Our courses are taught by highly competent instructors who have shown their dedication to Danzan Ryu Jujitsu. They have been certified as massage instructors by the AJJF and the DanZan Ryu Seifukujitsu Institute.
Professor Robert Hudson, Hachidan
Robert has been associated with jujitsu since 1971. He is one of the original founders of this program and was responsible for accumulating techniques from all of the living students of Professor Okazaki. A licensed Acupuncturist and Herbalist, Robert has a practice in Encinitas, CA. Robert also runs the Fudochi Jujitsu school in Encinitas, CA.
Edward Shatzen, Yodan
Ed has been practicing jujitsu since 1980. With a Masters degree in Anatomy and Physiology and experience teaching A&P at the college level, Ed is a Massage Practitioner who graduated from the massage course in 1995 and has been a valuable addition to the instructional staff.
Matt Moller, Yodan
Matt began training in the healing arts of Danzan Ryu JuJitsu under the tutelage of Prof . Robert Hudson in 1994. As a seifukujitsu therapist he has over seven hundred hours of formal classroom training and has provided over four thousand hours of seifukujitsu therapy to many clients. His clients have included cancer survivors, world class athletes, various health care professionals and a parapalegic.
Hillary Kaplowitz, Yodan
Hillary began jujitsu in the juniors program in 1977 and trained on and off until 1995 when she returned full time to her training. She is schoolhead of Pacific JuJitsu Kai in Santa Monica and a student of Prof Hudson. Hillary began the massage program in 1997, graduated from all 3 modules and has moved on to be an instructor in the program.
For the test weekend, an additional member of the DZRSI Standards Committee will be at the class as well.
STANDARDS COMMITTEE
The following Standards Committee have been empowered by the AJJF Board of Directors to oversee this National Massage Certification Program.
Professor Tom Ball
Professor Bob Hudson
Sensei Cynthia Frueh
Sensei Doug Musser
Sensei Tom Ryan
We seek to provide the highest standards of quality instruction available.
