Level One- Ekahi

White Belt thru Blue

Goals: To train and discipline the body‐mind to increase:

• 1.     Balance

• 2.     Coordination

• 3.     Flexibility

• 4.     Posture

• 5.     Timing

Provide a basic level of self‐defensibility.

Training Tools:

• 1.     Yoga & balance drills

• 2.     Tai Sabaki (stance and footwork)

• 3.     Sutemi Waza (rolls and falls)

• 4.     Yawara (capture & release methods)

• 5.     Filipino hand and stick drills

• 6.     Goshin Jitsu (street defense)

• 7.     Ne waza (grappling methods)

Expectations:

Increased flexibility, coordination and stamina.
Solid foundational skills for advanced Danzan Ryu Jujitsu

Level Two- Elua

 Purple Belt thru 2nd degree brown

Goal: Understanding of concepts and strategies surrounding:

Ju

• ⁃ Non‐resistance

• ⁃ Effortlessness

• ⁃ Yin & Yang

Qi

• ⁃ Circulation

• ⁃ Pain/Stress

• ⁃ Systems

Mana

• ⁃ Concentration

• ⁃ Kiai

• ⁃ Power

Training Tools (in addition to Level One):

• • Qigong (internal cultivation)

• • Shime te (constrictions and submissions)

• • Nage waza (throwing methods)

• • Oku te (combinations)

• • Kappo (resuscitations)

• • Randori (controlled sparing)

• • Shiatsu (pressure points)

Expectations:

• • Begin to work with focused energy.

• • Ability to demonstrate fundamental jujitsu waza

• • Increased skill in all kata

• • Willingness to help out (Kokua)

Level Three- Ekolu

1st degree brown thru 2nd degree black

Goals: Experience and comprehend the subtle aspects of the Danzan Arts 

• ·      Mana (personal power)

• ·      Shibui (effortlessness)

• ·      Aloha (appreciation & non‐judgment)

• ·      Shin (true nature)

Training Tools:

• ·      Kiai no maki (scroll of the unified force)

• ·      Shinnin (Beyond the Illusion)

• ·      Shinyo (Supreme Confidence)

• ·      Shugyo (Purifying training)

• ·      Lomilomi massage

• ·      Assistant instructorship

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Expectations:

• ·      Command of the Danzan Kata

• ·      Seriousness and focus

• ·      Commitment, power and authority

• ·      Effective teaching/communication skills

Level Four- Eha

Sandan thru Shihan

Goals:

• ·       To comprehend the nature of experience by increasing time spent in alignment (body‐mind, thinking‐mind, spirit‐mind).

• ·       To become an effective healer and counselor to all those in need.

• ·       To experience the arts from a higher awareness.

• ·       To become a teacher of teachers.

 Training Tools:

• ·       Meditation

• ·       Weapons training

• ·       Qigong

• ·       Seifukujitsu

• ·       Hai pule

• ·       Shingen

• ·       Healing

• ·       Teaching

Expectations:

• ·       Martial Mastery

• ·       Shamanic healing

• ·       Master teacher

• ·       Happiness, Joy, Health, Compassion, Peace