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Knife defences

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Jitsu incorporates a wide variety of defences against knife attacks, involving locks, throws, and strikes. However, in general, the recommended defence is to run away since they are very scary weapons to deal with - they can be used to attack many parts of the body with stabs or slashes and the proficient knife user can mix in grabs and other attacks to try to prevent you from defending yourself.

Nevertheless, if the worst comes to the worst and there's no way out of the fight, you'll need to know how to avoid getting hurt if possible. Jitsuka learn to defend themselves against rubber knives and basic attacks at first, but higher grades learn to defend themselves against blunt metal knives before eventually graduating to 'sharps' and stalking attackers who feint and are generally 'tricky'.

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Wristlock number 1 against a knife to the face with disarm Armlock 5 against a knife to the groin Wristlock 1 against a backhanded slash to the face with a knife A wristlock and armlock defence to a knife attack
  1. Wristlock number 1 against a knife to the face with disarm
  2. Armlock 5 against a knife to the groin
  3. Wristlock 1 against a backhanded slash to the face with a knife
  4. A wristlock and armlock defence to a knife attack

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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

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The Club in Action

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

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
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