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THE AMERICAN JUJITSU
INSTITUTE
Founded and guided by Prof. Henry
Seishiro Okazaki in 1939, the American Jujitsu Institute (AJI)
is the oldest martial arts organization in the United States.
The Institute is dedicated to continue the Kodenkan "way
of life". This "way", if practiced, would eliminate
bitterness and hostility in the hearts and minds of men.
Originally named the American Jujitsu
Guild, its first president was Charles Wagner. The name was changed
in 1943 to the American Jujitsu Institute, and it was incorporated
on July 29, 1947. Its officers at the time it was incorporated
were: Henry S. Okazaki - Honorary President; A. M. Glover - President;
Juan D. Gomez - Vice President and Director; Henry O. Pfaender
- Secretary and Director; John K. Cahill - Auditor and Director;
William Ah Moo - Director; Marion W. Anderson - Director; Clay
Bishaw - Director; Jack Wheat - Director; Wallace Jay - Director;
Shozo Yamamoto - Director; Isami Shishido - Director; Siegfried
Kufferath - Director; Joseph Choy - Director; and Jerome Tarutani
- Director.
The AJI is a non-profit Hawaiian corporation
guided by ranking officers headquartered in Hawaii. It is international
in breadth, from Scotland to the Territory of Guam, and onto
the Mainland. Under the leadership of its president, Prof Francisco
Limbago, (I Oth Degree Black Belt), the AJI exports the Esoteric
Principles and maintains excellent relations with those organizations
sharing the same lofty ideals espoused by their Master and founder,
Prof. Henry Seishiro Okazaki.
The Karate Division was founded in
response to a great need. The followers of the Karate Katas of
Sensei Simeon Eli, 7th Dan, were proud of their arts and moral
teachings, but needed a way in which to consolidate their teaching
efforts. Sensei Eli found the AJI and the Esoteric Principles
of Prof. Okazaki to be an exemplary moral philosophy for his
followers to accept. The Karate Division is presently headed
by Prof. Charles Lee, 9th Degree Black Belt.
American
Jujitsu Institute Web Site
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