Some important Bubishi concepts relevant to STREET Kempo
• “By taking away your adversary’s balance, you will have greater opportunities for victory.”
• “Low counters are the rule for high attacks.”
• “If attacked from the front, consider attacking the groin.”
• “If you want to attack the east, first move west. Never reveal your true intentions.
If you decide to move in a straight line, know what is behind you.”
• “If an adversary bites you, attack his throat right away.”
• “Never execute a technique when off balance, as a skillful fighter will most certainly take advantage of the situation.”
• “A superior strategist uses multi-level attacks to his advantage rather than single kicks or punches.”
• “Maintain your balance while and after throwing the adversary as it is critically important to follow up with a finishing blow.”
• “While an opponent’s low posture may reduce mobility and hamper his kicking skills, be careful as it enhances his hand power.
Try to get inside an opponent’s high posture.”
• “If you are taken down, make every attempt to attack the adversary’s genitals.”
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Eight poems of the Fist:
The human mind is one with heaven and earth.
Our blood circulation parallels the solar and lunar cycles of each day.
Inhaling represents softness while exhaling characterizes hardness.
Adapt to changing conditions.
Response must result without conscious thought.
Distancing and posture dictates the outcome of the meeting.
See what is unseeable.
Expect what is unexpected.
Alternate translation:
1. The mind is one with heaven and earth
2. The circulatory rhythm of the body is similar to the cycle of the sun and moon
3. The way of inhaling and exhaling is hardness and softness
4. Act in accordance with time and change
5. Technique will occur in the absence of conscious thought
6. The feet must advance and retreat, separate and meet
7. The eyes do not miss even the slightest change
8. The ears listen well in all directions
