GTJ Military Combatives Core - Striking
To practice Military Combatives is a broad stroke understanding Martial Arts tactics. In Gunji Taiho Jutsu (GTJ), the second curriculum for students is the GTJ Military Combatives Core. We get very specific in our practice and training to focus on how to use stances, movement, offensive, and defensive techniques and strategies. The objectives are to teach as close as possible to Military Combatives programs in place; however, to build off this core to incorporate additional concepts and techniques that are useful for arresting technique. The results have been amazing in finding what we call bridging techniques that link Combatives systems and different Martial Arts.
One of the most important elements of the GTJ Military Striking Core curriculum is the stance work and using movement effectively. We have made progress in our system of taiho jutsu build off of and link the footwork strategy called the V-Step or the X-Step. This technique comes from Filipino Martial Arts (FMA). You will find that when it comes to a combative environment that is weapons-based or not, the X-Step is useful. It is a powerful advantage to have in your practice.
GUNJI TAIHO JUTSU MILITARY COMBATIVES CORE
Essential Stances, Movement and Striking
PCS 1 - Positional Approaches, Stance
Applications, Striking and Drills
Movement, Defense and Blends
Blocking, Deflections and Tactics
The GTJ Military Combatives Core curriculum is laid out in an easy to understand format. The reader and/or the viewer of the Gunji University instructional videos will learn universal movements in punching, blocking, deflecting, kicking, and combinations. Students with background knowledge in striking arts tend to gravitate to this curriculum; however, quickly see that there are Military approaches and foundational design for taiho jutsu. This is our approach to arresting technique - Gunji Taiho Jutsu
GTJ MILITARY STRIKING CORE - Textbook now available on the admission page.
