The American Jujitsu Institute, headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii is a Non-Profit, 501(c)(3) Educational Institution which perpetuates the teachings of Henry S. Okazaki and Kodenkan/Danzan Ryu Jujitsu.
The founder of Kodenkan/Danzan Ryu Jujitsu, Henry Seishiro Okazaki, was instrumental in the formation of the AJI with the hope that it would carry his system of jujitsu to all persons interested in its study. This mission began in 1939 when the AJI was formed, continued through the development of an official charter in 1947, and remains our primary focus today.
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Start making plans now to attend next year's Camp Kokua, to be held in Anchorage, Alaska at the Alaska Jujitstu Institute! We will be updating this site as more information becomes available, so please keep checking back. Check out our details page for up to date information as well as downloadable documents.
The date to register for Camp Kokua and still receive the discounted rate has been pushed back to May 5th, 2013! Time's almost up...if you haven't registered yet, head over to the Camp Kokua page and register!
Posted: 2013-04-17
The AJI is sad to announce the passing of PJA member Dave Martin.
Update:There will be a memorial this Saturday (4/20/2013) at the Paradise Veterans Memorial Hall, located at 6550 Skyway in Paradise, CA.
Click here to read an e-mail sent by Professor Bob McKean.
Posted: 2013-04-12
The latest AJI newsletter is now online. Check it out on our reading page!
Posted: 2013-04-06
The AJI sadly reports the recent death of Roberta Judy Scates (Yondan), wife of Monte Scates of Palms Budo Kai. She died of complications from cancer. She and Monte would have been married 54 years next month. She was sixty nine years old. Our deepest sympathies to Monty, their students, family and friends.
Posted: 2013-03-25
Self-interest, a spirit of social service and the Esoteric Principles. Read the article here.
Posted: 2013-01-18
This special black belt weekend will allow attendees to learn in an open kata format. You will be exposed to a number of Okuden arts taught by different DZR Professors from several DZR organizations.
Posted: 2012-08-17
Start making plans now to attend our next Camp Kokua event to be held this summer in beautiful Alaska! Check out our details page regularly for updated information.
Posted: 2012-11-18
Start making your plans now! The Kilohana Martial Arts Association and Pacific Jujitsu Alliance are honored to be hosting Ohana 2014 on June 20-22, 2014, at the Santa Clara Marriott in Santa Clara, California.
Additional information about Ohana 2014 will be regularly updated and posted on the new website: http://www.ohana2014.com.
Posted: 2013-04-29
