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NIHON

JUJUTSU

The human need to survive has led him, throughout history, to gene-
rate in different corners of the world different fighting systems that

will preserve their physical integrity and that of their loved ones.
Of course, Japan has not been an exception and throughout its diffe-
rent periods has been creating a large number of armed combat tech-

niques such as Kyujutsu 弓術 (archery techniques), Kenjutsu 剣術
(samurai sword techniques), or Sojutsu 槍術 (spear-fighting techni-
ques) among many others, as well as different hand-to-hand combat
methods like the Nihon Jujutsu 柔術.

apanese warriors have been self-defense and to resolve situa-
Jadapting and modifying their tions of unexpected attacks that
fighting techniques throughout do not arise from a formal com-
their history, bearing in mind bat, make these techniques are
that combat needs in times of refined and perfected and that
war and in times of peace are they will play a much more rele-
completely different. Therefore, vant role within the forms of Jap-
it is important to understand that anese combat.
such modifications have been
more a necessity to the changes The main groups of the Nihon Ju-
of society than a choice of the in- jutsu techniques are:
dividual that generates the forms
of fighting. NAGE WAZA
(THROWING TECHNIQUES):
The separation of techniques of
armed and disarmed combat that It is the name that receives all
today is so well defined with dif- the techniques of projection, cut
ferent martial arts that practice it short and demolition used by the
independently, in ancient times warrior to destabilize the oppo-
was only a change of situation nent and knock him down and,
within the combat. When one of in this way, cause him damage,
the warriors on the battlefield immobilize him or end with him.
was unarmed he had to face his There is a great variety of them
enemy using only his hand-to- and they also undergo modifi-
hand techniques to knock down, cations over the years, but all of
control and neutralize him, even them cover the need to solve the
disarming the adversary, using short distance combat once they
his weapons against him. Af- hold us and try to immobilize or
terwards, in later periods and knock us down.
in times of peace, the need for

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