Home Page of the UNM Jujutsu Club and Headquarters
of
Wa Shin Ryu Jujutsu
As of September 2008 you are visitor number:
Copyright (C) 1976, 1995, 1999, 2008 by A. Yiannakis
1. Classical Jujutsu I (Beginning/Intermediate)
PE Class for 2 Credits offered by Physical Education Program (PENP). Meets on Tues/Thurs from 4-5.45pm in Johnson Center (Auxiliary Gym). Open to both male and female students; no prior experience necessary. Intermediate level students also encouraged to sign up. Occasional guests welcome. Sign up for PENP 193.005 (CRN= 35807). Class begins Tuesday, January 17th, 2012. Uniform (gi) required. See instructor for details.
2. Spring 2012 Classical Jujutsu II (Intermediate/Advanced) at Sandia Judo Club -Not for Credit
Class meets every other Saturday from 1-3 pm at Sandia Judo Club on Acoma SE (near Central and San Mateo). Open to ABQ residents and UNM students, faculty and staff; participants must hold rank in jujutsu or a related martial art. Contact instructor for sign-up details (ayiann@unm.edu). Fee = $5/session. The class runs for 9 Saturdays starting January 21st, 2012. Gi required.
About The UNM Club And Wa Shin Ryu Jujutsu
Professor Yiannakis founded Wa Shin Ryu Jujutsu, a classically based martial art, at the University of Connecticut in 1982-83. Wa Shin Ryu Jujutsu is a holistic, comprehensive system of unarmed combat and self defense and due to its battlefield origins may be described as the original integrated "mixed" martial art. The system has a basis, in form and philosophy, in Koryu Bujutsu (classical martial arts) but as an evolved system it may be best described as a modern martial art that adheres strictly to its classical moorings. Unlike most classical, or classically-based systems in which free sparring plays a minimal role, Wa Shin Ryu stresses the development of effective combative skills by training students in live sparring situations (randori) in distance, close quarter and ground fighting contexts. Such forms of training develop sustained focused concentration, superior coordination and timing and create for students a high degree of realism that set routines and repetition training alone (a central feature of most classical systems) cannot provide. However, the purpose of such intensive training is not to make students violent. The goal is to empower them so that they may walk away with confidence, if that is deemed the appropriate response at the time.
An effective martial artist is an empowered individual. And an empowered individual has the confidence to make choices and decide whether to engage in violence, or to contain/defuse a situation by other means. Thus, in the modern world an empowered martial artist is a type of person who, by having many options can make the choice to avoid/prevent violence, or when the situation demands can save himself/herself and others. The unempowered individual has no such options or choices!
In developing the system the Founder integrated the traditions of the old, with the best of the new, to form a budo system that serves:
(1) As a personal discipline, (2) as a way of life, (3) as an effective combative/self defense system, (4) as a pathway to empowerment, and (5) as a path to self actualization (the ultimate goal of the system) in the physical, psychological and spiritual domains.
The class/club includes both male and female students and guest participation is encouraged. Our workouts for Beginning/Intermediate students (for 2 credits) are on Tues/Thurs 4.00 - 5.45pm (in Auxiliary Gym, Johnson Center) and for Intermediate/Advanced students (non-credit) every other Saturday from 1-3 pm at Sandia Judo Club (on Acoma SE off San Mateo south of Central).
Head Instructor, Founder And Current Soke of Wa Shin Ryu Jujutsu
Dr. Andrew Yiannakis is the Founder (Ryuso) and current Headmaster (Soke) of Wa Shin Ryu Jujutsu. He also holds a 7th Dan in Jujutsu (USJJF, AJA and ATJA) and a 6th Dan in Traditional Kodokan Judo (USJJF). Former student of Sachio Ashida sensei; studied at various clubs in England and at the Renshuden in London, and at clubs in San Jose, Los Angeles, Chapel Hill, Brockport and Albuquerque. He was also a former collegiate judo competitor in England. Wa Shin Ryu Jujutsu is officially recognized by the USJJF, the AJA, the Jujitsu Division of the USJA and the Institute of Traditional Martial Arts at the University of New Mexico. Dr. Yiannakis is the highest ranking certified traditional jujutsu Master Instructor/Examiner in the Southwest.Master Instructor/Examiner
WSR National Advisory Council
NOTE: Wa Shin Ryu Jujutsu is recognized by the United States Ju-Jitsu Federation (USJJF), the American Jujitsu Association (AJA), the United States Judo Association - Jujitsu Division (USJA) and the Institute of Traditional Martial Arts at the University of New Mexico
SEMINARS/DEMONSTRATIONS: We put on demonstrations and give clinics and workshops for law enforcement, the military and security agencies. We also specialize in teaching Power Takedowns and Transitioning Techniques for fighters in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and MMA. Call Dr. Andrew Yiannakis for information (864-650-7701) or drop us a line at: ayiann@unm.edu
You can reach us at:
ayiann@unm.edu
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Home Page of the UNM Jujutsu Club and Headquarters
of
Wa Shin Ryu Jujutsu
As of September 2008 you are visitor number:
Copyright (C) 1976, 1995, 1999, 2008 by A. Yiannakis
1. Classical Jujutsu I (Beginning/Intermediate)
PE Class for 2 Credits offered by Physical Education Program (PENP). Meets on Tues/Thurs from 4-5.45pm in Johnson Center (Auxiliary Gym). Open to both male and female students; no prior experience necessary. Intermediate level students also encouraged to sign up. Occasional guests welcome. Sign up for PENP 193.005 (CRN= 35807). Class begins Tuesday, January 17th, 2012. Uniform (gi) required. See instructor for details. 2. Spring 2012 Classical Jujutsu II (Intermediate/Advanced) at Sandia Judo Club -Not for Credit
Class meets every other Saturday from 1-3 pm at Sandia Judo Club on Acoma SE (near Central and San Mateo). Open to ABQ residents and UNM students, faculty and staff; participants must hold rank in jujutsu or a related martial art. Contact instructor for sign-up details (ayiann@unm.edu). Fee = $5/session. The class runs for 9 Saturdays starting January 21st, 2012. Gi required.
About The UNM Club And Wa Shin Ryu Jujutsu
Professor Yiannakis founded Wa Shin Ryu Jujutsu, a classically based martial art, at the University of Connecticut in 1982-83. Wa Shin Ryu Jujutsu is a holistic, comprehensive system of unarmed combat and self defense and due to its battlefield origins may be described as the original integrated "mixed" martial art. The system has a basis, in form and philosophy, in Koryu Bujutsu (classical martial arts) but as an evolved system it may be best described as a modern martial art that adheres strictly to its classical moorings. Unlike most classical, or classically-based systems in which free sparring plays a minimal role, Wa Shin Ryu stresses the development of effective combative skills by training students in live sparring situations (randori) in distance, close quarter and ground fighting contexts. Such forms of training develop sustained focused concentration, superior coordination and timing and create for students a high degree of realism that set routines and repetition training alone (a central feature of most classical systems) cannot provide. However, the purpose of such intensive training is not to make students violent. The goal is to empower them so that they may walk away with confidence, if that is deemed the appropriate response at the time.An effective martial artist is an empowered individual. And an empowered individual has the confidence to make choices and decide whether to engage in violence, or to contain/defuse a situation by other means. Thus, in the modern world an empowered martial artist is a type of person who, by having many options can make the choice to avoid/prevent violence, or when the situation demands can save himself/herself and others. The unempowered individual has no such options or choices! In developing the system the Founder integrated the traditions of the old, with the best of the new, to form a budo system that serves: (1) As a personal discipline, (2) as a way of life, (3) as an effective combative/self defense system, (4) as a pathway to empowerment, and (5) as a path to self actualization (the ultimate goal of the system) in the physical, psychological and spiritual domains. The class/club includes both male and female students and guest participation is encouraged. Our workouts for Beginning/Intermediate students (for 2 credits) are on Tues/Thurs 4.00 - 5.45pm (in Auxiliary Gym, Johnson Center) and for Intermediate/Advanced students (non-credit) every other Saturday from 1-3 pm at Sandia Judo Club (on Acoma SE off San Mateo south of Central).
Head Instructor, Founder And Current Soke of Wa Shin Ryu Jujutsu
Dr. Andrew Yiannakis is the Founder (Ryuso) and current Headmaster (Soke) of Wa Shin Ryu Jujutsu. He also holds a 7th Dan in Jujutsu (USJJF, AJA and ATJA) and a 6th Dan in Traditional Kodokan Judo (USJJF). Former student of Sachio Ashida sensei; studied at various clubs in England and at the Renshuden in London, and at clubs in San Jose, Los Angeles, Chapel Hill, Brockport and Albuquerque. He was also a former collegiate judo competitor in England. Wa Shin Ryu Jujutsu is officially recognized by the USJJF, the AJA, the Jujitsu Division of the USJA and the Institute of Traditional Martial Arts at the University of New Mexico. Dr. Yiannakis is the highest ranking certified traditional jujutsu Master Instructor/Examiner in the Southwest. |
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NOTE: Wa Shin Ryu Jujutsu is recognized by the United States Ju-Jitsu Federation (USJJF), the American Jujitsu Association (AJA), the United States Judo Association - Jujitsu Division (USJA) and the Institute of Traditional Martial Arts at the University of New Mexico
SEMINARS/DEMONSTRATIONS: We put on demonstrations and give clinics and workshops for law enforcement, the military and security agencies. We also specialize in teaching Power Takedowns and Transitioning Techniques for fighters in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and MMA. Call Dr. Andrew Yiannakis for information (864-650-7701) or drop us a line at: ayiann@unm.edu |