Mushin BUDO ASSOCIATION KYU Syllabus
A BRIEF HISTORY OF JU JITSU (JU JUTSU) The first Ju Jutsu schools (Ryu) appeared in Japan in about 1532, the earliest being Takenouchi Ryu. Originally, in the early l6th century, there was little to distinguish primitive Ju Jutsu from indigenous sumo, or Kumi-Uchi (battlefield combat). By the end of the Muromachi period (AD 1600) there was a clear separation between the two. The fighting system taught had developed out of battlefield survival techniques and was known by other names, including Wa (harmony) and Yawara (hand to hand fighting). Given that in a battle the majority of opponents were armoured, armlocks, throws and strangles were considered to be more practicable than kicks and punches. The throwing techniques of Ju Jitsu developed from fighting techniques rather than from sport. Hand to hand techniques were developed for close combat, with throwing and grappling in order to disarm and immobilise an enemy being particularly vital. Another factor that affected the development of techniques was the type of weapon the warrior was likely to find himself confronting. The control of the arm holding the weapon was favoured as the way to deal with stabbing attacks, and Ude Gatame and Waki Gatame can be attributed to the need to disarm swordsmen or warriors armed with knives. The wearing of armour and the muddy, slippery nature of most battlefields also explains the surprising number of sacrifice throws, Sutemi Waza, which are regarded as inherently perilous techniques in combat sports. On a bloodsoaked, slippery battlefield, where it was difficult to keep one's balance, it was important to go to the ground with an advantage, and Sutemi Waza provided the means of turning the tables before impact, and so getting on top of an enemy. 120 years later other names were given to what was being taught, including Tai Jutsu (body techniques) and Kempo (Japanese) Kenpo (Korean) (a character reading Ch uan Fa in Chinese). Many of those practising Ju Jutsu were Bushi, warriors who were not samurai aristocrats and who were increasingly interested in striking technique s that could be used against unarmed attackers, such as peasant robbers or belligerent drunks. Killing people in brawls was illegal then as now, so less than lethal techniques were needed for dealing with life's little problems. Ju Jutsu expanded in this period and the technique s that grew in popularity then have more in common with those practiced in the modern day, being intended for self-protection rather than a battlefield fight to the death. Ju Jitsu offers the very finest self-defence training currently available. The effectiveness of this system is unequalled, and it is of huge importance that both potential and existing students of this martial art appreciate that along with the privilege of studying it, comes a great deal of responsibility. Ju Jitsu is a complete and effective fighting art that demands of its practitioner s commitment, discipline and a level of maturity found only in a small segment of society. The aim of the training sessions is to teach students physical fitness, to avoid and block an attack, to convert an attack to their advantage and to immobilise an attacker by means of strikes, locks, throws, strangles and chokes. Weapon techniques are also taught. Training is both physical, in the sense of teaching technique, and mental, or "spiritual", in the sense of developing self-discipline, self-determination and selfconfidence. Progression in this martial art is recognised by regular grading, but most of all students are encouraged, not to compare their ability to others, but to gauge the improvement in their own performance over time. It is the martial art for everyone, men and women alike.
The concept of reasonable force is a basic tenet of Ju-Jitsu. Consequently, the selfdefence tactics and methods found within the art are structured so as to allow each technique or combination of techniques to be applied within the confines of clearly defined echelon responses and therefore with graduating degrees of force. For instance, the "soft" immobilisation locks and holds of the system are ideal for use as a response to a less harsh attack such as grabbing or holding, whist the delivery of "hard" techniques such as striking, kicking or throwing may be the most apt counter to a more severe attack. Our aims and objectives as Ju Jitsu instructors are as follows: to provide to those who are prepared to study safe, authentic, relevant, effective and valid self-defence skills combined with, and dependent upon, maturity, commitment, spirit, restraint and serious mindness. To respond to a "minor" attack in a "major" way would not only be illegal, it would be morally indefensible. However, if faced with a "major" attack, regardless of the morality or legality of the situation, the individual has a right to protect himself. It is better to be judged by twelve good men than be carried by six grieving friends. In order to effectively address the issue of self-defence, and in order to be able to offer realistic and valid self-defence skills, it is imperative that the student and the method he or she is studying reflect upon the nature of violence. It is of no use to condition a student to the idea that physical confrontation is anything other than a direct threat to that person's well-being. The techniques, concepts and skills imparted to a student must enable that student, after an appropriate training period, to be more capable of defending him or herself against an attack. (Ju Jitsu embraces the belief that everyone has the responsibility to themselves and their loved ones to return home each day safely and to that end the techniques taught should enable them to do that should they be threatened with personal attack. The techniques work just as well today in the car park or the pub as they did in the streets of medieval Japan. You don't have to want to be a samurai or a ninja to make use of the techniques. Discipline, etiquette and courtesy are considered to be of paramount importance within this martial art, and all students who participate must understand unequivocally that if they are found to have misused their knowledge of Ju Jitsu (or any other martial art) they will be barred from attending any Ju Jitsu Dojo, and their license will be endorsed accordingly. With privilege comes responsibility. Sensei John Griffiths Mushin Budo Association
REQUIRED DOJO ETIQUETTE AND RULES OF THE DOJO LATENESS Lateness is unacceptable. It is an insult to the Dojo, to other students and to the Sensei. You should arrive at the Dojo with time to spare before the commencement of the starting time. You should be changed and ready to commence training five minutes prior to the starting time. If you have a reasonable excuse for lateness, i.e. work or family matters, then speak to your Sensei. Allowance will be made. However, if this concession is abused, it will be withdrawn. DRESS Your Gi must be properly maintained, be in good order, be laundered regularly and will only be worn in the correct fashion. It is not acceptable to be in any trouser bottoms and a tee-shirt, etc (unless you are new). When travelling to and from the Dojo, your Gi should be concealed. It is not considered appropriate to display your belt or Gi anywhere other than in the Dojo. MAT ETIQUETTE Students should Rei (bow) on the following occasions: When entering or leaving the Dojo When stepping onto the Tatami (mat) When acknowledged by a senior grade, or by the Sensei When commencing training with a partner When ceasing to train with that partner When the lesson is formally commenced and closed Finger and toenails should be kept clean and at a reasonable length. A student may not leave the Dojo without requesting permission from the senior grade present, and the student must always inform that senior where he or she is going. This is for your safety, should you be taken ill, etc. On return, you must wait to be acknowledged by the senior grade before rejoining the mat. Should any item of your equipment need adjusting, you should drop to one knee in order to attend to the problem. This signifies to other students on the mat that you are temporarily not to be engaged. This is for your own safety. Dojo walls are not to be leaned against, do not fold your arms or clasp your hands behind your back. All of the above are examples of slovenly behaviour and have no place in the Ju Jitsu Dojo.
NOTES : Novices should perform all techniques slowly at first and concentrate on correct application. All techniques should be learned and performed right and left handed. All techniques should be performed without hesitation (This is particularly important for higher gradings). Examinations Pre-examination nerves will of course be taken into consideration. The student must show proper respect at all times, not just to his teachers (Sensei) but also to the Dojo and fellow students. An examination starts when you walk into the Dojo. The student should not under any circumstances to teach or pass on any knowledge gained by the practice of Ju-Jitsu to any person unless instructed by the teacher or until they are a qualified instructor. GRADINGS 1. Gradings will be held every three months unless stated otherwise. 2. The student will be expected to know the required syllabus. 3. Kyu grades are normally held at your own club. 4. Gradings are not compulsory and the final decision to attempt a grading must rest with the student providing the instructor has given prior permission. 5. Students will only be asked to Grade if they have completed the minimum schedule laid out below:- White to Yellow 3 months Yellow to Orange 3 months Orange to Green 4 months Green to Blue 4 months Blue to Brown 5 months Brown to Brown & White 6 months Brown & White to Shodan 6 months (The time periods are based on a person training once a week. The periods can only be altered at the instructors discretion.) 6. Where a student is not available for a grading, and can demonstrate good reason, every effort will be made to grade him or her on another club night. 7. Dan grading are held twice a year. In this case the student should expect to travel to another club.
5th kyu YELLOW BELT The student must have a good understanding of how force is used and be able to fall with reasonable ability. Time in grade 3 months as a white belt 1. BREAK FALLING TECHNIQUE FORWARD ROLL BACK BREAKFALL RIGHT & LEFT SIDES BREAKFALL 2. THROWING TECHNIQUES MAJOR HIP THROW (FORWARD) MAJOR OUTSIDE REAP (BACKWARD) 3. BLOCKS S BLOCK ENTRAPMENT BLOCK DOWNWARD BLOCK 4. STRIKES ROUNDHOUSE PUNCH FRONT KICK (THRUST KICK) KNEE STRIKE 5. ARM LOCK TECHNIQUES (from standing) ARM CRUSH STRAIGHT ARM LOCK FIGURE FOUR ELBOW LOCK 6. HOLDING TECHNIQUES (Groundwork) SCARF-HOLD SHOULDER HOLD UKEMI-WAZA CHUGAERI USHIRO UKEMI MIGI & HIDARI YOKO UKEMI NAGE-WAZA O-GOSHI O SOTO-GARI UKE TSURI UKE GEDAN BARI ATEMI/KERI MAWASHI ZUKI MAEGERI (KE KOMI) HIZA GERI KANSETSU WAZA WAKI GATAMI UDE GATAME UDI GAESHI OSAE-WAZA KESA-GATAME KATA-GATAME 7. BASIC HOLD BREAKS TWO RESTRAINING HOLDS 8. DEFENCE FROM PUSH DEFENCE FROM FRONT STRANGLE BASIC TERMINOLOGY BREAKING BALANCE BOW, KNEEL, BEGIN, WAIT, STOP, TEACHER, HALL, KNIFE, SHORT STICK, 4ft STICK, 6ft STICK KUZUSHI REI, SEIZA, HAJIME, MATTE, YAME, SENSEI, DOJO, TANTO, TANJO, BO, JO
4th KYU ORANGE BELT The student must have a good understanding of how force is used and be able to fall with reasonable ability. Time in grade at least 3 months as a yellow belt 1. BREAK FALLING TECHNIQUE FRONT BREAKFALL BACKWARD ROLL FLIPPING FRONT BREAKFALL 2. THROWING TECHNIQUES BODY DROP NECK THROW STANDING & HALF SACRIFICE COLLAR THROW SINGLE HANDED SHOULDER THROW TWO HANDED SHOULDER THROW 3. BLOCKS DOUBLE ARM BLOCK AGE UKE 4. STRIKES SNAP PUNCH BACK FIST BOTTOM FIST STRIKE ELBOW STRIKE HEAD BUTT GROIN KICK (SNAP KICK) ROUNDHOUSE HOUSE KICK 5. GROUNDWORK LOCKINGHOLDOWNS CROSS ARM LOCK FIGURE 4 ARM LOCK UKEMI-WAZA MAE UKEMI USHIRO KOROBI KAITEN UKEMI (NAGE WAZA) TAI OTOSHI KUBI NAGE ERI NAGE IPPON SEOI NAGE MOROTE SEOI NAGE UKE MOROTE UKE RISING BLOCK ATEMI/KERI TOBI KOMI ZUKI URAKEN UCHI TETTSUI UCHI EMPI UCHI ATAMA ATE KIN GERI MAWASHI GERI NEWAZA KANSETSU UDE HISHIGI JUJI GATAME UDE GARAMI 6. DEFEND FROM WRIST HELD FRONT & REAR A PUNCH A FRONT STRANGLE HAIR PULLS FRONT & REAR X 2 7. GROUND TECHNIQUES SIDE FOUR QUARTERS UPPER FOUR QUARTERS OSAE WAZA YOKO SHIHO GATAME KAMI SHIHO GATAME 8. ESCAPES FROM HOLD DOWNS
3rd KYU GREEN BELT The student must have a very good understanding of how force is used and be able to fall with very good ability. Time in grade at least 4 months as an orange belt 1. THROWING TECHNIQUES FLOATING HIP MAJOR INSIDE REAP MINOR INSIDE REAP OUTSIDE HOOK SWEEPING LOIN SPRING HIP THROW REAR HIP THROW 2.. BLOCKS CROSS BLOCK PALM BLOCK 3. STRIKES PALM HEEL STRIKE RIDGE HAND STRIKE KNIFE EDGE STRIKE STEP UP FRONT KICK SIDE KICK 4 PROJECTIONS FRONT PROJECTION TO CHIN REAR PULL DOWN 5. WRIST TECHNIQUES IMPROVED WRIST ESCAPES FOUR WRIST LOCKS 6. GROUND TECHNIQUES VERTICAL FOUR QUARTERS REVERSE SCARF HOLD 7. LOCKING HOLD DOWNS ARM ARM-LOCK (defender on one Knee) FIGURE FOUR ELBOW LOCK LOCKING OF LEG LOCKING OF KNEE USING ARM ARM LOCK USING KNEE 8. DEFEND FROM ATTACK PUSHING, PUNCHES, TWO MAN ATTACKS BEAR HUGS FRONT & REAR COLLAR & WRIST GRABS, STRANGLES FRONT, & REAR. KNIFE ATTACK NAGE WAZA UKI GOSHI O UCHI GARI KO UCHI GARI SOTO ASHI GAKE HARAI GOSHI HANE GOSHI URA GOSHI UKE JUJI UKE TEISHO UKE ATEMI/KERI TEISHO UCHI HAITO UCHI SHUTO UCHI TSORI KOMI MAEGERI YOKO GERI SHOMEN-ATE USHIRO-ATE TEKUBI WAZA OSAE WAZA TATE-SHIHO-GATAME USHIRO-KESA-GATAME KANSETSU OSAEKOMI UDE- HISHIGI-UDE-GATAME UDE GARAMI ASHI- HISHIGI-UDE-GATAME HIZA- HISHIGI-UDE-GATAME UDE-HISHIGI-HIZA -GATAME MAMORU KARA KOGEKI TANTO KOGEKI
2nd KYU BLUE BELT Time in grade at least 4 months as a green belt 1. THROWING TECHNIQUES SHOULDER THROW (ARM BREAK) OUTSIDE WHEEL HIP WHEEL SLEEVE LIFT HIP (2 variations) PULL BOTH LEGS REAR LIFTING HIP THROW SIDE SEPARATION (SACRIFICE THROW) RICE BALE THROW (SACRIFICE THROW) 2. COUNTERS TO TECHNIQUES NECK THROW countered by REAR HIP STAMPING THROW counter to the counter 3. STRIKES HOOK PUNCH STAMPING KICK CRESCENT KICK 4. WRIST LOCKS & PROJECTIONS WRIST TWIST FRONT DROP 5. GROUND TECHNIQUES ALL BASIC GROUND HOLDS AND, ARM LOCKS, AND STRANGLE/CHOKES DONE TO A GOOD STANDARD ESCAPES DONE TO A GOOD STANDARD 6. WRIST TECHNIQUES IMPROVED WRIST TECHNIQUES WRIST LOCK & THROW 7. DEFEND FROM ATTACK STRANGLES ON FLOOR AND STANDING FRONT & REAR BEAR HUGS FRONT & REAR ARM LOCKS KNIFE ATTACKS STICK ATTACKS COLLAR AND WRIST GRABS 8. DEMONSTRATE SKILL HOLD DOWNS, ARM LOCKS, STRANGLES NAGE WAZA SEOINAGE (GATAME ORU) O SOTO GURUMA KOSHI GURUMA SODE TSORI KOMI NAGE MOROTE GARI USHIRO GOSHI YOKO WAKARE TAWARA NAGE KAESHI WAZA KUBI NAGE countered by USHIRO GOSHI FUMI KOMI GOSHI ATEMI/KERI KAGE ZUKI FUKOMI GERI MIKAZUKI GERI KOTE GAESHI MAE OTOSHI OSAE WAZA TEKUBI WAZA KOTE GAESHI MAMORU KARA KOGEKI SHIMI WAZA GATAME WAZA TANTO KOGEKI TANGO KOGEKI ERI, TEKUBI TSUKAMO RISSHO SURU
1st KYU BROWN BELT Time in grade at least 5 months as a blue belt 1. THROWING TECHNIQUES BACK SACRIFICE THROW ONE HAND THROW (fig 4 arm lock) VALLEY DROP (SACRIFICE THROW) STOMACH THROW (SACRIFICE THROW) HAND KNEE WHEEL SCOOPING THROW CORNER THROW (SACRIFICE THROW) SIDE SEPARATION 2. COUNTERS TO TECHNIQUES MAJOR OUTER REAP countered by MAJOR OUTER REAP BODY DROP countered by SIDE SEPARATION 3. WRIST LOCKS & PROJECTIONS SIDE APPROACH BODY THROW FOUR DIRECTION THROW FRONT APPROACH BODY THROW (clothes line) INSIDE WRIST TWIST (hook shape) ONE HAND GRASP (cross grip) VERY GOOD WRIST TECHNIQUES 4. GROUND WORK GROUND HOLDS DONE TO AN EXCELLENT STANDARD ESCAPES DONE TO AN EXCELLENT STANDARD 5. DEFEND FROM ATTACK TWO AND THREE MAN ATTACKS KNIFE ATTACKS STICK ATTACKS FULL NELSONS COLLAR AND WRIST GRAB STRANGLES FRONT & REAR BEAR HUGS FRONT & REAR NAGE WAZA URA NAGE KATA SEONAGE TANI OTOSHI TOMOE NAGE TE HIZA GURUMA SUKUI NAGE SUMI GAESHI YOKO WAKARE KAESHI WAZA OSOTO GARI countered by OSOTO GARI TAI OTOSHI countered by YOKO WAKARE TEKUBI WAZA SOKUMEN IRIMI NAGE SHIHO SHI-HO-NAGE SHOMEN IRIMI NAGE SANKAJO NIKAJO OSAE KATAME WAZA MAMORU KARA KOGEKI TANTO KOGEKI TANGO KOGEKI 6. DEMONSTRATE STRANGLES & CHOKES COMBINATION THROWS COUNTERS TO THROWS PUNCHING & KICKING TECHNIQUES
SHO DAN HO BROWN BELT Time in grade at least 6 months as a brown belt 1. THROWING TECHNIQUES KNEE WHEEL LEG WHEEL OUTER WINDING THROW (SACRIFICE THROW) SHOULDER WHEEL ADVANCED FOOT SWEEP PROPPING DRAWING ANKLE THROW SIDE SWEEPING ANKLE THROW (both feet together) DRAWING ANKLE THROW FLOATING DROP HAND KNEE WHEEL MOUNTAIN STORM BELT DROP 2 TEACH TWO TECHNEQUES BEGINNER X 1 INTERMEDIATE X 1 NAGE WAZA HIZA GURUMA ASHI GURMA SOTO MAKIKOMI KATA GURUMA DE ASHI HARAI SASAE-TSURI-KOMI-ASHI OKURI-ASHI-HARI HARAI TSURIKOMI ASHI UKI OTOSHI TE HIZA GURMA YAMA ARASHI OBI OTOSHI YOSHI WO SURU NI WAZA 3. TAKE A CLASS FOR 1 HOUR TO INCLUDE WARM UP, BREAKFALLS, TECHNIQUES RELEVANT TO GRADES