What is Ju-Jitsu
Ju-Jitsu means ‘the gentle way’ or ‘the gentle art’. Ju-Jitsu is a full contact martial art and is not to everyone’s liking, but those who stick it out learn tricks of agility and endurance that few thought they could achieve before they started to train with us. 
The first lessons start with learning the basics of a defensive fighting stance and falling safely. There is a LOT of throwing in our style of Ju-Jitsu so it's really important that people can fall safely and with confidence. The ethos behind Ju-Jitsu is using the power and weight of an aggressor against them. This can be a gentle manipulation or a full force blow or throw - whichever is most appropriate for the situation. Ju-Jitsu does not rely on great body strength, instead our training teaches timing, flexibility, agility and knowledge of the body. Combine and practice all of these and you have the ability to control a confrontational situation as much to prevent injury to the person who may be attacking you as to protect yourself. 
Ju-Jitsu encompasses throws, locks striking and blocking techniques and so has a very wide syllabus. The usual formula for a Ju-Jitsu technique is to deflect a strike, move with the blow and unbalance the attacker. At the same time a counterstrike to an exposed area may be applied to further weaken the opponent. The defender then takes advantage of the attacker's lack of balance and moves to throw. Once on the floor the defender can apply a lock and/or a further strike to immobilise or incapacitate the attacker. 
As students advance through the syllabuses the techniques become more complex and the ability to adapt from one technique to another becomes more important. At higher levels students begin to learn weapons kata, not as a practical means of self defence but as a way of honing their Ju-Jitsu. Weapons kata improve stances, muscular co-ordination and movement. This, in turn, reinforces the unarmed techniques, making them stronger, more fluid and graceful.
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