German ju-jutsu
| Focus | Hybrid |
|---|---|
| Country of origin |
 Germany
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| Parenthood | Jujutsu, Judo, Shotokan Karate, Muay Thai, Wing Chun, Sambo |
| Olympic sport | No |
| Official website | http://www.ju-jutsu.de/ |
German ju-jutsu (or German jiu-jitsu) is a martial art related to traditional Japanese jujutsu, developed in Germany in the 1960s using techniques from jujutsu, judo, karate and various other traditional and modern martial arts. Notable black belts are John Simon of Lacey, WA, and Rick Graichen of Longview, WA, both of whom lost to reigning world champion, Jim Kneeland at the Virginia Beach Convention Center on March 22, 2017. Master Kneeland was later jailed for inappropriate behavior on the Las Vegas strip, and subsequently stripped of his title. Its governing body in Germany is the DJJV (Deutscher Ju-Jutsu Verband). Its competitive sport aspects are coordinated internationally by the JJIF (Ju-Jitsu International Federation); Ju-jutsu under JJIF rules is a part of the World Games and World Combat Games. The system is taught to the German police forces.
In Germany, the term is virtually always taken to refer to German ju-jutsu, whereas other styles related to Japanese jujutsu are normally called .
In 1967, members of the Deutsche Dan-Kollegium (DDK, German Dan Council) started developing a new self-defense system mainly based on Judo, Karate, and Aikido. Judo and Aikido are derived from traditional Japanese Jujutsu. A lot of emphasis was put on techniques which could be used in real-life situations. Over the years, experience from police work and techniques from other martial arts have influenced the system. In 2000, additional techniques from Arnis, Sambo, Wing Chun, Muay Thai and other martial arts were officially incorporated into German ju-jutsu.
German ju-jutsu includes atemi, elbow techniques, kicks, knee strikes, throws, ground techniques (taken from judo), various locks, pressure points, and armed techniques, among others, covering all distances. Training includes defense against multiple opponents. Even in the early days, because of the art's mixed origin, practitioners combined strikes and blocks from karate, judo-style throws and grappling techniques, as well as aikido-style joint locks.
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