are wepons used in jujitsu

[Guest]

i am thinking of starting jujitsu and i was wondering if wepons were used in it and if so what.

[Shorin Ryuu]

Some jujitsu schools use more classical Japanese weapons, such as the jo or even the katana (depending how classical the jujitsu is). Originally, jujitsu was the discipline that samurai studied to kill their opponent when they had little or no weaponry themselves. The submission or temporary incapacitation of the opponent was used only to grant enough time to perhaps use the short sword or other such weaponry to kill them or end the fight. As many opponents were armored (not in the medieval sense, but armored nonetheless), it focused more upon the joint manipulation and things that would work without necessarily having to resort to a strike, although they had them in their repertoire.

 

The short answer is that it will really depend on your school. I've seen some with a broad range of weapons (bo, katana, jo, bokken, tanto, etc.) and some that taught no weaponry at all.

[harleyt26]

Professor Wally Jays small circle jiu jitsu mixes very well with Remy Presas arnis techniques. Tom

[Guest]

Shorin Ryuu mentioned that the katana is sometimes used in jujitsu but i dont know wheather the katana is leagal or not in th UK.

[unknownstyle]

yeah i believe traditional jap weapons are used

[Zaine]

it depends on what kind of jujistsu you are taking