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JODAN

Funes the Memorious by Borges, for me, is a poignant reminder of the dangers of specificity – missing the forest for the trees. Funes focuses only on the details to the point that everything is unique – he has no ability to form connections to extrapolate a general pattern. There is a deep lesson here. Concentrate too heavilyContinue reading “JODAN”

SIZE EQUALS DISPARITY OF FORCE

“Defensive Tactics With Flashlights” by John Peters (1982) pp. 156-158. The chart is from Juste David Myers – the work cited was an unpublished manuscript (“Close Quarter Combat” 1982), which doesn’t appear to have ever gone to print. Nevertheless, the matrix shows a presumptive survival ratio based on physical size. Peter’s book primarily is an instructionalContinue reading “SIZE EQUALS DISPARITY OF FORCE”

JODAN TSUKI (Highline Thrust)

With a nod back to the thrusting triangle, it is important to remember that tsuki – the thrust – can be delivered on any line. The doce pares count is a mnemonic for you to learn that every line (slash) can be a point (thrust). We continue to play the highline. Why? Because it is arguably theContinue reading “JODAN TSUKI (Highline Thrust)”