• Jū (柔) : gentle, soft, supple, flexible, pliable, or yielding
   
• Jutsu (術) : art or technique

jūjutsu therefore means : 

« the art of flexibility ».

 Origins of ju-jutsu         

The main concept of ju-jutsu is the jū, literally "flexibility", that is to say, avoid the frontal attack to control a stronger opponent without opposition force.

By this technique, the harsh is defeated by the gentle.

This principle has given birth to a range of sophisticated avoidance techniques, channeling of the opposing force, and control the opponent moves, strikes and capital obtained from monitoring vital points and joints..    

Methods of combat known as the ju-jutsu are old of 1500 years at least. The beginnings of ju-jutsu can be traced to the turbulent period in Japan which spread between the eighth and sixteenth centuries. 

 The term "jūjutsu" began to be used in 1600. Among the hundreds of ancient schools (Koryu), only some still survive.

 In France, the JUJUTSU has experienced a chaotic development.
 In 1906, the opening of a JUJUTSU school on the Champs-Elysees by Ernest Regnier met the expectations of an  public "fascinated" by the mysterious Oriental discipline. He thus gave the JUJUTSU exceptional but ephemeral popularity. Indeed, after having successfully met many challenges, he was defeated by a Russian wrestler of more than 100 kilos.
JUJUTSU, after enjoying great popularity attached to the strong personality of RE-NIE, sank into irrelevance.

Other attempts met with little success until the arrival of a Japanese expert, Master Kawashi, who also possessed a strong personality coupled with a fineness of remarkable spirit.

For twenty years the JUJITSU has again found some respectability in France with various initiatives.

 The techniques

 kansetsu waza 

(locking techniques)

 nage waza 

(throwing 

techniques) 

atemi waza 

(punching

 techniques)

Teaching

Adapted according to the level



Listening to individual needs