What is Nihon Tai Jitsu?
Nihon Tai Jitsu is a martial art created by 10th Dan French Master Roland Hernaez, based on the late Master Minoru Mochizuki's Jujutsu with added techniques from the Shorinji Kempo.
This martial art is self-defense oriented and uses a combination of strikes, joint locks, choking and throwing techniques following the Jujutsu "soft way" tradition.
Tai Jitsu is translated from Japanese to mean “Body Techniques” Nihon denotes the Japanese inspiration and heritage. While rooted in tradition, it is also a modern method of personal defense based on attacks as they could occur in the daily life.
Nihon Tai Jitsu is a martial art created by 10th Dan French Master Roland Hernaez, based on the late Master Minoru Mochizuki's Jujutsu with added techniques from the Shorinji Kempo.
This martial art is self-defense oriented and uses a combination of strikes, joint locks, choking and throwing techniques following the Jujutsu "soft way" tradition.
Tai Jitsu is translated from Japanese to mean “Body Techniques” Nihon denotes the Japanese inspiration and heritage. While rooted in tradition, it is also a modern method of personal defense based on attacks as they could occur in the daily life.
Principles used within Nihon Tai Jitsu are:
- Parries and displacements along with opponent unbalancing
- Actions applied on joints and points of vulnerability
- A synergistic combination of techniques consisting of kicks & strikes, throws, locks, & submissions
- Systematic Body Turning (Tai Sabaki) to control attacks.
- Off Balancing the opponent (Kuzushi).
- Each defense starts with an Atemi, to prepare the defense.
- Utilization of opponent's strength.
- Tai-Jitsuka train in all distances; using a combination of fists and legs striking techniques (Atemi waza), throwing techniques (Nage Waza), arm locks (Kansetzu Waza), strangulations (Shime Waza), "sacrifice techniques" (Sutemi Waza) to bring opponent of the ground and finally ground techniques (Ne Waza).
During the first part of 20th century, the style was enriched with numerous technical components of Mochizuki Shihan's Yoseikan Dojo. The prestigious Master Minoru Mochizuki brought it for the first time to Europe in 1951, beginning its expansion outside of Japan, by means of his disciple, the French Jim Alcheik.
After WW2, it is in Europe that the Nihon Tai-Jitsu became an even more complete Martial Art (Budo) under the influence of Jim Alcheik and his student Roland Hernaez. As an exceptional Educator and Sport Teacher, Roland Hernaez Sensei was able to develop the basis of modern Nihon Tai-Jitsu, adding various educational components, a progressive learning method, some influence from Shorinji Kempo and a very effective teaching method.