Welcome to Gendai Ryu Martial Arts and Combatives. Gendai Ryu literally translates to Modern System which epitomises our approach and goals. We are first and foremost a street self defence system (like many Krav Maga and Modern Combative Systems) but strive to incorporate the developmental and ethical realities of more traditional and holistic martial arts systems such as Jujitsu and Ninjitsu. Due to the integrated and rounded approach to training, our system has often been described as the epitome of Street Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). We have a long history of constant refinement and improvement dating back to the late 1980s where the Gendai Ryu concept was initially refined by Master Vernon Rosenberg (