Dynamic Ju Jitsu - "small circle theory", by Wally Jay

ally Jay is indeed a true living legend from Hawaii, now based in San Francisco, US. From what we know the man is still alive and active at a very respectable age. Professor Jay was one of the first International instructors that was invited to Norway under Loevstad. When the book that you see here was written (1981), Jay was a technical advisor to the Loevstad jiu-jitsu school. This school was the forerunner to Norwegian Jiu-Jitsu Federation and subsequent Ju Jitsu Norway.

A typical training with Wally Jay at the time consisted of finger-locks and takedowns, joint locks and -throws. It is safe to say that you had plenty of time to practise your ukemi (breakfalls)! Mr. Jay preferred to use one or two students to demonstrate, and the "lucky" person was absolutely "getting around" :-)

Jay sensei has studied western boxing, aikido, wrestling, kung fu and judo besides the ju jitsu. His main avenue for ju jitsu was the Kodenkan system of Henry S. Okazaki. Wally Jay received shodan (1. dan) in 1944. I guess if you add this up you get a martial arts legend with a wealth of experience.

In this book he describes his famous "small circle theory", and how circular movements and "push/pull" (pushing and pulling at the same time) can be used also on smaller joints to manipulate joints and throw an opponent.

The book has been issued in several printings. If you can't find it on E-Bay or Amazon, you can always do a search on Abebooks. You can read more about Jay in this book: "Pioneers of American JuJitsu: American JuJitsu Before WW2".

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