Nose Bleeds and Hanaji Tome

A recent podcast by the House Call Doctor's, When Should You Worry About A Nosebleed, prompted me to post this response. I want to add the new (to me) information gleaned from Dr. Rob's podcast.

Hanaji Tome—nose bleed stop resuscitation—is from the Kappo list of Danzan Ryu Jujitsu. The following is my take on Hanaji Tome and mine alone, all errors, misinterpretations and/or bogusness is mine and should in no way reflect upon of my teachers.

First of all let me say that all the wonderful Jujitsu recession technique do work and do fail to work, I've see it myself. Stopping a bleed is particularly difficult when the patient is taking blood thinners (anti-coagulants) like baby aspirin.Many health conscious martial artists over 40 years of age self medicate with aspirin but then again they don't seem to get punched in the nose very often.

Although a nose bleed is not life threatening to the patient the risk of blood born pathogens must be considered with helping someone. Any time you may come in contact with someone else's blood the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) is strongly encouraged.

Anterior nose bleed is what we see on the playground and in the dojo, from the Kesselbach's plexus. Posterior nose bleeds, the other type, are very serious that generally require hospitalization/surgery.

Dr. Rob's 5 tips for Dealing with a Nosebleed.

1. Don't Panic
2. Blow your nose
3. Use a decongestant nasal spray
4. Hold the nose
5. Insert cotton and apply ice to the bridge of the nose

Camp Kodenkan South, 2010

Aloha Sensei, black belts and alumni campers!

We are yet again at the point of announcing Camp South with pleasure 2010! This year we will be at Camp Fox in the San Diego mountains. We will have exams on Friday and our usual class schedule and events over the full weekend.

I wish this year to extend a welcome to those who have not yet attended camp before or to those with whom it has been some time. We all have so many demands on our time and money these days, we within the AJJF, tend to pick our favorites and miss other wonderful events available to us. I remember the times when a few events a year was all there was! But those days are gone and I for one am very happy with all the possibilities open to us within the AJJF DZR experience.

Nevertheless, we hope for those who have not come might consider this year attend camp. For those who come yearly we thank you and look forward to seeing you this year as well!
Camp offers 6 meals, sleeping quarters and all the classes at one location. This year the fee will be the same as last year, that being: $180.00! This is 6 meals, room and all classes. We also will transport those who come in by plane at the San Diego airport to and fro.

There will be an email coming soon giving all the details about camp and who is teaching, classes, etc. But for now, let me announce the weekend it falls on each year is the first weekend of December. This year that will be Friday the 3rd, Saturday the 4th and Sunday the 5th.

Hope you will consider camp in your choices this year, we know you will enjoy it to the max! I'll write soon with more info but in the meantime feel free to write or call me At;

480-686-6118
RHudson602@aol.com

Regards,

Professor Robert Hudson
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November 1, 2010
Aloha Sensei and black belters


As promised here is the second letter regarding camp this year. As mentioned in my previous email, we will be hosting Camp South December 3,4,5,2010. This year will be at Camp Fox.

The fee this year is the same as last year which includes six meals, 2 nights room and all training. The fee is $180.00. Also, if you need a ride from the airport we can arrange for that. This years theme is Ho Omana...This means to develop and recognize your innate capacity to attain whatever you set your mind and body toward. That the way we train determines the extent of our success. We hope then to offer instructors insights as to how they have attained what they have and what personal methods they have used alongside their DZR training to get there.

Please go to ProfHudson.com to get the application form. It will ask you pertinent questions for us to help you get to camp and take care of any special needs you may have. It will give you location, times and where to send your fees to.

Please do everything you can to get your registration in as soon as possible and if you have any concerns please email me to discuss.

My email address is

Rhudson602@aol.com

Or you can call me at

480-686-6118

Looking forward to seeing you there! Also, I offer my full support and best
wishes for those taking their black belt exams at camp. It will be a great place
and way for you to take such an exam. Best of luck!


Sincerely,

Professor Bob Hudson

Effect of Kiai on Perception

Sinnett S, Kingstone A (2010) A Preliminary Investigation Regarding the Effect of Tennis Grunting: Does White Noise During a Tennis Shot Have a Negative Impact on Shot Perception? PLoS ONE 5(10): e13148. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0013148

Tennis Players' Grunts May Slow Opponents' Reactions: Scientific American Podcast. A recent study shows the negative impact that noise can have when one is attempting to predict where a tennis ball will land.

Duh! Kiai effects people and animals.

Tanju Notes

Notes from Professor Lane's class on Tanju No Maki at the 2010 AJJF Black Belt Weekend, Sonora hosted by Mountain Storm Jujitsu.

• Use the one inch punch; fist, elbow and knee. Particularly useful for the Hibara Hazushi above the elbow.
  

• No intent. (Exercise: catch house flies with you hand, they sense your intent.)

• If someone is confronting you in this context they need a lesson, break something.
  

Falling on the sidewalk

Before we teach you a Danzan Ryu (DZR) technique, we teach the counter (so we can practice with you more than once.)

The ground is your friend, land softly.

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This video was made by a couple of my DZR buds, Sensei Atienza and Sensei Sweeny. They have a dojo down in San Diego, Ka Hale Na Ikaika Dojo.

Danzan Ryu no Kihon

Principles of Danzan Ryu Jujitsu

1. Yield to force
2. Do not rely on strength
   
3. Connect
4. Maintain your integrity
   
5. Seek the center
6. Get off the line
7. Lead the mind
8. Break frame
9. Maintain miai
10. To neutralize

Prof. Tom Ball at the 2009 Western Division AJJF Black Belt Seminar in Sacramento California.

My challenge is to understand these fundamentals it everything I do. Each and every technique has all of these principles so where I don't see the kihon I have more to learn from DZR.

Hanbo

Prof. Hager taught the Hanbo class at the AJJF Black Belt Convention this weekend. Several times she referred to the new book by Masaaki Hatsumi, Advanced Stick Fighting (2005). This is a follow on book to the one I am familiar with, Stick Fighting: Techniques of Self-Defense (1981).

Grip the stick with the finger without using the thumb. That way when you open your fist you retain the stick. :)

Think about and apply Kihon No Danzan Ryu in each art.

Work all the techniques, even the ones that you don't like or can't do.