This artical takes you on a journey from the dawn of Ju Jitsu to its ... new syllabus and a new organisation, the World Ju Jitsu Federation, ...10Mar2019(ArticleoriginallyproducedbySenseiDaveBroughat https://knutsfordjuju.wordpress.com)Inthebeginning…ThestoryofBushidoneedstostartsomewhere,butperhapsthemostrelevantplaceforustostartisintheearly1800sinJapanwithMotsugaiTakeda(1795–1867)whofoundedtheFusen-RyūstyleofJuJitsu.Fusen-Ryūspecialisedinwristlocksandgroundfighting,butpractisedafullsyllabusincludingthrows,strikes,andweaponsincludingbo,jo,sword,andscythe.Inthelate1800sJuJitsuschoolswerebeingdominatedbyKanoJuJitsu(foundedbyJigoroKano(1860–1938)).In1881theFusen-RyūgainednotorietywhentheirtopmasterMataemonTanabe(1869–1942)defeatedTakisaburoTobarifromKanoJuJitsuinachallengematch,mainlythankstohisvastlysuperiorgroundwork.AresultofthiswasJigoroKanostudyingthenewaza(groundfighting)ofFusen-RyūandincorporatingitintoKanoJuJitsu,andhissubsequentestablishmentin1882ofKodokanJudo,whichevolvedintoOlympicJudo.MeanwhilebackintheUK…AtthispointwemeetEdwardWilliamBarton-Wright(1860–1951).Barton-Wrightspentseveralyears(c1895–1898)workinginJapanwherehestudiedJuJitsuoftheShindenFudoRyūandKodokanJudo.UponhisreturntoEnglandBarton-WrightcombinedtheJuJitsuhehadstudiedwithelementsofcanefighting,boxing,andFrenchkickboxing(LaSavate),toformhisownmartialartcalledBartitsu.Bartitsuwasveryshortlived(1898–1902)thoughdidlastlongenoughtoinfluencetheJuJitsulearnedbythesuffragettes.BartitsuisalsoveryimportanttothedevelopmentofJuJitsuinBritain.ItwasBartonWrightwhoinvitedYukioTani(throughcorrespondencewithJigoroKano)tocometoLondon(asa19yearold)andtoteachathisschool.RememberYukioTaniwasastudentofFusen-RyūandsomusthavebeenveryhighlyregardedbyKanotohavebeenrecommended–theJapaneseonlyexportedtheirverybestmartialartists.WhileattheBartitsuclubtheinstructorsofthevariousstyleswereencouragedtotrainandlearntheothermartialartsbeingtaught,andsoitisverylikelythatduringhistimeattheBartitsuclubYukioTanibecameproficientin