Mixed Martial Arts
Open martial arts tournaments
such as "The
Ultimate Fighting Championship" have repeatedly demonstrated
the need for a mix of skills in a fight, including striking, kicking,
throwing and grappling. The Kodenkan Martial Arts Academy is pleased
to offer Tucson its own mixed martial arts style, Hiraido Jujitsu,
which combines techniques from kickboxing, jujitsu and judo.
Hiraido Jujitsu classes offer high intensity workouts,
including drills, exercises, contact sparring and grappling. While
Hiraido Jujitsu does train students in contact fighting, the safety
of our students is our first concern. Students wear protective
equipment, including gloves and headgear. The level of contact
ranges from light to medium, and is completely at the discretion
of the participants.
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The Art of the Open Way
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Hiraido Jujitsu means "The Art of the Open
Way". It is a contemporary mixed martial art which changes
and adapts in its pursuit of greater utility and efficiency. However,
Hiraido Jujitsu maintains the traditional martial arts values that
teach that the main reason one practices any martial art is to
improve one’s character. Therefore, anyone seeking to acquire
these skills must come to train diligently, humbly, and always
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The Origin of Hiraido Jujitsu
There are five main arts that make up Hiraido Jujitsu: Danzan Ryu Jujitsu,
Brazilian Jujitsu, Judo, Matsunoryu Goshinjitsu, and Daido Juku Karate.
The three founders of Hiraido Jujitsu have collectively over 60 years
of experience in these arts, but maintain that the constant study and
pursuit of new knowledge is critical to continued improvement.
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The first art contributing
to Hiraido is Danzan Ryu Jujitsu, a traditional jujitsu founded
by Professor Seishiro H. Okazaki, who also founded the Kodenkan
(School of the Ancient Arts) in Hawaii in the 1930’s. Professor
Okazaki himself had taken various arts of jujitsu, added them
together with the healing arts and formed an extremely effective
school of jujitsu that is still widely practiced today. Many
throws and submissions from Danzan Ryu have been adopted into
a mixed fighting format used in Hiraido Jujitsu
The major source of grappling and submission techniques
in Hiraido Jujitsu is Brazilian Jujitsu. Many fundamental positions,
locks, and strangles have been adopted from what is widely recognized
as the most dangerous grappling art in the world.
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Several throwing techniques and self-defense techniques made their way
into Hiraido. Jujitsu from Judo (the Gentle Way), and Matsuno Ryu Goshinjitsu
(a self-defense art). These arts also contributed rolling and falling
techniques.
Lastly, Daido Juku Karate from Japan and Kajukenbo from Hawaii are the
two main sources of striking techniques found in Hiraido Jujitsu. Virtually
all of the kickboxing combinations and fundamentals come from these two
arts. These two schools also inspired the use of the proper safety gear,
which allows us to train in all three fighting ranges safely.
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)
Saturday 5:00 – 6:30 p.m.
and
Wednesday 8:15pm – 9:15pm
Friday 6:30pm – 7:30pm
A modern mixed martial art consisting of kickboxing, wrestling, judo and submission
grappling. Emphasis is places on combining traditional martial arts controls
with modern martial arts. Sparring is integral part of class, requiring all
students to attend with proper safety gear and concern for safety of partner.
(very physical class). |
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