Miyama Ryu

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name = Miyama Ryu jujutsu
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country = USA
creator = Antonio Pereira
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ancestor arts = aikido, judo, koryu jujutsu, karate, boxing
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website = http://www.miyamaryu.org/

Miyama Ryu (参山陵隆) is a style of jujutsu. The English translation of 'miyama ryu' is "the school of three mountains". it was created in 1964 by Antonio Pereira. Miyama Ryu aimed to combine aikido, judo, koryu jujutsu, karate, boxing, and western street fighting. In 1960 Pereira created his first martial arts school in the South Bronx, New York on Tremont Avenue. In 1962, he traveled to Japan to study with Kisshomaru Ueshiba (son of the founder of Aikido) and Judo master Mifune at the Kodokan. Miyama Ryu does have leaders in the form of Shihans or Dai-Shihans.

Antonio Pereira

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school = Tremont School of Judo and Jujutsu
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footnotes = Antonio Pereira was the founder of Miyama Ryu Jujutsu, he was born on Nov 27, 1922 in Caguas, Puerto Rico. In 1930 he moved to New York City at the age of 7 and joined the U.S. Army in 1943 as a sniperFact|date=August 2008 and learned Combato from commandos during WWII in Australia.Fact|date=August 2008 He returned to New York in th1950's and continued practicing jujutsu and judo with the Lefcoker brothers and in 1960 opened the Tremont School of Judo and Jujutsu in South Bronx.

During 1962 Pereira traveled to Japan to study at the Kodokan and at the Aikikai (home school of aikido) and was awarded a teaching certificate in aikido from Kisshomura Ueshiba.Fact|date=August 2008Durign the trip he was awarded a San Mokuroku in Sosuishitsu Ryu Jujutsu from Shitama Fukuoka,Fact|date=August 2008 and earned rank of Nidan in Kodokan Judo from Kotani.Fact|date=August 2008 He returned to New York to teach aikido at the Tremont School, where he realized formal aikido was not suitable for the residents of the Bronx, this lead him to create a new jujutsu system that was adapted for the streets and called it Miyama Ryu Jujutsu. Pereira then assumed the title Shinan, which means 'originator' or 'new idea'.

In 1985 he was elected to the Jujutu America's Black Belt Hall of Fame,Fact|date=August 2008 and became the president of the Dai Nippon Sosuishitsu Ryu Jujutsu. Pereira died at the age of 76 on the July 16, 1999

Heiho (Strategy and Tactics)

Mind set

Self-confidence is emphasised, as the school teaches that any hesitation or thinking could prove fatal; for example if an attacker or Uke attacks, with a knife then the Tori must already know what they are going to do as in less than a second a knife will be plunged into their abdomen. Miyama Ryu was created and has evolved to focus on the preservation of one's own life.

Grading System

* 7th Kyu - White Belt
* 6th Kyu - Orange Belt
* 5th Kyu - Yellow Belt
* 4th Kyu - Green Belt
* 3rd Kyu - Brown Belt
* 2nd Kyu - Brown Belt
* 1st Kyu - Brown Belt

Black Belt Ranks

* Okuiri (Entrance to Secrets) - Black Belt
* Mokoroku (Catalog) - Black Belt - experienced fighter and assistant instructor
* Menkyo (License, Teacher's rank) - Black and White Belt with Black ends - skilled technician and seasoned warrior
* Kaiden (Everything Passed) - Red and White Belt - master technician and seasoned warrior
* Dai-Shihan (1st Shihan) - Red belt with a Gold stripe - headmasters of the Ryu
* Shinan (The "Founder") - Red and Black belt with Gold ends - no future Miyama Ryu practitioner can hold this title

External links

* [http://www.miyamaryu.org/ Miyama Ryu Information] —Homepage of Miyama Ryu Combat Ju Jutsu

References

*Secrets of Combat Jujutsu Vol. I, 3rd Edition
*Secrets of Combat Jujutsu Vol. II, 3rd Edition
*Secrets of Black Belt Combat Jujutsu Vol. III, 3rd Edition