Jujitsu history
Alpha corps has provided training in jujitsu to police, military
members here is the history of jujitsu
The practice of Jiu-Jitsu can be traced back in history
more than 2,500 years. Jui- Jitsu (JU means gentle; JITSU means art)
developed from many individual teachings that either originated in
Japan or found their way to Japan from other Asian countries. In
2674 B.C. the first mention of Martial Arts comes from Huang-Di
(China).
The first dated mention of Jui-Jitsu was during the period
722-481 B.C. when open-hand techniques were used during the Choon
Chu era of China. The next historical phase of Jui-Jitsu, which had
gone into decline with the closing of the Tokugawa era, was in 1882.
This is when Jigoro Kano developed the sport of Judo from Jui-Jitsu.
Judo is practiced in a dojo (training hall), the floor of which
is covered with tatami (straw mat) or with a newer type of
plastic foam mat. Practitioners are barefooted and wear a suit (judogi)
consisting of a loose fitting, strongly woven cotton jacket and
a cotton trouser that reaches at least half way down the lower
leg. The jacket is secured by an obi (belt) wrapped around the
waist twice and tied with a square knot in the front.
Etiquette pays an important part in judo. It is customary for
all judoka to execute a standing bow (ritsu-rei) upon both
entering and leaving the dojo. A standing bow is also exchanged
between judoka at the beginning and end of a contest, free
practice, or formal practice. Furthermore, formal classes always
begin and end with a kneeling bow (za-rea) to the sensei
Teacher.
The first thing one is taught in Judo is ukemi (falling), in
which the arms are used as a shock absorber by striking the mat
when the body impacts with the ground. The head must never touch
the ground and the body must be totally relaxed. Falling is
learned to the left and right side (yokoukemi), backward (ushiro-
ukemi), forward (mae-ukemi), as well as in a rolling manner (zempo-kaiten-
ukemi).
