Nishi Kaigan Ju-jitsu   Ju-jitsu History

Ju-Jitsu is the original martial art of Japan’s Samurai Warriors.
The roots of its various schools (Ryu in Japanese) date from the 8th century to the 16th century.
Warriors wore armour before entering the battlefield so kicks and punches had little effect. Therefore chokes and joint locks were the only techniques that could attack unprotected targets like the neck, wrists and ankles.

 From this early art of the samurai came the Ju-jitsu that we do today, and also Judo, Karate, and Akido was also derived from this.
It is important to remember that Judo, Karate, Kickboxing and Tae-kwon-do are primarily sports.
 Goshin Ju-jitsu is and always has been purely a means of self-defence which is still used today by police, military personnel and special forces around the world.