The Kiai Echo
The Kiai Echo is the newsletter of the American Judo and Jujitsu Federation, Inc. (AJJF), a non-profit educational organization that promotes Danzan Ryu Jujitsu, a classical Japanese martial art.
Selected articles have been reproduced on this web site. The Kiai Echo Editor will post contest results and Black Belt promotions immediately as they are received. These will be published online and promoted via social media (Facebook and Twitter). They will not be password protected, but will be immediately publicly available. By the time this material is submitted to the Kiai Echo, it has already been approved by the appropriate BOP members, and thus requires no further approval process. Traditional articles, as well as anything that is not native to print (i.e. podcasts, video, 3D animations, etc.), will go through an approval process.
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Latest Issue

Kiai Echo Fall 2017 / Spring 2018
Kiai Echo 2017: Constant Releases & Annual Traditional Format 2018 Convention Registration is Open! AJJF Board of Professors and Executive Committee Meeting Minutes April 28, 2017 It's Not What You Think, by Sohn Wehseler My Journey to Sandan, by Ivan...
Latest Article

The Pursuit of Character — John Rodriguez, Danzan Ryu Chicago
My name is John Rodriguez. I started Danzan Ryu as an adult due to an enormous amount of stress I was dealing with. I had met and known Sensei Filiberto Gutierrez before I started Danzan Ryu. While I was going through this tough time, I approached my Sensei and asked...

Our Family’s Journey on the Mat — by Agata Guzek, Marcin Guzek, Zofia Guzek, Jola Matyjasik, Danzan Ryu Chicago
One sunny June afternoon, our family went to a trial Danzan Ryu Jujitsu class. At that time, we didn’t really know what we were getting ourselves into. That day, our daughter jumped, fell, ran, and did moves we had never seen before. After the session, she said she...
