold in which the joint of aperson is bent to create pain orbreakage.

Iron Legs & Power Kicks A short book written by AlCase. the title was vaguely chosen

because of a movie Al never saw. Thetitle of that movie was Iron Men andBamboo Gods. The essence of the book was

various exercises and legwork, andthe kicking form of Kwon Bup.


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-K-

Kan Do A Karate system devised by Al

Case. The name means The way ofthe house. This was a turn upon thenaming of a certain classical form ofKarate, and utilized a combination ofclassical forms and forms designed by

Al. The first form was house.

Kang Duk Won A Korean Karate system which

translates as House for EspousingVirtue. It is a classical system basedon predominately Japanese forms,

with Korean kicks and a smatteringof Chinese influence. Bob Babich

was the head instructor at a school inSan Jose, and this was where Al Caselearned the martial arts.

Karate Form of combat which utilizesmostly strikes, and which translatesas Empty hands. Originally it wasNaha-te, which translates as ChinaHand. It apparently dribbled anddrabbled into Okinawa through Chi-nese envoys, shipwrecked sailors, andthe like, over a few hundred years. It

was formulated by Okinawan Palacebodyguards to protect t heir king,and was eventually taught to the pub-lic in the 1920s by Gichin Funakoshi.

Karate-do kyohan

judo A Japanese system ofwrestling.It was designed by Jigaro Kano,found popularity with the masses,

and was stripped of any dangeroustechniques.

ju-jitsu (ju-jutsu) Older forms of Japanese combat.Usually the more dangerous tech-niques are still within Ju-jitsu sys-tems.


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The Fist Method. Initially, it was the renaming of the San JoseKang Duk Won after Bob Babich re-fused to have anything to do with

various organizations. Ultimately, AlCase separated the teachings of Mr.Babich into two methods, the classi-cal Kang Duk Won, and the methodcreated by Bob and his advancedblack belts. The latter method he re-ferred to as Kwon Bup.

A book written by GichinFunakoshi which details Karate. Thefirst book of its kind, it is a superiorbook.

Karate-do: my way of An autobiography of GichinFunakoshi. An interesting perspec-tive on what you have to do to get

what you want in this life.

Karate Illustrated Magazine which printed many

of Als articles and his column.

Kenpo An art created by Ed Parker.Literally, Fist Law. A rather rambling distortion ofthe arts, it meanders from Karatethrough Kung Fu.

Kima Shodan A classical Karate black beltform. It utilizes a horse stance andside to side movements. Literally,First black horse. It is known bymany names and is a superior form.knife catcher A snake lock used to catch aknife attack.

Kung Fu A generic term for Chinese mar-tial arts. Loosely, skill applied overtime.

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beyond physics. They were very in-fluential in Al Cases development.

life support system

The body.

lion One of the eight animals of PaKua Chang.

loading the machine Setting in a stance, specificallyin freestyle, so that the legs press

against the floor. When the front legis lifted the body is launched for-ward. When the back leg is lifted thebody is launched backward. Ex-tremely important when closing thedistance, or maintaining distance infreestyle.

loose-tight

Making the arm tight upon im-pact. Actually, the secret of this tech-nique is to concentrate on the loose-ness (relaxedness) of the arm justprior to and just after the impact.

lop sau Circling hands. Initially refer-

ring to a specific Kung Fu move inChi Sau(sticky hands of Wing ChunKung Fu), lop sau was developed by

Al Case into an incredibly simple yeteffective intermediary method oflearning how to freestyle.

-L-

Lao-Tse Author ofThe Tao.

laws of physics For Al Case, applying the laws ofphysics reduced all arts to one com-mon, and established Monkey Box-ing.

lazy slut While the term can be applied

injudiciously whenever the instructorfeels the need or whim, it usually ap-plies to any student who is late toclass. When using the term the in-structor should speak that all mighthear.

leaning tiger stance The Tiger Stance with more

wieght on the front foot and the rearheel offthe ground.

Lee, Bruce American born chinese martialartist who changed the shape of themartial arts. While his research anddiscoveries enlightened people the

world over, he was ultimately trapped

by lack of a cohesive philosophy.

Lensman Series Six novels written by E. E. DocSmith. These novels described phys-ics of the universe, and a way of life


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-M-

Machina A novel written by Al Case in

which the martial arts play a largepart. The full name is Deux exMachina, or God from a machine.

mantis Style of Kung Fu which utilizesthe hands for feeling,grabbing, andso on.

Marley, Bob Reggae musician whos music isparticularly suited to Monkey Box-ing.

master 1) An expert in several martialarts. 2) An instructor who has

brought a person to level of expert.

Master Founder A label designed to be humor-ous, but which turned out to be thehighest rank--there definitely is nohigher rank--in the martial arts. Al Case became the first masterfounder by virtue of his Matrixing

method, and, since Matrixing hasnow been invented, there can be noother Master Founder..

matrix

Los Altos A small town in the SanFrancisco-Bay Area where Al Case

grew up.

Los Angeles Where Al Case finished formu-lating Monkey Boxing.

lower armlock That armlock which occurs

when the attacking arm is angledtowards the ground.

Also called snakelock, etc.Lux Theater A theater in Oakland whichshowed three movies for two dollars.Bums would spend two dollars andsleep the day through. Poor people

would put their stocking feet up onthe chair backs and slurp soup from

huge thermoses. It was consideredproper to yell at the characters onthe screen.


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matrix weapons A system of weapons devised by

Al Case which matrixes weapons pat-

terns to reveal all potentials of weap-ons. Technically, it is part of MonkeyBoxing.

mechanics The first level of the martialarts, mechanics deals with having abody in good condition.

Mike em The tendency of a person to al-low the joy of combat to enter intothe end of a technique. Named afterMike Baron.

mini-matrix A matrix consisting of the firstfour blocks of Karate, low, outward

middle, inward middle, and high. This is used to introduce matrixingconcepts to new students.

mind of no mind See mushin no shin.

monkey One of the eight animals in Pa

Kua Chang.

monkey in a wheel Refers to a technique whereinthe attackers about to be turned up-side down. Specifically, this would

A latin word referring to a cagein which is kept a female wolf forbreeding. Also, a mathematic term de-

scribing the process of combiningfactors so as to be able to discover allpotentials. The term is used to describe allmanner of arts and the logical train-ing methods in Al Case Martial Arts. A good movie.

Matrix Karate

A system of Karate devised byAl Case which matrixes basics to re-veal all potentials of Karate. It is usedas a lead-in to Monkey Boxing.

Matrix Kung Fu A system of Kung Fu devised by

Al Case which matrixes concepts toreveal all potentials of Kung Fu. Ini-

tial matrixing in Kung Fu consistedof Butterfl y Kung Fu, and resultedin the formation of Monkey Boxing(matrixing of joints).

Matrix Pa Kua Chang A system of Pa Kua Chang de-

vised by Al Case which matrixes armpositions and intention to reveal all

potentials of Pa Kua Chang.

matrix Tai Chi Chuan A system of Tai Chi Chuan de-

vised by Al Case which matrixes ad-vanced potentials of Tai Chi to revealall potentials of that art.


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A slang way of referring to oneof the forty techniques in MonkeyBoxing.

monkey stance A back stance wherein the heelof the front foot is raised. The mon-key stance is usually used when one isblocking or in retreat.

monkey sticks Short sticks used for combat.

Also called Escrima sticks, their use

is predicated upon theories and prin-ciples inherent in Filipino stick fight-ing.

monkey trap Catching an opponent in a lock,specifically a splitting technique

where the head is bent to the sideand the elbow is locked across the

body.

Moon A form from Outlaw Karate, itutilizes hourglass stances and hard,circling blocks. It is based upon Japanese and Okinawan forms suchas Hangetsu and Sanchin.

moon step See crescent step.

Morihei Uyeshiba Japanese founder of Aikido. Thetechniques and principles of Aikido

usually be a throw of the rotary vari-ety.

monkey see-monkey do

The lowest level of teaching.Unfortunately, most systems neverget beyond this stage, thus, there is asevere lack of understanding in themartial arts.

monkey blast An attacking technique whichutilizes body weapons in a perfect

progression: foot, fist, knee, elbowand throw. This technique, done asan exercise, led to breakthroughs andthe development of hand and weapontechniques and exercises in MonkeyBoxing.

Monkey Boxing An art devised by Al Case.

Monkey Boxing is really the first artdesigned on computer principles(matrixing) and encompasses princi-ples and concepts from all other arts.

Monkeyland A book, and series of books,

written by Al Case. Martial arts prin-ciples are twined throughout this,

and other books, written by Al Case.

monkey out To escape a trap by wiggling and

writhing.

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In western terms, a moment ab-solutely free of distraction, includingperceptions or anticipations of thepast or future, wherein the person

executes postulate punching, or anyother like technique.

My Life for Yours: A Bodyguard Training Man-ual A book written by Al Case.

are included within the circle boxing(Pa Kua) portion of Monkey Boxing.

Mother of All Diets

A book on dieting written by AlCase.

motion The illusion of moving throughspace (in relation to the universe)brought about by moving the uni-

verse.

motor Anything from which energy is

generated. This is predicated uponthe item in question having two polesbetween which is created tension.

This could be something as complexas a car, or as simple as a muscle. Un-derstanding the muscles as motors iscrucial to the study of Pa Kua Chang.

mountain stance The hourglass stance. This term

was coined while teaching children tohelp them conceptualize groundingforever.

mushin no shin A Japanese term meaningmind

of no mind. This is a moment of timeless-ness inserted between moments ofaccepted reality. Really, this is an absolutely truemoment of perception.


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keys, and the nine squares exercisesand theory.

ninth angle of attack

A straight thrust to the solarplexus.

No Hai A form from Kang Duk Won, itis based on the movements of thecrane. There are variations of thisform in many classical Karate sys-tems.

no muscleRefers to using no muscle; using in-tention. The less muscle you use...themore intention you use.

no time Time not dependent upon thenormal coursings of the universe.

This is a moment of timeless-ness inserted between moments ofaccepted reality. Time generated by the person

which is stronger than and senior totime established by the normal cours-ings of the universe. Your time.

-N-

nine slap An exercise wherein attackers

slap their own hands together once,then patty cake once, then togethertwice, then patty cake twice, and soon to nine. The partners then taketurns striking at each other. The firststrikes are met with a block and onestrike, the second strikes with twoblocks and strikes, and so on to nine.

The person defending(doing the

nine slap) should practice flowingpatterns and move around the oppo-nent.

nine squares 1) Nine squares overimposedupon the body so that each squarerepresents a target. Top left squarethe left side of the neck, top square

the head or face, top right square theright side of the neck, etc. Each square was then analyzedfor potential weapons and angles ofattack. 2) Nine squares on the ground,each of which is shoulder width wide.

The practitioner stands at the baseof the center square and moves in

various patterns around the ninesquares, thus exploring every poten-tial for movement.

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one strike rhythmic freestyle Rhythmic freestyle done withthe limitation of one strike at a time.

There are, of course, two and threestrike variations.

Only the Strong A wonderful movie starringMark Dacascos. It blends music andmartial arts and is very inspirationalin that realm. The art utilized in themovie is Capoeira.

opening To push an opponents arm out-

ward. Not as efficient as closing,there are specific strategies to be fol-lowed when opening.

Other Nine Techniques A book written by Al Case, it

was the sequel to The Perfect Tech-nique. The perfect technique re-ferred to the hands in the circularposition. The other nine techniquesinvolved exploration of the remain-ing ten hand positions which are theoptimum positions for flowing en-ergy through unbendable arms, andin conjunction with proper ground-

ing and utilization of the body as amachine.

OBP See out body part.

out body part (OBP)

-O-

Oakland A city wherein Al Case had no

school, and taught virtually no mar-tial arts. Simply, in spite of advertis-ing methods that had been useful inother locales, no one was willing.

once right is worth ten thousandwrong The theory that one should

practice slowly with attention to de-tail. A restatement would be, prac-tice doesnt make perfect, perfectpractice makes perfect. Al Case would state this theory

with the accompanying analogy ofowning one Chevy that works, and athousand Rolls Royces that dont. If

you want to get anywhere...you takethe Chevy.

one-in-the-center An exercise ( with many inter-pretations and intermediate stepsleading to) wherein one personstands amongst many and defendshimself.

While this exercise is commonto Aikido, in Aikido it can only betaught to advanced students. Utiliz-ing the gradient methods Al Case de-

veloped, this exercise can be taughtto anybody, including absolute begin-ners.


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-P-

Pa Kua Chang Also known as ba gwa zhang,

this is an art based on walking thecircle. Al Case found it to be a supe-rior method for teachingflowing arts.

Pa Kua circle An eight sided circle, each ofthe sides being approximately shoul-der width long, used for walking.

palm block A block with the palm of thehand. This block usually utilizes acircular arm, and is better for guidinga strike rather than hard stopping.

pan gai noon A Chinese art which was devel-

oped by Kanbun Uechi into UechiRyu. Very powerful, the art was basedon three forms: sanchin, seisan, andsanseiryu. Al Case found the fi rst twoforms worthy of inclusion in his arts.panther fist

A halffist, one in which the sec-ond set of knuckles are used. Alsocalled ahalffist.

Parker, Ed Originator of Kenpo Karate.While many contributions to the arts

The method of using superiorweight when applying grab arts, jointlocks, escapes, etc. The superior

weight is applied through shifting the

body so that one can bring morebody weight to bear upon the crux ofthe technique. In spite of the word

weight, the action of OBP should berealized with no effort.

outscape Perception of the world outside

your body. The opposite of inscape.

Outlaw Karate One of the last Karate systemsdevised by Al Case. It was extremelyeasy to learn, and incredibly potent.

outward wrist twist The second wrist lock on theMonkey Boxing list of jointlocks.

override A technique wherein a punch ishandled by punching right through it.

This is accomplished by angling and weighting the forearm and drivingagainst and through the attack.


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handles a kick and then a punch. Thegenius of the technique is that it canbe applied to any side of the kick orpunch.

Peter Tosh A reggae artist who sings theMonkey Boxing anthem: SteppinRazor.

phoenix One of the eight Pa Kua animalforms.

phoenix eye fist A punch utilizing the fore-knuckle of the indexfinger.

physics The second level of the martialarts, this level deals with controllingthe energyflows of the body.

Pinans Five forms (also called Heian)utilized in Kang Duk Won. These areconsidered the cornerstone of classi-cal Karate.

plane A flat surface. When analyzing

techniques it is helpful to visualizeand understand the planes of motioncreated by the bodies involved.

politics in the martial arts The propensity of people tomake up for their short comings by

are credited to Mr. Parker, he tendedto obscure real science and true art.

parry

A movement in which the armretracts towards the body to guideaway an attack, (as opposed to ablock, in which energy is thrust awayfrom the body).

Pan Gai Noon The name of a Chinese art basedupon movements of the tiger, the

dragon and the crane. The art even-tually became known as Uechi Ryu(see Kanbun Uechi) in Japan. The best book on Uechi Ryu is

written by George Mattson.

pass To let the strike flow past.

perception of thought Behind every action there mustbe an initiating thought. Advancedstudents (those who have progressedfrom Monkey Boxing to Pa Kua) canperceive the thought behind theaction...before the action is initiated.

Perfect Technique

A book written by Al Case. It isbased upon circling the hands to en-compass the attacker as one executesa two step. Later efforts to define the Per-fect Technique would focus on amovement out of Seisan in which one


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art. They are used for physical train-ing and propaganda.

Praying Mantis

Systems of Kung Fu which util-ize grabbing hands and the resultantmanipulations.

pressure point Any spot on the human body

which, when pressed, tends to de-activate that body. While pressurepoints are often idealized as the ul-

timate form offighting, they are bet-ter suited to healing. Think: timespent searching out a pressure pointis time that is extra to a simple andeffective strike. This is not to invalidate com-pletely the idea of pressure points.Indeed, there are pressure pointstaught in Monkey Boxing, but these

are usually the simple ones found incavities, or one inch (approximately)from a joint.

purpose A reason for doing something.

Al Case sought to only teach people with purpose. This did not includepeople who wanted to defend them-

selves, had been raped, and so on. The people he taught usually couldnot formulate in words why they

were studying, but it was becausethey were, at heart, artists.

push hands

searching for agreements notfounded in logic.

positional matrixing

An analysis of combat situationsin which every potential direction forfootwork is examined.

postulate 1) Something that is assumedtrue and self-evident. 2) That which initiates inten-tion.

postulate fighting Seeing the attackers thought tolaunch a physical attack before hedoes so. The highest example of thisresults in the attackers thought be-ing canceled merely by recognitionof it, thus resulting in no attack.

postulate punching 1) Having no gap between thethought of having a strike, and theexecution of that strike. This technique would occupytime between accepted reality. 2) Punching a person once, withabsolutely no effort, and achievinginstant and gratifying results.

PRC Refers to Peoples Republic ofChina. While China has contributed

greatly to the martial arts, the mod-ern day PRC arts are usually govern-ment initiated and not true to the


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-Q-

quad the guy Using the martial arts (usually

breaking the neck) to render a persona quadriplegic.

Quality Press The company Al Case estab-lished to sell various of his books.

An internal Kung Fu exercise(common to Tai Chi) which, in spiteof the name, proposes that the prac-titioner agrees with incoming force

in such a way that the attacker is un-balanced and manipulated. This exercise requires a strong

ground, advanced perceptions, and,properly done, demonstrates the useof the body as a Third Level machine.


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rise up A very beautiful hand motioninherent within the basic singlechange of Pa Kua Chang.

Rod Martin Taught a variation of ChineseKenpo in Los Altos. His was the firstschool that Al Case ever attended.

roll Rolling is used when one isthrown to the ground. Students

should utilize rolling at the end ofany appropriate technique. This willhelp the overall flow of the tech-nique.

rotary throw A technique taken from Aikidoin which the attacker is rotated (byarm and head) in a vertical circle.

rotation One of the three elements ofpower, the other two being gravityand thrust. Dropping the weight at the cor-rect moment of the technique.

round back

See concave back.

rhythmic freestyle Method of freestyle developedby Al Case to reduce the joy of com-bat. It is done by the practitionersmoving slowly and taking turns in

-R-

rake (raking strike) A slash with the knuckles.

redirecting Guiding a persons attack so hemisses and is open to manipulation.

reggae Music used in the practice ofMonkey Boxing.

Richard Armington An artist who taught Al Caseportions of Shaolin (Fut Ga) Kung Fuand classical Tai Chi Chuan.

Rickenbacker World War I ace who developedtheories of analyzing air combat.

This was Al Cases first encounter

with concepts that would developinto matrixing. Simply, fl ying through various

geometric patterns, what to do forevery potential incoming angle of at-tack.

ridge A flow of energy that has be-

come fixed.

ridge hand A strike with the edge of thehand. the thumb must be tucked se-curely to prevent injury.


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Samurai Aiki Ju Jitsu A book written by Obata which

outlines the beginnings of jujitsu, andpresents a sampling of techniques. Jujitsu was formerly establisheda thousand years ago when a Japaneseclan, after proving their superiority,

gathered their warriors together andmade a list of all their techniques.

The list was over 3200 techniques. In Al Case Martial Arts, through

matrixing, these techniques are en-compassed, and the student, as op-posed to beingtaught, is encouragedto understand the principles by

which he can create any techniquebased upon the needs of the situa-tion.

sanchin

The first form in Pan Gai Noonand Uechi Ryu, it means, literally, Three battles. A form used to develop power. While basic in appear-ance, it is really quite advanced. Thepurpose is to concentrate energydown the legs and into the ground.the name could refer to body, mindand spirit, or three arrangements of

technique, or the body being dividedinto three sections (or depths), orthree levels of learning, and so on. Versions of Sanchin are found inmany arts. It is sometimes said thatif you dont know Sanchin, you dontknow Karate.

blocking and countering. The pur-pose of rhythmic freestyle is not toteach a student how to win, but howto teach another student. Thus, fre-

estyle is taught, in the very begin-ning, with the highest ideals of theart.

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name probably refers to thirteen spe-cific arrangements of technique

within the form.

Shaolin Butterfly 1) Footwork done on two trian-

gles connected by a bar. All lines areshoulder width. 2) Kung Fu form developed by

Al utilizing the preceding footwork. 3) Kung Fu system developed by

Al matrixing major concepts of KungFu.

4) A book detailing numberthree.

Shaolin West Name of Als school in SantaRosa, California. It was at this schoolthat Al taught the veryfirst matrix-ing concept (16 step self-defense).

shift to move the weight so as tocommit weight to a strike, or toevade.

shock and lock Striking just prior to locking toensure that the lock will work.

show, shadow, do The three steps of effective in-structing.

silat Very effective Indonesian art-form. Various flows utilized in tech-

San Jose Home of the Kang Duk Won

where Al learned his second art and

made his entrance into the true art.

Santa Rosa Location of Als second school,

which he called Shaolin West.

Scientology Literally, The study of knowl-edge. It is recommended not just to

monkey boxers, but to any personwishing to master anyfield of knowl-edge.

screw 1) When striking, to spiral thefist. This technique is sometimes re-ferred to as corkscrewing. 2) When executing a jointlock,

to spiral an attackers body towardthe ground.

Second Decision, The The choice to go right or left.

second level art That level of art wherein thestudent expresses intention.

Seisan The second form in Pan GaiNoon and a major form in Uechi Ryu,it means, literally, Thirteen. This is aform of technique, designed to utilizethe power built by Sanchin. The


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coming strike as if it was afl y, thenreach under the slap and grab the

wrist with the other hand.

slap hands An exercise used to calm themind. The exercise simulates bothstriking and blocking. One should ac-tually catch the hands when doingthe technique.

sleeper The sleeper hold, a choke from

the rear.

snake In Pa Kua Chang, one of theeight animal forms. In Butterfl y Kung Fu (Shaolin)one of the six forms.

snake crawls over the branch

One of the forty Monkey Boxingtechniques.

snakelock A lock wherein one twines anarm around and over an attackersarm.

snake on a vine

Specifically, one of the fortyMonkey Boxing techniques. General ly, any technique

wherein the defenders arm slithersand spiral up a defenders arm on the

way to a lock.

niques were studied by Al prior tothe creation of Monkey Boxing.

simple change

On the Pa Kua circle, to reversedirection by a simple pivot.

single change On the Pa Kua circle, to reversedirection by simple footwork.

sip su Brown belt form in the Kang

Duk Won.

sitting duck The phrase A sitting duck is adead duck, used by Al to describe

what happens to a person who hasstopped walking the circle.

sixteen step self-defense

This was the fi rst matrixingconcept developed by Al Case. Itutilizes four basic blocks in four basicdirections, then evolves the blocksfrom Karate (hard/hard) throughKung Fu (hard/soft), Tai Chi (soft/hard) to Aikido (soft/soft). While the 16 step was very ef-fective, students tended to learn the

techniques without gaining any longterm interest in the martial arts.

slap grab Core blocking technique ofMonkey Boxing. The person utilizingthe slap grab must slap at the in-


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A very beautiful hand motioninherent within the basic singlechange of Pa Kua.

sword catcher Executing an armbar to a swordattack.

sockdolager 1) Something unusually large orheavy. 2) A heavy, finishing blow.

(sock + doxology + er) 3) Slobberknocker.

spear catcher Blocking and rolling the body upthe length of a spear in order to splitor otherwise defend against an attack

with a spear.

spike Striking somebody with thepoint of the elbow.

spiral A very beautiful hand motioninherent within Pa Kua Chang, spi-raling creates a motor out of anylimb, any muscle.

splitting Inserting a limb(s) so that thebottom of an opponent goes one way,and the top goes the other way.

steppin razor Theme song of Monkey Boxing.

sticky hands In Chinese, Chi sau, this is aclose combat arm flowing drill. It iscommon to Wing Chun Kung Fu.

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The Tao The Way. A book written by Lao

Tse which is considered a Chinese

classic and has had much influenceon the martial arts. The concepts of The Way have been completely elu-cidated in The Neutronic Viewpoint,and in the Neutronic verses writtenby Al Case.

The Way A book written by Al Case. Con-

sisting of four parts and over 1100pages, it is a complete record of hisjourney through the martial arts, andpossibly the largest martial arts bookever written.

third level art That art which relies upon allflow and not force.

Third Level Martial Artist And artist who has completechoice of force or flow. To be a ThirdLevel Martial Artist one must be wellinstructed in both the hard and thesoft arts. Additionally, he(she) musthave a firm grasp of the matrixingconcepts, which are learned by study-

ing all the material written by AlCase on the subject.

Third Level Sixth Sense Sword-fighting A book written by Al Case onsword techniques.

-T-

Tai Chi Chuan Grand Ultimate Fist. An inter-

nal Chinese art which is done slowlyand with attention to detail.

Tai Chi Touchstones: Yang Family Secret Trans-missions An excellent book on Tai Chi byDouglas Wile.

takedowns Taking a person offhis feet, usu-ally with a jointlock or throw.

tan tien The physical/metaphysical en-ergy center of the body, the tan tienis located approximately two inchesbelow the navel.

teacher See instructor.

teacup Kung Fu An art taught by Al Case afterhe moved to Los Angeles. The art isbased upon certain footwork whileholding teacups in the hands.

temple One of the Outlaw Karateforms.

ten hands See Basic Arm Positions (BAP).


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Also, leaning tiger stance. A front stance wherein the heel ofthe rear leg is lifted and the weight isconcentrated on the front leg. The

tiger stance is usually used whenstriking or moving forward.

time of no time See mushin no shin.

toe in back stance A back stance in which the frontfoot is turned inward so as to be par-

allel with the back foot. Utilized inPa Kua Chang walking the circle.

toe out back stance A back stance in which the frontfoot is turned outward so as to be ata ninety degree angle from the backfoot. Utilized in Pa Kua Chang walk-ing the circle.

Ton Toi Springy legs. A system ofNorthern Shaolin Kung Fu studiedby Al Case. It consists of ten lines

which are repeated over and over.There are many variations of this art.

tracks

In reference to footwork, twotracks would be shoulder width apartlines upon which the practitionerplaces his feet, single track (heel toetrack) would be a straight line upon

which the practitioner places hisfeet, and so on.

three levels Commonly considered to bebody, mind and spirit, they are

really:mechanicsphysicsdynamics

three stages of afight Entering afight, closing the dis-tance, finishing the fight.

three elements of power Thrusting the weight forward,rotating (the hips), dropping the

weight (gravity).

thrust One of the three elements ofpower, the other two being gravityand rotation.

Dropping the weight at the cor-rect moment of the technique.

thug catcher A defense for a punch from therear. It consists of spinning with themotion and executing an arm bar orsplit or some other appropriate tech-nique.

tiger One of the eight animal forms inPa Kua Chang.

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two strike rhythmic freestyle See rhythmic freestyle.

triangle step Basic footwork of Monkey Box-ing, it results in a side to side motion

which takes the practitioner off theline of attack.

trust This is an essential element ifone is going to reach the third level.One must trust ones attacker withtotal affinity.

tucked hips See turtle back.

turtle back See concave back.

twining Twisting body parts so as to ef-fect a throw.

two body coordinated body mo-tion(2BCBM) Two body Coordinated Bodymotion. When the two intentionsbecome one. Agreeing with the at-tackers intention to create the ulti-mate effortlessness.

two pole system Recognition of the fact that ittakes two to make afight.

two step Basic Aikido footwork, it is util-ized in circle boxing.


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Universal Karate Al Cases first Karate school. It

was located in Talmadge (outside

Ukiah) California. He taught KangDuk Won and Kwon Bup as theywere taught to him.

universe 1) The totality of known or sup-posed objects and phenomena; all ex-isting things, including the earth andits creatures, the heavenly bodies,

and all else throughout space; thecosmos; macrocosm. 2) A world or sphere in whichsomething exists or prevails. Initially, in the martial arts, oneis always seeking to make integralones own universe. As one proceedsthis is done by making integral onesattackers universe.

This word should be studied,and the derivation thoroughly under-stood.

um be One of the the forms of theKang Duk Won.

upper armlock

That armlock which occurs when the attacking arm is pointingupward. Also called fi gure four arm-lock, chicken wing, and so on.

-U-

uncoordinated body motion(UBM)

Uncoordinated Body Motion.When CBM isnt.

Uechi Ryu A system of Karate/Kung Fu

which originated in China as Pan GaiNoon, and was promulgated by Kan-bun Uechi.

Uechi ryu book

unbendable arm To stand, grounded, and extendthe arm in a gentle curve. The trick isto flow energy outward in such amanner (relaxed) that it cannot bebent. There are four unbendable armpositions, which are combined into

ten positions.

under the bridge A technique wherein the at-tackers arm is twisted and archedupward that one might walk under it.

This is usually accomplished throughefficient use of wrist lock numberthree. Though it is introduced in

Monkey Boxing, it is more of a PaKua Chang technique.

universal application A Universal Application is one

which can be worked on two sides.(left or right, open or close, etc.)


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-W-

walk the circle A Pa Kua exercise: one takes

eight steps in a circle, all the whilecircling ones limb motions.

way, the Reference to a specific methodof living. The way is based upon real-izing and manifesting virtue in all ac-tions.

weapons An extension of spirit.

what-ifs A question by a student. Thequestion is usually silly because if thestudent just continues with his train-ing he will see the answer for himself. On later levels, a student is ex-

pected to go through manywhat-ifs, which are then termed doors. theseare layers of counters resulting fromspecific techniques.

Wing Chun Kung Fu A system of Kung Fu studied byBruce Lee. Critical to this system aresticky hands and a well grounded

stance. Unfortunately, some schoolsseem to have lost the idea of ground-ing(and proper body alignment).

wizard Somebody who is wise.

-V-

vertical arm pin A technique in which the arm is

kept straight and spiral up so that theopponents body is spiraled down.

virtue Moral excellence. Conformity ofones life and conduct to moral andethical principles. Such abstracts as patience,kindness, tolerance, etc. Such dedica-

tion was the result of studying theKang Duk Won, or any true art. Thistended to integrate a person and ele-

vate their CBM to usable levels. It could be said that ones mag-nitude of CBM is directly in propor-tion to the amount of virtue one pos-sesses.

Vision of the White Crane Full name of the Buddha-Craneform developed by Al Case. Thisform was the crucial form of theBuddha Crane Karate system he de-

veloped.


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-Y-

yin yang formula For something to be true, the

opposite must also be true. This formula, the only totallyaccurate definition of the yin yangsymbol, was realized by Al at the endof his studies in the Kang Duk Won.From this formula grew(and were or-

ganized) all his theories.

Wizards Handbook A book by Al Case.

worm turns

One of the forty Monkey Boxingtechniques.


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-Z-

zones Sectors around the body which

must be protected. There are zonetheories for many martial arts, andthese differ according to the theoriesbeing proposed by the individual arts.


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FORTY MONKEYS

1 SNAKE CRAWLS OVER THEBRANCH

inward wrist twist

2 CLOSE THE DOORS outward wrist twist

3 LOOK AT THE MIRROR two hand wrist grab

4 FLUTTERING BIRD

neck grab wrist out

5 GIANT KILLER wrist twist with elbow

6 A DROP IN THE WELL vertical wrist twist

7 THE TEETER TOTTER

inverted wrist twist

8 CHOPPING WOOD vertical forearm throw

9 UNDER THE BRIDGE cross under throws

10 BOWING TO YOUR OPPO-

NENT arm inversion

11 THE BIG TRIP axilla punch elbow roll

12 THE LITTLE TRIP

CLASSICAL KARATE FORMS

KANG DUK WONKebon 1-5

Pinan 1Pinan 2Pinan 3Pinan 4Pinan 5Sip SuNo HaiBot SaiKima Shodan

Umbe

KWON BUPBasicsSet OneSet TwoSet ThreeKicking Form

KAN DO (Sanchin-Do)UnsuSanchinWankinHangetsuChintoSeisanSochinIron Horse

Basics 1-3White Crane

and so on


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axilla break hammer uppersplit

24 MONKEY IN A WHEEL

axilla break slash elbow in-sert

25 SLEEPER brush sleeper

26 LITTLE SLEEPER underarm sleeper

27 SLEEPER THROW sleeper throw

28 LITTLE SLEEPER THROW underarm sleeper throw

29 THE SLEEPER TURNS elbow roll sleeper

30 LITTLE SWORD CATCHER crossed wrist necklock

31 TRIPPING THE TIGER slap lower insert

32 SLAP THE FOOL/POUND THEDRUM over ride lower split

33 TURNING THE RHINO OUT hip roll (open)

34 TURNING THE RHINO IN hip roll (close)

axilla punch elbow inver-sion

13 ARMWRAPPING

axilla punch cross inversion

14 THE WORM TURNS brush spinback elbow roll

15 CHICKEN WING slap grab upper armlock

16 FIGURE FOUR

slap grab fi gure four arm-lock

17 SNAKE ON A VINE(SNAKELOCK) parry lower armlock

18 KNEEING THE OX axilla roll knee lower arm-

lock

19 CAPTAINS WHEEL slap grab spike insertion

20 THE BIG WHEEL rotary throw

21 TURNING THE TIGER

high block parry split

22 THROWING THE OAF slap grab spike verticalarmpin

23 MONKEY TRAP


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THE CATCHERS(disarms)

41 GUN CATCHER gun attack42 THUG CATCHER attack from rear43 SPEAR CATCHER thrust with spear44 SWORD CATCHER sword attack45 KNIFE CATCHER

thrust with knife46 FOOT CATCHER kick attack47 FIST CATCHER fist attack48 CLUB CATCHER club attack

35 SWEEPING OUT brush and sweep out

36 SWEEPING IN

palm and leg throw

37 SLAP THE FOOL/THROWTHE COCONUT brush slap ear leg throw

38 DUMPING brush to dump

39 THE LITTLE BOY SITS press the knee

40 CRANE KICK brush kick knee break neck


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MARTIAL ARTS ARTICLES

1) July82 Kick Illustrated/The Perfect Strike

2) June 83 Kick Illustrated/TheUltimate Empty Hand Exercise3) Nov92 Martial Arts Masters/Mail Order Mania4) July93 Martial Arts Masters/In Search of Ultimate Master5) July93 Inside Karate/AMartial Arts Tradeshow?6) Dec 93 Inside Karate/Monkey

in a Box7) Sum 94 Inside Martial Arts/Making Karate an Internal Art8) June 94 Inside Karate/The De-partment of Martial Arts9) July94 Martial Arts Masters/7Rules for True Understanding10) Sept 94 Inside Karate/Calling

All Basics

11) Sept 94 Martial Arts Masters/Jing Mu Pa Kua Chang12) Oct 94 Inside Karate/You MayNot Be a Black Belt13) Nov94 Martial Arts Masters/Enter the Butterfly14) Nov94 Inside Karate/CBM toFind the True Art15) Win 94 Inside Martial Arts/

Fighting for Chi16) Feb 95 Inside Karate/The Endof Time17) Spring95 Inside Martial Arts/Whats Wrong with the Art?18) March 95 Martial Arts Masters/

The Secret of Energy

19) April 95 Inside Karate/ThreeStages of Fighting20) May95 Martial Arts Masters/Choy & Li-The Butterfly Way

21) May95 Inside Karate/Whyand How to Teach22) June 95 Inside Karate/Feets,Do Your Stuff!23) July95 Martial Arts Masters/Perfecting Your Art24) Aug95 Inside Karate/The TwoMan House25) Sept 95 Martial Arts Masters/

All Arts are the Same26) Nov95 Martial Arts Masters/

The Geometry of Combat27) Nov95 Inside Karate/6 Secretsof All Martial Arts28) Dec 95 Inside Karate/The RealLife Ranking System29) Jan 96 Martial Arts Masters/How to Be a Wizard

30) Aug97 Ins ide Karate/TheTrue Art of Kicking31) Dec 97 Black Belt/The FiveStages of the UFC32) Aug98 Ins ide Karate/ Carjacking33) Jan 99 Inside Karate/A Primeron How to Teach Children


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CASE HISTORIESA MONTHLY COLUMN/

INSIDE KARATE1) Aug94 Can We All Get Along?

2) Sept 94 When the Fox Taughtthe Hounds3) Nov94 Using Your Head?4) Dec 94 The Paranoids are Af-ter Me!5) Jan 95 Apprehending theScissorsman!6) Feb 95 A Rank Matter7) Mar 95 Back Then We Were

Tough!8) April 95 The Unbendable Dis-ease9) May95 Tough Guys10) June 95 The Tiger Story11) July95 Psychodrugs12) Aug95 Winning the Battle butLosing the War13) Sept 95 Ask Yourself the Ques-

tion14) Oct 95 Ode to the DojoWidow15) Nov95 Doggone It!16) Dec 95 Adventures in theWitch House 17) Jan 96 And Then There isViolence18) Mar 96 The Real Thing

19) May96 Law and Order20) June 96 License to Kill21) July96 Og and Bog22) Aug96 Burglar Biters23) Sept 96 Ultramaxispectama-tum Fighting Championships24) Dec 96 Rank Rank

25) Jan 97 The Golden Rule26) Feb 97 Bad Guy Rule NumberOne27) Mar 97 The Fight that Never

Was28) April 97 Standing on My Shoul-ders29) May97 Where I Started30) July97 The Fourth Level31) Aug97 The Commercial Fan-tasy32) Sept 97 Reading Minds33) Oct 97 The Ultimate Self -

Defense Class34) Dec 97 A Tale of Two Students35) Feb 98 The Father-Son Con-nection36) Mar 98 The Truth of Back

Then37) April 98 Bodyguarding 10138) May98 The Al Case Memorial

Trophy

39) June 98 The Meditating TreeSurgeon40) July98 The True Lesson41) Aug98 Garage-Do42) Sept 98 The Secret of Rank43) Oct 98 The Plot that Hap-pened


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NOVELS

THE MONKEYLAND SERIESMonkeyland

The Bombers Story(pt 1)The Bombers Story(pt 2)The Lonestar RevoltYancyReturn to Monkeyland

THE MACHINA SERIESThe Haunting of houseMachina(pt 1)

Machina(pt 2)

THE WIZARD OF PARTS SERIESPath of the SnakePath of the WizardPath of the Dragon

THE AVATAR SERIESHero

AssassinAvatar

MISCELLANEOUS

When the White Dove SpeaksSmall in the SaddleWhen the Cold Wind BlowsPack

Twisted GodsFalling Skies

The Transformation of FrankCogswell

MARTIAL ARTS BOOKS

Case Histories (Collection of Col-umns)

The Masters Handbook

The Instructor s Handbook

Iron Legs & Power Kicks

Kang Duk Won

Kwon Bup

Outlaw Karate

Shaolin Butterfly

Ten Hands Pa Kua Chang

Instant Aikido

The Perfect Technique

The Other Nine Techniques

Making the True Art Work

Entering the Third Level

Create Your Own Art

Start Your Own School

3rd Level 6th Sense Swordfighting

The Bodyguard Manual

The Wizards Handbook

Ten Lines of Tai Chi Chuan

Applications of Tai Chi chuan

Monkey Boxing

The Way(compilation)Matrix Karate

Matrix Kung Fu (Monkey Boxing)

Monkey Boxing(forms)

The Neutronic Viewpoint

And so on.


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POETRY

Beyond Hands

Circleverse

Oceans

Flesh, Silk & nothing

And so on.

MISCELLANEOUS

The Truth About Algebra

Create Your Own Secret Language

The Mother of All Diets

And so on

0 matrix dictionary

Documents