Burbank Danzan Dojo

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Burbank Danzan Dojo Visit www.burbankjujitsu.com

Local LA expand your mind-body arts with a session of grappling flow under the trees at the Tea house. Very limited slots so get your name in.

Mahalo Professor Belzer for teaching us about rolling, falling and training on the concrete.

Congratulations to Christian on his promotion to Green belt.

Wrapped up the Hawaiian 🌺 Martial Arts Symposium in Campell, CA hosted by Kilohana and Professor Hans Ingebretsen. A bit of judo, Lua today.

Have had a great day training at the Hawaiian Martial Arts Symposium hosted by Professor Hans Ingebretsen.

Happy Birthday Professor Kimo Williams. Your mentorship has inspired many. Mahalo.

Another great class this weekend at Burbank Danzan Dojo. As part of our Jujitsu Self Defense course we asked Guru Manny to lead a class on knife defense.

Hey. Check it out. BDD had a great day a Professor Lane’s Jujitsu at the Beach.

Congrats to Nico, Diane, and Russ on their promotions last night. Ma Ka Hana Ka ‘Ike

Mahalo to Professor Colton for dropping in today.

Happy Birthday Professor Belzer!

Prof Belzer throwing Sensei Matt Ermino (Burbank Danzan Dojo) during their opening demo at AJJF National Convention (Image 1: Photo by Dan Browning/Danzante Photography LLC)

Great pic of Professors Kimo Williams, Hans Ingebretsen, and Sensei Brian Sincomb at The AJJF National Convention

Got to co-instruct Oku with Professor Hodgkin during 2023 AJJF National Convention. Grateful for the opportunity and the students.

Just spent an amazing weekend at the AJJF National convention with some of my closest Danzan Ryu family! So grateful for the training and memories we created this weekend and the valuable insights we gained in our art

Kata is a means by which we transmit and pass on the wisdom of DZR. Practicing kata transmits the principles of our martial art; the footwork, stances, ma’ai, and timing.

Waza represents the application of those principles in dynamic and eventually spontaneous attacks. Waza requires an understanding of body mechanics, timing, threat assessment, and strategy, as well as constant practice to hone our skills.

Kata and waza are both essential in our journey of mastering DZR, we must strive to develop proficiency in both.

Danzan Healing night at BDD.

Happy to have Professor Belzer drop in last night and work on Shime and Hazushis.

Shihan Jigoro Kano: The five principles of JUDO 🥋 柔道

One of our students was injured and came to class anyway. She sat off the mat took notes and sketched us throughout the class. The ability to capture moving beings this way in a moment is amazing.

At Bubank Danzan Dojo, we have the Alaka’i program. Alaka’i are brown belts that desire to be leaders and seek opportunities to be of service to others in the dojo. Our tradition is to hike up the mountain overlooking Burbank and present the Title of Alaka’i, symbolized by a brown Kokui Nut Lei. A Kokui nut leí is a lei of light and symbolizes the nature and intention of one who seeks to be of service. Maholo for your Kokua Jack and congrats!

Few snaps from todays Yawara stick class

Congrats on your first promotion

This is great training, for real world chaos. Check it out.

More Incredible RAW Power Classes Coming Up Soon! Essential Tools 2: Ground Fighting & R**e Defense - 8 hours/2 sessions Foundation/Intro and Essential Tools 1 are prerequisites

In case you didn’t know.

We had a special class today. Guru Manny dropped in and gave us his thoughts on striking and elevation changes.

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Happy birthday Sensei Matt!
We’re thrilled you spend some of your valuable time with us!

Burbank Danzan dojo working out back today. ’i

Happy Birthday to the founding father of Danzan Ryu Jujitsu

Seishiro "Henry" Okazaki (January 23, 1890 – July 12, 1951) was the founder of Danzan Ryu Jujitsu. He was a Japanese American, legendary martial artist and gifted healer. Born in Kakeda, Date County in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, he immigrated to Hawaii in 1906. At the age of 19 he learned he had tuberculosis. Through hard training in the martial arts, Okazaki recovered completely and vowed to dedicate his life to propagating jujitsu and judo. From 1927 to 1928, Okazaki developed a complete, integrated martial arts system: Danzan Ryu Jujitsu. A synthesis of several older styles of jujitsu, Okazaki included in the system elements of his studies of Okinawan karate, Chinese kung-fu,Hawaiian Lua, Filipino knife fighting (escrima), boxing and wrestling, as well as traditional Japanese restorative massage and healing techniques (Seifukujutsu).

Okazaki initially faced opposition within the Japanese-American community for teaching outsiders Japanese martial arts. This changed after World War II. Like tens of thousands of other Japanese-Americans, Okazaki was interned during the war. Unlike others, however, his home and property were not looted; his students guarded them during the war. Upon their release, Okazaki helped support others in the Japanese-American community. For this he ultimately gained their respect.

Gradually, Okazaki developed a system comprising courses for men, women, and children. In his system, he stressed the ancient system of philosophical and moral training within the martial and restorative arts. He is credited with being the first to teach the full jujitsu course to non-Asians. He also taught perhaps the first women's self-defense course in the country. He founded the American Jujitsu Institute in the Territory of Hawaii in 1939. This is the original Danzan Ryu Jujitsu organization and remains in operation to the present day. In addition to his work in martial arts, he was also very well known for his healing arts.

Big day at BDD. Thanks to all who supported and came out today for our guest instructors and promotions. Mahalo to Professor Bill Randle, Prof. Mike Belzer, Prof. Jack Mauck, Prof. Geoff Lane, Prof. George Arrington, Prof. Hillary Kaplowitz, and via satellite Prof. Bob Hudson. Congrats to new Rokudan, Professor Kimo Williams, Congrats Sensei Brian Sincomb Promoted to Godan, and our dojo head Sensei Ray Scholl Promoted to Yodan.


Hawaiian Jujitsu Dojo

First one live/ in person since 2020.

National Convention - The American Judo and Jujitsu Federation Convention Registration Form Freestyle Contest Flyer THE AMERICAN JUDO AND JUJITSU FEDERATION INVITES YOU TO ATTENDTHE 2023 CONVENTION IS APRIL 28-30In Sacramento CA Convention 2023’s theme is SAISEI! The meaning we believe is very timely due to all the dramatic events we all have been and cont....

Dojo: place of the way. It’s not a gym and it can be any where; as long as you are there. The place where we practice cultivating a receptive state of mind, without preconceived ideas or thoughts, to master the ability of reacting spontaneously and naturally without hesitation and without purposeless resistance. See you there.

Humility

"Don't teach me, show me!"

As we start 2023, good grounding for us.

𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝗷𝗼 𝗯𝘆 𝗞𝘆𝘂𝘇𝗼 𝗠𝗶𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗲, 𝟭𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗮𝗻

🔵 Have no falsehood in mind.
Ruluctance or deceit are not conducive to the inner harmony required by Judo practice.

🔵 Do not lose self-confidence.
Learn to act wholeheartedly, without hesitation. Show reverance toward the practice of Judo, by keeping your mind in it.

🔵 Keep your balance.
The center of gravity follows the movement of the body. The center of gravity is the most important element in maintaining stablility. If it is lost, the body is naturally unbalanced. Thus, fix your mind so that your body is always in balance.

🔵 Utilize your strength efficiently.
Minimize the use of strength with the quickest movement of body. Acknowledge that what is called stillness and motion is nothing but an endlessly repeated process.

🔵 Don’t discontinue training.
Mastery of Judo cannot be accomplished in a short time. Since skills depend on mental and physical application, constant training is essential.

🔵 Keep yourself humble.
If you become self-centered, you will build a wall around yourself and lose your freedom. If you can humble yourself in preparation for an event you will surely be better able to judge and understand it. In a match, you will be able to detect the weak point of your opponent and easily put him/her under control.

𝑇𝑜 𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑡𝑒𝑐ℎ𝑛𝑖𝑞𝑢𝑒, 𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑡.
𝐴𝑐𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎 𝑡𝑒𝑐ℎ𝑛𝑖𝑞𝑢𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑠 𝑎 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑢𝑙, 𝑚𝑜𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑡, 𝑛𝑜𝑛-𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛, 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑑.
𝐼𝑛 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑠 𝑎 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑦𝑒𝑟 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑑𝑜 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑢𝑡𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑛𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠.
…..𝐾𝑦𝑢𝑧𝑜 𝑀𝑖𝑓𝑢𝑛𝑒


Picture: Mifune (left) in training with Kanō