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Prepare children for school readiness by strengthening the physical, social, emotional, and intellectual competence of each child.
Provide a rich, stimulating curriculum that expands the natural curiosity of each child.
Demonstrate pro-social behavior.
Use all senses in learning.
Enhance and refine fine motor skills.
Acquire learning and problem-solving skills
Expand logical thinking skills.
Develop beginning reading and writing skills.
Experience a sense of self-esteem; develop positive self-identity, independence, trust, and confidence.
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Jujitsu ProgramDanzan Ryu Jujitsu teaches a system of combat and philosophy developed in Japan and Hawaii. Danzan Ryu Jujitsu means the Sandalwood Mountain System of Jujitsu. "Sandalwood Mountain" refers to the sweet smelling cedar trees that were exported from the Hawaiian Islands by the Chinese in the 1800's. Danzan Ryu Jujitsu was created by Master Henry S. Okazaki. Master Okazaki was born on January 28, 1890. He moved to Hawaii as a teenager and at the age of 16 learned he had tuberculosis. Through hard training in the martial arts, Okazaki recovered completely and vowed to dedicate his life to propagating Judo and Jujitsu. During the years of 1927-28, Master Okazaki developed a complete integrated martial arts system- Danzan Ryu Jujitsu. It is a result of his studies in several older styles of Japanese Jujitsu, Okinawan Karate, Chinese Kung-Fu, Hawaiian Lua, Filipino knife fighting, boxing and wrestling, as well as traditional Japanese restorative massage and healing techniques. Kodenkan was the name of Master Okazaki's school in Hawaii. The name Kodenkan may be translated as "The School of Ancient Tradition" or as "The School in which Senior Students Transmit the tradition." Both translations are accurate. The method of instruction requires senior students to teach less advanced students in the spirit that Master Okazaki declared was inherent in the Hawaiian word kokua: to mutually help one another. This spirit of kokua is the foundational philosophy of the Alaska Jujitsu Institute.
Jujitsu Curriculum Jujitsu training begins with basic stretching and strengthening exercises. The student next learns rolls and falls that allow them to be thrown safely. The system is arranged into ten lists of techniques that teach the basics of balance, leverage and inertia (momentum). The first four lists are taught below black belt level: Yawara (basic holds and escapes), Nage No Kata (basic throwing arts), Shime No Kata (grappling arts) and Oku No Kata (advanced combination arts). The remaining six lists, which are primarily taught to advanced students and black belts, include advanced combination techniques, defenses against gun and knife attacks, kicks, strikes and a system of resuscitation and restorative massage techniques.
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