119 N Livermore Ave,
Livermore, CA 94550
(925)337-3046
Directions
Jujitsu classes are regularly held on Tuesday and Thursday from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. The Dojo will be open at 5:45 PM for changing. Beginning students, after sufficient training, will be invited to attend classes on Wednesday and Saturday, when available. Blackbelt class is on the third Sunday of each month from 9:30 to 12:00 PM. Ikkyus are welcome. Special classes and clinics are scheduled at other times.
Dojo membership fees are $75 per month plus a yearly membership in the American Judo and Jujitsu Federation costing $60. There are no examination fees before black belt. Workout clothing and accessories can be purchased at Yoshin Jitsu Kai at reasonable cost.
The training space consists of approximately 600 square feet of mats, which comfortably accommodates small group instruction. The dojo has a restroom and changing space for students. New students should email or call Sensei Richard Howell (925)337-3046 for more information. Walk-ins are welcome. Beginning instruction can be undertaken with loose fitting clothing.
Dojo History
Henry Seishiro Okazaki (founder Danzan Ryu, 1928)
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Bud Estes (founder American Judo and Jujitsu Federation, 1958)
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Tom Ball (Senior Professor)
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Jo Anne Watson (founder Yoshin Jitsu Kai, 1977)
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Dave Gordon
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Tim Merrill (Professor)
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Richard Howell
Professor Bob Hudson, Judan
Professor Hudson is currently a Judan (10th degree black belt) in Danzan Ryu JuJitsu with the American Judo and JuJitsu Federation (AJJF). He also holds the distinct title of Shihan from Professor Sig Kufferath’s Okugi class – a seminar taught by Professor Henry Okazaki to Professor Kufferath and others in the Islands. In 2003 Professor Tony Janovich, in keeping with the tradition of the Okugi class, ran the next Okugi class and asked Professor Hudson to co-teach certain aspects of the seminar with him. In March of 2002, Prof Hudson was given an Award of Excellence and the rank of Shichidan (7th degree black belt) by Professor Ramon Lono Ancho, headmaster of Kodenkan Hombu, Costa Rica. Prof Ancho was a direct student of Professor Okazaki. Prof Hudson is a sifu, or instructor, of Wing Chun Kung Fu and has done extensive study in the Chinese internal Martial Arts such as Chi Gong and I Chuan. Prof Hudson is a founding member of the AJJF Restorative Massage Program (now known as the Danzan Ryu Seifukujitsu Institute) and is the Director of Technical Standards.
He currently runs a multilevel Seifukujitsu Course year round with many of his graduates going on to become professional massage therapists. In addition, Prof Hudson is a licensed Acupuncturist and Herbalist with practices in California. He is the founder and Sensei of the Halau O Ho’omana Dojo, located on the foothills of the gold fields mountains in Apache Juncton, Arizona. Prof Hudson has been teaching JuJitsu since 1975, has personally opened five schools, and has promoted a total of over 50 people to the rank of black belt and beyond. Several of his students have gone on to open their own schools and have become leaders in the AJJF as well. Prof Hudson serves as Administrator of Curriculum for the AJJF and is a member of the Board of Professors. Prof Hudson travels extensively within Danzan Ryu. Having trained with many of its finest practitioners enables him to offer unique insight into the methods and principles of Danzan Ryu JuJitsu. Professor Hudson believes Danzan Ryu is a complete system and teaches it as such. To that end he, with the invaluable help of Sensei Hillary Kaplowitz, has produced seven DVD’s covering the SHODEN of DZR as well as other obvious and subtle principles.
From AJJF Professors | Halau O Ho'Omana Dojo
Sifu Sam Tam
Sifu Sam Tam was born in Mainland China and began his study of martial arts from childhood developing a strong foundation built upon upright character, self discipline, hard work and a passion for martial arts. His martial training began in the 1940s under the tutelage of very high level military martial art instructors that served with and knew his father (a physician) in Chiang Kai Shek’s Nationalist Army.
Sifu Tam is a living encyclopedia of martial arts knowledge both in theory and application. As a result of his skills and aptitude for the martial arts Sifu Tam has had the unique opportunity to learn from many of China’s highest level martial arts masters.
His closest and most influential teachers include: Eagle Claw (Lau Fat Mang), Yiquan (Han Xingyuan, Yu Pengxi), Taijiquan ( Zhang Xiang Wu, Qi Jiangtao), Xingyiquan ( Han Xingyuan, Zhang Xiang Wu), Baguazhang ( Han Xingyuan, Zhang Xiang Wu), Shuaijiao ( Chang Dongshen).
From Wind River Tai Chi Chuan
Sifu Fong Ha (1937-2019)
Sifu Fong Ha practiced Chinese internal arts since his childhood and has studied with many renowned teachers. He was born in 1937 and passed away is September of 2019. He began his studies of Yang-style Taijiquan in 1953 with Tung Ying-chieh, and continued with Yang Sau-chung, the eldest son of Yang Cheng-fu. Fong’s exploration then led into the realm of I Ch’uan. One of the few I Ch’uan teachers in the West, Fong Ha is well known for his power, graciousness, and cosmopolitan charm. With humor and insight, he encouraged students to be true to themselves, to recognize their inner strengths, develop at their own pace, and actualize their potentials. He directed the Integral Chuan Institute in Berkeley, California and taught nationally and internationally. He is the author of Yiquan and the Nature of Energy: The fine art of doing nothing and achieving everything (Berkeley: Summerhouse Publications, 1996). He also produced the video, Stillness in Movement: The Practice of T’ai Chi Chuan with Master Fong Ha (Vision Arts Video, 1996)
From Integral Ch'uan Institute
