Ju-jutsu, self defence and sport

Budo or "martial ways" is the Japanese name for all the self-defence-forms and fighting arts from Japan, still trained today. 

In the Ju-jutsusection of the Swedish Budo and Martialartsfederation we are training Ju-jutsu, wich means "Art of gentleness", or "Art of suppleness". Ju-jutsu is an old Japanese method for unarmed self-defence.
Ju-jutsu, as trained in Sweden today, is modernized and systemized to fit Swedish laws about selfdefence.


Ju-jutsu is also an excellent form of exercise for increasing one´s flexibility, coordination and strenght. At the more advanced level Ju-jutsu can be practised with very fast and complex techniques.

We also have competitions in Ju-jutsu. Sweden is a very successful nation internationally, with several European- and World Champions.

Ju-jutsu training is fun and variable. It covers for example: take-downs, throws, punches, kicks, blocks, joint-locks, ground-fighting and more. (training for children do not include punches and kicks).

We use different colours on our belts in order to differ the skills and knowledge of the Ju-jutsu students. 
We begin with a white belt and then follows yellow, orange, green, blue, brown and a black belt. The black belt is devided into 10 degrees (Dan).

Ju-jutsu was introduced in Sweden in 1907 by Mr Viking Cronholm. 
The modernized Ju-jutsu we are training today started to spread all over Sweden in the 1960´s. The Ju-jutsusection of the Swedish Budo and Martialartsfederation has today about 9.000 members, in 150 clubs all over Sweden.