how Jujitsu works?

Question

i've heard is something like the wrestler uses the strength, energy and weight of his opponent to his own advantage, and to the disadvantage of his opponent. and i'd like to know if thats how really works

Answer 1

Japanese jujutsu systems often place more emphasis on throwing, immobilizing and pinning, joint-locking, and strangling techniques (as compared with the other divergent systems that were influenced by the Chinese empty-handed fighting arts. Atemiwaza (striking techniques) less studied in most older Japanese systems, as Samurai body armour protected against many striking techniques. The Chinese quanfa/ch'uan-fa (kenpo or kempo) emphasize punching, striking, and kicking more than jūjutsu.

It is generally felt that the Japanese systems of hakuda, kenpo, and shubaku display some degree of Chinese influence in their particular emphasis on atemiwaza. In comparison, systems that derive more directly from a Japanese source do not show any special preference for such techniques, but will use them as and when they fit into their systems. It is important to realise that schools developed their systems over time to incorporate other facets which may have been lacking in their system. This process is ongoing in all martial art systems.

Jujutsu is a learned skill or practice. It may take a student more than 20 years to mature as an expert of the art. Jujutsu practitioners use every conceivable technique to win in combat. In jujutsu, practitioners train in the use of many potentially fatal moves. However, because students mostly train in a non competitive environment, risk is minimised. Students are taught all necessary break falling skills to allow them to routinely practice otherwise dangerous throws.

Answer 2

Jujitsu is a true combat art. After WWII all military activities, to include martial arts were supposed to stop. However many martial arts claimed they were a sport like Judo. Jujitsu was practiced underground for a while but eventually came out into the open again.

Jujitsu uses leading control. A person wants his fist to go a certain direction, and you allow it to do so and then lead it to where you want it to go. This allows you to use a persons own momentum to perform throws and take downs. This art form also attacks the joints, a lot. There seems to be no end to the types of joint manipulations that come from Jujitsu.

Jujitsu also uses a number of strikes which a lot of martial arts that do throws and take downs don't do. I think it's a well rounded art but it requires lots of dedication and hard work to become good at.

Good luck!

Answer 3

That's basically how it works. There is more to it than that, but if that is what you are looking for then Jujitsu or even Aikido would work.

Jujitsu does use strikes as well, mostly to set up the opponent for some form of choke or other submission technique. There are now many forms of Jujitsu that have been modified over generations, but they all maintain the basic core of being a grappling art.

Good luck.

Answer 4

I took Jujitsu for about a year when I was 14 (14 years ago!) and to me it seemed like a pure form of self-defense. We did a lot of tumbling and avoiding punches in the beginning. I didn't stick around long enough to really get into it, but it was different from other martial arts I have seen. I was say that your assesment is close.

Answer 5

Yes it is. It also has strikes and more. They use a guard, and manipulate the opponent by that as well. Many take downs.

Judo came from it as well, and focuses more on wrestling, but they both do.

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Answer 6

Yes let your opponent overcome themselves. Monkeystyle. check into it. too easy.Its good to learn taiquando and karate. and all forms. Kind of comes as a suprise when you are put in a threatening position to have no choice but to use it. Wrestling helps too.

Answer 7

correct. jiu-jitsu is the martial art of zen. you remain calm, receptive, and alert. you watch you opponent, and use their motions to take them to the floor, where grapples and submission is applied.

you do not attack, there are no offensive moves, just defensive and submissive. you watch the enemies center of gravity, and try to throw him off balance, and use his attacks momentum to counter. a very effective fighting style. its like a venus fly trap, you wait until the prey is in position, then you spring the trap.

my brother used to take it, pretty good techniques.

Answer 8

It works on the principles of balance, center of gravity, pressure points, and intelligence. A small person can be very effective in warding off an attacker if they know when and how to move, using the attackers pressure points against them, how to keep your balance while your attacker loses theirs.

Answer 9

It is all about learning to take advantage of your opponents balance or lack of balance Grasshopper!

Answer 10

the martial arts all come from the same basis but art different talkes on a complex issue like siblings in a family