What is the difference between an ordinary judo to a combat judo? What is so different about the other combative judo arts of other schools with Dagang Kidlat's own combat judo? Judo came into existence as forms of unarmed combat, which were grouped under the general name "jujitsu" (the gentle pratice). The object is to avoid the enemy's strength through leverage, speed, and technique. Prof. Jigoro Kano, founder of the Kodokan Judo, remove all the combative aspect and element of the art and include a code of sportmaship, respect and a system of ethical and moral development. By modifying the art he then calls it "judo" (the gentle way). But some of the followers of judo wanted a more combative approach in the art which is far away from the ideals of the Founder of Judo. But, since some of them, don't know the true origin of judo, they then include a mixture of different combative arts, like karate, and called the new art combat judo. Dagang Kidlat's own combat judo is based upon the old teachings of GM Ben Lema's 22 combat judo (popularly known to many as LSAI club assault disarm). Unlike other combat judo schools, Mang Ben only selected 22 types of combat judo techniques, during his study in the famous Kodokan Judo Institute, as a supplement to his arnis de mano. The 22 combat judo techniques are a compilation of Mang Ben's thorough study in the art which are, we have been told, forbidden to be executed or used in any judo competition. Each technique is specifically designed not only to disarm, throw or subdue an opponent but they are also designed to break bone and kill an opponent, if used correctly. Master Jose Antonio Ogardo now uses these same techniques, not only as a disarm against stick attacks, also as offensive techniques against punches, kicks, and other weaponry assault, like knives. From these same basic techniques, he also combined each of them to form a new form of combative technique, with or without his stick.
