Sei Ryoku Senyo Ju Jitsu, was established in
1983 by Sensie Andrew Strickland (5th Dan Renshi,
Goshin Jitsu). His aim was to run a non-political and non-profit
making club, to promote Ju Jitsu, but Martial Arts in general.
We believe that we can learn from anyone, so everyone is
welcome.
Ju Jitsu is one of the oldest Martial Arts,
its origins dating back over 2500 years with its roots in the
combination of teachings that either originated in Japan or from
neighboring oriental countries. It has been said that Ju Jitsu
can be traced back to the legendary Gods Kajima and Kadori, who
used the art against inhabitants of an eastern province as
punishment for their lawlessness.
We believe that all Martial Arts are
basically the same, its just the delivery that’s different, ie,
if your art uses kicks, punches, strikes, locks, chokes,
strangles or throws, then they will be done to a greater or
lesser degree than other arts who specialize in those specific
techniques, to be really good at throws, you should study Judo,
to be good with your hands you should study Boxing or Wing Chun,
to be a kicker try Tae Kwon Do or Muay Thai etc.
The strength in Ju Jitsu, is its
unpredictability, in Karate one is likely to kick or punch, Judo
will probably grab or throw and a boxer will punch and so on,
but in Ju Jitsu one will do what it takes to defend and will
combine all of the arts at their disposal to obtain a favorable
out come.
The art in Ju Jitsu is to be able to blend
the various techniques together, so that you can defend or fight
at different fighting ranges, but, you must also select the
right technique for the situation that you find yourself in,
bear in mind that all techniques do not work in every situation,
the techniques we learn are just tools in a tool bag that we can
select to do a particular task, and every new technique that we
learn can be put into our tool bag.
We try not to concern ourselves with what
style is best, but take the best from each style and use it to
your advantage, what might be good for you, may not be good for
the next guy,
"What does it matter the colour of the cat, as
long as it catches the mice"
