Our History
W. Dieter Reitzig
W. Dieter Reitzig Our Mentor Retired 2015
Rokudan 6th Dan in United States Ju-Jitsu, USJJF
Rokudan 6th Dan in Kodokan Judo, USA-TKJ
Rokudan 6th Dan in 360 Self Defense System
Shodan 1st Dan in Taiho Jutsu, USJJF
Sr. Technical Adviser Colorado and Regional Representative USJJF
Senior 2nd Level Instructor – Examiner
Jujitsu 360 Complete Defense Systems 2011 Technical Advisor
Instructor for Judo and Ju-Jitsu Omega Martial Arts, 2000 – 2010.
Head Instructor Dragon Heart Martial Arts LLC, 2011 to 2015 Retired
Rokudan 6th Dan in United States Ju-Jitsu, USJJF
Rokudan 6th Dan in Kodokan Judo, USA-TKJ
Rokudan 6th Dan in 360 Self Defense System
Shodan 1st Dan in Taiho Jutsu, USJJF
Sr. Technical Adviser Colorado and Regional Representative USJJF
Senior 2nd Level Instructor – Examiner
Jujitsu 360 Complete Defense Systems 2011 Technical Advisor
Instructor for Judo and Ju-Jitsu Omega Martial Arts, 2000 – 2010.
Head Instructor Dragon Heart Martial Arts LLC, 2011 to 2015 Retired
Sensei Dieter began his studies in 1949, under Sensei Ludwig Prass, at the Duesseldorfer Judo Sportschule (Germany). It was Sensei Dieter’s technical guidance and his Jiu Jitsu knowledge in the areas of maximum efficiency and realistic defensive situations that laid the groundwork for the Ju No Kihon text book which is the very foundation of the Jiu Jitsu 360 system. USJJF BIO
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Ludwig W. Prass
Ludwig W. Prass
10th Dan Jiu Jitsu,
6th Dan Kodokan Judo,
6th Dan Karate,
Responsible for the Allied Forces to allow Judo to be taught in Germany again 1946
Responsible for the Allied Forces to allow Jiu Jitsu to be taught in Germany again 1951
Founder Judo sports school in Düsseldorf, Germany1949
Awarded the Japanese title of master instructor by Risei Kano Kodokan Toyoko, 1952
Developed Ki-Jitsu, a defense system, that is based on redirecting energy in an efficient way (Maximum Efficiency)
10th Dan Jiu Jitsu,
6th Dan Kodokan Judo,
6th Dan Karate,
Responsible for the Allied Forces to allow Judo to be taught in Germany again 1946
Responsible for the Allied Forces to allow Jiu Jitsu to be taught in Germany again 1951
Founder Judo sports school in Düsseldorf, Germany1949
Awarded the Japanese title of master instructor by Risei Kano Kodokan Toyoko, 1952
Developed Ki-Jitsu, a defense system, that is based on redirecting energy in an efficient way (Maximum Efficiency)
Learn more about Prass' history by visiting the Sportschule
In 1946, Ludwig W. Prass had just returned from the war and found Dusseldorf and the self-esteem of its inhabitants in ruins. He decided to do his part to return to people some of that lost security. The plan was to teach judo.
After two years of negotiations with the British occupation authority, on July 4, 1949 he founded the first judo sports school in Germany after the war with the approval certificate of the regional president, the "Judo Sports School in Dusseldorf". The result: Judo was released in the whole of West Germany.
In 1951, Prass also taught Jiu Jitsu, a self-defense system. In 1952, he was awarded by Risei Kano (the president of the world's oldest judo institute, Kodokan in Tokyo) a Japanese master’s degree, in addition to the German degree he already had. Soon Judo teachers from Japan attended the school and taught there.
At the end of the 1950s, after studying with Prof. Hoang Nam in Paris, Prass introduced the karate sport in Dusseldorf. The judo Sports School in Dusseldorf became Germany's first karate school.
The grandmaster also extended the discipline program. At nearly 70, Ludwig W. Prass developed his Ki-Jitsu safety training, which was based on Ki, the source energy, and is a defensive technique of discreet, yet eminently fast and effective nature. Ki-Jitsu was passed only to the family and a few students.
In 1946, Ludwig W. Prass had just returned from the war and found Dusseldorf and the self-esteem of its inhabitants in ruins. He decided to do his part to return to people some of that lost security. The plan was to teach judo.
After two years of negotiations with the British occupation authority, on July 4, 1949 he founded the first judo sports school in Germany after the war with the approval certificate of the regional president, the "Judo Sports School in Dusseldorf". The result: Judo was released in the whole of West Germany.
In 1951, Prass also taught Jiu Jitsu, a self-defense system. In 1952, he was awarded by Risei Kano (the president of the world's oldest judo institute, Kodokan in Tokyo) a Japanese master’s degree, in addition to the German degree he already had. Soon Judo teachers from Japan attended the school and taught there.
At the end of the 1950s, after studying with Prof. Hoang Nam in Paris, Prass introduced the karate sport in Dusseldorf. The judo Sports School in Dusseldorf became Germany's first karate school.
The grandmaster also extended the discipline program. At nearly 70, Ludwig W. Prass developed his Ki-Jitsu safety training, which was based on Ki, the source energy, and is a defensive technique of discreet, yet eminently fast and effective nature. Ki-Jitsu was passed only to the family and a few students.