Martial Arts Training in Japan. David Jones

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СКАЧАТЬ (Hiroshima)

      Genryukan (Miyazaki)

      Kenshinkan (Osaka)

      Kenshinkan (Shizuoka)

      Metaabaru (Saga)

      Nisshokan (Okayama)

      Omiya (Saitama)

      For more detailed information, write to:

      International Chito-ryu Karatedo Association

      c/o Miyazaki Naomi

      Shinjokan

      4332 Nozu Ryuhoku, Kumamoto-shi

      Kumamoto-ken 869-4805, Japan

      Tel: (96) 552-2251

      Shotokan

      In 1949 the JKA (Japan Karate Association) was formed with Master Funakoshi Gichin as head instructor. The style he taught was referred to as Shotokan karatedo. In 1957 the Japanese government recognized the JKA as the only legal nonprofit karatedo organization in Japan. Answerable to the Japanese Ministry of Education (Mombusho) Shotokan is probably the most widely proliferated karatedo style, with several thousand qualified instructors worldwide.

      When Master Funakoshi passed away a split occurred in the ranks of his followers, a very common occurrence in karatedo history, as I have noted. The modern JKA is strictly the public face of the Shotokan style of Master Nakayama Masatoshi (now deceased). Karatedo sensei Nishiyama, Oshima, Ueki, and Kanezawa also joined Nakayama. The original Funakoshi school was called Shotokai, and those who chose to maintain it included Funakoshi Gigo and Aoki Hiroyuki. One of my budo teachers has commented, “Today, Shotokai is the original following of Funakoshi, and Shotokan follows the neo-budo path.”

      The reason for the split between the Shotokan and the Shotokai lies most obviously in the reactions to a point of etiquette concerning who should organize the funeral ceremony for Master Funakoshi, who had passed away on April 26, 1957. Clearly there were hidden agendas behind this extraordinary and rancorous situation, issues that led to the political struggle concerning the funeral. But do you have to take a position? Of course not! The visiting karatedo student should always stay out of local politics. Your job is to work in the dojo until you have no more energy for politics and related forms of mischief.

      Questions concerning training in Shotokan karatedo in Japan may be answered by contacting the Japan Karate Association or Shotokan International:

      Japan Karate Association Headquarters

      6-2 Ebisu Nishi 1-chome, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150, Japan

      Tel: (03) 3476-4611 / (03) 3476-1431

      Fax: (03) 3476-0322

      Shotokan Karatedo International General Headquarters

      2-1-20 Minami Kugahara, Ota-ku, Tokyo 146, Japan

      Tel: (03) 3754-5481

      Fax: (03) 3754-5483

      Website: http://plaza27.mbn.or.jp/~kkaname/skif/skif_e.htm

      Japan Karatedo Federation Gojukai

      As noted earlier, an offshoot of the Okinawan Goju-ryu system of karatedo was developed in Japan proper in 1952 by Master Yamaguchi Gogen, a student of Okinawan master Miyagi Chojun. Master Yamaguchi, known as “The Cat,” was one of the easiest karatedo masters for Westerners to recognize because of his trademark long hair, a rarity among Japanese Karatedo sensei. In addition Yamaguchi Sensei infused his karatedo style with his own spirituality, even creating a system he called Karate-Shinto, a mixture of ideas and practices taken from Shintoism, yoga, Zen, and karatedo. He was also fond of shamanistic practices, a favorite being to meditate beneath a waterfall. He felt that the drumming of the water on his head created a state of being which was conducive to spiritual awakening. The more ancient, shamanistic goal of the practice was to derive power from the energy-spirit (kami) of the waterfall.

      Dojo of the Goju-ryu in Japan include the following:

      Mr. Yamaguchi Hirofumi Goshi

      International Karatedo Gojukai Association (IKGA)

      34-10 Oyama-cho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-0023, Japan

      Tel: (03) 974-5010

      Fax: (03) 958-0670

      Goju Ryu Karate-Do Gojukan

      1-16-23 Zempukuji, Suginami-ku 167-0041 Tokyo, Japan

      Tel: (03) 395-2311

      Fax: (03) 390-2929

      Japan Karatedo College

      1-6-2 Zempukiji, Suginami-ku, Tokyo 167-0041, Japan

      Mr. Michiro Noguchi

      Etsukokai

      Koshigaya-shi, Saitama-ken, Japan

      e-mail: [email protected]

      Kenshinkan Dojo

      Nishitanabe-cho, Abeno-ku, Osaka-shi 545-0014 Japan

      e-mail: [email protected]

      Wado-ryu

      Wado-ryu (“The Way of Peace”) was founded in 1931 by Master Otsuka Hironori (1892-1982). When Master Funakoshi Gichin introduced Okinawan karatedo to Japan, Otsuka Sensei was a high-ranking exponent of Shindo Yoshin-ryu jujutsu. Funakoshi Sensei’s demonstrations, teaching message, and style so affected Ohtsuka Sensei that he began the study of karatedo under the Okinawan master in 1922. By 1928 he was Funakoshi Sensei’s assistant instructor and in 1931 Otsuka Sensei founded the Wado-ryu. Forty-one years later Otsuka Sensei received the title Shodai Karatedo Meijin Judan (First-Generation Karate Master of the Tenth Dan) from the Japanese imperial family. Otsuka Sensei was also presented the Shiju Hoshu medal for his outstanding contributions to physical education and sport from the government of Japan. Wado-ryu practitioners claim that Otsuka Sensei was the first master to create a karatedo style in the form of Japanese (not Okinawan) budo.

      Wado-ryu karatedo is characterized by evasion instead of meeting force with force, and by light, fast, and fluid body movement. The Wado-ryu stylist defends with parries and deflections with simultaneous counterattacks.

      The following are the Wado-ryu rules for practice; a listing of behaviors, by the way, that should be followed wherever one practices martial arts in Japan.

       1. No idle chatter, smoking, alcohol, eating, chewing gum, etc. in the dojo.

       2. All karateka must bow before entering and upon leaving the dojo. To those who practice karate the dojo is a sacred place. We bow when entering the dojo to affirm our intention to train and seriously and we bow when leaving to show thanks for a good training session.

       3. All karateka must bow to instructors or visiting instructors. We emphasis politeness at all times in the dojo and seek to cultivate a spirit based on gentleness and respect.

       4. When the instructors or visiting instructors enter/exit the dojo, all karateka СКАЧАТЬ