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How We Achieve Focused Power in Wa Shin Ryu Jujutsu (with some educational implications)
Andrew Yiannakis, Ph.D., Founder, Wa Shin Ryu Jujutsu _____________________________________________________________
(vii) Decisiveness (Kime), or the ability to think and act decisively without hesitation (viii) End Vigilance (Zanshin), or the ability to follow through and remain focused after completing the technique Through effective application of Heiho we are then able to gain a strategic advantage over an aggressor which enables us to achieve destabilization (Kuzushi). This can be accomplished with a mitsubishi (a dazzle), with a strike or kick (atemi), by pulling or pushing or by deceiving the opponent so that he initiates a move which is then effectively countered (Damashi with Kaeshi Waza). While the opponent is destabilized we then move in, position ourselves (Tsukuri), "join" with the assailant and execute (Kake) an appropriate technique by applying our own inner sources of power (a combination of Chikara, Kokyu, Shin, and Ki).
Heiho (Principles of Strategy) Eight sub-principles. See above Kake Jo (Principles of Application/Execution) Kuzushi, Tsukuri and Kake
The combined effect of integrating these principles leads to the production of maximum focused power, or shuchu ryoku. The best are able to generate so much power that they can fend off several assailants, break bricks and boards, launch opponents a considerable distance and are able to withstand much pain and hardship. It is this ability that enables accomplished martial artists to maintain a youthful vitality and continue practicing their art in their later years. Some Educational Implications The ability to tap into and generate focused power is a skill, or a gift that few are able to fully master. Yet, with extensive and diligent training students experience varying degrees of empowerment, even by the time they are ready to test for their first degree black belt. That is, even after only four years of training in their chosen martial art. The benefits of this ability are many but they can be subsumed under Kano Jigoros famous dictum, "maximum efficiency, minimum effort." Students feel better, can accomplish more and can be more successful in their martial art when they are able to combine their own powers (mental and physical) with those of the assailant and produce maximum focused power with relatively minimal effort. And, it is this ability that empowers a smaller person to overcome a much bigger one. Because much of martial arts training is mind training the effects are therefore most strongly felt in the psychological domain. Thus, students who achieve a modicum of success in their ability to generate superior power begin to report feeling more confident and optimistic about their lives, and they feel more capable and are more motivated to work out. And, these feelings carry over into their everyday lives, for there is something awe inspiring about knowing that they can tap into hitherto unknown inner sources of power. A new sense of self worth emerges. The realization changes the way they see themselves in relation to others, in what they can accomplish, and in how far they can go in life. In fact, it would not be too much of an exaggeration to suggest that little can stand in the way of an empowered martial artist. Thus, for martial artists lifes obstacles become mere challenges to be overcome.