Hikari Ryuza Ryu Do Kan®
Danzan Ryu NAGE NO KATA

Presented By Grandmaster T. R. Crimi

Danzan refers to sandalwood mountains, another name for Hawaiian Islands. Thus, Danzan Ryu was the name of the style of jujutsu, which Master Okazaki developed. Kodenkan is translated either "the school of ancient tradition" or "the school in which the seniors transmit the tradition." Kodenkan was the name of Master Okazaki's school but has come to denote both Master Okazaki's school in Honolulu and his system of jujutsu. Therefore, the use of either term is acceptable to describe the art.

KO - "ancient," of olden times or "senior"
DEN - "transmission" or "tradition"
KAN - "school"

DAN - "sandalwood"
ZAN - "mountain"
RYU - "system"

Grandmaster Crimi holds a Judan in Hikari Ryuza Ryu Jujutsu™, and a Kudan in Danzan Ryu Jujutsu and Goshin Ryu Jujutsu. His rating in Danzan Ryu comes from The European Ju-Jitsu Union. Out of his 40+ years of martial arts, 30 of those years have been spent studying and teaching Danzan Ryu Jujutsu. Grandmaster Crimi's Master was the late Grandmaster of Danzan Ryu (Kodenkan) Jujutsu Professor Merlin "Bud" Estes who was a student of Professor Seishiro Okazaki the founder of Danzan Ryu Jujutsu. These are the techniques of Danzan Ryu Nage No Kata, also referred to as Nage Te, just as they were given to Grandmaster Crimi.

Nage = Throw
No = of
Kata = Forms
Te = Techniques
Nage No Kata - Are the basic throwing techniques of Danzan Ryu Jujutsu as passed down from Master Seishiro Okazaki to Professor Bud Estes. These techniques are executed from the static and the dynamic, utilizing and teaching the principles of Leverage (Teko), Balance (Kuzushi), Momentum (undoryo), and Timing (Ma-Zanshin).

The (3) Principles of throwing - KUZUSHI: Breaking the balance in 8 directions Happo-No-Kuzushi
TSUKURI: Preparatory movements: Tai-sabaki or Tai-shintai
KAKE: Execution of the attack: Nage Waza