Learn a Description of an Outboard Jujitsu 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, our expert Michael Lewis will tell you all about Jujutsu wristlocks and grabs. He will show you how to do a strait grab, a cross grab, and a shoulder grab. He will teach you how to add a shoulder crank, fingerlock, and partiflex to end your wristlock; and the fight. Mr. Lewis will even teach you how to defend against a knife thrust and do a wristlock at gunpoint! But be sure you watch the clip on Jujutsu safety before trying any of these moves in training.

Video Transcript

"MICHAEL LEWIS: Michael Lewis here with Christian Martial Arts. On behalf of Expert Village, we are here to talk today about executing an outboard wristlock. Now we are going to show you exactly what an outboard wristlock is and how and why you would use it. If Dean were to grab my wrist, I would flip up and grab into what we call an outboard wristlock. Now, an outboard wristlock goes to the outside of the body. So you have a center line that splits the body half. You push in with the thumbs and twist over. And that would, again, of course, it will sort of tilt his body over, allowing you to possibly execute a throw. Now, why you would use this? If you are stand up fighting and you have your hands up and someone is throwing punches, you are not necessarily going to be able to capture the wrist. But if someone grabs you, if you were to grab my lapel and I were to flip over, then I would be able to execute the wristlock. If you were to grab my wrist, I would be able to flip over and execute the wristlock. And we are going to go over these techniques so you guys will know exactly how to execute from different holds and grabs."