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Category Archives: Prof. Wally Jay
Prof. Wally Jay’s Centennial
2017 would have been the late, great Prof. Wally Jay’s 100th Birthday, and to celebrate, Prof. Leon Jay, Prof. Wally’s son and successor and the Small Circle Jujitsu organisation are holding a number of special Centennial Seminars and Celebrations. This … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Filipino Martial Arts, Ju-jutsu, Jujitsu, Kalis Ilustrisimo, Martial arts, Martial Arts Training, Mechanics, Prof. Wally Jay, Small Circle, Uncategorized
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Joint Seminar – Kalis Ilustrisimo Repeticion Orihinal (KIRO) & Small Circle Jujitsu Concepts Programme (SCC)
Saturday 12th October, 2013 KIRO UK & Ireland hosted a joint six hour seminar in London with Small Circle Jujitsu today. Master Shamim Haque, the Director of KIRO UK & Ireland and the personal representative of GM Tony Diego, 2nd … Continue reading
Posted in Arrest Technique, Events, Filipino Martial Arts, Grappling, Ju-jutsu, Jujitsu, Kalis Ilustrisimo, Martial arts, Martial Arts Training, Principles of training, Prof. Wally Jay, Small Circle, Uncategorized, Weapon Arts
Tagged Kali Eskrima Arnis, Kalis Ilustrisimo, Small Circle, Small Circle Concepts, Small Circle Jujitsu
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London Seminar Invitation
Hi, everyone – firstly an apology; I haven’t been posting for a while, due to various factors, but I am writing and will publishing more posts over the next few weeks. Right now, I just wanted to issue an open … Continue reading
Posted in Arrest Technique, Concepts, Filipino Martial Arts, Ju-jutsu, Jujitsu, Kalis Ilustrisimo, Law Enforcement, Martial arts, Martial Arts Training, Prof. Wally Jay, Small Circle, Uncategorized
Tagged Arrest Technique, Jujitsu, Kalis Ilustrisimo, Master Shamim Haque, Prof. Leon Jay, Small Circle, Small Circle Concepts
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Arresting Thoughts
I’ve noticed that many of the people who come to view my blog do so as a result of a web-search on arrest technique, or what martial arts police officers use, or the ‘best martial art for law enforcement’? Now … Continue reading
Posted in Arrest Technique, Grandmaster Fred Adams, Grappling, Hapkido, Ju-jutsu, Jujitsu, Law Enforcement, Martial arts, Mechanics, Physics, Prof. Wally Jay, Small Circle, Uncategorized
Tagged Arrest Technique, Best Martial Arts for Police officers, Grandmaster Fred Adams, Hapkido, Ju-jitsu, Judo, Jujutsu, Law Enforcement, Leverage, Mechanics, Small Circle Ju-jitsu, Wally Jay
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Distinguishing ‘Training Methodology’ from ‘Fighting Style’
(As with a number of my previous posts this piece is excerpted from a chapter of a book I hope to publish later this year – I hope you enjoy it, and whether or not you agree with it, do … Continue reading
Posted in Filipino Martial Arts, Grappling, History, Ju-jutsu, Jujitsu, Kalis Ilustrisimo, Martial arts, Martial Arts Training, Principles of training, Prof. Wally Jay, Small Circle, Strategy, Teaching, Uncategorized, Weapon Arts
Tagged Aikido, Antonio Diego, Antonio Ilustrisimo, Development, Environment, Evolution, Filipino Martial Arts, Individual, Insight, Ju-jitsu, Ju-jutsu, Leon Jay, Martial art formation, Meiji Restoration Japan, Morehei Ueshiba, Prof. Leon Jay, Prof. Wally Jay, Small Circle, Style, System, Training Methods, Wally Jay
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Wally Jay – the Celebration of a Life
Dateline: Marriott Rancho Cordova Hotel, Sacramento Cordova June 15th – 17th Having only just arrived back in the UK, still buzzing from attending the most amazing event in Sacramento, California to celebrate the life and work of the late great, … Continue reading
Posted in Concepts, Events, Grappling, Ju-jutsu, Jujitsu, Learning, Martial arts, Martial Arts Training, Prof. Wally Jay, Small Circle, Teaching, Uncategorized
Tagged Celebration of a Life, hawaiian polynesian, International Martial Arts, Jujitsu, Jujutsu, Martial arts, Prof. Leon Jay, Prof. Wally Jay, Small Circle Jujitsu, Wally Jay
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“Because You’re Worth It!” Or are you? Rank inflation in the martial arts.
Rank inflation in the arts is something any long-time practitioner will have witnessed more than once in their time, and there can be many different drivers that cause it to occur. I had to deal with this issue – hopefully … Continue reading
Posted in Concepts, Culture Clash, History, Learning, Martial arts, Martial Arts Training, Prof. Wally Jay, Psychology, Teaching, Uncategorized
Tagged Art, boxing systems, Coaching, Concepts, Confidence, Development, Integrity, Martial arts, Master Christopher Ricketts, Psychology, Rank, Standards, Teaching
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The Cult of the Guru – Type A Personalities and the Martial Arts
I’ve been thinking about this topic a great deal lately; my friend, and one of my most valued mentors, Wally Jay passed away at this time last year, and in a month or so I shall be flying off to … Continue reading
Posted in Concepts, Culture Clash, Martial Arts Training, Prof. Wally Jay, Teaching, Uncategorized
Tagged Character & Teaching, Integrity in the martial arts, Personality, Type A Personalities
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Giants walk among us…
‘We are standing on the shoulders of giants… The metaphor above has been attributed to a number of intellectual ‘giants’ over the centuries; most commonly to the great scientist, Isaac Newton, but it’s earliest recorded attribution was to Bernard of … Continue reading
Posted in Arrest Technique, Ju-jutsu, Jujitsu, Martial Arts Training, Prof. Wally Jay, Small Circle, Uncategorized
Tagged grappling, Ju-jitsu, Judo, Small Circle, Small Circle Jujitsu, Wally Jay
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