User:Machobat

Alis Volat Proprilis (She flies with her own wing)

For a thousand years, Pentecost island tribes in the Vanuatu of South pacific have been jumping off about 100 ft. high wooden towers with vines attached to their ankles, as a manhood test, in order to prove their courage. The origin of the land dive is legendary. Tradition holds that once a man, Tamalie so mistreated his wife that she ran away and climbed a Banyan tree. He found her and climbed after her. She had tied lianas around her ankles and, just as Tamalie reached out of grab her, she jumped and he followed.

The lianas saved her life, but he died. Feminists may be interested to know the other origins of tradition. Seems one princess threatened to throw herself off a cliff if her wondering mate did not return to the fold. She went ahead with the cleverly disgusted ruse and her deranged husband followed her in sympathy. He did not notice that she had attached a set of vines to her ankles. Needless to say, she lived to collect the formidable inheritance and a different lover. The other man, determined that no woman should trick them, began practicing dives with lianas around their ankles. The land dive serves several psychological purpose: It gives the men a chance to demonstrate their courage, to show off in front of women, and to get a public hearing of their troubles. Some men, before jumping, discuss their martial difficulties. And the wives must stand there and listen. Today the natives charge tourists to watch their vine bound land dives.

Mena Sana In Corpore Sano (Sound mind in sound body)

Bungy Guru, Sangkun 'Macho' CHO is the qualified operation professional and executive consultant, and has excellent judgement. He has been actively practicing martial arts for the passing 35+ years and recognized for his excellence in Hapki-do, Taekwon-do, Teukgong moosool(South Korea's special combat martial art), Kungchung Moosul, and other arts of self-defences, totally 27th Dan. For his excellence in martial arts and sport skills he was chosen to served in the Republic of Korea's elite special unit, where he learnt the art of special sea, land, air, and underground warfare training under the best instructors. The end of 1980s, in Australia he became the 1st Asian to received stunt training and also an expert in sky diving, scuba diving, and is experienced in other air stunt sports, yacht sailing and spped boating etc. He has received 1st aid & water rescue training from the Red Cross Int'l, St. John's Ambulance Association, and has served on the Australia State Emergency Service Organization, as a volunteer rescue officer. Also serving a member of committee of the Seoul Metro Police Agency of ROK, in addition an ex-confidential martial art instructor to HRH Minister of Foreign Affairs & Trade of Brunei Darussalam and elite special forces of several nations in Asia Pacific and Europe.

Fortuna Javat (Fortune favors the braves)

W. Shakespeare Fortes recornized 'Life is but a passing shadow..?' And Macho, his philosophy is simple; 'life is just one big party. It's better to burn out than to fade away'. Meanwhile he recognized to challenge back after seeing a video "Explorers: A century of Discovery", and reading stories of magazines "South Seas' Incredible Land Divers", "Land Diving With the Pentecost Islansers" and "Down to Earth" from the 'National Geographic Society' shows footages of land divers of Pentecost Island of Vanuatu. And so in later of 80's he sailed to South pacific for archaeological leaping. Actually Land Diving is the origin of ths day's Macho's Bungy Jumping.