About  American Ju Jitsu / Japanese Jiu Jitsu 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                          

Combat JIu JItsu in the cage 

  Nippon means Sun , Ryu means Dojo  and JuJitsu means soft art .  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 ) .Our lineage of Japanese Jiu Jitsu can be traced back to  Japan .



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   or Taeshi  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 Hanshi 

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 .

                                                          

 

 

 

 

 

 

2024 CentralCarolina Ju Jitsu championships team Rhino first place winners in a BJJ format / submission grappling .

Daniel Moss , Joe Wells ,Levi Wells , Paul Moss , Landon Hill , Black belt Gi division Title belt super fight champion Scotty Hammonds , 2nd place Big Jerry Dehart , Black belt No Gi division Renshi Ryan Yarbrough 2 - 0  and missing from this pic is American Jujitsu champion Ferra Honeycutt .

2024 title belt no gi Central Carolina Jujitsu Championship 2-0   



 

Combat JiuJitsu in the cage 

 

Combat Jiu Jitsu in the cage 

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 American 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 .

white belt 

Green belt / Green belt with stripe 

Blue / Blue belt with stripe 

Purple belt /purple belt with stripe 

Brown belt / brown belt with stripe 

Red belt / Red belt with stripe 

Black belt 






 Proud member  of  American Ninjutsu Academy since 2003.


                                                                                                                                                      

   Member of American  NinJutsu Academy  
                        

2015 Ryan Yarbrough winning the JiuJitsu world title in Gi grappling @ Kuro Bushi Martial Arts International Fight  Day.

ASHI WAZA   ASHI = FOOT OR  LEG (ASH-EE ) WAZA = TECHNIQUES

ASHI GYAKU = ANKLE

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NI DESHI = SENIOR STUDENT IN THE DOJO ATEMI WAZA = SMASH TECHNIQUES BOJUTSU = ART OF THE STAFF BOKKEN = WOODEN SWORD BUDO BU =

WARRIOR BuDo   DO = WAY

BUJUTSU = JAPANESE MARTIAL ART

Bunkai = kata applications

DACHI WAZA = STANCE TECHNIQUES

DESHI JIU JITSU STUDENT

Te Waza = Empty hand technique

Rei = Bow

Ryu = Japanese martial arts school,style, orsystem

 

Nage Waza = Throw Techniques

Seoi Nage = Shoulder Throw

Tai Otoshi = Baseball Throw

Kata Guruma = Fireman Carry

Sukui Nage = Scooping Throw

Uki Otoshi = Floating Drop

Sumi Otoshi = Four Corner Throw

SeoiOtoshi = Shoulder Drop

Morote Gari = Two handed Reap

Ippon Seoi nage = One hand shoulder Throw

Koshi Guruma = Wheel Throw

O Goshi = Major Hip Throw

Uki Goshi = Floating Hip Throw

Falls and Rolls / ukemi 

Rolls =Mae -Mawari

Side Falls = YoKo

Back Falls =Ushiro

Ne Waza = Grappling Submissions

Kesa Gatame = Scarf Hold

Sankaku Osae = Triangle Hold

Sankaku Gatame = Triangle Lock

Jime = Choke

JuJi Jime = Cross choke

Kata Te Jime = One handed Choke

Ryo Te Jime = 2 handed choke

Sankaku Jime = Triangle Choke

Empi Uchi = Elbow Strike

Eri = Lapel

Fumikomi Shuto Uke = Knife hand block stepping in

Goshin Waza = Self Defense Techniques