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created. The second story tells how the true
spirit of martial arts is still alive, in places
where many do not even know it exists and is
played by people so humble that their clothes
for training are made up by their grandmo-
thers and their weapons are created by their
own hands . I hope you enjoy both stories and
are encouraged to climb their own mountain.

The year was 2010 when I was sent by the
Cuban government to complete a mission
of sprts in Venezuela .The political affinities
of both countries allowed several coopera-
tion and agreements between them. One of
the agreements by the Cuban government
was to send doctors and teachers of different
sports and graduates to provide services to
the Venezuelan people. I was sent to a town

I always been addicted to feel
the adrenaline. I am always
searching for adventure and
danger ,so I planned the jour-
ney along with two of my most
advanced students and depar-
ted at 5:00 am, The road was
very steep and the vegetation
of the place not easy to pro-
gress. I had several wounds on
my arms because the branches
with thorns. One of the hardest
setbacks that was presented to
us was when we meet face to
face with a rattlesnake, it was
among the almost impercep-
tible dry leaves, we see it be-
cause we heard the distinctive
called Cumana, located in an area called The sound of its rattle. We were paralyzed, I knew a
Tacal, a small community surrounded by lar- bite of a rattlesnake in the place where we were
ge hills. I met wonderful people of great heart. was mortal, We would never get alive to the
They always supported me and gave me their nearest medical station. The snake was coiled,
friendship and affection. I had a group of which meant that the bite could be fatal. Luc-
young martial artists training with me. We did kily we were like 3 meters of it, so we stepped
not have local practices, but we had the sky back slowly and went away gradually. We had
as a roof and grass as tatami. From my own to find another way for truly Rattlesnake did
students I heard the story of a virgin beach that not think for a moment to move out of the way.
was right behind a large hill. After 4 hours walking we reached the beach,

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