Something for our shooting "enthusiasts" PRELIMINARY STATEMENT Background "Prior to m!

association "ith the armed forces of #reat Britain and the $nited States I ser%ed as Assistant &ommissioner in &ommand of the Riot S'uads of the Shanghai Munici(a) Po)ice &ommand from *+,- to *+./0 1uring this (eriod2 our force hand)ed o%er ,/// riot ca))s of a)) t!(es and descri(tions2 inc)uding shooting affra!s2 man! of "hich "ere against armed ro33ers and kndna((ers0 In addition2 the s'uads "ere res(onsi3)e for the in%estigation and tracking do"n of %ice-rings and narcotics smugg)ers0"0000000000 "0000000The art of c)ose contact fighting inc)udes fighting "ith and "ithout kni%es4 firing of a (isto) under e%er! concei%a3)e condition and at e%er! (ossi3)e (osition )ike)! to 3e met in actua) com3at during da! or night0000000000" MYSTERY RAN#ES"In order to create simu)ated com3at conditions for training (ur(oses2 I ()anned and su(er%ised the erection of indoor m!ster! ranges at Areas B-,2 A-52 E and 60 These ranges "ere origina))! de%e)o(ed 3! me in connection "ith (o)ice "ork in &hina and "ere first used in mi)itar! training in the courses gi%en to the British &ommandos and the British Arm!0 In the m!ster! ranges a simu)ation "as affected of actua) 3att)e noises2 conditions under "hich shooting affra!s occur2 es(ecia))! in house to house com3at0 The training inc)uded methods of entering c)osed and )ocked doors2 methods of 3ursting o(en such doors2 methods of using tra( doors2 methods of roof to( figthing and firing on mo%ing and (ossi3)! concea)ed targets0 $nder %ar!ing degrees of )ight2 darkness2 and shado"s2 ()us the introduction of sound effects2 mo%ing o37ects2 and %arious a)arming sur(rises2 an o((ortunit! is afforded to test the mora) fi3re of the student and to de%e)o( his courage and ca(acit! for se)f contro)0" "The course consists of (ractica) "ar methods of shooting "ith the one-hand gun2 in "hich an! man of a%erage inte))igence can 3e taught to dra"2 )oad fire and hit his o((onent "ithin a second0" "This is not a ne" fang)ed idea2 3ut a (ro%en method "hich has 3een in use in the far-east since *+*+2 against some of the most des(erate crimina)s in the "or)d - men "ho "ere2 8in most cases92 kno"n ki))ers2 "ho (referred a)"a!s to shoot it out2 rather than 3eing ca(tured and finishing u( in front of a firing s'uad2 etc00000" "A)) affra!s "ere on the run - u( and do"n stair"a!s2 o%er roofs2 do"n co33)ed a))e!"a!s2 or in %er! cro"ded streets0 Ninet! (ercent of the shooting "as in the dark and the ma7orit! of hits "ere "ithin four !ards0 Some of the (o)ice "ere ki))ed 3! 3eing shot in the 3ack at a matter of inches distance on)!0" "Students shou)d 3e informed that the a%erage shooting "ith the one-hand gun is o%er2 so far as the! "i)) 3e concerned2 in a %er! fe" seconds0 There "i)) no time to re)oad0 If there first shot takes )onger than a third of a second to fire2 the! "i)) not 3e the one to te)) the ne"s(a(er a3out it0 It is )itera))! a matter of the 'uick and the dead - so the! can take their choice0"

Prett! com(rehensi%e sounding to me0 Instead of attem(ting to define and:or 'ua)if! 6air3airn;s thoughts and methodo)og! ad nauseam2 it;s 3est to )et him te)) it< Again2 the a3o%e 'uotes sum it a)) u(0 &o(!right ,//5 """0thetrutha3outse)fdefense0com = &ar) &estari 3egan his stud! of the martia) arts "ith 7udo at the age of > under the direction of Yoshisada Yone?uka0 1uring the (ast fort! ()us !ears &ar) has dedicated his )ife to stud!ing the martia) arts2 hand to hand com3at s!stems2 histor! and re)igion0 @hat makes &ar) uni'ue is his com3ination of martia) arts2 )a" enforcement and mi)itar! and rea) "or)d eA(erience0 &ar) has 3een eA(osed to a mu)titude of (eo()e "ith a "ide %ariet! eA(erience0 The fo))o"ing is a )ist of some of &ar)Bs ranks and honors0 Shinan 86ounder9 Tekkenr!u 7u7utsu R!okudan 8Cth degree9 Doshinkai Darate under Eohn Burre))e #odan 8-th degree9 Eu7utsu under &)arke of the @or)d Eu7utsu 6edaration 8no" defunct9 Sandan 85rd degree9 Ni((on Dem(o under Nara3u Sada Nidan 8,nd degree9 Eudo under Masafumi Su?uki Shodan 8*st degree9 Eudo under Yoshisada Yone?uka Shodan 8*st degree9 Shukokai Darate under Dimura2 Dadachi and Yone?uka Shodan 8*st degree9 1aitor!u Aiki7u7utsu Instructors &ertificate- &har)es Ne)son S!stem of Se)f 1efense under &har)ie Ne)son htt( ::"""0thetrutha3outse)fdefense0com