The Incredible Six Inch Death Stick Yawara-jutsu By: John Roberts-James | - Yes, it's true! Yawara-jutsu is one of the old Japanese martial arts. One of its facets includes the use of a short, six-inch plain stick to strike death and terror' into the opponent.
The experts' will claim that it is used to jab kyusho or Dim Mak points resulting in severe shock to the system. This is only partly true. One hits vulnerable areas, it is true, but these are not necessarily surface vital points'. They overlie deep nerves or organs which, if hit effectively, ... Tags:self defence, martial arts, karatetsu, yawara stick, dog, mugging
Self Defence 8: Curdle His Blood! By: John Roberts-James | - Tyson, my dog, is a powerful Staffordshire Bull Terrier. Tremendously strong, huge jaws and a tremendous bite. Which I know to my cost when he misses his rope tug-of-war and accidentally catches me instead!
The only thing which subdues him is a sharp command from my wife. And down he cowers. [A bit like me?]
Gorgeously natured, he is afraid of nothing. That's how it should be. He is able to go wherever he chooses when I allow him.
Self Defence 7: Isometric Exercise And Brime By: John Roberts-James | - Exercise without moving as muscle? Yes, of course. A tried and tested system perhaps not to turn yourself into a man or woman of steel, but nevertheless an accepted and documented way of reviving much of your younger days' tuning.
There are many and varied training methods. When I worked in the London hospitals (so many years ago!) I was actively involved in Exercise Study. A passionate student of BRIME Brief Repetitive Isometric Exercise, that was the In Thing'!
Self Defence 6: The Mandatory Warning By: John Roberts-James | - You are walking along when you see a suspicious looking character coming towards you. You adjust the hold on your umbrella or walking stick and prepare to defend yourself.
Aware of the need to protect yourself, as he approaches you suddenly hit out and break his head.
Good!
No! Bad! Very Bad!
The result? He lands up seriously sick in hospital.
Autogenic Training [AT] can have a significant part to play.
Consisting of a MindBody set of some six standard exercises', where one addresses various body functions seeking to regulate them into a more in tune automatic response' state of normality.
