Sanuces Ryu

Sanuces Ryu is a school of American jujutsu founded in 1959 in Brooklyn ,New York by the late Moses Powell. Sanuces Ryu means “Survival By Simplicity". Sanuces Ryu is a combination of PIA Nerve Striking, Bando, Goshin-Do Karate, Boxing, and that which Powell had acquired from Visitacion. Sanuces Ryu aims to use the powerfulness of Karate, the agility of Boxing, the speed of Arnis Stick Fighting and the nerve attacks and joint locking of Jujutsu.

The system

The system is characterized by it's emphasis on street survival and simplicity, hall marks of martial arts systems coming out of New York in the 60's and 70's. Jujutsu is the art of combat, utilizing striking, throwing and manipulating joints of the attacker causing severe and intense pain and possibly debilitating injuries. The Jujutsu techniques were provided by Mr. Powell's main instructor, Florendo Visitacion (known as Professor V), founder of Vee-Jitsu. Aside from his Vee-jitsu training, Powell was also influenced by aikijujutsu, kyusho-jutsu, karate, boxing, and arnis.

Vee-jitsu is the product of Florendo Visitacion who took is Jujutsu training which he received from Kiyose Nakae and Charles Nelson an then combined with his study of Philippino systems of Arnis and Kali to form the techniques of Vee Jitsu (also known as Vee Arnis jitsu,Vee Arnis,Vee Jitsu Ryu Jujutsu,and Modern Vee jitsu Club).

Sanuces Ryu Creed “A man or woman of the Martial Arts, is one who thinks at all times. They possess speed, form, power, techniques and gracefulness. They move like the roar of thunder, and strike like the speed of lightning. That’s what a man or woman of the Martial Arts is.”

The speaks volumes about Sanuces Ryu, because it contains the with in it the idea of how a student of Sanuces Ryu should present themselves and perform the art of Sanuces Ryu.

Styles Influenced by Sanuces Ryu

Kumite-ryu Jujutsu

"Sanuces Ryu teaches the skills of blocking, striking, throwing, and subduing in the practical (street) application. It also teaches the "Art": the movement of an intelligent mind,controlling a disciplined body in a display of speed, form, technique, power and gracefulness. Sanuces Ryu is Jujutsu! Jujutsu is the science of striking, grabbing or pulling areas of an attacker's body causing severe and intense and possible debilitating injuries. This is not a sport --this is self-defense." -- - Moses Powell

External links

A video of Moses Powell