American Combat Judo

Este es un artículo publicado por mi en la antigua página de Martial arts and Fighting styles Encyclopedia de los años 90. Esta página ya no existe. Trataré de recuperar algunos artículos y publicarlos acá. La mayoría están escritos en inglés. 

El American Combat Judo creado por Bernard J. Cosneck bi-campión de lucha en EEUU y entrenador de la guardia costera de este país.

American Combat Judo

             American Combat Judo was developed by Bernard J. Cosneck. His book "American Combat Judo" basically summarizes the style. It is the only reference I have found of this style. The book was written in 1944. It is based upon the classic jiu-jitsu but incorporates, as B.J.Cosneck says, the most recent improvements in the scientific development of modes of personal combat. It also borrows from wrestling, boxing and la savatte. Considered a WWII martial art by some.

             American Judo has two purposes:

• Develop a technique of disabling and, if necessary, seriously injuring an opponent.
• To give the student adequate skill and knowledge in defending himself against an assailant.

              The essence of success in the method of American Judo is speed, combined with a complete knowledge of the proper moves based on the element of surprise. Another point is that the holds taught are broken with the greatest difficulty. Each hold is created with one dominant purpose: to secure the maximum effect with the greatest economy of time, movement and effort.

Suggestions to American Combat Judo Students

1. Whenever possible deliver a kick or blow to the testicles or to the Adam's apple.
2. Every move must be made with a snap or jerk. A Slow move is absolutely worthless.
3. Don't try to resist your opponent, on the contrary, give way to his pressure and his original force and momentum to his own disadvantage. I fact the counter move for most Judo holds is to move with your opponent's hold faster than he expects you to. In that way you can often escape from an otherwise unbreakable hold.
4. The secret of falling is to be completely relaxed. This is often quite difficult, because when a person feels himself falling his instinctive reaction is to tense his muscles. Although instinctive, this reaction is to be avoided because muscular tension places a strain on the bones to which the muscles are attached, enabling these bones to be more easily injured.
5. Work all holds from both sides so as not to limit yourself to becoming "one-sided" in your abilities
6. Every move in Judo should be made with a maximum of speed and carried through to its logical conclusion. Be sure that you have the procedures clearly in mind. Never stop a movement half way because injuries to yourself might easily result.
7. All moves should be smooth and flow one into the other with no awkward halts or delays between them.

Techniques

    The techniques mentioned in Cosneck's book are the following:

• Disabling blows
  • Hacks and jabs
• Holds and locks
  • Rear arm strangle
  • Grab belt or crotch
  • Wrist hold variations
  • Grab from behind - arms free
  • Grab from behind - arms locked
  • Arm drag from behind
• Breaks and releases
  • Break from front body scissors
  • Break from rear body scissors
  • Break from full nelson
  • Break from hammer lock
  • Break from front finger strangle
  • Break from grab belt and elbow
  • Break from rear strangle
  • Break from arm strangle
  • Break from hand clasp
  • Break from front bear hug
• Throws and trips
  • Shoulder twist into strangle
  • Hip throw
  • Shoulder throw
  • Tip over
  • Counter for chest push
  • Pile driver
  • Ankle or cuff jerk
  • Lapel throw
  • Trip from rear
  • Trip from behind
• Police tactics
  • Fighting two men at once
  • Rope strangle
  • Hammer lock come-along
  • Removing an unwilling person from a chair
  • Disarming an assailant who has a pistol pointed at your back
  • Disarming an assailant who is facing you with a pistol
  • Disarming opponent of club
  • Crossed arm come-along
  • Resuscitation
  • Taking an unwilling prisoner
  • How to search a person
  • Blocking hip or shoulder throw
  • Disarming opponent of knife
  • Blocking kick to testicles
  • Arm hack come-along
  • Arm twist
  • Wrist lock come-along
  • Attack from the ground
  • how to gouge out an aye
• Situations
  • Being attacked from the rear
  • Being strangled with hands
  • Being strangled with forearm
  • Being grasped by the waist
  • Being attacked while lying face down
  • Being rushed head-on
  • Fighting face to face
  • Making an attack from the rear.

  Bernard J. Cosneck

      Graduated from the University of Illinois in 1934 where he majored in Physical Education. He was twice Big Ten Intercollegiate wrestling champion in 1932 and 1934. He became interested in all forms of hand to hand fighting, learning all the tricks of Japanese Jiu-jitsu, French foot fighting and Chinese boxing. In Training thousands of men for the US coast Guard, he helped devise new methods in personal combat and tested and improved old ones until he had gathered sufficient material for an authoritative book on hand to hand fighting. As Chief Boatswain mate he was Judo supervisor at US Coast Guard Station, Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, N.Y. Later he was assigned to several posts directing and teaching the new fighting methods. He is co-author with Lieutenant Commander Jack Dempsey of "How to Fight Tough".