Let me tell you about Jissen! As many of you will know "Jissen" is Japanese for "actual combat" or "real fighting". It's also the name of a FREE quarterly online magazine dedicated to serving all martial artists that approach the traditional martial arts from their original combative perspective. If that sounds like you, then you should enjoy what this publication has to offer!

We'll be bringing you the very best in practical martial arts, no nonsense training methods, self-protection, kata application, physical conditioning, news and more! Jissen will be published quarterly and is completely free of charge! It exists entirely to facilitate the spread of information between pragmatic martial artists.

As well as providing you with quality information from established leaders in this field of study, we also hope to provide a platform for the less well known martial artist who nevertheless has plenty to share. Everyone is encouraged to contribute. It does not matter what grade you hold or how well known you are. To contribute to future editions, all you need to do is to send us well written articles containing well thought through ideas and information.

Jissen is also free to distribute! If you want to use Jissen as an attraction for your own website, you have our permission to make it available for download. Want to print it off and distribute the magazine to your students? That's totally OK too! So long as you're not charging people for it, we are totally happy for you to make use of this magazine in whatever way works for you!

It is hoped that Jissen will become the central publication for a strong community of pragmatic traditionalists and will be instrumental in a return to the core values and practises of the traditional arts.

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. Physical Conditioning

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Jissen Magazine Issues

Issue Six (December 2009)

Contents: 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)

Contributors: Jamie Clubb – Lawrence Kane – Geoff Thompson – Rev. Art Chenevey – Michael Rosenbaum – Dave Turton – Andi Kidd – Chris Littlefair–Nikolaj Fænø Skarbye – Eric Parsons – Tony Brush – Kris Mansfield – Ron Briens – Ernest Tuff – Michael Rosenbaum – Iain Abernethy – Chris Denwood – John Titchen

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Issue Five

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

Contributors: Rev. Arthur Chenevey – Tony Somers – D. Cooper – Iain Abernethy – Ed Francisco – Michael Rosenbaum – Jamie Clubb – Goran Powel – Ben Hockman – Stewart McGill – J.W. Titchen – Gary Chamberlain – Martin O’Malley – Chris Denwood – Matthew Apsokardu – Matthew Miller – Sergeant Rory Miller – Kris Wilder – Lawrence Kane – Mark Campbell

Issue Four

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

Contributors: Jamie Clubb - Rev. Arthur Chenevey - Eric Parsons - Tony Somers - Iain Abernethy - Brian P. Struchtemeyer - Mark A. Cook (aka “Oldman”) - Keith Le Bihan - Chris Denwood - Kris Wilder - Lawrence Kane - Robert T. Tuohey - Dave Nielsen - J. W. Titchen - Matthew Miller - Stuart Anslow

Issue Three

Contents: Martial Arts Scepticism: A Manifesto - Differing Visions - How to Spar for the Street: Part 3 - How to Survive a Knife Assault - Debunking Taekwondo Myths - Adaptable Karate: Part 1 - The Way of Kata: Part 3 - Kata Training for Fighting Reflexes - Naihanchi / Tekki Bunkai - Creating an effective application: Do San - Power and Impact

Contributors: Jamie Clubb, Eric Parsons, Iain Abernethy, Rev. Arthur Chenevey, Stuart Anslow, Chris Denwood, Laurence Kane, Kris Wilder, John Titchen, "Oldman", Matt Sylvester

Issue Two

Contents: Karate Grappling: Does it Exist? - Knives: Face Facts or Run Away - The 360 Degree Drill & Traditional Karate - The use of the Forearms in Combat - The Hierarchy of Training - The Street - The Way of Kata: Part 2 - Self-Defence & Dissimilar Air Combat Tactics - How to Spar for the Street: Part 2 - Are Turns Really Turns? - In Defence of Spear-Hand Strikes - Victory Over Myself

Contributors: John Titchen, Iain Abernethy, Jamie Clubb, Lawrence Kane, Kris Wilder, Chris Denwood, Dan Redmond, Lowell Hein, Matthew Sylvester, Brian P. Struchtemeyer, Eric Parsons & Michael Rosenbaum

Issue One

Contents: Tradition and Karate - There is nothing "peaceful" about the Pinans - Kiai: the fading cry of the martial artist - The way of kata - On-Ko-Chi-Shin - Taekwondo Patterns & Self-Defence - Personal Security - The bunkai of basics - How to spar for the street

Contributors: John Titchen, Iain Abernethy, Jamie Clubb, Lawrence Kane, Kris Wilder, Chris Denwood, Stuart Anslow, Peter Consterdine, Mathew Miller