Miyama-Ryu Classes at Black Belt Fitness Center in Queens

Classes are scheduled
Tuesdays and Fridays 10:00AM
Brown Belts Tuedays abd Thurdays 08:10 PM
Wed 06:30PM
Sat. 02:00 PM

MASTER LUGO IS A LICENSE MIYAMA RYU INSTRUCTOR

In 1960 the Tremont School of Judo and Ju-jutsu opened its doors to the public for the first time. The founder, a fierce man named Antonio Pereira, taught a fighting style which he called Combato, the way of Combat.

Combato was a crude form of Ju-jutsu. The founder had learned these fighting techniques from commandos during WWII in Australia. The founder traveled to Japan and studied martial arts for eight hours a day under such masters as Mifune of Judo, Ueshiba of Aikido and Professor Shimata of Ju-jutsu. His fierce resolve and
dedication won him many honors. Among them were a teaching certificate in Aikido signed by Kisshomura Ueshiba, a Nidan in Kodokan Judo and a San Mokuroku in Sosuishitsu Ryu Ju-jutsu.

The founder returned to the United States and began to teach Aikido at the Tremont School. But this wasn’t suitable for the residents of the Bronx, who needed more
aggressive self-defense techniques. He refined his original Combato, augmenting it with the classical techniques that he had learned. The founder called his method Miyama-Ryu, which means the School of the Three Mountains, and he assumed the title of Shinan (The Originator).

Miyama-Ryu fighting techniques have been taught to U.S. Army Special Forces teams, Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation units, several Police Departments,
and thousands of civilians.

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