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
But why a walking stick? If you're a big tough guy, 4th Dan Black Belt in karate or other martial art, you don't (really) need a walking stick to defend yourself. Unless your big interest is in fact stick fighting, sutekki-shin-jutsu. When you would always carry one, as I do, for the fun (and the Hell!) of it. I'm never without my Stick and my Dog. (What about my wife?)
If you push both your thumbs into his eyes, or hit him on the back of the head with a brick. Both blows will cause the greatest inconvenience, perhaps even death.
There are certain points' in the body where a strike can cause much damage. As any cricketer or rugby player will tell you. As will most martial arts teachers.
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'!
