Women's Hanbo Jutsu Book by Yamabe Harumasa Vadim Starov Masakazu Imanari

Masakazu Imanari

Close Contact and Firm Hips

Primary and Secondary Submission Theory

Jim Wagner (Reality Based Self Defense)

so the techniques must have some combat function

Women's Hanbo Jutsu Book by Yamabe Harumasa Vadim Starov Masakazu ImanariFor the first time Yamabe Harumasa's book on Hanbo or "Half staff" self defense for women. One of the first martial arts books geared towards women and written by a woman, this book was first published in 1909. Yamabe Harumasa, the authoress, studied several types of martial arts and consulted with many teachers before compiling this book. The original book is reprinted in its entirety with an English translation. 136 pages