Budo international Martial Arts Magazine Jul.-Aug. 2014 | Page 220

open a softer target, a technique called
“progressive indirect biting.” The biting and
gouging in Kina Mutai is like the tip of an iceberg;
the remaining 90% of it is under the water and
you don't see it. Therefore the secret of Kina
Mutai is in its integration with Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
and the development of a united mind and body
coordination, primarily dealing with the
conservation of one's physical, mental and
spiritual energy.
The Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is like a tank that
provides you with your mobility on the ground,
taking you from position to position with proper
base, balance and posture. In an all-out street
fight when a larger man slams you to the
ground, you need to instantly put him in the
guard and latch on to him. He will pick you up
again and slam you repeatedly. He will punch
you in the side. You need to take it, wait till he
gets tired, and bite as he runs out of gas.
Exhausted, he won't be able to move or defend
himself. The shells that this tank fires are bites
and the gouges. If you try to bite your attacker
before he is exhausted, his adrenaline will kick
in, and he will throw you off. You will have
revealed your secret weapon and it will be very
difficult to bite him again. You need to be
cunning, and maybe whisper some obscenities
in his ear, get him riled up, and hold on. Let him
struggle as you relax and hold on. Let him
punch as you take it and hold on.
Endurance, or your ability to conserve your
energy is the most important attribute you can
develop for a street fight. When a large man
has you pinned to the ground, you're finished
if you don't know how to breathe and
conserve your energy. You will need to
whether the storm before you can trigger your
Kina Mutai response. To conserve energy you
need to develop functional fitness and always
maintain control of your breath. To develop
these tools we employ The Contemporary
Jeet Kune Do training methodology known as