Morihei Ueshiba was born on December 14 1883 in a village of the province of Wakayama, south of Osaka (Japan). He was short (158 cm) and still a frail teenager when he briefly studied Jujutsu at the age of 17 at the Kito School (Tokusaburo Tosawa) in Tokyo. In 1903, at the onset of... more »
Dr. Moses Powell was a Martial Arts “living legend” with more than 47 years of consummate study in the fighting arts. His experience and achievements are countless and his name is world-renowned. In 1965, Dr. Powell was the featured martial arts demonstrator at the New York World’s Fair. The following year in 1966, he... more »
Combat Judo otherewise known as “Dumog” is uniquely a Filipino style of self-dfense, that is based on surprise, sudden, quick, abbreviated movements to disable one’s opponents. Guns were scarce during World War II; hence, the hands and the feet were developed to become the unexpected deadly weapons in order to survive. The founder and... more »
Obi Otoshi (belt drop) is one of the preserved throwing techniques of Japanese Jujutsu. It belongs to the 1895 Judo Gokyo no Waza lists. A related technique with the same name is also on the Shinyo no Maki list of Danzan Ryu Jujitsu. It is categorized as a hand technique,... more »
Okuri eri jime (sliding lapel strangle) is one of the twelve constriction techniques of Kodokan Judo in the Shime waza list. It is a purely gi technique, but the principles are very similar to the rear kaked chocke and many other no-gi chokes. It mainly disrupts blood flow through both carotids using the collars... more »
Oshi taoshi (the pushing topple). is a Tomiki Aikido and Jujutsu joint lock. In this technique, Tori slides back and to the left, avoiding the blow. As he does so, he pulls back on the attacker’s arm. As the attacker pulls back to regain his balance, Tori slides forward, keeping the attacker’s elbow in... more »
English master Robert Clark of World Ju Jitsu Federation (WJJF) demonstrates some good jujutsu techniques in a 1986 footage. The last part of this video is about pressure points... more »
Real Aikido is a martial art developed by Ljubomir Vračarević, a self-defence instructor from Serbia. It is a mixture of aikido, and jujutsu techniques, with some modifications made by Vračarević. The Real Aikido defense system includes unarmed techniques, as well as defense against weapons such as knife, pistol, etc. It includes Aikido/Jujutsu techniques simplified... more »
In Ryote-jime (two-hand strangle) two hands on either side of the neck apply the strangle by twisting of the wrists. Like juji-jime, but without the crossed arm movement. Any movement can be considered Ryote-jime, the two videos demonstrating two collar grips, fingers in-thumbs out and thumbs out-fingers in. Other collar grips will suffice. Another... more »
Sankaku gatame (triangle arm lock) is one of the official 29 grappling techniques of Kodokan Judo. It is one of the nine joint techniques of the Kansetsu waza list, one of the three grappling lists in Judo’s katame waza enumerating 29 grappling techniques. [1] This hold starts from a possition similar to kami-shiho-gatame. Tori... more »
A triangle choke (called Sankaku-Jime in judo) is a type of figure-four chokehold which strangles the opponent by encircling the opponent’s neck and one arm with the legs in a configuration similar to the shape of a triangle. The technique is a type of lateral vascular restraint that constricts the blood flow from the... more »
Sasuga is a martial arts club, which operates in Helsinki, Finland. They practice mainly a Japanese martial art called Daito ryu Aikijujutsu. For more information go to www.sasuga.fi. PART... more »
Shinshinkan karate is a Shorin-ryu karate Traditional Martial Arts Style. The video shows some effective Jujutsu techniques for street fighting and self... more »
Sukui Nage is a double leg takedown, one of the original 40 throws of Judo as developed by Jigoro Kano. It belongs to the fourth group, Yonkyo, of the traditional throwing list, Gokyo (no waza), of Kodokan Judo. It is also part of the current 67 Throws of Kodokan Judo. It is classified as... more »
Tai sabaki no kata is a part of the Yoseikan Aikido, the aikido taught at the Yoseikan Dojo in Shizuoka, Japan, under the direction of Minoru Mochizuki. This pattern demonstrates the use of body movement, with the Judo principles of kuzushi (unbalancing), tsukuri (positioning), and gake (throwing). The kata shows how these principles relate... more »