Jissen Issue 7 Available for Download

I’m pleased to advise that issue 7 of Jissen magazine (for the Northern Hemisphere Summer of 2010) is now available for download (right click and download the image to the right).

Jissen (meaning actual combat) is published by Iain Abernethy, and contains information by, for and about martial artists interested the pragmatic applications of their art.

Issue 7 of Jissen contains a number of very interesting articles. As a kettlebell enthusiast, I was quickly drawn to the article Functional Training With Kettlebells For Karate’s Hojo Undo, by Chris Denwood, which contains a practical perspective on the role of kettlebells in karate training. I also enjoyed the interview with Gavin Mulholland, author of Four Shades of Black, an excellent exploration of some of the more functional aspects of Goju karate.

Other articles in Issue 7 of Jissen include:

The Gurkhas: Masters of the Kukri

Cross Training and its Relevance for Sport

Functional Training With Kettlebells For Karate’s Hojo Undo

Structure and Function of a Knife: Knife as Weapon Series

Gavin Mullholland Interview

Speed in Training

Kyusho

Ben Hockman Interview on Training in Urban Krav Maga

It’s Hard to Fight When You Can’t See

How Many Martial Artists Does it Take to Screw in a Light bulb?

Martial Arts Scepticism: How Factual is Martial Arts TV

Fighting Dirty: Karate/TKD’s/TSD’s Most Commonly used Technique

Dead or Alive

The Martial Arts Unanswered Question

The Roundhouse Kick: Karate’s best Kick or a Threat to your Survival?

Karate’s History

I hope you enjoy issue 7 of Jissen