Danzan Ryu Jujutsu

Jujutsu also known as Jiu-jitsu or Jujitsu (Jujutsu is the oldest way to translate the kanji) is a Japanese art that was established by the Samurai in the Nara period in Japan (c. 710 – c. 794). It was established by battlefield combatants and was called “Yawara”, then later becoming what is now known as Jujutsu. Major styles started being formed as early as the 12th Century (1100s) and was not coined Jujutsu widely until the 17th Century (1600s). Jujutsu was established for combat in for when you would have to fight on the battlefield after losing access to their weapons, therefore the system is heavily focused on throwing and locks as striking is difficult with armored opponents and this is why more strikes can be easily moved over to weapon strikes. The system has been used and changed over time to reflect its use on the battlefield from Samurai to Police and from civilian self-defense to self-improvement. A large subset of techniques (in some cases the entire curriculum) from certain styles of jujutsu were used to develop many modern sport and combatant martial arts such as: Judo, Aikido, Brazilian Jiu-jitsu by way of Judo (Mitsuyo Maeda), Krav Maga, and many others.  

                    Jujutsu is two Kanji , “Ju/Juu/Jiu” which can be translated as "gentle, soft, supple, flexible, pliable, or yielding", and "Jutsu/Jitsu" can be translated as "art, technique, or method". "Jujutsu" thus is often called "gentle-art" we prefer the translation of “yielding-method” which better reflects the techniques in the actual way and strategy we practice and execute then techniques. Jujutsu strategy is around using your opponent’s energy against them and not forcefully redirecting them (“if they push you pull, if they pull you push”). That said, there are still techniques that embody the “Go” method (hard, forceful, or advancing) at a tactical level to achieve desired results. If practiced in earnest a much smaller person can dispatch a larger and stronger opponent through proper use of techniques, intent, and surprise. 

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jujutsu

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danzan-ryu