I always knew that the name of our style, Eizan Ryu Jujitsu, referred to a mountain in Japan, but I was never sure of the exact meaning....

Self defense is one reason people start training in the martial arts, but training should bring many other benefits as well. A good dojo...

People start training in the martial arts for many reasons – to improve their fitness, to get stronger, to take on a new challenge, to...

Eizan Ryu Jujitsu was founded in the Bronx in the 1960s, and the founder of the system was an American (though he had trained in martial...

There are so many reasons people start martial arts training. Acquiring self defense skills. Getting stronger and more fit. Gaining...

Every promotion test in Eizan Ryu Jujitsu begins with the student demonstrating their ability to fall safely. This is known as ukemi....

When people first start training in the martial arts –  and when they are simply considering starting to train – they often are worried...

Many years ago, a student named Martin asked me how I would defend myself from someone who tried to rob me at knife point. I got a...

Whether you are just getting into martial arts training for the first time or trying to return to training after a long lay off, getting...

One often hears about the advantages of cross training in the martial arts, but what exactly is cross-training, and how should it best be...

I sometimes have my students get up and work at the end of class, just taking turns doing whatever technique they want from whatever...

In a previous post, we discussed the various kinds of martial arts schools and the elements to consider when deciding where to train....

When I first started training in Eizan Ryu Jujitsu forty two years ago, I was not a particularly promising student. I understood what I...

The person in the photo – the bald guy – is visiting a martial arts dojo for the very first time. He looks kind of astonished, doesn't he?...

There are many different kinds of martial arts schools, and choosing the one that is best for you – even once you know what style you...

When I started training in Eizan Ryu Jujitsu, I had no talent for it. I was extremely flexible and had decent coordination, the result of...

In my last post, I discussed the difficulty of working on speed, power and precision at the same time, and how it is often necessary to...

In most martial arts, especially those which involve either a self defense application or any kind of competition, one will sometimes...

When people start training with us, we show them the way that we want them to do techniques. For each technique, we ask them to use a...

Every so often, someone sees a video of Eizan Ryu Jujitsu practitioners working on striking combinations – maybe hitting the heavy bag...