Jiu-Jitsu Words of Wisdom

Here's a collection of tidbits that The Rifleman teaches at his dojo:

The best way to thwart an enemy's move is to be too close or too far. He who controls the distance controls the fight.

Joint locks attack of joint in one of two methods - hyperextension or hyper torsion.

The same 10 to 15 gross motor movements get repeated a lot in jujitsu.

Always assume that your attacker will be bigger, stronger, and faster than you are. If you can beat this man, you can beat any man.

The mat doesn't lie.

There are no Advanced Techniques. There are simply more efficient ways of applying the basics.

Read the book, don't write it. (Let your opponent dictate how he wishes to be beaten.)

Don't play defense when you are in an offensive position.

When rolling with a classmate, you can either win or learn. You cannot do both.

Major in the majors. (Practice most the techniques that appear most in actual fights. Double leg takedowns, positional control, and rear naked choke are your friends - they are the most likely to be used in a fight.)

An amateur practices until they get it right. A professional practices until they cannot get it wrong.

Gun free zones are an unfortunate reality of life. However, there are no jiu jitsu free zones.. Yet.

The gi is not American clothing. However, Americans love belts, and they don't like to get other people's sweat on them.

Jiu Jitsu is the best martial art for self-defense, not because it discredits what other martial arts try to do, but because it gives other Martial Arts Credit. The Jitsu practitioner Works under the fundamental assumption that what the other martial arts do, works. We break down their strategies and techniques, discover why they work, and then use logic and science to learn how to counteract them.