BOP and EC Minutes summary June 11 2023

  Sport Jujitsu World Championships 2023 by Austin Stahl   I recently had a once-in-a-lifetime experience. After making a good impression on some of the other Danzan Ryu Jujitsu organizations during Ohana 2022, I was offered an invitation...

One of the greatest things about practicing Danzan Ryu is undeniably the great people you meet who are in the same pursuit of self-cultivation. While it is common to meet other DZR practitioners in the United States, the American martial art hasn’t yet caught on in the “Land of Smiles” (Thailand) where I am currently living and training. Luckily in our modern day in age the internet has made communication much easier, especially from across the world. 

Makoto Kai Kata Contest 2023 by Katie Murphy Stevens   It was great to come together again for the annual spring Makoto Kai kata contest. After taking 2020, 2021 and 2022 off, we held the tournament again in June 2023. We dusted off the...

“A medical marvel.” “She is a miracle in progress.” “I’m blown away Emily is where she is; it defies medical knowledge.”   These are some of the words attributed to my daughter, Emily, during her tumultuous road to an eventual recovery. She...

  Welcome to Danzan Ryu Origin Stories. In movies, television, books, especially comic books, we often get to learn the character's backstory to find out why they are the way they are - like how a superhero got their superpower. Knowing their...

    Lessons from Losing   Many of the martial artists I’ve met over the years have dabbled in various forms of competition, and a pattern has seemed to emerge after picking their brains. They start out gung-ho when they are young,...