danzanryu
2nd March 2001, 16:20
One of the things that came out of the 2001 Ohana convention was a proposal from Prof. Willy Cahill of San Bruno, CA to form an alliance of the many DZR organizations. Specifically, he submitted the following to a group of DZR leaders:
“To honor the name of Professor Henry S. Okazaki and the art he founded, Kodenkan Danzan Ryu Jujitsu, we, the undersigned, pledge ourselves to work together in a spirit of harmony and cooperation in propagating Kodenkan Jujitsu, putting the furtherment of the system above personal gain. To this end, we promise to foster a sense of community among all Kodenkan Danzan Ryu organizations, and to keep the Ohana spirit foremost in our hearts and minds. As Danzan Ryu practitioners, we will keep the esoteric principles written by Professor Okazaki as the cornerstone of our moral teachings, and will strive to find accord by working in collaboration with one another toward the betterment of our system. Thus, through interaction and cooperation, our organizations will flourish and we will all gain the benefits of working toward the common goal of spreading the study of Kodenkan Danzan-Ryu Jujitsu.”
I have written a short piece about this with additional details in the current Danzan Voice on my web page at www.danzan.com .
Thoughts?
“To honor the name of Professor Henry S. Okazaki and the art he founded, Kodenkan Danzan Ryu Jujitsu, we, the undersigned, pledge ourselves to work together in a spirit of harmony and cooperation in propagating Kodenkan Jujitsu, putting the furtherment of the system above personal gain. To this end, we promise to foster a sense of community among all Kodenkan Danzan Ryu organizations, and to keep the Ohana spirit foremost in our hearts and minds. As Danzan Ryu practitioners, we will keep the esoteric principles written by Professor Okazaki as the cornerstone of our moral teachings, and will strive to find accord by working in collaboration with one another toward the betterment of our system. Thus, through interaction and cooperation, our organizations will flourish and we will all gain the benefits of working toward the common goal of spreading the study of Kodenkan Danzan-Ryu Jujitsu.”
I have written a short piece about this with additional details in the current Danzan Voice on my web page at www.danzan.com .
Thoughts?