| Unarmed fighting forms have be a part of
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| | While these techniques are not as
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| Japanese culture for many centuries.
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| | relevant with today's weapons, Tokyo
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| Unarmed combat is mentioned in the
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| | police still carry a hojo cord and train
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| earliest Japanese historical records. The
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| | with it regularly. Truly modern Jujutsu
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| Japanese fighting systems we know today
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| | was founded towards the end of the
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| have their origins found in ancient
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| | Tokegawa period around the year 1850.
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| Japanese battlefield combat systems. The
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| | Around this time many Jujutsu schools
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| fighting styles that fall under the
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| | sprung up which stressed Jujitsu training
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| general name Sengoku Jujutsu were
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| | based on the Edo Jujustsu system rather
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| originally not for unarmed combat as much
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| | than the Sengoku Jujutsu system as
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| as they were to help a lightly armored
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| | battlefield confrontation was no longer
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| warrior defeat a heavily armed warrior.
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| | very relevant. Modern Jujutsu is employed
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| The heavily armed attacker would
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| | by law enforcement and military all
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| generally not be prepared to defend
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| | around the world. It is a very effective
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| against unarmed techniques. Jujitsu
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| | way to restrain an attacker without using
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| training includes learning striking, body
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| | lethal force. If an opponent is not
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| throws, sweeps, joint-locks, off-balance
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| | trained in Jujutsu, it is very hard for
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| throws, pinning, grappling, wrestling,
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| | them to defend against Jujutsu's attacks
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| strangulating holds, submission holds,
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| | and control maneuvers. Modern Jujutsu is
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| and even weapon skills such as with the
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| | also very popular in the mixed martial
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| tanto. Jujitsu training also includes
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| | arts sport of today, and there are also
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| defensive strategies such as evasion,
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| | many Jujutsu specific competitions. One
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| blocking, blending, escaping, and
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| | of the reasons Jujutsu is so effective is
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| maintaining balance. During the Edo
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| | that it specializes in reacting to any
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| period is when the Jujitsu that we
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| | given situation. You do not just run
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| recognize today started to come into
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| | striking drills and hope an opponent
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| being. The Nihon Jujutsu of today is a
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| | cannot defend against your combinations.
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| child of Edo Jujutsu, which was less
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| | Jujutsu allows the student to stay
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| battlefield oriented and focused on
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| | effective no matter where the fight goes.
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| dealing with unarmored opponents. One of
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| | If the fight goes to the ground, the
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| the primary differences is the addition
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| | Jujutsu student is prepared. Jujutsu
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| use of striking vital targets. This would
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| | allows the student to keep control over
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| not be of much use against an armored
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| | the fight and impose his strategy upon
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| opponent, but it is very powerful when
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| | the opponent no matter what they try to
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| used against an enemy in civilian or
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| | do.
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| street clothes. One aspect of the
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| | Yoshi I Kundagawa is a freelance
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| original forms of Jujitsu training that
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| | journalist. He covers the mixed martial
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| is no longer seen much is the use of a
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| | arts industry. For a free report on
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| cord to restrain or choke an attacker.
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| | jujitsu training visit his blog.
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