Mark Moore's Ju Jitsu

Four basic wrist locks. There are as names for this techniques as there are variations. We call them shodan, Nidan, SanDan and yondan wrist locks.

Joe Moore on making a proper fist.

Joe Moore on rolling from shoulder to hip.

Joe Moore on easy way to learn break fall positioning.

Joe Moore on rolling for beginners

Joe Moore on learning to roll.

This little pic can help with the names of the stances. All students should know their Japanese terms.

HOW TO TICK OFF YOUR TEACHER by Yang Shuangxing Ever wonder what seemingly small, inoffensive things might very well annoy or even genuinely cause your ins...tructor to get fairly steamed? It's well to have a good idea regarding these ostensibly innocent things for many reasons... SHOW UP LATE FOR CLASS Showing up a couple of minutes late isn't too bad, although you're clearly not interested in warming up or you're avoiding it. Fifteen minutes will almost certainly upset your teacher, even if he says nothing. SHOW UP LATE FOR CLASS AND WALK ONTO THE FLOOR It's bad enough that you're late but in a traditional school, it's customary to stand or kneel (in seiza) at the outer edge of the training area and wait for the teacher to acknowledge you and indicate that you are to join the class. COME TO CLASS IN A DIRTY OR WRINKLED UNIFORM The condition of your training uniform is a clear indication of how you regard your school, your training, your teacher, and yourself. If it looks like it was on the losing end of an Asian land war, your teacher will certainly take note of it. DON'T PRACTICE AT HOME Didn't practice at home? Can't remember your form? Believe me, your teacher will notice your lack of personal training within the first 10 seconds of class. Failure to put in personal training time shows that your training in very low on your list of priorities (if it's even on the list at all)...AND it shows that you have little regard for your teacher and the efforts he's made to teach you. CORRECT THE TEACHER NEVER, EVER correct the teacher. Period. SIT DOWN TO REST NEVER do this without the instructors' permission. And never leave the training floor without his/her explicit permission. TELL THE INSTRUCTOR THAT YOU THINK YOU'RE READY FOR PROMOTION Not Ever. NEVER. There are easily dozens more ways to tick off your instructor and I'm sure my friends here who are instructors can add many more to this basic list. I just jotted down a few things that you, as a student, should avoid doing if you plan to survive very long in your martial arts class

From days gone by.

Reminder ladies: Tuesday night is our next free ladies self-defense class at 131 W Franklin St @ 7:30

Remember the next free ladies self-defense class is this coming Tuesday at 7:30 pm