KUWAIT CITY, May 2: Martial Arts and Ju-Jitsu fanatics had a power-packed and action filled day with Shodai Soke Adriano Busà, the founder of the World Ju-Jitsu Corporation. Busà during the Ju-Jitsu Seminar held on Saturday in cooperation with World Ju-Jitsu Corporation Kuwait (WJJC-K) led by National Technical Director Sensei Abdulwahab M Alburaidi.Joining Busà in the seminar were Sensei Matteo Faretina and Sensei Albdulwahab. The seminar kicked off with welcome remarks from Shodai Soke Adriano and Sensei Abdulwahab who greeted the participants with oozing enthusiasm followed by the moving up or changing of the colour of the belts after undergoing the recent grading exam. Some students were promoted as they received the new belts from Shodai Soke Adriano. The ranking system is a means of signifying a practitioner’s increasing levels of technical knowledge and practical skill within the art of Ju-Jitsu.Ju-Jitsu is a Japanese martial art and a method of close combat for defeating an armed and armored opponent in which one uses no weapon or only a short weapon. Ju-Jitsu is the modern art of street-fighting and a very useful form self-defence especially at these fast changing times.The WJJC-K which is the first Ju-Jitsu group in the Middle East is a non-profit sports organisation that operates under the World Ju-Jitsu Corporation (WJJC) — an international organisation based in Florence, Italy that is both modern and still deeply-rooted in the English Ju-Jitsu style. The WJJC is entirely devoted to studying and developing both Ju-Jitsu and Ko-Budo, both in the sports sector and in the professional sector.The WJJC is based in the United Kingdom, the head-office being in London, England, with its headquarters being in Florence, Italy. Shodai Soke Adriano, the founder of the World Ju-Jitsu Corporation, is a Ju-Jitsu and Ko-Budo expert and a highly skilled professional in self-defense techniques for Police and Military.Sensei Abdulwahab who has been with the Kuwait National team works closely with Shodai Soke Adriano and teaches the Japanese Ju-Jitsu and not the Brazilian Ju-Jitsu to his students thrice a week for kids and adults at the Hassan Abul Sports Centre in Dasma.During the seminar, Shodai Soke Adriano together with Sensei Abdulwahab demonstrated to the participants the various Ju-Jitsu techniques and forms of grappling techniques to some degree such as throwing, trapping, joint locks, holds, gouging, biting, disengagements, striking and kicking.On the other hand, Sensei Matteo taught the kid participants the basic Ju-Jitsu techniques. The five-hour Ju-Jitsu seminar was action filled.The seminar was capped by the awarding of certificates to the participants who in turn thanked Shodai Soke Adriano, Sensei Matteo and Sensei Abdulwahab for the fun-filled and informative seminar.“Ju-Jitsu is for everyone, regardless of one’s age, nationality or gender.You can take up the classes at your own pace, no pressure. The knowledge and skills that you will acquire from Ju-Jitsu will definitely equip you on how to survive on the streets and be away from danger,” stated Sensei Abdulwahab.To those who are interested to join the Ju-Jitsu classes under Sensei Abdulwahab, they may check the group Wjjc_Kuwait on Instagram or its website on www.wjjckw.com or www.wjjc.biz or may contact 99583552 for more details.“We would like to thank all the participants for their time and we hope to be back here again. It always feels good to be in Kuwait,” stated Shodai Soke Adriano who has been Kuwait for the fourth time now.By Michelle Fe SantiagoArab Times Staff