Shoshin Ryu Yudanshakai Newsletter

Shoshin Ryu Yudanshakai NewsletterSeptember/October 2010 Vol. 18; Issue 5• Ohana 2010 EditionAll you want to know about Danzan’s Biennial Event• On The Road Again. Myron Dickson WritesAbout Long Beach.On the Cover: Sensei Ramon Gallegos at Ohana 2010.

Visit to Jujitsu America - San JoseByProfessor Jon JacquesBack in December 2009, Shoshin Ryu Yudanshakai was contacted by Eric Renner; thePresident of Jujitsu America. He wanted to open up the lines of communication and re-establishrelationships between the two organizations. At the time, I was not sure where this simple e-mailwould take me. We exchanged some more correspondence and made some telephone calls toeach other. Eric invited me to attend Jujitsu America's Sport Jujitsu Clinic in January. Thisturned out to be a busy month for me and I was unable to attend.I checked the JA website and noticed they had an event in March called Okugi 2010. Iknew I would have to travel and meet with Eric and members of Jujitsu America if Shoshin Ryuand Jujitsu America were to put into action the words - inter-organizational cooperation. I talkedone of my black belts, Vince into driving me up to San Jose. We could have flown, but I decideda "road trip" was in order. It would be a good chance to get to knew Vince better and we couldtalk about upcoming events such as Ohana 2010.Vince drove a Ford Expedition, a rather large SUV. We drove up Pacific Coast Highwayfrom Long Beach. I told Vince that PCH would meet up with the 101 freeway around Ventura.As we drove past Malibu, he chooses to listen to his GPS instead and turned right ontoMulholland Highway. It was a twisty dark road that would have been fun to drive in a Porsche.We were not driving a Porsche; we were in the "land yacht", also known as the Ford Expedition.I grabbed on to the handle on the dash and held on for dear life. Vince was sweating bullets as Ilaughed out loud. I'm not sure if it was out of fear or genuine enjoyment of the experience. Thisside trip added about another hour to our drive. It took us nine hours to reach San Jose. Wearrived in town about 1 o'clock am.On Saturday morning, we drove to the Nikko Jujitsu School on Martha Street. The hostfor the event was Professor Richard Bunch. There was an organizational meeting in progresswhen we arrived. After it broke up, I was able to meet with Eric face to face once again. I hadmet Eric about 25 years earlier at one of our Shoshin Ryu conventions in Orange County. Hewas very congenial and made us feel welcome in the dojo. The clinic was well attended and Irecognized many faces from past events that I had attended. The subject matter was interestingand I learned a few things. At the beginning of the session, Prof Joe Souza passed out anotebook that he created that detailed all the arts to be taught during the two day session. Thisalone was worth the drive up to San Jose. I asked Prof. Souza if he would sign my notebook. Hewas surprised that I asked him and was glad to do so.Later after the workout, I invited Eric to have a beer and talk for a while. He said it washis wife's birthday, but he would make time to talk with me. We found out after about a halfhour that both organizations had a lot in common. We both honor the traditions of the past, butwith an eye to the future of martial arts in general and Danzan Ryu in particular. We laughed asour time progressed and generally just had fun talking about our experiences and our journeythrough life and the martial arts. I came away from the weekend with a good feeling about thepeople I had met and the experience that we shared. I hope that members of Jujitsu America andShoshin Ryu Yudanshakai will have similar experiences in the future.______________________________________________________________________________Check out the Danzan Ryu BookstoreCheck out Professor George Arrington’s bookstore and pick up some Danzan Ryu books.http://www.danzan.com/HTML/bookstore.html6

2010 Ohana Nationals Jujitsu KataJunior Divisions3-4 Novice:1st Kailey PoretzKenshokan5-6 Novice:1st Brandon Maldomado Orange YMCA2nd Jada Banks Orange YMCA3 rd Alexa FirestoneDeliah Vadersluck Amador5-6 Intermediate:1 st Dominic PeriSina SieminskaAmador7-8 Novice:1 st Diego MoronesNoah Segura Orange YMCA1 st Garrett LiaoMikey Griffith Orange YMCA2 nd Katrina LiaoRyan Wang Orange YMCA3 rd Samuel Jarman Downey YMCA7-8 Intermediate:1 st Moises SeguraElijah Paschal Orange YMCA2 nd Isabella AndrusAbby Marciel Amador3 rd Ashley Martinez Downey YMCA7-8 Advanced:1 st MacKenzie Davis Orange YMCA9-10 Novice:1 st Armisael Ramirez Downey YMCA2 nd Heaven NeilsonAdam Hasim Orange YMCA9-10 Intermediate Division A:1 st Joaquin StawskySamson Eherenberg Kenshokan1 st Annika Lauer Kodenkan Tucson2 nd Cailee Taylor Orange YMCA3 rd Donavan Banks Orange YMCA9-10 Intermediate Division B:1 st Abigail DeWeberIsaac Robinson-Johnson KDK of Sierra Vista2 nd Mark VelasquezTimothy Townsend Orange YMCA3 rd Mark WeiderAlex Lorey Kenshokan9-10 Advanced:1 st Ari BormanisKian JalaliKodenkan of Tucson2 nd Kaylene Davis Orange YMCA11-12 Novice:1 st Justo GarciaDamien Garcia Kenshokan2 nd Hannah Koiman Kenshokan3 rd Adele Townsend Orange YMCA11-12 Intermediate:1 st Anette Stawsky Kenshokan2 nd Josh RodriguezAidan Fredrickson Amador3 rd Mark GubermanAllen Sokolov Kenshokan11-12 Advanced:1 st Dillon LeeSandra Muller2 nd Erica MartinezLidia Rios13-15 Novice:1 st Chris LoreyAlexys Odama2 nd Amar PatelBrandon Singson13-15 Intermediate:1 st Alex NguyenJordan Vu2 nd Benito PiruiertaCaius Ratliff3 rd Paige HawkeyTyler ClarkKodenkan Martial Arts AcademyDowney YMCAKenshokanKenshokanOrange YMCAOtt YMCA TucsonAmador13-15 Advanced:1 st Janelle JulioJulissa Julio Orange YMCA2 nd Jessica Kveen Orange YMCA3 rd Guillermo MartinezStacy Rios Downey YMCA16-17 Intermediate:1 st Vince Nguyen Orange YMCA16-17 Advanced:1 st Victoria BurkeBradley Maratea Amador2 nd Alexander Mendez KDK of Sierra Vista3 rd Ivan PedrezaCullen Griffin Downey YMCA7

Ohana 2010 Kata ResultsAdult Divisions8th-6th Kyu:1 st Vivian BelmonteEdward Chamourian2 nd Tamara SagrenighneMimi GarciaKenshokanKenshokan5th Kyu:1 st Sevana AvanessianJulianna Colwell Santa Clarita Valley Jujitsu2 nd Juno WilsonJohn DevittSanta Clarita Valley Jujitsu3 rd Melisa Spence Alameda Judo / Jujitsu Club4th Kyu:1 st Eunice De La CruzSebastian SantiagoAlameda Judo / Jujitsu Club3rd Kyu:1 st Connor PaushEd Howffiger Santa Clarita Valley Jujitsu2 nd Vicente Cordero Santa Clarita Valley Jujitsu3 rd Johathan JohnsonPolly Johnson Downey YMCA1st Kyu:1 st Zachary KauffmanAlejandro Stawski Kenshokan2 nd Matthew McClaneJason Minahan AmadorShodan:1 st Tanya Yonekura Wahiawa Kodenkan2 nd Lan Luu Alameda Judo / Jujitsu ClubNidan / Sandan:1 st Joshua ParkerMatthew DiPrima2 nd Christopher WooJason Woo3 rd Greg PoretzRobert RaineyOtt YMCA BudokaiAlameda Judo / Jujitsu ClubKenshokanYodan / Godan:1 st Dennis Dias Alameda Judo / Jujitsu Club1st2nd3rd4thTeam StandingsOrange YMCAKenshokanAmador Judo & Jujitsu StudioAlameda Judo / Jujitsu Club(Ohana, continued from page five)On behalf of Kodo Butoku Renmei,Professor Bill Fischer promoted ProfessorMike Chubb to Judan. Later the AJI andShoshin Ryu Yudanshakai also promotedProfessor Chubb to Judan. Shoshin Ryu alsopromoted Professor Rory Rebmann to the rankof Judan..Every organization came forward andpresented Dan promotions. Once again, it is along list. Some of them are in this newsletteron page --.After the banquet, the party was on the pooldeck. It went well into the evening, offeringanother opportunity for anyone and everyoneto talk with some of the highest-rankingprofessors in Danzan Ryu.Some final notes about Ohana 2010.Professor Kevin Dalrymple and Sensei SteveDavis did everything they could think of toensure the success of Ohana 2010, and theydeserve a standing ovation for the thoughteffort they put into the weekend. ProfessorsCarlos Gallegos and Jon Jacques workeddiligently on the karate and jujitsu contestsrespectively, both of those events take hours toput together.Thank you to everyone who had a part inmaking Ohana 2010 a success.Start saving your nickels, Ohana 2012 isgoing to be in Hawaii. Let us all get behindthe AJI and be sure to get over to Honolulu andmake Ohana 2012 the next fantastic event inthe history of Danzan Ryu.______________________________________Ohana 2012 UpdateThe members of the American JujitsuInstitute have started working to get Ohana2012 off the ground. They are working oncontract with the Queen Kapiolani Hotel wherethey hosted the 2001 Ohana. The overflowcrowd will go to the Ocean Resort Hotel nextdoor.1