Jissen Magazine, Issue 6
The sixth issue of Iain Abernethys excellent magazine Jissen is finally available to download. Jissen is a FREE online magazine that is dedicated to serving the pragmatic traditionalist.
Martial Arts Scepticism: The Pornography of Reality-Based Self Defence – Never Give Up – Bouncer – How to Win a Bar Fight – Karate’s Holy Grail – Whiter Shade of Pale – Anatomy of Back Stance – Flow in Modern Karate – Oh S*it! Taking Chudan Uke to the next level – Stav – Karate Jutsu – Bunkai and the Horseman – The Innocent Walking Stick – Dave Turton Interview – Styles: Are They Killing Karate? – Transitional Aspects of Karate (Part 2) – Contact in Training (Part 2)
Jissen Magazine, Issue Five
The fith issue of Iain Abernethys excellent magazine Jissen is finally available to download. Jissen is a FREE online magazine that is dedicated to serving the pragmatic traditionalist.
Contents: Reality Based Training! What Is It & Who Really Needs It? – Traditional Values – Self-Defence & The Law – Chinto Kata: History & Application – Ed Francisco Interview – Martial Arts Scepticism: Martial Appeals – Extract from “Waking Dragons”: The Field of Truth – Tradition & Reality – Contact in Training: Part 1 Making Contact – Gary Chamberlain Interview – Feeling Fear & Practicing Kata – Transitional Aspects in Karate: Part 1 – Okinawan Karate: An Eclectic Arsenal – The Bunkai of Basics 3: Hikite – The Little Black Book of Violence Foreword – The Way of Kata: Part 5 – The Gearbox Concept
Jissen Magazine, Issue Four (Winter 2009)
The fourth issue of Iain Abernethys excellent magazine Jissen is available to download. Jissen is a FREE online magazine that is dedicated to serving the pragmatic traditionalist.
Contents: Martial Arts Scepticism: Philosophy and Ancient Wisdom - The Myth of the Quick Kill - Getting To The Root Of It All - The Four Stages of Man - Kushanku Kata: History & Application - Whatever Happened to Rock Kata? - Bassai Bunkai - Tales of a Street Gang - Adaptable Karate: The 3 stages of kata analysis: Part 2 - The Way of Kata: Part 4 - Forearmed for Combat: Strengthening and Hardening the Forearms - Creating Kata: Historical Precedents – Words - The Bunkai of Basics: Part 2 - Taekwondo’s Black Hole - The Little Black Book of Violence by Kris Wilder & Lawrence Kane
Jissen Magazine, Issue Three (Autumn 2008)
The third issue of Iain Abernethys excellent magazine Jissen is available to download. Jissen is a FREE online magazine that is dedicated to serving the pragmatic traditionalist.
Issue Three has articles including Jamie Clubb's Martial Arts Scepticism, Rev. Arthur Chenevey examining the realities of knife defence and Iain Abernethy's Power and Impact.
Jissen Magazine, Issue Two (Summer 2008)
The second issue of Iain Abernethys online magazine Jissen is now available to download. Jissen is a FREE online magazine that is dedicated to serving the pragmatic traditionalist.
Issue Two has some great articles on the true nature of the "traditional arts" and how to train for real situations.
Jissen Magazine, Issue One (Spring 2008)
Iain Abernethy, one of the UK’s leading exponents of applied karate, has released the first issue of his online magazine Jissen
Jissen is a FREE online magazine that is dedicated to serving the pragmatic traditionalist. This first issue is just under 50 pages long and contains some great articles.
You can download a copy of the magazine in .pdf format directly from our site; Jissen Issue 1. We will also be making future issues available for download as soon as they are released.
