The martial arts program at AACC features the Japanese unarmed combat forms of judo and jujitsu as well as the armed forms, kendo and iaido.
Students can prepare for competition, advance in rank and increase in agility and mental discipline.
Judo stresses agile motions, astute mental judgment and rigorous form rather than sheer physical strength. Techniques include throwing, grappling and attacking vital points. Judo was developed as a sport from the older jujitsu around 1892 by Dr. Jigoro Kano of Tokyo, Japan. It made its first formal Olympics appearance in 1956. Jujitsu is used to subdue an unarmed opponent without use of weapons.