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 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 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 ) . Ryan studied MMA at Evolution Fighting Academy and also was a member of Brazilian JiuJitsu and studied No Gi and Gi grappling submissions . 




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 dRenShi

Six years 

Roku Dan       6th degree      black belt or a red and white panel belt / Rank title Shihan . Shihan means  The teacher of

teachers 

Seven 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 .

                                                          

 

 American NinJutsu Lineage from Japan 


Soke Toshitsugu Takamatsu teacher of Soke  Masaaki Hatsumi in  Noda , Chiba Japan

Hanshi Toshiro Nagato in Japan  

Master Robert Bussey trained in Japan and brought this art back to America . One of the first of three men . Now in (Nebraska) named the king of combat.

Sensei Tim Ross American NinJutsu 3rd degree black belt and out door survival instructor.

Sensei Ryan Yarbrough 1st degree black belt American NinJutsu  .

Started NinJitsu in 2003 and earned his black belt in 2018.Sensei Tim Ross also held Ninjutsu seminar with Master Ed Redmond and Master Yvonne Falgout from Texas 


American Ju Jitsu Lineage from Japan . 


Soke Te' Sakura Tanaka from Japan 

HanshiDerman Hodge from South Carolina

Renshi Ryan Yarbrough from North Carolina 

Combat Jiu Jitsu in the cage.

 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 .





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