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What Is Enshudo Jyu Jitsu by O-Sensei Lou Desmarais This unique art was found in January of 1987.  Not satisfied with what I learned from the following masters; Grand Master Jiro Sakano (Kendo), Ed Parker and Nick Cerio (Kendo), Michael DePasquale Sr (Hakkaryu Jyu Jitsu), Mike Pabst (Aikido), Rudy Horn (Kenpo), and Professor Larry Garron (Kakkaryu).  As a young man I boxed from 1946 through 1969.  I spent four years in the Navy and Marine Corps honing my skills as a boxer, when I started to study Kenpo in 1973.  Over the years I have trained national and international kick boxing champions.

In spite of all the studying I did over the years I never felt fulfilled.  I achieved 1st Dan in Hakkoryu, 8th Degree Black Belt in Kenpo, and in 1996 I was awarded my 10th Dan in Enshudo by Professor Nick Cerio.

In Enshudo, much like in Kajukenbo, I have combined the best of all those different techniques.  But the real difference is the footwork, which I borrowed from Kenpo.  From Kenpo I also utilized the half-mooning or crescent footwork, that is unlike the windmilling in Judo and Aikido.  Using your opponents energy and redirecting it. 

In Jyu Jitsu there is a saying; "When you're pushed, pull, when your pulled, push".  I say, "Take what is given to you,  do not attack, always react with control and technique". 

Never be satisfied with what you know.  Only after you have mastered one art should you consider studying another.