Lesson 30.

THE INSIDE CATCH

Sometimes you may catch a man's leg inside, instead of outside. That is, you might sidestep to the left and catch his left foot with your left hand.

That is not so scientific as the outside catch, as it leaves you more open to an attack from his hands.

The best method of throwing him here is the same as in the outside catch. Raise his leg right up and throw him over backwards.   THE BACKHEEL

Here is another method. Change his leg over to your right hand. Bring your left hand onto his shoulder (in a fight, onto his throat), unbalancing him backwards, stepping inside his right heel with your left foot.

In practice it is unnecessary to throw him.

Just get him off balance to the point where you know you could throw him.

Retain your own balance by keeping your strength in the Stahara.   UNSCIENTIFIC METHOD

Your arm is round his waist and you are throwing him by strength. It is much slower, and he can hold on to you and perhaps prevent your throwing him

In Figure 151, by placing your hand on his shoulder you instantly unbalance him and take away his strength.

Practice this with both feet for the experience it will give you in personal contact.   FOOT PARRY TO KICK

If a man tries to kick you, say with the left foot, one of the quickest ways to counter it is to swing round on the ball of your left foot, raising your right leg, and catching him on the shin bone with the edge of your shoe.

Drive your shoe down on his shin and you will incapacitate him temporarily and thus leave him an easy victim to your next aggressive move.

Practice it without actually kicking, slowly at first. Later work up to speed.  

Lesson 31.

 

HOW TO RESCUE A FRIEND WHO IS HELD UP

ONE:

Steal up quickly behind the man who is pointing the pistol.

TWO:

Lay your left hand on his upper arm, just behind the elbow, and your right hand on his wrist.

THREE:

Shove his elbow forward and jerk his forearm back, snapping his elbow, and the pistol will fall from his nerveless hand.

Swiftness is essential in knocking his forearm up, otherwise he will fire as you take hold.

The success of this trick depends on proper coordination of your movements, which you will acquire by a little practice.

In practice, do this so slowly that there is no danger of injuring your opponent's elbow. He will stand still and let you experiment, and you must allow him the same privilege.

You can easily twist away while he does it slowly, but if you do so he will never learn the trick.

Done quickly, there is no escape, but you must avoid speed in your first practices.

Experiment very slowly until you find the correct angle at which to push his elbow forward, and pull his wrist back.

After it is mastered, you may try pulling him back to the ground with this hold.

FOR USE AGAINST BURGLARS

The shock of breaking his elbow will be sufficient to knock the fight out of any ordinary burglar, but there are some men who are so determined and vigorous that they would still carry on the fight.

If you stooped down to pick up his pistol, he would kick you in the face, and then he would recover his pistol with his left hand. Therefore you must not merely break his arm, but throw him at the same time.   THE WRONG KIND OF JUJITSU

This is given as an example of the kind of jujitsu not to practice.

Seize his right wrist with your left hand. Place your right hand behind his upper arm, above his elbow. Push with your left and pull with your right and his arm will break.

CRITICISM: This trick is no good because:

First: It is dangerous to practice on another's elbows. It is a "hit or miss" trick. If ever you got it on an armed ruffian you would require to break his arm immediately as you could not hold him and make him quit.

Second: If he bends his elbow before you get hold, you have not enough leverage to break his arm.

Third: It is difficult to catch his wrist without being cut.

If you are ever taught a trick that is open to such criticisms you had better discard it as not of much account.