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DRAGON SEN-I JUTSU

DRAGON FIGHTING SPRIT TECHNIQUES

A SITUATION COMBAT SYSTEM

 THE BASIC PRINCIPALS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

 

 

1) INTERCEPTION: 

  THE GOAL HERE IS TO STRIKE YOUR OPPONENT AS HE IS COMING IN. ALTHOUGH BEING DEFENSIVE GIVES YOUR OPPONENT THE ADVANTAGE OF MOMENTUM AND TECHNIQUE SELECTION, IF HANDLED CORRECTLY; IT ENABLES YOU TO USE YOUR OPPONENTS SIZE AND STRENGTH AGAINST HIM. IT IS CRITICAL TO REACT OUT OF A STRONG STANCE (FUDO TACHI) AND ACCURATE STRIKE (ATEMI). KEEP YOUR EYES ON YOUR TARGET AND FIGHT THROUGH YOUR OPPONENT.

 

 2) SEPARATION: 

  IF INTERCEPTION RESULTS IN STAND-UP (TACHI WAZA) OR GROUND ENGAGEMENT, THEN AN IMMEDIATE EFFORT FOR SEPARATION MUST BE MADE. THIS SEPARATION CAN BE BY DEGREE OF OPPORTUNITY FOR DELIVERING A STRIKE, OR TAKE DOWN. STRIKES ARE CHOICE ONE. TAKE DOWNS ARE PREFERRED OVER THROWS. MOST THROWS INVOLVE RELINQUISHING THE SEPARATION AND HAVE A HIGHER DEGREE OF RISK. THESE RISK INCLUDE GOING TO THE GROUND, OR THE LACK OF FREEDOM TO DEFEND AGAINST MORE THAN ONE OPPONENT. THROWS ARE ALSO HARDER TO TEACH AND LEARN. WE HAVEN’T THAT MUCH TIME TO SPEND ON ONE OPTION. YOU MUST STAY OFF THE GROUND USING YOUR BEST STAND UP, DIS-ENGAGEMENT WAWAZA.

  

3) DIS-ENGAGEMENT/TOKETA:

  THIS REQUIRES COMPLETE SEPARATION FROM YOUR OPPONENT, AND IS THE CORE OF OUR FIGHTING PHILOSOPHY. IT IS NECESSARY TO ALWAYS STAY WITH OR RETURN TO, STRIKING TECHNIQUES. IT IS CRITICAL IN DEFENDING AGAINST A LARGER, STRONGER, OPPONENT OR MULTIPLE OPPONENTS BY BEING COMPLETELY MOBILE WITH DIRECTIONAL MOVEMENT OPTIONS. DIS-ENGAGEMENT TECHNIQUES ARE MORE IMPORTANT ON THE GROUND THAN IN THE STAND-UP POSITION. ANYTHING ON THE GROUND REQUIRES A HIGHER PROFICIENCY OF TECHNIQUE UTILIZATION THAN WE WILL TRAIN FOR. UNLESS YOU DISCOVER THAT YOU ARE A BETTER GROUND FIGHTER THAN STAND UP THEN, GET UP. EVEN IF YOU ARE BETTER ON THE GROUND, UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS ALWAYS ONE MORE CLOWN IN THE FIGHT. THAT MEANS THAT HE HAS A BUDDY WAITING TO PUNT YOU OFF OF HIM. GET BACK ON YOUR FEET.

 

4) GROUND DEFENSE/CYCLING TO STAND UP: KATAME/TACHI

  NOTICE I SAID DEFENSE. THE APPROACH WILL BE A SURVIVAL MODE USING TRAINING SKILLS TO PLAY A WELL DEFENDED, WAITING GAME, UNTIL YOU CAN GAIN DIS-ENGAGEMENT. WE WILL DEFEND OURSELVES IN SUCH A WAY AS TO PREVENT, OR MINIMIZE, THE DAMAGE FROM OUR OPPONENT DURING THE GROUND STRUGGLE. THE OPPONENT MUST DO MOST OF THE WORK ON THE GROUND AND STILL FAIL IN HOLDING YOU DOWN. WHEN BOTH OF YOU ARE BACK ON YOUR FEET, HE SHOULD BE CLOSE OR OUT OF GAS. WHILE OUR GOAL IS TO AVOID TIME ON THE GROUND, WE WILL USE WHAT EVER OPPORTUNITY OR SITUATION PREVENTS ITSELF. THIS MEANS IT’S OK TO TOP MOUNT HIM AND PUNCH IS LIGHTS OUT. BUT THINK STAND UP FIRST. REMEMBER IT IS ALL SITUATIONAL. THIS WILL NECESSITATE BEING TRAINED IN BASIC TECHNIQUES WHICH CAN CONTROL OR DISABLE OUR OPPONENT ON THE GROUND. JOINT LOCKS OR PAIN COMPLIANCE (KANSETU WAZA) ARE A MEANS TO AN END, NOT ALWAYS A FINISH. THIS IS UNLESS YOU SUFFICIENTLY DAMAGE THE JOINT TO INCAPACITATE THE OPPONENT. THIS IS RECOMMENDED. CHOKE OUTS, (SHIMI) WILL BE USED WHEN EVER POSSIBLE. AN OPPONENT SHOULD BE RENDERED EITHER PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO CONTINUE OR UNCONSCIOUS. WHETHER STANDING, OR ON THE GROUND….. YOU MUST FINISH.

 

 GENERAL PHILOSOPHY& BASIC PHYSICAL DIFFERENCES

  THE FOUR BASIC PRINCIPALS HAVE A SITUATIONAL PREFERENCE. FIGHTING IS ALL SITUATIONAL. IT IS EITHER A PRE-MEDITATED, OR SPONTANEOUS ACTIVITY. THIS TAKES AN APPROACH, INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY PRACTICED AND REHEARSED. IN A PERFECT WORLD, YOU DIS-ENGAGE BY NOT FIGHTING AT ALL. IN THE VIOLENT WORLD, YOU PROTECT YOURSELF BY WHAT EVER MEANS AVAILABLE. WE WANT TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE MOST PROFICIENT METHODS AND WEAPONS THAT EMPTY HAND FIGHTING CAN SUPPLY. THE GROUND IS OUR ENEMY FOR MANY REASONS. IT FIRST OF ALL DOES NOT PLAY INTO OUR PRIMARY SKILLS AS STAND UP ISSHIN-RYU STRIKERS. SO, OUR GROUND APPROACH IS PREDICATED ON GAINING A RELEASE; NOT CONTINUATION. FOR THIS REASON, OUR GRAPPLING SKILLS AS IN A SPORT FORM, OR AS A CONTINUOUS ACTIVITY, IS GOING TO BE INFERIOR TO PEOPLE WHO TRAIN THAT WAY. WE ARE NEITHER FISH NOR FOUL. WE WILL JUST REACT TO THE SITUATION AT HAND. THIS PLAYS INTO THE REST OF THE PHILOSOPHY AND STRATEGY. DO NOT BECOME HUNG UP ON MEMORIZING TECHNIQUES AS, STEP ONE OR TWO. HOW YOU REACT SHOULD BE BASED ON YOUR TRAINING WITH AN OPEN MIND (MIZU NO KUKURO, MIND LIKE WATER). YOU SHOULD COME TO KNOW YOUR STRENGTHS AND YOUR WEAKNESSES (TSUKI NO KOKORO, TOTAL AWARENESS). THEY SHOULD BOTH MAKE YOU A BETTER (SMARTER), FIGHTER. WHEN ATTACKED, YOUR BEST TECHNIQUE WILL BE ONE THAT YOU AUTOMATICALLY EXECUTE. ALLOW YOUR TRAINING TO TAKE OVER. RELY ON YOUR BIO-MECHANICAL, PHYSIOLOGICAL, AND SERVO MECHANICAL RESPONSES, THAT ONLY NEED BASIC INSTINCT TO SPARK THEM. THEY ARE ALL SLAVES TO YOUR TRAINING. DO NOT PARALYZE YOURSELF WITH THE WRONG APPROACH TO YOUR KATA OR OTHER CONTINUOUS METHODICAL TRAINING ACTIVITIES. TRAIN FOR HARM NOT JUST FORM. SIMPLY PUT; PRACTICE THE WAY YOU ARE GOING TO PLAY. EVERYTHING WE DO OR TEACH, WILL BE LOAD TESTED. IT WILL BE BOTH RING AND STREET WORTHY. WE WILL TRAIN FOR IMPROVEMENT NO MATTER HOW LONG YOU ARE HERE. IF YOU ARE NOT IMPROVING, SOMETHING IS WRONG. AT ALL TIMES, THE CONTINUOUS PURSUIT OF POWER, SPEED, ACCURACY, CONDITIONING, FLEXIBILITY, BALANCE, QUICKNESS, BREATH CONTROL, CONCENTRATION, AWARENESS (ZENSHIN, ENTIRE HUMAN BODY); AS WELL AS THE MANY OTHER TRAINING INTENSIVE ASPECTS OF THE TOTAL MARTIAL ARTIST, MUST BE VIGOROUSLY PURSUED.


 PHYSICAL DIFFERENCES:

 AN ADJUSTED BOXERS POWER STANCE, DELIVERY OF PUNCHES, SHOULDER STRIKES, BOXING COMBINATIONS TO INCLUDE; HOOKS, AUTOMATIC FOLLOW UP OF FOREARM STRIKES AFTER PUNCH, ANGLES OF ENGAGEMENT, OPEN HAND TECHNIQUES, AND ASSORTMENT OF CHOKES. KATA BUNKAI WILL CONSIST OF STRIKES ONLY. ANY BUNKAI CONSTITUTING ENGAGEMENT WILL BE PREDICATED ON CIRCUMSTANCES COVERED IN OUR JUJITSU/GRAPPLING TRAINING AND WILL BE HELD TO TWO FOR EACH CIRCUMSTANCE. WE WILL NOT CONFUSE THE ISSUE AND CLOUD THE MIND WITH FIFTEEN DIFFERENT OPTIONS. OUR RESPONSE WILL BE NON CLASSICAL AND DIRECT.  

EVERY CONCEPT NEEDS A PHILOSOPHY TO IDENTIFY AND FRAME IT. THE CONCEPT COMES FROM THE MIND. THE PHILOSOPHY FROM THE HEART. THAT’S WHY I LIKED THE OLD ”ONE HEART, ONE MIND” TRANSLATION OF ISSHIN-RYU. DRAGON SENI –I JUTSU MEANS, ” FIGHTING SPIRIT TECHNIQUES.

 

STUDENTS ARE ORDERED NOT TO DEBATE OR DEFEND THIS SYSTEM WITH ANYONE. IT IS FOR OUR DOJO AND THOSE WHO ARE SINCERELY INTERESTED. WE ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO JUSTIFY OUR PHILOSOPHY WITH ANYONE. ANY CHANGE, EITHER INTEREST, ANGERS OR THREATENS PEOPLE. IT WILL CERTAINLY DISTANCE US FROM SOME AND DRAW US CLOSER TO OTHERS. THAT REMAINS TO BE SEEN. IT WILL ALSO COST US DOJO MEMBERS AS IT WILL BE HARD CORE AND AT TIMES PAINFUL. WITH THAT SAID, I CAN GUARANTEE YOU THAT YOU WILL WIND UP SOME NIGHTS, WITH MORE SKIN UNDER YOUR FINGER NAILS, THAN ON YOUR ELBOWS AND KNEES. THIS BRIEF AND VERY GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF OUR SYSTEM WILL NOT TAKE THE PLACE OF ONE MISTAKE THAT GETS YOU PUNCHED IN THE MOUTH, OR THROWN ON THE FLOOR. THAT IS THE ONLY RELIABLE TRAINING YOU NEED. IF YOU CAN’T DEFEND YOURSELF WITH WATERY EYES AND A LIMP, OR NOT WILLING TO LEARN; THEN YOU WON’T LIKE THE DOJO AT ALL. BUT, IF BEING ABLE TO STAND IN THERE WITH ANYONE, ANY TIME, APPEALS TO YOU, THEN YOU MIGHT JUST MAKE IT. OTHERWISE, IF THAT’S NOT WHAT YOU WANT…… GET OUT NOW.