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"Ju" means "gentle" or "soft." "Jitsu" means art or technique. Guardian Jujitsu means "The Gentle Techniques of One Who Guards and Protects."
Guardian Jujitsu Training Handbook in PDF.
Download Exercise Kata Sequence in PDF
The version available starting January 2004 contains the lectures and a general outline of the two year training cycle. This is the art that is most likely to be recodified. Soke will start teaching it to get a feel for how quickly students can learn and apply the information taught in the class.
Guardian Jujitsu is not a gentle art in the sense that it cannot be dangerous, but in the sense that it does not have to be dangerous. When punching or kicking, you can only stop a violent person by harming them. When using a weapon, the same is usually true. Jujitsu allows a martial artist to immobilize or subdue a violent person without seriously hurting them.
The key weakness in Jujitsu is that it has limited effectiveness against more than one opponent. When faced with more than one person, Karate would be the preferred technique. Generally, in modern society, most people do not go about armed, but when facing weapons or particularly dangerous situations, weapon skills may be useful. Weapon skills the most useful when you disarm an attacker and then have an opportunity to use the newly captured weapon against them. Jujitsu is the most effective of the three basic Guardian Martial Arts for defeating someone without causing harm.
However, a Guardian Jujitsu fighter can still choose to break a criminal's bones, and Jujitsu has the distinction of being potentially lethal by accident. For that reason, Guardian Jujitsu, emphasizes safe training. It does little good to learn new skills if you get hurt and cannot even practice them. Worse, if you are injured in training, what might happen if you are attacked while in your recovery period? Many jujitsu old-school and many modern jiu-jitsu classes are brutal, sometimes painful, and from time to time people really get hurt.
In Guardian Jujitsu, so long as everyone does as they should, no one should get hurt.
JUJITSU KATA
1. Standing Breath Abs
2. Tailbone Set
3. Hip Quad Ankle Stretch Set
4. Finger Straddle Push Ups
5. Glide Push Ups
6. Wrist Set with Standing Hamstring Stretches
7. Kalari Squats
8. Grip Set
9. Jujitsu Bridge Set
10. Guardian Stand Up Set
11. Jujitsu Bridge Set
12. Standing Breath Abs
Guardian Jujitsu
ODD YEARS, TRIMESTER ONE
January through April
Ki Principles (Practice)
Ki Principle 1 - Keep One Point
Ki Principle 2 - Relax Completely
Ki Principle 3 - Weight Underside
Ki Principle 4 - Extend Ki
Ki Application - Counter the Power
Falls and Rolls (Practice)
Fall and Roll 1 - Fall Forward
Fall and Roll 2 - Fall Backward
Fall and Roll 3 - Roll Forward
Fall and Roll 4 - Roll Backward
Fall and Roll 5 - Breakfall
Mounts
Mount 1 - Mount
Mount 2 - Tight Mount
Mount 3 - High Mount
Mount 4 - Side Mount
Mount 5 - Tight Side Mount
Mount Escapes
Mount Escape 1 - Buck and Roll - v. Mount
Mount Escape 2 - Buck and Hip Slide - v. Mount with Strong Base
Mount Escape 3 - Buck and Through - v. High Mount
Mount Escape 4 - Buck and Side Slide - v. Side Mount
Mount Escape 5 - Inverted Buck, Spin, Side Slide - v. Side Mount against Face Down
Submissions
Submission 1 - Underjaw Press
Submission 2 - Double Leg Arm Bar
Submission 3 - Foot Lock Prone (Face Down)
Submission 4 - Foot Lock (Face Up)
Submission 5 - Ground Shoulder Lock
Guardian Jujitsu
ODD YEARS, TRIMESTER TWO
May through August
Ki Principles (Practice)
Ki Principle 1 - Keep One Point
Ki Principle 2 - Relax Completely
Ki Principle 3 - Weight Underside
Ki Principle 4 - Extend Ki
Ki Application - Counter the Power
Falls and Rolls (Practice)
Fall and Roll 1 - Fall Forward
Fall and Roll 2 - Fall Backward
Fall and Roll 3 - Roll Forward
Fall and Roll 4 - Roll Backward
Fall and Roll 5 - Breakfall
Counter Grapples
Counter Grapple 1 - Maintain Range
Counter Grapple 2 - Guide Past
Counter Grapple 3 - Push Down
Counter Grapple 4 - Overextend Opponent
Counter Grapple 5 - Face Push Back
Chokes
Choke 1 - Tiger Mouth Choke
Choke 2 - Arm Triangle Choke
Choke 3 - Leg Triangle Choke
Choke 4 - Collar Choke
Choke 5 - Choking Head Lock
Head Lock Escapes
Headlock Escape 1 - Brace and Unthread
Headlock Escape 2 - Brace Back and Leg Triangle
Headlock Escape 3 - Brace Back and Mount
Headlock Escape 4 - Brace Over, Neck Release and Side Mount
Headlock Escape 5 - Go Over, Hand Release and Mount
Guardian Jujitsu
ODD YEARS, TRIMESTER THREE
September through December
Ki Principles (Practice)
Ki Principle 1 - Keep One Point
Ki Principle 2 - Relax Completely
Ki Principle 3 - Weight Underside
Ki Principle 4 - Extend Ki
Ki Application - Counter the Power
Falls and Rolls (Detailed)
Fall and Roll 1 - Fall Forward
Fall and Roll 2 - Fall Backward
Fall and Roll 3 - Roll Forward
Fall and Roll 4 - Roll Backward
Fall and Roll 5 - Breakfall
Throws
Throw 1 - Hip Throw
Throw 2 - Small Circle Hip Throw
Throw 3 - Shoulder Throw
Throw 4 - Small Circle Shoulder Throw
Throw 5 - Kneeling Head Throw
Throw Counters
Throw Counter 1 - Brace Away
Throw Counter 2 - Step and Hip Turn
Throw Counter 3 - Hip Slide to Base
Throw Counter 4 - Hip Slide to Head Lock - v. Shoulder Throw
Throw Counter 5 - Counter Throw
Guardian Jujitsu
EVEN YEARS, TRIMESTER ONE
January through April
Ki Principles (Practice)
Ki Principle 1 - Keep One Point
Ki Principle 2 - Relax Completely
Ki Principle 3 - Weight Underside
Ki Principle 4 - Extend Ki
Ki Application - Counter the Power
Falls and Rolls (Practice)
Fall and Roll 1 - Fall Forward
Fall and Roll 2 - Fall Backward
Fall and Roll 3 - Roll Forward
Fall and Roll 4 - Roll Backward
Fall and Roll 5 - Breakfall
Guards
Guard 1 - Open Guard
Guard 2 - Open Half Guard and Eliminate Base
Guard 3 - Open Guard to Sweep
Guard 4 - Closed Guard
Guard 5 - Tight Closed Guard
Guard Escapes
Guard Escape 1 - Press and Knee Walk to Mount - v. Open Guard
Guard Escape 2 - Unhook the Scissors and Knee Walk to Mount - v. Closed Guard
Guard Escape 3 - Turn and Slide Up to Side Mount - v. Closed Guard
Guard Escape 4 - One Knee Base and Under the Leg to Side Mount - v. Closed Guard
Guard Escape 5 - Stand and Press, Knee Squeeze, Across to Side Mount - v. Closed Guard
Leg Takedowns
Leg Takedown 1 - Single Leg Takedown
Leg Takedown 2 - Double Leg Takedown
Leg Takedown 3 - Double Leg Side Takedown
Leg Takedown 4 - Forward Scissors Takedown
Leg Takedown 5 - Reverse Scissors Takedown
Guardian Jujitsu
EVEN YEARS, TRIMESTER TWO
May through August
Ki Principles (Practice)
Ki Principle 1 - Keep One Point
Ki Principle 2 - Relax Completely
Ki Principle 3 - Weight Underside
Ki Principle 4 - Extend Ki
Ki Application - Counter the Power
Falls and Rolls (Practice)
Fall and Roll 1 - Fall Forward
Fall and Roll 2 - Fall Backward
Fall and Roll 3 - Roll Forward
Fall and Roll 4 - Roll Backward
Fall and Roll 5 - Breakfall
Grab Defenses
Grab Defense 1 - Palm, Weave, Break - v. Lapel Grab
Grab Defense 2 - Turtle, Hook Release - v. Strangle Hold
Grab Defense 3 - Pry to Arm Bar - v. Standing Side Head Lock
Grab Defense 4 - Arm Cross - v. Bear Hug Over the Arms from Behind
Grab Defense 5 - Hook, Drop and Spin - v. Choke
Grapple Defenses
Grapple Defense 1 - Guillotine - v. Single Leg Takedown
Grapple Defense 2 - Go Against the Thumb - v. One Hand Wrist Grab
Grapple Defense 3 - Finger Lock Release - v. Two Hand Wrist Grab
Grapple Defense 4 - Finger Lock Out - v. Bear Hug Under the Arms from Behind
Grapple Defense 5 - Take the Groin - v. Throw
Wristlocks
Wristlock 1 - Behind the Back Compression Wristlock and Escapes
Wristlock 2 - Forward Wristlock Takedown and Escapes
Wristlock 3 - Wristlock Arm Bar and Escapes
Wristlock 4 - Reverse Wristlock Takedown and Escapes
Wristlock 5 - Shoulder Wristlock Takedown and Escapes
Guardian Jujitsu
EVEN YEARS, TRIMESTER THREE
September through December
Falls and Rolls (Practice)
Fall and Roll 1 - Fall Forward
Fall and Roll 2 - Fall Backward
Fall and Roll 3 - Roll Forward
Fall and Roll 4 - Roll Backward
Fall and Roll 5 - Breakfall
Ki Principles (Detailed)
Ki Principle 1 - Keep One Point
Ki Principle 2 - Relax Completely
Ki Principle 3 - Weight Underside
Ki Principle 4 - Extend Ki
Ki Application - Counter the Power
Drops and Sweeps
Drop and Sweep 1 - Face Drop
Drop and Sweep 2 - Twisting Head Drop
Drop and Sweep 3 - Twist Down
Drop and Sweep 4 - Forward Sweep
Drop and Sweep 5 - Reverse Sweep
Ki Moves
Ki Move 1 - Ki Body Drop
Ki Move 2 - Ki Pull Down
Ki Move 3 - Ki Push
Ki Move 4 - Ki Pull
Ki Move 5 - Ki Drop