- 1. Our jujitsu system is officially called Dan Zan Ryu. Which of these does NOT mean the same as the other translations?
A) Cedar Mountain System
B) Hawaiian Island System
C) Ancient Tradition School
- 2. The KO in the Ko Den Kan translates to
A) Minor
B) Ancient
C) Mouth
D) Little
- 3. Like many immigrants to the USA in those days (the early 1900s), many folks came from Asia. Professor Okazaki, the founder of our jujitsu system, was sent to the Hawaiian Territory of the United States by his family for all the reasons EXCEPT
A) money for his family
B) to work in Hawaii
C) a fun vacation
D) he was the oldest son
- 4. Seishiro Okazaki took advice to study martial arts because he had become sick with
A) the flu
B) tuberculosis, a deadly lung disease
C) a really bad rash
D) appendicitis,
- 5. After nearly daily workouts, for about a year, Professor Okazaki claimed to have been cured and said
A) "I obtained a body of iron"
B) "I made a stomach of clay"
C) "I had nerves of steel"
D) "I got a head of wood"
- 6. Prof. Okazaki dedicated his life to the healing arts included within the martial arts and studied over ______ styles (including Karate, Kung Fu, Knife fighting, boxing, American Wrestling, etc.) in Hawaii, China & his original home country of Japan
A) 50
B) 20
C) 30
D) 40
- 7. Professor Okazaki promised to teach ANY American because one person helped him save his massage business. This person declined to take up Dan Zan Ryu Jujitsu because he thought he was too old. So thank you Colonel ____ ________
A) Harland Sanders
B) Pete Baron
C) Ollie North
D) Pop Korn
- 8. Another name for the founder of a system- is O-Sensei. Our O-Sensei = Okazaki. Osensei was originally treated badly by the traditional system instructors because he taught all these except
A) non-Asian
B) women
C) whites
D) mean and secret arts and throws
- 9. Osensei took the challenge by one traveling American boxer who claimed martial arts were fake and did not work. Osensei
A) broke the boxer's arm and later set it and accepted him as a student
B) killed the guy.
C) got sick before the fight.
D) lost to the boxer.
- 10. Jujitsu translates to
A) gentle throws and chokes
B) gentle way
C) gentle perfection
D) breaking bones gently
- 11. Judo came after jujitsu and Osensei
A) disagreed with Jigoro Kano and they had a fight
B) avoided judo because it was just a sport form of jujitsu
C) Okazaki beat up everyone who was in judo
D) liked the ideas and philosophy, so he learned from Osensei Jigoro Kano
- 12. A "sport form" of jujitsu which took out the killing techniques, strikes and limited dangerous arts to high rank in their competition is called
A) karate
B) judo
C) kendo
D) kung fu
- 13. Jujitsu was abused by gangs fighting for survival in Japan and Hawaii. It had (and STILL has) a very bad reputation in martial arts. Osensei
A) hated this and dressed up as an OLD man to trick the gangs into a losing fight
B) Did not care but still kept his dojo clean and free from gang members.
C) acted as a bodyguard for practice.
D) liked the idea and beat up people for money too.
- 14. Osensei wrote that the practice of judo (another name he liked to use for jujitsu) was
A) learn how to heal bruises and get massage
B) for personal improvement, to perfect character
C) beating up people who talk nasty to you
D) learn how to fall , throw and break bones
- 15. When it comes to children's classes, Osensei Okazaki
A) enjoyed, (strictly) taught kids classes and had a separate list for juniors
B) never liked kids and avoided teaching them
C) tolerated kids but had them watch class until they were old enough
D) wanted to have someone else teach kids
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