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Title: Jujitsu: Basic Techniques of the Gentle Art/425 by George A. Kirby ISBN: 0-89750-088-1 Publisher: Black Belt Communications, Inc. Pub. Date: March, 1989 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $9.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.22 (18 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Primer on Jujitsu for self-defense
Comment: Those looking for sport application or grappling might want to look elsewhere. Kirby's book features traditional martial techniques.
I'd recommend Basic Techniques to students of jujitsu (obviously), hapkido, judo, aikido, or sombo. It is a good step by step dictionary of (mostly) standing techniques, clearly photographed and well explained. I don't know how useful this book would be to beginning individuals who don't have a partner with whom to practice, or someone who can guide them through the many nuances of the techniques, which, while subtle, are essential to proper and safe execution.
On the other hand, if you do have experience with judo or a grappling art, you should be able to acquire new techniques and/or variations of what you are already practicing, and use this book as a source of new ideas.
A last caveat: although blocking, striking and kicking are aspects of jujitsu, these are not covered in Basic Techniques. A hip throw can be a good finish, but blocking/parrying the attack and counterstriking to unbalance the opponent and set up that sweet hip throw may be the difference between failure and success. Don't despair though, just about any hard art can be successfully grafted to these core jujitsu techniques to create countless variations and allow flexibility of response.
For price (bang for buck), practicality of techniques, and clarity of both photography and explanations, the book merits five stars.
Rating: 5
Summary: I feel this book was a good introduction to Jujitsu
Comment: While I am not an authority on Jujitsu, or martial art books, I found this to exactly what the title promised. Kirby does a good job explaining the basics of each technique and the pictures are of good quality. The variety of throws shown are simple enough for the beginner to follow and execute if the have a good sense of balance. The techniques for the most part are also very practical for use in a variety of situations.Some of the locks are difficult to see but the book would have to be much larger for those type of pictures to really prove useful. I feel for the person who is interested in learning basic throws and submission locks, this is an excellent starting point.
Rating: 3
Summary: Old-school Ju-Jitsu book.
Comment: This was an alright book on the Japanese (vs. Brazilian) Ju-Jitsu system. In the first part of the book, Mr. Kirby does his best to explain the physics behind Ju-Jitsu. I'll admit, I'm not sure how anyone could make that subject exciting, but Mr. Kirby's explaination was kind of dull to me. It seems to me like he explains "ki" as momentum, or kenetic and potential energy. If you dig physics, you might like this part. The good stuff is in the old-school self defense techniques. With a heavy emphasis on throws and locks (mostly to the arm), these moves are good for your basic one-on-one encounter (lots of shots to the groin here, too). While many throws require the use of a gi/jacket, just as many do not, and he end almost all sequenses with a lock of some kind. While this is no where near my #1 choice for a self-defense book, it does have a lot of good stuff in it. On the other hand, the moves themselves doesn't seem to be in any particular order. They don't seem to biuld on one another. The author sort of makes up for this by presenting a graph at the end of the book, showing what defenses can be used for such-and-such attack. Another point I'm not too cool about,as far as self-defense goes, is that plenty of the moves end with the defender on the ground with the attacker, and I think some of the "attacker's" movements aren't particularly realistic. This is OK for the perposes of learning to defend yourself, but is more about the techniques of the art of Ju-Jitsu. I didn't see too much in the way of sport/NHB or philosophy, either. Overall, with the exception of the graph, an unremarkable book. Guys with no grappling background will find it most useful, I think, as an intro.
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Title: Jujitsu Nerve Techniques: The Invisible Weapon of Self-Defense by George Kirby ISBN: 089750142X Publisher: Ohara Publications Pub. Date: May, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Ultimate Jujutsu: Principles and Practices by Jonathan Maberry, Shihan Jonathan Maberry ISBN: 1932045066 Publisher: Strider Nolan Publishing, Inc. Pub. Date: 14 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Small-Circle Jujitsu by Wally Jay, Mike Lee, Doug Churchill ISBN: 0897501225 Publisher: Black Belt Communications, Inc. Pub. Date: August, 1989 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: Japan's Ultimate Martial Art: Jujitsu Before 1882 the Classical Japanese Art of Self-Defense by Darrell Max Craig ISBN: 0804830274 Publisher: Charles E Tuttle Co Pub. Date: September, 1995 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Jujitsu: Techniques & Tactics (Martial Arts Series) by Doug Musser, Thomas A. Lang ISBN: 088011830X Publisher: Human Kinetics (T) Pub. Date: July, 1999 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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