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Dai-Sifu Emin Boztepe (the Founder of EBMAS)

Dai-Sifu Emin the Founder of EBMAS

Dai-Sifu Emin the Founder of EBMAS - Martial Arts Background
Emin Boztepe has been studying martial arts since 1976. He has trained in many
styles and holds an impressive martial arts resume:

1.) Taekwondo
2.) Shotokan
3.) Muay Thai
4.) Turkish freestyle Wrestling
5.) Boxing
6.) Wing Tsun Leung Ting System
7.) PMAS Escrima Latosa System

Currently Emin devotes his time to the study and teaching of Wing Tsun Kung Fu and Escrima ,when not training or teaching , Emin works on his acting career, which has landed him roles in movies filmed in Europe and the United States.

Early Days

Emins early days in Germany were not easy due to his Turkish heritage. He was a constant target for racial insults, and more often than not, verbal abuse would swiftly turn into Physical abuse. Martial arts became something of a necessity. His father urged him to begin training, and thus at age 14 Emins Martial arts career begun. His training quickly developed into a passion that he carries to this day.

True Martial Artist

Due to Emins preference to effective self defense techniques, he now views himself as a true Martial Artist and not a "Sportsman". It was this same preference that originally attracted him to Wing Tsun when he saw a demonstration in Germany. This led him to seeking instruction from Internationaly, noted European Wing Tsun Master's. Many years of training in the Wing Tsun system have now passed for Emin. He is thoroughly convinced that the self defense techniques and philosophy of Wing Tsun are second to none. He became the senior master Student of the IWTA / Hong Kong. Today he is the representing Wing Tzun & Latosa Escrima in over 40 Countrys.

Embodiment of the Wing Tsun Philosophy

The life of Emin Boztepe is a mirror for the Wing Tzun Philosophy as taught by the EBMAS: be aggressive in all encounters while avoiding conflict whenever possible. When faced with the unavoidable challenge of conflict, meet it head on, finish it quickly, expend as little energy as possible and continue on your way. According to Wing Tzun philosophy. The simplest, easiest and most effective way is the best way. "Avoiding a physical confrontation that is not truly necessary does not mean being a coward but being humble," states Emin. "However, conflicts must be met head on when left no other choice because of possible harm to yourself, your loved ones or your family. This includes my Wing Tzun family which currently spans over 40 countries. Though Emin has trained in many different Martial Art Disciplines, he currently bases his self defense solely on Wing Tzun Kung Fu and Latosa Escrima. He feels this helps him fulfill his philosophy of ending conflicts quickly by using effective and simple techniques. These sort of techniques are the hallmark of Wing Tzun. Emin confesses, "I only believe in using techniques that work as fast as possible and minimize injury to myself. The Wing Tzun philosophy states: To be kind to your enemy is to be cruel to yourself. Why be kind and gentle to someone who is trying to harm you or your loved ones? "

Training

The Wing Tzun philosophy also advocates realistic training. Emin feels that this is one of the most important factors in developing effective self defense techniques. Although Emin believes in other forms of training such as bag-training, aerobics etc. he feels that nothing can take the place of sparring and Wing Tzun Chi Sau practice with a live partner, as well Ati-Grappling which he officially created according to the scientific belives of the Wing Tzun System. Emin emphasizes that training should become a regular routine for any serious Martial Artist. "You can have the best techniques and the best Instructors, but if you don¹t practice regularly and realistically it will not be useful." Emin exemplifies this himself by adhering to a strict training schedule of 4 hours a day.

Dai-Sifu Emin

Emin has been a professional Wing Tzun Instructor throughout Europe for the past 25 years and has become widely recognized for his fighting skills. His Seminars are in great demand in the World. He is the Chief-Instructor EBMAS and Founder ( EMIN BOZTEPE MARTIAL ART ORGANIZATION). He has trained many elite Police and Military Personnel, including the Hostage Rescue Team (HRT) of the FBI and the 4th Recon Battalion of the U.S. Marine Corps. Emin Boztepe is one of the highest ranking Wing Tun Instructors in the World (a Master). He continues to commit his talents to help spread Wing Tzun in the Worls.

Grand Master Yip Man

Yip Man

In Wing Tsun style, the late Yip Man was a Grand Master in the kung-fu world of his time. Having an unusual temperament and self-respect, Grand Master Yip paid little attention to the mundane vanities of life, viz fame and fortune, nor did he have the rude and scornful attitude of some kung-fu people. Upon meeting the man one found no pretense. He had the gift of placing one at ease. His sincerity, warmth and hospitality were evident in many ways. A true gentleman and scholar, he represented serenity and refinement. His conversations, in the accent of the Fatshan dialect, revealed his carefree and yet friendly character.

A Genteel Kung-Fu Fan

Born of a respectable family, the wealthy owner of a large farm and houses along the whole length of one street, he should have been a young nobleman leading a sheltered and protected life, never even allowing his hands to get wet with the warm water of spring. Yet, to the surprise of all, he showed a special liking for the art of fighting. So, at the age of thirteen, he received tuition in kung-fu from Chan Wah Shun, whose nickname was "Wah the money-changer", a favorite disciple of Grand Master Leung Jan of the town of Fatshan in the Kwangtung Province. As Wah the money-changer had to rent private premises for teaching his followers since he did not have a permanent site for his gymnasium, the father of Yip Man was kind enough to allow him to make use of the Ancestral Temple of the Yip clansmen. However, the high amount of the tuition fees imposed on his disciples, usually as much as three taels of silver a month, had resulted in a small number of students in his gymnasium. Yip Man, being the son of the owner of the premises, became closely associated with Wah. Attracted by Wah¹s kung-fu techniques, Yip Man eventually decided to follow him in the pursuit of the art of fighting. So one day, to Wah¹s surprise, Yip Man, bringing with him three taels of silver, requested that Wah admit him as a student. This aroused Wah¹s suspicion on how Yip Man had obtained the money. Upon inquiring into the matter from Yip¹s father, Wah found that Yip man had gotten the money by breaking his own savings pot to pay for tuition fees. Touched by Yip Man¹s eagerness and firm decision to learn kung-fu, Wah finally accepted him as a student, but did not teach him with much enthusiasm, as he regarded Yip Man as a young gentleman, too delicate for the fighting art. Nevertheless Yip man strove to learn much, using his own intelligence and the help of his elder kung-fu brothers (si-hings). This finally removed Wah¹s prejudice against him. He then began to adopt a serious attitude in teaching Yip Man the art of kung-fu. During Wah¹s thirty-six years of teaching, he had taught, in all, sixteen disciples, including his own son Chan Yu Min. Among these disciples of his, Yip Man was the youngest to have followed him and continued to do so until his death. Yip man was sixteen when his master Wah the money-changer died of a disease. In the same year he left Fatshan and went to Hong Kong to continue his education at St. Stephen¹s College.

Blessing Or Curse ?

During the years when Yip man was attending school, there was one incident, which he would never forget ­ an experience of a failure which turned out to be a blessing in disguise. It was a defeat in a fight that resulted in his obtaining the highest accomplishment in his kung-fu career. Being an active teenager, he was well involved with a group of youngsters from the school, who where all more or less the same age and were fond of quarreling with their European schoolmates. Having received tuition in the art of fighting, Yip man very often defeated his European opponents in fights, even though he was smaller in size. He admitted in his reminiscences some time later that he was too proud of himself in those days.

A Challenge For A Fight

One day a classmate of Yip man, surnamed Lai, said to him, "There is a kung-fu practitioner in our trading company, a friend of my father, in his fifties. Would you dare to fight a few movements with him?" Yip Man, being an arrogant youngster who had never experienced failure, feared no one at that time, and so he promised to meet this middle-aged man. On the arranged day, Yip man, led by his classmate, went to meet the elderly man in a silk company in Hong Kong's Jervois street. After greeting him Yip Man told him about his intentions. The man, introduced to Yip man as Mr. Leung, replied with a smile, "So you are the disciple of the revered Master Chan Wah Shun of Fatshan. You are young. What have you learned from your Si-fu? Have you learned the Chum-Kiu?" Yip man was then so eager to have a fight that he did not listen to the man and only uttered a few irrelevant words in return, while at the same time taking off his large-lapelled garment, getting himself ready for a fight.

The First Defeat

At this moment the elderly man smilingly told Yip man that he was allowed to attack any part of his body by any means, and that he himself would only discharge these attacks and would not render any counter attacks, nor would he hurt Yip man in any way. This only added fuel to Yip Man¹s fury. Nevertheless, Yip man managed to fight with care and calmness. He launched fierce attacks on the man, who discharged them with ease and leisure, and finally floored him, not just once, but repeatedly. Every time Yip man lay flat on the floor he rose again and rendered a new attack, only to find he had to leave in the end, defeated. It was later discovered that this elderly man was Mr. Leung Bik, the eldest son of Grand Master Leung Jan of Fatshan, the paternal teacher (si-fu) of Chan Wah Shun, the money-changer who had taught Yip Man. From then on Yip man followed Leung Bik for years and learned all the secrets of Wing Tsun Kuen. At the age of twenty-four, Yip man returned to his native town of Fatshan, having achieved competence in his art.

No Intention Of Teaching

During the last few decades, Yip man was highly rated in the art of fighting by the people of Fatshan, but he never had the slightest thought of teaching his skills to anyone, always keeping the commandment of Wing Tsun that Œto spread it is in contrast to the wishes of the founder¹. He never intended to pass on his skills to anyone, not even his own son. This is why he never imagined that he would eventually become an instructor of his art.

First Development Of Wing Tsun

In 1949, through the help of Lee Man, Yip Man was offered the post of kung-fu instructor of the Association of Restaurant Workers of Hong Kong. After a great deal of persuasion, he accepted. After two years of serving as the instructor Yip Man founded his own gymnasium in the district of Yaumatei in Kowloon and began to accept students other than restaurant workers. Later, when more and more students came to him he had to move his gymnasium to a larger site. Yip Man¹s fame and the practical value of Wing Tsun were especially admired by members of the police force, of which more and more attended his gym.

Retired From Teaching

As his last effort towards the promotion of Wing Tsun Kuen before retiring from teaching he founded, in 1967, the Hong Kong Ving Tsun Athletic Association. In May 1970, when the classes in his gymnasium were firmly established, he decided to retire from teaching to enjoy a quiet life, having first passed all the affairs of his gymnasium and the teaching to his favorite disciple, Leung Ting.

What is Wing Tzun?

EBMAS Wing Tzun

The martial art was developed more than 250 years ago in China by the nun NG Mui and the beautiful Yim Wing Tsun, after whom the martial art is named. Thanks to their highly developed martial art technique these two women could win fights with the strongest men of their time. Since then WT had been taught practically only within families and clans. The great master Yip Man who died in 1972, was the last Wing Tsun teacher who taught Chinese students exclusively. Today there are tens of thousands of members worldwide (in over 56 countries) who are learning this martial art system which was updated by Leung Ting, Yip Man's latest master-pupil. The European Chief-instructor, Dai Sifu K. R. Kernspecht, brought the WT system to Europe twenty years ago and has since trained several generations of highly qualified martial arts instructors in the European Wing Tsun Organization.

Features

WT is self defense in it's most consequent form
WT is the smartest self-defense system ever thought of by humankind, because :
WT is not based upon physical strength or acrobatic ability and therefore allows a physically weaker person to defend him/herself.
WT teaches you to use the force of the opponent and turn it against him.
WT self defense movements derive from tactile reflexes that are mechanical and directly determined by the attack of the opponent.
In this way WT is not susceptible to optical manipulations meant to mislead the fighter.
WT can be learned fairly quickly and built upon.
WT meets the demands of "appropriate force" and therefore lends itself for use by law enforcement.
WT is a whole martial arts system. Its significance lies less in stylistic externals and tricks but in the revolutionary totality of the concept! Immediacy, the small number of movements used, etc., make Wing Tsun the fastest martial art system ever!

Motto: "Less is more."

The Economy of WT

Number Of Movements
WT is conceived in such a way that one can manage a fight effectively with just a few movements. The best self defense is one that can fend off the most attacks with the least amount of movements!

Movements That Are Used Simultaneously
We can perform up to three different movement patterns at the same time.

The Four Ways Of "Force"
In dealing with "force", there are four principles in WT:

1. Be free from your own "force".
2. Free yourself from the "force" of your opponent.
3. Use the "force" of the opponent.
4. Add your own "force" to the "force" of the opponent.

Through intense training WT students learn to "borrow" the energy of the attack by way of a sort of controlled and deliberate "giving in". The attacked body parts get "charged up" in such a way that they redirect the power of the opponent immediately and with the whole force of impact with which it was dealt out.

Chain Punches
Once a WT-fighter has gained his/her advantage by a punch he/she doesn't just give it up but lets other chain-punches follow the first. This is one of the most effective arms at all , traditional martial arts know of no means to counter them. The quick sequence of punches overwhelms the capacities of the opponent to process information as he is driven into a helpless defense.

The "Universal Solution", the "Lenter Line", Etc.
The economy of WT manifests itself in all corners and ends of this martial art and provides surprises and eye-openers to even the most advanced students.

What Else ?

Further Benefits Of WT

Next to the emphasis on self-defense there are many more attractive benefits to the practice of WT. Following is a short summary of what a WT school can offer you.

• The best in self-defense
• Training of reflexes and reaction
• Concentration training
• Breathing and meditation exercises
• Fitness and conditioning
  
• Self confidence and relaxation
• A practical philosophy of life
• Meeting fun people
• A joyful pastime
• Health

"Unique"

The Three Parts Of A Wing Tsun Class

Forms
"Forms" derive from the fundamental natural range of movements which have been integrated for self-defense purposes, and have also traditionally been acknowledged to be contributing to overall relaxation, meditation and well-being.

Chi Sao (Sticking Hands)
Wt is the only martial art that features the unique exercise of tactile reflexes which are determined by the sense of touch. Chi Sao defense reflexes are elicited in a very immediate and mechanical way by the attack of the opponent. Thus they are always exactly tailored and appropriate to the situation. Chi Sao reflexes are far quicker than reacting to visual input and they also allow for the WT-fighter to defend him/herself blindly. Chi Sao is the glue that integrates a number of single movements into coherent combinations that are not preconceived yet prove to exactly meet the needs of the given situation. Without Chi Sao WT would only consist of an accumulation of single technical bits or dead movement patterns. This makes Chi Sao is the very soul of Wing Tsun!

Lat Sao (Sparring Exercises)
The goal of Wing Tsun is to develop fighting-capability . In Lat Sao (which means "free style fight") the WT-student learns to fearlessly confront a one-on-one fight. He can check on the level of his work without fear of injuring his partner which makes Lat Sao a most significant and motivating part of WT.

"Wing Tsun is not only a smart martial art, it is also a smart way of learning"

The Fight

The Five Distances Of A Fight
In a real self-defense-situation, rules of fairness (which could alter the outcome of a fight) don't exist! In Wing Tsun we derive from this the consequent importance of a training that is as full and complete as possible, and which acknowledges all of the five distances that are part of a fighting situation.

• 1st Distance: Fighting With Your Feet
• 2nd Distance: Fighting With Your Hands
• 3rd Distance: Fighting With Knees And Elbows
• 4th Distance: Grappling (Holding, Barring, Throwing, etc.)
• 5th Distance: Ground Fighting

In any of the above situations the WT-principles can be applied successfully, which is why so many martial arts practitioners turn to WT.

In a WT-training session the punches, kicks etc...are all executed with soft-contact so that the risk of injury is kept to a minimum.

"WT starts where most other styles stop:
the uncompromising close range fight!"

The 4 Principles of WT

WT is less a compendium of many single techniques but a whole martial art system.
WT follows the strategy of aggressive defense (Latin: aggrediŠ - to come close to somebody).

On the highest level of the systems hierarchy are the four WT principles:

• If the way is clear forge ahead!
• If there is contact keep glued to it!
• If your opponent is stronger, give in!
• If the opponent retreats, follow!
  
  
  The Four Principles of WT - One by One
  
• If the way is clear forge ahead!
• If there is contact keep glued to it!
• If your opponent is stronger, give in!
• If the opponent retreats, follow!