Hokutoryu jujutsu

Hokutoryu Jujutsu is a martial art based on jujutsu, practiced mainly in Finland.

Origin

Hokutoryu ("Northern Star style") jujutsu is a style of jujutsu developed by Auvo Niiniketo in Finland in the 1970s, after seeing English-style jujutsu being practiced at Swedish clubs. Before jujutsu, Niiniketo was an amateur boxer, and later became one of the first practitioners of kickboxing in Finland. [http://www.hokutoryu.com/ave.html fi] The head of Jiu Jitsu International, Richard Morris, has named Niiniketo to be his successor [ [http://www.juhahakola.net/kuvagalleria.html Member of parliament Juha Hakola receives Hokutoryi 30 years memory medal from Auvo Niiniketo] fi] .

Practice

The style is based mainly on English derived jujutsu and kickboxing and developed to be straight-forward and practical style which includes takedowns, locks, strikes and kicks and includes some training in applied weapon techniques such as knife and baton.

Today, Hokutoryu is the most popular jujutsu style in Finland. In Finland it is practiced in 46 clubs and in some military garrisonns and police clubs. It also has practitioners in other countries such as Russia, Baltic states, Iran and Ecuador. [http://www.hokutoryu.com/yleista.html fi] In Estonia there are 11 clubs [Eesti Päevaleht: [http://www.epl.ee/artikkel/357014 Kuidas ma ju-jutsu ehk “õrna kunsti” käest eluga pääsesi] et] .

Hokutoryu jujutsu also has been used in Finnish and Estonian military and law enforcement training. Military version of Hokutoryu has been taught in Iraq to the international occupation forces and the Iraqi Army soldiers [ [http://www.hokutoryu.com/uutiset.html Uusia sotilas Hokutoryu keltavöitä Bagdadissa] fi]

References

External links

* [http://www.finjutsu.com Finnish home page]
* [http://www.hokutoryu.ir/ Hokutoryu Iran]