JuJitsu is a highly practical and effective art of self-defense. It can be classified as the art of defense without weapons against an attacker or group of attackers who may be armed or unarmed. JuJitsu is an art that can be enjoyed by women, men and children of all ages.

Jujitsu stands for the gentle art – Ju meaning gentle and su meaning art. The name refers to the fact that Jujitsu was commonly practiced without causing death or dismemberment unlike the Samurai’s more general approach to combat. This has led to a misnomer that Jujitsu is a soft fighting style compared to striking arts like Tao Kwan Do, Karate or kick boxing. In one sense this is true since Jujitsu masters can usually end a fight with out causing serious harm to their opponents.

Jujitsu is also some times believed a soft martial art because of it’s reactive nature. Meaning Jujitsu artists allow invaders to come to them; and then use what an attacker has given. Jujitsu is one of the best martial arts for self defense. While most martial arts are naturally offensive; Jujitsu is more defensive in nature. Plus the dynamics of Jujitsu are nearer to the dynamics of a real fight situation. It is rare if ever you will be loomed by someone who is going to strike the pose of the crane and dare you to battle.  Most people who need to protect themselves do not get any warning. They don’t even know there going to be in a battle until the fight begins. At this point fancy poses and katas are not very helpful. A trained reactive response however could make the difference of dying or surviving.

JuJitsu is perfect for self defense as it teaches the use of minimum force to control situations, you do not have to be young or super fit, it is an activity for all ages and abilities.

The art of JuJitsu embraces the following types of techniques and allows you to defend yourself.

-        Throws

-        Joint Locks

-        Weapon Defenses

-        Punches/Strikes/Kicks

-        Ground Defenses & Grappling

-        Defenses against multiple attackers and more.

The benefits of JuJitsu are many and varied. JuJitsu provides you with the knowledge of how to:

-        Throw an attacker.

-        Fall and not get hurt.

-        Obtain mental health.

-        Become self-sufficient.

-        Become self disciplined.

-        Maintain physical fitness and exercise.

-        Defend yourself against an armed attacker.

-        Defend yourself against more than one attacker.

-        Overcome an attacker by using a variety of wrist, arm and leg locks.