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Jujutsu

What is Jujutsu?

Jujutsu, also spelled Jujitsu or Jiu-Jitsu, is a traditional Japanese martial art that focuses on using an opponent's energy and movements against them. It encompasses a variety of techniques, including joint locks, throws, strikes, and grappling. The art emphasizes flexibility, efficiency, and the ability to adapt to different situations, making it effective for self-defense.

Jujutsu has influenced many modern martial arts, such as Judo and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Each of these arts has evolved from traditional Jujutsu, incorporating its principles while developing their own unique techniques and philosophies.

Related Article: Exploring the Versatile Art of Jujutsu: The Gentle Art of Self-Defense

The minute you don a black belt, the minute you step in front of a class to teach, you are seen as an expert on violence. It doesn’t matter if you have absorbed a complete philosophical system with your martial art. It doesn’t matter if the art gave you, for the first time, the confidence to view the world as a pacifist. It doesn’t matter if you studied as a window to another age and culture. It doesn’t matter that you have found enlightenment in kata or learned to blend in harmony with the force of your attacker. It doesn’t matter because you are about to teach a martial art, an art dedicated to Mars, the God of War. A MARtial art. Even if somewhere over the years you have lost sight of this, your students have not.
Rory Miller

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