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The Grappling Traditions of the Martial Arts
Home » Exercise Equipment » Martial Arts » The Grappling Traditions of the Martial ArtsPosted by Your Guide on October 9, 2006 7:45 PM
Jujitsu (also called jujutsu): Jujitsu is a Japanese martial art, probably developed by 15-and 16th-century Japanese samurai warriors. Like other grappling arts, jujitsu involves wrestling, holding, and throwing techniques. Jujitsu artists use an attacker's energy against him, defusing the attack through their techniques. The tradition's name means "art of gentleness" in Japanese.
Judo: Judo developed from jujitsu in the 19th-century, and like jujitsu, is a Japanese grappling art. "Judo" means "gentle way." Aikido is also a martial art developed from jujitsu, but aikido differs from judo and jujitsu in that it is essentially noncombative. Aikido artists attempt both to move with the attacker's force (a principle which judo and jujitsu also share) and to lead the attacker in a circular path around the aikidoist. Then the aikido artist may use joint-locks or other grappling techniques to immobilize the attacker.
There are numerous other grappling traditions of the martial arts, but the above are the most popular. Other traditions, such as karate and kung fu, may also practice some grappling techniques derived from jujitsu or other grappling arts.
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