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'''American Jiu-Jitsu at MIT'''  |  Contact: <i>self-defense at mit.edu</i> [[File:Rotatingpictures-01.png|frame|right]]
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Copyright 2000-2003 Patrick Fitzgerald
 
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This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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== AJJ SUMMER 2022 CLASS ANNOUNCEMENT ==
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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=== What, When and Where ===
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
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This summer, jiu-jitsu classes will be held on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 7-9 PM, and on Sundays from 3-5 PM, in the DuPont Wrestling Room in Building W32.  
(at your option) any later version.
 
  
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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Before you come to your first class, please fill out the [https://clubsports.mit.edu/join-a-club/ MIT Club Sports registration for the American Jiu Jitsu Club]. Go to the link provided, and then click "Register" under "American Jiu-Jitsu" to register. This will not commit you to the club in any way—it's just a legal thing that MIT requires you to do before you can attend any club sport.   
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSESee the
 
GNU General Public License for more details.
 
  
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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In addition, please email us at ''self-defense at mit.edu'' if you want to be added to the club practice mailing list.  
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 
Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
 
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Please wear a mask to class. As for what clothes to wear, we suggest athletic clothing such as a T-shirt and sweatpants or shorts, although a white gi and white belt are also appropriate if you own them. We also recommend bringing a water bottle to help you stay hydrated.
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// "slideshow" - consists of multiple slide objects and runs the slideshow
 
  
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If you have any questions feel free to contact our club instructors (email ''self-defense at mit.edu'') or take a look at the [[FAQ]].
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//==================================================
 
function slide(src,link,text,target,attr) {
 
  // This is the constructor function for the slide object.
 
  // It is called automatically when you create a new slide object.
 
  // For example:
 
  // s = new slide();
 
  
  // Image URL
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=== Practice Commitment and Make-up Classes ===
  this.src = src;
 
  
  // Link URL
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Attendance at every single class is not required to be "in the club." There are no formal make-up classes, and we do not take attendance—jiu-jitsu is something we do because we love it and are committed to self defense. However, know that your progress will be proportional to how frequently you practice—the more frequently you can attend class, the faster you'll be able to learn.
  this.link = link;
 
  
  // Text to display
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== Who We Are ==
  this.text = text;
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We train in practical and effective self‐defense—both traditional and modern. We employ extensive scenario‐based self-defense education appropriate for all body types, fitness, and experience levels. A true martial art is neither a sport nor a dance; it must be as effective on the street as it is in class… it must train the practitioner for the probable and prepare them for the unthinkable.
  
  // Name of the target window ("_blank")
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The American Jiu-Jitsu Club has been at MIT since 1994. We learn and practice Jiu-Jitsu (jujutsu, ju-jitsu), or the "Gentle Art," consisting of a wide variety of techniques: joint locks, submission holds, throws, strikes, fighting with improvised weapons, unarmed weapon defense (defending against someone with a gun, knife, or blunt weapon when you don't have one yourself), and ground-defense—not to mention de-escalation techniques and strategies. Jiu-Jitsu does not rely on brute strength, but rather on flexible response, the use of an attacker's own momentum against them, and using basic physics and anatomy principles to our advantage. Jiu-Jitsu prepares a person for any situation, including stand-up and ground fighting with and without weapons, and being attacked by multiple opponents at once.
  this.target = target;
 
 
 
  // Custom duration for the slide, in milliseconds.
 
  // This is an optional parameter.
 
  // this.timeout = 3000
 
 
 
  // Attributes for the target window:
 
  // width=n,height=n,resizable=yes or no,scrollbars=yes or no,
 
  // toolbar=yes or no,location=yes or no,directories=yes or no,
 
  // status=yes or no,menubar=yes or no,copyhistory=yes or no
 
  // Example: "width=200,height=300"
 
  this.attr = attr;
 
 
 
  // Create an image object for the slide
 
  if (document.images) {
 
    this.image = new Image();
 
  }
 
 
 
  // Flag to tell when load() has already been called
 
  this.loaded = false;
 
 
 
  //--------------------------------------------------
 
  this.load = function() {
 
    // This method loads the image for the slide
 
 
 
    if (!document.images) { return; }
 
 
 
    if (!this.loaded) {
 
      this.image.src = this.src;
 
      this.loaded = true;
 
    }
 
  }
 
 
 
  //--------------------------------------------------
 
  this.hotlink = function() {
 
    // This method jumps to the slide's link.
 
    // If a window was specified for the slide, then it opens a new window.
 
 
 
    var mywindow;
 
 
 
    // If this slide does not have a link, do nothing
 
    if (!this.link) return;
 
 
 
    // Open the link in a separate window?
 
    if (this.target) {
 
 
 
      // If window attributes are specified,
 
      // use them to open the new window
 
      if (this.attr) {
 
        mywindow = window.open(this.link, this.target, this.attr);
 
 
 
      } else {
 
        // If window attributes are not specified, do not use them
 
        // (this will copy the attributes from the originating window)
 
        mywindow = window.open(this.link, this.target);
 
      }
 
 
 
      // Pop the window to the front
 
      if (mywindow && mywindow.focus) mywindow.focus();
 
 
 
    } else {
 
      // Open the link in the current window
 
      location.href = this.link;
 
    }
 
  }
 
}
 
 
 
//==================================================
 
// slideshow object
 
//==================================================
 
function slideshow( slideshowname ) {
 
  // This is the constructor function for the slideshow object.
 
  // It is called automatically when you create a new object.
 
  // For example:
 
  // ss = new slideshow("ss");
 
 
 
  // Name of this object
 
  // (required if you want your slideshow to auto-play)
 
  // For example, "SLIDES1"
 
  this.name = slideshowname;
 
 
 
  // When we reach the last slide, should we loop around to start the
 
  // slideshow again?
 
  this.repeat = true;
 
 
 
  // Number of images to pre-fetch.
 
  // -1 = preload all images.
 
  //  0 = load each image is it is used.
 
  //  n = pre-fetch n images ahead of the current image.
 
  // I recommend preloading all images unless you have large
 
  // images, or a large amount of images.
 
  this.prefetch = -1;
 
 
 
  // IMAGE element on your HTML page.
 
  // For example, document.images.SLIDES1IMG
 
  this.image;
 
 
 
  // ID of a DIV element on your HTML page that will contain the text.
 
  // For example, "slides2text"
 
  // Note: after you set this variable, you should call
 
  // the update() method to update the slideshow display.
 
  this.textid;
 
 
 
  // TEXTAREA element on your HTML page.
 
  // For example, document.SLIDES1FORM.SLIDES1TEXT
 
  // This is a depracated method for displaying the text,
 
  // but you might want to supply it for older browsers.
 
  this.textarea;
 
 
 
  // Milliseconds to pause between slides.
 
  // Individual slides can override this.
 
  this.timeout = 3000;
 
 
 
  // Hook functions to be called before and after updating the slide
 
  // this.pre_update_hook = function() { }
 
  // this.post_update_hook = function() { }
 
 
 
  // These are private variables
 
  this.slides = new Array();
 
  this.current = 0;
 
  this.timeoutid = 0;
 
 
 
  //--------------------------------------------------
 
  // Public methods
 
  //--------------------------------------------------
 
  this.add_slide = function(slide) {
 
    // Add a slide to the slideshow.
 
    // For example:
 
    // SLIDES1.add_slide(new slide("s1.jpg", "link.html"))
 
 
 
    var i = this.slides.length;
 
 
 
    // Prefetch the slide image if necessary
 
    if (this.prefetch == -1) {
 
      slide.load();
 
    }
 
 
 
    this.slides[i] = slide;
 
  }
 
 
 
  //--------------------------------------------------
 
  this.play = function(timeout) {
 
    // This method implements the automatically running slideshow.
 
    // If you specify the "timeout" argument, then a new default
 
    // timeout will be set for the slideshow.
 
 
 
    // Make sure we're not already playing
 
    this.pause();
 
 
 
    // If the timeout argument was specified (optional)
 
    // then make it the new default
 
    if (timeout) {
 
      this.timeout = timeout;
 
    }
 
 
 
    // If the current slide has a custom timeout, use it;
 
    // otherwise use the default timeout
 
    if (typeof this.slides[ this.current ].timeout != 'undefined') {
 
      timeout = this.slides[ this.current ].timeout;
 
    } else {
 
      timeout = this.timeout;
 
    }
 
 
 
    // After the timeout, call this.loop()
 
    this.timeoutid = setTimeout( this.name + ".loop()", timeout);
 
  }
 
 
 
  //--------------------------------------------------
 
  this.pause = function() {
 
    // This method stops the slideshow if it is automatically running.
 
 
 
    if (this.timeoutid != 0) {
 
 
 
      clearTimeout(this.timeoutid);
 
      this.timeoutid = 0;
 
 
 
    }
 
  }
 
 
 
  //--------------------------------------------------
 
  this.update = function() {
 
    // This method updates the slideshow image on the page
 
 
 
    // Make sure the slideshow has been initialized correctly
 
    if (! this.valid_image()) { return; }
 
 
 
    // Call the pre-update hook function if one was specified
 
    if (typeof this.pre_update_hook == 'function') {
 
      this.pre_update_hook();
 
    }
 
 
 
    // Convenience variable for the current slide
 
    var slide = this.slides[ this.current ];
 
 
 
    // Determine if the browser supports filters
 
    var dofilter = false;
 
    if (this.image &&
 
        typeof this.image.filters != 'undefined' &&
 
        typeof this.image.filters[0] != 'undefined') {
 
 
 
      dofilter = true;
 
 
 
    }
 
 
 
    // Load the slide image if necessary
 
    slide.load();
 
 
 
    // Apply the filters for the image transition
 
    if (dofilter) {
 
 
 
      // If the user has specified a custom filter for this slide,
 
      // then set it now
 
      if (slide.filter &&
 
          this.image.style &&
 
          this.image.style.filter) {
 
 
 
        this.image.style.filter = slide.filter;
 
 
 
      }
 
      this.image.filters[0].Apply();
 
    }
 
 
 
    // Update the image.
 
    this.image.src = slide.image.src;
 
 
 
    // Play the image transition filters
 
    if (dofilter) {
 
      this.image.filters[0].Play();
 
    }
 
 
 
    // Update the text
 
    this.display_text();
 
 
 
    // Call the post-update hook function if one was specified
 
    if (typeof this.post_update_hook == 'function') {
 
      this.post_update_hook();
 
    }
 
 
 
    // Do we need to pre-fetch images?
 
    if (this.prefetch > 0) {
 
 
 
      var next, prev, count;
 
 
 
      // Pre-fetch the next slide image(s)
 
      next = this.current;
 
      prev = this.current;
 
      count = 0;
 
      do {
 
 
 
        // Get the next and previous slide number
 
        // Loop past the ends of the slideshow if necessary
 
        if (++next >= this.slides.length) next = 0;
 
        if (--prev < 0) prev = this.slides.length - 1;
 
 
 
        // Preload the slide image
 
        this.slides[next].load();
 
        this.slides[prev].load();
 
 
 
        // Keep going until we have fetched
 
        // the designated number of slides
 
 
 
      } while (++count < this.prefetch);
 
    }
 
  }
 
 
 
  //--------------------------------------------------
 
  this.goto_slide = function(n) {
 
    // This method jumpts to the slide number you specify.
 
    // If you use slide number -1, then it jumps to the last slide.
 
    // You can use this to make links that go to a specific slide,
 
    // or to go to the beginning or end of the slideshow.
 
    // Examples:
 
    // onClick="myslides.goto_slide(0)"
 
    // onClick="myslides.goto_slide(-1)"
 
    // onClick="myslides.goto_slide(5)"
 
 
 
    if (n == -1) {
 
      n = this.slides.length - 1;
 
    }
 
 
 
    if (n < this.slides.length && n >= 0) {
 
      this.current = n;
 
    }
 
 
 
    this.update();
 
  }
 
 
 
 
 
  //--------------------------------------------------
 
  this.goto_random_slide = function(include_current) {
 
    // Picks a random slide (other than the current slide) and
 
    // displays it.
 
    // If the include_current parameter is true,
 
    // then
 
    // See also: shuffle()
 
 
 
    var i;
 
 
 
    // Make sure there is more than one slide
 
    if (this.slides.length > 1) {
 
 
 
      // Generate a random slide number,
 
      // but make sure it is not the current slide
 
      do {
 
        i = Math.floor(Math.random()*this.slides.length);
 
      } while (i == this.current);
 
 
      // Display the slide
 
      this.goto_slide(i);
 
    }
 
  }
 
 
 
 
 
  //--------------------------------------------------
 
  this.next = function() {
 
    // This method advances to the next slide.
 
 
 
    // Increment the image number
 
    if (this.current < this.slides.length - 1) {
 
      this.current++;
 
    } else if (this.repeat) {
 
      this.current = 0;
 
    }
 
 
 
    this.update();
 
  }
 
 
 
 
 
  //--------------------------------------------------
 
  this.previous = function() {
 
    // This method goes to the previous slide.
 
 
 
    // Decrement the image number
 
    if (this.current > 0) {
 
      this.current--;
 
    } else if (this.repeat) {
 
      this.current = this.slides.length - 1;
 
    }
 
 
 
    this.update();
 
  }
 
 
 
 
 
  //--------------------------------------------------
 
  this.shuffle = function() {
 
    // This method randomly shuffles the order of the slides.
 
 
 
    var i, i2, slides_copy, slides_randomized;
 
 
 
    // Create a copy of the array containing the slides
 
    // in sequential order
 
    slides_copy = new Array();
 
    for (i = 0; i < this.slides.length; i++) {
 
      slides_copy[i] = this.slides[i];
 
    }
 
 
 
    // Create a new array to contain the slides in random order
 
    slides_randomized = new Array();
 
 
 
    // To populate the new array of slides in random order,
 
    // loop through the existing slides, picking a random
 
    // slide, removing it from the ordered list and adding it to
 
    // the random list.
 
 
 
    do {
 
 
 
      // Pick a random slide from those that remain
 
      i = Math.floor(Math.random()*slides_copy.length);
 
 
 
      // Add the slide to the end of the randomized array
 
      slides_randomized[ slides_randomized.length ] =
 
        slides_copy[i];
 
 
 
      // Remove the slide from the sequential array,
 
      // so it cannot be chosen again
 
      for (i2 = i + 1; i2 < slides_copy.length; i2++) {
 
        slides_copy[i2 - 1] = slides_copy[i2];
 
      }
 
      slides_copy.length--;
 
 
 
      // Keep going until we have removed all the slides
 
 
 
    } while (slides_copy.length);
 
 
 
    // Now set the slides to the randomized array
 
    this.slides = slides_randomized;
 
  }
 
 
 
 
 
  //--------------------------------------------------
 
  this.get_text = function() {
 
    // This method returns the text of the current slide
 
 
 
    return(this.slides[ this.current ].text);
 
  }
 
 
 
 
 
  //--------------------------------------------------
 
  this.get_all_text = function(before_slide, after_slide) {
 
    // Return the text for all of the slides.
 
    // For the text of each slide, add "before_slide" in front of the
 
    // text, and "after_slide" after the text.
 
    // For example:
 
    // document.write("<ul>");
 
    // document.write(s.get_all_text("<li>","\n"));
 
    // document.write("<\/ul>");
 
 
 
    all_text = "";
 
 
 
    // Loop through all the slides in the slideshow
 
    for (i=0; i < this.slides.length; i++) {
 
 
 
      slide = this.slides[i];
 
   
 
      if (slide.text) {
 
        all_text += before_slide + slide.text + after_slide;
 
      }
 
 
 
    }
 
 
 
    return(all_text);
 
  }
 
 
 
 
 
  //--------------------------------------------------
 
  this.display_text = function(text) {
 
    // Display the text for the current slide
 
 
 
    // If the "text" arg was not supplied (usually it isn't),
 
    // get the text from the slideshow
 
    if (!text) {
 
      text = this.slides[ this.current ].text;
 
    }
 
 
 
    // If a textarea has been specified,
 
    // then change the text displayed in it
 
    if (this.textarea && typeof this.textarea.value != 'undefined') {
 
      this.textarea.value = text;
 
    }
 
 
 
    // If a text id has been specified,
 
    // then change the contents of the HTML element
 
    if (this.textid) {
 
 
 
      r = this.getElementById(this.textid);
 
      if (!r) { return false; }
 
      if (typeof r.innerHTML == 'undefined') { return false; }
 
 
 
      // Update the text
 
      r.innerHTML = text;
 
    }
 
  }
 
 
 
 
 
  //--------------------------------------------------
 
  this.hotlink = function() {
 
    // This method calls the hotlink() method for the current slide.
 
 
 
    this.slides[ this.current ].hotlink();
 
  }
 
 
 
 
 
  //--------------------------------------------------
 
  this.save_position = function(cookiename) {
 
    // Saves the position of the slideshow in a cookie,
 
    // so when you return to this page, the position in the slideshow
 
    // won't be lost.
 
 
 
    if (!cookiename) {
 
      cookiename = this.name + '_slideshow';
 
    }
 
 
 
    document.cookie = cookiename + '=' + this.current;
 
  }
 
 
 
 
 
  //--------------------------------------------------
 
  this.restore_position = function(cookiename) {
 
  // If you previously called slideshow_save_position(),
 
  // returns the slideshow to the previous state.
 
 
 
    //Get cookie code by Shelley Powers
 
 
 
    if (!cookiename) {
 
      cookiename = this.name + '_slideshow';
 
    }
 
 
 
    var search = cookiename + "=";
 
 
 
    if (document.cookie.length > 0) {
 
      offset = document.cookie.indexOf(search);
 
      // if cookie exists
 
      if (offset != -1) {
 
        offset += search.length;
 
        // set index of beginning of value
 
        end = document.cookie.indexOf(";", offset);
 
        // set index of end of cookie value
 
        if (end == -1) end = document.cookie.length;
 
        this.current = parseInt(unescape(document.cookie.substring(offset, end)));
 
        }
 
    }
 
  }
 
 
 
 
 
  //--------------------------------------------------
 
  this.noscript = function() {
 
    // This method is not for use as part of your slideshow,
 
    // but you can call it to get a plain HTML version of the slideshow
 
    // images and text.
 
    // You should copy the HTML and put it within a NOSCRIPT element, to
 
    // give non-javascript browsers access to your slideshow information.
 
    // This also ensures that your slideshow text and images are indexed
 
    // by search engines.
 
 
 
    $html = "\n";
 
 
 
    // Loop through all the slides in the slideshow
 
    for (i=0; i < this.slides.length; i++) {
 
 
 
      slide = this.slides[i];
 
 
 
      $html += '<P>';
 
 
 
      if (slide.link) {
 
        $html += '<a href="' + slide.link + '">';
 
      }
 
 
 
      $html += '<img src="' + slide.src + '" ALT="slideshow image">';
 
 
 
      if (slide.link) {
 
        $html += "<\/a>";
 
      }
 
 
 
      if (slide.text) {
 
        $html += "<BR>\n" + slide.text;
 
      }
 
 
 
      $html += "<\/P>" + "\n\n";
 
    }
 
 
 
    // Make the HTML browser-safe
 
    $html = $html.replace(/\&/g, "&amp;" );
 
    $html = $html.replace(/</g, "&lt;" );
 
    $html = $html.replace(/>/g, "&gt;" );
 
 
 
    return('<pre>' + $html + '</pre>');
 
  }
 
 
 
 
 
  //==================================================
 
  // Private methods
 
  //==================================================
 
 
 
  //--------------------------------------------------
 
  this.loop = function() {
 
    // This method is for internal use only.
 
    // This method gets called automatically by a JavaScript timeout.
 
    // It advances to the next slide, then sets the next timeout.
 
    // If the next slide image has not completed loading yet,
 
    // then do not advance to the next slide yet.
 
 
 
    // Make sure the next slide image has finished loading
 
    if (this.current < this.slides.length - 1) {
 
      next_slide = this.slides[this.current + 1];
 
      if (next_slide.image.complete == null || next_slide.image.complete) {
 
        this.next();
 
      }
 
    } else { // we're at the last slide
 
      this.next();
 
    }
 
   
 
    // Keep playing the slideshow
 
    this.play( );
 
  }
 
 
 
 
 
  //--------------------------------------------------
 
  this.valid_image = function() {
 
    // Returns 1 if a valid image has been set for the slideshow
 
 
 
    if (!this.image)
 
    {
 
      return false;
 
    }
 
    else {
 
      return true;
 
    }
 
  }
 
 
 
  //--------------------------------------------------
 
  this.getElementById = function(element_id) {
 
    // This method returns the element corresponding to the id
 
 
 
    if (document.getElementById) {
 
      return document.getElementById(element_id);
 
    }
 
    else if (document.all) {
 
      return document.all[element_id];
 
    }
 
    else if (document.layers) {
 
      return document.layers[element_id];
 
    } else {
 
      return undefined;
 
    }
 
  }
 
 
 
 
 
  //==================================================
 
  // Deprecated methods
 
  // I don't recommend the use of the following methods,
 
  // but they are included for backward compatibility.
 
  // You can delete them if you don't need them.
 
  //==================================================
 
 
 
  //--------------------------------------------------
 
  this.set_image = function(imageobject) {
 
    // This method is deprecated; you should use
 
    // the following code instead:
 
    // s.image = document.images.myimagename;
 
    // s.update();
 
 
 
    if (!document.images)
 
      return;
 
    this.image = imageobject;
 
  }
 
 
 
  //--------------------------------------------------
 
  this.set_textarea = function(textareaobject) {
 
    // This method is deprecated; you should use
 
    // the following code instead:
 
    // s.textarea = document.form.textareaname;
 
    // s.update();
 
 
 
    this.textarea = textareaobject;
 
    this.display_text();
 
  }
 
 
 
  //--------------------------------------------------
 
  this.set_textid = function(textidstr) {
 
    // This method is deprecated; you should use
 
    // the following code instead:
 
    // s.textid = "mytextid";
 
    // s.update();
 
 
 
    this.textid = textidstr;
 
    this.display_text();
 
  }
 
}
 
 
 
//-->
 
</SCRIPT>
 
 
 
<SCRIPT TYPE="text/javascript">
 
<!--
 
 
 
SLIDES = new slideshow("SLIDES");
 
SLIDES.timeout = 3000;
 
SLIDES.prefetch = -1;
 
SLIDES.repeat = true;
 
 
 
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== Where We Practice ==
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'''For a PDF map of DuPont, and where we practice, [[Media:AJJ_DuPont_Practice_Locaitons.pdf‎|click here]]
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==When We Practice==
  
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While we offer two scheduled intro classes each year geared specifically toward new students, beginners are welcome to come to all of our classes!
  
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=== Academic Year 2022/2023 Schedule===
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Academic Year Practice Schedule begins Thursday, September 1st, 2022.
  
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''(September - May)
  
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''' Normal Club Practice (All ranks, belt techniques): Monday - 9 to 11 p.m.
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* DuPont Wrestling Room
  
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==AJJ Self-Defense Intro Course==
 
Intro course starts early during each term.
 
 
 
[http://web.mit.edu/jiu-jitsu/www/posters/2009-2010_Fall_Trifold.pdf Click here for the American Jiu Jitsu Tri-Fold Brocure]
 
 
 
or [http://web.mit.edu/jiu-jitsu/www/posters/AJJMITCoreCompetencies.pdf  click here to learn the core-competencies] you'll learn during your first semester.
 
 
 
==Schedule==
 
While it's ideal to start with a scheduled intro class, we welcome new students all the time! Beginners are welcome at any class, anytime during the Fall and Spring terms.
 
 
 
 
 
'''Monday, Wednesday, Thursday
 
 
 
DuPont Exercise Room
 
 
 
'''9 to 11 p.m.
 
 
 
 
 
'''Sunday
 
 
 
DuPont Exercise Room
 
 
 
'''3 to 5 p.m.
 
 
 
 
 
''(Schedule Updated Wed, Feb 9, 2011)
 
== Who We Are ==
 
We train in practical and effective self‐defense – both traditional and modern. We employ extensive scenario‐based self-defense education appropriate for all body types, fitness, and experience levels.
 
A true martial art is neither a sport nor a dance; it must be as effective on the street as it is on the battlefield…it must train the practitioner for the probable and prepare them for the unthinkable.
 
 
 
American Jiu-Jitsu Club has been at MIT since 1994. We learn and practice Jiu-Jitsu (jujutsu, ju-jitsu), or the "Gentle Art," consisting of a wide variety of techniques: joint locks, submission holds, throws, strikes, weapons use and unarmed weapon defense (gun, knife, blunt weapons), and ground-defense - not to mention de-escalation techniques and strategies. Jiu-Jitsu does not rely on brute strength, but rather on flexible response and the use of an attacker's own energy. Jiu-Jitsu prepares a person for any situation, including stand-up and ground fighting with and without weapons, and multiple attacks.
 
 
 
== Where We Practice ==
 
Classes are ONLY open to members of the MIT community with athletics cards. While we have many MIT staff and faculty members as well as spouses and alumni, our primary focus is always on the MIT student. We were founded by students and pride ourselves in being a student-run, student-lead organization. We meet in the Wrestling Room on the 2nd floor of DuPont Gym during the Fall, IAP, and Spring terms (that's Building W32 on the [http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=W32 map]). If you have any questions, first read the [[FAQ]], and feel free to contact Sensei Dave.
 
  
== Member Materials ==
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[[Materials:Belt Lists|Belt Lists]]
 

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AJJ SUMMER 2022 CLASS ANNOUNCEMENT

What, When and Where

This summer, jiu-jitsu classes will be held on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 7-9 PM, and on Sundays from 3-5 PM, in the DuPont Wrestling Room in Building W32.

Before you come to your first class, please fill out the MIT Club Sports registration for the American Jiu Jitsu Club. Go to the link provided, and then click "Register" under "American Jiu-Jitsu" to register. This will not commit you to the club in any way—it's just a legal thing that MIT requires you to do before you can attend any club sport.

In addition, please email us at self-defense at mit.edu if you want to be added to the club practice mailing list.

Please wear a mask to class. As for what clothes to wear, we suggest athletic clothing such as a T-shirt and sweatpants or shorts, although a white gi and white belt are also appropriate if you own them. We also recommend bringing a water bottle to help you stay hydrated.

If you have any questions feel free to contact our club instructors (email self-defense at mit.edu) or take a look at the FAQ.

Practice Commitment and Make-up Classes

Attendance at every single class is not required to be "in the club." There are no formal make-up classes, and we do not take attendance—jiu-jitsu is something we do because we love it and are committed to self defense. However, know that your progress will be proportional to how frequently you practice—the more frequently you can attend class, the faster you'll be able to learn.

Who We Are

We train in practical and effective self‐defense—both traditional and modern. We employ extensive scenario‐based self-defense education appropriate for all body types, fitness, and experience levels. A true martial art is neither a sport nor a dance; it must be as effective on the street as it is in class… it must train the practitioner for the probable and prepare them for the unthinkable.

The American Jiu-Jitsu Club has been at MIT since 1994. We learn and practice Jiu-Jitsu (jujutsu, ju-jitsu), or the "Gentle Art," consisting of a wide variety of techniques: joint locks, submission holds, throws, strikes, fighting with improvised weapons, unarmed weapon defense (defending against someone with a gun, knife, or blunt weapon when you don't have one yourself), and ground-defense—not to mention de-escalation techniques and strategies. Jiu-Jitsu does not rely on brute strength, but rather on flexible response, the use of an attacker's own momentum against them, and using basic physics and anatomy principles to our advantage. Jiu-Jitsu prepares a person for any situation, including stand-up and ground fighting with and without weapons, and being attacked by multiple opponents at once.

Here is an old (but still relevant) tri-fold brochure to give you a sense of what our club practices are like.

Where We Practice

Classes are ONLY open to members of the MIT community with athletics cards. While we have many MIT staff and faculty members as well as spouses and alumni, our primary focus is always on the MIT student. We were founded by students and pride ourselves in being a student-run, student-led organization. We meet in the Wrestling Room on the 2nd floor of DuPont Gym (that's Building W32 on the map). If you have any questions feel free to contact our club instructors (self-defense at mit.edu) or take a look at the FAQ.

Note: To get to the DuPont Wrestling Room, you must enter the athletics complex through the Z-center entrance... walk through the Rockwell Cage (basketball courts), and into DuPont. Go upstairs. The Wrestling room is 2/3 the way down the hall. If you get lost, ask the desk staff to direct you to the DuPont Wrestling Room.

For a PDF map of DuPont, and where we practice, click here

When We Practice

While we offer two scheduled intro classes each year geared specifically toward new students, beginners are welcome to come to all of our classes!

Academic Year 2022/2023 Schedule

Academic Year Practice Schedule begins Thursday, September 1st, 2022.

(September - May)

Normal Club Practice (All ranks, belt techniques): Monday - 9 to 11 p.m.

  • DuPont Wrestling Room

Normal Club Practice (All ranks, belt techniques): Wednesday - 9 to 11 p.m.

  • DuPont Wrestling Room

Normal Club Practice (All ranks, belt techniques): Thursday - 9 to 11 p.m.

  • DuPont Wrestling Room

Open Mat: Sunday - 2 to 3 p.m.

  • DuPont Wrestling Room

Normal Club Practice (All ranks, belt techniques): Sunday - 3 to 5 p.m.

  • DuPont Wrestling Room