BADASSES by Ben Thompson
Monday, January 10, 2011
HAND-TO-HAND COMBAT & SELF DEFENSE
One of the areas of 'unarmed' combat is that of 'mano-a-mano' or simply,'mano-mano'...and for centuries people have been engaged in various styles, forms, methods, systems, etc. sometimes on a cultural or 'national' basis of origin.....lots of material on the history and development of such exists and is still being generated by groups and individuals and other organizations somewhat devoted to such 'arts' or 'sciences' or 'practices' etc. Many claim superiority and better functionality over others, especially those that are considered or labeled 'sport', 'traditional' and 'classical' or 'deadly' etc. All kinds of claims and theories and discussions on all of this abound and one can find such interesting, fascinating and bewildering... Therefore, I intend to also include some books, videos, and other information on things that I tend to somewhat favor or have found useful or extremely interesting and my discussion and listing of such things does not mean I fully endorse or practice or follow such....
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I plan to begin with WORLD WAR II era methods, some of which began after WORLD WAR I and some perhaps even prior to that, namely, the various systems and works on jiu-jitsu or ju-jutsu and related arts,some of which I have discussed in articles I have written, in other blogs or on FACEBOOK or on some of the various forums and discussions groups of the past that I have made some comments on or about.
ReplyDeleteThe first book on hand-to-hand combat, I found on the shelves of the Hamilton Library at UNH and it was titled, GET TOUGH, a short version of the FAIRBAIRN METHODS....I also saw a book on SUMO with line drawings,etc. Bht next book I read and devoured, along with other works by Yerkow on Judo, was KILL OR BE KILLED by the late Col. Rex Applegate.... at the post library while I was stationed in the army...and since then have looked at, bought, studied, etc. other 'famous' works by 'noted' authors in the field and learned whatever I could from those who had been exposed to the training in some way, either in the military or elsewhere...I hope to discuss some of this here when I have much more time than I have now...
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