Sinsei Bujutsu Kai...

Okinawan Kempo Karate Jutsu

Don't change Styles...Change your mindset

Would it surprise you to know that Karate is much more than kicking, blocking and punching? Are you aware that modern martial arts clubs follow a teaching model that is less than 100 years old and was developed specifically for the tournament format? Or that the most effective techniques were specifically removed because they could not be used in the tournament arena?

You owe it to yourself to find out how you can make your Karate more effective, more challenging and your training a lot more enjoyable. Let us show you how. Read on and learn how.

Before the modernization of Karate, the art was used as self defense exclusively. The method of communicating the art was always through kata.

 With the modernization of Karate, kata have become competitive ‘martial dances’, the primary purpose of which is form, rather than function. Most systems teach that Karate is mainly a striking art. This misconception is based on the lack of understanding of the art of kata. Many do not understand that techniques are found on multiple levels of understanding and that through analysis (bunkai), applications (oyo) can be extrapolated giving basic, mutual combat applications, advanced mutual and defensive applications and advanced, grappling and vital point (kyusho jutsu) defensive applications that are suited for the most serious defensive scenarios.

 All kata contain any or all of the following:

                    Ate waza – striking techniques

                    Geri waza – kicking techniques

                    Kansetsu waza – joint locking techniques

                    Tuidi waza – pressure point techniques

                    Shime waza – choking techniques

                    Nage waza – throwing techniques

                    Ne waza – ground fighting techniques

 ‘Sinsei’ is a Japanese term that means: True Essence. It can also be interpreted as "realistic", or "staight and true". Sinsei-ha Goju Ryu, Sinsei-ha Shotokan, Sinsei-ha Shito Ryu, Sinsei-ha Shorin Ryu…any existing style can benefit from Sinsei Kempo Karate Jutsu.

 The Sinsei Bujutsu Kai is an organization that is open to practioners of all styles, groups or individuals, who wish to increase their knowledge of the Chinese/Okinawan tradition known as Karate. The curriculum consists of theory and practical applications of the following:

                     Striking techniques and two person flow drills

                    Joint locking techniques and two person flow drills

                    Vital point (Kyusho Jutsu) striking

                    Pressure point (Shiatsu Jutsu) manipulation and two person flow drills

                    Grappling techniques and two person flow drills

                    Anatomy and Physiology

A New Mindset

What is the difference between a “Do” or “Dao” (way) and a “Jutsu” or “Shu”?

Bujutsu(Japanese)…Wushu(Chinese)…they both mean ‘martial art’ but what they infer is not necessarily what you might expect.

 A martial way is one that improves the practitioners life and outlook, making him/her a better, more aware, healthier member of society.

A martial art, on the other hand, is one that prepares the practitioner for battle. The pursuit of the art will inevitably lead to a kinder, gentler healthier member of society. But that person will be far better prepared for the mental and physical rigors that ensue during an act of unwarranted aggression.

Am I picking at nits? Not if you are that person that trained for 4 or 5 years in a martial arts club for personal protection only to discover that once attacked for real, although they had the stamina, could not hold their own against the street thug that wanted to mug or rape them. They were completely unprepared for the adrenaline rush and the lack of mobility that ensued. They were unprepared for the brutality of the aggressors onslaught. They were unfamiliar with the positions and anatomy and sheer speed at which things happened.

 Well what can you do about it? Learn. Learn what it means to protect yourself. Learn what you need to know about the human body, its weaknesses and how to exploit those weaknesses to your advantage.

 This is the purpose of Sinsei Bujutsu Kai.

 We are your resource. Let us show you what you can add to your cirriculum to make your art more applicable to the street. We can guide you to new understanding of your art as it was meant to be, not in the ring, but in the parking lot, alley or wherever violence finds you.

 Discover the art hidden within your own forms/kata that made the fighting monks of Shaolin a force to be reckoned with. Learn simple to learn drills that teach anatomy and manipulation that you can put into practice almost immediately.

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The Sinsei Ryu Kyu Kempo Karate Jutsu curriculum uses old-style Chinese Kempo 2 person drills (percussive and grappling) to develop realistic practice, modern and old-style understanding of the human anatomy and autonomic response system to learn exploit weakness and understand the mechanics of healing, and realistic interpretation of kata (quan) to create a unique personal self-defense system, building balance, co-ordination, self-control, self esteem and personal empowerment. It is an adaptation of the technical aspects of the Yong Chun Chuan Fa system brought to Canada by Sifu Yap Theng Hong, as taught to him by Sifu Hui Fat Nam. Its ‘White Crane Kempo’ lineage makes the system perfectly adaptable to both Karate and Chinese Kempo stylists.

PURPOSE:

  This organization has been established to provide a home for all sincere and true martial artists. Egos, politics, and in fighting will only result in one thing within this organization, and that is termination of membership. All martial artists are welcome here, regardless of rank, style, or affiliation. This organization also exists to build a sense of friendship, brotherhood, and equality for all. We all have something to learn from each other, and we all have something to teach each other. This organization also exists to show proper respect to all, white belt and 10th Dan alike.

 Why is there a need for this system?

 As our world grows more violent and the ugliness reaches closer and closer, I found it unconscionable to allow my students to continue to train in the static, sport based model of ‘traditional’ Karate, thinking they would have the skills necessary to deal with a physical assault. I knew that it was originally a viable self-defense system in Okinawa, but how did it become what it now is?

 After some simple research into the history of karate, I was surprised to learn how Karate became popular outside of Okinawa. It seems that a few masters of an unknown Okinawan form of civil street fighting were seeking acceptance of their art by Japanese culture. Since they had been annexed by Japan in 1609, the Okinawan people were considered second class citizens. In the 1920’s these “Tode or Todijutsu” (as it was known in Okinawa) masters arranged for an demonstration before the Dai Nippon Butoku Kai, the governing body for all Japanese martial arts, including Judo, Kendo etc. (Dai Nippon Butoku Kai means “Greater Japanese Martial Virtues Association.)

 After the Okinawan masters gave their demonstration, they were granted acceptance under 7 conditions:

1.      The use of the accepted white uniform.

2.      The use of the kyu/dan system of ranking.

3.      The use of “Do” at the end of the name rather than “Jutsu” and changing the “’Tang’hand” name to “’empty’ hand” (Kara –te).

4.      The use of Japanese rituals in the dojo.

5.      Standardizing kata for continuity amongst the Ryu-ha.

6.      The use of the same style of tournament format as Kendo matches to demonstrate skill and spirit.

7.      Using training practices that promote and encourage the tournament format so the new Budo would be attractive to the general public.

 The most difficult one was number 6. Tode jutsu was a brutal method of self-defense that could trace its’ roots all the way back to Shaolin Temple. It did not easily lend itself to a competitive format.

They experimented with different types of protective equipment, but finally decided to remove/mask the most violent techniques from the systems and modify the others to make it safer to practice. (Up to this point, it was not uncommon to leave Toudijutsu practice with a tooth missing or broken limb). This satisfied the final criteria for the DNBK, and in December 1933, Karate-do became a recognized ‘Budo’, or ‘Warrior Way’. From this point on, “Karate-Do” began to spread not only to the people of Japan, it became even more popular in its native Okinawa, and after WWII, began to spread though out the world.

 The masters, in their wisdom(?), however, did not remove the violent techniques from the kata, those odd sets of movements that we use today to pass a test and get that next belt. They simply allowed the movements to pass unnoticed in the ‘dance’. The standardization’s made by various Ryu-ha, made for small differences in the performance, but all in all, kept these forms intact.

To learn how you can benefit from this knowledge, contact Michael Zinck Shihan through this site.mailto:budokai@golden.net