| Jujitsu is a form of martial arts that defeats | | | | and allows you to maneuver them into a position in |
| opponents with various chokes and holds that | | | | which you can apply a choke or joint lock. Effective |
| incapacitate the opponent due to injury, pain, or lack | | | | grappling is based on using your arms to control an |
| of oxygen. However, Jujitsu also involves techniques | | | | opponent due to their position, not their strength. |
| for getting into these positions of victory. You | | | | Your arms do not need to be very strong to lock an |
| cannot expect an opponent to let you get him into a | | | | opponent into a position and keep them from striking |
| chokehold, especially if they want to stand up and | | | | you. Using under hooks, which means having your |
| strike with you. Jujitsu throws and grapples are used | | | | arms locked under the opponent's armpits, allows you |
| to help the Jujitsu practitioner get the fight into the | | | | to prevent them from striking and use your whole |
| situation that he wants it to be in. | | | | body to move them around. |
| When two people are striking it is common for them | | | | Jujitsu also makes use of throws to get an opponent |
| to get into a clinch. In this clinch an experienced | | | | onto the ground where submissions are easier to |
| fighter will be able to effectively strike and grapple | | | | achieve. Unlike wrestling throws that are |
| while an inexperienced fighter will simply want to lean | | | | accomplished by picking the opponent up using pure |
| and take a break. Jujitsu trains fighters to use the | | | | strength, Jujitsu throws use leverage and gravity to |
| clinch to take the fight from a standing striking battle | | | | bring the opponent down. Usually this is done by |
| into a position where a joint lock or choke can be | | | | taking them legs out from under them using a sweep |
| applied. While in the clinch a Jujitsu fighter will be able | | | | or by collapsing their knee. |
| to land quick strikes, grapple with the opponent and | | | | Jujitsu is so effective because the Jujitsu throws and |
| control their movements, and then take them down | | | | grapples can be accomplished even by small martial |
| using a throw. | | | | artists. These techniques combined with the Jujitsu |
| Even when fighting a much larger person, you can | | | | submissions allows skilled fighters to win against |
| use Jujitsu grappling techniques to control their | | | | strong fighters on the merit of their moves and |
| actions by using leverage and angles. This prevents | | | | techniques. In many ways, this is the heart of martial |
| them from stepping away to begin striking you again, | | | | arts. |