Dog Brothers Public Forum

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Para que se sepa:

Hay clases online en espanol para los miembros the la Dog Brothers Martial Arts Association
www.dogbrothers.com

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Mi reportaje sobre mi seminario en la Ciudad de México, 29-30 Abril, patrocinado por Dog Mauricio Sánchez tardó varias semanas debido a un "road trip" pero al fin aquí lo tienen.

Como se ve aquí, Mauricio ha estado conmigo muchos años. Si no me equivoco, ¡Llevamos 20 años! ¿Durante estos años he hecho muchos seminarios para él, 10? 11? ¡Quién sabe!

También él ha viajado a Los Angeles para pelear varias veces en el Dog Brothers Gathering of the Pack y ha sido aceptado como miembro de la Tribu Dog Brothers.

En mayo yo presenté otro seminario. En estos momentos un instructor puede ver claramente los resultados de la enseñanza, desde la última vez-- y en el movimiento de los estudiantes y en sus preguntas, yo vi claramente la calidad del trabajo que Mauricio ha hecho desde mi última vez en Mexico con él.

Cubrimos varias materias, incluyendo DBMA's sistema de cuchillo "Chupacabra"-- lo cual, debido a los niveles de criminalidad en la calle fue de mucho interés. ¡La gente me preguntó en el seminario de dónde provenía el nombre “Chupacabra”--! parece que también es un nombre puesto al ex-presidente Salinas de Gortari por su "riqueza inexplicable"!

Para los estudiantes de nivel, hubo un tercer día de entrenamiento más profundo. Yo quedé muy contento con lo que vi y por lo cual he otorgado el nivel de "Red Tag" a Mauricio como instructor en DBMA. !Bien hecho! !Caminando como guerreros por todos nuestros días! Punong Guro Marc “Crafty Dog” Denny

He aquí unos videos de Mauricio: Ayudándome ensenar DBMA en español: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wky3_GlIenQ&t=82s

Se le puede ver aquí luchando en "Dog Brothers Gathering of the Pack" (r) https://dogbrothers.com/dog-brothers-gathering-of-the.../...

Este fue el día que Mauricio organizaba para mi una visita a un penal de máxima seguridad, en el estado de Mexico: https://dogbrothers.com/guro-crafty-in-mexico/

De ese día varias veces yo entrenaba a un grupo de custodios con la ayuda de Mauricio.

"!La Aventura continúa!"
Punong Guro Crafty Dog Marc Denny

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https://www.sic-kali.com/index.php/eventos/seminario-dbma-2023?fbclid=IwAR01k2O2B8i8OLt6v-0XFEidx7O0YOvNSKi2uunnpouP-JxGYxaOOYfezts

See 1:10:30

https://jockopodcast.com/2017/11/15/100-with-tim-ferriss-musashi-and-how-warrior-way-relates-to-life/?fbclid=IwAR2B_LtgtNGf1JXWGMneg5KtFglIGmKfyD1eP1aUcOThJs7OPdHqRTOQEnM

BTW, the "Stinky Stick" fight is me 

What the Matamoros Kidnapping Says About the State of Cartel Violence in Mexico
undefined and Latin America Analyst at RANE
Carmen Colosi
Latin America Analyst at RANE, Stratfor
undefined and Global Security analyst with RANE
Caroline Hammer
Global Security analyst with RANE, Stratfor
12 MIN READMar 21, 2023 | 21:21 GMT


The recent armed attack on four U.S. citizens in the Mexican border city of Matamoros, Tamaulipas state, illustrated well-documented security risks in Mexico's many crime hotspots, where gang and cartel violence disrupts daily life and hinders business operations. But while the demonstrated risks are nothing new, much about the incident was out of the ordinary, including the abnormal targeting of American civilians, the subsequent calls by U.S. Republicans for military intervention, and the cartel's highly out-of-character note apologizing for the whole affair. The oddities of the incident and the response to it by the cartel, as well as the Mexican and U.S. governments, confirm and expand on long-standing security, political and logistical risks from organized crime in Mexico.

The Attack
On Friday, March 3, the four American citizens entered Matamoros from Brownsville, Texas, in order to receive cosmetic surgery. A few hours after crossing the border, armed gunmen in trucks shot at their vehicle while they drove through the city, leading to a crash, after which the gunmen forced them out of their vehicle and into one of their trucks. During the incident, a stray bullet killed a Mexican woman at the scene of the initial attack. In a video of the attack that subsequently circulated on social media, three of the Americans appeared unconscious. Over the next few days, word of the kidnapping spread in U.S. media and the FBI announced a $50,000 reward for the return of the victims. Mexican authorities discovered two of the victims alive and two dead on March 7 in a cabin southeast of Matamoros. On March 8, the Mexican government deployed 200 members of the army and 100 members of the National Guard to Matamoros to strengthen security in the border region. Based on the location of the incident, it was clear that the Gulf Cartel — once one of Mexico's most powerful criminal groups — was likely behind the attack. This appeared to be confirmed on March 9, when five men were left beaten and tied up in the street, along with a narco banner apologizing for the attacks signed ''the Scorpions,'' a faction of the Gulf Cartel. The banner claimed the men were the perpetrators of the attack and that the attack was a mistake ''caused by lack of discipline.''

The Cartel's Response
Mexican cartels are widely understood to not want to target U.S. citizens or tourists from other countries, except in circumstances where they're involved in drug trafficking. While the response to the murder or kidnapping of Mexican citizens or migrants from poor countries would barely make national Mexican news, security risks to Americans (and other, usually Western, foreigners) create an outsized backlash that cartels view as simply bad for business and thus not worth it. This was acutely demonstrated by the response to the Matamoros attack and kidnapping; the level of media coverage, the FBI reward and the hundreds of newly-deployed Mexican troops all make cartel operations more difficult and threaten their ability to make money.

The Gulf Cartel faction's apology note — an uncharacteristic action for a group with a penchant for extreme violence — also demonstrates the Scorpions leaders' immediate recognition that their people made a mistake. Criminal groups elsewhere in Mexico have similarly learned this lesson, with massive security deployments to Baja California Sur state in 2017 and Quintana Roo state in 2021 and 2022 following violence in tourist areas that killed and injured foreigners. Cartels know the Mexican government will devote ample resources to ensure the safety of foreigners and particularly tourists, and they'd prefer to avoid such encroachment into their territory.

Intentions aside, the attack and murder of two Americans in Matamoros was not the first incident that illustrates that mistakes can and do occur. In January 2020, gunmen likely belonging to the Northeast Cartel in Ciudad Mier, another border town in the Tamaulipas state, attacked an American family and killed their 13-year-old child. The attack may have occurred because the perpetrators believed the family's SUV resembled the SUVs used by rival cartels. Mexican cartels vary in size and structure, but while all are hierarchical, they tend to also be decentralized, providing lower-ranking members the leeway to launch rash attacks to gain their leadership's approval, in retaliation for violence by rivals, or for personal financial gain. When cartel attacks on foreign tourists do occur, they are most likely cases of mistaken identity in which cartels think the victims belong to a rival cartel, making such incidents far more likely in areas experiencing intense inter-cartel territorial struggles (Tamaulipas among them).


The Matamoros attack additionally shows how U.S. citizens and other foreigners who look like they may be locals or migrants may be at greater risk. Matamoros, like other Mexican cities and towns located near U.S. border crossings, has seen its population of migrants from other parts of the Americas surge over the last decade. In recent years, people escaping the poor security and economic conditions in Haiti have made up an increasing portion of Matamoros' migrant community. In February, NGOs estimated a total of 1,000 Haitian migrants were in Matamoros. Cartels and smaller local gangs commonly target migrants for kidnapping for ransom, human trafficking, or to recruit (and sometimes outright force) them into their criminal enterprises, including drug trafficking.

The four Americans who were targeted in the recent attack were Black and it is possible the cartel members racially profiled them, believing they were migrants or Haitian traffickers encroaching on the Scorpion's territory (as Mexican and U.S. authorities reportedly theorized). The possibility that the gunmen racially profiled the Americans prior to the attack has already fueled fear among the city's migrants, leading 100 Haitian asylum-seekers to flee one of Matamoros' camps following the attack. Hispanic and Latino U.S. citizens have long faced similar risks in Mexico, and the Matamoros attack demonstrates that Black tourists and business travelers may be similarly at greater risk of a mistaken identity attack in Mexico's high-violence regions, especially those with large Haitian migrant populations.

The Mexican Government's Response
The Mexican government's quick reaction to the kidnapping illustrates the trend of Mexican authorities conducting a highly public and elevated security response when U.S. citizens or other tourists are victims of violent crime, given the importance of tourism to the Mexican economy. Tourism accounted for just over 7% of Mexico's total GDP in 2021 as the country attracted over 31 million visitors that year. The Mexican government will likely continue to prioritize sending security forces to areas where tourism serves as the lifeblood of the local economy (like Quintana Roo, Baja California and Baja California Sur) in an effort to maintain the image of low criminal activity in these popular tourist destinations, despite Mexico's overall high rate of violent crime.

But the kidnapping of the four U.S. citizens is unlikely to change Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's overall approach to containing cartel violence in his country. The Lopez Obrador administration has never clearly outlined a security strategy since taking office in December 2018. But the president's catchphrase of approaching cartels with ''hugs, not bullets'' has reflected his government's broadly non-interventionist approach to cartels' presence. As such, Mexico's security forces rarely seek to proactively combat cartel influence, opting instead to simply keep violent crime statistics down in tourist areas and major cities. This strategy relies heavily on the use of a militarized policing force created under his presidency called the National Guard, which has absorbed units and officers from the Federal Police, Military Police and Naval Police. The Lopez Obrador government will almost certainly continue to utilize the National Guard to attempt to curb migration patterns, protect critical infrastructure and ensure increased safety in tourist destinations. But these areas of emphasis will likely continue to leave certain areas vulnerable to the influence of cartels — especially in states where rival cartels are fighting for control over territory, which include Tamaulipas (where the four U.S. citizens were kidnapped), Michoacan, Mexico State and Guerrero.

The Lopez Obrador administration's reaction to the Matamoros attack will also raise the risk of protests in Mexico by showcasing the government's continued failure to address security threats facing Mexican citizens. Many Mexicans have already expressed anger on social media over their government's swift response to the kidnapping of U.S. citizens, which stands in stark contrast to the historically slow or nonexistent response to the daily kidnappings of Mexican citizens. According to data compiled by the Mexico-based Alto Al Secuestro (Association to Stop Kidnapping), there were 5,256 reported kidnappings in Mexico between December 2018 and January 2023 — an average of four per day. But Mexican authorities rarely respond to these kidnappings in a proactive manner unless U.S. citizens and other foreigners are involved.

Activists have previously organized mass protests over kidnappings in the country — most prominently in response to the kidnapping of 43 student teachers in Guerrero state in 2014, which saw some demonstrations turn violent. Against this backdrop, incidents that highlight the disparity in security reactions for foreigners and locals — like the Matamoros kidnapping — raise the risk of renewing such protests by reminding Mexican citizens of their government's apparent disregard for their safety.

The U.S. Government's Response
The United States remains highly unlikely to directly intervene in the fight against cartels in Mexico, despite Republican lawmakers' increased calls for such action following the Matamoros incident. In recent weeks, certain members of the Republican Party have used the kidnappings to criticize the Mexican government's record on security, with some — including Representative Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) and Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) — going so far as to propose legislation that would allow the U.S. military to intervene in Mexico. The draft bill would seek to designate nine of the most powerful Mexican cartels as terrorist organizations, thus allowing U.S. armed forces to be dispatched to Mexico. Former U.S. President Donald Trump also suggested labeling Mexican cartels as terrorist entities, though his administration never followed through on the effort. While the legislation is currently being debated by the House Foreign Affairs Committee, it is highly unlikely to be passed as it has been criticized by Democrats and some Republicans for proposing to interfere with another country's security policy. But even on the off-chance that the bill is ratified, Lopez Obrador has indicated that his government would not cooperate with any U.S. armed forces sent to his country to contain cartel violence, stating such a deployment would ''breach Mexico's sovereignty.''

But while the United States is unlikely to respond at the federal level, U.S. state governments could make regulatory changes in an effort to push Mexico to increase security efforts. Similar violent events against U.S. citizens could spur U.S. authorities to implement increased border security measures in an effort to prevent cartel violence from spilling across the border. Such measures would most likely come from Texas Governor Greg Abbott, who previously implemented inspections along his state's border with Mexico in response to a surge in illegal border crossings in April 2022. The measures imposed by the Texan state government slowed cross-border traffic to a crawl and angered truckers, who formed a blockade at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge that nearly stopped traffic in both directions for three days. Economists estimated that delays from the inspections, which were only in place for less than two weeks (from April 6 to April 15), led the U.S. economy to lose an estimated $8.97 billion, with Texas alone losing $4.23 billion, as fruits and vegetables rotted in trucks. The re-implementation of such measures would risk similar logistical and financial challenges.

The United States will also likely continue to release periodic statements to further warn citizens about the dangers of traveling to Mexico. In the aftermath of the U.S. citizens' deaths in  Matamoros, ​​the U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Mexico released a statement warning the thousands of U.S. students expected to visit the country in the coming weeks for spring break to exercise caution and to avoid visiting Mexican states designated ''Do Not Travel'' on the U.S. State Department's website. The advisory is the latest in the U.S. diplomatic push to educate American citizens about the dangers of traveling in Mexico. Such statements will continue to appear in the future, particularly in reaction to U.S. citizens falling victim to violent crime.

Sticking to the Script
In Mexico's criminal landscape, there is little room for a change of course. Cartel members must always fight for their survival, lest risk being assassinated by rival criminals or arrested by authorities. The Mexican government must balance between enforcing security to keep high-priority areas safe (like economically-important tourism destinations), while still granting cartels enough leeway to stave off a larger backlash. And the U.S. government must respond verbally to threats to its citizens and provide whatever direct security assistance to Mexico that its southern neighbor will accept. Barring massive (and unlikely) changes to the economic and/or political environments in the United States and Mexico, or to the U.S. market for illegal drugs, the parties involved will be confined to these roles. Both countries' 2024 general elections provide potential wildcards in the form of opposition candidates. But for all their bluster, any new president in either country will almost certainly return to the standard script amid economic, security and political pressures.

Cartel violence is a slow-moving tragedy — Mexico's personal forever war. Organized crime bleeds the Mexican economy and contributes to poverty, even as new manufacturing facilities and tech startups improve conditions for few. Incidents like the attack on the four Americans in Matamoros, while horrific, are sadly the norm for locals in much of the country. And that grim reality is unlikely to change anytime soon. With no serious, existential threat from domestic security forces, cartels and smaller gangs will continue to threaten the lives and livelihoods of locals, foreigners and businesses alike, requiring constant vigilance as crime rates forever fluctuate between ''acceptable'' and ''catastrophic.''


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Ciudad Juárez prison head focus of probe as authorities search for fugitives
The head of Cereso No. 3 prison in Ciudad Juárez, Alejandro Alvarado Téllez, center, is now under investigation for allegedly allowing multiple prohibited items into the prison under his charge. (Photo: State of Chihuahua)

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The director of the Cereso No. 3 prison in Ciudad Juárez was fired on Tuesday, following a prison raid that left 19 people dead and allowed at least 27 prisoners to escape.

According to a statement by the Chihuahua Attorney General’s Office, former director Alejandro Alvarado Téllez and several other prison staff members are under investigation for the events leading up to the jailbreak.

Authorities are investigating whether they failed in their duties to maintain security or even allowed prohibited objects to enter the prison.

The raid occurred on the morning of Jan. 1 after gunmen attacked the penal institution, seeking to free a leader of the local Mexicles gang, Ernesto Alfredo Pinon de la Cruz, alias “El Neto.” Nineteen people were killed in the gun battle, including 10 guards. At least 27 prisoners escaped, including the gang leader and his lieutenant.

Prisoners being transferred out of Cereso No. 3 in Juarez, Chihuahua
In the aftermath of the raid, hundreds of prisoners are being transferred out of Cereso No. 3 to other prisons around the country. (Photo: Cuartoscuro)
When federal authorities regained control of the prison, they found that El Neto had been staying in a “VIP zone” within the center, with access to drugs and money.

On Tuesday, the Defense Ministry (Sedena) announced that it had deployed 200 military personnel to Ciudad Juárez to reinforce security. The additional troops will join the hunt for the fugitive prisoners, alongside over 900 members of the army and National Guard already in the city.


At least five criminals who escaped in the breakout have been captured, along with weapons, drugs and cash. Meanwhile, seven people have died in clashes during the manhunt, including two police officers. Five criminals armed with tactical weaponry were killed in a police chase after firing on search units.

In addition, one fugitive was caught on security cameras attempting to cross the United States border into El Paso, Texas.

Chihuahua Governor Maru Campos listening to updates on authorities' attempts to track down fugitive prisoners after a prison break in Juarez
Chihuahua Governor Maru Campos, center, listening to updates on authorities’ attempts to track down fugitive prisoners. (Photo: Gov. of Chihuahua)
“After the sighting, the authorities of El Paso, Texas, were informed with the relevant information, and immediately a joint search operation was implemented on both sides of the border,” the state government said.

191 prisoners from the Cereso have been transferred to other federal prisons around the country. They had been charged with crimes including murder, kidnapping, rape and organized crime activity.

“This operation concluded safely and successfully; with these movements, the state government was supported in guaranteeing the governability of the center after the events of Jan. 1,” read a statement by the Defense Ministry (Sedena).

According to the Chihuahua Attorney General’s Office, the transfer of “El Neto” and 179 other prisoners from the Cereso has been under consideration since a previous escape attempt on Aug. 11. The request was on hold pending an analysis of capacity in other centers.

Ernesto Alfredo Piñon de la Cruz, alias “El Neto"
Ernesto Alfredo Piñon de la Cruz, alias “El Neto” lived like a king in Cereso No. 3, authorities say, with access to drugs and money. He’s been involved in organized crime since starting his own gang while still a teen and becoming a regional leader in the Juárez Cartel at age 18. (Photo: social media)
They added that “El Neto,” who has been jailed since 2009, was initially held in another prison but has fought a long legal battle to be transferred and then kept in the Cereso. From the prison, he allegedly coordinated numerous violent attacks by the Mexicles gang, one of the most powerful criminal cells in Ciudad Juárez.

With reports from Animal Político, Reuters and Excelsior

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Nº 69 (Nov-Dic 22) > Los Dog Brothers aúllan con fuerza en España
Los Dog Brothers aúllan con fuerza en España

Entrevista a Guro Benjamin Lonely Dog Rittiner
Por Joan “Atura Dog” Cornudella
Representante de DBMA en Cataluña
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Tal y como informamos en su día, del 26 al 30 de Septiembre se celebró en La Isla, un precioso pueblo del concejo asturiano de Colunga, unas jornadas de convivencia y entrenamiento a cargo de Guro Benjamin “Lonely Dog” Rittiner y Kru Rene “Growling Dog” Cocolo, auténticas autoridades a nivel mundial del Stickfighting y el Krabi Krabong respectivamente.
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Esas jornadas constituyen uno de los eventos principales del calendario de actividades que DOG BROTHERS ESPAÑA organiza anualmente bajo el liderazgo de Fraggle Dog, y constituyen una oportunidad inmejorable para disfrutar de las enseñanzas y sentido del humor de Lonely Dog.
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Durante esos días tuvimos la oportunidad de charlar con él y fruto de esas conversaciones es la entrevista que ofrecemos a continuación.
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¿Cómo comenzaste en las artes marciales? Fuera del mundo de las artes marciales, ¿has practicado algún deporte?
No, no he practicado ningún deporte con asiduidad. Además, no era muy bueno en ellos. Pero a los diez años comencé con las artes marciales japonesas: Karate, Judo, Kenjutsu… y más tarde me embarqué en el boxeo, donde disputé una docena de peleas amateur.
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¿Cuándo descubriste el stickfight?
En 1992, tras un seminario celebrado en Luxemburgo. Al día siguiente, un instructor de otro estilo me mostró algo de kali de la rama de Inosanto. Sólo la simple y clásica rutina de Sinawali, “cielo seis”, en un saco pesado; y me dejó alucinado. Desde ese preciso momento quise estudiar Artes Marciales Filipinas.
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La cuna de los Dog Brothers son los Estados Unidos, pero usted lleva trabajando en Europa muchos años. ¿Hay algo que diferencia a DBMA en Europa de las que se practican en ese país? ¿Hemos evolucionado de manera independiente hasta poder decir que tenemos un sello propio en nuestro continente?
Bueno, esta pregunta es difícil de responder. En Estados Unidos las DBMA fueron influenciadas por muchas personas y estilos. Pero al ser el primero y único en Europa tuve que encontrar mi propio camino, el cual a su vez influyó mucho en el resto. Como allí muchos peleadores son grandes y fuertes y combaten ejerciendo una gran presión hacia adelante, tuve que desarrollar una forma de pelear inteligente y de gran movilidad. Así que al principio la gente copiaba mi estilo. Pero hoy en día las cosas han cambiado un poco ya que ahora podemos encontrar estilos de lucha muy diferentes en Europa.
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Tú comenzaste a aprender DBMA con cintas VHS y cuando llegaste por primera vez a USA el propio Marc Denny se mostró sorprendido de la profundidad de los conocimientos qué adquiriste de esa forma ¿Qué opinas del auge que ha tenido en los últimos años la enseñanza on-line de las artes marciales, impulsada por la pandemia?
La verdad es que no es que quisiera aprender de vídeos, pero era lo único que había. No es fácil aprender de esa manera. Es mejor entrenar con alguien pero en ese momento se podía encontrar muy poco de A.M.F. en Suiza y no me quedó más remedio que estudiar con vídeos. Afortunadamente, tengo talento para aprender de ellos.
Hoy en día se puede encontrar una gran cantidad de información por ahí, en vídeos e internet. Y, desde luego, la pandemia impulsó el aprendizaje virtual. Pero creo que la gente puede volverse perezosa al aprender de esa forma y convertirse en algo similar a jugar un videojuego. Crees que puedes replicar los movimientos que has visto en la vida real, pero no es tan fácil… Resulta mucho más sencillo y eficiente entrenar con un instructor, cara a cara. Es necesario sentir para aprender.
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Jornadas de convivencia y entrenamiento con los DBMA

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Marc Denny afirma que DBMA es “un sistema de muchos estilos” y, desde luego, no se puede decir que sea un sistema tradicional en el sentido que normalmente se emplea este término en la comunidad marcial. Sin embargo, sí que se puede decir que a lo largo de los años han adquirido una idiosincrasia e identidad propias. ¿Cuál crees que es su esencia? ¿Cuáles han sido los elementos que han perdurado desde su origen y que se mantendrán en el futuro?
DBMA es de hecho un sistema de muchos estilos y para mí su filosofía es idéntica a la del Jeet Kune Do. El estudiante tiene que terminar encontrando al cabo del tiempo su propio estilo, a diferencia de las artes marciales tradicionales que empujan a sus estudiantes hacia una forma determinada de moverse y pensar.
Así, en primer lugar el estudiante debe aprender los conceptos básicos de mi variación de las DBMA; no hay nada malo en adoptar un estilo al principio. Pero luego es importante que el individuo encuentre el suyo propio.
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En los últimos años, los Dog Brothers han experimentado un renacer en España gracias al trabajo de Fraggle Dog. ¿Cuál crees que es el nivel actual en nuestro país?
Me gusta el trabajo que está haciendo Fraggle Dog y su estilo, que es juguetón. El nombre de Fraggle Dog le viene al pelo. No se toma a sí mismo demasiado en serio, y eso me encanta. Definitivamente, encontró su propio estilo.
Veo que los grupos en España trabajan bien juntos y se complementan entre sí. Van acudiendo cada vez más personas y espero ansioso ver su desarrollo durante los próximos años.
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En línea con la anterior pregunta y teniendo en cuenta que usted es el líder de los Dog Brothers en Europa, ¿Cuál es tu proyecto de futuro para los Dog Brothers en España? ¿Qué objetivos os habéis planteado tú y Fraggle Dog para un horizonte de tres o incluso cinco años?
Normalmente no trabajo con un plan u objetivo para el desarrollo las de DBMA. Simplemente tengo mucha pasión por lo que hago y procuro contagiarla a mucha gente. Es decisión de Fraggle Dog hacia dónde irá el grupo. Veo su entusiasmo y estoy convencido de que irá en la dirección correcta.
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¿Cómo explicarías en pocas palabras a un practicante de artes marciales tradicionales o incluso a un absoluto neófito qué son los Dog Brothers qué es lo que hacen?
Pues diría que lo que hacemos es MMA con palos.
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¿Hay algún otro arte marcial qué te gustaría practicar en el futuro?
Definitivamente tengo que practicar más Grappling y Stick Grappling. Y también estoy interesado en aprender algo de HEMA.
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Los Dog Brothers son pioneros en el combate con armas a pleno contacto, “RCSF”. Parece que en los últimos tiempos hay una obsesión por el realismo en el entrenamiento. ¿Hasta qué punto crees que es posible entrenar de manera realista sin comprometer seriamente la integridad física del artista marcial? ¿Merece la pena sobrepasar ciertos límites?
No estoy seguro de si hemos sido realmente pioneros. Supongo que seguramente alguien debió trabajar antes que nosotros Real Contact Stick Fighting…
¿Qué significa “realismo”? Lo que hago yo no es una pelea real. El contacto es real, sí. Y el dolor también es real. Eso seguro. Pero en los Dog Brothers peleo con amigos, no con enemigos. Por lo tanto, no tengo experiencia en peleas “reales”.
Es verdad que lo que hacemos es peligroso y no es para todo el mundo. No obstante, cualquiera puede aprender de la experiencia que tenemos en “RCSF” sin arriesgar su salud. El conocimiento también se puede adquirir sin riesgo de sufrir graves lesiones.
Pero también creo que uno puede aprender y prepararse de forma bastante segura para pelear en un Gathering. Hay una manera de navegar por nuestra locura.
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Existe la teoría de que muchas técnicas recogidas en el repertorio de las A.M.F. son movimientos que surgieron espontáneamente en el campo de batalla y que, a medida que avanzaban por su efectividad en ese momento especifico, comenzaron a ser entrenadas regularmente. Sin embargo, algunos son muy críticos con la validez de muchas técnicas ¿Crees qué es una cuestión de técnicas o de cómo se entrenan las técnicas?
Definitivamente es más importante cómo se entrenan las técnicas. He podido constatar cómo técnicas aparentemente “estúpidas” funcionaron durante una pelea porque su entrenamiento fue inteligente. Y vi buenas técnicas que no funcionaron debido a cómo fueron practicadas. Soy muy cauteloso a la hora de criticar un arte marcial específico. Muy a menudo, se trata de cómo se entrena una técnica y de si los practicantes creen en ella.
Sin embargo, a mí me gusta seguir un enfoque científico. Es decir, primero planteo una hipótesis: una técnica, una estrategia, etc., y luego la pongo en práctica en combate. Pero, además, también tiene que ser replicada por otras personas. Sólo entonces puede considerarse que esa técnica o estrategia es válida.
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Tú pasaste bastante tiempo en U.S.A. aprendiendo directamente de Marc Denny ¿Cuál es el mejor recuerdo que tienes de tu estancia allí? ¿Y el peor recuerdo?
Tengo muchos recuerdos fantásticos, la mayoría de ellos de mis peleas en Gatherings. La adrenalina, el estrés, el miedo, la intensidad hace que esos recuerdos sean inolvidables. En mis primeros Gatherings no hablaba inglés, pero había mucha comunicación de corazón a corazón…
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Es evidente que existe un riesgo en RCSF ¿Cómo lo gestionas? ¿Algún marco común?
La pelea es caos. Puedes intentar controlar ese caos o fluir con él de la misma forma que un surfista cabalga una ola. Mi enfoque es encontrar formas de controlarlo….

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