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Quest For Truth It has been in just the past few years that I have identified
some core principles that apply to every technique of every martial
art or fighting system. It does not matter whether it is American Karate or Japanese Karate, Brazilian Jiu
Jitsu or Japanese Jujutsu, these principles still
apply. Some principles are technique-specific, such as elongating and
tightening the ligaments and tendons; techniques that are pretty much
just for joint locks.
Techniques change and evolve constantly. Principles remain constant and never change. If you violate these principles your technique will fail. Since I have been teaching my students the principles behind the techniques they have discovered that the techniques are more effective, i.e. there is more pain and the technique works. There is one caveat: you must train until your body understands and you can perform without thinking. Learn all of the techniques, master twenty of them, use three or four. They must be simple, direct, and decisive. There are no “do-overs” in a fight. There are no referees, no judges, no points scored for anything, especially half-assed techniques that do not work. The techniques I teach are not suitable for contemporary sporting "martial arts." I am calling this One Art. All of the arts are related or similar regardless of country of origin. Essentially that means there is but One Art and we are seeking to celebrate and share those things we have in common and exchange and share knowledge, techniques and experiences. If I conceive that there is but one art and it contains all of
the skills necessary for close personal combat or self
defense then I can incorporate any technique from any source into my
system without violating the "style."
This is not a sport or a game.
Volume 1 Principles of Personal Combat martial art DVD gives
you easy to follow martial arts instructions to learn these
principles in detail. Volume 2 (coming soon!) will give instruction on throws, the last half of the First Level Techniques, some fundamental skills such as punching, kicking and break falls. It requires some study and constant practice with
the mind set of winning. Intent and intensity must be applied if you
wish to master these martial arts techniques. There are no
trophies. There are no judges or referees. This is real life.Bunkai Bunkai = Technical interpretation of Kata movements. In my training I have incorporated techniques from several arts. One is Shotokan Karate Kata. Why? About 85% of the kata techniques can be interpreted as Jujutsu techniques. Does it matter if these techniques represent the intent of the originator? No. It's my practice and I will decide what is important in my training and what is relevant to my understanding. These concepts did not come easily nor lightly. It has taken me literally years to develop the interpretation I present here. Bunkai (Interpretation) VideoIt's coming as soon as I can get a student to stand still long enough to take some pictures! |
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