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About the Shihan-Ryu Institute

So what is "Shihan-Ryu"?

Shihan-Ryu (translated, "Master Instructor's School") is a unique system of Martial Arts based on traditional Japanese Budo (Martial Arts). Shihan-Ryu was officially established as the official "Budo System" of the American Martial Arts Society (AMAS) in 1967 and later was officially recognized and adopted by the United States Martial Arts Association (USMAA) in 1981, and the United States Ju-Jitsu Federation and USA Karate Federation in 1998, and in 1999 by the United States Martial Arts Federation.

Shihan-Ryu Budo currently consists of Shihan-Ryu JuJitsu, Shihan-Ryu Karate-Do, Shihan-Ryu Kendo and Shihan-Ryu Kobudo. Shihan-Ryu Karate-Do and Shihan-Ryu JuJitsu may be taught both separately and together depending upon the individual instructor. Many of the highest ranking instructors (Sensei) of the Shihan-Ryu Institute also have extensive backgrounds in other Martial Art systems such as Shorin-Ryu Karate, Shito-Ryu Karate, Goju-Ryu Karate, Wado-Ryu Karate, Tae Kwon Do, Kobudo, Kodokan Judo, Kendo, Aikido, Aiki JuJitsu, and various other systems of JuJitsu. Because of this, elements of these other systems can also be found in Shihan-Ryu Budo.

The Shihan-Ryu Institute, (the Instructor's School) sets minimum standards for each Martial Art that an instructor of Shihan-Ryu must teach, but permits each instructor to add additional requirements as he or she sees fit. An introduction to each Shihan-Ryu Martial Arts System can be found by following the below links:

The Shihan-Ryu Institute is affiliated with three major martial arts organizations. The United States Ju-Jitsu Federation, one of the oldest and largest of the Ju-Jitsu organizations in the United States and the USA Member of the Ju-Jitsu International Federation; the United States Martial Arts Federation and the USA Karate Federation, America's premier Karate organization. For more information on these organizations or if you are interested in becoming a member, please click their links above to visit their websites.

If you would like to learn more about Shihan-Ryu Budo, please contact us per the instructions on the Contact Information page or visit the Profiles page for information on contacting an instructor in your area.

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