Congratulations to the following who passed their black belt exam at Brown Belt Weekend in Chico, CA: To the rank of Nidan: Tara Campese, a student of Professor Kevin Colton from Santa Clarita Valley Jujitsu   submitted by: Dominic Beltrami...

Division Level Contestant Dojo Place PeeWee Beginner Alex Klotzer Redding Jujitsu Academy 1 Children 7-9 Beginner Indie Blue Woods Asobikan Calistoga Jujitsu 1 Children 7-9 Beginner Miles Walter Makoto Kai 2 Children 7-9 Beginner Charlie Klotzer...

Congratulations to the following who passed their exams at Camp Kodenkan North: To the rank of Sandan: Ron Sekulich, a student of Sensei Keith Thompson from Seidokan Leo Vatev, a student of Sensei John Pfund from Elite Self Defense Congratulations...

Kata Manual The BOP has been focusing on the History and Shinyo no Maki sections of the kata manual. Members of the BOP are working on final comments to these documents. Dan Promotions The BOP is putting is refining a database about the AJJF senior...

From 1967 - 1974 I conducted several Judo & Jujitsu schools in the Los Angeles area (Westchester YMCA, Crenshaw YMCA, Torrance YMCA, and Culver-Palms YMCA).  During that time, I was frequently visiting Martial Arts Supply located on the corner...

Makoto Kai hosted our annual tournament on May 4, 2019. It was our 29th annual contest. Like most years it was a kata contest. Contestants, judges and family from eight regional schools gathered on a sunny spring day for the tournament. Many drove...

Part 1 Several years ago a shiny new phrase swept through the industry in which I work. Professional networking was amazed and new student enrollment went through the dojo roof everywhere. The initial LinkedIn article and inaccurate Wikipedia entry...

    Getting to your black belt exam is a big step in your training as a jujitsuka. It’s a time full of nervous excitement as you get ready to step onto the exam mat and show off your best stuff. It seems like you’ve been training forever...