| WHAT IS JUJUTSU? It may be easier to tell you what Jujutsu is not. Jujutsu is not a game, or a competition or an athletic event. Jujutsu is life and death. Jujutsu is unarmed or lightly armed self defense against another human being. Therefore, Jujutsu training should be taken very seriously. It should not be a sport (but it has been used as such). It should not be used to demonstrate who is tougher than who (but it has been used as such). It should not be relegated to professionally trained athletes (although this has come to pass). Jujutsu is designed so that the weak can protect themselves from the strong - or that the unarmed can protect themselves from the armed. When not a time of war - it should be used to protect ones self and ones family from harm. Jujutsu is also more than this. Jujutsu is a way of life. It is a constant battle against ones own mind. It is a constant battle to perfect ones own spirit, mind and body. It is service to something far bigger and far older than ones own self. Most of all, it must be realized that the ability to fight is the lowest form of success in jujutsu. The development of skill and spirit combined, so that fighting is no longer the goal, is the highest form of success in jujutsu. ABOUT KOBUKAI JUJITSU The Kobukai Jujitsu Dojo was founded in 1993 by Sensei St. Hilaire and Sensei Carvalko. The Kobukai dojo is a self defense school which practices a system made of the most effective techniques from several different Japanese Jujitsu and Aikijutsu styles. Our waza includes nage waza, atemi waza, shime waza, kansetsu waza, ne waza, small weapon defense, and (at yudansha levels) hanbojutsu, tantojutsu, kenjutsu, and various traditional healing arts. We use the traditional menkyo system of ranking for yudansha, but do also simultaneously award dan-i ranks (because they are recognized by many martial arts). We are a traditionally run dojo that follows traditional martial etiquette. The hombu dojo is a small dojo located on the property of Sensei St. Hilaire. We train as a close knit group, and thus our doors are not simply open to anyone. We want to get to know you first. Only people of good character who wish to train hard and really learn the meaning of bujutsu train at Kobukai. We are only interested in the actual self defense application of Jujitsu. All techniques are learned in a cooperative manner with a training partner, and then used in unrehearsed self defense and in-class contest. WHY CHOOSE JUJITSU? SO...WHY choose JU-JITSU over any other Martial Art? Simply put, JU-JITSU IS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE AND EFFECTIVE MARTIAL ART OF SELF DEFENSE IN THE WORLD! Ju-Jitsu has a proven track record over the last 1000 years of being the MOST EFFECTIVE unarmed self defense form. BUT...there are better reasons to choose KOBUKAI JU-JITSU training over other Martial Arts: Ju-Jitsu does not oppose strength with strength, but uses technique, balance, and taking advantage of inherent weaknesses in the human body to conquer an opponent of superior size and strength. Ju-Jitsu uses throws, takedowns, joint locks and manipulations, pressure points, striking, kicking, choking, wrestling, etc. in an aresenal of literally thousands of combinations to beat an opponent. Ju-Jitsu will get you in shape quickly and will increase the flexibility of your body. Ju-Jitsu will give you realistic and effective self-defense techniques from the very first class. Ju-Jitsu has etiquette and tradition, while practicing the most up-to-date self defense strategies and techniques.. |
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