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- From: mikel@Apple.COM (Mikel Evins)
- Newsgroups: rec.martial-arts
- Subject: Re: Aikido, jujutsu, aiko-jutsu, etc...
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- Date: 19 Nov 92 19:04:09 GMT
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- In article <1ee4l8INNdfn@male.EBay.Sun.COM> scheid@danzan.EBay.Sun.COM writes:
- >The distinctive schools which were recruited by Kano include those specializing
- >in Shimete (constriction techniques) and Katame Waza (Grappling techniques)
- >as well as experts in Nagete (throwing techniques).
- >
- >Perhaps someone familiar with the countless Chinese styles could identify those
- >styles which emphasize the 3 above categories of study. I do not know of any
- >style which excels in this area other than Jujutsu (Judo).
-
- I study the Shao-Lin system taught by Sin The', which, in addition to
- traditionally Shao-Lin material such as Lohan and Tiger-Crane styles,
- also includes the Four Roads of Hua Mountain, the internal 'Three
- Sister Arts' and other material, including Shaolin Chin Na and a
- style, Ground Dragon, that is much concerned with groundfighting.
-
- Overall, Master The' says that throwing, takedowns, and groundfighting
- make up about 30% of the system. However, most of the fighting styles
- that make up the system do not concentrate exclusively on one area
- of tactics in the way implied by the above categorization. Most
- of the styles are strategy-oriented rather than technique-oriented.
- Consequently, there isn't really a throwing style per se, but
- instead there are styles whose strategy involves a lot of throwing
- (together with other things).
-
- An example of a style with a lot of throwing techniques embedded
- in it is Pa Kua Chang. Its basic strategy is to evade attacks
- by going toward the attacker, turning or twisting around his weapons,
- and letting his momentum set him up for a balance attack that
- makes him vulnerable to a hand strike or a hard throw against
- the ground. Pa Kua also includes locking and crushing techniques.
-
- An example of a style that relies heavily on grappling is Eagle
- Claw. Eagle Claw relies on deflections and grabs that turn the
- opponent's strikes into joint locks and breaks, but also uses
- the punches and kicks characteristic of Northern styles.
-
- Bodies of crushing, constricting, and controlling techniques have
- not been as prominent in the material I have learned so far,
- but appear in Tai Chi, Monkey, Tiger, the White Crane groundfighting
- tactics, and in other places.
-