American Jiu Jitsu

Ju JItsu / Ju Jutsu / JiuJitsu / Ju-Jitsu .

All the different way to spell Jujitsu mean the same thing soft art .

Our lineage starts here with our history 

JAPANESE JIU JITSU 

Daito Ryu JuJutsu 

Dates back  780 - 1200 in Japan 

Founded by Minamoto No Yoshimitsu 

The art had many branches which one that lead to Aiki JuJutsu with Soke Takeda has head instructor 

Soke Takeda Sokaku a Military war hero / Martial artist  Oct 10 1859 - April 15, 1943 

Trained Choi Yung Sul in Japan whom became  founder of HapKiDo.

2005 Ryan became a Sho Dan in Jujitsu under Soke Kirk Simmons 

2007 Ni Dan in Jujitsu under Hanshi Chris MacDonald 

2010 San Dan in Jujitsu under Hanshi Chris MacDonald 

2014 Sa Dan in Jujitsu under Chris Mac Donald 

2020 Oh Dan JuJitsu under Hanshi Derman Hodge 

2025 Roku Dan Master in JuJitsu under Hanshi Derman Hodge 

Grand Master Derman Hodge trained in Japanese  Aiki Ryu JuJItsu / Aikido under 

Soke TeSakura Tenaka the highest rank in Tenaka Ryu JuJitsu from Japan 

2007 started training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu 



American NinJutsu 

Akashi ,Hyogo Prefecture , Japan 

Soke Toshito Takamatsu March 10 , 1889 - April 2 , 1972 Known has the last shinobi and left the art of Ninjutsu to his high ranking student the founder of Bujinkan Grand Master  10th degree Hatsumi Masaaki  born Dec 2 , 1931 in Noda Chiba , Japan 

So how did Japanese NinJutsu get to Trinity NC to be called American NinJutsu .

In the 1970's and 1980's Karate Master Robert Bussey went to korea and was the first non Korean to earn black belt in Yong Bi Kwan Hapkido under Grand Master Dong Park .

Mr.Bussey than traveled to Japan and learned the art of NinJutsu and earned black belt from Grand Master Hatsumi Masaaki .

Mr.Bussey brought the art of Ninjutsu to America and its well known in Texas and the Ninjutsu Master's I had the honor to train hands on with Master Redmon and Master Yvounne Falgout whom my instructor hosted in High Point NC . 3rd Degree black belt Sensei Tim Ross trained me in 2003 and in 2018 I received my Sho Dan black belt in American Ninjutsu . 


Kuro Bushi Martial Arts Organization

2012 Sensei Ryan joined the KBMA and started teaching JuJitsu ground fighting at KBMA seminars and black belt meetings twice a year and was the JuJItsu arbitrator for JuJitsu submissions Gi and No gi and Sport JuJitsu Japanese style for his KBMA martial arts tournaments he hosted .

Hanshi Dukes a Karate 10th Dan black belt Grand Master and a black belt in Taekwondo , Aikia JuJitsu , Aikido , Judo ,  Hapkido , and Kickboxing 

was well known has a 4x Karate world champion and a middle weight American Kickboxing champion in 1990 .

E. Dukes ran a great Karate tournament , he had Johnny Davis run the IKF KIckboxing , and Renshi Ryan Yarbrough ran the JuJItsu from 2012 to 2020 

Ryan meet Hanshi Dukes fighting in Karate tournaments in 2007 and they became friends on the Karate tour . 

Ryan also trained under all the board members of KBMA and did Jujitsu seminars with JuJItsu legend Grand Master Troy J Price from NC , GM MIchael Willett from NY , GM Edmondson from NJ , Master Charles Battle of NC , Master Anthony Ford of NC , GM MIchael Allison of NC , GM Seitu Kenyatta , GM James Gray , Al Yisreal , Judo legend , and so many from Japan , Canada , Russia .



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