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John O'Rorey wrote:
Good police departments train in Yokomen and a few variations for stunning/debilitating.
As far as coming from another "art" I don't know if you'd count boxing. But, I went to Aikido for police work, multiple attacker, and greater awareness. I got a whole lot more than I was intentionally looking for!(In a good way!)  |
Yes, employment of the telescopic asp is the usual method employed by police here. The basic stance is for a yokomen strike, usually aimed at the limbs, upper arms or thighs or shins and arm entanglement such as udegarame for take down....