Aiki Jiu Jitsu (the gentle art and the spirit coming together)
ki (spirit, life energy) Ki is the essence of true spirit and heart)
ai (coming together)
aiki (the coming together of the spirit)
Jiu Jitsu (the gentle art)
Aiki-Jiu Jitsu is the practice of Jiu Jitsu under the concept of Aiki. The body posture is that of being suspended from the top of the head so that the spine is straight. It has a unique footwork that makes the art like no other. You need to incorporate the concepts of "Aiki" into your Jiu Jitsu training in order to train in Aiki-Jiu Jitsu. Because of the physical nature of Jiu Jitsu, Aiki is expressed as an effect on the spirit of the individual. This Aiki comes only from waiting for the attacker to act and then intercepting his attack. If you initiate the attack you become unable to intercept your attacker. This is the essence of self-defence.
