Tykenjo: Heavyweight Fighting Style

By Jafar Bey

In real life confrontations, things escalate quite quickly. The majority of the
damage inflicted in a street fight takes place within the first 30 seconds.
And no one is going to stop the clock for you to catch your breath or gather
your wits.

As the weight increases, so does the likelihood of a knock-out. Tykenjo applies
those principles to Self-Defense. You might already be the biggest guy on the
block, but learning to protect yourself and the ones you love will save your life.
You need speed, agility, and razor-sharp focus.

From the mind and martial arts practice of Jafar Bey, comes the heavyweight art
of Tykenjo. A sister art of Kajukenbo. Its birthplace, Tysons Corner, Virginia.
Influenced by film study of "The Gentleman of Boxing" Floyd Patterson, "Iron"
Mike Tyson and Jon "Bones" Jones.

Tykenjo will infuse self-defense tactics with Gung Fu, with a focus on:

• Peek-a-boo Boxing
• Muay Thai
• Collegiate wrestling

Jafar Bey's cutting edge techniques will teach you howto tap into your unconscious mind and easily
dismiss distractions while applying the framework
of the most deadly martial arts into an organic
fusion. Become the weapon you need to be to
stand up for what you believe in.
In the path, we are one. And we will not be
tread upon. Welcome to heavyweight Tykenjo.

• Language: English
• Publisher: BookBaby
• Release date: May 13, 2022
• ISBN: 9781667847962

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It is not legal to reproduce, duplicate, or transmit any part of this document in either electronic means or in printed format. Recording of this publication is strictly prohibited and any storage of this document is not allowed unless with written permission from the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

All events are personal memories from the author’s perspective. Do not use them as an influence to do anything in this book. Some of the techniques shown are of an extreme nature - bear in mind that these particular methods are only to be used as an ultimate last resort when the practitioner’s life is under immediate threat. The authors of this book do not accept liability for any gratuitous use of said techniques.

Published by Omalu Performance Institute in Vienna, VA.

Cover photograph taken by Josephine Yan.

ISBN: 978-1-6678479-6-2

Table of Contents

Dedication

Preface

Early Life

Foreword

Introduction

Part I–Root Yourself In the Present

Chapter One: Zen Practice 打坐

Chapter Two: Warm-Ups

Chapter Three: Line Drills

Chapter Four: Partner Exercises

Part II–Overwhelm Your Opponent

Chapter Five: Peek-a-boo Boxing

Chapter Six: Kenpos: Drills That Become Knockouts

Chapter Seven: Mountain Lion Gung Fu 美洲獅

Chapter Eight: Ear Biting: Use Your Head

Part III–Seizing and Controlling

Chapter Nine: Become the Cut Man

Chapter Ten: Sandhill Crane Crane Gung Fu 沙丘 鶴

Chapter Eleven: Eye Poking

Part IV–Plan to complete about half your takedown attempts, while successfully defending against 95% of them

Chapter Twelve: No-Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Chapter Thirteen: Cottonmouth Gung Fu 棉花口

Chapter Fourteen: 12-6 Elbow

Part V–Uncanny Timing

Chapter Fifteen: 8 Fists

Chapter Sixteen: Front-hand Elbow

Chapter Seventeen: Leaping Hooks

Chapter Eighteen: Tyson-Style D’Amato Shifts

Part VI–Anticipation

Chapter Nineteen: Strength Training: A Body in Motion Stays In Motion

Chapter Twenty: Mirror Training

Chapter Twenty-One: O Positive Blood Type Diet

Chapter Twenty-Two: Supplementation

Chapter Twenty-Three: Recovery

Chapter Twenty-Four: Wudang Taijiquan 武當山 太極拳

Part VII—Reflection

Chapter Twenty-Five: Daoism 道家

Chapter Twenty-Six: Libertarianism: Don’t Tread on Me

Chapter Twenty-Seven: LSD 迷幻藥

Chapter Twenty-Eight: Soto Zen: Dogen Style

Cantonese Terms

Acknowledgments

References

Dedication

This book is in honor of my cousin Jazzy Jeff Wooden, from Marianna, Florida. A journeyman prizefighter, fighting out of Fayetteville, North Carolina, and two-time Armed Forces champion. He was all heart, always facing the best competition he could. A true warrior.

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At the start of 1998, Wooden found himself lined up to face heavyweight boxing contender David Tua, 28-1, and hot on the heels of an IBF title shot (which he would secure at the end of the same year against Hasim Rahman). Tua came in heavier than usual. He was strong and a vicious puncher, especially with the left hook, but always had problems with slick boxers. This was evidenced yet again when he faced my cousin. Tua landed hard single shots but was frustrated by the busy Wooden and his jabbing. However, a big win eluded Wooden; the judges favored Tua's heavier punches and awarded him a majority decision.

Wooden finished his career by swapping points decisions with Derrick Banks before finally taking on Oleg Maskaev in 1999. Dropped heavily in the first round, Wooden never got his legs back and lost by TKO in the third. After that, he decided to finally hang up his gloves at the age of 31.

He was a pro boxer for only five years and never challenged for a world title, but Wooden is a classic example of the thin line between success and failure. Literally, if you changed just three rounds in Wooden's career to his favor, he would've had draws against Chris Byrd and Michael Grant and beaten David Tua.

Instead, he's an 'obscure fighter who coulda.’

DamonD. (2004, November 19).

The 'obscure fighters who coulda' thread

Boxing News 24 Forum.

Preface

In 2017, I pitched my concept for a boutique fitness franchise to Mayweather Boxing Club, Floyd Mayweather Jr’s home gym. This was months prior to his Pay-Per-View fight with Conor McGregor at the T-Mobile Arena. The idea came to me when attempting to enroll my oldest son and I in a three-day boxing camp to be held at Mayweather Boxing Club in Chinatown, Las Vegas.

Which was the week before the actual fight.

My concept was for a boxing gym similar to the UFC Gym near where we lived in San Bruno, California, an extension of the Ultimate Fighting Championship®.

While attempting to enroll for the camp over the phone, I wound up speaking with a guy who was doing the sign-ups. I persuaded him that the Mayweather brand was just as big as the UFC brand. Word for word, I said, It's hard to find a good boxing gym. If people had the choice to go to a Mayweather gym versus a no-name gym, they would choose Mayweather. Just like the Gracie family name dominates Jiu Jitsu.

Especially since Floyd was trained by both his father, Floyd Sr., and his late uncle Roger, respectively.

It was basically an elevator pitch for a franchise.

Now, I cannot prove that they didn’t have the idea already before my phone call. However, if you look at Floyd’s businesses back then, he was mainly investing in strip clubs and skating rinks in Las Vegas. There was also Mayweather Promotions, a boxing firm in which Floyd promoted his own fights. And he also had a focus on developing and training his own fighters.

With