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…to the Official website of Small Circle Jujitsuâ„¢. This site is the only accurate online source of information about Small Circle Jujitsuâ„¢, as it is overseen by Prof. Leon Jay, the Second Generation Headmaster of the system. This site shows the official instructors, dojos, calendar of events and sources of information about Small Circle Jujitsuâ„¢.

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Small Circle Ju-jitsu – A Story of Continuing Evolution

Interview with Leon Jay, 2nd Generation Headmaster. – Part 2
Small Circle Jujitsu’s success – says Leon – lies in its simplicity and its effectiveness.  “Small Circle cuts to the chase in many ways. Finger locks for example.
“When you’re being attacked, what’s generally coming at you? If they’re grabbing you, for smaller people, women or kids …

Author: admin

Small Circle Ju-jitsu – A Classic American Art-form

Interview with Leon Jay, 2nd Generation Headmaster. – Part 1
It’s never easy taking over from a legend, so when martial arts giant, Professor Wally Jay handed on control of the Small Circle Jujitsu system to his son Leon, he could have been forgiven for feeling as if this was an impossible act to follow.
After all, …

Author: admin

Small Circle Concepts – The Idea Behind the Training Method

I met Professor Wally Jay in the mid-1980’s – and from the moment that I met him he became a seminal and continuing influence upon me.  I had been working on my own training method for several years by that time, and had been trained in a number of grappling methods, which I continue to …

Author: John Mellon

“Practise makes Perfect”

Leon Jay and the continuing development of the Small Circle Concept
At the beginning of the 21st century many martial artists are questioning their abilities to apply their chosen arts, to reconcile the classical with the practicalities of modern life.  It is unsurprisingly difficult therefore, to find instructors able to teach us to walk that tightrope …

Author: John Mellon

Professor Wally Jay and the Scientific Application of Small Circle Jujitsu

As with many of the articles John Mellon has written on Profs. Wally and Leon and the Small Circle Jujitsu system, this was prompted by one of Prof. Wally’s visits to the UK.  It first appeared in Traditional Karate (May 1995).
Download the article : Traditional Karate (May 1995)

Author: John Mellon

Professor Wally Jay's Small Circle Jujitsu™ is devoted to the propagation and preservation of the style of Jujitsu developed by world renowned Professor Wally Jay.

This site is the only accurate online source of information about Small Circle Jujitsu™, as it is overseen by Professor Leon Jay. This site shows the official instructors, dojos, calendar of events and sources of information about Small Circle Jujitsu™.

The purpose of this site is to:

• Promote the authentic practice and further dissemination of Small Circle Jujitsu™.
• Standardize the practice of Small Circle Jujitsu™ and its official syllabus.
• Promote the reputation of Professor Wally Jay's Small Circle Jujitsu and extend it to a greater audience by increasing contact with the founder Professor Jay, Leon Jay and it's qualified instructors.
• Create the opportunity to become a member and to serve the needs of that membership.