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I later coined the term “Young’s Rock & Roll” to denote the style that I teach, expressing my way of handling a dangerous confrontation, using whatever method possible to sub due the situation. I like this informal name, because it takes off the rigid edge or seriousness that many martial artists seem to have about the name of their great style. Saying the name “Young’s Rock & Roll,” one cannot help but smile and wonder what this style is about.

This is what we all need in this world today, a little humor, a little wonder. I joke with my students about the name of our style, continuing with the musical analogy: “it’s not classical (traditional martial arts), it’s not jazz (“improvised” or untraditional martial arts), it’s only Rock & Roll,” a simple blend of different martial arts systems trying to play a catchy tune (an effective fighting method). More simply put, it’s “martial arts to a different beat!”

“THE FEEL”

Throughout this book, in every chapter, I constantly discuss what I call “the feel.” Describing “the feel” is like describing the wind—you know what it is, you know how it feels, but it is very difficult to explain. I will try to give you the best explanation of what I am referring to when I use this terminology.