Dan Zan Ryu is For You!

Dan Zan Ryu jujitsu strengthens your body and your spirit. It is:

• A path to personal growth
• A beautiful, powerful martial art
• A practical self-defense system
• A good workout

Best of all, jujitsu (sometimes jiu-jitsu) works on leverage, momentum, and balance, not strength or speed. You don't have to be big, muscular, fast, or young to learn jujitsu.

Yawara

The first set of arts teaches you about strong and weak positions, joint-locking, and how to off-balance an opponent (kazushi​). These principles apply to all of jujitsu.

Nage

The twenty basic throwing arts of jujitsu include foot sweeps, leg sweeps, hips throws, and sacrifice techniques. You learn how to move bodies in space to make a clean throw.

Oku

You execute the 25 arts of Oku when you're off-balance and in motion. These advanced techniques are graceful and exciting.

Shime

Shime is all about grappling, chokes, pressure points, and submission techniques, mostly executed on the mat.





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Goshin Jitsu

Henry Okazaki, the Master of Dan Zan Ryu jujitsu, was a visionary martial artist. In the 1920s, he created a women's self-defense system called Fujin Goshin no Maki (The Scroll of Women's Self-Defense). In the American Judo & Jujitsu Federation, this system is taught as the Goshin Jitsu list.

Advanced Arts

​The advanced arts of Dan Zan Ryu jujitsu include weapons defenses, the kappo and katsu (healing arts), and techniques reserved for black belts only. There is always more to look forward to!