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Reality BasedE-Mag

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Volume 1 WWW.DARKGIFTCOMBAT.COMIssue 12 April 01, 20094/01/09

Your monthly E-Magazine guide to

Houston Premier Rea l i ty Based Mar t ia l A r ts & Combatives, Fitness & Nutrition Fac i l i t y .

Combative Techniques, Tactical Airsoft, MilSim and Combative Fitness & Nutrition.

The Sabrina Pina Self defense SeminarThe Sabrina Pina seminar was a BIG success, we had just a little over 100 ladiesand men participate in the seminar .Channel 11, channel 48, channel 2 & theHouston chronicle came out to cover this GREAT event for Sabrina Pina. This willbe a yearly event in Sabrinas Honor, Just a little over 230 to 235 people came tothe event throughout the day. There was a fund raiser in her Honor as well serving

food and donations were also received.

Mr.& Mrs. Traylor Owner &Founders of D.G.C.F. System.

Inside D.G.C.F.S.Sabrina Pina seminar 1Ronalds Fitness Corner 2Coming events 3Doubt can Kill 4Airsoft Products 5Cont.Sabrina Pina seminar 6Is C.H.L. a magic Wanda? 10I have a weapon I am good 11Good places to go 12

Mrs.Traylor and I wish to thank the following people That made this seminar sosuccessful. Evelia Toledo,Guillermo Suarez, Ingrid Dias, Carmen Cubas , ErickRodriguez,and many many more people so may people the list would be endless.Mrs. Traylor and I are humbled by the kindness and hard work of every one

involved. We personally want to thank the GAMMAS for giving us the

opportunity to do this for Sabrina in her memory.

The event start around 11am March 7th

and lasted till around 5:30pm or so.

They had bar B.Q. going the food was GREAT!! Chicken, beans, rice, beef, It wasfantastic. This event was for Sabrina Pina she would have been proud.

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Antioxidant VitaminsWhat are antioxidant vitamins?

Mr. Honore isNASM -CPT, CES ,PES,Certified Personal Trainer &Apprentice Instructor in Hand toHand Combat at D.G.C.F.S.

Inside D.G.C.F.S.

Sabrina Pina seminar 1Ronalds Fitness Corner 2Coming events 3Doubt can Kill 4Airsoft Products 5Cont.Sabrina Pina seminar 6Is C.H.L. a magic Wanda? 10I have a weapon I am good 11Good places to go 12

Much research has recently focused on how antioxidant vitamins may reducecardiovascular disease risk. Antioxidant vitamins E, C and beta carotene (a form

of vitamin A) have potential health-promoting properties. Though the data are

incomplete, up to 30 percent of Americans are taking some form of antioxidant

supplement.

AHA Scientific Position

The American Heart Association doesn't recommend using antioxidant vitamin

supplements until more complete data are available. We continue to recommend

that people eat a variety of nutrient-rich foods daily from all the basic food

groups.Eating a variety of foods low in saturated fat, trans fat and cholesterol will

provide a natural source of these vitamins, minerals and fiber.

Background

Oxidation of low-density lipoprotein (LDL or "bad") cholesterol is important in thedevelopment of fatty buildups in the arteries. This process, called atherosclerosis,

can lead to heart attacks and strokes. Until recently, it was thought that LDL

cholesterol lipoprotein oxidation and its biological effects could be prevented by

using antioxidant supplements. However, more recent clinical trials have failed to

demonstrate a beneficial effect of antioxidant supplements. Some studies even

suggest that antioxidant supplement use could have harmful effects.

Using dietary supplements of antioxidants to prevent cardiovascular disease should

not be recommended until their effect is proved in clinical trials that directly test their

impact on CVD end points. Beneficial effects must be demonstrated in well designed

(randomized, placebo-controlled) clinical trials before recommending widespread

use to prevent cardiovascular disease.At this time, the scientific evidence supports a

diet high in food sources of antioxidants and other heart-protecting nutrients, such

as fruits, vegetables, whole grains and nuts instead of antioxidant supplements to

reduce risk of CVD.

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Coming EventsMarch 27/09 Owens & minor Self defense seminar Location There.April 14/09 - Private Self Defense Seminar Security 6:30pm - 8:30pm Location There.April 18/09 - PrivateSelf Defense Seminar H.W.N.T. location D.G.C.F.S.April 25/09 - Apche Knife Fighting with Master Ralph Redfeather 9am - 5pm -location D.G.CMay 09/09 PrivateSelf Defense Seminar N.H.P.O. 2pm-4pm Location D.G.C.

May 16/09 PrivateSelf Defense Seminar S.B.C. Location D.G.C.F.S.July 25-26 /09 S.T.A.R. Method (Stonewall Tactical Arm locks and Restraints) by Paul Green, joint lockswith extreme speed under extreme stress at a very high success rate that has already been proven in the field. AtD.G.C.F.S.Date D.T.A. TuhonRay Dionaldo F.C.S. Filipino Combat Systems seminar at D.G.C.F.S facility 12-5pm At D.G.C.F.SAugust 26/09 ? Mr & Mrs. Traylor, with Instructors and Apprentice Instructors,are going to California totrain with PAUL VUNAK and get certified as apprentice Instructors and Mr. Traylor Full C.E.I.Certified..Events flyer

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Doubt can Kill

We have all been down the road of training on something over and over, yet notquite picking it up. You keep telling yourself, Its not that hard, why do I keepscrewing up? These words lead us into that little dark place where were met bynone other than doubt. Doubt greets us with a crooked grin and then a full blowntoothy smile after we accept his invitation into wallowing in what we consider afailure. Doubt can come in several forms, but it comes mainly when you arentfeeling good enough or have failed at something. Its easy to allow the criticism ofothers to take hold of you and bring you down low, fracturing your confidence in thethings you know or skills you truly have. Having this doubt can surely kill you in a

situation where confidence is the key to survival.If you begin to doubt your abilities, knowledge, skill, teachings, and anything youveever experienced, you will doubt yourself in a critical time and that isnt somethingyou need or truly want. You need to be sure of yourself and all the skills, mental,physical, and spiritual, that youve learned to defend yourself to the utmost of yourability. Doubt has a way of destroying that type of confidence which will be costly. Ifyou doubt yourself in any sport you wont do as well because you already mentallydefeated yourself, but in sports you wont get yourself killed, unless youre doingsomething extremely dangerous, and even then you could die.By the time the words, I cant or Im not that good or the plain and simple, I suck!Enters your mind youre already 70% beaten. Your mind sends signals to your bodyand if you the negative words come in your body will react with that negativity.Doubt beats you before the physical part even takes place. If you doubt your skillsand knowledge you wont fight as hard, if at all, and your mind will be merelythinking, those negative words putting you low and youll want to lose. By that timeyoure already defeated, and you cant afford to be defeated in a life-or-deathsituation. In those situations doubt will get you killed.

Break away from your doubt of you skill, and if you fail at something well guess whatSURPRISE, youre human. Were imperfect beings that are fallible in many aspects.Dont use your failures or difficult times to put yourself down, instead use them asstepping stones to get over the larger hurdle in your path.Keep a positive mindset and dont allow critics or nay-sayers put you into a negativethought pattern. Your true character shows when you fail and get back up andcontinue to put effort into working on obvious weakness. We learn more by failingthan by successful all the time. Dont allow doubt to put you on the path to death, ifyou lack the confidence to defend yourself or your loved ones because you failed at

something, well guess what, you just failed again. You cant correct failure with failure. Were not perfect, so dont let thedoubt of not being perfect creep in and hurt your chances for survival.

Mike Reis Founder of Triune FistSystem. 27 years of M.A.experience.

Inside D.G.C.F.S.


By Mike ReisMr. Reis can be reached at Telephone: 307-632-7215

Triune Fist System,4911 King Arthur Way Apt C,Cheyenne, Wyoming 82009.

http://www.triunefistsystem.com/

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AIRSOFT PRODUCTS

This gun runs around $400 $455.00

The SCAR is manufactured in two main versions; Light (SCAR-L, Mk 16 Mod 0) and Heavy (SCAR-H, Mk 17 Mod 0). TheL version fires 5.56x45mm NATO using improved M16 rifle magazines. The H fires the more powerful 7.62x51mm NATO

from a newly designed 20-round magazine. Different length barrels will be available for close quarters battle and forlonger-range engagements. The SCAR-L can also be chambered for the 6.8 mm Remington SPC cartridge, and the initialsolicitation indicated that the SCAR-H would also be chambered for the 7.62x39mm M43 cartridge. However, FN is notcurrently offering those calibers. Barrels for the Mk 16 Mod 0 will be manufactured in three different lengths: ECloseQuarter Combat: 253 millimeter (9.96 inch), EStandard: 351 millimeter (13.82 inch) and ELong Barrel: 457 millimeter (18inch) For the Mk 17 Mod 0 the three barrels will be: EClose Quarter Combat: 330 millimeter (13 inch), EStandard: 400millimeter (15.75 inch) and ELong Barrel: 500 millimeters (19.68 inch) The Mk 16 Mod 0 will be replacing the M4A1, theMk 18 Close Quarters Battle Rifle (CQBR) and the Mk 12 SPR currently in SOCOM service. The Mk 17 Mod 0 will replacethe M14 and Mk 11 sniper rifles.

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Mrs.Traylor Ms. Cubas of 11 news interviewing Mr. Suarez and Ms. Dias

Ms.Toledo, Miss. Dias Mr.& Mrs.Traylor, Mr.Suarez, Ms.cubas Mr. & Mrs. Traylor with Adrian Garza

Deputy Gonzales & Mr.Traylor Mr.Suarez, Ms. Dias With Adrian GarzaPage 6

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Pictures from the Sabrina Pina seminar, all had a great Time.

Their were about 100+ ladies and gentlemen at the seminar,

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Here are some of the folks that attended The 1st Annual SABRINA PINA SELF DEFENSE Seminar!

We at D.G.C. Reality Based Martial Arts wish to thank all the people that made this all possible and too all those thatcame to the seminar to learn a VERY EFFECTIVE SYSTEM of Self Defense.

Here is some of the articles that were written about Sabrina Pina and the seminar.

Women learn self-defense in honor of Sabrina PiaTwo abductions inspire women to learn to fight

By JENNIFER LEAHY Copyright 2009 Houston Chronicle

Vanessa Washington and her husband first talked about personal safety after Susana De Jesus was abducted from aPearland parking lot near their home Feb. 2. We tried to figure out if youre statistically more likely to win the lottery or beabducted. Im pretty sure its abducted, Washington said. Weeks later, those odds seemed to increase whenWashingtons Sigma Lambda Gamma sorority sister, 27-year-old Sabrina Pia, was killed after being kidnapped from abusy suburban shopping center. Washington, her 53-year-old mother, her friend and her sister-in-law spent a few hoursSaturday learning self-defense at an event organized as a tribute to Pia. It really gets the emotion going again, makesme think of what she went through and wondering if she couldve maybe gotten away, Washington said.Evade and escape More than 100 participants learned how todisarm attackers during the free seminar.An attack canhappen in a heartbeat, and youdont have to have years of training to survive it just the techniques and the willingnessto usethem, said Malvin Traylor of Dark Gift Combat.Traylor and his staff demonstrated a number oftechniques designed to buy victims a few seconds. Thats all it takes to get away. Youre not looking to stay engaged;youre just wanting to get away evade and escape, said Traylor.He and his staff volunteered their time and facility after a friend of Pias who trains at Dark Gift Combat approachedthem. Sami Shbeeb, 30, spent the afternoon as an attacker. Clad in protective gear, including a plastic screen over hisface, he was repeatedly hit, kicked and scratched when people practiced their newfound skills. He also executed a few

stealth attacks in the crowd. Anything can happen at anytime, Traylor said. Thats reality, organizers said, is one of thereasons for the event. Raising awareness, especially among women, is one of the good things that can come fromSabrinas death, said Ingrid Diaz.Have to be vigilant Pias friends, family, and members of SigmaLambda Gamma sorority and Sigma Lambda Betafraternity also held a barbecue fundraiser at the site, with all proceeds going to the memorial youth fund at Pias church.We want to not only honor her, but also to remind people, especially women, that they always have to be vigilant, saidevent coordinator Guillermo Suarez. Mirella Roman said shed never given much thought to how she would defend herselfbefore Saturdays seminar. You never think something like this is going to happen to you, and I bet Sabrina neverthought it would happen to her, Roman said.Everyone should take a class like [email protected]

James Nielsen ChroniclePRACTICE: Instructor Nino Castandiello simulates

an attack on student Bea Lombrana during theself defense class Saturday.

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Wednesday, March 04, 2009

PROTECTING YOURSELF FROM THOSE WHO WOULD HARM YOU!

A SELF DEFENSE SEMINAR!

Following the horrific murder of 27-yearold SabrinaPina, the Latino student community of Houston areasorority and fraternities, Sigma Lambda Gammaand Sigma Lambda Beta will hold a self defenseseminar and fundraiser event to raise awareness forthe prevention of violent crimes towards women,

and to honor their fellow organization memberSabrina Tolentino-Pina. The Sabrina Pina selfdefense seminar will be held on March 7, 2009 atthe DGC Reality Based Martial Arts Center locatedat 7427 Southwest Freeway from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00p.m. The self defense seminar will teach onehundred women basic self defense techniquesprovided by five martial arts instructors

and will serve as a stepping stone for the prevention of violent crimes against women. All of our Houston areaorganizations came together for the sole intent of generating a positive event in remembrance of our beloved memberSabrina Pina-Tolentino, said Ingrid Diaz, Sigma Lambda Gamma member and Houston Metropolitan AlumniAssociation president. By initiating this event we are hoping to tackle the issue of violent crimes against women byhosting a defense seminar in which women will be able to learn techniques on how to defend themselves. We will also be

holding a fundraiser event where proceeds will be donated to the Sabrina Pina-Tolentino Memorial foundation.The fundraising event will to be held simultaneously, where organization members will be selling food plates andaccepting donations where all proceeds will benefit the Sabrina Pina-Tolentino Memorial Foundation. This foundation wasestablished as a memorial for Pina and benefits the youth ministries office. Fundraiser is scheduled to begin at 11:00a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Pina was last seen shopping at an area shopping center on Saturday February 21, 2009.According to investigators, Pina was abruptly abducted in broad day light by an alleged former high school classmate.Pinas body was later discovered dead in an area ditch where she appeared to have been shot in the head. Pina was agraduate of the University of Texas and was an active member in Sigma Lambda Gamma Sorority. After moving toHouston, Pina resumed her activities in the Houston Metropolitan Alumni Association. Following this tragic loss, all of ourmembers feel it is our duty to uphold the values instilled by each of our organizations, says Guillermo Suarez, SigmaLambda Beta member and head coordinator of the fundraising effort. We cannot change the past of this tragic episode,but we have taken it upon ourselves to help change the future, and help women not fall victims to violent situations.

By ISIAH CAREY'S 'INSITE'

To the Family and friends we are sorry for your loss and our prayers go out to you.We well NEVER forget SABRINA PINA, She has pulled a community together and set in motiona ripple effect that has touched each and every one of us in a different way. Mrs. Traylor and I

look foreword to hosting the SABRINA PINA SELF DEFENSE SEMINAR for years to come.Mrs.Traylor and I and my Instructors wish to thank The GAMMS and everyone involved that

made this happen for SABRINA. We will see you next year and continue our journey in life andwith the memory of Sabrina, My GOD BLESS you all and keep you close.

Mr. & Mrs. Traylor

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Is C.H.L. a Magic Wand?

I saw these comments on a forum; I will agree a CONCELD HAND GUN LICENCE is a GREAT thing to have BUT it isNOT the MAGIC WAND!

They need to add a gun. Yes a gun! A gun is way ahead of your hands and feet.Look I'm a fairly high ranking Tae Kwon Do black belt and a Krav Maga practitioner, BUT the gun is way ahead ofusing your hands and feet. Trust me. 10 hours of range time with a gun will give you far more protection than 10hours of H2H. As long as you keep track of your surroundings and can spot indictors of trouble coming, the gun

is way ahead. The handgun is not called the 'Great Equalizer' for nothing.

One needs to be extremely proficient with hand-to-hand to employ it effectively. Proficient meaning practicing formany, many hours a week for years, in order to be effective in a street-attack scenario. A firearm is much moreforgiving. A solid weekend-long defensive pistol course along with an hour or two of practice on the weekendsafterward is a lot more beneficial - not to mention fun.

C.H.L. is NOT a MAGIC WAND!! SO you do get a C.H.L. now what 25 hours of target practices!! GREAT you now knowhow to shoot a paper target!! but can you pull your weapon under duress did you get tactical shooting lesson or closequarters combat shooting, How about weapon retention? NO?Well then you HAVE A BIGGER PROBLEM. How about you miss the attacker and hit the lady across the street?!!! WOWdid not see that one coming. LOOK I have been in the Martial arts for over 35 + years, I now teach Reality Based MartialArts & Combatives, I teach folks from soccer moms to special operation teams all around the world. A gun is not theanswer but its a start, learning self defense is not the answer but it is also a start. one needs a combination of hand guntraining, Tactical shooting , close quarters combat shooting ,Hand to Hand combat.And folks that is the plain TRUTH..Any one that says JUST GET A C.H.L. and call it a day does not have a clue and about trying to pull your weapon underduress, You have to have combat shooting training and close quarters combat shooting and gun retention along with handto hand combat training.Mr.Traylor

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I have a weapon so Im good.

Unfortunately this is too often the thought process with a weapon carrying

individual, no matter what the weapon is, the thought is the same; I have a

weapon to equalize the odds so Im good. Never coming to the realizationthat you might actually have to get to your weapon and deploy it and more

often than not this will be under stress in a force on force scenario. How

many times have you seen someone, lets just say someone who is not of themale persuasion, carry mace or pepper spray in their purse buried under

numerous items where it would take a search and rescue team to recover it.

Do you really think while being stabbed, beaten or shot at by an aggressorwho only has ill intent that this person will be able to access this item for a

defensive counter measure? Maybe, but I think not? Then theres the guy that

has a gun for home defense but has it locked away through more layers ofsecurity than the Pentagon. Again, is this easily accessible in a moments

notice? If there is a home invasion how fast can he be weapon ready? Now

how about a conceal carry situation is the weapon positioned for easy access?If youve been ambushed by a thug with a knife treating you like a sweater on

your grandmas sewing machine can you deploy your weapon? I dont know

about you but as your being stabbed repeatedly is probably not a good time tostart your preparation for what you would do in this situation but, thats just

me Im funny that way. So basically you need to play with the idea of weaponpositioning and what is functional for you, your attributes, and your bodytype. For example if youre a Fatty Mcfatty like myself you will have a hard

time with a weapon draw from an appendage carry due to guess

what.stomach size.

Even though finding center line under stress is quite easy as your hands tendto find it naturally I can not make it functional for me. Had I not explored this

through the trial and error process of training I would have attempted this in a

real world encounter with dire consequences. So what you really need to do isaddress how and where you carry while applying deployment strategies as

someone pretty much beats the shit out of you.

This accomplishes two things, first you know what is or is not accessible foryou in real time and second, it lets you know that getting the shit beat out of

you kind of sucks. This is a good starting point and as I dont want to divulge all my secrets just yet we will

leave it at that for the time being. These are but a few examples to show that carrying a weapon is not

necessarily the be all to end all resolution to self defense. Believe it or not there is some work involved. Mypoint is really this: if you have a weapon you must train to get to that weapon, it will not magically appear in

your hand. You will also need to train doing this under stress in as many conflict scenarios you can dream up

so that you will not falter in the heat of battle.

Mr. Marks has 18 yearsexperience teaching and

training in various martialsystems

Inside D.G.C.F.S.


Only then can you be prepared, well somewhat anyways.

By: Rob Marks

Rob Marks has 18 years experience teaching and training in various martial systems: Close QuartersCombat, Defensive Tactics, I.M.P.A.C.T. Method, Jeet Kune Do, Kali, O.F.T, R.A.T., Reality BasedCombatives, S.A.B.E.R. Method, Silat, SOG, Weapons Tactics, and Wing Chun.

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Dont Miss the next Issue!!!

As well as all the new equipment and ring, and the expansion of our facility with the adding of5,000 more sq.ft.

for our Tactical Airsoft Field & retail center, pics will also be shown.Dont miss THIS ISSUE!!!!!!

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THANK YOU

My Wife & I would like to thank some of the following people for helping D.G.C. during the SabrinaPina Self Defense seminar. If we left some one out please forgive us as I am sure it was an oversight.

Mr.Shbeeb

Mr.CastandielloMr.PhamSami ShbeebJerry EspinorCalvin Troupe

Wun WongMichael Lawreence

Mariko sharpeSheldon DeRoche

We are humbled by your kindness and wiliness to help for such a GREAT event. Each and every oneof you is what makes D.G.C.F.S. different and unique from all the other schools in Houston & Texas.

We are HONORED by your help and continue support of what D.G.C.F.S. is trying to do for thecommunity and those that seek our help.We *BOW* with RESPECT Thank You

Mr. & Mrs. Traylor

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