By Darrell Max Craig
With wide, step by step pictures and directions, this jiu-jitsu consultant is a good device for getting to know this historic martial art.
The unique eastern martial paintings constructed via the elite samurai type in the course of Japan's feudal period, Jiu-jitsu is the forerunner of Judo and the precursor of brand new final battling kinds, akin to combined martial arts (MMA). for hundreds of years, this system of unarmed self-defense proved such a success in strive against that it used to be saved mystery and taught in basic terms to a decide upon few.
Based at the author's examine with teachers on the Tokyo police academy, this booklet offers the entire conventional recommendations of Jujitsu, often referred to as Jiu-jitsu. those ideas train you useful restraining equipment that strength your opponent to post with no abuse through the use of strain issues. It indicates you information for seek and seizure, and the virtually extinct artwork of Hojojutsu—how to tie humans up with out utilizing any knots.
Japanese Jiu-jitsu: mystery strategies of Self-Defense addresses and demonstrates the complete variety of Kaisho Goshin Budo Taiho Jitsu Ryu (Tokyo police self-defense).
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Designed as a coaching handbook, this interesting Jiujitsu ebook additionally serves as a amazing illustrated advisor to the key paintings of eastern samurai self-defense.
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