In the BJJ/JJJ thread Toby made the following statement:
"Most Jujutsu systems are so subtle in application that the slightest loss of fine motor skills and spatial awareness renders them impossible to apply effectively. Without addressing this aspect of combat you will not have the tools available to be successful on the street."
Now this got me to thinking, (which is always dangerous ) Is it true that Jujutsu requires such control that the loss of fine motor skills renders it useless?
Jujutsu can range from an almost karate style hardness, to an aikido softness, that is it's appeal, at least to me, and somewhere in this range there is the perfect technique for almost every defence. This is one reason why so much more study is required to master jujutsu as opposed to some other arts.
So what makes a good technique?
By this I do not want a list of specific techniques and why they are good for defence, as we will probably never agree on this. My body type makes one technique practical and another useless, your body type is different and so the opposite is true. Plus the fact that what I call tekubihineri, you call kotehineri and someone else calls wrist twist.
What I mean is what factors are common in all techniques that make them good? We can all watch a demonstration or a movie and say "that was a good technique" but do we know why?
Is it balance, control and direction? If so why are they important?
I'll think about this some more, but I'd like your views.
Regards
Neil
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