NINJUTSU – OF BASIC KNOWLEDGE by PW Bothma - HTML preview

CONTENTS

Foreword

Introduction

The author

CHAPTER 1

Present day ninjutsu of South Africa

Recognition of ninjutsu today

Misleading concepts of ninjutsu

State of the mind

Relaxing

Meditation

Breathing

Religion

Clothing

CHAPTER 2 – UNARMED COMBAT

Unarmed combat – (Postures)

Unarmed combat – (Balance)

Unarmed combat – (Timing)

Unarmed combat – (Targeting)

Unarmed combat – (Deflections)

UNARMED COMBAT– (Atemi waza )

Fudo ken

Shikan ken

Tetsui uchi

Ura ken

Happo ken / Hirate uchi

Haishu uchi

Shuto uchi

Haito uchi

Nukite uchi

Teisho uchi

Ippon nukite / Nihon nukite

Boshi ken

Shito ken / Shitan ken

Empi uchi

UNARMED COMBAT (Clawing strikes)

I-guru no tsume

Tsuru no kuchibashi

Chiisai tora no tsume / Tora no kuchisaki

Tora no tsume

UNARMED COMBAT – (Atemi waza “KICKS” – Lower body)

DIRECTIONAL KICKS

Mae geri

Yoko geri

Koho geri

Mawashi geri

KICKING TECHNIQUES

Mae geri keage

Mae geri kekomi

Mikazuke geri

Kakato geri

Kakushi geri

Kinsettsu geri

KICK-TOOLS

Zenpo geri

Sokuto geri

Seashi geri

Sokuho geri

Soku gyaku geri

Chu soku geri

Haisoku geri

Hiza geri or Sokki ken

CHAPTER 3 - ARMED COMBAT

THE BELT

Deflections

Subtle discarding techniques

Locks and holds

Throwing techniques

KOGA STICK

Blocking or deflection

Hooking techniques

Jabbing techniques

Striking techniques

Locks holds and take-downs

STAFF – HANBO / BO-JUTSU

Postures

Blocking and deflecting

Deflecting and parrying

Jabbing

Raking

Striking

Locks and holds

NINJA-TO – KATANA – SWORD

About the sword and parts

Postures

Deflections and parrying

Cutting techniques

CHAPTER 4 – ARMED COMBAT –

EXOTIC WEAPONS – SHURIKEN

Shaken or shuriken

Shuriken / Senban throwing techniques

Combat with the shuriken

Technique compliance

EXOTIC WEAPONS – KUBOTAN

What is a Kubotan

Technique compliance

Breaking free from a wrist grab

Defense against a bear hug

Jabbing to the throat

Jabbing to the solar plexus

Raking techniques

EXOTIC WEAPONS – FUKIYA

AFTERWORD

TERMINOLOGY USED IN THIS BOOK

SOKE – PAUL W BOTHMA