Spike & Chain. Charles V. Gruzanski

17. Ippu-no-kamae (front view) 42

       18. Ippu-no-kamae (rear view) 42

       19. Goho-no-kamae 44

       20. Issei-no-kamae 44

       21. Kasumi against approach from the right 45

       22. Kasumi against approach from the left 45

       23. Kasumi against approach from the rear 45

       24. Kakoiuchi 46

       25. Tenchi-no-kamae 46

       26. Shumoku-no-kamae 46

       27. Ippu-no-kamae 46

       28. Striking position for kakoiuchi (front) 48

       29. Striking position for kakoiuchi (side) 48

       30. Vertical "figure 8" 48

       31. Issei-no-kamae 49

       32. Shumoku-no-kamae 50

       33. Ippu-no-kamae 50

       34. Horizontal "figure 8" 50

       35. Tenchi-no-kamae 51

       36. Kobushigarami (placing the chain in horizontal position under opponent's wrist) 52

       37. Winding the chain around the wrist 52

       38. Pulling the opponent to the ground 52

       39. Striking the fallen opponent with kakoiuchi 52

       40. Forearm lock 53

       41. Kicking the tailbone with the knee 53

       42. Placing the leg behind the opponent 53

       43. Pushing the opponent to the ground 53

       44. Striking the fallen opponent with kakoiuchi with the right hand 53

       45. Tenchi-no-kamae 54

       46. Shumoku-no-kamae 54

       47. Locking the arm in udegatame 55

       48. Striking the opponent's ribs with the left hand 55

       49. Placing the leg behind the opponent 55

       50. Throwing the opponent to the ground 55

       51. Striking the opponent with kakoiuchi with the left hand 55

       52. Tenchi-no-kamae 56

       53. Shumoku-no-kamae 56

       54. Defensive position for defense against overhead blow 57

       55. Defending with jodan-uke 57

       56. Striking the opponent's eyes 57

       57. Avoiding the opponent's punch in uchiotoshi 58

       58. Throwing the chain around the opponent's wrist 58

       59. Pulling the opponent to the ground 58

       60. Tenchi-no-kamae 59

       61. Shumoku-no-kamae 60

       62. Striking out with shohatsu 60

       63. Striking the opponent with shohatsu 60

       64. Goho-no-kamae 61

       65. Tenchi-no-kamae 61

       66. Shumoku-no-kamae 61

       67. Holding the chain slack 62

       68. Blocking diagonally with ukenagashi 62

       69. Striking the opponent's eyes 62

       70. Goho-no-kamae 63

       71. Tenchi-no-kamae 63

       72. Shumoku-no-kamae 63

       73. Looping the chain around the opponent's neck in makiotoshi 63

       74. Carrying the manrikigusari on the belt 64

       75. Drawing the manrikigusari from the belt 64

       76. Striking the opponent's chin with sukuiuchi 65

       77. Striking the opponent across the back with doubled chain 65

       78. Goho-no-kamae 66

       79. Issei-no-kamae 66

       80. Nageuchi ichidan 67

       81. Nageuchi nidan 67

       82. Throwing the chain around the fleeing opponent's ankle 67

       83. Yokonagare 68

       84. Samidare-no-uchi 68

       85. Kagero-no-uchi 69

       86. Yadome 69

       87. Kobushi kujiki 70

       88. Suneori 70

       89. One hand chain seizure 71

       90. Two hand chain seizure 72

       91. Winding the chain around the opponent's wrists 72

       92. Raising the opponent's arms 73

       93. Inserting the left shoulder under the opponent's elbows 73

       94. Pulling the opponent forward and lifting with the legs 73

       95. Throwing the opponent over the shoulder and to the ground 73

       96. Winding the chain around the opponent's ankle in defense of a kick 74

       97. Countering the opponent's kick with a kick to the vital points 74

       98. Catching the opponent's leg in defense of a kick 75

       99. Raising the opponent's leg to throw him to the ground 75

      100. Hooking the opponent's leg 75

      101. Throwing the opponent by reaping his leg 75

      102. Kyusho-vital points of the human body (front) 78

      103. Kyusho-vital points of the human body (rear) 79

      104. Specifications for making a manrikigusari 87

      105. Samurai throwing the shaken 90

      106. Various kinds of shuriken 93

      107. Proper method of holding the shuriken (point up) 94

      108. Proper method of holding the shuriken (point down) 94

      109. Stance for throwing the shuriken at short distances 95

      110. Stance for throwing the shuriken at longer distances 95

      111. An outdoor target for throwing the shuriken 98

      112. Length of some shuriken shown in inches 100

      113. Various kinds of shaken 101

      114. Method of attacking the eyes with the shuriken 102

      115. Method of attacking the throat with the shuriken 102

      Acknowledgments

      To the following persons I extend my sincere appreciation for their contributions to the successful compilation of this work.

      Mr. YUMIO NAWA and the Yuzankaku Publishing Company, Tokyo, for their kind permission to use excerpts and illustrations from the book, Jutte Hojo-no Kenkyu (The Arresting Rope Study).

      Mr. RAY FALK, Globe Photos, Inc., and Argosy Magazine for their kind permission to use photographs from the article "Art of Invisibility" which appeared in the May 1961 issue of Argosy.

      Mr. TOM JAWORSKI, for his fine photographs of the techniques that appear herein.

      Mr. LUPE MEDINA, for his excellent sketch of the manrikigusari.

      Reverend SOYU MATSUOKA, for his excellent translating.

      Mrs. ROSE SZCZESNY, for undertaking the task of typing the manuscript.

      Mr. HENRY