Troy W. Green
Began training in 1984 with Calvin Anoatubby in Durant, Oklahoma. Mr. Anoatubby and I maintained a close relationship even after he retired from teaching till his passing in 1998. Since then I have had many instructors, too many to list, and have consistently cross trained in more than one system at a time.
I always believed that no one system alone can give you everything you need to conquer every situation therefore you must continue to keep an open mind and learn new ways to train your mind and body. The destination is always the same but there are many paths to get there. Every battle is yours to win no matter how difficult the opponent, but you cant win if your mind isnt trained and willing. A wise old lady once told me never put all your eggs in one basket, just because you are a good competitor doesnt necessarily mean you would be good in a street confrontation and vise versa. Mushin No Shin, Mind of No Mind, once you think you have learned enough you stop learning and therefore limit yourself and your capabilities in combat and in life.
Sold to strangers by my father at the age of 7, I spent 6 months locked in a small travel trailer in the Arizona desert. After rescued I spent many years being bounced around from family member to family member and in and out of foster homes. Spending the majority of my time on the streets learning how to do bad things to survive. Shot by age 12 and stabbed twice by age 16 I have seen my fair share of battles both mentally and physically, so for the past 18 years I have devoted myself to teaching others to survive the mental and physical battles in their own lives.
To help others you must first take the time to know them, dont be a hipocrit, practice what you preach, instead of passing judgement on someone get to know them first. Who knows, helping them may in turn help YOU. I have always told my kids, friends and employees this, you can always find a reason to dislike someone, instead why not try to find a reason to LIKE them.
Senior Representative Sak Sit Haawk Pontawee Camp
Muay Khru Yai in Muay Thai
Muay Khru Yai in Muay Chaat Cherk (NHB & MMA)
Muay Khru Yai in Muay Pram (Thai Submission Wrestling)
US Muay Thai Association Oklahoma State Representative
Founder of Kajukenryu Street Combat System
5th Degree Black in Tae Kwon Do
3rd Degree Black Belt in American Freestyle Karate
1st Degree Black Belt in American Kenpo
1993: Having been raised in foster care, Mr. Green started a program to work in conjunction with DHS and local schools in an effort to teach underprivileged youth in the area. The program was paid for by donations from the community and his other students.
1998: Began a program to teach the mentally and physically challenged. The repetitiveness of martial arts proved to greatly improve mental retention in Downs Syndrome patients.
2000: United States Martial Arts Association Black Belt Hall of Fame Nominee.
2006: Founded the UAMA - United American Martial Arts Association
2006: Promoted to 5th Degree Black Belt by Master Sam Nuon - Texas Martial Arts Association in Tae Kwon Do
2007: United States Martial Arts Association Black Belt Hall of Fame Nominee.
2008: Founded Kajukenryu Street Combat System - After spending 25 years in the arts and law enforcement studying the effectiveness of techniques in real life situations many times from his own altercations Mr. Green spent 5 years developing a system that deals directly with the bare bones of effective street defense. No one technique works for everyone therefore this system offers a variety of techniques to end the fight in what ever way works best for you or best suites the situation legally and effectively.
2008: Promoted to 1st Degree Black Belt in American Kenpo by Master Thomas Bocock of the International Kenpo Karate Federation.
2008: Licensed by the American Muay Thai Judge & Referee Association.
2008: Received Instructor Certification in Samingdum Muay Thai by Kru James Pruitt & Certified by the United States Muay Thai Association.
2010: Became US Muay Thai Association Oklahoma State Representative.
2010: Promoted to Khru Yai in Muay Thai by Arjarn Ric "Lek Suer" Sniffen of the Sak Sit Hok Pontawee Camp
Train To Win - By My Good Friend Eric Emfinger
Why is that we insist on winning? Is it for the trophy, a small symbol of victory made of wood, plastic, and marble? It eventually collects dust, gets outdated and shoved in a closet somewhere to be forgotten. Or is it for the recognition? How much do we really think of ourselves when we need others to tell us we are the best? There is always someone better along the way that will take our place. Each of you who stares at an opponent across from you, I challenge you to question your motives of why you do what you do.
For some of us it is this. When you think about it, we spend little time fighting compared to the time we spend training. In order to train it means that you have to sacrifice. This is the reason we must win, to prove to ourselves the sacrifice was worth it. While some people are at home sitting on the couch, you're doing jump squats, up downs, and lunges. While some are enjoying a dessert after a nice meal you are eating a left hook that never seems to taste very sweet. While other people are doing what they do, you are pushing your body and your mind past the point of comfortable in order to perfect your form. All the sweat and blood, the sore muscles and bruises puts us in a different category than most people. In a contest there will always be a winner and a loser in the eyes of most. As you sit and think about the ratio of training to fighting as I mentioned before, where do you think the battle is won? The battle in won in the gym. When you suite up and show up you are half way there. No one ever won a fight by staying home the night of the fight. Next is the effort you put forth. In the gym when you leave it all on the mat it means you have nothing left. When you have given your best effort, all that you have learned and all the heart you have, then no one can ask for more. That's why we must win. We are all winners by showing up and getting on the mat each day. I challenge each of you to suite up and show up for life. Take things in your life that arekeeping you from leaving it all on the mat and throw them aside. Push yourself harder when the fight gets tough. Put to use everything you've learned and all the heart that you have so that when the fight fo life is over you can say, "I left it all out there, I did the best I could". We need each other, no fight is won alone. It takes others to pad up and give of themselves for the benefit of their teammate. It takes a place to train and instructors to give their knowledge to those who seek it. Ability will only go so far, the same goes for the fight of life. We need others to help us through. Parent pad up for your children, children seek knowledge from your parents. They have been in a few fights with life and may have some instruction for you. Most of all respect each other, the most inportant thing about the arts is the journey we get to take. The relationships we make and the bonds that are formed by helping each other.
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Benevolence
The dictionary describes benevolence as the disposition to do good; good will; charitableness; love of mankind, accompanied with a desire to promote their happiness. Since the beginning of recorded history, legends have been written about the martial artists protecting the weak and defending the truth. Not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it is the natural thing to do. Humanity is alive today because warriors stood at the boundaries of their village and protected the others against predators of all kinds. As society grew, so did the responsibility of defending the state, the nation and humanity at large.
Doing the right thing for the right reason and only using your martial arts skills in defense of truth, has been the foundation of some of the core characteristic building that many martial arts schools teach today. It is all about creating good, decent citizens through the perseverance and training of the martial arts.
Charity is also one of those key principles of success, not just because it is a good thing to do, but there is an unwritten law that you get what you give. Donating 10% of your income, time and energy is one of the foundational principles of getting everything you want out of life. As Zig Ziglar says, “You can get anything you want out of life if you help enough people get what they want.”
There is an old saying that when you pick up one end of a stick, you pick up the other. It is imperative that a true warrior looks at each and every one of his or her actions, and have the vision to see the consequences of those actions. When you combine that with the sincere desire to add to the value of human kind and promote happiness, you get a martial artist that indeed walks the walk and talks the talk of a benevolent warrior.
Honor
Described to laymen as “nobility of the soul” this principle has to do with nobility of purpose and a precise and defined code of conduct and personal integrity. In modern society, there has developed a what ever works mindset that is appalling to the true warrior. Any of you that have served in combat know the sense of trust that you develop with your fellow soldiers as you watch one another’s back. This same allegiance of having someone’s back and sense of duty is seldom seen outside of the military or the true martial arts school today. This process begins with a true understanding of your values and what you believe in strongly enough to die for. Face it, we are all terminal and as far as we know, have a limited time on this planet. What kind of legacy will you leave behind? Where is the honor of what you do in your thoughts, deeds and actions on a daily basis? Once you have the answer, then you teach that through being the proper role model and the type of teacher that demonstrates the honor that has been handed down from teach to teacher for thousands of years, and the principles of the warriors way.
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