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I think the first edition of this book is totally different that the later versions

Didn’t really like this movie

Also, Don F Draeger did another book on a single martial art- The Phoenix Eye Fist.

"Tj" in Indonesian before the spelling reform was pronounced as "ch". It is now spelt with the letter "C' *ejaan baru reform)

I pretty much agree. I'm a huge fan of Geoff, but on revision this book left something to be desired. I think it works best (as you say) if you already have some knowledge and want to know which throws/sweeps have the highest success rate outside a night club, as opposed to on a mat. I can't remember if it's my copy of Judo or one of the other in the series, but aside from the misspelling of some moves, there is a totally blank page in the middle of the book.

Thanks for this. Duncan was my Bujinkan teacher for three years leading up to 2000. Didn't know he'd written a book.

Hatsumi used to be top dog, but a couple of years ago he kind of split the nine styles to give the nine grandmasterships to nine individuals (one each).

The most common origin story that I've seen for the 'most fights go to the ground', is that the Gracies found the statement in a police report and used it to help sell their ground focused system. However, the story continues that the quote was taken out of context. Supposedly the police report was referring to arresting/cuffing techniques wherein an object surface (car hood, wall, etc) was used as an aid. But the ground is always present (Gods help you if it isn't), even when cars and walls aren't. Plus the added bonus of getting the perp off their feet. So cops took most perps down to the ground. But the quote, in context or out, worked, and still haunts dojos everywhere.

Jesse Enkamp said savate moves come from the sword?

"southpaw is not a style" *Insert apoplectic southpaw noises here* Sir. Acquire and name your seconds. I require satisfaction.😂

More content like this please

I both hate and love these questions? I mean like I think it's a reductive question but at the same time it always elicits some insightful answers either in general or at least about the person giving them. re hatmaker. (Due diligence in admitting my bias, I actively dislike him as a person.) That said, from both a performance aspect (I have found a great deal of what I have watched or read from him to be well executed and generally effective) and some historical ones (I appreciate the preservation of older European American boxing and wrestling styles as a endemic to the United States MMA system) I have previously found a lot to appreciate in his work. I think somebody could build a very effective general martial art out of what he has done past. I think, Combat Sambo, and Kudo/Daido Juku can all do the same. Which I guess means I think that other people have gone out there and also solve this problem relative to their culture in the recentish past. There's a lot of issues with running a MMA only gym as far as curriculum development and pacing as you take in new students and have students of different levels. MMA is my holy Grail "one art" In the sense that if you're not answering all those questions, you're leaving important questions unanswered. Re: weapons. "Unpopular opinion" as the kids say, but knife fighting is overrated. So is stick use. Carrying a knife for defense is a strong statement that you're interested in a mutual kill, being the victim of bringing a knife to a gunfight or interested in going to prison for a significant amount of time. I can expand on all of those professionally, but the use of knives for defense is fraught on a variety of levels within the US and much of the West. The same to a lesser extent can be said about blunt weapons. And you're not walking around, or at least the overwhelming majority of people are not walking around with a useful impact weapon. The training hours involved could be better put to physical conditioning and parkour, for the specific purpose of being better at the exit strategy than the other guy.

I own this book, part of my reference library for years. I like the presentation, except for the layout, which I found confusing. You are absolutely right about the photos.

I knew of the fight, but not the movie. Cool to see

Okay this is definitely looks like a book that's outside of Judo and grappling that I would still get. I really am curious as to why there was so little time given to clinch in it? I mean I've got a very limited understanding of MT, but it's definitely talked about as that being a hallmark of the art/sport. Was there an explanation to why there was so little discussion of clinch work?

Great book. Getting the fundamentals in and the spirit of the art. Love the bookshelf behind you.

Glad this is posted, I was looking forward to this

Hello. I may be a bit late but I wanted to say that the bunkai in this book is not so much of bunkai but more of a way to help with how the technique is supposed to “feel”. We don’t do bunkai as much as other styles and the type of bunkai that we do are mostly these types of bunkai that help us understand the katas techniques. We learn the fighting techniques and grappling and that stuff in our partner excerises such as kihon kumite or ohyo kumite. Hope this clears some stuff up.

It would be motivating to see videos of his students fights or even himself at least sparring to back up the techniques taught in the book.

Sean Strickland ...

i have that boo, it's really good, i also have a book about Dempsey's fight against Luis Firpo.

I remember purchasing this book, back in the late 90's I started my Wing Chun training plus the late Sifu James Yim Lee's Book , which the late Bruce Lee was the technical editor. Wing Chun Kung Fu. I myself liked the section on free fighting (Sanda/Sanshou) he sifu Wong Emphasized on having full knowledge of your skills in order to know what is Applicable and what was not. But in all I enjoyed the Third version of the book of which the style was created! Parallel to that is the story of The Five Ancestral Masters who escaped the burning of the Northern Shaolin Temple and made refuge in the White Crane Mountain in the Southern Province of Fukien. And The style Ngor Chor Kun was created. But I enjoyed the review.✌🏾

Saved. 😮‍💨 Every time I feel like I'm getting to the bottom of my watch later list, you post a video....🤣

Brett fights out of an orthodox stance and uses his left almost exclusively.

Keep it up brother

Back in the day when these were four volumes on the news stands, I looked at all four and straight up skipped volume 1 because volume 2 obviously had the useful stuff for a beginner. Volume 1 is very skippable because you don't need a book on how to kick somebody in the n||ts, but volume 2, at least for the time, gave nice coverage of fighter fitness and the pros and cons of different techniques...although later shoot wrestlers and MMA fighters would have destroyed his game because it had no takedown defense. But if you had a foundation in Bruce Lee's training you'd at least have strong abs to help you take that fall.

Back in the day when these were four volumes on the news stands, I looked at all four and straight up skipped volume 1 because volume 2 obviously had the useful stuff for a beginner. Volume 1 is very skippable because you don't need a book on how to kick somebody in the nuts, but volume 2, at least for the time, gave nice coverage of fighter fitness and the pros and cons of different techniques...although later shoot wrestlers and MMA fighters would have destroyed his game because it had no takedown defense and his grappling was ass.

A japanese rank in a Israeli fighting system is a weird start.

I wonder what the criteria for authentic catch would be

I've trained at 3 different Luta Livre gyms and to me, it seems exactly the same as nogi BJJ. Just regular submission grappling.

Congratulations on the interesting fight analysis. Do you think that Sonya would be able to overcome the pain after the belly kick and pull off the handstand? And why doesn't Kano continue the attack while she's writhing in pain and crawling gasping for air?

Talking about myths, did you read this new bizarre one titled Myths and blind spots in the fighting arts’ world.- After the Bible, it’s the next gοοd bοοk for you! Lordy lordy, what the man says... It blew my mind, clarified things I couldn't imagine, wish it was around when I was young. If you ever read it, let me know if you agree with me that it's one of the best. Thanks.

Out of curiosity, Is there a style or venue of karate either performed or competed in that you see as similar to this, now?

Looks like with AI, everything that is old will be new again. Except that the bad editing will also be writing the books. 😂🤦🏽‍♂️

I own several Oyama's books and to me, their very valuable which teaches not only bunkai plus techniques, but in-depth philosophy of karate training and budo. As a Kyokushin practitioner, I highly recommend this book for karateka enthusiast. Solid video and point of view.

Kyokushin is one of my favorite types of karate, but i could never do it... Im simply not built for it

One of the best scenes from the movie

I agree with you, this is the peoblem i see with both, those who never spar hard and those who never spar light... Both is hood

- I just learned that my friend who does muay thai trained under Tony Blauer in Montreal for three years and he witnessed the creation of the SPEAR system. - I agree with the assessment about “the wrath of the dragon” although it was a fun read.

Summer of sport! Go sports!

SUMMER OF SPORT! Looking forward to it.

I own the book and found your review on point. I am a fan of sumo in general - perhaps from seeing it on Wide World of Sports back in the 1970s. Yes I am old. Quick story that sort of relates. A friend of mine, who never studied any martial arts, was 'asked' by a roving wino in a parking lot for a donation to his cause. He told him no and to leave. This did not go over well and things got physical. My friend was a football player in high school used his blocking techniques to (in his words) bounce the guy off a parked truck a few times until he decided to look for other patrons to further his liver destruction. I bring this up for two reasons. First, those pushing techniques he used to defend himself are those that are presented in the book and are used in almost every sumo match. And second; he was able to defend himself in a lawful way. Most of what I see, if used on the street, will get you arrested along with the person you are defending yourself from. You are only allowed to use as much force to get the person to stop and leave. I know what everyone is thinking but in today's world you have to be real careful about this. Long ago I was employed to help drunk persons who were not playing well with others to leave the venue. Most of the time they took offense at my suggestion to leave. I got a stern talking to once from a state trooper of what I can and cannot do on the job. Some thoughts from the real world.

Did you see the beach fight in Haywire?

Great video. I would add vascular targeting wouldn't be highest priority for civilian self defense. The closest targets to you are the hands and face and the knife whips around faster than people throw punches. A severe slash to the face or hands generally change their plans for the day, especially if the defender is still whipping that knife around. Military on the other hand is more obsessed with lethality, not the same paradigm as self defense.

A possible reason for the matchbox attack was that it used a heavier kind of matchbox than used today. Metal matchboxes also existed. Squeezing an object in your hand, even a rolled up tissue, allows for a tighter fist than just squeezing on nothing. There would have also been an element of the instructors, no matter how famous, having a flawed understanding of combat. Wishful thinking was and is rife in the community so you'd have instructions to snap a collarbone or forearm with the edge of hand blow, which is not very likely if you've seen the punishment a human body can take in full contact fighting. Edge of hands to the head, neck or kidneys will do something similarly to a hammerfist, but some instructors just had edge hand mania back then. And you have to account for the instructors' differences. Col. Applegate was adamant that you use a forward saber grip and a double edged knife, but others swore by the reverse grip. Fairbairn originally taught a police-oriented system to the military, but E.A. Sykes lambasted it if we assume it's him writing in the SOE syllabus notes. And what do we see around 1944 from Fairbairn? He tightens up his program to a handful of versatile tools, completely stripped of controversial situation-specific tricks - except for pure demonstration - showing a pressure point but stating that it's not for use in a fight, it just demonstrates the principle. He may be famous after WWII for All-In Fighting or Get Tough but by the end of the war, he was doing something different, much more about initiative and sheer brutality than a grab bag of techniques that look like some system of jujutsu. So when you read the books you have to consider that his expectations may have sometimes clashed with reality in the field, and he probably found out and adapted. However those odd jujutsu moves also served as a confidence builder by building faith in Fairbairn as an instructor. Combine tricks like his handshake (arm spin and put the knife to the guy) with that British gentleman way of speaking "yet by the pressure of one finger in the right spot, he is rendered powerless" - "and Jerry sails through space once more". He created an aura of power. Soldiers felt that they could fight because they learned from Delicate Dan, and Dan was a dangerous guy

Good content. Somewhat muffled sound. I think it would be more accessible in written form as subject matter forces pausing for a search, re-listening etc.

This is a fantastic book

Very interesting.