The Concepts of O.N.E.: A Faith-Based Martial Arts System Designed for an Increasingly Threatening World

By Master David Gaw

The Concepts of O.N.E. focuses on teaching people how to attain balance in their lives by learning the mental, philosophical, and practical sides of the martial arts system created by Master Gaw. The main goal of this system is to spread the love of Christ to all who are engaged while also educating people about how to survive, should they ever find themselves in a life-threatening situation.

In this book, you will learn a new way to think about your daily life, why it is so important to alter your mindset about certain things, & why paying attention to the world around you is crucial to your survival.

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Aug 16, 2021
• ISBN: 9781664238831

Master David Gaw

At the time this book is being written, Master David Gaw has been training in the martial arts for over thirty-five years. In that time, he has been blessed enough to study multiple arts and systems. He began his training in 1984, at the age of seven, in tae kwon do. Being a smaller child who was often bullied, he found comfort in learning to defend himself. When he was seventeen, he began training in judo. While learning judo, he was introduced to concepts of other arts, such as Bushido, aikido, jujitsu, and hapkido. These concepts would aid him in understanding the martial arts in future years. At the age of twenty-one, while enlisted in the US Air Force, in addition to his military hand-to-hand and weapons combat training, he was fortunate enough to meet people who trained him in combat judo and Muay Thai kickboxing. By this time, he was gravitating toward more combat-oriented arts as opposed to sport-oriented ones, and these two arts enabled him to gain a better perspective for self-defense and combat. After years of training to defend himself or others, Master Gaw felt that he needed more context. Not being satisfied with his current level of knowledge, he wanted to dive into the more psychological side of the arts. In 2003, he met an individual who introduced him to the philosophical side of the martial arts; meditation, energy, awareness of self, and balance in all things were the main objectives. They trained together for years, and in that training, Master Gaw began to realize that the body can only do so much, but it can do nothing without the mind. Learning about these aspects helped him to understand what the martial arts are truly about. Master Gaw is infinitely grateful to his friend for being willing to share his experiences and knowledge; they are still very close friends to this day. In 2007 he was blessed with the opportunity to study Wing Chun kung fu, and it quickly became one of his favorite systems to study. Since joining the Chinese martial arts, in addition to his Wing Chun training, Master Gaw has had the privilege of learning multiple arts such as Shuai Jiao (Chinese fast wrestling), Kuo Shu kickboxing, Kali (Filipino stick and knife fighting), and Qigong (energy building). In addition to these arts, he was extremely honored to be taught the system of traditional shaolin chin na in its entirety, including many aspects of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) by Grand Master Bruce Linville, who also taught him yang tai chi chuan, concepts of Ba Gua Zhang, and certain northern shaolin forms, concepts, and weapons. Master Gaw is incredibly honored to have had the opportunity to train with a number of high-level martial artists over the years, including Grand Master Jack Lannom, Grand Master Dr. John Wing Lok Ng, Grand Master Jim Thompson, Grand Master Buddy Wu, Grand Master John Dufresne, Grand Master L. R. Gray, Grand Master Jimmy Tarpley, and Grand Master Chuck Burnett. The inclusion of a more general knowledge of the arts continues to help him grow and evolve as a martial artist, person, and teacher. Master Gaw still trains, studies, teaches his own students, and hopes to one day be able to teach and encourage his students as positively and effectively as he has been encouraged by his teachers. His goal is to one day be able to use his martial and healing knowledge to help others live fuller, healthier lives.

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CONTENTS

Introduction

Section 1 The Foundations of Our System

Kung Fu Principles

Section 2 O.N.E.

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Section 3 The Four Corners of the Concepts of O.N.E.

Section 4 Wu Yuanjian Fangfa (The Five-Element Method)

Conclusion

About the Author

INTRODUCTION

The world we live in has been a violent place ever since Cain killed his brother, Abel. With human history being full of genocide, homicide, and wars over ideologies or beliefs, how can we elude or even prevent some of the bad things this world has to offer? The truth is that everyone has a different idea of how to stay safe. But regardless of your ideas or feelings about it, the fact is that evil has a sneaky way of reaching us all in one way or another.

If you happened to buy this book without taking a glance at the cover, you may not have noticed that there is a large cross in the system’s logo. It is probably obvious that this book, while centering on this new martial arts system that you’ve most likely never heard of before you bought the book, is interwoven with Christian faith. If you’re not a Christian, don’t worry. I’m not here to convert you; I believe that is between you and God. As I tell every person who walks into my school with the intention of signing up, I’m a Christian first, a martial artist second, and a businessperson third. I have no desire to cater exclusively to Christians. All are welcome. I run my school like a family. Everyone strives to have good relationships with everyone else, and we all learn from each other.

My name is David Gaw, and my idea of staying safe in my little corner of the world is through training and preparation. I believe that to be truly safe is to prepare my mind for evil things that I pray I don’t have to encounter. In the event I do encounter some of these things, I hope I can handle them in a way that, most importantly, pleases God and is allows me to protect myself or someone else. As you will see in the About the Author section, I have been training in the martial arts for over thirty-five years. In addition to that training, I have also been able to train with firearms and in psychology. My decades of martial arts and psychology experience are primarily what I used to create my system, the Concepts of O.N.E. My goal