The Official Katas of Gunji Taiho Jutsu
Gunji Taiho Jutsu has two formal Katas at the time of this writing. The motivation to create forms 1. Ichi-No-Kata (To Position Oneself) and 2. Kaiten-Katame-No-Kata ( To Grapple With Rotation) have come to design through my Kata training at the Kodokan in Tokyo. Each month the Judo tatamis on the top floor of the Kodokan allow students to practice many of the official katas of Judo under the instruction and watchful eyes of the senseis. I have been able to pick up the necessary details and improve my practice of Nage-No-Kata and Katame-No-Kata by participating in these training sessions. At the same time, I have observed practitioners and senseis practicing Kime-No-Kata, Kodokan Goshin Jitsu, Ju-No-Kata, and additional katas of Judo, gaining incredible insights into Japanese culture, budo etiquette, and protocols.
These official katas at the Kodokan have assisted the art of Judo spread worldwide and had a stable base of knowledge for over 100 years. For this reason, I wanted to develop katas for Gunji Taiho Jutsu. In the Ichi-No-Kata, I wanted something that could showcase the uniqueness of GJT for arresting technique and capture PCS 1-3, the inside/outside/split, the pinning core with and without resistance to showcase PCA Strategies (Practical Counter Actions); and finally, the direct handcuffing with resistance our Direct Handcuffing Method. For Kaiten-Katame-No-Kata, I wanted practitioners to have a method of training a primary objective in arresting technique of turning a resisting person to his stomach while at the same time giving future generations the essential GTJ system concepts on the ground.
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Yokota Air Base – Tokyo Japan
Gunji Taiho Jutsu (GTJ) | Military Arresting Technique is a system of taiho jutsu that is a progressive way to teach Military or Law Enforcement personnel many of the traditional and contemporary jujutsu techniques of control and arrest while at the same time keeping mindful of secondary weapon systems during training and complementing all of the current and evolving Military Combatives programs in place for the different branches of the Military.
