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lefi is Master Kano.
It was because so many techniques made use of this principle that the art
was named jujutsu. Let us look at a few other examplei of thl feats that can
be accomplished with jujutsu.
Suppose a man is standing before me. Like a log on end, he can be pushed
off balance-frontward or backward-with a singil finger.'If at the moment
he-leans forward, I appry my arm to his back and quicdy srip my hip in front
of his, my hip becomes a fulcrum. To throw the man tå trrå liouno, even if
he greatly outweighs me, a1l I need do is twist my hip stigtrtti or pull on his
arm or sleeve.
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Let us say I attempt to break a man,s balance to the front, but that he steps
forward with one foot. I can stilr throw him easily by merely piessing the ball
of my foot just below the Achiles' tendon of his advan.ing råg u split second
before he places his full weight on that foot. This is a go6d Jxample of the
efficient use of energy. with only slight effort ,r can oJreai an opponent of
consi derable strength.
what if a man were to rush up and push me? If instead of pushing back. I
were to take hold of his arms or his collar with both hands, plu.. thi ball of
one foot against his lower abdomen, straighten my leg anosit back, I could
make him somersault over mv head.
or suppose that my oppon.nt leans forward a bit and pushes me with one
hand. This puts him off balance. If I grab him by trre'uppei sleeve of his
outstretched arm, pivot so that my back is close to his chåsi, clamp my free
hand on his shoulder and suddenly bend over, he will go flyingover my head
and land flat on his back.
As these examples show, for the purpose of throwing an opponent the
principle of leverage is sometimes more important than giving way. Jujutsu
also includes other forms of direct attack, such as hitting;kick;ng and chok_
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