Jittejutsu Explained

Jittejutsu (十手術)
Focus:	Weaponry (jitte)
Hardness:	non-competitive
Country:	Japan
Creator:	unknown
Parenthood:	historic
Olympic:	no

is the Japanese martial art^[1] of using the Japanese weapon jitte (also known as jutte in English-language sources).^[2] Jittejutsu was evolved mainly for the law enforcement officers of the Edo period^[3] to enable non-lethal disarmament and apprehension of criminals who were usually carrying a sword.^[4] Besides the use of striking an assailant on the head, wrists, hands and arms like that of a baton, the jitte can also be used for blocking, deflecting and grappling a sword in the hands of a skilled user.^[5]

There are several schools of jittejutsu today and various jitte influences and techniques are featured in several martial arts.^[6]

See also

• Ikkaku-ryū juttejutsu, a school of jittejutsu featured exclusively in the martial arts school Shintō Musō-ryū

References

1. Web site: large-jitte-with-purple-ribbon.
2. Web site: Japanese-English translation :: jitte :: Dictionary. kanjijapanese.com. en. 2019-02-22.
3. Web site: Life_in_Medieval_and_Early_Modern_Japan.
4. Web site: Koryū: The Ancient Japanese Martial Arts. Yasuka. Author. 2014-05-19. KCP International. en. 2019-02-22.
5. Book: Mol, Serge. Classical Weaponry of Japan: Special Weapons and Tactics of the Martial Arts. 2003. Kodansha International. 9784770029416. en.
6. Web site: Ancient Schools. Niten. Instituto. Instituto Cultural Niten. en. 2019-02-22.