Ju Jitsu is a japanese martial art of ancient origin. "Ju" can be translated to mean "gentle, soft, supple, flexible, pliable, or yielding."Jistu" or "Jutsu" can be translated to mean "art" or "technique" and means manipulating the opponent's force or strength against himself rather than perhaps opposing them directly. Ju Jitsu was developed to combat the Samaurai as a method for defeating an armed and armored opponent where they possessed either no weapon, or only a short weapon. Because striking against an armored opponent proved ineffective, practitioners learned that the most efficient methods for defeating an enemy took the form of hold downs, joint locks, and throws.

Modern Ju Jitsu includes strikes, blocks, pressure points, locks, strangles, hold downs, knife (using wooden knives) defences, throws (in fact it covers just about everything!)