Neutralizing Skill And Speed With Proximity

Make contact, keep it. That’s a basic philosophy of our system or ketsugo jujutsu. When someone throws a punch or a kick, or moves in to grapple – they are giving us a gift by presenting us a set of targets for attack.
It’s a good idea not to box a boxer, or wrestle a wrestler, [...]

The Role of the Sensei and Courtesy in Practice

Courtesy
Martial Arts practice begins and ends with courtesy. At the beginning of our practice we “bow in” with a short ceremony, at the end we “bow out”. The ceremony is spiritual but not religious, and is a very important part of the training.
The importance of the ceremony is that we are shifting from our [...]