THe Bubishi by Roland Habsetzer The 48 self defense diagrams 33 - 35

Now long ago, I translated Roland Habsetzer's book The Bubishi into English for my own studies.

Here are my translations from the Bubishi 48 Self Defense diagrams. Diagram 33 through 35.

Any errors with the translation are my own mistakes. I am not a translator and my study of French goes back to 1962 - 1968.

 

 

 

The Bubishi by Roland Habsetzer 48 Self Defense Diagrams 29 - 32

Now long ago, I translated Roland Habsetzer's book The Bubishi into English for my own studies.

Here are my translations from the Bubishi 48 Self Defense diagrams. Diagram 29 through 32.

Any errors with the translation are my own mistakes. I am not a translator and my study of French goes back to 1962 - 1968.

 

 

 

Isshinryu Karate

I just practice Isshinryu Karate.

I am not doing self defense.

I am not doing sport.
I am not doing physical fitness.

Pieces of the art are not the Whole.

I just practice Isshinryu Karate.

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The Younger Charles Murray

Prior to his joining the Air Force, Charles Murray, was a student of Tom Lewis. Once upon a time he looked like this.

Here was his Tokomeni No Kon from 1968.

From once upon a time.

 

A direct lesson from Tom Lewis

I still remember this lesson like it was yesterday. One day Lewis Sensei showed us how to get free from a double wrist grab, where someone grabs both your wrists.

 

First, you tense your hands and open your fingers, then press them outward, away from each other.

 

That causes the opponent to try and force them together.

 

Next you slap your held hands (which are open) together. As you do so your left hand grasps their left wrist, so both their hands are linked to your left (their right grasping hand and their left hand which you have grabbed.

 

Then you step to the right with your right foot. As you do so, you pull your right hand free from their grasp, in effect chambering your right hand.  As the touch of your grasp confuses their mind, you use that confusion to pull your hand free.

 

As you are now standing to the outside of their grasping hands, both of their hands focused on your left arm, now you strike to their face.

 

This is a simple learned skill. Using the fact they cannot stop you slapping your hands together as the opening to your response. This worked in 1974, it still works today.

 

 

Devin VanCurren and Mike Cassidy

 

More video of Tom Lewis and Dennis Lockwood

 

 

 

Scranton 1984 Youth Tournament

Memories of a tournament the Scranton Boys Club hosted in 1984.

 

The cake was one of several for the judges, of course no one left any for me.

 

The kids did a demonstration grout Seiunchin Kata.

Older Derry Club

A progression of Photos from when Young Lee was truly young (irony intended). Notice the earlier dojo room at the Boys Club, it evolved over the years.