New Feature: Look to the bottom of this page for Kupale Womens News & TV Interviews
AND our section of old movie footage of Women in Jujitsu
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Welcome to Hawaii’s #1 Course for
Women & Children’s Domestic Safety and Assault Prevention
Register for our Single Half-Day Class on our Special Website:
Kupale Women's Assault Prevention Course Registration
The Kupale WAPC is Presented by
Hawaii Zenyo Jujutsu Kai
Daijingu Temple, 61 Puiwa Rd, (corner of Puiwa and Park Streets)
Pali Highway, Honolulu, Hawaii
(808) 595-7175
E-Mail "kupalehawaii@gmail.com"
Prof. Steve McLaughlin, 8th Dan, Sensei HZJK
Shihan Danzan Ryu Zenyo Bujutsu – Bushidokan Federation
Kupale Women's Assault Prevention Course Instructor
Police Course Instructor
Security Guard Course Instructor
Hospital Security Course Instructor
Certified Locksmith, Gunsmith, Knifesmith, Swordsmith
The Hawaii Zenyo Jujutsu Kai (HZJK) presents the Kupale Women's Assault Prevention Course as a single 4 hour afternoon class of intensive self-protection, and assault prevention training.
This course is instructed by Prof. Steve McLaughlin, with 40 years Women's Assault Prevention and Self-Defense teaching experience. He is a Shihan of the Bushidokan Federation, Sensei of the HZJK, 8th Degree Black Belt in DanZan Ryu JuJitsu and holds Black Belts in several other martial art disciplines.
The Kupale Women's Assault Prevention Course has been in continuous presentation at various martial art schools in the U.S. for the past 36 years. It has won awards and certificates from women's groups in Las Vegas and Reno, Nevada. The techniques and information presented are based on the latest police reports on violent criminal behavior and Social Work research on therapeutic intervention with survivors of assault and domestic violence. The techniques presented are simple, practical, effective and proven methods from principles of DanZan Ryu JuJitsu (DZR) and can be accomplished by anyone with little or no previous training or physical conditioning.
Each class is 40% Assault Prevention lecture and 60% Self-Defense and Self-Protection techniques. Self-protection consists of methods to keep you from hurting yourself, and self-defense emphasizes techniques to use in the event of an attack. Training is done in a controlled, safe, slow, environment until the techniques can be performed realistically.
Realism is a key component of learning Self-Defense correctly. You will learn how to assess, avoid and escape many situations. You will learn how to settle fear and panic with proper breathing. You will learn to use assertive voice control. Also included in the course are question and answer sessions, lectures followed by hands-on examples, a "field trip" into a parking lot for hands on training in vehicles. There is no substitute for realistic practice of actual self-defense techniques. You must practice until the moves can be done without thinking.
The DanZan Ryu JuJitsu system was founded in Hawaii in the early 1900's by Professor H.S. Okazaki. A martial arts master famous world wide for this unique and encompassing system of self-defense. His early Women's Self-Defense Course (Fujin Goshin no Maki) developed in the 1920's was one of the very first in the world. His training course for the Honolulu Police Department in 1929 is still a model used to train Police Departments around the world today. Professor Okazaki was equally famous as a gifted massage therapist treating such people as President Franklin Roosevelt. His massage and healing legacy continues to this day.
Under our new format you will receive your "HZJK Kupale Certificate of Completion" upon passing the physical assault prevention examination at the conclusion of the class. Many employers will reimburse you for the course after receiving this certificate.
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REFERENCES
Women’s Assault Prevention in the Star Advertiser – Diane Ako’s “Small Talk” – October 2012
Hawaii Health Guide –Kupale Women’s Assault Prevention Special Feature
Stamp out Violence – Kupale Progam Coverage in Midweek – January, 2012
“Around Hawaii” – The WAPC & the HZJK – In Depth – February, 2009
Honolulu Magazine – Fighting Back! – January 2009
You Heard Us on KSSK – Perry & Price Show Breakfast Show at John Dominus – September, 2008
OC/16: “Living Local” with the Baraquio Sisters May 5th 2008
(Angela Baraquio from Hawaii was Miss America 2001)
Sarah Pacheco of Midweek Magazine takes our course 2/13/08!
K5ive TV- We demonstrate on the Andy Bumatai Show Friday 1/25/08
(Look for us at the end of the show)
KHNL Channel 8 news anchor Diane Ako covers our course! – 2007
Common Sense Self Defense for Wahine – Midweek Magazine - 2007
Assault Prevention 101 – Island Scene Magazine Online - 2006
Blind Women Praise Self Defense Class – Honolulu Star Bulletin – 2005
Women On Defense – Honolulu Advertiser – 2005
Women On Defense “How to find an effective Women’s Course” – Honolulu Advertiser - 2005
KHON Channel 2 News - Marisa Yamane - Women’s Assault Prevention Interview with Prof. McLaughlin - 2005
(Large File – 65 mb)
KITV Channel 4 News - WAPC Demonstration with Prof. McLaughlin– 2004
(Large File – 98 mb - Please ask for file)
Defense Mechanism for Women – HMSA OnLine – 2002
Common Sense Self Defense for Women – Kailua Sun Press -1999
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MOVIES
Old Time Film Shorts Demonstrating Women’s JuJitsu – this is GREAT STUFF, quite classy!!
My Favorite from 1947 “Judo Gymnastics” from our own DanZan Ryu Jujitsu!
JiuJitsu for Self Defense for Women 1931
Well dressed Woman Demonstrating Jujitsu in the 1920’s
Self Defense Jujitsu for Women 1931
Self Defense with Dorothy Darke 1931
The Weaker Sex Part 2 – Well Dressed Woman Demonstrating Jujitsu at the Theater 1933
Military women learn jujitsu in 1943
Old Documentation of DanZan Ryu – Kodenkan JuJitsu Women’s Self-Defense Courses
History of Women in Self-Defense. J. Svinth, 1900 – 1945
(search the page for Okazaki)
“Okazaki Girls Expert in JuJitsu”– Japan Times and Mail – Hilo, Hawaii – 1924
(where our course started!)
Women in ancient Jujitsu Web Page