| Japanese Jujitsu which is also known as Traditional | | | | Chuck Norris. It's not until Tom Cruise acted in the |
| Jujitsu is accepted as the mother of many of the | | | | movie the "Last Samurai" that western society |
| modern arts of the 20th century. Karate, Judo, | | | | became privy to the martial art of Jujitsu. The |
| Aikido and Brazilian Jujitsu are just a few of the | | | | Tom Cruise of Jujitsu in the 1800s was a man by |
| arts that have spawned from this ancient martial | | | | the name of Jigoro Kano who was one of the |
| art. During the feudal period of Japan, an art was | | | | champion practitioners of the martial arts.What |
| needed for warfare. A definitive date for the | | | | Jigoro Kano did was devise a way that not only |
| origins of this martial art is impossible to locate | | | | could Jujitsu be practiced safely but competitions |
| but it is universally agreed upon that Jujitsu is | | | | and exhibitions could now be held as a way of |
| purely a Japanese martial art. Known as the art of | | | | exposure for the art. What he essentially did was |
| the Samurai, Jujitsu was highly feared and | | | | eliminate the deadly striking and eye gouging from |
| respected by other territories due to its vast skill | | | | the martial art and focused on both the throwing |
| set. A samurai was trained in weapons consisting | | | | and submission holds. The problem was his art |
| of the staff, the katana, the sword and many | | | | became so watered down that it didn't even |
| others, while he was also trained in all ranges of | | | | reassemble Jujitsu anymore. Not only was the |
| fighting including striking, throwing and ground | | | | striking omitted but some of the submissions such |
| grappling.Jujitsu is an art that for the most part | | | | as leg locks were also taken out. Jigoro Kano had |
| has gone unrecognized for its many contributions | | | | also introduced a way for all the practitioners of |
| to the martial arts community as a whole. This | | | | the art t o partake in live sparring. This was |
| isn't to say that most people aren't aware of the | | | | known as randori and out of it a new sport was |
| art, they just aren't fully aware of the various | | | | born which we now call Judo.You might be |
| facets of this martial art. This isn't a new problem, | | | | wondering how a martial art like Jujitsu can |
| this has been the story throughout history when | | | | benefit you in this day in age. The fact of the |
| it comes to Jujitsu. Remember that in the early | | | | matter is, yes it was created for the Samurai to |
| years of its inception it was only taught to | | | | do battle in war, but with some of the |
| Samurai's and they used it in a way that was not | | | | modifications made to it in the last two centuries, |
| only brutal but in most instances, lethal. How were | | | | it has become much safer while still keeping its |
| they supposed to get exposure for a martial art | | | | effectiveness. Not many arts were heralded |
| that couldn't be practiced or exhibited without the | | | | enough to have more then ten new martial arts |
| chance of a serious injury? Looking at the late | | | | created from them. A martial art that was good |
| 60s and early 70s you'll see that Kung-fu had its | | | | enough to preserve the life of a Samurai during |
| poster boy in martial arts legend Bruce Lee while | | | | battle is certainly capable of granting us the skills |
| Karate had an equally great spokesperson in | | | | needed to defend ourselves. |