When the Fight Goes to the Ground. Lori O'Connell

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      The Tuttle Story: “Books to Span the East and West”

      Most people are surprised to learn that the world’s largest publisher of books on Asia had its humble beginnings in the tiny American state of Vermont. The company’s founder, Charles Tuttle, came from a New England family steeped in publishing, and his first love was books—especially old and rare editions.

      Tuttle’s father was a noted antiquarian dealer in Rutland, Vermont. Young Charles honed his knowledge of the trade working in the family bookstore, and later in the rare books section of Columbia University Library. His passion for beautiful books—old and new—never wavered throughout his long career as a bookseller and publisher.

      After graduating from Harvard, Tuttle enlisted in the military and in 1945 was sent to Tokyo to work on General Douglas MacArthur’s staff. He was tasked with helping to revive the Japanese publishing industry, which had been utterly devastated by the war. When his tour of duty was completed, he left the military, married a talented and beautiful singer, Reiko Chiba, and in 1948 began several successful business ventures.

      To his astonishment, Tuttle discovered that postwar Tokyo was actually a book-lover’s paradise. He befriended dealers in the Kanda district and began supplying rare Japanese editions to American libraries. He also imported American books to sell to the thousands of GIs stationed in Japan. By 1949, Tuttle’s business was thriving, and he opened Tokyo’s very first English-language bookstore in the Takashimaya Department Store in Ginza, to great success. Two years later, he began publishing books to fulfill the growing interest of foreigners in all things Asian.

      Though a westerner, Tuttle was hugely instrumental in bringing a knowledge of Japan and Asia to a world hungry for information about the East. By the time of his death in 1993, he had published over 6,000 books on Asian culture, history and art—a legacy honored by Emperor Hirohito in 1983 with the “Order of the Sacred Treasure,” the highest honor Japan bestows upon non-Japanese.

      The Tuttle company today maintains an active backlist of some 1,500 titles, many of which have been continuously in print since the 1950s and 1960s—a great testament to Charles Tuttle’s skill as a publisher. More than 60 years after its founding, Tuttle Publishing is more active today than at any time in its history, still inspired by Charles Tuttle’s core mission—to publish fine books to span the East and West and provide a greater understanding of each.

      Acknowledgments

      This book is the culmination of many people’s efforts and support for which I am extremely grateful. These simple “acknowledgments” just don’t do enough to fully express my thanks, but it’s a start.

      A huge thank you to Chris Olson, my right hand man who dutifully allowed me to work through all my concepts as I wrote, only to have to do it all again for the camera then spend hours upon hours picking out the shots that best conveyed the action (as well as his own pain).

      Ed Hiscoe Hanshi, my Sensei, deserves thanks, but so much more. I always look to his example for his passion for teaching self-defense but also helping people grow. He stood behind me throughout all my early training years, even those difficult upstart years while I moved from the impetuousness of adolescence into the reckoning of adulthood.

      Steve Hiscoe Shihan picked up where he left off after I moved to British Columbia. He has continued to guide me in my development with the soft hand of a benevolent leader. I am thankful for all his advice and support, as well as his continued commitment to uniting all the practitioners of our style.

      Professor Georges Sylvain, founder of Can-ryu, deserves the utmost gratitude, from me and all the students who have felt his influence directly or indirectly, for his decades of devotion to the development of our style. It was Professor Sylvain who once took me aside after a black belt training session to tell me my potential as a martial artist, a conversation which touched me deeply and has continued to motivate me to be the best I can be.

      Thank you to Glenn Chow ([email protected]) for being the eye behind the camera and spending many hours getting the right shots to convey my vision. Thank you also to his family for giving him up during all those valuable weekend hours.

      Kevin MacDonald is truly deserving of a shout-out as one of the attackers, having instructed me to apply some of the more painful techniques with gusto to get the right reactions from him since he is, in his words, “not much of an actor.”

      Thank you to Jennifer Weintz who in a few short training sessions, taught me a number of concepts that helped me even the odds against much bigger grappling opponents, which served to refine my approach to ground defense. Her example is an inspiration to martial artists everywhere, male or female.

      I also want to thank all the other instructors who have taught me over the years and inspired me to continually progress, with special mentions going out to Robert Mustard Sensei, Andy Dobie Sensei, Michael Seamark Shihan, and Perry William Kelly Sensei.

      Thanks to all my training buddies who made themselves available to help me work on my book by asking questions, putting pressure on my concepts, and play testing them, including Jonathan Jamnik, Stu Cooke, Jon Thompson and Matt Der.

      My students have also been a rock of support through the writing of my book, cheerleading me on as I finished each chapter, reminding me who it’s all for.

      A big thank you also goes out to Bud Sperry, who “found” me, believed in my vision, and supported my book from proposal, to editing, and all the way through to publication.

      Last, but not least, I want to thank my parents who raised me to be driven, strong-willed and compassionate. I may not have followed the path of a “traditional” woman, and they may not understand all that I do, but they have always stood behind me and been excited to share in my joys and successes.

      Foreword by

       Steve Hiscoe

      Daily law enforcement officers are called in to intervene and manage situations that the general public are unable to solve. These situations can range from trivial in nature to affecting the arrest of violent individuals. These arrests can sometimes lead to physical confrontations resulting in all-out-knock-down-drag-‘em-out fights.

      That being said, it is inevitable that officers will find themselves, at some point in their career, fighting on the ground. Over the past 20 years, the law enforcement community has seen the introduction of new and innovative intervention options, such as pepper spray, defensive batons, and conducted energy weapons (tasers) added to their duty belts. Moreover, the physical description of police officers has changed dramatically,