Professor Wally Jay is the grandmaster of Jujitsu America. He is a tenth dan ju jitsu and a sixth dan in judo. In 1969 he was inducted into BLACK BELT magazine's Hall of Fame. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, on June 15, 1917, of Chinese descent, Jay spent his early years as a sheltered and frail boy. At the age of 11, he turned to a community boxing program in the hope of gaining much needed confidence, direction and sense of personal security.

Under Jimmy Mitchell he learned the basics of boxing and a great deal more. Perhaps this is where he learned how great an impact instructors can actually have on their students—a lesson not lost on the talented Chinese-Hawaiian over the years, nor forgotten as he progressed through his martial arts studies.

1935 Jay turned to jujitsu under Paul Kaelemakule. Then in 1938-39, while attending Oregon State College, he studied boxing under coach Jim Dixon. By 1940, he was back in Hawaii, studying jujitsu. This time however, it was under the tutelage of Juan Gomez, a top disciple of Henry S. Okazaki. By 1944 Jay had received his first-degree black belt in danzan ryu jujitsu and the following year was awarded his second-degree black along with his instructor's certificate from Gomez. Since it was mandatory for the new instructors to know massage and how to care for injuries, Jay also received his masseur's diploma from Okazaki.

The Book

This book takes you through breakfalls, the theory behind small-circle jujitsu, and then thorough approximately 50 techniques, very well explained through black and white pictures and text.

So many books claim to be for beginners and advanced students alike, but this one does indeed fit that bill.

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