How to Incapacitate the Opponent Using Throws, Locks, and Striking Techniques

Jujitsu is a form of martial arts that defeatsand allows you to maneuver them into a position in
opponents with various chokes and holds thatwhich you can apply a choke or joint lock. Effective
incapacitate the opponent due to injury, pain, or lackgrappling is based on using your arms to control an
of oxygen. However, Jujitsu also involves techniquesopponent due to their position, not their strength.
for getting into these positions of victory. YouYour arms do not need to be very strong to lock an
cannot expect an opponent to let you get him into aopponent into a position and keep them from striking
chokehold, especially if they want to stand up andyou. Using under hooks, which means having your
strike with you. Jujitsu throws and grapples are usedarms locked under the opponent's armpits, allows you
to help the Jujitsu practitioner get the fight into theto 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 themJujitsu also makes use of throws to get an opponent
to get into a clinch. In this clinch an experiencedonto the ground where submissions are easier to
fighter will be able to effectively strike and grappleachieve. Unlike wrestling throws that are
while an inexperienced fighter will simply want to leanaccomplished by picking the opponent up using pure
and take a break. Jujitsu trains fighters to use thestrength, Jujitsu throws use leverage and gravity to
clinch to take the fight from a standing striking battlebring the opponent down. Usually this is done by
into a position where a joint lock or choke can betaking them legs out from under them using a sweep
applied. While in the clinch a Jujitsu fighter will be ableor by collapsing their knee.
to land quick strikes, grapple with the opponent andJujitsu is so effective because the Jujitsu throws and
control their movements, and then take them downgrapples 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 cansubmissions allows skilled fighters to win against
use Jujitsu grappling techniques to control theirstrong fighters on the merit of their moves and
actions by using leverage and angles. This preventstechniques. In many ways, this is the heart of martial
them from stepping away to begin striking you again,arts.