Gake Dojo was founded as late as 1998 by Johan Pettersson and consists of a number of schools in the south of Sweden. Gake Dojo's main activity is to practise jujutsu as self-defence, but we also run courses in the traditional arts of budo.

Gake Ryu Jujutsu
Gake Ryu Jujutsu is a modern self-defence system founded 1998 by Johan Pettersson. Gake Dojo applied this system as its jujutsusystem of self-defence. The system is based on the thought of using as little violence as possible without lowering one's efficiency.

Johan Pettersson, Shihan 6 dan
Johan Pettersson started his training for Clas Bjurestig (Renshi 6 dan) in the Jujutsu school of Klippan. He was in 1990 graded 1st Dan in Go shin Jitsu Ryu of Skåne by Yamaue (soke 10 dan) and Clas Bjurestig. Johan Pettersson stayed in the Jujutsu school of Klippan until 1992. In 1998 he was appointed Renshi and was in the year of 2000 graded 5 Dan in Hoku Shin Ko Ryu Jujutsu by Jan-Erik Karlsson (Kyoshi 8 dan).

Below follows a list of Johan Pettersson's qualifications.
Membership etc:
Honary member in Kihaku Dojo (Saalfeld, Tyskland)
Member i Sugawara Dojo ( Japan)
Swedish representee Kenpo Kwai International
Swedish representee Close Quarter Combat System
Swedish representee International Taiho-Jutsu Federation
Swedish representee All Japan Ju-Jitsu International Federation
President Swedish Taijutsu/Jujutsu Federation

Ranks, titles etc:
6 Dan Jujutsu
6 Dan Kihaku Ryu Jujutsu/Taijutsu (Chiefinstructor Helmut Weigelt, Kyoshi 7 dan)
5 Dan Kenpo Kwai (Chiefinstructor Andy McGill, Soke 10 dan)
5 Dan Close Quarter Combat System (Chiefinstructor Gunter Bauer, Soke 10 dan)
5 Dan Hoku Shin Ko Ryu Jujutsu (Chiefinstructor Jan-Erik Karlsson, Soke 8 dan)
3 Dan Shogun Jujitsu (Chiefinstructor Benny Dahlqvist, Shihan 7 dan)
2 Dan Hoku Shin Ko Ryu Kobujutsu (Chiefinstructor Jan-Erik Karlsson, Soke 8 dan)
1 Dan Go Shin Jitsu (Chiefinstructor Clas Bjurestig, Renshi 6 dan)
1 Dan Toyama Ryu Iaido
1 Kyu Hontai Yoshin Ryu Jujutsu


For more about Grandmaster Johan Pettersson and Gake ryu Jujutsu. please visit
Gake Dojo

Information and pictures provided by Mr. Johan Pettersson.
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