Scientific Self-Defense

Superintendent, Shanghai Municipal Police, Second degree black belt of Kodokan Jui-jitsu University, Tokyo, Japan. The official text book for the Shanghai Municipal Police and Hongkong Police Contents Preface by Douglas Fairbanks Foreword defence against various holds 1 Wrist hold 2 Being strnagled 3 'Bear hug' from in front 4 'Bear hug' from behing 5 Waist hold from in front 6 Waist hold From behind 7 Hair hoold. From behind 8 Coat hold 9 Coat hold 10 Coat hold 11 Belt hold 12 Neck hold. From behind. 13 Simple counters Deaing with an armed assalilant Method of dealing with an armed assailant 1 Disarming a person found pointing a pistol at another 2 Disarming an assailant holding you up with a pistol from in front 3 Disarming an show more assailant holding you up with a pistol from in front 4 Disarming an assailant holding you up with a pistol from behind 5 Disarming an assailant holding you up with a pistol frombehind 6 Arresting a man known to carry firearms 7 Disarming a man attacking you with a knife. 'Stage style' Holds that are effective 1 Police hold 2 Police hold with trip 3 Police hold with fall 4 Handcuff hold 5 Handcuff hold (for a smaller opponent) 6 Handcuff hold (handcuffing a prisoner) 7 Arm hold 8 Bent arm hold 9 Front strangle hold 10 Front strangle hold with throw 11 Front strangle hold on the ground 12 Back strangle hold 13 Back strangle hold applied from the front 14 Wrist and elbow hold 15 Wrist and elbow hold, whilst lying in bed 16 Thumb and elbow hold 17 Head hold 18 Head hold with throw How t throw an assailant 1 Wrist throw 2 Wrist throw with leg hold 3 Arm throw 4 Hip throw 5 Hip throw with leg hold 6 Ankle throw 7 Instep throw 8 Leg or scissor throw 9 Leg or scissor throw, with leg lock Edge of the hand blows Use of baton, 'Night stick' or club 1 Use of the baton, 'Night stick' or club 2 'Club blow' 3 The club as a protection 4 The club used as handcuffs 5 Silk cord v. leather thong How to use a walking stick Attack and defence with a walking stick 1 Arm and neck hold, with a stick 2 Arm hold, with a stick 3 Back strangle hold, with a stick 4 Crotch and arm hold, with a stick 5 Neck throw, with a stick How to make an effective knot Tying an effective knot Tying a prisoner Tying up an opponent Miscellaneous advice To lift a man on to his feet from the ground The handkerchief or glove as an aid to securing a hold or throw How to deal with an assailant following you at night The farce of the 'fireman's lift' The art of falling 1 'Rolling dive' 2 Side fall 3 Side fall, with throw and leg lock 4 Front fall 5 Getting up from the ground 6 Getting up from the ground (backwards) Combination throw, with a 'coat strangle' Photographic copies of ceritficates received by the author from Tokyo Jui-jitsu University (Kodokan) show less