Fists of Jack Savage
Tale of yet ANOTHER miraculous conversion to the Hikuta Combat System!
This is happening SO REGULARLY -and predictably- that I should have my
web
master to a special section on my web site, perhaps titled "Rogues
gallery of
scoffers that have seen the light of Hikuta"
What happened THIS time:
A notable figure on several Internet discussion boards known as "Te"
has
spent much of his time the last few years hanging out on discussion
boards whos
main purpose of existence seems to be to scoff and mock at history's
foremost
fighting system.
These mocking boards are heavily controlled by traditional martial
artists
(both instructors and students) who seem to have a pathological fear
that the
truth of Hikuta will get out to the public- thus cutting off their
gravy train
of innocent students who actually trust them to give life saving
fighting
instruction.
Often these mocking boards will give highly tainted "reviews" of Hikuta
materials with such important criticisms such as the wall paper in DOK
Lee's
bathroom or the fact that I appear to be a balding middle aged man (
I'm 45- so
keeping my hair this long is pretty good considering my genetics, can't
do much
about my age tho! Logically, how could I possibly spend 30 plus years
training
in REAL combat systems and NOT be at least my age!).
They love to give half hearted attempts at doing Hikuta techniques (
which
bear little resemblance to actual Hikuta, but are in fact fanciful
techniques of
their own devising) to PROVE Hikuta doesn't work.
About a week ago Te posted his review of Al Abidin's ( www.hikuta.com)
Hikuta
series and the mocking boards have been absolutely slack jawed silent
on all
things Hikuta!! One of their own has turned on them-AGAIN!
This shocks and amazes them, but doesn't do anything but get a snicker
from
those of us with the smarts to do some Hikuta. Hikuta is for real and
will
give anyone (especially martial artists who commonly practice
principles which
put the breaks on their power and speed potential ) a huge boost in
speed,
power, and self defense effectiveness.
What Te has done thus far is follow a predictable pattern in his Hikuta
journey:
TYPICAL STAGES OF AN HONEST PERSON'S HIKUTA JOURNEY
1. Total disbelief that Hikuta is for real. Surely the powers that be
in the
martial arts sub culture cannot be wrong! Hikuta cannot possibly
transform
one into a nearly unstoppable force of nature durn near instantly!!
2. Rhetorical -often hostile-questioning and ridicule. Often "packing
up"
with other mockers in such places as Internet discussion groups (
mocking
boards ).
3. Despite all his negativity ( often public ) towards Hikuta, there
is
nagging voice inside his head telling them Hikuta might be for real.
4. Taking a leap of faith- securing some Hikuta training material and
giving
the unique training methods an honest try. These training methods often
fly
in the face of what so called "experts" in the martial arts and self
defense
world call the "correct" way to do things. The fact is that the reason
Hikuta w
orks so much better than recreational martial arts systems is because
we DON'T
do things the way they do!
5. Experiencing SHOCK and dismay! Becoming overjoyed at the
unbelievable
increase in speed, power, and self defense effectiveness that Hikuta
empowers its
practitioners with!
6. Becoming a Hikuta enthusiast and telling the world of the positive
results of Hikuta.
7. Become ignored and ridiculed by "friends" ( often regulars on
Internet
mocking boards ).
8. Crunch time! Will the "convert" cave in to the pressure of
"friends" and
recant or become silent on Hikuta? Or stick to his guns telling the
world of
the many benefits of Hikuta? This is where ones true character shines
thru!
9. Watch as the stages repeats itself over and over in others lives.
What Te posted:
Hikuta Review
------------------------------------------------------------------------
I recently purchased the Hikuta Extreme Combat and Hikuta: Quick and
Easy
Self-Defense tapes from Al Abidin. Al Abidin is the leading instructor
around for
the art of Hikuta. He received his training directly from D.O.K. Lee
and is
the only authority on Hikuta I really trust.
Hikuta Extreme Combat is a nearly 30 minute long DVD. The quality and
production value are extremely good. This is about as professional
looking as you are
going to get for the martial arts instructional genre. Mr. Abidin
speaks
clearly and slowly. He is easy to follow and understand as he explains
all of the
techniques.
The techniques on this DVD are very easy to learn and seem to be quite
effective. I've been doing martial arts for over 16 years so I can tell
just by
looking what will work and what wont. This DVD presents techniques in
several
categories. There is striking, kicking and improvised weapons.
The striking segment explains two things, how to strike extremely fast
and
how to form the Hikuta Hand. The methods for generating speed were a
little
unorthodox to me at first. It is very different than other methods I
have used for
generating speed and power. Everything comes from the startle reflex,
explains Mr. Abidin. Hikuta uses the body's natural tendency to raise
the hands when
suprised to generated speed and power in a strike. The strike is
executed in a
whipping motion and returns back to your body immediately after impact.
The
economy of motion for this strike can be used for any strike and not
just the
Hikuta Hand. The Hikuta hand itself is controversial to say the least.
I have
to say I was very skeptical and it contradicts everything I've been
taught. But
I actually like it. It's not a loose fist as some explain. It's an easy
technique but hard to explain in writing. I actually like the feel of
the technique
at impact and don't feel it really risks my fingers or thumb. I know
I'm in
the minority here about that, but it seems to work for me. The major
thing I
like is that when you are not forming a fist, even at impact, your
speed does
increase. The only problem with it is that it is theoretical. I have
seen people
knocked out with boxing/karate style punches. I have never seen anyone
knock
anyone out with the Hikuta Hand. This being said, I've never seen
anyone
knocked out with a knifehand, palmstrike or tiger fist either.
The kicking is all targeted to the lower body. The extreme lower body
such as
the shins. It comes off of a skipping motion and once again uses the
startle
reflex to generate speed.
The section on improvised weapons is good and gives you some ideas on
how to
not feel totally helpless when unarmed. It gives you the mindset to
look for
non-weapon weapons in a crisis and I think this is a good thing.
I would feel extremely comfortable having a loved one learn
self-defense off
of this DVD. It's important to remember that this DVD and even Hikuta
itself
isn't really the same thing as any other martial art. There aren't
really
advanced techniques that build off of a grasp of the basics. There
isn't a lot to
learn. It's simple and basic. Some martial artists would even say too
basic.
But this DVD is targeted to the non-martial artist. I think it does the
job
well. I learned some new things and I think that anyone who sincerely
wants to
learn self-defense but doesn't want to permanently enroll in a martial
arts class
can benefit from this DVD.
The other tape I received was Hikuta: Quick and Easy Self-Defense. This
tape
contains street scenarios with striking and grappling solutions. I
found the
material to be solid and basic. There is a lot of finger manipulation
and basic
escapes. Suprisingly, there is almost no Hikuta Hand in this tape. 99%
of the
strikes are done with the palm heel. This tape is professionally
produced and
I think competes with any other practical self-defense instructional
out
there. It is only 17 minutes long but contains a lot of techniques that
are
demonstrated in a rapid fire sort of way. If you do not want to study
self-defense
for the long term or you have no interest except to learn a few moves
that
might save your life, then this is an excellent tape for you.
Overall Hikuta was a lot more solid than I expected. The tapes were
high
quality. The material was pretty much time tested with a few suspect
deviations.
These deviations were interesting though, and they grew on me. I
honestly feel
confident recommending these tapes. This seems perhaps one of the
fastest ways
out there to prepare yourself for assault.
Edited by: te at: 8/18/04 10:48 am
In a subsequent posting Te seemed upset that I did not welcome him with
open
arms for doing what any honest intelligent man should have done years
ago-
give Hikuta a good ole college try! The fact is Te will have to do a
lot more
than what he has done thus far to climb out of the category of
"Internet flake"
in my mind.
I long ago removed him from receiving my newsletters-he simply was not
worthy.
Has the character Te morphed into a new creature? Is he worthy? Only
time
will tell!
Until next time,
KNOWLEDGE REPLACES FEAR!!
Jack Savage
Operator DeeDee
I thought my newsletter subscribers ( soon to be inner circle members )
should get a look at some of the colorful characters which share my
profession.
Operator code named DeeDee is a competent sniper ( my back up, but he
chaffs
at that designation, taking every opportunity to make me look bad in
hopes of
usurping my position ) as well as specialist in several other fields in
special ops ( in my mind all are second rate compared to that of
precision rifleman
) who has some rather unique views on such things as sex education for
children, the war in Iraq, and movies/entertainment.
Talking to DeeDee is like going back in time to when men were men- umm
no
maybe when men were BARBARIANS! He is often positively medieval in his
views!
I may not agree with maybe 80% of what he says, but he keeps me
laughing!
And, I have to admit there is some strange logic in his thinking.
DeeDee would say " I just say what everyone else knows deep down is the
truth
but are too chickencrap to admit ".
I don't know about THAT, but be it as it may, prepare to be entertained
with
DEEDEE's NO CHICKEN CRAP MOVIE REVIEWS:
DeeDee's Standard s of Excellence: A good movie -in DeeDees mind = good
plot,
much action, with a side course of A LOT of female nudity and sex ( I
can't
print what he actually said - something to the effect of " when there
is a lull
in the plot it should be filled with some quality horizontal aerobics
"). A
cross between a good porn (what ever that is ) and a classic flick like
"Heat".
As DeeDee says " A movie worth watching will have a lot of 'shooting'
going
off and a lot of 'explosive' action, in many different forms."
SUBJECT ZERO
In movie houses NOW!
PLOT-Slow to start with, pretty good a 5 out of 10. Builds to a good
climax.
Basically a FBI profile who discovers that by concentrating he can
predict
crimes beforehand.
Action: Not a lot, I don't even remember any. Action must have sucked.
Skin: A little, rape scene show some boobs. Boob rating =nice set but
due
to the violent nature of the setting the scene pretty much sucks.
Overall rating- 5 out of 10
DeeDee says: Don't agree with my review? Well, maybe you are just
chickencrap!
KUTA BASICS- See What Hikuta is all about!
http://www.hikuta.net/hikuta-courses/hikuta_kuta_basics.htm
Dynaflex- Scientic Isometrics in 10 min per day OR LESS!
http://www.hikuta.net/classical-conditioning/clscon_mmcad.htm
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