MARTIAL ARTS : JUJITSU 4

Jiujitsu : THE BACK THROW

This lesson teaches you the back throw, an alternate method of escape and defense when seized around waist from behind below arms.

Each method should be practiced to the point of efficiency where you are able to achieve victory by that one trick alone, but in a real fight. The victory often depends upon the number of attempts you make and the variety of methods you employ.

You should maneuver so quickly that your opponent has not time to change his front to meet your fresh attack.

"TAKE HOLD"
Assailant seizes you around the waist from behind, below your arms.

"ONE"
Stamp hard on his instep with your heel. This will loosen his grip.

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"TWO"
With your right hand seize the front of his right trousers-leg.

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Shove with your right hand, twist your left hip forward, swinging on balls of feet, and making effort from Stahara.

"THREE"
With left hand strike Assailant a vigorous blow below the belt.

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This should be sufficient to lay him out.
Stop the blow three inches from the mark.

"FOUR"
With your right foot, step behind opponent. Get well down so that your hips are beneath his thighs.

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With the front of your right thigh, knock his left hip up at the same time your right arm knocks his body backward.

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It will be sufficient to practice lifting opponent into position of figure 5.
Do not try this trick on a slippery floor with a heavy partner, or you may both fall and be injured. In practice lift him and hold him for a few seconds. This develops your strength and teaches you to keep your balance.

In a real fight you would throw him with a backward sweep of your right elbow.
The punch in the stomach would make him let go, but supposing it did not, you would fall on him and knock him out.

The ability to do this can be developed without either of you having to fall.
"TAKE HOLD" Assailant seizes you.
"ONE" Simulate the kick to his instep.
"TWO" Seize his pants and twist your left hip forward.
"THREE" Simulate the punch to his stomach.
"FOUR" Step behind and lift him.

Practice this trick three times each alternately.
In Figure 5, be sure that the forward knock your hips give him is at right angles to his line of support, i.e., a line drawn between his heels.

This will unbalance him and make it easy to lift him. If your effort is made parallel to his line of support you cannot unbalance him and you are working against his strongest point.

If you find this principle difficult to understand do not lose time over it just now, it is not very necessary for this course and will be explained fully in the Second Course.


Jiujitsu : THE ANKLE THROW

Giving you further versatility in dealing with an attack from behind, and a further education in the correctuse of your body, and in unbalancing Assailant.

"TAKE HOLD"
Assailant grasps you around the waist from behind, below the arms, with his right foot between your legs. In this position he is well braced and is not so open to the previous methods of escape.

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The usual counter is to grasp his knee, lift it up, and throw him if you are able.

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This does not give half the leverage the following method does.

"ONE"
Lean well forward and grasp his ankle. Even if he is holding tightly make the effort from the Stahara and you will reach down.

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It may be necessary sometimes to make a feint for another trick which he would defend by paying attention to another part of his body. You can then deliberately bend forward and pick up his ankle.
Do not try to pull his leg up by the arms only.

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Stand up, making the effort from the Stahara and you will have twice the power.
Practice this slowly otherwise you will bang his head on the ground and thus summarily end the practice for the day.

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In practice the Assailant must let go when he feels himself falling and so land gently on the mat. In a real fight, if he holds on, fall on him and that will knock him out.


Jiujitsu : ADVANCED PRACTICE IN THE ANKLE THROW

When trying to throw Assailant by the ankle throw, if he retains his balance and hops around on his left leg it will be impossible to throw him by a straight pull forward.

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Swing his foot away round to your left. This will unbalance him and you will throw him without any trouble. Do not put your full force into the swing.

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Have your Assailant let go as he falls. This will save him from your falling on top of him.
You will become expert in these tricks more quickly if you practice in this prescribed formal manner than if you make a wrestling match out of each trick.

WARNING
If Assailant does not let go you would fall on him like this and knock him out.

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It is a very dangerous fall so avoid it by practicing formally.
You can become quite expert by formal practice.

Also pick up Assailant's left foot. Get him to hop around on his right retaining his balance.
Throw him by swinging to your right.

Practice this with each foot alternately until you no longer hesitate about the correct direction in which to swing him.