|
||||||||
|
|||||
| Taijutsu, or "Body Skill" is
a term for Japanese martial arts techniques that rely on a science of body
movements. Although often used in place of the term JUJUTSU, this term is
generally used to refer to joint locking techniques (kansetsu waza) as opposed
to throwing techniques (nage waza).
Taijutsu is a generic term, such as Karate. As such, there are specific ryuha such as Mukushin Ryu Taijutsu. For those familiar with the concepts and techniques of Chin Na, Taijutsu can be looked at as being the same thing: a method of seizing and controlling an attacker. Taijutsu is a combat system that focuses on moving your body in a natural way by using your weight and skeletal alignment to apply techniques instead of using muscle. Some systems in advanced belts will refer to their system as "Taijutsu". It is typically not practiced as a sport and used for combat/self-defense only. Taijutsu uses the entire body for leverage and power, which makes it a very effective self-defense/martial art system. Taijutsu is often confused with TAIHO JUTSU, which refers specifically to arresting and controlling/cuffing techniques employed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. We often refer to the locking techniques of Aikido, Goshin Budo, etc as Taijutsu. You will also find that we use term in association with seminars and when teaching private lessons to people who only want to learn "self defense" and are not interested in the serious study of Budo.
|
||
