| One of the primary differences between Ninjutsu - the | | | | Of course. And, what does he expect from you when |
| art and philosophy of Japan's ancient Ninja -and | | | | he tries to do just that? He expects resistance. After |
| conventional martial arts, lies in how the Ninja thinks | | | | all...do you want to lose your weapon or have it used |
| about a fight. Where most conventional martial artists, | | | | against you? |
| self defense students, and fighters see things from the | | | | Again...of course not! |
| standpoint of "how to deal with this attack that he's | | | | But, what if there was a time - a space - between |
| throwing"...the Ninja's perspective starts in the mind of | | | | when he grabbed it, and when he could use it that, if |
| the opponent! | | | | you could catch that moment, he could literally take |
| One of the keys to mastery is in learning what I call, | | | | your weapon away from you and you'd be able to |
| "attacker mindset," or "attacker-thinking." | | | | catch him and beat him? Would that be worth |
| What that means is: knowing how a particular | | | | learning? |
| "attacker-type" thinks and sees combat. Because, | | | | Well, it's a simple matter of..."Letting Go!" |
| "how" a person thinks, determines what he sees. And | | | | That's right. As soon as he grabs your weapon - as |
| what a person "sees"- his view of reality - determines | | | | he's expecting resistance to his attack...Immediately let |
| how he will act. | | | | go of your weapon! |
| This is true of not only his beliefs, but also of his | | | | The result will be that he will be surprised that he has it, |
| "expectations." | | | | that he will be off-balance - physically, mentally, and/or |
| And that brings us to what I want to share with you | | | | emotionally. And, he will be open to your own follow-up |
| today. A self defense strategy based on attacker | | | | attack! Imagine - taking advantage of the attacker's |
| logic - and expectations. This is the very basis of the | | | | own mental state and expectancy of one thing, so |
| Ninja's kyojitsu tenkan ho, "the art and science of | | | | much that, when you give him what he wanted - your |
| disguising truth and falsehood!" | | | | weapon - he's not ready to get it the way he does! |
| There are countless techniques - both within the Ninja's | | | | He expected resistance, so his body acted a certain |
| self defense system, and that of other martial arts - | | | | way to provide the strength and power to meet that |
| for responding to a situation where the attacker has | | | | resistance. And, because you know his muscles will be |
| seized your weapon. What I'm talking about is a | | | | doing that, you create a situation where his own body |
| situation where he grabs say, your hanbo (3' half-staff; | | | | becomes an ally in your defense! |
| cane weapon) and now you find yourself fighting over | | | | This is the same effect as when you go to pick up |
| it. | | | | something that you think is really heavy, only to find |
| But, instead of discussing the concepts of leverage, or | | | | that it is really very light. You started out with an |
| taijutsu in the common context where you manipulate | | | | expectation that caused you to overcompensate and |
| the weapon in such a way as to break his grip on it, or | | | | when you lifted the object, it actually took you be |
| to tie him up...Today, I want to discuss a strategy that | | | | surprise as it flew up suddenly from your effort. |
| is so far outside the box that it is practically unheard of. | | | | THAT'S what we're doing to the attacker in that |
| But first, before I tell you what it is, I want you to | | | | moment. |
| answer a simple question. The question is...What does | | | | And, while he's busy trying to regain his balance, |
| an attacker "expect" when he grabs your weapon?" | | | | overcome his surprise that he actually has the weapon |
| And "Why does he grab it in the first place?" | | | | in his hand, AND...get his focus back onto you and |
| He grabs it to control it...to control you with it, and/or...to | | | | what you're doing... |
| take it from you. Right? | | | | It's TOO LATE! |