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A.T.A.M.A. 2000'S NATIONAL
CONVENTION
and TRAINING CONFERENCE INSTRUCTOR BIOGRAPHIES!
Professor Clyde Zimmerman
7th Dan Danzan Ryu Jujitsu
Prof. Zimmerman began his training in
Martial Arts in Sherman Oaks, California in 1959. He studied Kodokan Judo,
Danzan Ryu Jujitsu, Shotokan Karate, Kung Fu and Aikido. He has been
actively involved in Martial Arts for over 38 years.
In 1963 he started teaching the 1st Judo
Program for the Los Angeles Parks and Recreation Department, opening a
dojo at Encino Park. Soon additional dojos were started at the Encino
Recreation Center, Tarzana Park and others. He was an assistant instructor
at U.S. Judo School in Van Nuys, California, with senior instructors,
Haward Nishioka, Yash Nagatoshi, Gene Moro, Danny Sakugawa, Gene Matsumoto
and others. He was also an assistant instructor for David Chow at the
Downie Y.M.C.A.
In 1965, he went to St. John's College in
Camarillo, California and turned the Encino Recreation Center Dojo over to
German National Judo Champion, Juergen Wahl. In 1966 Prof. Zimmerman
started a competition judo team at St. John's College.
After college, Prof. Zimmerman went into
Law Enforcement and was a guest instructor at the Los Angeles Police
Academy. He soon moved to Northern California and became the Chief
Instructor of Defensive Tactics for the Northern California Regional
Training Center in Santa Rosa, California and an instructor at Santa Rosa
Junior College. He traveled all over the western United States teaching
for various law enforcement agencies. He was a P.O.S.T. certified
instructor and holds a California Teaching Credential. He was asked to
develop the defensive tactics for the State of California under the new
"Goals and Objectives" program of the Police Officers Standards
and Training.
Prof. Zimmerman and his family then moved
to Hillsboro Oregon and again he opened several schools, teaching Jujitsu
and Judo. He taught for several police agencies in the area and was a
B.P.S.T. certified instructor. He taught many seminars in Washington,
Oregon and Northern California.
The Zimmerman family next moved to
Gardnerville, Nevada and Prof. Zimmerman opened a dojo in Carson City,
Nevada. The dojo has flourished and in April of 1996, the dojo moved to a
new location that is twice the size of the original site.
Prof. Zimmerman and his dojo have received
awards from the Governor of the State of Nevada, and the Mayor of Carson
City, Nevada. Prof. Zimmerman has received the Luciano Service Award, the
Shoshin Ryu Yudanshakai Instructor of the Year Award, the American Jujitsu
Institute Instructor of the Year Award and others. He is a member of the
Board of Directors of the Shoshin Ryu Yudanshakai, he is a Director for
the American Jujitsu Institute, he is an Associate Professor for the
American Judo and Jujitsu Federation and is often a guest instructor for
many other martial arts organizations.
Shoshin Ryu of Nevada
Carson City, Nevada
775-887-8808
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