Introduction From The Founder
"The techniques of Hakkoryu are nothing but the pure self-protection instinct that prepares your spirit to face urgent matters of life and death. That is, when one encounters violence, it can be said that Hakkoryu provides natural, simple, and practical methods that enable one to calmly face imminent peril and move on without hesitation to capture and punish assailants reasonably and easily in an instant.
The mere practice that results in the wearing out of practice uniforms does not give birth to the kind of self-protection arts that will be helpful at such critical times.
Our Hakkoryu Shodan-gi are designed to prepare one with basic rules to firmly put down such general assaults. Furthermore, as one makes progress through the Nidan-gi, Sandan-gi, and so forth, the techniques naturally increase in their punishment and severity. [Read more...]
Latest News
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Hakkoryu Taikai 2020 – Texas, USA
UPDATE 23 Feb 2019: HOST Joseph Adornato, Menkyo Kaiden Shihan Sandaikichu, owner and operator of Hakkoryu Nintai Dojo in The Woodlands, Texas, USA (https://visitthewoodlands.com/) with Nidai Soke Okuyama, his son [Read more...]
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Taikai 2018
The Taikai near Boston, Massachusetts USA was a resounding success in every way, and thanks to all for participation, friendship, love. We are happy to have spent time with people [Read more...]
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Hakkoryu Taikai 2018 – Massachusetts, USA
UPDATE – 29 May 2018: See the weekend Taikai schedule here. The Jikiden/Shiatsu Training schedule is going out to all Shihan via email. Please make sure you are in touch [Read more...]
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"The Hierarchy and Knowledge of Hakkoryu Jujutsu" by Brian W. Workman originally appeared in the February 1982 issue of Black Belt Magazine and remains a classic article on Hakkoryu Jujutsu today. Read the article here.
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Nidai Soke Ryuho Okuyama and Kaiden Shihan Sandaikichu Joe Miller at the Hakkoryu Hombu Dojo in Omiya, Japan.
