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What Is Niseido Ju Jitsu?
A few days ago, a few of our quite friendly members asked for some info about Niseido Ju Jitsu. I think I replied personally to each of them. But realized that when one mentioned starting a "New Thread" that this was what she meant. I hope that you receive this information in the light in which it is submitted. Happy & Blessed New Year Everyone!
I believe that Niseido Ju Jitsu is a fairly well rounded art. We enjoy sparring, Judo randori and grappling. It is geared for the streets and is what we believe to be completely realistic and very usable. Many of the techniques we use have gotten many of us out of some pretty messy situations.
There are many components that make up Niseido Ju Jitsu. If you have visited our web site, www.niseido.org you notice that we do have a Code of Ethics and the Code of Bushido. These are taken very seriously.
Our philosophy is sound and simple. We are never the attackers, only the defenders. There are no egos if you can believe that. Niseido is not about technique, it is about attitude. For us Niseido Ju Jitsu is not a Martial Art, its a way of life. We are the martial arts chiropractors, if the attitude should need an adjustment, we are more than willing to adjust it.
We are family oriented. Every single person that visits or joins us is treated with the utmost of respect. We all work as a team to help each one of us attain our maximum proficiency and goals in life.
Here at the Hombu Dojo, we have no High School dropouts. If you come without a diploma and decide to stay, a High School Diploma or a GED will be amongst your certificates. Since I am the Chief of Chaplains at a local Police Department, I have helped several young men and women get their diplomas and they are now sworn police officers.
There is a lot that goes into being a Niseido Ju Jitsu practitioner. We are a fully documented martial art. Our administration is strong and in tact. We are very precise in the wasy we do things. Our name "Niseido" is the trade mark of the Niseido Ju Jitsu Federation. All of our exams and writings are covered by copyright protection.
Each of our dojos teaches the same curriculum. Every practitioner has to keep a note book which documents what they have learned. Every technique is written and categorized. The writings change with each rank advancement simply because the techniques are now seen through a more advanced eye and therefor must be updated. All notebooks are inspected before any testing for rank advancement.
The purpose of the notebook is to guide us when we teach. We realize that no one can remember everything off the top of their head. The note book helps refresh the memory. It also helps to keep our teaching pure.
When we add new techniques, they are first presented to a panel for review. They are worked and re worked, then finally presented to the senior kyu grades for their input. We all learn from each other.
We are told that we are strict. With rank comes responsibility and accountability. We are not a "do as I say not as I do martial art." We are all accountable to each other and hold each other to the standards that just seem to have emerged as the years passed.
Several of my students have been with me for more than a quarter century. One of them started with me when he was 11 years old. He will turn 53 in his next birthday. Our senior dojo in Brooklyn, NY is nearly 40 years old. We have had the same telephone number for all those years.
If time continuity and time can be the bench mark by which we can measure success, then I guess that we are successful.
We are friendly, reserved, and very loyal to each other. We are not boisterous. We respect everyone as long as they are good people. If they are not good people, we just simply do no associate with them.
Our motto is: "Survival is an every day reality."
A few days ago, a few of our quite friendly members asked for some info about Niseido Ju Jitsu. I think I replied personally to each of them. But realized that when one mentioned starting a "New Thread" that this was what she meant. I hope that you receive this information in the light in which it is submitted. Happy & Blessed New Year Everyone!
I believe that Niseido Ju Jitsu is a fairly well rounded art. We enjoy sparring, Judo randori and grappling. It is geared for the streets and is what we believe to be completely realistic and very usable. Many of the techniques we use have gotten many of us out of some pretty messy situations.
There are many components that make up Niseido Ju Jitsu. If you have visited our web site, www.niseido.org you notice that we do have a Code of Ethics and the Code of Bushido. These are taken very seriously.
Our philosophy is sound and simple. We are never the attackers, only the defenders. There are no egos if you can believe that. Niseido is not about technique, it is about attitude. For us Niseido Ju Jitsu is not a Martial Art, its a way of life. We are the martial arts chiropractors, if the attitude should need an adjustment, we are more than willing to adjust it.
We are family oriented. Every single person that visits or joins us is treated with the utmost of respect. We all work as a team to help each one of us attain our maximum proficiency and goals in life.
Here at the Hombu Dojo, we have no High School dropouts. If you come without a diploma and decide to stay, a High School Diploma or a GED will be amongst your certificates. Since I am the Chief of Chaplains at a local Police Department, I have helped several young men and women get their diplomas and they are now sworn police officers.
There is a lot that goes into being a Niseido Ju Jitsu practitioner. We are a fully documented martial art. Our administration is strong and in tact. We are very precise in the wasy we do things. Our name "Niseido" is the trade mark of the Niseido Ju Jitsu Federation. All of our exams and writings are covered by copyright protection.
Each of our dojos teaches the same curriculum. Every practitioner has to keep a note book which documents what they have learned. Every technique is written and categorized. The writings change with each rank advancement simply because the techniques are now seen through a more advanced eye and therefor must be updated. All notebooks are inspected before any testing for rank advancement.
The purpose of the notebook is to guide us when we teach. We realize that no one can remember everything off the top of their head. The note book helps refresh the memory. It also helps to keep our teaching pure.
When we add new techniques, they are first presented to a panel for review. They are worked and re worked, then finally presented to the senior kyu grades for their input. We all learn from each other.
We are told that we are strict. With rank comes responsibility and accountability. We are not a "do as I say not as I do martial art." We are all accountable to each other and hold each other to the standards that just seem to have emerged as the years passed.
Several of my students have been with me for more than a quarter century. One of them started with me when he was 11 years old. He will turn 53 in his next birthday. Our senior dojo in Brooklyn, NY is nearly 40 years old. We have had the same telephone number for all those years.
If time continuity and time can be the bench mark by which we can measure success, then I guess that we are successful.
We are friendly, reserved, and very loyal to each other. We are not boisterous. We respect everyone as long as they are good people. If they are not good people, we just simply do no associate with them.
Our motto is: "Survival is an every day reality."
