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Jujitsu: Intermediate Techniques of the Gentle Art (Japanese Arts, 441)

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This book rocks!! This is the 2d in a Series of books on the topic by Mr Kirby , it picks up where the 1st left off. This is unabashedly a how to book and does it's job clearly and succinctly . Mr Kirby shows the finer points of the art to the student (while not all the techniques are street applicable they demonstrate concepts that are vital to an understanding of the workings of Jujitsu).Mr Kirby also discusses tactics techniques and strategy for use of jj in real situations. The work is excellent and would be complimented by the DVD series Mr Kirby did on the subject. Well Done .

As a president of "Israel Ju-Jitsu Full Contact Association" I recommend this book very much. Every Ju-Jitsuan must have this book.

I have experiences in many martial arts and had done lots of streetfighting, and I can tell a working technique just by looking at pictures. In this sense, I must say that 75% of Prof. Kirby's moves works well. His armlocks, for example, are more effective than those of Aikido. However, being an experienced groundfighter, I must say that his ground escapes are weak. But it's not his fault. I'm sure he included it just as an afterthought, and GF were not popular by the time he wrote this book. It's very good that he included it on this book, considering that most other Jujitsu teachers omits ground moves on their books.

Great book, very descriptive. Complimentary to the first book, it's good to see that some people still acknowledge Japanese Jujitsu b/c it's so fundamental.

Very nice book with interesting techniques explained. I recommend this book to every Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. However this book is not suited well for people who are just starting with JJ.

This book does not attempt to cover the entire jujitsu syllabus, but addresses specific topics, such as dealing with multiple attackers, varyations on techniques and self-defence situations.
The techniques are well chosen and clearly illustrated.
This is a worthwile buy for anyone interested in jujitsu, but is most applicable to the senior kyu and early dan grades.
It is a pitty he has not followed it up with an "Advanced Techniques of Jujitsu".

This book contains some valuable techniques and is worth owning (in my opinion). I personally use some of the ideas taught therein. For a Jujitsu book even more replete with techniques, however, I recommend his basic book on JuJitsu. I use several ideas from that guide, too.

I thought that this book reviewed a lot for me and explained to my husband the difference between my Ju-jitsu and his ta kwion do.

The previous reviews must have come from students of theauthor's, or students of students of the author's. Perhaps friends ofthe author? I can't imagine anyone thinking this book is good. A good comedy, maybe.

The techniques in this Ju-Jitsu book are almost offensive in terms of practicality. And though he does outline some tactics and concepts for applying the techniques of this art, this is most likely a book for his students to read so they can brush up for their tests, but not for serious self-defense.

In fact, this is not a book for any one interested in learning self-defense. Buy the book if you want to get killed on the street. Otherwise avoid it, unless you're a student of the author, of course. I'd hate to see what the "Basic" book is like, and as funny as this particular book is, it's not worth the money to buy it, even for a good laugh.