Owner of Golden Dragon Martial Arts, Lanny Reed, demonstrates a JuJitsu move and hold on a student at the dojo.

Members of the Golden Dragon Training Center practice at the dojo with instructor Lanny Reed, right.

At the Golden Dragon, students run the gamut from elementary-aged children to senior citizens and persons with physical limitations. They teach everyone. Some students like Ju Jitsu (the arts of gentleness) and self defense. Others like the more aggressive techniques and conditioning as in Judo, using throws and grappling arts.

There is a lot going on at Golden Dragon, and on certain days there can be several simultaneous classes with students intently listening to their instructors. Lanny Reed teaches Dan Zan Ryu Judo and JuJitsu, "an effective system of self defense that incorporates physical and mental training within a philosophy of ethical and moral development."

Dan Zan Ryu is the largest and most popular system of Ju Jitsu in the United States. It teaches throwing, grappling, choking, arm and leg locks, wrist locks, come-along techniques, as well as the typical punching and kicking and a few weapons. It is strictly a self defense system for anyone.

Reed has trained in Shorinji Ryu Karate, Tae Kwon Do Karate, and holds internationally recognized black belts in Hakko Ryu Ju Jitsu, first degree, a second degree black belt in Dan Zan Ryu Ju Jitsu, a fifth degree black belt in USJA Ju Jitsu and a fifth degree black belt in Judo. He has more than 35 years of martial arts experience. He is an internationally recognized law enforcement instructor and certified police fitness instructor.