Jujutsu emphasizes the concepts of yielding and giving way. Jujutsu students learn to subdue opponents by using the opponent's movement and energy against himself while using a minimum amount of your own energy.

Ju means "yielding" or "pliant" and Jutsu means "art" or "science of". Zenbu means "universal" or "of everything". The philosophies of the Zenbu system are that every forum of combat and defense is relevant and that every technique has a place. A student of Zenbu Ryu Jujutsu should not be out of place in any situation that he or she faces. On the ground, on your feet, in close or at a distance, weapons or unarmed; Zenbu will teach a student to use the proper techniques. That is to say using the right tool for the right job.

Jujutsu will continue to thrive through the future generations of students who take up the challenge of studying the art. Through the teachings and training that Jujutsu can offer, a student will not only learn how to protect life but also how to live life.

Zenbu Ryu Jujutsu is a practical, combat effective art that is a culmination of Sensei Lou's many years of learning, hard work and experience Zenbu Ryu Jujutsu strives to address every range of combat, from kicking to punching to grappling and respond with the most efficient and effective technique for any given situation. Principles of physics and anatomical knowledge are taught so that Zenbu Ryu Jujutsu practitioners develop an understanding of the science involved in techniques.

Yama Arashi or Mountain Storm is a very broad summation of the approach to self defense at Yama Arashi Dojo. That is to say that one must emulate a mountain storm when in a self defense situation- Strike with out warning and strike ferociously.

In Zenbu Ryu Jujutsu we are constantly striving to teach the most efficient and effective way to execute a technique-- To remove all extraneous movement from self defense applications.