Wa Shin Ryu Jujutsu
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Head Instructor: Andrew Yiannakis, Ph.D.Instructor
Introduction and Purpose of the Course
Wa Shin Ryu Jujutsu is an integrated approach to the development of practical self defense/combative skills and inner power. It integrates diverse methods of fighting into a holistic, internally consistent system. The system focuses on the development of the total person by constantly emphasizing the integration of mind and body and the development of focused power (shuchu ryoku).
The primary and immediate purpose of this beginner course is to provide students with practical self defense skills and develop a state of mind which permits their successful application in dangerous situations. Long term goals for those who choose to pursue the study of Wa Shin Ryu include mind-body harmony, empowerment, heightened levels of awareness and self actualization. Many health/wellness benefits are also associated with the study and practice of the art (as is the case with many martial arts). To reach the goals of Wa Shin Ryu we employ the principles of the Four-Fold Path: This path requires:
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This course is for students who wish to develop their inner strength and mental and physical powers and who would like to have the option of defending themselves, if they so choose. Students who have a low tolerance for physical discomfort, who feel uncomfortable being held, restrained or rough handled, who object to fighting back when assaulted, or who object to training under conditions of high realism, are advised not to take this courseKnowledge of self defense is essential for everyone. However, the course is especially recommended for persons who place themselves at risk by their occupation and/or their area of residence. While this course is a basic intro to unarmed self defense, the effects are quite real and are experienced by students even after ten or twelve sessions. It is hoped that with the raising of such awareness, students will express the desire to pursue further the serious study of the martial arts.
This holistic system (which stresses mind-body integration) was developed over a twenty seven year period by the Founder and is based on principles modified from classical jujutsu styles and forms.
The Application of Effective Self Defense Skills Requires:
1: Presence of mind, or, the ability to remain calm and clear headed under pressure
Some Course Benefits
Upon completing the course, students report:
* increased feelings of assertiveness and decisivenessThe Nature of Combative Contexts
Combative situations (including muggings and rapes) may involve one, or all three of the following:
1. Distance Fighting
2. Close Quarter Fighting
3. Ground Fighting
An altercation may involve one, or all three of the above situations. Most attacks requiring self defense skills, however, involve inside fighting which may also include ground fighting. In many cases, the assailant will attempt to force the intended victim to the ground so as to rape them or do them further injury by kicking and punching.
1. Distance Fighting involves punching, kicking and other forms of striking with or without weapons (e.g., a club or knife). The combatants are often three to five feet apart and only come together to exchange blows before pulling back to reset, or recover. This type of fighting requires considerable training in hand-eye coordination, blocking, deflecting and counter attacking. It is the stuff advanced martial arts are made of. Rapes and muggings rarely reflect this type of fighting, although the attack may start this way.
2. Close Quarter Fighting involves contact and collision with the assailant. The assailant often grabs an arm, or throws both arms around the chest, the neck or the waist in order to establish control over the intended victim. The assailant may also use a knee, a head butt or an elbow jab to overcome any resistance that he encounters. People who panic when they find themselves in a "clinch" are the ones who suffer most in the hands of an attacker.
3. Ground Fighting. After initiating an attack by putting the victim in a clinch, the assailant may follow through to the ground. He may attempt to hold the victim down by sitting on top, by placing a knee across the chest, by holding a knife across the throat, and the like. Alternatively, he may remain standing and kick the victim from that position until the victim is clearly unable (or unwilling) to defend himself/herself.
While it is always desirable to talk one's way out of a potential altercation, if you are attacked it is clear that the assailant is not interested in talking, or negotiating. You must then resort to the OPTION OF LAST RESORT. That is, you must defend yourself using the skills you learned in your self defense/martial arts classes. In addition to acquiring the necessary self defense skills that make it possible for you to turn your body into a dangerous weapon, you must develop a state a mind that enables you to remain calm and controlled under pressure. This is accomplished through pressure training (and other forms of training) in your self defense classes.
While the primary emphasis in the course is on Wa Shin Ryu Jujutsu, selected techniques from modern sport judo will also be introduced. Students will learn selected throws, arm bars, strangling and grappling techniques, as well as break-falls. Students should bear in mind that since modern judo derives from jujutsu (mostly from Kito Ryu and Tenshin Shinyo Ryu), it is sometimes difficult to separate out the techniques of judo from those of jujutsu. However, one thing is clear; while judo techniques are used in sporting contexts in accordance with sport rules, jujutsu techniques, especially those that originate from battlefield conditions are applied in a different fashion and are intended for defense and for combative situations.
Simplified Jujutsu Course Contents
Forms of Combat
1. Distance fighting
(a) Assailant (Uke) strikes (with or without weapons) head, face or neck, upper body, lower abdomen, arms or legs
(b) Defender (tori) responds with appropriate sequence of techniques that involve evasion, blocking, deflection, joining or first strike (simultaneous blocking and counter attacking) that result in strikes, joint locking, throwing and strangling
2. Close Quarter Fighting
(a) Uke grabs tori with one or two hands/arms to establish control or in preparation for strike or take-down
(b) Tori responds with strikes, joint locking, throwing or pressure point techniques and demonstrates sequence of appropriate but linked techniques
3. Ground Fighting
In ground fighting the assailant (uke) may be standing as when kicking the defender (tori) who is on the ground, or is entangled with latter and fighting on the ground.
Techniques include use of feet and legs, strangling, striking and pressure point techniques and of course joint locking.
Training Methods
Throws
From: Ogoshi, ippon seoinage, osotogari, o uchi gari, tsurikomi ashi, hiza guruma
Joint Locks (all joints)
From: Juji gatame, ude garame, ude gatame, kote gatame, yubi gatame, etc.
Strangling Techniques
From: hadaka jime, kataha jime, nami juji jime
Hold Downs
From: Kesa gatame, kami shiho gatame, yoko shiho gatame
Some Japanese Vocabulary You Should Know
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Recommendations
1. Regular attendance (you are permitted FOUR free absences)Testing
Students' progress will be evaluated continuously throughout the course. There will be a final skills test in which students will be required to demonstrate a sequence of FIVE techniques each from the Ikkyo, Nikkyo and Sankyo No Katas, including FOUR attack combinations. The verbal test consists of 20 questions from the syllabus and includes couning to ten in Japanese, some terminology, history and the like. More details below:
1. Nikkyo No Kata (1st 5 techniques, preferred side)
2. All breakfalls
3. In-class sparring experience (kumite)
4. Verbal test (20 questions)
5. Learn 12 Guiding Principles of Wa Shin Ryu Jujutsu (in System, Philosophy and Principles file)
6. Good attendance (no more than four absences)
7. Sankyo No Kata (1st 5 techniques, preferred side)
8. Ikkyo No Kata (1st five techniques)
9. FOUR attack combinations (preferred side)
Suggested Readings
Promotion
Those who successfully complete the course will be awarded a Certificate in Wa Shin Ryu Jujutsu from the Founder and will also qualify for official rank through the USJA (United States Judo Association- Jujitsu Division) in Wa Shin Ryu Jujutsu.
About Your Head Instructor
Dr. Yiannakis is the Founder and current Soke (Grand Master) of Wa Shin Ryu Jujutsu. He also holds a 6th Dan black belt in USJA Jujutsu and a 5th Dan in USJA Judo. He has been teaching jujutsu, judo and self defense for over forty years and is Head Instructor and Director of the UNM Jujutsu Club. He is also a Research Professor in the Sport Administration Program at the University of New Mexico.
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