Abstract - The Process of Advancing Development of the Modern ACS System
The author of this article verifies the basic information on the new self-defence system called ACS, which has been in development since 2007 as a part of the new Atemi Combat System organisation (ACS). He then describes the process of creation and development of this system based on the research materials pertaining to technical program, master-rank exams, interviews with masters, author's own assessment and the gathered research material. After fifty years of practising jūjutsu, as well as other combat sports and martial arts, the author can easily describe and evaluate the actions of the German masters involved in the creation of this new self-defence system. The author aims at answering the following questions: What goals were set by the German masters in creating this self-defence system? Is ACS more similar to the combat system or is it a martial art instead?