Following his assignment at Kadena Police
Station (December 1931 through August 1936), Nagamine Shōshin was
sent to the Tōkyō Metropolitan Police Department, i.e. the national police HQ
of Japan. Not much is known about the training he received there over the
course of six month. However, it might have been related to the book called
“Police Martial Arts: Techniques for Arresting Criminals and for Self-protection”
(Keisatsu Budō — Taiho to Goshin 警察武道。逮捕と護身). First published by Shōkadō
of Tōkyō in 1930, this is a 3rd printing edition of 1931.
Recorded
with Takayoshi Sensei’s consent, in Nagamine Sensei’s private study in 2008, in
his old premises which also housed the old, now defunct dōjō.
The
authors were Takahashi Kazuyoshi, Ōgushi Ihachi, and Zusho Takekuma.
Takahashi was instructor (shihan) at the police training
school and ranked kyōshi in jūdō. Ōgushi was a policeman
and 5th dan in Kōdōkan jūdō. Zusho was an
instructor at the Tōkyō Metropolitan Police HQ, i.e. were Nagamine studied as a
trainee.
After returning to Okinawa, Nagamine continued
to serve as a policeman of Okinawa Prefectural Police force.
The term Taiho found in the title of the book refers to Taihojutsu 逮捕術, a modern era term which refers to
“techniques used by policemen to arrest criminals”. It can be viewed
a modern era equivalent of the medieval/early modern term “torite” 捕り手. That is, these were techniques from jūdō, jūjutsu, aikijutsu etc.
adopted for police work.
© 2016, Andreas
Quast. All rights reserved.
5 Combat Tips from the Master
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Defense is offense: Seek to inflict damage on your
opponent with your blocking techniques and use them to create openings so you
can launch effective counterattacks.
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Never underestimate your opponent: Do not take your
opponent too lightly; it could get you hurt or killed. Fight every opponent as
though he were a highly trained master.
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Don’t stop at one: When you attack, use a sequence of at
least five hits. The bad guy may block the first or second shot, but sooner or
later one will get in.
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Use typhooning: If you must fight multiple attackers or
find yourself in a situation in which things get crazy, “typhooning” can save
your life: Keep your hands and feet moving, shift your body, execute sweeps and
trips, try to throw your opponent, and blast away with as many strikes as
possible. The key is to overwhelm him.
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Be true to your training: You must believe in what you
are doing. No workout should be done in a sloppy fashion or like a weekend
hobby. Stay true to your art by training as though your life depended on it.
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