Ultimate Jitsu

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What is Ultimate-Jitsu?

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“Art with the goal of perfection”

Ultimate, because a perfect martial art should be pursued. And this is achieved through the best combination of martial arts techniques, which are all united and applied in one style. And every style evolves, and so does Ultimate Jitsu. It is constantly changing with the pursuit of perfection. The goal is not reached, but those who rest, rust and do not get better.

Jitsu is a Japanese word and stands for art. There are many jiu-jitsu styles and these are literally translated as “the gentle technique” or “the yielding art”. Now Ultimate Jitsu is not entirely gentle, as it uses many techniques from kickboxing and MMA. This is the reason why “Jiu” does not appear in the name of this style.

The aim of Jiu-Jitsu is to put attackers out of action as efficiently as possible. Regardless of whether the aggressor attacks with or without weapons. In defense, not only are movement techniques used to evade attacks, but also to counter them with various techniques. There are different groups of techniques:

  Locking techniques
  Controling techniques
  Pressure point techniques
  Punshing techniques
  Impact techniques
  Transportation techniques
  Kicking techniques
  Throwing techniques
  Strangulation techniques

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Who founded Ultimate Jitsu?

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Michel van Rijt

Michel van Rijt was born on June 25, 1970 in Helmond (Netherlands). He began his journey into martial arts with judo at the age of 10. He trained judo every day of the week until the age of 16 and was a member of the national judo team for many years. Then came Shotokan karate, jiu-jitsu, pancrace, MMA, grappling, BJJ, kickboxing, pankration, hand-2-hand fighting and pencak silat. Michel van Rijt thus became an all-round fighter and combined techniques from all these martial arts into one style. This style matured over many years and Michel not only fought in his own style, but also had his very own way of teaching martial arts.

It is important to him that his students can defend themselves in different situations and that they can also recognize the different techniques from different martial arts. It is also important that they never stop learning and continue to develop.

Over the years, a distinctive new style of jiu-jitsu has emerged that is as versatile as it gets. In 2022, the style was recognized as a separate style by the International Jiu-Jitsu Federation (JJIF): Ultimate Jitsu. This means that all national member federations can also acquire their graduations in this style. The National Federation of Mauritius was the first federation to work entirely with the “Ultimate Jitsu” program.

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Is Ultimate-Jitsu related with other Martial Arts?

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Yes!

Ultimate Jitsu was developed from many other martial arts and combined into one style:

  Aikido
  BJJ
  Judo
  Ju-Jutsu
  Ju-Jutsu Do
  Karate
  Krav Maga
  Boxen
  Kickboxen
  Pangration
  Pencak Silat
  Hand-2-Hand-Kampf
  MMA

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What does the Graduation System look like?

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There are student and master grades

The student grades are called Kyu grades, the master grades Dan grades. In Ultimate Jitsu, students start with a white belt. For the next belt color, an exam must be taken. The examinations are taken by the sensei (= master). Each graduation is not only an incentive for every trainee, but also shows the approximate performance level of each athlete and how long they have been practising this martial art. The higher the grade, the more extensive and demanding the examination program. There are also special waiting periods between the respective examinations.

However, not only techniques are assessed, but also the actions and understanding of values (Budo values) of each student.

Ultimate Jitsu can only be started from the age of 10 - it is recommended to start with Judo and lay the foundations so that the very demanding style can be better learned.