A Traditional style of Japanese jujutsu, Tenjin-shin'yo-ryu Jujutsu is a combat art founded in the early 1800's by the Iso Mataemon Masatari (1787-1863), a samurai of the Kishu Clan. It is particularly famous for its striking attacks (ate-waza), jointlocks (osaewaza), and strangleholds (shimiwaza). As was the case with many schools of combat from that time period, the Tenjin-shin'yo-ryu taught more that just unarmed combat, it's methods covered a whole range of

practical skills, and included healing arts as kappo (resuscitation). Tenjin-shin'yo-ryu techniques are designed to take an opponents oncoming force and turn it against him either to throw him, immobilize him (pin or lock), or strike at nerve centers while avoiding rather that blocking. Two of the most famous students of Tenjin-shin'yo-ryu were Morihei Oyeshiba, founder of Aikido, and Dr. Jigoro Kano, the father of Kodokan Judo.

Founded in 1889, Kodokan Judo is the combat/sport adaptation of jujutsu, and has been an Olympic Event since 1964. Like its mother arts, judo techniques are designed to allow the smaller person to defeat a larger opponent using the opponent's force against him. While many dojo's focus strictly on sport judo, students at the Samurai Academy study both applications of the art - sport and self-defense - and are given the opportunity to compete on the local, regional, and international levels.

In addition to striking techniques, chokes, jointlocks and throws that make use of the two (2) arts, students of both judo and jujutsu are taught how to fall safely, proper methods of stretching, conditioning, and body movement.