Goshinryu Jujitsu [Paperback]

Jeffrey Brown (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 19, 2005

In the society of today, the potential of encountering a violent situation increases daily. Violence is all over the news be it car jacking, robberies or terrorist acts. People need to learn self-defense techniques that actually work. Goshinryu Jujitsu may be just what the doctor ordered, no fancy techniques that are difficult to learn and dangerous to try in a real life encounter, but simple techniques that are easily learned and have been proven to work. Through years of experience Sensei Brown has learned (sometimes the hard way), that some of the techniques taught in today's' martial art schools are great for winning tournaments however when your attacked violently, some of these techniques just do not work. Many of the instructors of today have never had to defend against an attacker that is intent on seriously injuring them. Sensei Brown reveals the techniques that are best suited for self-defense.Jujitsu is the ancient art of the samurai using empty hands or small weapons and is the mother of many modern arts such as Judo and Aikido. Jujitsu techniques can be traced back to the early 1400's and include striking, throwing, joint locks and strangulation techniques.

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About the Author

JEFFREY W. BROWN is the head instructor of S.M.S. (School of Martial Science) located just outside Raleigh NC. Sensei Brown is a Roko dan (6th degree black belt) Goshin-ryu Jujitsu, Go dan (fith degree black belt) Okinawan Karate, and a black belt in the Bando Snow Tiger system. Along with Twenty-nine years of martial arts experience Sensei Brown has worked in the nightclub industry for over fifteen years as security and management. Over the years Sensei Brown has learned first hand which techniques work and which are just too dangerous to try in a street situation. To contact Sensei Brown to answer any questions or to comment on his book please e-mail [e-mail].

Product Details

• Paperback: 244 pages
• Publisher: AuthorHouse (October 19, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 142088588X
• ISBN-13: 978-1420885880
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,495,586 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Jujitsu Excelent self-defense, October 26, 2005

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Yoshi Nakumura (Kyoto ; Japan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Goshinryu Jujitsu (Paperback)

Shihan Brown put all the great techniques in one book and provides thought provoking insights into self-defense.
Realistic and to the point.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Made so easy, January 4, 2006

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Jon Azato "Azato" (Honolulu) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Goshinryu Jujitsu (Paperback)

I have never had the art Self Defense explained to me so pefectly. Although Shihan recommends newcomers to seek instruction, a begginer would walk away from this book with a definite mental base in Self Defense. It's Jujitsu made easy!!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Self-Defense Jiujitsu +++, April 4, 2009

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Kevin Kiersky "oceaneagle" (Olympia, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Goshinryu Jujitsu (Paperback)

This book is a compact manual of self-defense jiujitsu. It is naturally ordered into a realistic pattern by defense-priority and combat-range -- towards self-defense applications. As the author states, it covers neo-classical techniques -- proven in modern application. In particular, some of the author's practical experience has involved dealing with various belligerent folks in Jacksonville, North Carolina, nearby Camp Lejeune -- a main USA Marine base -- as well as other real-life encounters in security situations.

Yet, the actual named techniques are stated to originate in Old Japan -- with other experience of the author blended-in. In particular, I note the consistant usage of a Bando Snow Tiger guard with semi-facing and side-facing Karate stances. Like positions occur in many proven self-defense oriented martial arts -- and re-discovered in recent mixed martial arts full-contact sparring. In addition, the few Karate-like strikes chosen are practical ones with many applications.

There are similar modest ordered groups of grappling techniques -- throws, holds, locks and chokes -- some of which appear to be Judo-like. Judo, itself, derives from older Jujutsu, and was newly proven on streets and battle-fields -- even against other Jujutsu styles -- before the more recent sports-competition point-winning phase. It is not by chance that armed forces, security and police [world-wide] have consistantly picked "Combat Judo" for self-defense, control and arrest.

The whole style of "Goshinryu Jujitsu", appears to be much like part of the "Taiho-Jutsu" of the modern Japanese Self-Defense Forces and Police -- which, itself, is [mostly] a similar blend of combat-proven neo-classical Jujutsu. This is a fine un-pretentious book on victory-via-adapting +++