Sosuishi-ryu Jujutsu
The system of Jujutsu taught at the Seibukan Dojo is Sosuishi-ryu, and we are direct students of the current 16th Headmaster Manzo Shitama, 16th Dai Menkyo, Sekiryukan Dojo, Fukuoka, Japan.
The Chief Instructor, Sensei Bill Williams was appointed the Director of the Sosuishi-Ryu Jujutsu Kai, (SJJK), and he is the Official Representative of Shitama, Manzo Sensei in the United States, and surrounding Regions. The SJJK was founded in 1963 by Shitama, Shusaku our 15th Headmaster, and our students receive all of their Black Belt promotions directly from our current Headmaster.Â
Sosuishi-Ryu was founded in 1652 by a samurai of Bungo Takeda named Futagami Hannosuke Masaaki, a master of Takenouchi-ryu and many other schools.
He taught another samurai of Bungo Takeda; Matahichi Shitama, whose family, whether by direct lineage or by adoption have been masters of this art for centuries.Â
Jujutsu, is the predecessor of Aikido and Judo, and it is the oldest of the Japanese Martial Arts. Jujutsu is an aggressive form of self defense consisting of disabling kicks or strikes to vital points, locks or grips to incapacitate the opponent or to cause dislocation or fracture, strangulations, pushes, pulls and throws to bring the opponent into a position where he is rendered immobile. Ideally, all these maneuvers employ, the principle of using the opponent’s weight and momentum, and of retreating, and sidestepping to bring him off balance.
There is no sport aspect in Sosuishi-ryu Jujutsu, for it is true Bujutsu (Art of the Warrior). That is, it is composed of realistic self defense techniques. The class at the Seibukan Dojo consists of Ukemi (break falls), Atemi-waza (striking techniques), Kansetsu-waza (techniques of twisting and breaking of joints), Nage-waza (throwing techniques), and Kata (forms) that are unchanged for over 370 years.
The Sekiryukan, the Hombu Dojo of Sosuishiryu-Jujutsu, in Fukuoka Japan
Seibukan Dojo 