Basics of the Jujitsu inboard Wristlock

Series Summary

Jujutsu is a Japanese martial art consisting primarily of grappling techniques. The word itself means “art of softness” and focuses on using an opponent's energy against him. Jujutsu was developed in feudal Japan to disarm or overtake armed opponents when weapons were impractical or forbidden. The Olympic sport Judo, and Brazilian Jui Jitsu were both developed based on multiple schools of Japanese Jujutsu. Jujutsu utilizes an array of different attacks including throwing, trapping, joint locking, holds, gouging, biting, disengagements, striking, and kicking.

In this free video series, out expert Michael Lewis will tell you about Jujutsu inboard wristlocks. He will show you how to soften blows to aid your technique, he will show you how to stay safe during your training exercises. Mr. Lewis will show you how to do a strait grab, a cross grab, and a collar grab. He will teach you how to defend against a knifethrust and how to do a takedown after the wristlock. He will even show you how to counter the move you just learned!

Video Transcript

"MICHAEL LEWIS: Michael Lewis with the Yeshua Ryu Martial Arts on behalf of Expert Village. We are talking today about inboard wrist locks, how to apply them, and how to use them for your self defense. Okay, now we are going to explain to you the reasons and the purposes of the inboard wrist lock. Very generally, he grabs my wrist, I flip up into the other direction, apply the wrist lock. It allows me to get to the back and the outside of his body. From there, there are many techniques that can be applied from this area. So, the inboard wrist lock does open the door for many other opportunities for other techniques and also strikes. I have strikes to the kidneys, to the ribs, to the temple. I also have an arm bar that I can place in here on top of the wrist lock. I can also do several takedowns from this technique. It is a very good technique because it sets you up, like I said, for many other techniques to follow up with especially in the event that you may not be able to fully apply the inboard wrist lock, you have another backup that you can sort of fall back on."