Jitsu as self-defence
Below are the 10 most common attacks, male on male, and the 5 most common attacks male on female, taken from Police
figures, witness statements etc. for the UK and Europe as collated by the NCIC.
When learning Jitsu you learn techniques that will help you against any of those below listed attacks.
- Attacks on women
- Jitsu techniques for attacks on women
- Attacks on men
- Jitsu techniques for attacks on men
Attacks on women
- Victim approached from rear,side or front, weapon shown, threat made, weapon hidden then victims right upper arm held
by attackers left hand and victim led away.
- Silent or rushing approach to victims rear, rear neck or head lock applied and victim dragged away.
- Silent or rushing approach to victims rear with rear waist grab, victim dragged away.
- Pin to wall with throat grab, left hand, weapon shown, threat made, weapon hidden then victims right upper arm held
by attackers left hand and led away.
- Approached from rear, front or side, hair grab left hand and dragged away.(back)
Jitsu techniques for attacks on women
In one of your first sessions you will learn how to deal with somebody
grabbing or holding your wrists. After the first three month you will have
learned basic defences against strangles and hair grabs from the front and the
rear. Defences against weapons is introduced gradually starting with disarms
against bottles, koshes and later on knives. After about a year, you will be
able to confidently deal with somebody grabbing you from behind around the neck
and dragging you away.(back)
Attacks on men
- One person pushes, hands to chest, which is normally followed by the pushee striking first, to the head.
- A swinging punch to the head.
- A front clothing grab, one handed, followed by punch to the head.
- A front clothing grab, two hands, followed by a head butt.
- A front clothing grab, two hands, followed by a knee to the groin.
- A bottle, glass, or ashtray to the head.
- A lashing kick to groin or lower legs.
- A broken bottle or glass jabbed to face.
- A slash with knife, most commonly a 3 to 4" lock blade knife or kitchen utility knife.
- A grappling style head lock.(back)
Jitsu techniques for attacks on men
We spend initially a lot of time on breakfalling so that when somebody pushes
you can just roll out of it. Stepping out of the way of punches is one of the
most important lessons you will learn throughout your Jitsu career. Defences
against clothing grabs will be taught within the first three months of you
starting Jitsu, so that an attacker does not have chance to head butt or punch
you. We also teach defences against kicks, once you can safely breakfall. As
stated above, defences against weapons is introduced gradually starting with
disarms against bottles. After about a year you will learn to defend yourself
against various kinds of knive attacks, including slashes. We also teach
defences against broken bottles.(back)
