MARTIAL ARTS : JIUJITSU 7

Jiujitsu : QUICKEST WAY TO THROW A MAN AFTER CATCHING HIS LEG

When Assailant kicks at you, you should have sensed his intention almost before his foot has left the ground. Suppose he kicks with his left foot.

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You swing back your left foot, turning on the ball of your right so that you sidestep his kick.
At the same time catch his leg with your right hand.

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Do not stop his leg when you catch it, but swing it up in the direction in which he is kicking. This will at once put him right off balance.

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Swing it right up and shove it back a little and he will fall back hard enough to be knocked out.

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When you practice this have a third party ready to catch the man who is thrown, otherwise your studies will probably be discontinued through sudden cessation of interest by the party of the second part.
You can practice it without throwing him. The whole trick is done with one swift movement.


Jiujitsu : THE INSIDE CATCH

Sometimes you may catch a man's leg inside, instead of outside. That is, you might sidestep to the left and catch his left foot with your left hand.

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That is not so scientific as the outside catch, as it leaves you more open to an attack from his hands.

The best method of throwing him here is the same as in the outside catch. Raise his leg right up and throw him over backwards.


Jiujitsu : THE BACKHEEL

Here is another method. Change his leg over to your right hand. Bring your left hand onto his shoulder (in a fight, onto his throat), unbalancing him backwards, stepping inside his right heel with your left foot.

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In practice it is unnecessary to throw him.
Just get him off balance to the point where you know you could throw him.
Retain your own balance by keeping your strength in the Stahara.


Jiujitsu : UNSCIENTIFIC METHOD

Your arm is round his waist and you are throwing him by strength. It is much slower, and he can hold on to you and perhaps prevent your throwing him.

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In "Figure 1 in the backheel", by placing your hand on his shoulder you instantly unbalance him and take away his strength. Practice this with both feet for the experience it will give you in personal contact.


Jiujitsu : FOOT PARRY TO KICK

If a man tries to kick you, say with the left foot, one of the quickest ways to counter it is to swing round on the ball of your left foot, raising your right leg, and catching him on the shin bone with the edge of your shoe.

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Drive your shoe down on his shin and you will incapacitate him temporarily and thus leave him an easy victim to your next aggressive move. Practice it without actually kicking, slowly at first. Later work up to speed.

MARTIAL ARTS : JIUJITSU 6

Jiujitsu : FIRST DEFENSE AGAINST UPWARD BLOW OF KNIFE

Block his blow with your left hand, taking care that your forearm is held correctly, otherwise you may get cut.

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Seize the little finger side of his right hand with your right hand, and the thumb side of his hand with your other hand, your fingers on the palm.

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Twist his wrist to your left until he drops the knife.

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You can either break his wrist or force him to the ground and kick him. (Observe my positions in Figures 1 and 2, and note how the strength of the whole body is brought to bear).

His wrist is twisted not by arm strength alone, but by turning the body.The parry shown in Figure 1 is not nearly so good as the parry shown in Figure 2 "second defense against upward blow of knife" . In Figure 1 the Assailant is still balanced and can continue to attack. In Figure 2 "second defense against upward blow of knife" you can swing him off balance and he is then open to the knee kick to his crotch, a right hook to his jaw with your fist, or a blow with the heel of the hand below his chin.

A combination of the last three blows is much more reliable than an attempt to seize the hand of a quick knife-artist.


Jiujitsu : SECOND DEFENSE AGAINST UPWARD BLOW OF KNIFE

Assailant strikes an upward blow at your abdomen with the knife in his right hand.

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Step back with your right foot, swinging on the ball of the left.
Parry the blow just at his elbow with your left hand. Keep your elbow close to your side.

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Take advantage of his forward impetus and unbalance him to his left.
Strike him an upward blow below the chin with the heel of your hand.

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This jerks his head back and the shock to his spine does greater damage than the blow itself.

Some women's wrists and hands are so weak that they cannot strike a serious blow with the fist. But they can with the heel of the hand.

If you are a good boxer you may use the right hook to the jaw.
(In practice, shove his head back, do not strike.)
This shows the WRONG WAY to parry the blow.

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1. It takes longer to parry when you raise your elbow in this awkward fashion.
2. You are off balance and not in the best position to counter attack.
3. Your body is still in front and he may reach it with his knife.

MARTIAL ARTS : JIUJITSU 5

Jiujitsu : FIRST DEFENSE AGAINST DOWNWARD BLOW OF KNIFE (THE ELBOW BREAK)

This lesson teaches you :
1. First defense against downward blow of knife. (The elbow break.)
2. The counter to the elbow break.

Assailant steps forward with his right foot bringing down his right arm as if aiming a blow with a knife.

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Step in with your left foot lowering your body slightly, and keep it perfectly erect. Stop Assailant's right forearm with your left forearm.

Pass your right forearm under Assailant's upper arm, pulling his upper arm toward you and forcing his forearm back with your left forearm.

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This is a much quicker and surer method of taking the elbow break than grasping his forearm with your hand. Continue forcing his forearm back until your right hand comes onto the back of your left hand.

This will unbalance him backwards. To show position more clearly, my left hand is open in photo. Naturally it would be closed.

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It is easy to break an arm, so although you perform the major operation quickly, do the minor operation slowly and gently. Force his right hand back until he gives the signal of defeat.

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The most important point is to unbalance Assailant and retain your own balance.

Allow one another to try this lock on the unresisting arm, repeatedly, slowly and carefully.

Continued practice will enable you to secure this grip like a flash.


Jiujitsu : SECOND DEFENSE AGAINST DOWNWARD BLOW OF KNIFE

This lesson teaches you :

• The second defense against downward blow of knife.
• It also teaches you the principle of the line of support.

Assailant may frustrate your attempt to secure the elbow break by straightening his arm.

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Immediately give up the idea of trying for the elbow break and instead, force his arm straight up and back.

Catch him on the throat with the space between the thumb and forefinger, of your right hand, pushing him back at right angles to his line of support.

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This shows a trip by bringing your right leg behind his right leg. This can only be done when his right leg is forward.

It is superfluous, as if you strike him smartly on the neck, in the proper direction, he will go down like a ninepin.

If you are ever up against a man with a knife, the most important thing for you if you wish to survive, is to give him your knee, either before or after your hand has reached his throat.

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Assailant again attacks you with his right arm stiff and straight making the elbow break impossible. Again force his right arm up unbalancing him backwards.

He has stepped forward with his left foot this time making it impossible to trip his right leg as on previous page.

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A trip is unnecessary as a blow to the throat with the right hand will knock him over backwards.
The direction of the blow must be at right angles to his line of support.

This demonstrates that the trip shown on previous page is unnecessary. You can throw your man in both cases much more quickly by the blow on the throat.

In practice simply unbalance him slightly until you feel that you could throw him with a little extra shove.


Jiujitsu : THIRD DEFENSE AGAINST DOWNWARD BLOW OF KNIFE

This lesson teaches you :

• The third defense against downward blow of knife.
• It also teaches the comparative value of the three methods.

The quickest method of turning the tables on a man who attacks you with knife or pistol is to parry the blow with your forearm, stepping in and lowering the body slightly, keeping erect and well-balanced.

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Kick him in the abdomen with the rear foot.
Bend your left knee slightly, this lowers your center of gravity and gives you more balance.

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Make the effort from the Stahara, this makes the kick twice as powerful as if you merely used the leg muscles.

This is a foul kick only to be used where Assailant is trying to kill you. That is the only circumstance under which such a foul blow would be justifiable. A surer parry still is to block his blow above the elbow.

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This necessitates stepping in closer and lowering your body more. When you block his forearm, if he had a long knife it might reach your head, but if you block his upper arm you are quite safe.

Simultaneously give him a sharp blow on the abdomen, either above or below the belt. This blow is made with a sharp jab, the return being as quick as the blow.

In practice, put your full strength into the blow but stop it a few inches from the target. Whether you would use the kick or blow depends upon your distance from the Assailant. If you are farther away, the kick would be better, if you are closer in, the punch would be quicker.

Although the knee kick to the crotch is not illustrated here, it is the first thing to do in an emergency, If you are a certain distance from Assailant you would use the toe kick, Figure 2. In other positions you might use the punch, Figure 3. But you would always precede or follow up with the knee kick.

Merely filing this information away in your mind is no good. This course trains your subconscious by repeated practice of selected tricks to use the best combination in an emergency.

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.

MARTIAL ARTS : JIUJITSU 3

Jiujitsu : SEIZED AROUND WAIST FROM BEHIND ABOVE ARMS

If an assailant seizes you around the waist from behind, you may be able to get one of his fingers and so pry his grip open.

If he is a strong man, however, you will have difficulty in getting hold of a finger, and you will simply lose time making the effort.

Further, you will accomplish little, even if you break his hold, for he is still behind you and can strike you, or get a hold on you.

In a real fight if you broke his fingers he would kick, with more effect on you than breaking his fingers had on him.

"TAKE HOLD"
When an Assailant seizes you around the waist from behind the most effective defense and the quickest escape is the elbow blow.

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"ONE"
If his great strength makes movement impossible, stamp with your heel on his instep or kick him savagely on the shin.

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Such a trick will momentarily weaken his hold and in that psychological moment twist down and out. In practice make the kick with the strength of your whole body, not merely with the leg muscles. "Put your Stahara into it," but stop a few inches from the mark at which you aim.

"TWO"
Slip down through his arms, turning the left hip forward, swinging on the balls of the feet, making the effort from the Stahara.

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Simultaneously bring your right elbow directly in front and six or eight inches away from his solar plexus (the pit of his stomach).

"THREE''
Drive your elbow into his solar plexus. In practice put all your force into the blow but stop it three or four inches from the target.

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This blow properly delivered will knock him out. If not, repeat it till he drops.
Assailant must hold you lightly. In a real attack he would hold you tightly but the kick you would give would loosen his grip.

In order not to forget this kick in a real fight always practice it, counting audibly :
"TAKE HOLD" Assailant seizes you.
"ONE" Simulate the kick with all your strength.
"TWO" Twist down out of his grip, bringing elbow forward.
"THREE" Drive elbow back.

You will soon acquire a Houdini-like expertness in wriggling out of Assailant's grip, if you practice steadily. This practice is a most valuable exercise as it reaches every muscle in your body and teaches you to coordinate your movements.

It makes you alert and able to take advantage of an opening. The untrained man would be so clumsy, and delay so long after the kick, that he would lose the advantage of Assailant's momentary weakness.

When an Assailant has you in any kind of a grip that prevents your delivering a vital blow, always make a primary attack, which, though not sufficient in itself to defeat him, puts you in a position to deliver the real blow.

This practice trains you in the principle. Merely reading it is not enough, you must practice it.
This is a course in Fighting Jujitsu, not Competitive Jujitsu, so do not get the idea that kicking is allowed in a Jujitsu mach. This practice must all be done formally.

In repeated practices, the man behind knows what you are going to do each time, and it is an easy matter for him to prevent you by tightening his arms every time start making a move, and by dropping his body with you every time you drop.

This is a useless way to practice. The man who takes the role of Assailant must reproduce the conditions of an actual fight in which you would execute your defense before Assailant had time to change his tactics.

Repeated practice will make you quick enough to knock a man out before he grips with his full strength. Practicing this trick will develop your reflex action until you have a hair-trigger mind.


Jiujitsu : DEFENCE WHEN SEIZED BELOW ARMS FROM BEHIND

"ONE"
When an Assailant seizes you around your waist from behind, passing his arms beneath your arms, you cannot strike him in the solar plexus with your elbow, his arms are in the way.

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First strike him violently on the nose with the back of your head.
In practice put all your strength into this effort. Make the whole body deliver the blow, not the neck muscles alone. Stop the blow a few inches from his nose.

"TWO"
His head flies back and his muscles loosen, momentarily at least.

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At this moment swing your right elbow round onto his neck or the point of his jaw, making the blow come not from the arm muscles but from the Stahara.
Turn on the balls of the feet.

"THREE"
If he ducks to the left swing to your left and give him your left elbow on the jaw or the neck.

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Stop the blow a couple of inches from the target but put all your force into it.
As he staggers back repeat the blow to the abdomen, giving him the quietus.

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MARTIAL ARTS : JUJITSU 2

Jiujitsu : THE BLOW WITH THE EDGE OF THE HAND

When standing with your right side towards your opponent, strike him with the little finger edge of your right hand on the right side of the neck.

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In practice deliver the blow with full force stopping short three or four inches from your training partner's neck.

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When standing with your left side towards your opponent, strike him with the little finger side of your left hand on the left side of his neck.

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On the preceding pages you have been taught how to defend yourself against an attack on the throat.
If you wish to attack anyone by the throat you will find the blow with the edge of the hand a much more speedy and efficacious method than the attempted choke with the thumbs.
This is always a backhanded blow, and will drop a man like a log.


Jiujitsu : WRIST ESCAPE AND EDGE OF HAND BLOW

Assailant seizes your left elbow with his right hand and your right wrist with his left hand.

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Let him shove you slowly back.
You will find it difficult to free your elbow.
But you will have no difficulty in whipping your right wrist away as already taught doing it with a turn of the body.

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With the same motion that frees your hand carry it to the height of Assailant's shoulder.
Strike a straight chopping blow with the edge of the right hand at Assailant's neck.

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In practice put strength into the blow but stop it a few inches from his neck. With this blow it is an easy matter to knock a man out. Also practice it with Assailant seizing your right elbow and left wrist.

When done with the proper turn of the body, that is, with the strength of the Stahara instead of strength of arm, you will find it an easy matter to slip your wrist out of a much stronger man's grasp.

At first you may be clumsy and in carrying your right hand your right hand up to your left shoulder you may strike it against his right arm.

With a little practice, however, you will execute the trick with neatness and dispatch.
This, and the other wrist tricks, train you to work with neatness and dispatch, and apart from their value as fighting tricks play an important part in educating your body.

These wrist escapes are very hard on the skin so mutually agree to hold one another's wrists lightly until the correct movement of the body is mastered. You can learn quite as effectively if the wrists are held lightly.

Ladies might be advised to wear old gloves to protect their wrists.
Practice until you can escape from a fairly strong grip, without effort, by the weight and swing of the body.

At first direct your attention towards training your own body, disregarding your opponent, in which object your opponent will assist by remaining stationary, and so simplifying your task.
After your body has acquired the correct motion begin to watch Assailant's body, he may then try to prevent your escape.

You can make him relax slightly by taking away his attention, by some remark, or by pretending to kick him, or in a fight by actually kicking, say, his shins, then escape when his grip momentarily weakens.

You now know two simple wrist escapes -- the first wrist escape of this lesson, and the upward (second) wrist escape of Book I. If your Assailant frustrates your attempt to get away with one, you can instantly try the other, and escape.

Even if the effort to escape tears your skin you can still lever your wrists out of a powerful grip, but if you go tearing one another's skin at the start it will interfere with your practice.