(Please note: the author would welcome any criticism, discussion or suggestion to the following article) As an attack starts, the attacker is making all of the decisions, and is in possession of all of the “elements of an attack” that give him the advantage. If the defender knows how, he can take possession of most […]
The difference between self-defense and fighting, contests, police work, or training exercises – Mr. Gichin Funakoshi: Karate ni senti nashi – The First Rule of Self-defense is: kesekki waza, not present where troubleis happening – Proverbs 25:8 Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what todo in the end thereof, when thy […]
The following may sound like an”Indian story”, and it is. But actually, it is also karate instruction, Box style. It is one thing to sit in your easy chair and read the story, but another thing to practice while in bear country. When our people used to be in the mountains, a long time ago, […]
The following treatise is gleaned from a conversation with Sensei Austin Box May 2010 Sensei Austin Box started his martial arts practice with judo in 1957 when he was an airman as a part of the Strategic Air Command, U.S. Air Force. After practicing judo for over a year, he was introduced in 1959 to […]
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