Develop your (japanese martial art book) Kiai - To Win More Battles
April 21st, 2007
Develop your Kiai - To Win More Battles
KIAI
Hector, one of the heroes of the Trojan war, had such a fearsome war-cry it would drive whole armies back, Medieval Irish warriors were known to instill fear in even the toughest most disciplined English troops. The druids used a low-droning sound to un-nerve the Roman legions in the battle field, and G.I.’s returning from the pacific after world war 2 tell of a paralyzing Batlle-cry that the Japanese used during bayonet charges.
Oriental B.S.? Martial-arts fantasy or just proper psychology and physics applied at the right moment?
In one form or another, The Kiai or spirit shout has been touted to be an effective psychological weapon in the battle field or in one-on-one combat. Whether you are a believer in this or not, the Kiai, when executed properly is supposed to achieve the following:
1. Rally the troops. The Kiai is supposed to instill courage and ferocity in a full-frontal assault.Projected into an opponent, the kiai can paralyze the mind momentarily
2. a sudden un expected shriek causes the mind to look for the origins of the sound- thereby distracting him/her for a moment thus creating an opening
3. the Kiai is a spontaneous expression of individual courage and ferocity, in essence the kiai should ( or is supposed to ) psych you up.
4. Conversely - when the opponent is expecting a Kiai and it is not delivered - the effect is the same - the mind is expecting the battle-cry and is occupied with the expectation - thus distracting the opponent again.
As an ancient flowery Japanese text commands your kiai should fill your lungs and explode from your hara , it should reverberate like a thousand samurai storming into battle
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Shooting From Behind Cover
Firing from a barricaded position is an essential part of combat marksmanship. It is a
relatively straightforward skill and easily acquired. As all shooting techniques, however,
mastery only comes from extensive practice. Contrary to what is seen on movies, most
shooting incidents do not happen at high noon on Main Street. Common sense dictates that
when being shot at, the reasonable person will try to find cover from incoming rounds. If
withdrawal from the scene is not practical and returning fire is justified, then knowledge
of barricade position firing is essential.
The most important part of the barricaded position is being behind the barricade. While
this seems a simpleminded thing to say, it is amazing how many times while coaching this
technique, one sees shooters positioned beside the cover they should be behind.
As this is a combat skill, it is important to become as small a target as possible. A good
strategy is to adopt a kneeling position behind the item of cover. Kneeling is a good
position because it allows quick adoption from standing and is quick to get up from. As a
general rule, the closer your center of balance is to the ground, the more inherently
accurate a position is. Therefore the kneeling position is a two-fold better position than
standing for return fire, not only for making yourself a smaller target but also for making
your shots more likely to hit your aggressor.
The adaptations from a normal two handed shooting position are simple. The shooter does not
use the off hand to give support to the weapon by muscle tension as he would in a
traditional manner. Instead the off hand is pressed against the covering object. A
much-used method to accomplish this is to make a fist with the thumb extended, in a “thumbs
up” sign. Press the pad of the thumb and the last knuckle of the support hand into the
barricade. Cradle the firing hand and weapon in the support hand. Make sure that no part
of the firearm is touching anything other than your flesh. Contact by the weapon with solid
objects causes the weapon to bounce and the round to go off target. The only portions of
your body that should be exposed beyond the barricade are your firing hand, and only the
amount of your face that is needed to obtain a clear view of the sights, target, and
situation. Your arm should be raised enough so that the weapon is brought up to your face,
not your face lowered to your sights. It takes practice to enable you to be able to quickly
judge the distance needed between your body and cover to allow you to quickly assume the
This article is based on the strategies for using a pistol behind a barricade, but long guns
can also use this tactic with superficial modifications. Instead of using the knuckles of
the support hand against the wall the hand should be extended as if making a “stop” sign.
Extend the thumb away from the hand. Press your hand against the cover with your index
finger flush against the barricade edge. Your thumb should extend past the cover like a
shelf. Rest the forearm of the firearm on this shelf. All other aspects are similar.
It cannot be stressed how important this technique is in a lethal force situation. It is
equally important that this technique is practiced so as to allow a seamless transition into
this position.
David is a former U.S. Marine Corps noncommissioned officer, correctional supervisor and firearms instructor for the TN Dept. of Correction. He is presently commissioned as an operations officer for the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency. He holds firearm instructor ratings with the NRA, TN Dept of Safety, TN Dept of Commerce and Insurance, TN Department of Correction, and the State of Utah. For articles or advice visit his website Shepherd School Inc at http://www.tngun.com
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