空手道自卫术.pdf

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ruction to the greatest degree.
Our capabilities ought to bear some relationship to real-life
objectives. People learning to defend themselves against
assault ought not to be trained as though they were
preparing for warfare. The concepts, techniques and
methods appropriate for training Samurai warriors are not
those appropriate for teaching self-defense as a practical
skill for today.
The legal and moral definition of self-defense expressly
limits the degree of force to the least which can be used
to avert, stop, or escape from an intended assault.
In old-style self-defense, every assault is viewed as a very
vicious assault. Real life is different. There are degrees of12 BRUCE TEGNER
danger. Assault intentions range from mildly threatening
to the intent to do great bodily harm. More important,
there are mildly threatening situations which, if handled
properly with assertive self-control, can be prevented
from escalating into physical violence.
There must be a full range of responses to correspond to
the range of possible situations. Otherwise there is only the
all-or-nothing response, which is not a choice - it is a
dilemma. The person who cannot cope with a mildly
threatening hostile act does nothing, or responds to the
mild threat as if it were a vicious assault. If the intended
victim is passive it encourages the assailant and assaultive
action is more likely to occur. Reacting to a mild threat as
though it were a vicious assault is inappropriate.
The objective of ethical self-defense instruction is to teach
appropriate and effective responses. The objective of this
book is to give information and guidance toward making
those appropriate responses.
WHAT ARE NERVE CENTERS & PRESSURE POINTS?
"Nerve centers" and "pressure points" are not scientific
descriptions of anatomical entities. They ar