“JUJUTSU: Traditions, Ways & Practices” by Andrew Yiannakis, Ph.D. (a new book available in late Fall 2017)

To be published by Belfort & Bastion (New Mexico) in late Fall 2017. Will be available on Amazon

PREFACE by Andrew Yiannakis, Ph.D., Research Professor, University of New Mexico, 8th dan Jujutsu, 6th dan Judo. Chair, Traditional Jujutsu Committee (USJJF) and Director, HESS Institute of Traditional Martial Arts, Univ. of New Mexico

Chapter I: The Evolution of Traditional Jujutsu  by Andrew & Linda Yiannakis

Chapter II: Portals to Differing Martial Arts Worlds: On The Various Spellings of Jujutsu/Jujitsu/Jiu Jitsu  by Andrew Yiannakis

 Chapter III: Jujutsu and the Origins of Judo  by Steven Cunningham, Ph.D., 7th Dan Takagi Ryu Jujutsu (permission requested)

Chapter IV: The True Meaning of Ju in Judo and Jujutsu by Andrew Yiannakis

 Chapter V: The Densho: How Classical and Traditional Martial Arts Transmit Their Systems, Philosophy, Principles, and Ways and Practices by Andrew Yiannakis

 Chapter VI: Establishing Mind-Body Harmony:  Meditation and the Principles of Warm-Up by Andrew Yiannakis

 Chapter VII: Some Useful Meditation Techniques For Martial Artists by Andrew Yiannakis   

Chapter VIII: Jujutsu, Brain Stimulation, Bilateral Training and the Development of Superior Quality of Movement by Andrew Yiannakis

 Chapter IX: From Kuzushi To Rikiten: The Biomechanical and Psychological Dimensions of Unbalancing an Assailant by Andrew Yiannakis

Chapter X: Developing Power in Traditional Jujutsu and the Development of Ki by Andrew Yiannakis

 Chapter XI: Principles of Fighting in Distance (Kyori No Waza), Close Quarter (Chikai No Waza), and on the Ground (Newaza) by Andrew Yiannakis

 Chapter XII:  Principles of Transitioning in Chaotic Fighting Environments by Andrew Yiannakis

Chapter XIII: Becoming an Uchideshi, or How to Train Seriously in Japan by Patrick Auge, Shihan, 8th Dan, Yoseikan Aikido (permission requested)                         

Chapter XIV: Traditional Jujutsu in The Post Modern Era (from 1970 to the present) by Andrew Yiannakis                            

Ensuring the survival and growth of traditional systems, and strategies for marketing and promotion in today’s world

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Author: andrewyiannakis

Andrew Yiannakis, Ph.D., is currently a Research Professor at the University of New Mexico (USA). He is also Professor Emeritus from the University of Connecticut where he taught the Sociology of Leisure, Tourism & Sport, as well as Research Methods and Computer Applications. He also holds the rank of 8th Dan in Traditional Jujutsu and a 6th Dan in Traditional Kodokan Judo. He is the Director of the Institute of Traditional Martial Arts at the University of New Mexico. He is also the Chair of the Traditional Jujutsu Committee of the USJJF. As an amateur historian, he has led several expeditions to Greece to conduct research at Thermopylae, and locate the path the Persians used in 480 BC to encircle, and defeat King Leonidas and the Greek allies. Prof. Yiannakis has published extensively in a number of areas.

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