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Originally Posted by sirdarksol
Strongly disagree with you here. Sirdarling is referring to Japanese Ju-Jitsu, not BJJ. The traditional stuff teaches punches and kicks along with grappling attacks.
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I do realize that it does incorporate some. Striking, however it is not a striking art. And Traditional Japanese Ju-Jitsu (literally meaning the "art or science of softness",) is a Japanese martial art consisting primarily of grappling techniques.
The term "jūjutsu" was not coined until the 17th century, prior to which time it was referred to by many different names, and afterwards interchangeably, with terms such as "short sword grappling" (小具足腰之周, kogusoku koshi no mawari?), "grappling" (組討 or 組打, kumiuchi?), "body art" (体術, taijutsu?), "softness" (柔 or 和, yawara?), "art of harmony" (和術, wajutsu?), "catching hand" (捕手, torite?), and even the "way of softness" (柔道, jūdō?) (as early as 1724, almost two centuries before Kano Jigoro founded the modern art of judo). -
Japanese jujutsu systems typically place more emphasis on throwing, immobilizing and pinning, joint-locking, choking, and strangling techniques (as compared with other martial arts systems such as karate). Atemi-waza (striking techniques) were seen as less important in most older Japanese systems, since samurai body armor protected against many striking techniques. The Chinese quanfa/ch'uan-fa (kenpo or kung fu) systems focus on punching, striking, and kicking more than jujutsu.