Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu, is a Japanese martial art that first became widely known in the early 20th century under the headmastership of Takeda Sokaku. Takeda had extensive training in several martial arts (including Kashima Shinden Jikishinkage-ryū and sumo) and referred to the style he taught as “Daitō-ryū” (literally, “Great Eastern School”). Although the school’s traditions... more »
O goshi (large hip) is the simplest koshi to visualize as well as execute. The movement involves stepping inside, blocking, and rotating the hips into position. It refers to simply reaching your hand back around your partners waist (on the belt), loading your partner onto your hip and throwing. This is easily received from a shomen... more »
Tai otoshi (body drop) is a Judo/Jujutsu throw. In Aikido version of this technique, as the attacker attempts to strike the defender reaches under his foe’s arm and seizes his gi with both arms while moving his left leg in front of his right to prepare for a subsequent move. The defender then pivots... more »
It’s nowhere to run and it’s nowhere to hide when the gun is pointing at you… what would you do? WARNING! This video is for mature audience only! Use common sense at all... more »
The calf crusher (or calf slicer) is Sambo/Brazilian jiu-jitsu technique, a compression lock that involves pressing the calf and/or thigh muscle into one of the bones in the leg. Similarly to the biceps slicer, a leg slicer can be applied by inserting an arm or leg in the on the backside of the knee,... more »
The can opener (in Japanese Jujutsu referred to as kubi hishigi) is a hyperflexing neck crank that can be applied from the opponent’s guard or from a mounted position, by grabbing the opponent’s head using the hands, and forcing it towards the chest of the opponent. In competitions (where allowed) it is usually used... more »
The cattle catch (also referred to as reverse crucifix, iron cross or stocks) is a hyperflexing neck crank involving trapping the opponent’s hands and forcing the head towards his or her chest. The technique is performed with the opponent lying on his or her back, and the combatant performing the neck crank perpendicularly face-down... more »
The cross armlock (juji gatame) is derived from japanese jujutsu. In general, the attacker grabs the wrist of the targeted arm of the opponent, holding and securing it by squeezing it between the thighs of the attacker. The attacker’s legs end up across the opponent’s chest, with the arm held between the thighs, with... more »
In this episode of Fight Quest, Doug and Jimmie travel to California to check out street fighting style of Kajukenbo. There they learn what it’s like to deal with mutiple attackers, weapons, and finish the week off with a limited rules kickboxing match. Kajukenbo is a hybrid martial art that combines Western Boxing, Judo,... more »
Fusen Ryu is possibly one of the youngest jujutsu school. Fusen Ryu jujutsu style goes back only to the end of Edo Period (Bakumatsu). The art is well known for it’s practicality and influence on modern day ground work and submission. Though a Koryu, Randori is still a common practice today. In 1900, Kodokan... more »
Gene LeBell was born in 1932 in Los Angeles, and holds a 10th degree black belt (red belt rank) in Judo and a 9th degree black belt in Jujutsu. Along with Judo and Jujutsu, Gene has also trained in Boxing, Catch-Wrestling and Kyokushin Karate. In addition to martial arts, he also dubbed in professional... more »
The Kodokan Go no Kata is set of exercises developed in 1887. The Kodokan preserved the techniques of this kata from early jujutsu training methods. Originally this kata was called the GoJu no Kata (the form of strength and flexibility), however the research into the kata was inadequate and the developers were not pleased... more »
Hadaka jime (rear naked choke) is a chokehold in Judo, BJJ and many other martial arts applied from an opponent’s back. Depending on the context, the term may refer to one of two variations of the technique, either arm can be used to apply the choke in both cases. The term rear naked choke... more »
Hakkō-ryū Jujutsu is a school or ‘style’ of jujutsu related to Daito-ryu founded in 1941 by Okuyama Ryuho (1901–1987) a student of Sokaku Takeda and a practitioner of shiatsu. Many techniques of this school are very similar to those of the Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu. The school is now headed by his son who took the... more »
Hapkido (“the way of harmony”) is a dynamic and eclectic Korean martial art. It is a form of self-defense that employs joint locks, techniques of other martial arts, as well as kicks, punches, and other striking attacks. There is also the use of traditional weapons, including a sword, rope, nunchaku, cane, short stick, and... more »
Hikikomi Gaeshi also known as pulling-in counter, is one of the preserved throwing techniques of japanese Jujutsu. It belonged to the fourth group, Yonkyo, of the 1895 Gokyo no Waza lists of Judo. It is categorized as a front sacrifice technique, Ma-sutemi. [From... more »
Judo was derived from Jujitsu, a japanese martial art that uses punches, kicks, blocks, wrist-locks, leg-locks, throws, pins, arm-locks and strangles. As a fighting form it is very effective, but as a sport or a form of physical education it had one problem – A lot of practice partners were damaged during the learning... more »