The Little Black Book of Violence

Don’t shout “fire” if he’s got a gun though. That’d be somewhat counterproductive…

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Sensei means teacher, literally “one who has come before.” In this case, it refers specifically to martial arts instructors.

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Yakuza means “violence group.” Criminal gangs, they are more-or-less the Japanese equivalent of the Italian mafia. While semi-legitimate in many cases, they tend to be heavily involved in extortion, blackmail, racketeering, drug trafficking, arms smuggling, prostitution, and similar illicit activities.

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Roughly translated, ikken hissatsu means “one blow one kill.” It is the rare albeit very real ability to deliver fight-ending power, breaking bones, disrupting internal organs, or literally killing an opponent outright, with every single punch or kick.

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In most jurisdictions.

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Invented by Takayuki Kubota the kubaton is a hard plastic or metal cylinder about 5 to 6 inches long that can be used for striking, pressure point manipulations, and control techniques. It is frequently sold with an attacked key ring as a “self-defense key chain.”

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Is Velcro a noise? We are referring to the ripping sound that Velcro makes when unfastened.

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Sosen (1694-1776) was a haiku poet. He died on June 28, 1776 at the age of eighty-two. Translation from the original Japanese reads:

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David R. Organ is a retired soldier, peacekeeper, and unarmed combat instructor with the Canadian Armed Forces. After leaving the military, he drifted between a variety of jobs including security guard, private investigator, dishwasher, and bodyguard. He began working as a printer, eventually rising to become technical supervisor of his department. Laid off due to ‘restructuring,’ he took on the job of manager of a local U-Haul, a job that included tossing drunks, pacifying hostile ‘customers,’ repossessing stolen vehicles and collecting debts. He now works as the manager of the Creekside Restaurant and Lounge in Westerose, Alberta. Over the past 25 years, Dave has studied a variety of martial arts including karate, judo, and aikido, and now teaches aikido at his dojo, Great Wave Aikido, in Westerose, Alberta.

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Gichin Funakoshi (1868-1957) was the founder of Shotokan karate, a style that is very popular around the world today.

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Kata means “formal exercise,” a logical series of offensive and defensive movements performed in a particular order during solo training.

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Title 17-A, Part 1, Chapter 5 (Defenses and affirmative defenses; justification).

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The wrong legal strategy can blow your case. Many criminal defense attorneys are used to dealing primarily with guilty individuals whose cases may be handled differently from innocent ones. Guilt or innocence aside, self- defense cases typically offer unique challenges not found in other areas of law. You’ll need a specialist to guide you through.

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