John Roberts-James

Yes, and more. Very much more. If you've got an injury or a strain using it will help you mend faster. Getting you back to work or your sporting activity quicker. Many people, especially middle-aged women look down on it. Not so. If the hip is wearing out, you need all...

Your third leg? Much more than that. It will help a strain or an injury mend faster. Getting you back to work or sporting activity quicker. Many people, especially middle-aged women look down on it. Not so. If your hip is wearing out, you need all the help you can get....

Preventing your dog being killed if you are mugged by an attacker armed with a knife. How to avoid this situation. How to defend yourself.

Yes, it's true! Yawara-jutsu is one of the old Japanese martial arts. One of its facets includes the use of a short, six-inch plain stick to strike 'death and terror' into the opponent. The 'experts' will claim that it is used to jab kyusho or Dim Mak points resulting in...

Why? I don't need to answer that. You already know - to Survive! But why a walking stick? If you're a big tough guy, 4th Dan Black Belt in karate or other martial art, you don't (really) need a walking stick to defend yourself. Unless your big interest is in fact...

Exercise without moving as muscle? Yes, of course. A tried and tested system - perhaps not to turn yourself into a man or woman of steel, but nevertheless an accepted and documented way of reviving much of your younger days' tuning. There are many and varied training methods. When I worked...