Jiu Jitsu
Jiu-jitsu classes in Smyrna
O'Riley Karate Centers, LLC has years of experience teaching the students the techniques, methodology, and philosophy of awareness and inner calm that is the core of
Wado-Ryu-Karate-Jiujitsu-Kenpo
What is Wado-Ryu
Wado combines Okinawa n Karate, Shifo-Yoshin-Ryu-Jiu-jitsu, and Kenpo (hands first) and is a martial art which uses the opponent’s own strength against them rather than pitting one’s strength directly against the adversary. The main focus of Wado is avoiding the opponents attack by redirecting their ourselves or the attack itself with a potential strike to an opponents vital/pressure points. Causing our opponent to be off balance in order to counter attack at the same time is a high level of training that takes time!
What is the history of jiu-jitsu?
Jiu-jitsu has a very long and rich history, but it may be beneficial for newcomers to understand the reason this martial art was born.
First, the rough translation of the terms from Japanese is Jiu = gentle and jitsu = technique or art. The “gentle art” was developed to subdue and defeat armed and armored opponents; using the weight of the armor and the momentum of the weapons to put an attacker off balance and open for countermeasures.
The focus was on defeating samurai who held advantages due to their equipment. Later, due to the influence of Neo-Confucianism and its distaste for war, armor and weapons became largely decorative.
Jiu-jitsu continued developing into a martial art that focused on encounters with unarmed and unarmored opponents.
What are the benefits of Wado?
Why do so many people study our system?
Technique is vastly superior to strength
A great workout
Better mobility and flexibility
A mentally stimulating martial art that you can continue to train for the rest of your life.
It Works for real life self-defense!
We invite the people of Smyrna to come and try one of our classes to see why Wado-Ryu is practiced around the world.
Smyrna Karate, Martial Arts and Self Defense
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12976 Old Nashville Highway
Smyrna, TN 37167
2444 Morris Gentry Boulevard
Antioch TN 37013