Mr. Tim Mayfield-

Sempai

Nidan 2nd. Degree Black Belt

Danzan Ryu Jujutsu / Hikari Ryuza Ryu Jujutsu®

Hikari Ryuza Ryu Do Kan®

MY JOURNEY WITH GRANDMASTER CRIMI BEGAN ALMOST 20 YEARS AGO. AT A YOUNG AGE, I WAS INTRODUCED TO A TRUE MARTIAL ARTIST AND HUMANITARIAN. OUR PATHS PARTED FOR A WHILE AND AFTER I WENT TO COLLEGE ALTHOUGH HIS PRESENCE WAS FELT THROUGH ALL THE YEARS THAT OUR PATHS SEPARATED. UNTIL ONE DAY, THERE WAS THE UNDENIABLE URGE TO FIND MY TEACHER AND WALK FURTHER DOWN A PATH THAT HAD BEEN PARTED.

IN 2001, I CONTINUED MY STUDIES WITH GRANDMASTER CRIMI. OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, MY UNDERSTANDING OF SPIRIT AND SKILL HAVE INCREASED. AS I HAVE BEGUN TO INCREASE MY SKILL, I HAVE FOUND HUMILITY. AS I HAVE BEGUN TO UNDERSTAND SPIRIT, I HAVE FOUND SELF. THROUGH THEM BOTH, I HAVE FOUND LOVE.

GRANDMASTER CRIMI IS A TRUE TEACHER. HE HAS LEAD ME TO EVERY STEP OF SELF-DISCOVERY AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT. I AM TRULY HONORED TO BE HIS STUDENT AND LOOK TO PASS ON THE LOVE AND HONESTY HE HAS GIVEN ME.

I RECEIVED MY SHODAN IN DAN ZAN RYU JUJUTSU ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2006.

I AM CERTIFIED IN FIRST AID AND CHILD/ADULT CPR UNDER THE THREE RIVERS CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS AS INSTRUCTED BY SENSEI SHIZUMI.

I HOLD A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.