Small Circles of 5 Animals Jujitsu

Welcome

Welcome to the official Small Circles of 5 Animals Jujitsu website. This website was created to honor the art, the Elders and students. While browsing you will find some of the history on the art itself and its Elders (kikeyjumhet). The site will continue to be updated with more information as time progresses.
On behalf of the Small Circles of 5 Animals Jujitsu tradition, we thank you for visiting.

Newest Blog Articles -
Lethal Tracker - my autobiography
Interview on Go Solo - 8/11/22
SHIFTING PATHS - 10/8/21

Grappling

As a style of Jujitsu the art contains large areas of grappling techniques from control and leverage, balance and speed, locks, breaks, chokes, joint manipulation, throws, accuracy, submission, holds, pressure points, animal movement, strikes, take-downs, bars and escapes.

Weapons

No form of traditional Jujitsu would be complete without the study of weapons. Weapons such a knife (tanto), long sword, (katana), short sword (wakazashi) short stick, cane, rope, and staff. We have an entire area within the art just studying Combat Kenjitsu.

PHILOSOPHY

Small Circles of 5 Animals Jujitsu has a rich philosophy of both Samurai and Native American. Both the Virtues of Bushido and the Native American Warrior Code are taught and upheld within this diverse art.

Striking

Also as a style of traditional Jujitsu the art focuses on strikes from the hand (knuckle, palm, ridge and side), foot, elbow, shin, knee, forearm and other areas of the body.

Internal

Small Circles of 5 Animal Jujitsu focuses heavily on the internal arts as well. Practices such as the study of the organs and meridians, the 24 hour organ biological clock, flow of internal energy at various levels, cavity pressing/strike, blood pressing/strike, muscle grabbing, meditation, leveled breath work, heart opening, mind opening, triad mind unification and personal philosophy.

COMBAT

This is a specialized area where the primary focus is on Bu-Sabaibaru, survival combat, which deals in close-quarters tactical combat situations.

Practice like you have never won, never come out on top.
Perform like you have never been beaten, never lost!
Mindset is a major key to perseverance and success.

Quick links to internal site pages containing videos:

5 Animals, 4 Winds kata

Kenjitsu Video

Combat Training Video

Fire Strikes In Snow Video

Knife Throwing Basics

An old warm-up with double-edge knife

Please feel free to browse the site to find out about the art itself as well as the original and current Elders.