Vol 27 3 March 1 2020

senseigkbudoshincom

Questions are an integral part of learning They

help me realize areas of study that require

clarification Here are more questions from BJJY

members Be aware that sometimes the questions

andor answers are edited to depersonalize them

Also none of the question responses opinion or

editorial content provide any legal advice in any

form or manner regardless of how qualified or ex-

perienced the author may be Always consult a

qualified attorney in your state if you need any type

of legal advice

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Budoshin Jujitsu Summer Camp

Friday-Sunday July 24 25 amp 26

Old Orchard Park

Santa Clarita CA

Go to httpsbudoshincomnewsseminars-

events for more information amp to register

53rd Year

Q I think Irsquoll start from blue belt as you allowed

me to do If my uke want to start the evaluation

as well then we will both start from green belt

010920

A The decision is yours and you ukersquos If you want

to start at blue amp he wants to start at green thatrsquos ok

too

Q Do we do the techniques according to stu-

dent handbook 010920

A If you have the 12th edition [revised] of the Stu-

dent Handbook the Green Belt [Rokyu] test is on

page 21 and the Blue Belt [Gokyu] test is on page

24 If you donrsquot have the 12th edition [revised]

please let me know amp Irsquoll send it to you

Q I have all your books and mp4 for the task

There were just some japanese difference in

mp4s to literature And was it so that if you

cant figure out a technique (or understand the

japanese difference) it just lowers the overall

score and you may be allowed to procced to

next belt level 010920

A Good and very valid question Seki used a lot of

generic terminology and it drives some people crazy

because theyrsquore used to specific names for specific

CONGRATULATIONS SENSEI PAUL SHEASBY

Paul Sheasby

sensei of the Taba Hatchi

Jujitsu Dojo Johannes-

burg South Africa re-

cently applied for cross-

certification of his existing

rank Sensei Paul easily

sent the required materi-

als and was thoroughly

evaluated by Sensei

Marc Tucker who is in

charge of the BJJY cross

-certification program

Marc was thoroughly im-

pressed with Paulrsquos performance and ability to

quickly respond very professionally and competent-

ly to technical issues via video

We are happy to congratulate Sensei

Sheasby on his cross-certification to Godan in Bu-

doshin Jujitsu as he was already godan in another

ryu Cross-certification can go as high as godan

Based upon what he has done thus far in his dojo

he will also be a strong force in bringing and ex-

panding Budoshin Jujitsu in South Africa

techniques [in English AND Japanese] Some jujitsu

ryu for example] use very specific terminology for

each variations of te nage Seki [as well as I] might

have numerous variations of Te Nage [Hand Throw]

and theyrsquore all simply called Te Nage The ad-

vantage of this [for the person being tested] is that if

the examiner asks for a Te NageHand Throw the

examinee can use whatever hand throw he wishes

from whatever kind of attack he wishes unless the

examiner species the attack or asks for a different

ldquote nagerdquohand throw Irsquoll usually let the examinee

make those decisions However if I feel the exami-

nee is trying to show something beyond their skill

level or way below their skill level Irsquoll get more spe-

cific and let them redemonstrate My goal in testing a

person is for them to do as well as possible not to

knock them down

[Side story When I was a school teacher I

spent time teaching my kids how to do significantly

better on tests regardless of their knwledge level I

actually took a workshop on this Not to pick on

teachers but we generally assume that kids [and

adults] inherently know how to take tests However

there are numerous easily taught skills that will raise

a studentrsquos score significantly Example If you an-

swer ldquoTruerdquo to all statements in a truefalse test [also

marking all ldquoabsoluterdquo statements all none every

never etc as false the worst you will score is 70

even if you know nothing about the topic you are be-

ing tested on When I got to the high school level a

lot of teachers resented the test-taking skills I taught

amp even went to the principal His response to upset

teachers was the same as mine write better tests]

And you thought yoursquod get a short answer

to this question ) Going onhellip

NON-SEQUITOR by Niles

Irsquove been asked [] to

provide a monthly thought for

you to ponder mdash because

dogs canrsquot ponder Here my

thought for this month

If you can read body language itrsquos a real asset Body language and tone of voice usually has more impact than what is said

My ldquoNon-Sequitorrdquo column has gotten so popular I

now have to wear sunglasses when I go out so no

one can recognize me and ask for a

ldquopawprintrdquo [dog autograph]

Second I do not expect students to have the

Japanese ldquoterminologyrdquo down until they test for

sankyu And again if theyrsquore having trouble with the

technique name ndash even in English [which is pretty

rare] Irsquoll do my best to help them along without ex-

plainingshowing a proper technique Or if theyrsquore

having a problem with ldquohand throwrdquo I might say

show me a technique for a lapel grab or straight

knife thrust Hopefully their brain cells will connect

and theyrsquoll come up with a hand throw ndash and Irsquoll

thank them for doing a hand throw At lower ranks

my goal is to help the person pass This helps them

develop their self-confidence in their competency

[which is what any test in any subject is supposed to

do]

As far as actual test score are concerned a

problem of this sort might knock the score for each

affected tested item down 1-2 points If the issue is

just terminology [at lower ranks] and the technique

is done well once we get past the terminology is-

sue] then I may not deduct anything at all A lot of

this depends on the studentrsquos attitude on the mat

during the testing

In essence a well done test should also be a

learning experience for the testee

Almost last if a student ends up with a high

enough score to pass a belt exam then they pass

For me itrsquos not how high or how low of a score they

got but did they pass A colored belt is a colored

belt Your test score isnrsquot written on it The colored

belt only indicates that a certain skillknowledge lev-

Keeping Kokoro a monthly publication is

largely dependent upon you sending me questions

to answer I donrsquot want to fill it with ldquofluffrdquo or see it

become a bimonthly [every other month] publication

I could also use a larger size type font to take up

more space

So please send any question or concerns

you have to me by clicking here

el has been reached

Also keep in mind that I consider actual mat

tests particularly at higher ranks to be a formality ndash

a chance for the student to show off his still level I

usually wonrsquot let a person test for a higher rank un-

less Irsquom pretty confident that theyrsquoll pass After all I

donrsquot want to embarrass them in front of their peers

or family

Whew

Q I dont have any problems to follow and learn

the techniques from your books and mp4s the

difficulty comes with the different japanese ter-

minology used from my jujitsu background

010920

A I understand your dilemma which is quite com-

mon in the traditional jujitsu community And to

make matters worse the problem exists in English

as well as Japanese Different ryu have different

names for the same techniques [or variations there-

of] in Japanese AND English However if you put

numerous ryu pracitioners on the same mat they

can work out with each other amazingly well [as

compared to other martial arts] and there seems to

be a greater ldquoopen-mindednessrdquo and acceptance to

technique execution variations Thatrsquos why you can

have a dozen different ldquote nagerdquo and theyrsquore all

called ldquote nagerdquo Although you could say itrsquos a tower

of Babel [in both languages] the generic use of Jap-

anese that Seki used seems to make sense and

make ldquoliferdquo easier once the student gets the concept

[usually around the 4th ndash 3rd kyu level]

Q On Monday Im starting to study japanese at

evening school every monday for four month for

the project 010920

A It may help However the ryu will determine what

Japanese words are used Then again if you get

into kanji it can be a whole different ball game So

good luck with this Itrsquos something that I wish I had

done years ago [it might help a bit] and I might still

do it

Another side story I also used to do square-

dancing All calls are done in English throughout the

world However the pronunciation of English can

vary greatly in non-English speaking countries and

that becomes the real ldquochallengerdquo for square danc-

ers who travel to other countries So the martial arts

are not unique in this area )

Q It is an honour to get in touch with you and

Happy New Year I moved to Hong Kong over 7

years ago in pursuit of martial arts I am current-

ly a Black Sash in Hung Gar kung fu with

fighting experience in MMA Judo and BJJ Ad-

ditionally I am currently cross-training and get-

ting further into Jeet Kune Do and Muay Thai

Moving along during my time in Canada I

acquired an Orange Belt (equivalent to Blue-

Level in your curriculum) from the Bushido-Kai

Jiu Jitsu school Given my pastcurrent experi-

ence would there be a way for me to study your

system and get tested for the Blue or Purple lev-

el (provided that I met your quality standard)

011020

Thank you for your time and I look forward to

hearing from you

A It is good to hear from you You seem to have a

wide base of experience which should be helpful to

you in progressing in traditional Japanese jujitsu

You may actually have two options open to

you First you can test a blue [5th kyu] or purple [4th]

belt level if thatrsquos where you want to start

Your other option based upon your cumula-

tive experience and if you hold a black belt in a mar-

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ldquoOfficialrdquo Representative by George Kirby

I usually get 2-3

requests a year from

martial artists in other

countries who want to be

the ldquoofficialrdquo representa-

tive of Budoshin Jujitsu

in their country Howev-

er in the past month Irsquove

had four such requests

So I thought I should ad-

dress the issue head on

Although Irsquom real-

ly honored by such re-

quests I donrsquot know what the true intentions of the

inquirer are For a person I donrsquot even know to ask to

be the ldquoofficialrdquo representative is a really tall request

in my book because there are a lot of inferences that

can become reality I would like to think that in most

cases their intentions are honorable They just want

the status and recognition In other cases they may

want the ldquopowerrdquo of being THE official representative

and there is the potential for abuse and misrepresen-

tation

What really amazes me is that most of these re-

quests come from non-jujitsu sensei Although their

intentions may be sincere the qualifications arenrsquot

there I donrsquot understand how a person of one martial

art can feel that they can represent another martial

art in a competent and professional manner

So let me put forth what Irsquom looking for in an

ldquoofficialrdquo representative First I must know the per-

son That can take timeyears Usually if theyrsquove

worked their way through the belt ranks to yudansha

grades in Budoshin Jujitsu Irsquove got a pretty good

grasp of the person and know their personality Sec-

ond [and obviously] they need to hold a yudansha

grade in Budoshin Jujitsu whether it be by moving up

through the belts [preferable] or by the cross-

certification process

Next they have to be willing to work in a cooper-

ative manner if there are other Budoshin JJ black

belts teaching in their country There cannot be uni-

lateral decisions A democratic process must prevail

Thatrsquos part of my ldquotraditionrdquo in being raised in the US

I sought to have the process prevail among the AJA

board of directors and it does The ability to govern

and make such decisions cannot be based upon belt

rank alone I may be a 10th dan in jujitsu but the

BOD voted down my ideas many times and I didnrsquot

take it personally Thatrsquos the way it goes if therersquos a

democratic process If itrsquos a valid idea it doesnrsquot mat-

ter who presents it If an idea makes sense it should

pass or fail on its merits not just based on what the

person with the ldquohighest education levelrdquo thinks

should be done [By the way I got most of my good

teaching ideas and solutions to classroom problems

from my students mdash and they usually worked]

The ldquoofficialrdquo representative must also be will-

ing to work with sensei of other jujitsu ryu in a posi-

tive manner presenting a positive and professional

image of Budoshin Jujitsu and the BJJY

The above is the ideal situation However there

is a reality check that I have to recognize amp accept

To ignore it would put me high on the stupid list

I have to recognize that if there is only one per-

son in a foreign country that holds a black belt [or

any rank] in Budoshin Jujitsu they are in fact repre-

senting Budoshin Jujitsu AND me They may not be

the ldquoofficialrdquo representative but they are the de facto

representative [representative in fact] This is why I

secure a number of character references from differ-

ent people prior to any black belt promotion unless I

know the person well This is also why many of the

essay type questions on the black belt exam are

open-ended It can give me some insight to how the

candidate thinks and what they might do in certain

situations There arenrsquot any wrong answers to these

questions but Irsquoll sometimes ask for a further expla-

nation of their response or challenge their response

just to see how they think

Have I ever had ldquoofficialrdquo representatives in for-

eign countries I think the answer is ldquoyesrdquo on one or

two occasions However usually it the above reality

that prevails and that person has a very high level of

integrity which is something I also look for If a per-

son is going to represent Budoshin Jujitsu the BJJY

and me I want someone who will act in a respecta-

ble and responsible manner with integrity and courte-

sy

So although therersquos nothing that prevents a per-

son from ldquorepresentingrdquo Budoshin Jujitsu in their

home country there is also nothing that prevents me

from saying that they are not the official representa-

tive of Budoshin Jujitsu It has happened amp itrsquos usual-

ly embarrassing to the person making the claim

So please be respectful of who you are

ONLY

CAN GET MY BOOKS

BACK IN PRINT

If yoursquod like to see my out-of-print books available

again either digitally [online] or in print please con-

tact Michael Dillard president of Century Martial

Arts at michaeldillardcenturymartialartscom

My out-of-print books are

Jujitsu Intermediate Techniques of the

Gentle Art Vol 2 441 Amazon $7-68 Ebay $8-111

Jutte Power of Ten-Hands Weapon

452 Amazon $76-1052 Ebay $141-183

Jujitsu Nerve Techniques 473 Amazon $62-165 Ebay $40-85

Jujitsu Figure-4 Locks 506 Amazon $16-465 Ebay $100-361

[available on Kindle]

Please email Michael Dillard and let him know yoursquod like

to see my books back in print or digital format Give 2-3

reasons for bringing them back into print and be sure to

ask him when theyrsquoll be available online or back in print

Yoursquore the only one who can do this

Thank you

Note Used or new copies are sometimes available at

wwwamazoncom or wwwebaycom

Above Amazon book prices are as of 72019

tial art is to consider cross-certification

Either direction would require that you be a

member of the Budoshin Jujitsu Yudanshakai

[BJJY] Membership information is available at

httpsbudoshincommembershipbenefits

If you choose to testbe evaluated for a kyu

grade belt you will need the Student Handbook for

the testing criteria The handbook comes free with

BJJY membership If you want to buy the handbook

separately you can do so at httpsbudoshincom

storebooks amp scroll down towards the bottom of

the page to purchase it If you decide to become a

member of the BJJY within one month after pur-

chase I will refund the cost of the Student Handbook

once you pay your BJJY membership

Your other option is to go for cross-

certification I have attached two items to help you

with that process If you decide to go that route you

will also receive the Black Belt Handbook with your

BJJY membership

I have also attached two recent issues of

ldquoKokorordquo our monthly BJJY QampA newsletter just for

some reading material

I hope one of these progress choices is ac-

ceptable to you If you have any further questions

please get back to me

Q I just finished my muay thai class and it is

what you would expect - some good skills

learned but I can also see that Jiujitsu will most

likely be a more suitable art as we age - espe-

cially when we get in altercations and need to

rely less upon our physical conditioning I need

to buy the videos from Green up to Brown for

home study - is this included in the BB Home

Study series or is there another Just making

sure 011120

A Irsquoll answer the easy question first Yes the 8-dvd

mp4 Home Study video series covers all the tech-

niques required from 6th through 1st kyu However

there are two clarifications here ndash both to your ad-

vantage

First you should follow the belt mat test

formatrequirements when submitting a video [eg

page 21 for 6th kyu amp page 24 for 5th kyu in the Stu-

dent Handbook] not ldquojustrdquo repeating all of the tests

on each belt video as the latter is far more work

[depending on your outlook] Each test is broken

into a kata and waza section In the kata section I

ONLY

CAN GET MY BOOKS

BACK IN PRINT

If yoursquod like to see my out-of-print books available

again either digitally [online] or in print please con-

tact Michael Dillard president of Century Martial

Arts at michaeldillardcenturymartialartscom

My out-of-print books are

Jujitsu Intermediate Techniques of the

Gentle Art Vol 2 441 Amazon $7-68 Ebay $8-111

Jutte Power of Ten-Hands Weapon

452 Amazon $76-1052 Ebay $141-183

Jujitsu Nerve Techniques 473 Amazon $62-165 Ebay $40-85

Jujitsu Figure-4 Locks 506 Amazon $16-465 Ebay $100-361

[available on Kindle]

Please email Michael Dillard and let him know yoursquod like

to see my books back in print or digital format Give 2-3

reasons for bringing them back into print and be sure to

ask him when theyrsquoll be available online or back in print

Yoursquore the only one who can do this

Thank you

Note Used or new copies are sometimes available at

wwwamazoncom or wwwebaycom

Above Amazon book prices are as of 72019

tial art is to consider cross-certification

Either direction would require that you be a

member of the Budoshin Jujitsu Yudanshakai

[BJJY] Membership information is available at

httpsbudoshincommembershipbenefits

If you choose to testbe evaluated for a kyu

grade belt you will need the Student Handbook for

the testing criteria The handbook comes free with

BJJY membership If you want to buy the handbook

separately you can do so at httpsbudoshincom

storebooks amp scroll down towards the bottom of

the page to purchase it If you decide to become a

member of the BJJY within one month after pur-

chase I will refund the cost of the Student Handbook

once you pay your BJJY membership

Your other option is to go for cross-

certification I have attached two items to help you

with that process If you decide to go that route you

will also receive the Black Belt Handbook with your

BJJY membership

I have also attached two recent issues of

ldquoKokorordquo our monthly BJJY QampA newsletter just for

some reading material

I hope one of these progress choices is ac-

ceptable to you If you have any further questions

please get back to me

Q I just finished my muay thai class and it is

what you would expect - some good skills

learned but I can also see that Jiujitsu will most

likely be a more suitable art as we age - espe-

cially when we get in altercations and need to

rely less upon our physical conditioning I need

to buy the videos from Green up to Brown for

home study - is this included in the BB Home

Study series or is there another Just making

sure 011120

A Irsquoll answer the easy question first Yes the 8-dvd

mp4 Home Study video series covers all the tech-

niques required from 6th through 1st kyu However

there are two clarifications here ndash both to your ad-

vantage

First you should follow the belt mat test

formatrequirements when submitting a video [eg

page 21 for 6th kyu amp page 24 for 5th kyu in the Stu-

dent Handbook] not ldquojustrdquo repeating all of the tests

on each belt video as the latter is far more work

[depending on your outlook] Each test is broken

into a kata and waza section In the kata section I

am looking for specific techniques In the waza [self-

defense] section you can use whatever jujitsu tech-

niques you have learned from the video for the cur-

rent belt exam you are taking or from previous belt

videos You can also use most of the same tech-

niques from the kata segment if you want to ---

which brings up the second clarification

Clarification 2 As I just said you can also

use most of the same techniques from the kata seg-

ment for the waza segment of the test if you wish

However when I made the video series I realized

that this would probably be my only opportunity to

do a professionally made video So I presented cer-

tain techniques for the kata portion and DIFFERENT

techniques for the waza portion ndash just to present

more techniques than what would actually be re-

quired and to give you more choices I use the same

teaching approach in my dojo and since different

ranks train with each other lower ranks occasionally

learn different techniquesvariations from higher

ranks It also makes the actual testing more interest-

ing for the examiner as the examiner isnrsquot sure what

the student will do for a particular street-type attack

[Student doesnrsquot have to say what technique hersquos

going to use ndash he just does it]

Herersquos the real advantage If you learn all of

the different techniques for kata and waza by the

time you test for shodan you will also almost be at

nidan technique-wise

So you can choose either one of two paths

as you move up the ranks less techniques or more

techniques The advantage of the latter is that it will

give you more flexibility in terms of testing and in

terms of your total knowledge and efficiency on the

street

To deal with the issue of jujitsu being more

useful as we get older I agree with you 100 for a

variety of reasons the main one being the flexibility

and depth of knowledgetechniques provided by the

art Just this Thursday one of my black belts com-

mented on a cartoon he just saw It was an old man

sitting in seiza on the ground about to be attacked by

a group of young thugs He wore a t-shirt that read

ldquoYour first mistake is thinking I was just an old manrdquo

There are techniques I could do 20 years ago that I

canrsquot do now in terms of self-defense However I still

have a bunch of others still ldquoup my sleeverdquo

Before I forget if you buy the home study vid-

eos theyrsquore the same cost whether you buy the dvds

or mp4 files The total cost difference is that there is

no shipping charge for the mp4 files Theyrsquore

sent via a drop box service I use Shipping the

dvds would cost $42 for Priority Mail Internation-

al

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Q I am very eager to represent your style in my

country Iran 011320

A Thank you for your inquiry about representing the

BJJY in Iran To be considered you would first have

to be a member of the BJJY Also I would need to

know if you are actually learning or teaching Bu-

doshin Jujitsu in Iran

Last and most important if you were a BJJY

member you would in fact be a representative of

the BJJY in your country If you are the only member

of the BJJY in your country you would in fact be the

sole representative of Budoshin JujitsuBJJY in your

country ndash simply because there are no other BJJY

members in Iran

However to be the ldquoofficialrdquo representative of

the BJJY in Iran you would need to hold at least a

shodan in Budoshin jujitsu plus there would be other

non-monetary requirements

I would look forward to having you as a mem-

ber of the BJJY and would be able to provide you

with the same technical support as I provide other

members of the BJJY that are learning and pro-

gressing in the art If you meet the requirements to

be an ldquoofficialrdquo representative please also let me

know

Please get back to me if you have any ques-

tions or concerns

Q I am Fifth Dan in Ju Jitsu I am based in

South Africa I would like to affiliate by Do Jo

with your organization Please would you ex-

plain the process I would need to follow 011320

A Thank you for your email

First I need to know if your interest is becom-

ing a member of the Budoshin Jujitsu Yudanshakai

[BJJY] or the American Jujitsu Association [AJA] ndash or

both

If yoursquore interested in AJA affiliation for your

dojo [the AJA is a national governing body for jujitsu

in the US please go to

wwwamericanjujitsuassociationorg for more infor-

mation and who to contact

If yoursquore interested in BJJY membership

please get back to me Therersquos also a lot of infor-

mation on my website httpsbudoshincom and

specific membership information at https

budoshincommembershipbenefits

Irsquom looking forward to hearing from you one

way or another

Q I have a background in another jujitsu ryu I

am wanting to convert my DoJo to your syllabus

Please let me know what documentation regard-

ing my rank I should send as well as what the

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Two Articles by Sensei Jerry Heines

Zazen Quiet the Mind Some-

times I get a request to teach a

seminar regarding meditation

as I did recently We call this

Zazen (as pictured) where Za

means seated and Zen of

course could be understood as

meditation (but it is so much

more)

Often one asks me at the end of class about

the purpose of meditation believing it is designed to

quiet the mind Ahhhgood question Lets look at

that

Our minds are designed to think analyze

question etc It is doing what we need it to do so

meditation is not designed to kill that activityit is a

natural process The problem we find is that our

minds go off on thoughts which we do not want or

direct it to pursue This is the problem -- uncontrolled

thinking

Knowing that in meditating we are not trying

to quiet the mind we can answer that our goal is to

control what our minds do and in doing so we control

what happens inside our brains So we give it a job

we focus on our breathing

There are many techniques that the Japa-

nese have developed that can be practiced in Zazen

as well as walking meditation (often used when our

minds are just too active to control while seated eg

due to anger moving meditation is also used during

our everyday activities so many uses for this type of

meditation) Ive been fortunate to study at many lo-

cations in Japan and Korea with very good teachers

and learned many techniques about how to control

the mind They range from quite easy to more intri-

cate methods none of which are difficult but knowing

numerous methods allows you to chose another

technique if one method is not really helping on that

particular day

Meditation is an important part of our practice

in martial training which often gets ignored due to

more focus on technical aspects This is a mistake

as without being able to have a method to relax and

focus your technical skills will not fully mature So

learn the art of Meditation as you will find it holds the

key to martial training and in turn martial training is

the key to enjoying life -- it is life (a focus of a future

post

Shadow Sparring Shadow sparring Most of our training occurs

in solo practice It is not practical to consider that one

will always have Uke available to train with So we

practice in a solo means we shadow spar

In class we learn many katas (techniques)

and some means to apply them in a self-defense ap-

plication (we call waza) But there are many many

applications and it is up to each of us to understand

the mechanics of each kata (eg balance strength

needed why it works kuzushi counters to it (viz ID

the weakness) etc) so we know how and when to

use it The best way to analyze this is through solo

practice

When beginning shadow sparring take 3-4

katas and practice them Even if you practice a kata

sequence as learned in class it is fine But practice

these 3-4 in a self-defense situation Think of an at-

tack where you could use these 3-4 katas perhaps

an out block to a wild haymaker punch Right cross

step in for ippon seoi nage to ude guruma as a finish

Do this sequence for a few applications Then

add 3-4 more kata against a different attack eg as

you finish ude guruma perhaps someone jumps you

from behind lifting you up into a bear hug over your

arms Do you stomp his instep and use ashi waza

Would you hook your leg behind and knock him

down And go with these 6-8 katas for a while Then

make another set of 3-4 and start again up to 6-8 As

you finish one set of 6-8 seamlessly flow into the

next 6-8

The key is to break it down as when learning

a new kata Start simple and build up Later as this

flows and you practice in class you will discover with

Uke the weakness in each kata where speed is real-

ly needed your balance importance of off-balancing

Uke etc You begin to analyze and understand the

Kata Add this information mentally to your Shadow

sparring And so the process continues

Eventually you will do away with your 6-8

prearranged sets and let it flow as your mind will un-

derstand the katas very well and with a state of

Mushin (a clear mind void of thoughts fear anger

etc) you will just move Your mind acts as a random

attack generator mentally throwing an attack at you

and you respond This is fun But it takes time to get

there It is a total integration of mind and body In my

cost for affiliation would be 011320

A Thank you for wanting to convert your dojo to my

syllabus I really appreciate it Can I also assume

that you would like to secure rank for yourself and

potentially your students in Budoshin Jujitsu

If your answer is yes the best and most

legitimate route for you is probably to secure cross-

certification which can be done up through 5th dan

[Dan grades beyond 5th dan are honorary] I am

therefore attaching two items for you to start the pro-

cess [I also did some website checking of jikishin

terminology finding many similarities So Irsquom hopeful

that the cross-referencing form will be an easy pro-

cess for you]

As you may be interested in cross-

certification I will be sending a copy of this email to

Marc Tucker one of my senior black belts who han-

dles the cross-certification process I think this is the

best way for you to establish your credibility in Bu-

doshin JJ ndash and then you can legitimately promote

students up to one rank below your Budoshin JJ

rank [In case yoursquore curious the cross-certification

process charge is US$25 The BJJY does not

charge a ldquocertificaterdquo fee However you must be a

current paid member of the BJJY as well] If you

have any questions about cross-certification you can

contact Marc or me

One thing to be aware of in reference to the

cross-certification form Some people get very intimi-

dated by it because they think wersquore expecting that

you be able to execute the technique exactly the

way I may have presented it in a book or video Alt-

hough a number of technique resources are listed in

the right column they are there for reference We

recognize that there are many variations for most

techniques So we are open-minded to different var-

iations as long as the ldquocorerdquo movements are appro-

priate Different ryu naturally have slightly different

variations of the same techniques ---- and thatrsquos one

of the real strengths of traditional jujitsu So donrsquot

feel you have to be able to demonstrate a particular

technique in only one way As Irsquom sure you know as

a person of your rank there are very few techniques

in jujitsu that can be done in only one way

I would also suggest you get a copy of the

Student and Black Belt Handbooks You can either

buy them separately at httpsbudoshincomstore

books or theyrsquore free with a BJJY membership

which can be obtained at httpsbudoshincom

membershipbenefits Both handbooks [pdf format]

contain all testing requirement and formats as well

as other information about Budoshin JJ and jujitsu in

general Theyrsquod be a very good core reference for

you

book on Women Street Safety I show many appli-

cations that are useful for both women and men

which helps you understand the katas much better

Shadow sparring is important Try it out and have

fun

cost for affiliation would be 011320

A Thank you for wanting to convert your dojo to my

syllabus I really appreciate it Can I also assume

that you would like to secure rank for yourself and

potentially your students in Budoshin Jujitsu

If your answer is yes the best and most

legitimate route for you is probably to secure cross-

certification which can be done up through 5th dan

[Dan grades beyond 5th dan are honorary] I am

therefore attaching two items for you to start the pro-

cess [I also did some website checking of jikishin

terminology finding many similarities So Irsquom hopeful

that the cross-referencing form will be an easy pro-

cess for you]

As you may be interested in cross-

certification I will be sending a copy of this email to

Marc Tucker one of my senior black belts who han-

dles the cross-certification process I think this is the

best way for you to establish your credibility in Bu-

doshin JJ ndash and then you can legitimately promote

students up to one rank below your Budoshin JJ

rank [In case yoursquore curious the cross-certification

process charge is US$25 The BJJY does not

charge a ldquocertificaterdquo fee However you must be a

current paid member of the BJJY as well] If you

have any questions about cross-certification you can

contact Marc or me

One thing to be aware of in reference to the

cross-certification form Some people get very intimi-

dated by it because they think wersquore expecting that

you be able to execute the technique exactly the

way I may have presented it in a book or video Alt-

hough a number of technique resources are listed in

the right column they are there for reference We

recognize that there are many variations for most

techniques So we are open-minded to different var-

iations as long as the ldquocorerdquo movements are appro-

priate Different ryu naturally have slightly different

variations of the same techniques ---- and thatrsquos one

of the real strengths of traditional jujitsu So donrsquot

feel you have to be able to demonstrate a particular

technique in only one way As Irsquom sure you know as

a person of your rank there are very few techniques

in jujitsu that can be done in only one way

I would also suggest you get a copy of the

Student and Black Belt Handbooks You can either

buy them separately at httpsbudoshincomstore

books or theyrsquore free with a BJJY membership

which can be obtained at httpsbudoshincom

membershipbenefits Both handbooks [pdf format]

contain all testing requirement and formats as well

as other information about Budoshin JJ and jujitsu in

general Theyrsquod be a very good core reference for

you

book on Women Street Safety I show many appli-

cations that are useful for both women and men

which helps you understand the katas much better

Shadow sparring is important Try it out and have

fun

Individual BJJY membership is $401yr

$652years $1305yr There are no dojo mem-

berships due to liability reasons

I hope Irsquove been helpful here Irsquod like to help

you secure your goals here So if you have any

questions or concerns please let me know what they

are

Q I have a long history in martial artsmdash30 years

Ill send it if you know right Currently I am a

member of the Board ShootFighting style in my

country amp member of a bujutsu organization

Our exercises include kickboxing grappling

and judo in my Dojo

I want to be your official representative in

my country Please provide the conditions

011420

A You seem to have a well-rounded background in

the martial arts and I compliment you for your 30

years of growth I also visited your website and it is

well-constructed

It would be very nice to have a representative

from your country

To answer your request

If you become a member of the Budoshin

Jujitsu Yudanshakai [BJJY] you are in fact a repre-

sentative of the BJJY and Budoshin Jujitsu Mem-

bership information can be found at https

budoshincommembershipbenefits and you can

sign up for BJJY membership at https

budoshincommembershipsign-up using PayPal If

there are ldquodifficultiesrdquo in using PayPal or transferring

funds please let me know However just being a

member doesnrsquot give you any exclusive or special

title rights or powers

If you want to be the official representative

of the BJJY amp Budoshin Jujitsu you must be a black

belt in Budoshin Jujitsu and I must know you well

enough to trust your good judgment to represent Bu-

doshin Jujitsu the BJJY and me properly You must

also agree to the standards and policies of the BJJY

If you want to become a black belt in Bu-

doshin Jujitsu you can either use the home study

course to go through the belts to get too shodan or

higher [ see httpsbudoshincomtraining-testing

rank-progression for an overview] OR you can go

through the cross-certification process [see https

budoshincomtraining-testingcross-certification for

directions]

Please reply if you have any questions about

any of these choices or if you have any other ques-

tions If you donrsquot understand something or some-

thing is not clear please ask I will work with you to

achieve your goals

Q [Another cross-certification inquiry] I have been

following Budoshin jujitsu for several years per-

haps since before becoming Jujitsus black belt

Unfortunately Ive stopped my practice for about

three years for family problems and at 57 I am a

2nd dan black belt in Jujitsu here in Italy and

5th dan in another Jitsu ryu and that in the

short term should also be recognized by an Ital-

ian sports promotion body

Given the respect and consideration that I

have always had for Budoshin jujitsu do you

think it would be possible to achieve the black

belt through the cross testing that I see you have

foreseen First of all for personal satisfaction

What is the eventual procedure 011420

A Thank you for your inquiry regarding cross-

certification which is a real possibility in your case I

have attached two items for you The BJJY Cross-

Certification Program attachment will give you a gen-

eral background of the requirements and procedure

for cross-certification The ldquobbcrossrefformrdquo is a form

you should fill out to the best of your ability so that

we can cross-reference the same or similar tech-

niques between the languageterminology of both

your ryu and Budoshin Jujitsu

I have sent a copy of this email to Marc Tuck-

er 7th dan who handles the cross-certification pro-

gram for meSo although you can ask me questions

You can send large files such as your belt rank

testevaluation videos [up to 5gbfile] to me via my

Hightail ldquodropboxrdquo at httpsspaceshightailcom

uplinkBudoshin [new link]for FREE as part of your

membership benefits

Just click on the link above amp follow the direc-

tions Also you do NOT have to register or sign up

with Hightail to send me these large files Itrsquos part of

your BJJY membership benefits

Marc runs the cross-certification program He will

probably ask you for a video showing specific items

at some point Please be aware that we understand

that there are different ways or variations of most

jujitsu techniques So donrsquot feel that your execution

of a technique must be exactly the way it is done in

Budoshin Jujitsu ndash because we usually have at least

2-3 variations of each one So please feel free to

contact Marc or me if you have any questions

Please be aware that before the process can

begin you must be a BJJY member and pay a $25

testevaluation setup fee You can do this through

PayPal at httpsbudoshincommembershipsign-

up

I hope you will go through the cross-

certification process We have tried to make it as

credible as possible while making it a fairly straight-

forward and simple process for those who are actu-

ally qualified

Irsquom looking forward to Marc requesting that I

issue you a yudansha certificate Budoshin Jujitsu

somewhere between 1st amp 5th dan [Oh therersquos no

charge for a BJJY certificate of rank]

Q Can you give me some time to understand the

English terminology on the Black Belt Cross-

Reference form which is part of the cross-

certification process English is not my lan-

guage and my knowledge is at school level

011520

A Yes Take your time

Also rather than dealing with the terminology

in English you might want to consider the Japanese

terminology Seki used a lot of generic terminology

So if the list has ashi makikomi [ashi = foot amp

makikomi = winding throw] then any technique that

involves winding the attackerrsquos foot to execute a

throw [such as a defense for a kick] would be ok

We are not necessarily looking for one specific

technique executed in only one way ndash for the

most part There are many kindsvariations of ashi

makikomi as there are of koshi nage [koshi = hip amp

nage = throw] and te nage [te = hand amp nage =

throw] So keep an open mind

If this doesnrsquot work I have a long-time jujitsu

friend who lives in Paris [hersquos also multilingual

among his other skills] If yoursquod like me to I can con-

tact him amp see if hersquod be willing to translate the Eng-

lish into French for you The worst he can do is say

ldquonordquo Please let me know

Q In the case of video demonstrations I will ask

you to be tolerant my second wife who was my

Jujitsu partner in the past would act as uke She

had to leave for health reasons

Eventually I might try to ask the courtesy to

be uke to an old friend with whom I usually

made a couple in training Ill see if it will be pos-

sible 011520

A I am very sorry about your wifersquos health condition

It must bear heavily on you too

One thing to be aware of in the videos is that

we donrsquot look at how fast you do techniques but at

how smoothly and well theyrsquore done There is an old

saying slow = smooth = fast All this means is that if

you practice techniques slowly as yoursquore learning

them you will develop smoothness Once you have

smoothness [and donrsquot have to think about all the

If youre the sensei

of any martial art or active in any organized sport

you may be aware that more amp more insurance

companies are requiring that you have some sort of

Concussion Awareness program in place in your

school One of the best sources for such a program

is the Heads Up program [including free certifica-

tion] made available by the CDC [Center for Dis-

ease Control] For more information on this valua-

ble program go directly to wwwcdcgovHeadsUp

indexhtml For a direct link to the ldquoHeads Uprdquo

trainingcertification go to httpwwwcdcgov

headsupyouthsportstrainingindexhtml Lots of

good amp free material for distribution to other instruc-

tors in your dojo students and parents too

The American Ju-Jitsu Association has also

developed the Responsible Instructor Program

[RIP] to deal with concussion awareness and other

safety concerns in a dojo situation If youre inter-

ested in the RIP program go to

wwwamericanjujitsuassociationorgaboutsafety-

the-aja-responsible-instructor-program

steps of a technique] your technique will speed up

naturally As I tell my students I donrsquot teach speed

It will come naturally when you know the technique

So hopefully your alternate ukefriend can

help you

Marc and I would like to see you succeed so

donrsquot be afraid to ask for help

Q Will you please also advise on the way for-

ward for me to sixth dan as part of the cross-

certification process I have spent six years at

fifth 011520

A Promotion to 6th dan is beyond the cross-

certification process which only goes up to 5th dan

6th dan and higher yudansha grades are honorary

based upon your continued self-directed growth and

what you have given back to the art [dojo martial

arts community etc]

I have attached pp 60-63 of the Budoshin

Jujitsu Black Belt Handbook which shows the Amer-

ican Ju-Jitsu Association National Standards amp Cer-

tification Board [NSCB] criteria for promotions by

their NSCB The BJJY also uses these criteria which

are more holistic in nature as so many options are

considered Usually what Irsquoll do unless the black belt

candidate has had a long history with me is have

them go through the criteria commenting on as

many of the requirements as possible and with a

reasonable amount of detail whenever possible In

essence yoursquore doing a self-evaluation of your

growth in the art and by the time you get done with

it itrsquos usually quite impressive As promotions 6th

dan amp up are honorary based upon your continued

self-directed growth and what yoursquove ldquogiven backrdquo to

the martial arts community your self-evaluation

commentary usually sets a strong base for your

evaluation If I make this request of my black belts

[for any dan grade] theyrsquore usually quite comfortable

doing this self-evaluation Also not surprisingly

these criteria could be used for any ryu of jujitsu ndash or

any other martial art as well

I hope this information and copy of the AJA

NSCB criteria will help you understand the promo-

tion process for 6th dan and up in Budoshin Jujitsu

Q How do I go about getting Budoshin patches

made in my country for my students 011520

A I have patches available I can send 1-2 by regu-

lar mail However beyond that the cost is $42 re-

gardless of how many you order However the num-

ber you order can affect the price yoursquoll have to pay

for them This can be negotiated

If you decide to design your own dojo patch-

es thatrsquos your decision

Q Please explain how I am to conduct gradings

ndash is there a specific way Budoshin wants these

to be done 011520

A Check the Student Handbook Itrsquos pretty

straight forward once you get into it [I strongly rec-

ommend that if you print either manual you use color

as the color highlights will make it more user friend-

ly]

For example The technique sequence for 6th

kyu is on page 19 These are the techniques to be

taught for green belt ndash not necessarily in the same

order

Page 20 is an informational page showing

the 6th kyu test sequence In the kata segment they

must do specific techniques I call out the name of

each one in Japanese amp English [I do not expect

students to have the Japanese terminology down

until they get to brown belt ndash theyrsquove learned it by

osmosis [constant repetition by you in class] by

then In the ldquowazardquo portion you would just call out

the attack and they do whatever technique they

want to counter the attack They donrsquot tell you what

theyrsquore going to do They just do it

Page 21 is the actual test form yoursquod use

during testing

This same sequence repeats itself for every

belt exam

There is also a general knowledge require-

ment I have on pp 17 amp 18 by belt rank

Technology marches on If your students have

smart phones they can download an app called

Quizzlet Itrsquos a flip-card app that students can cre-

ate their own flip cards for any topic There are

some really good jujitsu ones on there already So

they may want to check it out before ldquoreinventing

the wheelrdquo

I do not look for exceptional execution of any tech-

nique at lower ranks as theyrsquore getting basics

down But I do expect reasonable progress If you

sort of follow the scoring criteria on page 14 yoursquoll

be ok

I have this because many years ago I was on a

black belt board for another dojo where the sho-

dan candidate couldnrsquot define ldquokirdquo or show a tech-

nique using the attackerrsquos ki There was also a

sandan candidate didnrsquot know what ldquokuzushirdquo was

Nor could he demonstrate it Very disappointing I

feel that by the time a student reaches shodan they

really need to know the core terminology of their

martial art All of my students do

If you need more specifics get back to me

Q How will I access the syllabus materials ndash my

students will commence with the new syllabus

on next Monday at my class 011520

A Yoursquove got the Student Handbook and Black Belt

Handbook I make them available to my stu-

dents so were all working from a common base I

know it may seem intimidating to give all of this infor-

mation to students at once but once they get ac-

quainted with the process they feel like theyrsquore more

in control of their future

I had to develop the Student Handbook in the

1970s when I wanted to teach jujitsu as an elective

alternate PE class at the jr high school I was teach-

ing at I had to have goals amp objectives means of

measurement etc etc Over the years the hand-

book ahs been modified and items added to it

that are useful to new students

The Black Belt Handbook was created after I

lost two really top black belts who wanted specific

criteria for their next belt promotions They felt there

should be a handbook for black belts too ndash and they

were right It was a learning experience for me

Please be aware that the Handbooks are not

etched in stone Some sensei of other dojo have

changed teaching sequences etc for mudansha

grades I also periodically review the handbooks and

make changes as necessary If I do current mem-

bers get free update Thatrsquos only fair

Q My training partner is my 13 year old daugh-

ter can she also take belt examination Will I al-

so pay her an annual fee of 40 usd 011820

A Yes she can take belt exams as long as shersquos a

BJJY member

The only restriction I have in promoting

young people is that I generally will not promote a

young person to shodan below the age of 16 Itrsquos a

maturity and legal issue Also therersquos the issue of

the fact that all black belt grades are teaching

grades In the US a person under 18 hisher parents

are generally legally responsible for them There are

not many parents who want to bear the legal respon-

sibility of their ldquochildrdquo causing an injury to a

ldquostudentrdquo [Oh ---- and I donrsquot believe in ldquojuniorrdquo

black belts]

What I have done in these very rare situa-

tions is promote a student to shodan at age 16 and

allow them to teach within limitations in my dojo un-

der my direct supervision This way they gain teach-

ing experience as they continue to grow in the art If

theyrsquore successful at both I will secure their

ldquoinstructorrdquo certification from the AJA dated on their

18th birthday and promote them to nidan the follow-

ing day This also serves as a strong incentive to

keep them in the dojo and a reward for their commit-

ment How often have I been in this situation May-

be only 2-3 times in all my years teaching the art

Maybe your daughter will be a black belt

when shersquos 16 Then again if you live in another

country other than the US your cultural andor legal

standards may be different

I almost forgot One of the membership op-

tions is 2 BJJY memberships for one year for a total

of US$65 Itrsquos the third choice down at https

budoshincommembershipsign-up in blue

Q You are perfectly right in my country we do

not have this law it can take the black belt at any

age 011820

A Just a point of clarification [my fault] There is no

law in the US preventing a person under the age of

16 from being promoted to black belt However

there are liability laws in most states that hold a par-

ent financially responsible for anything their child

does under the age of 18 So if a person under 18 is

teaching a class on their own and someone gets

hurt the parents of the black belt can be held finan-

cially responsible for the injury and medical costs

There arenrsquot many parents willing to take that risk

I just donrsquot care to put a ldquochildrdquo or their par-

ents into that potential situation That would be irre-

sponsible on my part

Q How many copies of Budoshin Jujitsu

Densho have you given away 012220

A As of today I have sent out 85 copies mostly to

Budoshin Jujitsu black belts Irsquom hopeful that some

of the yudansha will actually start to go through the

Densho find techniques they donrsquot know and learn

teach them

dan candidate couldnrsquot define ldquokirdquo or show a tech-

nique using the attackerrsquos ki There was also a

sandan candidate didnrsquot know what ldquokuzushirdquo was

Nor could he demonstrate it Very disappointing I

feel that by the time a student reaches shodan they

really need to know the core terminology of their

martial art All of my students do

If you need more specifics get back to me

Q How will I access the syllabus materials ndash my

students will commence with the new syllabus

on next Monday at my class 011520

A Yoursquove got the Student Handbook and Black Belt

Handbook I make them available to my stu-

dents so were all working from a common base I

know it may seem intimidating to give all of this infor-

mation to students at once but once they get ac-

quainted with the process they feel like theyrsquore more

in control of their future

I had to develop the Student Handbook in the

1970s when I wanted to teach jujitsu as an elective

alternate PE class at the jr high school I was teach-

ing at I had to have goals amp objectives means of

measurement etc etc Over the years the hand-

book ahs been modified and items added to it

that are useful to new students

The Black Belt Handbook was created after I

lost two really top black belts who wanted specific

criteria for their next belt promotions They felt there

should be a handbook for black belts too ndash and they

were right It was a learning experience for me

Please be aware that the Handbooks are not

etched in stone Some sensei of other dojo have

changed teaching sequences etc for mudansha

grades I also periodically review the handbooks and

make changes as necessary If I do current mem-

bers get free update Thatrsquos only fair

Q My training partner is my 13 year old daugh-

ter can she also take belt examination Will I al-

so pay her an annual fee of 40 usd 011820

A Yes she can take belt exams as long as shersquos a

BJJY member

The only restriction I have in promoting

young people is that I generally will not promote a

young person to shodan below the age of 16 Itrsquos a

maturity and legal issue Also therersquos the issue of

the fact that all black belt grades are teaching

grades In the US a person under 18 hisher parents

are generally legally responsible for them There are

not many parents who want to bear the legal respon-

sibility of their ldquochildrdquo causing an injury to a

ldquostudentrdquo [Oh ---- and I donrsquot believe in ldquojuniorrdquo

black belts]

What I have done in these very rare situa-

tions is promote a student to shodan at age 16 and

allow them to teach within limitations in my dojo un-

der my direct supervision This way they gain teach-

ing experience as they continue to grow in the art If

theyrsquore successful at both I will secure their

ldquoinstructorrdquo certification from the AJA dated on their

18th birthday and promote them to nidan the follow-

ing day This also serves as a strong incentive to

keep them in the dojo and a reward for their commit-

ment How often have I been in this situation May-

be only 2-3 times in all my years teaching the art

Maybe your daughter will be a black belt

when shersquos 16 Then again if you live in another

country other than the US your cultural andor legal

standards may be different

I almost forgot One of the membership op-

tions is 2 BJJY memberships for one year for a total

of US$65 Itrsquos the third choice down at https

budoshincommembershipsign-up in blue

Q You are perfectly right in my country we do

not have this law it can take the black belt at any

age 011820

A Just a point of clarification [my fault] There is no

law in the US preventing a person under the age of

16 from being promoted to black belt However

there are liability laws in most states that hold a par-

ent financially responsible for anything their child

does under the age of 18 So if a person under 18 is

teaching a class on their own and someone gets

hurt the parents of the black belt can be held finan-

cially responsible for the injury and medical costs

There arenrsquot many parents willing to take that risk

I just donrsquot care to put a ldquochildrdquo or their par-

ents into that potential situation That would be irre-

sponsible on my part

Q How many copies of Budoshin Jujitsu

Densho have you given away 012220

A As of today I have sent out 85 copies mostly to

Budoshin Jujitsu black belts Irsquom hopeful that some

of the yudansha will actually start to go through the

Densho find techniques they donrsquot know and learn

teach them

53rd ANNIVERSARY

15th ANNUAL SUMMER TRAINING CAMP Open to All Martial Arts

[must know ukemi skills and should be sankyu or higher belt grade]

July 24 25 26 at Old Orchard Park Santa Clarita CA

This is your opportunity to personally train with top black belts from Budoshin Ju-Jitsu and

other martial arts to improve your knowledge of street-effective self-defense skills This train-

ing camp is sponsored by the Budoshin Ju-Jitsu Dojo and the American Ju-Jitsu Associa-

tion

Camp Schedule July 24 25 26 [as of 22220 - topics amp instructors subject to change]

For a Complete Registration Packet go to httpsbudoshincom2020SummerCampPacketpdf

To register online with PayPal go to httpsbudoshincomnewsseminars-events

DAY TIME TOPIC

Friday 830am Same day registration and setup

845-1015am Seminar A TBD ndash Byron Davis 4d Budoshin JJ

1025-12noon Seminar B Body Positioning amp Footwork Ki to Success ndash George Kirby 10d Budo JJ

12-1pm Lunch [on your own]

1-245pm Seminar C Densho Techniques or Up Against the Wall-- George Kirby

255-410pm Seminar D Joint-Lock Application wCombination Throws ndash Darryn Merlerine 5d

Minami Ryu JJ

Saturday 830am Same day registration and setup

845-1015am Seminar E Street Strategy Takedowns amp Control Holds ndash George Kirby

1025-12noon Seminar F Block and Punch -- Marc Tucker 7d Budoshin JJ

12-1pm Lunch [on your own]

1-245pm Seminar G Yoursquore Worse Off If I Canrsquot See You Blindfold -- George Kirby

255-410pm Seminar H TBD ndash Michael Langewisch 4d Budoshin JJ

Sunday 830am Same day registration and setup

845-1015am Seminar I Select Densho Techniques ndash George Kirby

1025-12noon SeminarJ ldquoDeer in the Headlightsrdquo Syndrome ndash George Kirby

Farewell luncheon [you pay] [TBD]