Budoshin Jujitsu is the philosophical framework we follow, emphasizing Jujitsu as the gentle or flexible (Ju) art (Jitsu) of self-defense, stressing avoidance of harm to self and others, responsibility to the Community, and responsibility to defend the weaker members of society. The words Budoshin can be roughly translated as "The Warrior Spirit Way".

Safety is a crucial issue, and it's always in the forefront of our training. Some of the techniques we learn can be so dangerous that very strict safety protocols are taught and vigorously enforced. The enforcement is absolute: if someone is injured during a promotion test, the test ends right there on the spot. Perhaps the hardest part of the Shodan (first-degree black belt) test is not defense against 3 simultaneous attackers, not defense against a "live" knife-blade... it's the requirement to execute a one-finger version of the Yube-Nage throw-- without injuring the Uke, the partner.