Jake has studied karate and jujitsu since he was very young, and most of that training came through Sensei Bruce Nakada of the Kistune Ryu Dojo.
"Ryu" indicates a school, while "dojo" is the place where learning occurs, the room, or practice hall where the art is taught.
Karate, for those unfamiliar with the martial arts, is the use of the empty-handed body to defend against various types of attack. Karate literally means "empty hand" for that very reason.
Jujitsu (aka: jiu-jitsu, ju-jutsu, from which judo is derived) is the art developed to engage attackers body-to-body and use their aggression to defeat them. Throws, joint-locks, foot-sweeps, and breaking are common.
In recent years, along with his father, Jake took up the study of
kendo and
iaido, the ancient sword arts of Japan.
Kendo is the fencing aspect of swordsmanship.
Iaido entails the use of kata (aka: forms, or structured movements) and develops greater levels of concentration.
Very little of iaido applies to kendo, since kendo is more of the sport version of the sword art.
A standing kata (form) above and one beginning from the seated position (below).
Students attending to their instructor (sensei) as he leads an iaido kata (form).
This is the American women's iaido team at practice. Pretty cool, huh?
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