Stéphan Thériault
13th September 2000, 02:15
I was just re-reading some parts of Dr.Friday's "Legacies of the Sword", and was wondering about something he wrote. This is on pages 96 and 97:
"Swords, glaives, spears, and staves are designed for cutting, stabing, or bludgeoning adversaries, but these are not their only uses...in any encounter in which one opponent wishes to avoid killing or maiming the other, using a weapon in a jujutsu-like manner to immobalize or throw the opponent can offer the most efficient means to victory."
This brings to mind scenes from Steven Seagall movies, in wich he uses a staff to apply a joint lock or to throw somebody. So I was wondering how common it is in japanese martial arts to use their weapons in a "jujutsu-like manner"?
"Swords, glaives, spears, and staves are designed for cutting, stabing, or bludgeoning adversaries, but these are not their only uses...in any encounter in which one opponent wishes to avoid killing or maiming the other, using a weapon in a jujutsu-like manner to immobalize or throw the opponent can offer the most efficient means to victory."
This brings to mind scenes from Steven Seagall movies, in wich he uses a staff to apply a joint lock or to throw somebody. So I was wondering how common it is in japanese martial arts to use their weapons in a "jujutsu-like manner"?