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