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What is Jitsu?

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Jitsu (short for jiu jitsu) is a Japanese martial art that incorporates strikes, kicks, throws, locks, weapons, meditation and massage. It forms the basis of most of the world’s armies’ and police forces’ self-defence training and is effective against multiple armed and unarmed attackers.

It doesn’t require great strength, size, or flexibility since it uses attackers’ energy against themselves.

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Techniques being taught at the Nationals Jitsuka training in judo-style 'randori' Novices and grades demonstrate techniques in 'v's and 'gauntlets' at the Atemi Nationals
  1. Techniques being taught at the Nationals
  2. Jitsuka training in judo-style 'randori'
  3. Novices and grades demonstrate techniques in 'v's and 'gauntlets' at the Atemi Nationals

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Where we train

City Jitsu Club trains twice a week near Angel and the Barbican, London, EC1, at City University, Northampton Square, Islington.

Training times
Sunday: 12pm–2pm

Directions

The Club in Action

  • Club member Liam demonstrates techniques in a gauntlet
  • Grades and instructors at the 10th anniversary session
  • Grades and novices practise techniques while instructors observe
  • Grades demonstrate techniques they've learnt
  • Instructor Gesa Brinkmann demonstrates a technique
  • Training at our 10th anniversary session
  • Instructor Gesa Brinkmann demonstrates a throw
  • A scene from our 10th anniversary session
  • An orange belt demonstrating an armlock in a circle
  • Members often have to demonstrate what they have learned that session in front of other Jitsuka
  • Novices can train in light clothing until they own their own gi.
  • Novices being taught a wristlock

Videos of techniques

  • Sensei Mat Phillips demonstrates an ashi-guruma throw followed by a rare immobilisation technique
  • Techniques being demonstrated and taught at the City Jitsu 10th anniversary session
  • Kata-juji-jime, the half-cross strangle
  • An o-goshi (major hip) throw into yoko-shiho-gatame, the side four quarters hold
  • Kata-gatame, the shoulder hold
  • Ude-garami, the forearm entanglement, used in groundwork
  • Ko-tsuri-komi-goshi, the minor lifting drawing hip throw
  • O-tsuri-komi-goshi, the major lifting, drawing hip throw
  • Ko-tomoe-seoi-nage, the small circle shoulder throw
  • Irimi-nage, the entering body throw