Danzan-Ryu Anyone?

[Great Sage]

Has anyone ever trained in Danzan-Ryu? If so, how does it compare to BJJ? The reason being, there's a Danzan-Ryu gym about 3 blocks from where I have just moved. In contrast, my BJJ class is a good 35-40 minute drive...

[Szczepankiewicz]

I don't think you'll be getting the same type of training. My limited experience puts Danzan Ryu closer to TKD than BJJ.

However, I have never witnessed a class, just read certain Danzan Ryu books.

Go check it out and let us know what you think!

Spanky

[Szczepankiewicz]

Sage,

check out www.danzan.com


Personally, unless it was a seminar or workshop, I wouldn't....

Good luck.

Spanky

[falcon3624]

Looks like your typical old school Japanese martial arts. Never heard that much about it so I would wonder how good it really is.

[xero]

It is a really involved style. It involves ground fighting, standing strikes, submissions standing and ground, choke+grab+throw+lock counters, all the throws involved in Judo and many a Danzan Ryu practioner is also a Judoka, etc. Brought to America(Hawaii orig.) by Professor Okazaki it is a dynamic style which likes to assimilate techniques from many traditional asian martial arts. There is so many techniques possible after the basics that a student can specialize in areas of combat IE ground fighting since it seems to be a favorite here. It also involves staff and blade techniques. I like it alot. I have sparred with a few students of BJJ and i did well. Going through some books on BJJ i recognized alot of the same techniques.

[falcon3624]

If you did well with BJJ people I would think it would be because of doing Judo. There were some guys at a tournament in Mississippi a week ago that did something like that, it might have been that. I fought one in my final match and his grappling definately was not as tight as BJJ. He was very loose on his positions giving me plenty of room to move around and he did not guard very well for a grappler. This guy could be a poor example for the art, and I would hope so being that I tapped him in about a minute compliments of a forearm choke.

[xero]

As with any art I think it is the individual and you sound like the more dedicated practictioner.