The Budo Way - Attacking Late, Same Time and Taking Initiative (SEN SEN NO SEN)

 

At this time in my Military career, I am in the position of being key personnel to Commanders. One of the things I enjoy is having little golden moments of mentorship and learning how these officers approach leadership. I always write little pearls of wisdom shared or ideas of principles that are universal. Each commander that I have been able to work with has gotten to know a little about my Martial Arts background. I always think of the question, "If I only had 10 minutes to teach a Commander Martial Arts because he or she asked me to show a move, what would it be?" Keep in mind, we would not have nice training mats to do ground techniques, yet there is a great chance that the request would be in the Military uniform. So, in the many times this played out in my mind and the few actual opportunities I had to do his with Officers and Chiefs, I taught the Concept of Zero using Judo Grip Fighting called Kumi Kata.

Right now you are thinking, "What does math have to do with Jiu...

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Gunji Taiho Jutsu and the Roots of Creating the Little Circle Pin called Little Maru

 

Gunji Taiho Jutsu is a type system of Taiho Jutsu (Arresting Technique) that has roots in different cultures and Martial Arts styles. One goal of Gunji (Military) Taiho Jutsu was to act as a reformer to arresting technique.  The facts are many Taiho Jutsu systems, if you even know what the word means, do not work under stress.  Gunji Taiho Jutsu (GTJ) saw this issue as an opportunity to make changes.  The first thing that we did was develop the governing strategy of PCS 1, PCS 2, and PCS 3.  Having PCS as an operating system is an effective way to understand, see and apply arresting techniques.  It gives that Military Personnel or Officer stages and objectives for reaching goals.

PCS 3 essentially means Pin, Safety, and Communication.  With an effective pin, an Officer can apply cuffing techniques.  In GTJ, we have handcuffing methodologies that we called GTJ Direct Handcuffing Method.  This is a topic for a different day; however,...

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What You NEED TO KNOW RIGHT NOW - Arresting Pin with Communication and Safety = PCS 3.

 
(Video from Week 11 Gunji University Online Curriculum-originally recorded Sept 2018)

Did you know? Gunji Taiho Jutsu (GTJ)- Military Arresting Technique’s PCS 3 means Pin, Communication and Safety. Due to recent events, I need to point out a few things to all of you. The classic taiho jutsu pin, the top of the headpin, and GTJ pins have your knee across the back and shoulder; not the neck. Let me take the time to break down the PCS 1-3 phases of GTJ.  This information and along with the knowledge that comes with training GJT through Gunji University goes a long way to creating a better Military Security Forces personnel, Law Enforcement Officer, and a general much more knowledgeable Martial Arts:

Your communication is with your partner and with the suspect and this is a constant from PCS phases 1-3. And finally safety, during your pin and arresting technique you need to make sure that you are safe, your partner is safe and the suspect in custody is...
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