Archive for January, 2010
20 self defense techniques of Traditional Jujutsu
[20 self defense techniques of Traditional Jujutsu applied on most common attacks]
Traditional Jujutsu systems typically place more emphasis on throwing, immobilizing and pinning, joint-locking, choking, and strangling techniques as compared with other martial arts systems such as karate. Atemi-waza (striking techniques) were seen as less important in most older Japanese systems, since samurai body armor protected against many striking techniques.
[From Wikipedia. Original page is here]