It is easy to make the statement that Military and Law Enforcement communities need to train in Martial Arts and Combatives.  More specifically many will say that they need training in Grappling and Jiu-Jitsu.  Everything here is not wrong.  By practicing Martial Arts and grappling-based Combatives, Military personnel will gain many more benefits other than learning defensive and offensive moves.  There are lists of benefits that can be written on the value of training and receiving better confidence in yourself and the confidence to do your job. 

When it came time to develop the Gunji Taiho Jutsu's (GTJ) grappling curriculum, we went for the context of Grappling Survival and the core positions in arresting arts.  This includes grappling-base self-defense movements, stand up grappling, and ground survival.  With this in mind, GTJ's grappling survival core needed to follow principles and try not to be so "Brazilian...

In the Gunji University student curriculums and in the system of Gunji Taiho Jutsu (GTJ) arresting arts, there are techniques that are applied during the PCS 2 stage of apprehension that are modified from classic Aikido throwing techniques.  A few I can think of off the top of my head are what we call in GTJ "The Bull Position."  This type of technique is essentially an Aikido Irimi Nage technique (or Entering Throw) that has been put through a wrestling filter, combatives filter, and Thai boxing filter to make it work against full 100% resistance. 

Irimi Nage example:

GTJ Bull Position Throw example:

 
A second classical Aikido technique that has been modified for GJT is the Kaiten Nage throw (Wheel Throw.) In GJT we use a "Modified Bull Position" that has been through the front headlock filter of wrestling and submission fighting filter.

Aikido's Classic Kaiten Nage example:
  

GTJ Modified Bull Position Throw To Pin example:

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This video is taken from content from the student curriculums and modified with the coloring.  In the video, I am discussing that so many sport style clinches of Martial Arts such as Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Wrestling, etc are not ideal when training with weapons on your person.  Too often the attacker will have his or her hands all over your tool/weapon belt or near your weapon side leg.  

Training in Gunji Taiho Jutsu focuses on the strategies of PCS 1, PCS 2 and PCS 3.  Using these strategies and training while being mindful of your weapon side leg is critical for your success.  Distances are different, objectives are different and training needs to be different for Security Forces and Law Enforcement.  You should no longer be thinking that you are going to do Martial Arts training or train jiu jitsu with the word or expression, "Let us be tactical with our jiu jitsu moves and dress up."

Gunji Taiho Jutsu is different.

The term 'Taiho Jutsu' 逮捕術 was first used during the latter years of feudal Japan. "Jutsu, or Jitsu, roughly translated as 'Fighting System' and 'Taiho' for 'Arresting'. Together, Taiho Jitsu, could be translated as Arresting System, as a thread of the JuJitsu fighting family. 

Originally used by Street Police of feudal Japanese Cities. Police who would need these techniques during encounters with thugs and criminals. A major difference between the Taiho Jitsu techniques and other JuJitsu concepts was found in the fact that Street Police were not permitted to use lethal force or force that caused serious injury to their detainees. The majority of techniques were unarmed and aimed to restrain, pin & arrest instead of a strike or submit.  As times & cultures evolved, so did basic Law Enforcement and street defense tactics. The need for an unarmed Street Fighting Martial Art used by Police began to become a thing of the past. As did many other Martial Arts of feudal...