Nippon Ryu Ju Jitsu Belt Ranks and Titles . Meaning of our name . Nippon means Sun , Ryu means Dojo = Training and JuJitsu means soft art . The name was giving to us by our teacher Hanshi Derman Hodge. We teach Japanese Ju Jitsu because our lineage can be traced back to Japan . Also known has a American Ju Jitsu also known has modern Jujitsu . Our style of American Ju-Jitsu focus on Gi and No Gi submission grappling and also Japanese Randori style of stand up striking ( Atemi Waza ) with throws (Nage Waza) and ground fighting ( Ne Waza ) .
Belt Rank in Ju Jitsu
Deshi means Student
White obi 7th kyu Nana kyu
Green obi 6th Rok kyu
Blue obl 5th Go kyu
Intermediate student title Kohai
Purple obi 4th Yon kyu
Brown obi San kyu
Advance student title Sempai
Brown belt 2nd class Ni kyu
Brown with Black stripe belt 1st class Ik kyu
Black belt students title Sensei
Yu Dan Sha / black belt ranks
Sho Dan sensei instructor Sensei Black belt
two years after
Ni Dan Sensei assistant instructor Shodian
Black belt
Three years
San Dan Sensei head instructor Shodoshi Black Belt
Master Rank black belt title Renshi means polished instructor
Four years
Yon Dan 4th degree black belt or a red / black coral belt / Title Renshi
Five years
Go Dan 5th degree black belt or a red / black panel belt / Rank title RenShi
five years
Roku Dan 6th degree black belt or a red and white panel belt / Rank title Shihan . Shihan means The teacher of
teachers
Five years
Shichi Dan 7th degree black or a red and white panel belt belt / Rank title Shihan
Hachi Dan 8th degree black or a red and white panel belt / Rank title Kyoshi . Kyoshi means expert teacher
Ku Dan 9th degree red belt / Rank title Kyoshi
Ju Dan 10th degree red belt / Rank title Hanshi . Hanshi means Exemplaryteacher / professor
This is the belt ranks for our style of JuJitsu .I know other styles of Japanese arts will vary .
Proud member of American Ninjutsu Academy since 2003.
Member of American NinJutsu Academy
One of the few to hold a black belt in NinJutsu with the Japanese lineage .
From 2003 to current . Ryan has trained in American NinJutsu under Sensei Tim Ross a practitioner of the Master Robert Bussey Style of NinJutsu . Master Bussey brought this style back to the USA and now Nebraska from Japan under Soke Masaaki Hatsumi .Master Bussey was one of the first 3 men to bring the art to America .
Sensei Ryan earned his black belt in NinJutsu in 2018 .
