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Ultimate Jujutsu: Principles and Practices

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I saw one of the reviews on this page that gave the book one star because he said it looked more like karate than jujutsu...which tells me right there that this person (the reviewer) has no clue what real jujutsu is all about. Because of Brazilian JJ and mixed-martial arts too maybe folks today think Jujutsu is all about rolling around on the floor; but a study of the traditional ryu shows that atemi-waza (striking) and keri-waza (kicking) were ALWAYS significant parts of the art. How much of an idiot would a samurai (the originators of the art) have been if they did matwork on the battlefield? For them it was all hit, move, hit, kill, move.

Shihan Maberry's fine book, ULTIMATE JUJUTSU, captures this very well, and perhaps for the first time in a book not written by a Japanese. Also, it includes some of the techniques I had to be be in jujutsu for 20 years to learn.

Overall: five golden stars from this jujutsuka. Osu!

Be warned, this book will not teach you much in techniques. However, it is an excellent resource on the history, traditions, and general techniques of classical jujitsu. It also does a great job on detailing the theory and principles that make this art different from karate, judo, or other martial arts.

Kudos to Jonathan Maberry for crafting a lucid, beautifully illustrated, and comprehensive text on the samurai art of unarmed combat. While many martial arts writers struggle to balance history, fighting theory, and practical applications, Maberry weaves them together seamlessly. He provides background about the roots of the art in feudal Japan and explains the continued relevance of its potentially lethal techniques to contemporary self-defense scenarios.

This text should be required reading for all jujutsu practitioners, beginning or advanced.

I've read quite a few books on martial arts, and "Ultimate Jujutsu" is definitely one of the most in-depth and comprehensive that I have read. From the history of Japanese Budo to the principles of technique and practice, this book covers all you need to know about Jujutsu. And, since Jujutsu is fundamentally an art of combat and self-defense, anyone with an interest in self-defense and martial arts will be able to learn a lot from reading this book. Two thumbs up!

Ultimate Jujutsu: Principles & Practice is the best classical Jujutsu book on the market. The book is self-defense concepted with real advices from the autor. At the end of the book there is Japanese Martial Arts Dictionary and a useful short explanation of the other martial arts - Japanese and others.

This book is outstanding! Ultimate Jujutsu, Principals & Practice is very well organized, expertly written, and loaded with lots of helpful pictures and diagrams. Starting with an explination and history of the art, and continuing on to the development of Jujutsu, the mindset and philosophies, and onto training, movements, strategies, weapons, etc., this book gives the reader a wonderful well rounded, educated understanding of Jujutsu. The author's superb writing style and common sense approach captures your attention and makes this book an interesting and informative read, and hard to put down! I look forward to more titles by Shihan Jonathan Maberry! This book is perfect for anyone interested in the martial arts, and I give it an enthusiastic two thumbs up!

This is an unusually practical and sensible explanation of an easily misunderstood martial art by an eminent teacher who has also had experience as a professonal bodyguard, and thus, has had more than enough opportunities to discover what works, and what doesn't, in a violent confrontation. Maberry has a firm background in other arts styles and traditions, and he avoids the put-downs and pretentious my-art-is-better arguments that ruin most martial arts manuals. Most significantly, Maberry shows that, no matter what your level of experience, you can find much worth learning from this deceptively gentle art. The photos show the techniques clearly, especially the more subtle palm-heel and finger strikes. A wise and worthy book.

I bought this book sight unseen , based on others reviews and the editorial commentary,....am glad I did , a damn fine purchase. The book is not a how to book by any strech and even states so inside , it is rather a concept book that will enable the reader to learn more about jiu jutsu and it's vast complexities . This book will open the eyes of the uninitiated (myself) to the techniques ,philosophyies , culture, history and equitte fundemental to the art . The writing is succicent and the photos clear. Now I just need to find a dojo.

I don't know what some of those other guys were talking about, this is by no means a karate book. It tells the history if Jujitsu, how the basic principles work, and shows a lot of the basic and advanced techniques. It's not a strict how-to book (you need a class for that), but it's great as a how-to-understand how-to book, if you get what I mean.

This is a different kind of martial arts book. It goes for the brain rather than the fist. Instead of a how-to book, it's a book on how the art itself works, from the core. Very nice.