Jujitsu - basic techniques of the gentle art

his book is written by the well known ju jitsu personality George Kirby from USA. It is the first of two similar books on the subject. You can read about the other one here (coming soon).

In addition to discussing the philosophy of the art as well as some technical principles of ju jitsu, Kirby goes on to show a number of different techniques. Apparently there is very little logical progression to the methods being presented here. Or rather: If there is such a logical progression, it is hard to find for the casual reader. The books by Kirby seems to be of the: "Look how much stuff I know - impressed, yes?" variety.

To me the overall motive is lacking - besides showing off a great number of techniques, that is. As such I am confident that the book can give some perspectives to a beginner as to the almost infinite varieties presented within the art. To a beginner, the book may even prove inspirational simply because of the many techniques being shown.

If you are a "technique-collector" (bitten by the rather common: How Many Defenses Against a Wrist Grab Do You Know Syndrome" :-), then this one here is for you. As stated above it may also prove of great value to a beginner within the arts.

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