Jiu Jitsu
Alberta Self Defence has descended directly from Goshin-Ryu Jiu-Jitsu so here is some background information.
Tadashii Do Ju Jitsu is composed of 5 Japanese words - As with many Japanese words these have many translations, since the meaning of Japanese words often depends on the situation they are used in.
Tadashii means Righteous Way, It is important to always ensure you make the Right Decisions
Jiu Jitsu means Gentle Art
The Tadashii Do Jiu-Jitsu Kanji - To understand the Kanji we must first define the term: Kanji are characters that correspond to a word and by combining these characters, more words are created.
In - Yo

As some may know, the In-Yo is the Japanese counterpart to Yin-Yang (characters shown as opposites eternally chasing one another).
However, where Yin and Yang are always in harmony, in balance. the Japanese believe that light is always greater than dark (as indicated by the dark circle being smaller than the light circle.
Here however, In and Yo have merged, representing the coming together of opposing aspects, much as there are opposing aspects within our art which come together to create a technique (for example compression and extension - Opposite principles, yet when combined they create a joint lock, both principles necessary for the end result).
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