Professional Combined Martial Arts inc.

Shin Shin JuJitsu style definition

By: Mark Pettitt and Larry G. Brooks

Shin Shin Jujitsu Style and Philosophy

This art practices highly mobile, full-range, empty-handed self-defense against single and multiple attackers.  Practice also includes the use of and defense against knife, club, and gun.  The body of techniques generally taught stem from Shaolin Eagle Claw, Shotokan, Judo, and Modern Boxing.    Students are taught, above all, to have an open mind.  Students are encouraged to examine fighting techniques from all sources and adapt them to their own physical capabilities and preferences.  Students should “work the circle” while training.

Movement:

Drills that teach distancing from opponents, ability to close the gap, overall strategies to stay safe while striking and the ability to avoid takedowns of all types.  Repetitious drills to make correct movement  “automatic” so that it works even during aggressive attacks.    Movement must be taught to stress it as the very foundation of fighting itself using circular and 3 dimensional movement.   In the event that movement strategies begin to fail during attacks, the student learns to fall back on the techniques beyond stiking and moving as listed below.

Striking : 

Drills making use of Punching, backfist, ridgehand, elbows, spear hand, knife hand, knuckle, wrist, forearm and head.  In the tradition of the Shaolin Eagle Claw, students learn where the weak points and nerve centers on the body are and how to attack them.  Stikes should be used to “off balance the opponent”.

Kicking : 

Drills making use of Front, Side, Roundhouse, Jumping, spinning, knee kicks.  Emplasis is placed on attacking the mid to lower body with kicks,  however hitting openings to upper targets are clearly addressed.

Throwing (Nagewaza)

with use of Gi, and without Gi.  An emphasis of drills that make use of throwing combined into the total fight.  A natural progression of Movement to set distance, closing gaps, kicking, punching, throwing with a follow through to the ground.   Fighting can exist in any one area where results are produced without progressing to another area.  A good part of Nagewaza can be used for throwing content.   “Work the circle during Tsukuri”

Ground work (Katamewaza) 

All basic pins, use of knees, elbows and head, ude garame, juji gatame, assorted chokes, and numerous drills to teach finishing techniques on the ground.   An emphasis to use all tools and be able to attack the opponent in “any” position should be stressed.

Weapons:

Since they are common on the street, the use of and defense against the knife, club, and gun are taught.

(other weapons can be added for study or for tournament competition purposes)

Fighting Theory:

Stressing the different types of strategies to defeating opponents.   Contest type fighting –vs-street fighting, multiple opponents, and against possible weapons.    Separate drills must be constructed to make these types of fighting automatic.   Make students understand through repetition how to react to situations without thinking, this is done by testing students daily in semi or full free style (randori) drills in an effort to make nearly everything that they do “usable” and not merely a memorized technique.

·          Belt requirements set up to teach Shin Shin Jujitsu must incorporate a good part of these theorys and training methods to be considered actual training in Shin Shin Jujitsu.    The authors of this document were trained by the creator of Shin Shin Jujitsu and have worked  for over twenty years to develop these abilities in students to prove the effectiveness of this style.