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Submission Grappling vs. Classical Ju-jutsu; when cultures and concepts collide
Introduction
There are many similarities between the sport of Submission Grappling and the classical Japanese Ju-jutsu systems. Both arts emphasize grappling over striking. Both arts recognize the importance and efficiency of ground-fighting. (more…)
Submission Grappling Choke
Here is a modern way of applying the Rear Naked Choke, which had it’s origins in Classical Japanese Ju-Jutsu.
(This technique is from the Submission Grappling vs. Classical Ju-Jutsu article on Grapplearts.com) (more…)
Submission Grappling Armlock
This armlock has been part of the Japanese Ju-Jutsu arsenal for hundreds of years; here’s how it’s applied in a modern-day submission grappling context…
(This technique is from the Submission Grappling vs. Classical Ju-Jutsu article on Grapplearts.com)
Classical Ju-jutsu Leglock
Classical Japanese Ju-Jutsu included leglocks as well as armlocks and chokes. The details of how the technique were applied were a little different however…
(This technique is from the Submission Grappling vs. Classical Ju-Jutsu article on Grapplearts.com)
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Submission Grappling Leglock
Leglocks have been around for a long time, but modern grapplers use them in slightly different contexts than classical grapplers. Here’s how a submission grappler might link a takedown and a match-ending ankle-lock…
(This technique is from the Submission Grappling vs. Classical Ju-Jutsu article on Grapplearts.com)
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Classical Ju-jutsu Choke
Most of the techniques used in modern grappling were used in some other form in some other grappling art first. Here’s how the Rear Naked Choke might have looked back in the day…
(This technique is from the Submission Grappling vs. Classical Ju-Jutsu article on Grapplearts.com)
Classical Ju-jutsu Armlock
Here’s one classical approach to applying the armlock that has morphed into the ‘Americana’ or Figure 4 Armlock in modern submission grappling). As you can see, it’s similar but different…
(This technique is part of the Submission Grappling vs. Classical Ju-Jutsu article on Grapplearts.com)
From Traditional Ju-jutsu to Modern Grappling
Brazilian jiu-jitsu, submission grappling and mixed martial arts are relatively new phenomena, but they are rooted in martial traditions hundreds, and even thousands of years old. Although I choose to train and compete in a modern setting I still believe that there is value in examining the origins of one’s art. (more…)
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