Jutsu Technique

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Jujutsu (also spelled Jujitsu, Ju-Jitsu or Jiu-Jitsu) is a martial art originating from Japan. Jujutsu is basically a defensive form of self-defense and utilizes "Yawara-gi" or flexible techniques, where the attack of the opponent is not faced with strength, but by way of "deceiving" the opponent so that the attack power can be used to defeat him own. From this Jujutsu martial art, born some other martial arts that have similar defensive concepts, namely Aikido and Judo, both also from Japan.

Jujutsu consists of various streams (Ryuha), but on the outline is divided into two "styles", namely traditional and modern. The movements of these two "styles" of Jujutsu are almost identical, but modern Jujutsu moves have been adapted to modern self-defense situations, whereas traditional Jujutsu moves usually reflect defensive situations when the Jujutsu flow is created. For example, the Jujutsu created in the days of Sengoku Jidai (before the Tokugawa Shogunate in power) emphasized fighting on the battlefield using armor (called Yoroi Kumi Uchi), while the one created in the Edo period (after the Tokugawa Shogun in power) emphasized martial arts by wearing everyday clothes (Suhada Jujutsu).

The Jujutsu techniques outline the atemi waza (attacking the weak part of the opposing body), kansetsu waza / gyakudori (locking the opponent's joints) and the nage waza (dropping the opponent). Each Jujutsu stream has its own way of doing these techniques. These techniques were born from the methods of self-defense of the Samurai (warriors of antiquity) when they lost their swords, or did not want to use their swords (for example because they did not want to hurt or kill their opponents).