Seibukan jujutsu

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Seibukan Jujutsu is a school or 'style' of jujutsu related to Hakko-Ryu founded by Julio Toribio in 1993. The school's headquarters is located in Monterey, California.

Seibukan means (Sei= correct, Bu= martial, Kan house) the house of correct martial arts. Jujutsu means (Ju= flexible, Jutsu= art) flexible art. Seibukan Dojo means the house of correct martial arts training hall.

The physical and self-defense aspect of Seibukan Jujutsu emphasize defense against armed and unarmed, single and multiple assailants. Gun, knife, club, rope, sword, long and short sticks are some of the weapons used in Seibukan Jujutsu to teach disarming techniques. The taijutsu, or unarmed techniques, teach escaping, throws, chokes, grappling, joint locking, counter techniques, and ground defense. The effective and practical application of the art are preceded by learning and using: pressure points, kicks, and strikes to the body as distractions or to properly control and subdue an attacker. As a result, the students are conscious of avoiding unnecessary injuries.

Seibukan Jujutsu consists of twelve levels of study. The first five are Kyu levels. These levels are preparation to become a black belt. During this time, students find their own pace of learning, and setting and achieving goals through practice of Awareness, Assessment, and Action. The last seven are Dan levels. These are the black belt levels. In a progressive way, each level as a theme, self defense techniques, and self development concepts to study and put in practice. Each black belt level consists of its own unique Kata (prearranged techniques with a partner), principles, and many unarmed and disarming applications.

Julio Toribio began his study of Hakko-Ryu Jujutsu in 1981. He continued with his training and underwent the seventh and highest level of training in Hakko-Ryu Jujutsu, receiving the title of Kaiden Shihan Sandaikichu on November 15, 1991. Toribio Shihan became the fourth Hakko-Ryu teacher with this title in the United States. After several conflicts with the ranking members of the organization regarding adding and updating certain techniques to make the art more relevant to modern-day martial arts students, Toribio Shihan could no longer continue the path of the old traditions and strict rules. On June 1st, 1993, Julio Toribio officially announced the founding of Seibukan Jujutsu.

This school is not associated with the Seibukan Karate-Do Association (Shorinji-Ryu), Established in 1962 by Zenryo Shimabukuro.