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Reasons To Study Ju-Jitsu |
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working knowledge of Ju-Jitsu offers the average man or woman, an
ability to cope with and triumph over a physical attacker, and do so
with ease. This, whether the opponent is larger, more powerful, or armed
with a knife or a gun.
Mastering Ju-Jitsu has the pleasant by-product of giving one a
feeling of security in situations once packed with tensions and fears.
Interestingly enough a study has shown that a person trained in Ju-Jitsu
is less likely to run into “trouble” than an untrained person. This
could be because of the air of self-confidence the trained Ju-Jitsu
person possesses, or it may be because he/she is less willing to become
embroiled in physical violence, because he/she knows that when he/she
goes into action, the other guy is going to be badly hurt. Theodore
Roosevelt said to “Speak softly and carry a big stick.” The Ju-Jitsu
student may also speak softly, because he/she knows that his/her skill
is a very big and very damaging stick. With Ju-Jitsu, David may defeat
Goliath. Thus the beauty of this art is that it relies for success not
upon brute force and strength, but upon finesse and the ability to win
by seeming to yield.
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