Hey folks,
I have a brother who moved and is looking into training again. There is a “Yudansha Fighting Association” club nearby, and I told him I would help him look into it.
So, who is familiar with this association?
The founder/head is Mike Veros.
Bio page says:
“Yudansha Fighting System was founded by Sensei Mike Veros in 1988. Mike is a holder of 7th degree black belt under the Danzan Ryu Jujitsu Association, a 2nd degree black belt in Judo, and is also a certified Arnis Instructor.”
However the art is purportedly based on “Traditional Jui Jitsu, Judo and Muay Thai”.
Here is a link to the main page:
http://www.yudanshafight.org/training.html
Here is a link to the facebook page;
http://www.facebook.com/yudanshafight?sk=info
And lastly, this page shows all the requirements for each belt rank in the system;
http://www.yudanshafight.org/testing.html
They seem to be pretty transparent in terms of the instructor and his background, and their requirements for belts and training methodology, however, I donÂ’t know anything about the man, nor do I know much about Danzan Ryu Jujitsu or Judo.
Also, I have seen that when new “systems” or “associations” spring up and attempt to mix several arts, the students sometimes end up with a watered down version of each. I’m ok if its “streamlined” and the technique is still good, however, if its “watered down” and taught by someone who lacks complete understanding of the techniques... well, that’s no bueno.
Any knowledge out there on this association, their reputation, and the general quality of the system and instruction?
And for those of you who are proficient with Judo/JuijitsuÂ… how do their requirements look?
For anyone reading this who is associated with the group, I don't intend this to be accusatory. I recognize they could be awesome, or garbage. I just don't know.
Thanks.
I have a brother who moved and is looking into training again. There is a “Yudansha Fighting Association” club nearby, and I told him I would help him look into it.
So, who is familiar with this association?
The founder/head is Mike Veros.
Bio page says:
“Yudansha Fighting System was founded by Sensei Mike Veros in 1988. Mike is a holder of 7th degree black belt under the Danzan Ryu Jujitsu Association, a 2nd degree black belt in Judo, and is also a certified Arnis Instructor.”
However the art is purportedly based on “Traditional Jui Jitsu, Judo and Muay Thai”.
Here is a link to the main page:
http://www.yudanshafight.org/training.html
Here is a link to the facebook page;
http://www.facebook.com/yudanshafight?sk=info
And lastly, this page shows all the requirements for each belt rank in the system;
http://www.yudanshafight.org/testing.html
They seem to be pretty transparent in terms of the instructor and his background, and their requirements for belts and training methodology, however, I donÂ’t know anything about the man, nor do I know much about Danzan Ryu Jujitsu or Judo.
Also, I have seen that when new “systems” or “associations” spring up and attempt to mix several arts, the students sometimes end up with a watered down version of each. I’m ok if its “streamlined” and the technique is still good, however, if its “watered down” and taught by someone who lacks complete understanding of the techniques... well, that’s no bueno.
Any knowledge out there on this association, their reputation, and the general quality of the system and instruction?
And for those of you who are proficient with Judo/JuijitsuÂ… how do their requirements look?
For anyone reading this who is associated with the group, I don't intend this to be accusatory. I recognize they could be awesome, or garbage. I just don't know.
Thanks.