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MushinBudo, USA
About UsWho we are and what we do...Jujjitsu Application
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The concept of
' jui jitsu '
Jui Jitsu is a
Japanese martial art, the name meaning `compliant techniques'.
This refers to the way in which jui jitsu momentarily yields to
an attacker's force, redirects it and then snaps back with a
counter-attack. Jui Jitsu incorporates both striking and
leverage techniques, the former being generally used to create a
distraction while a more powerful lock, or throw is applied.
These three
terms are used frequently.
A 'hold'
is a way of restraining someone, so they are prevented from
escaping, or continuing their attack. Strangleholds and chokes
cut off the air and blood supply to the brain, so they quickly
produce unconsciousness.
A `lock'
is a hold applied to a joint; pressure is applied across the
joint and pain is caused. In some cases, excessive force leads
to dislocation of the joint and if this occurs at the neck or
spine, death or permanent paralysis results.
A throw is
a method of taking the attacker to the floor by either moving
his center of gravity so he loses balance, or by applying a lock
which forces him to the ground. If you keep hold of the attacker
as he is thrown, you can first determine how he lands, and
second perform a follow-up technique without delay.
Jui Jitsu
makes use of the body's vulnerable points (known in Japanese as
kyusho or Atemi), both to cause injury, and to resuscitate an
injured person. As you might imagine, knowledge of these could
be dangerous in wrong hands, so I make a point of not teaching
them to anyone except the highest grades. Jui Jitsu contains
some non-Japanese techniques. It is claimed that the Chinese
boxer named Chen Yuan-pin taught some Southern Chinese boxing to
three leaderless samurai, and they subsequently incorporated his
teachings into jui jitsu.
Although today jui jitsu is mainly practiced as a form of
unarmed combat, it has not always been so. Many weapons are in
fact associated with traditional practice. The problem lies in
knowing just where to stop! The ancient Japanese warriors who
developed jui jitsu did not practice it as a discrete art. It
was always taught in conjunction with other martial arts. The
warrior might train with a sword, and then work at methods of
disarming a sword wielding soldier. He might train to use a
dagger and then practice defense against it".
The police
applications of jui jitsu required non-lethal weapons such as
sai’s. The public were banned from carrying weapons, so their
jui jitsu incorporated so called 'covert weapons'. These were
ostensibly agricultural or domestic implements, yet combined
with jui jitsu technique, they became effective weapons. The Bo
(staff'), or Jo ('stick') were capable of breaking a Samurai’s
long sword.
Jui Jitsu has not stopped developing. New applications of
technique constantly add to the syllabus. That is why the art
itself will never become obsolete......
Samurai Karate and Jujitsu
Irimi - Entering; Main objective of entering techniques within Ju-Jitsu is to close the distance between kicking and punching range to grabbing range Three parts to entering 1. (Taisabaki) avoiding, dodging, pivoting 2. Footwork stepping 3. Blocking, redirecting, trapping
Moving at angles when entering; Enter at a 45-degree angle either to the inside or outside of your opponent, but always moving off the line of attack.
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