Jujutsu is the Japanese art of attack and defense against an armed or unarmed opponent by grasping or striking so that the opponent's own strength and weight are used against him.
Modern Jujutsu combines both physical and mental education. Through the practice of Jujutsu, one learns skill, knowledge, and self-discipline while enjoying oneself. This develops a harmonious relationship between the phusicall and mental being, thus contributing to an individual's successful participation in society and his general education.1
Jujutsu is the mother of martial arts; the student learns all techniques: throwing, holding, the taking of joints, choking, striking, thrusting, blocking, kicking and forms, including how to defend yourself from muggers.
The Origin of Jujutsu
Before the advent of modern weapons, man needed a means of survival agains his enemies. He taught himself to run, jump, throw, hold, punch and kick. in this way. prehistoric man developed techniques that are employed in Jujutsu, aikido, judo karate, wresting and sumo.
Evidence in the authorized chronicle of
The account of these fights is the earliest record we have of Jujutsu. Later, Jujutsu (or yawara) appeared in literature in the "Once upon a time tales" (Konjaku-monogatari) of the 11th century. Over the centuries Jujutsu was called by such names as kumiuchi, kogusoku, taijutsu, wajutsu, torite, koshinomawari, hobaku, etc. Because the warriors of these accounts wore armor, the techniques consisted mainly of knocking down and then harming their opponents.
Jujutsu became more formally organized in the latter half of the 16th century, and various ryu (schools or styles) were created between the 17th and 19th centuries. According to Tomiki 1, there were 179 styles of Jujutsu during this period. In those days, the warriors wore light dress, and many Jujutsu techniques employed were joint techniques. Warriors trained for physical skill, but the buiding of one's character was of the utmost importance as Jujutsu players came strictly from the military class of Japanese society, or the Samurai. 2
1 Kenji Tomiki, Goshinjutsu-nyumon (Tokyo: Seitosha, 1973), p.27
2 Basic Judo, Nobuyoshi Higashi (New York, 1984) p.1
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