subject: Advanced Self Defense Training From The Art Of Ninjutsu - One Secret Of Effective Joint Locks [print this page] Does your martial art or self defense system include the use of joint locks? If so, then this article may help you to fix some problems you may be having with applying or maintaining effective joint locking techniques.
The martial art of ninpo-taijutsu, the unarmed combat method within ninjutsu - the art of the Ninja - is a composite system that transcends the striking vs grappling dichotomy that exists within the martial arts world. It also goes beyond the limited approach to counter this that's a part of the mixed martial art systems. However, instead of focusing on joint locks as stylized techniques, the ninja trains to understand how a particular joint works, individually and as a part of the limb it belongs to.
Here's a secret that will improve your ability to apply joint locks quickly and effectively. However, the secret isn't about any one particular lock or hold, but rather what a lock is supposed to do.
I know that sounds confusing but, what if I told you that the purpose of a wrist lock was not to merely lock the wrist joint? What if I also told you that, without controlling the elbow and shoulder joints, a wrist lock is impossible to apply in the first place?
To understand this concept, you need to get beyond the step-by-step, mechanical application of your locking technique. You need to turn to an understanding of physiology and how the body works - at least that part of the body that is connected to the joint that you're attacking.
And, there-in lies the secret. Instead of trying to apply a technique harder or faster - learn what the joint needs to function. And then, systematically, take away those things.
If you look at your body, you can see that your joints come in sets of three - a ball-and-socket joint (hips and shoulders); an elbow joint (elbows and knees); and a universal joint (wrists and ankles). Each joint in the network contributes to the overall range of motion that you can perform with the limb. So, to lock any particular joint in the chain...
...you just limit or eliminate the ability of the other 2 to do their thing.
But, you must also understand which joints are in the chain - which ones adapt to an attack to the joint you're after.
Here are a few examples:
To lock the wrist, you must control the elbow and shoulder
To lock the elbow, you must control the shoulder and wrist (actually the end of the forearm)
And, to do them both, you must immobilize his feet so he can't step and adjust to the pressure you're applying. To do that...
...you seize and control his hips and spine.
by: Jeffrey Miller
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