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Title: Small-Circle Jujitsu by Wally Jay ISBN: 0-89750-122-5 Publisher: Ohara Publications Pub. Date: 01 August, 1989 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.35 (31 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A must read for all martial artist
Comment: This book should be a part of every martial artist's library. I bought it several years ago and have reviewed it several times. The techniques are practical and efficient. It really doesn't matter what style you train in, the fundamentals of this book can enhance any style. If you are a current Jujitsu or Judo student or technician, this book take techniques you may already know and increases their effectiveness. It is truly amazing what a difference a degree or two and a little push-pull action can make in a traditional technique. Wally Jay has made a wonderful contribution to the martial arts world by writing and putting this book together and sharing his years of study and research with the rest of us.
Rating: 3
Summary: Excellent Instructor! Marginal Book
Comment: No book could ever hope to be capable enough to deliver the knowledge and expertise that Professor Wally Jay holds. This book is marginal at best at attempting to impart the knowledge of such an expert as Wally Jay. The book is published in a style popular in the 1970's by karate publications, in that it is presented via numerous black & white photos demonstrating techniques. The book is an acceptable text to those individuals who are already acquainted with Jujitsu and its concepts, for the novice it is somewhat more difficult to comprehend the techniques. I have attended seminars presented by Prof. Jay and know him to be one of the best martial artist living today and a great instructor with a hell of a personality. Maybe, thats why I am some what disappointed with the quality of the book, there are much better books available to those interested in martial arts, jujitsu, or self defense than this one. If you are a student of small circle jujitsu then you should own this book. I hope someday soon another more informative book is published by this truely talented and gifted instructor
Rating: 5
Summary: This is a great book to use as a start. Look for the Videos
Comment: I Like this book. I think that is great for introduction to Jujitsu as well as a supplementing reference to jujitsu for one who is already practicing the martial art. The techniques covered in the book do work for appropriate situations. While no martial art is so complete as to deal with every conflict situation in which one may find oneself, Small Circle Jujitsu offers a good range of techniques to deal with many common assault scenarios. Small Circle Jujitsu Offers the defender the potential advantage of achieving control over an attacker with minimum effort and an option of not causing injury to attacker once he has been subdued. Karate, Kung Fu, and Boxing do not have these optional advantages.
All the technigues are labled, described and explained in english as opposed to many other books which label techniques in Japanese. I think that this serves well the beginning student of Jujitsu who may know nothing of Japanese language or culture; but may still want to learn an efficient means of self defense. I suspect that the use of Japanese terminology in an English culture might even intimidate many prospective Jujitsu students from ever taking up the martial art simply because they cannot even pronounce the words.
The book itself is divided into 5 chapters. Beginning students should pay attention to the rules of safety included towards the front of the book. This is because some of the techniques can cause serious injury.
Topics covered in the book include falls, exercises, resuscitation, weak points of the body, wrist locks, finger locks, arm bars, arm locks, leg locks, throwing techniques, chokes, as well as defenses against strikes, chokes, body grabs, wrist grabs.
The explanations and pictures of techniques are easy to follow and understand.
I think one of the things that make this book such a good value is because the reader also has the option of buying a series of videos and DVD's by the same title and author which show the student the motion and application of smooth, continous transition of techniques which cannot be captured by still pictures and explanatory text. The DVD's can be played back in slow motion which is a learning advantage in any sport. The VHS videos and DVD's can be bought from Amazon.com or direct from Black Belt Magazine at WWW.Blackbeltmag.com.
Videos and DVD's can be bought separately or as a complete set. Black Belt Magazine sometimes offers the whole set of 5 VHS tapes or DVD's at the price of 4 tapes or DVD's. Look for the offer if interested.
I give this book and the videos 5 each stars because it is evident that Professor Wally Jay really invested much time and effort into making sure that students will be able to understand and make use of the contents of the book and videos of Small Circle Jujitsu as a means of an efficient and effective means of self defence.
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Title: Dynamic Ju Jitsu by Professor Wally Jay ISBN: 0920129005 Pub. Date: 01 January, 1981 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Jujitsu Nerve Techniques: The Invisible Weapon of Self-Defense by George Kirby ISBN: 089750142X Publisher: Ohara Publications Pub. Date: 01 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Jujitsu: Basic Techniques of the Gentle Art/425 by George A. Kirby ISBN: 0897500881 Publisher: Ohara Publications Pub. Date: 01 April, 1983 List Price(USD): $9.00 |
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Title: Ultimate Jujutsu: Principles and Practices by Jonathan Maberry ISBN: 1932045066 Publisher: Strider Nolan Publishing Pub. Date: 14 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: Theory & Technique by Renzo Gracie, Royler Gracie, Kid Peligro, John Danaher ISBN: 1931229082 Publisher: Invisible Cities Press Pub. Date: October, 2001 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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