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    A Breath of Fresh Air: Kempo Karate Novice to Intermediate
    A Breath of Fresh Air: Kempo Karate Novice to Intermediate
    A Breath of Fresh Air: Kempo Karate Novice to Intermediate
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    A Breath of Fresh Air: Kempo Karate Novice to Intermediate

    By James Moclair

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    A journey starts with the first step and your martial arts career starts when you first step into a Dojo (martial arts training hall). My book will help people of all ages who have never done any karate before to understand the basic techniques with step by step guidance and take you on an exiting journey from novice to intermediate level. More importantly you will learn a comprehensive range of practical self defence routines that are simple to follow.

    Even if you have practiced another style of karate or other martial art you will, with the easy to follow photographic illustrations be able to gain new and sometimes quite unique skills quite quickly and that will be of great benefit to your own martial arts
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse UK
    Release dateOct 19, 2013
    ISBN9781425930301
    A Breath of Fresh Air: Kempo Karate Novice to Intermediate
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    James Moclair

    James has spent over fifty years studying and teaching martial arts. From the knowledge gained he wrote three martial books. Two are karate books and the third is a comprehensive guide into Ju-Jutsu. He then took a massive leap and followed his lifelong passion for science fiction. Putting pen to paper James wrote the science fiction novel S.P.A.C.E. Encouraged by the response S.P.A.C.E received, James then wrote a follow-up novel T.I.M.E. Now over seventy years old, James's passion for science fiction still burns strong and he has now written a stunning new science fiction novel S.T.O.P. One can only describe James as a highly active person: he is a Parish Councillor, Chair of a Village Hall, Director of a housing community and he loves to travel, exercise, ride his bike, fish, play on his Xbox and VR unit and of course, watch science fiction programmes and movies.

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      A Breath of Fresh Air - James Moclair

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Ready Position

      Fighting Stance

      Rising Block And Forward Stance

      Reverse Outside Forearm Block, Forward Stance

      Inside Forearm Block, Forward Stance

      Outside Forearm Block, Forward Stance

      Downward Sweeping Block, Straddle Stance

      Lunge Punch, Forward Stance

      Reverse Punch, Forward Stance

      Fighting Stance Into Front Jab

      Front Kick

      Side Kick

      Round House Kick

      Back Kick

      Kicking With The Top Of Your Foot

      Front Kick Using The Heel

      Axe Kick

      Front Angle Kick

      Breaking Your Fall

      Side Breakfall

      Back Breakfall

      To Fight Or Not To Fight, That Is The Question

      Defence From A Downward Blow

      Kiai On The Reverse Punch.

      Side Blow, To The Head

      Quarter Stepping

      Straight Punch To The Face

      Front Strangulation

      Rear Strangulation

      Reinforced Elbow Strike

      Front Bear Hug, Arms Pinned

      Front Bear Hug, Arms Free

      Rear Bear Hug, Arms Pinned

      Front Hair Pull

      Hair Pull, From The Rear

      Yellow Belt Syllabus

      Backward roll

      Forward roll

      Rising Cross Block And Forward Stance

      Downward Cross Block And Forward Stance

      Knife Edge Block Strike And Back Stance

      Cat Stance And Back Fist Strike

      Hammer Fist And Forward Stance

      Palm Heel Strike And Forward Stance

      Front Kick Front Leg

      Close Quarter Side Kick

      Round House Kick Front Leg

      Turning Back Kick

      Turning Round House Kick

      Lapel Hold And Downward Blow

      Lapel Hold And Side Blow

      Lapel Hold And Straight Punch To The Face

      Hands Restrained From The Front

      Hands Restrained From The Rear

      Single Lapel Hold

      Both Lapels Held

      Pull Back On The Shoulder From The Rear

      Pull Back On The Shoulder And Side Blow The Face

      Pull On The Sleeve From The Rear

      Pull On Wrist From The Rear With A Side Blow

      The Beginning Of The Orange Belt Syllabus

      Arc Fist Bock

      Ridge Hand Strike

      Elbow Block

      Upper Cut

      Round House Punch

      Wall Fighting Stance

      Defence Against A Wall

      Floor Fighting Stance

      Floor Defence Against A Kick To The Head

      Floor Defence With The Attacker Doing A Kick To The Ribs

      Defence From Strangle On The Floor

      Front Kick Defence

      Side Kick Defence

      Round House Kick Defence

      Turning Back Kick

      Forearm Nelson Attack

      How To Do A Forearm Nelson

      Side Head Lock

      Back Leg Crescent Kick

      Front Leg Crescent Kick

      Jumping Crescent Kick

      Reverse Jumping Crescent Kick

      Back Leg Reverse Crescent Kick

      Front Leg Reverse Crescent Kick

      Japanese Terminology And Glossary-A through Z

      Martial Arts Ranks

      Pre Black Belt Ranks

      Black Belt Ranks

      Japanese Numbers 1 through 20

      Karate Syllabus

      With Thanks

      About the Author

      Introduction

      Hi everyone my name is James Moclair. For the last forty years plus I have trained in various martial arts. Since 1980 I have taught professionally and do this seven days a week. The average time I spend training in my Dojo (Club) each week is about 76 hours.

      The Karate system that I teach is based on the kempo karate, however over the years I have evolved my own hybrid system. The system is quite unique; it has hard and soft blocks. Strike blocks that are extremely powerful. Step back blocks. Reinforced blocks and rolling hand strikes. Numerous hand and foot techniques and floor kicks. Locks and throws and immobilisation techniques are also employed. Black belts use traditional weapons like Sai dagger: (a steel trident) Kama sickle: (scythe) Tonfa: (wood staff with a handle on the side) Jo staff: (a short staff usually between 49 and 54) Bo staff: (wood staff around five to six feet long) Tanto: (knife) Nunchaku: (two sticks attached by cord or chain.) and Katana, (Japanese long sword) as part of their training and gradings’s.

      Looking at the white belt syllabus the blocks and kicks are much the same as any other karate system. The difference becomes more apparent with the attacks and defences. As you look further into the system you will notice some radical differences.

      My Karate system has no sport in it. I for one believe that sport is killing the martial arts and most clubs now have a very watered down martial sports system that is effective in competition against an similar trained opponent but is quite useless in a real live attack. Remember there are no referee’s out in the street; you are on your own.

      If you are constantly training to pull your punches or to make light contact or in some cases, no contact then how will you fare in a real fight? You are only as good as the training you put in. Just another thought, what happens if in a fight the attacker grabs you and wrestles you to the floor, how are the martial sports people going to do then? Getting their sporty butts kicked is a reasonable answer.

      Another difference is that I do not have sparring in the system, no protection wear is allowed and gum shields are the only optional. To date, not one of my students has even a gum shield. Now, as you get over this little revelation let me explain what we do and the reason why.

      We do knock down’s. You start in a standing position and fight using hand and foot techniques; if you get close you can throw or sweep your partner and also proceed to grapple on the mat area. Arm locks, wrist locks, strangulation techniques and strikes are allowed from the floor. To submit all you have to do is tap your partner. You would only do this type of fighting from green belt upward. By then you will have a reasonable amount of techniques under you belt.

      It all may sound a little rough but it is very safe, we do not have any accidents. The children love this form of fighting, they find it quite natural but above all it is what you will experience in a real fight situation.

      You may at this stage think the above is all very well but why not wear protective equipment? Well the answer is simple; if you wear protective gear when you’re training you become dependant on it. This will put you at a distinct disadvantage should a real situation occur. Plus you have the problem of gloves and mitts, in the kempo system I have 32 basic hand techniques it is impossible to use these with the restriction of gloves or mitts.

      Groin protection is also not used on any of my classes. From a street point of it is number one in the top twenty for someone to attack so my view is that you need to learn to protect this area. You can do this with the correct stances and posture and if all else fails come on to one of my combat Ki (Internal power) classes where I will teach how to take a kick in the groin and various other vulnerable parts of the body without injury.

      Kata is set form of techniques and movements that are practiced by on your own. In most karate system’s the kata is made up by the senior instructor and then every one who practices that particular style does the same kata. Some karate styles have up to thirty five kata’s. I have a different approach; my system has no set kata’s. Each student when taking their brown belt has to compose their own thirty two move kata and again when taking their black belt they again compose a new fifty two move kata. Black belts taking going through their Dan grades compose a new kata for each weapon they use.

      You may find my approach to kata’s a little odd but in my defence I believe that everyone is a unique individual. Some people have better abilities than others, some are more flexible. People come in all shapes and sizes. When a young child first comes to learn karate they often find it difficult to know their right from their left. Their balance is poor and they are uncoordinated. This changes very quickly as do their height and weight, for the rest of their lives the body will constantly change. Kata’s too should evolve with changes that we all experience in our bodies. What you can do when you are in your twenties you may not be able to do when you are fifty. Even the martial art that you practise should change to compensate for the ageing process. When one of my student’s develops his/her kata it is done under my supervision they have to show that it is practical. As the student gets better at karate they can then add changes and modifications to the kata.

      I also believe that your mental attitude is greatly altered by the way that you train. This reminds me of that great saying Train hard fight easy Train easy Fight hard

      P.M.A (Positive Mental Attitude.) If you believe that you can achieve something then the only thing that stands in your way is the hard work ahead but in time you will eventually be a winner. However if you think this looks too hard for me then you are a loser. I have always enjoyed a good hard training session. To be good at anything you must work hard at it. It is only through repetition that you will master a martial art. And it is only through having a good positive mental attitude that any goal or ambition in life can be achieved.

      Training in a martial arts has numerous benefits, you will get fit, fitness is so important. You cannot expect to be a first class martial artist if your level of fitness is poor. Further to be able to fight in a real situation you will need all the stamina you can muster. Building and feeling confident about yourself is another benefit that comes with the martial arts training. The confidence you will feel will expand into all aspects of your life and that alone is worth a pot of gold. Another big benefit is that training in martial arts calms you down, you can let out your aggressions with a good work out and when you have been training for a while you start to feel relaxed in you view of life. The bonus benefit is, that you will meet some real nice people and make some good friends.

      Over the years that I have practiced my martial arts I have seen that the world is far more violent now then when I first started. Muggings, robbery, rape, burglary and car crimes and murder are happening every second of every day and the police are like a dog without teeth. It may sound harsh to say this about the police but see how many of the crimes I have mentioned being solved and the criminals put in jail… .

      I rest my case.

      Everyone has the right to defend themselves, but some martial art system’s are to aggressive and you can end up in trouble with the law if while you go over the top in defending yourself. My Kempo Karate takes this into consideration and has cut off point’s to allow you to use reasonable force against the would be attacker. My philosophy is that you walk away from a situation if possible. You may

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