Hereford is the place where the (professional) 22nd Special Air Service (SAS) has its military base and airfield. Many men in this area either have been in the British Army – or are members of the ‘V’ (‘Volunteer’) Squadron of the SAS. This is a ‘Territorial Army’ (TA) Unit in the 22nd SAS that allows local men to try ‘Selection’ and if successful – join this highly elite group of men. Believe or not – there are individuals out there who are not in the British Army (and have never been in the military) and yet are physically and psychologically tough enough to meet this challenge!
At the above link is the post I have made on our Ch’an Dao gongfu webpage. This post elaborates on the background to what you can see happening above. My Goju Ryu teacher discovered this 1986 video featuring myself – and forwarded this to me. Of course, this was a good as the best video cameras could produce at the time. Still, Sensei Kimura possessed truly destructive power and could damage a man’s body even through this ‘thick’ striking-pad being held by some of his highly-ranked ‘advanced’ students!
SANGHA KOMMUNE (SSR) 