The Jikishin Ju Jitsu Association Syllabus is designed to give each student the tools with which to defend themselves against a variety of attacks.  The basis if the system is to build on a strong foundation of simple, effective and proven techniques, moving on as the student progresses, to a series of automatic responses to any attack.

In the White Belt, the student will learn defences against a straight punch, a hook punch, a downward blow to the midriff, a strangles from the front and a strangle from the rear.  These are the first of the building blocks that will set the student on his or her way.  As the student moves up the grades and learns more techniques at each level, the number and combination of techniques ensures that the student will find the techniques that works best for their body shape, weight and skill level, while taking into account the identical factors of the opponent.

 Most syllabus work in the Dojo (Training Place) is on a one-on-one basis, and students are encouraged to work with partners of differing physical characteristics, to ensure that the learned responses can be modified to suit the interaction between the attacker and defender.