Ju Jutsu Foundations

JU JUTSU FOUNDATIONS

A Practical Manual of Movement, Biomechanics, Strategy & Teaching

Ju Jutsu is more than a collection of techniques. Its real foundation is learning how to move, adapt, control balance, understand leverage, manage distance, and use the body efficiently.

Ju Jutsu Foundations brings these principles together in one clear and progressive manual designed for beginners, experienced practitioners, instructors, parents, and martial-arts educators.

Written by Carlos Aurelio Andreucci, PhD, DDS, Ju Jutsu Professor, 4th Degree Black Belt, biomedical engineering researcher, university educator, and maxillofacial surgeon, the book connects traditional martial-art practice with biomechanics, movement science, strategy, awareness, and modern teaching principles.

Inside you will discover:

• The essential movement foundations of Ju Jutsu

• Balance, center of mass, leverage, torque, pressure, and rotation

• Standing, guard, mount, side-control, and transition principles

• A structured 21-unit Ju Jutsu curriculum

• Approximately 160 curriculum techniques organized around reusable foundations

• A progressive approach from cooperative learning to controlled resistance

• The Shading Method for teaching techniques clearly and efficiently

• Strategies for instructors, parents, children, and educators

• Awareness, breathing, posture, and decision-making principles

• Practical assessment tools, checklists, and a Ju Jutsu glossary

The central idea is simple:

Do not memorize hundreds of isolated techniques. Learn the foundations that connect them.

When the principles become clear, techniques become easier to understand, remember, adapt, and teach.

Whether you are taking your first steps in Ju Jutsu or have spent years on the mat, Ju Jutsu Foundations provides a structured framework for understanding not only what to do, but why it works.