taichi4eva
02-15-2004, 11:53 PM
Something interesting to read...for those who have time
"The O'NEILL System of Hand-to-Hand Combat is derived from Chinese foot fighting, which existed over 3,000 years ago and handed down through the centuries. However, the names, forms and techniques have changed somewhat. Chinese foot fighting spread to Korea and Japan about 1570. In the Boxer Rebellion of 1900, the Chinese rebels had taken extensive training in hand-to-hand combat or boxing, hence the term "Boxers." The term boxing in Chinese means striking with the foot. The Chinese called foot-fighting CHI CHI SHU. The Japanese called Chinese foot-fighting JU JUT SU, transliteration of CHI CHI SHU, which means "Initial retreat to gain ultimate victory." Occidentals had difficulty with the word JU JUT SU and called it Jujitsu. Jujitsu consisted principally of fighting without weapons. In 1882, a distinguished Japanese educator; Dr. Jigoro Kano, who had studied Jujitsu as a young man, devised a sport based on the principles of Jujitsu. He called this sport Judo. Dr. Kano improved and elevated the old jujitsu into a scientific system. His school was called, "KODOKAN," which means, "A school for studying the way." Judo was based on the principle of maximum efficiency or the best use of energy. For example, if an opponent was considerably stronger, and was pushing or pulling, Dr. Kano taught his pupils to yield while always maintaining proper body balance. When the opponent pushed, the judo pupil pulled by withdrawing his body. When the opponent pulled, the judo pupil would push by stepping forward. The opponent would therefore not meet the resistance he had expected and would consequently be thrown off balance, and his body strength would then be inferior to that of the judo player. At the proper moment, applying the proper judo principles could easily control the opponent. Judo consisted primarily of various high throws, such as leg, body, and shoulder throws. There were also various strangling and choking techniques. The disadvantage in judo was that it took years of practice to become proficient and acquire the necessary rules of sportsmanship. Judo was a Japanese monopoly until the end of Would War II. "
I got this off some website I can't remember. Just reading this, you can see all sort of erros. Chi chi shu=jujustu...what is this? O' Neil was supposedly a police captain in Shanghai who learned "Chinese foot fighting" and judo. Sounds like he learned Tan Tui. I dunno...any opinions?
"The O'NEILL System of Hand-to-Hand Combat is derived from Chinese foot fighting, which existed over 3,000 years ago and handed down through the centuries. However, the names, forms and techniques have changed somewhat. Chinese foot fighting spread to Korea and Japan about 1570. In the Boxer Rebellion of 1900, the Chinese rebels had taken extensive training in hand-to-hand combat or boxing, hence the term "Boxers." The term boxing in Chinese means striking with the foot. The Chinese called foot-fighting CHI CHI SHU. The Japanese called Chinese foot-fighting JU JUT SU, transliteration of CHI CHI SHU, which means "Initial retreat to gain ultimate victory." Occidentals had difficulty with the word JU JUT SU and called it Jujitsu. Jujitsu consisted principally of fighting without weapons. In 1882, a distinguished Japanese educator; Dr. Jigoro Kano, who had studied Jujitsu as a young man, devised a sport based on the principles of Jujitsu. He called this sport Judo. Dr. Kano improved and elevated the old jujitsu into a scientific system. His school was called, "KODOKAN," which means, "A school for studying the way." Judo was based on the principle of maximum efficiency or the best use of energy. For example, if an opponent was considerably stronger, and was pushing or pulling, Dr. Kano taught his pupils to yield while always maintaining proper body balance. When the opponent pushed, the judo pupil pulled by withdrawing his body. When the opponent pulled, the judo pupil would push by stepping forward. The opponent would therefore not meet the resistance he had expected and would consequently be thrown off balance, and his body strength would then be inferior to that of the judo player. At the proper moment, applying the proper judo principles could easily control the opponent. Judo consisted primarily of various high throws, such as leg, body, and shoulder throws. There were also various strangling and choking techniques. The disadvantage in judo was that it took years of practice to become proficient and acquire the necessary rules of sportsmanship. Judo was a Japanese monopoly until the end of Would War II. "
I got this off some website I can't remember. Just reading this, you can see all sort of erros. Chi chi shu=jujustu...what is this? O' Neil was supposedly a police captain in Shanghai who learned "Chinese foot fighting" and judo. Sounds like he learned Tan Tui. I dunno...any opinions?