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[[Sokon Matsumura|Sokon "Bushi" Matsumura]] (1809-1898) was one of the masters of Shuri-Te. He gave lessons to famous people such as [[Gichin Funakoshi]] (creator of [[Shotokan Karate]]) and [[Anko Itosu|Yasutsune (Anko) Itosu]]. A lesser known pupil was Bushi Takemura. He develloped a version of the [[kata]] (型) ''Kushanku'' that is still trained in Genseiryu today. One of sensei Takemura's pupils was [[Soko Kishimoto]] (1862-1945, some sources speak of 1868 as birthyear). He became the later teacher of Seiken Shukumine. |
[[Sokon Matsumura|Sokon "Bushi" Matsumura]] (1809-1898) was one of the masters of Shuri-Te. He gave lessons to famous people such as [[Gichin Funakoshi]] (creator of [[Shotokan Karate]]) and [[Anko Itosu|Yasutsune (Anko) Itosu]]. A lesser known pupil was Bushi Takemura. He develloped a version of the [[kata]] (型) ''Kushanku'' that is still trained in Genseiryu today. One of sensei Takemura's pupils was [[Soko Kishimoto]] (1862-1945, some sources speak of 1868 as birthyear). He became the later teacher of Seiken Shukumine. |
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The young Seiken Shukumine, born 9 December 1925 in Nago-shi on the Japanese island Okinawa, started at age 8 with karate lessons from Anko Sadoyama, a grandmaster in ''[[Koryu|Koryu Karate]]'' ("Old style/school Chinese techniques"). He trained him for four years. When Shukumine was about 14 years old, he was accepted by sensei Soko Kishimoto. |
The young Seiken Shukumine, born 9 December 1925 in Nago-shi on the Japanese island Okinawa, started at age 8 with karate lessons from Anko Sadoyama, a grandmaster in ''[[Koryu|Koryu Karate]]'' ("Old style/school Chinese techniques"). He trained him for four years. When Shukumine was about 14 years old, he was accepted by sensei Soko Kishimoto. |
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During the [[Second World War]] the 18 year old Shukumine was drafted into the navy and had to join the ''Japanese Kamikaze Corps'' where he became a ''"[[kaiten]]"'' pilot, a one man submarine or more a manned [[torpedo]], used as ''[[kamikaze]]'' (suicide attack) against American warships. Seiken Shukumine was trained to guide this small craft through the protective maze of steel netting that was layed down in the water around the ships, to prevent them from being attacked by these ''kaiten''. He thought in a [[martial art]] way to manoeuvre between these steel nettings and he tried to think of techniques to avoid enemy torpedoes. He learned that he had to work hard to penetrate the enemy’s defences, and the imagination of the martial artist in him saw how such an approach could be adapted to traditional karate to make for a more supple and dynamic form of combat. |
During the [[Second World War]] the 18 year old Shukumine was drafted into the navy and had to join the ''Japanese Kamikaze Corps'' where he became a ''"[[kaiten]]"'' pilot, a one man submarine or more a manned [[torpedo]], used as ''[[kamikaze]]'' (suicide attack) against American warships. Seiken Shukumine was trained to guide this small craft through the protective maze of steel netting that was layed down in the water around the ships, to prevent them from being attacked by these ''kaiten''. He thought in a [[martial art]] way to manoeuvre between these steel nettings and he tried to think of techniques to avoid enemy torpedoes. He learned that he had to work hard to penetrate the enemy’s defences, and the imagination of the martial artist in him saw how such an approach could be adapted to traditional karate to make for a more supple and dynamic form of combat. |
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From 1953 onwards while instructing and experimenting at many dojos around the Tokyo area, he formulated the basic principles necessary to establish a new martial art. This new martial art was introduced in [[1962]]. It is a further development of Genseiryu which he named ''[[Taido]]''. Taido is not to be regarded as Karate, but as a new martial art. From that point on, Sensei Shukumine was mainly involved with Taido and many of his pupils started to train Taido as well. However, Taido people have always kept a friendly relationship with Genseiryu people and sensei Shukumine was occasionally involved in Genseiryu Karate. For example he wrote books about Genseiryu (1964 and mid 1970s) and occasionally gave lessons to high rank Genseiryu instructors. But his main activity until his death in 2001 was Taido. |
From 1953 onwards while instructing and experimenting at many dojos around the Tokyo area, he formulated the basic principles necessary to establish a new martial art. This new martial art was introduced in [[1962]]. It is a further development of Genseiryu which he named ''[[Taido]]''. Taido is not to be regarded as Karate, but as a new martial art. From that point on, Sensei Shukumine was mainly involved with Taido and many of his pupils started to train Taido as well. However, Taido people have always kept a friendly relationship with Genseiryu people and sensei Shukumine was occasionally involved in Genseiryu Karate. For example he wrote books about Genseiryu (1964 and mid 1970s) and occasionally gave lessons to high rank Genseiryu instructors. But his main activity until his death in 2001 was Taido. |
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In [[1964]] sensei Shukumine published his book ''Shin |
In [[1964]] sensei Shukumine published his book ''Shin Karate-do Kyohan'' in which he describes the kata, which among others are being used in the ''World Genseiryu Karate-do Federation''. In the book he also describes the some [[kata]], of which some are thoroughly explained, together with pictures. These are: |
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There are many more kata mentioned in this book (however without pictures), a total of about 44 kata, including ''Taikyoku-Shodan, Tensho-no-Kata, Wankan'', etc. In the book |
There are many more kata mentioned in this book (however without pictures), a total of about 44 kata, including ''Taikyoku-Shodan, Tensho-no-Kata, Wankan'', etc. In the book Shukumine sensei never mentions the name ''Genseiryu'' in regard to claims that this book was written about Genseiryu, but instead Shukumine sensei clearly states that this book was written about ''[[Koryu]]'' (古流), which is mostly considered as 'old tradition' or 'old school', being a style different from Genseiryu. |
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From the 1960s Genseiryu started to spread also outside Japan, to countries like the USA, Spain, Finland, Holland, Denmark, Australia, Brasil, India, etc. |
From the 1960s Genseiryu started to spread also outside Japan, to countries like the USA, Spain, Finland, Holland, Denmark, Australia, Brasil, India, etc. |
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It is ''"Sansai no Kata"'' that is known widely as a typical kata of Genseiryu with lots of these techniques. Other genuine techniques for Genseiryu are for example the kicks ''Ebi-geri'' (back kick with both hands on the ground and the face close to the ground) and ''Manji-geri'' (side kick (''mawashi-geri'') with head close to the ground and both hands on the ground). Both kicks belong to the so called ''Shajo-geri'' group (leaning body) and are also trained in Taido. Besides kata, Genseiryu also practises ''Shihō'' (some other styles do too, but not all of them). ''[[Shihoo|Shihō]]'' (四方) translates into 'four directions' and comprises excercises in which a combination of techniques is repeated several times in four different directions (front, back, right and left). |
It is ''"Sansai no Kata"'' that is known widely as a typical kata of Genseiryu with lots of these techniques. Other genuine techniques for Genseiryu are for example the kicks ''Ebi-geri'' (back kick with both hands on the ground and the face close to the ground) and ''Manji-geri'' (side kick (''mawashi-geri'') with head close to the ground and both hands on the ground). Both kicks belong to the so called ''Shajo-geri'' group (leaning body) and are also trained in Taido. Besides kata, Genseiryu also practises ''Shihō'' (some other styles do too, but not all of them). ''[[Shihoo|Shihō]]'' (四方) translates into 'four directions' and comprises excercises in which a combination of techniques is repeated several times in four different directions (front, back, right and left). |
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When Shukumine sensei dissolved the Genseiryu organisation in 1962, most of his students followed him into Taido, but some continued their own way and made their own style, no longer claiming to do Genseiryu. The names of these schools were among others ''[[Butokukai]], [[Genwakai]], [[Ryounkai]], [[Keneikai]]'', [[Genseikan]]'', [[Nippon Karate-do Budo Kyokai]]'' which has a following especially in Holland under Nobukai Konno and ''[[Seidokai]]''. These are all schools with a link in some way or another to the organisation of Genseiryu under Seiken Shukumine sensei before 1962. One exception is Genseikan and Nippon Karate-do Kyokai, as their head master Yamada at that time did indeed follow Shukumine sensei into Taido. So this organisation is heavly influenced by Taido, which has absolutely nothing to do with Karate. However every organization has gone it's own way, some have even grown to quite big organizations (but of course everything is relative) and some of these have adapted the old school name for their style and organization, like ''Ryounkai'' and ''Genwakai''. To a certain extent they have changed the techniques and/or kata. The style of ''Genwakai'' has done this to a further extent then the other styles. But with the exception of ''Butokukai'' all these organizations train the kata ''Ten-I'', ''Chi-I'' and ''Jin-I'' as the basic kata to prepare for the kata ''Sansai''. On request from the present successor of Genseiryu, Kunihiko Tosa, the founder Seiken Shukumine acknowledged the removal of these three kata, as a means to mature the Genseiryu style inside the All Japan Karate-do Federation. The three kata mentioned above was considered absolete. |
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Since the death of Sensei Shukumine there are two organizations that claim the name Genseiryu, both with their own story and reasons why they should have the right to carry the name. |
Since the death of Sensei Shukumine there are two organizations that claim the name Genseiryu, both with their own story and reasons why they should have the right to carry the name. |
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* [http://www.genseiryu.com Genseiryu Karate-do International Federation, Denmark] (Official Honbu Dojo) |
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* [http://www.indiangenseiryu.com Genseiryu Karate-do International Federation, India] (Official Honbu Dojo) |
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* [http://geocities.yahoo.com.br/GENSEIRYU_BR/ Genseiryu Karate-do International Federation, Brazil] (Official Honbu Dojo) |
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* [http://www.gensei.com Genseiryu Karate-do International Federation, Australia] (Official Honbu Dojo) |
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Genseiryu (玄制流) is a karate style with roots in Shuri-Te, one of the three original karate styles on Okinawa (a Japanese island). It was developed by Seiken Shukumine (1925-2001) who combined classic techniques with his own thus developing special characteristics of Genseiryu. Sensei Shukumine had two known teachers, Sadoyama and Kishimoto. The name of Genseiryu was first used in 1953. In Japanese the name consists of three different characters (Kanji):玄制流. The first one is Gen (玄) and has meanings like 'mysterious', 'occultness', 'universe' but also 'a subtle and deep truth', the second one is Sei (制) and translates into 'control', 'system', 'law' or 'rule' but also 'creating a form'. The last one is Ryu (流) which simply means 'style' or 'school'. The combination of Gensei (玄制) could be translated as 'to control the universe', but reading Japanese Kanji is not that simple. In this combination the meaning becomes something like "to pursue the deep truth and making it clear through the form", which can be regarded physically as well as spiritually.
History
Genseiryu has its roots in an old karate style called Shuri-Te. Some sources speak of Tomari-Te being the source, but the differences were minimal since both styles were derived from Shorin-Ryu. In the 1920s and 1930s there were three major karate styles on Okinawa. They were all named after the cities where they were develloped: Naha, Tomari and Shuri. These three styles (Naha-Te, Tomari-Te and Shuri-Te) are sometimes called more generally Okinawa-Te.
Sokon "Bushi" Matsumura (1809-1898) was one of the masters of Shuri-Te. He gave lessons to famous people such as Gichin Funakoshi (creator of Shotokan Karate) and Yasutsune (Anko) Itosu. A lesser known pupil was Bushi Takemura. He develloped a version of the kata (型) Kushanku that is still trained in Genseiryu today. One of sensei Takemura's pupils was Soko Kishimoto (1862-1945, some sources speak of 1868 as birthyear). He became the later teacher of Seiken Shukumine.
The young Seiken Shukumine, born 9 December 1925 in Nago-shi on the Japanese island Okinawa, started at age 8 with karate lessons from Anko Sadoyama, a grandmaster in Koryu Karate ("Old style/school Chinese techniques"). He trained him for four years. When Shukumine was about 14 years old, he was accepted by sensei Soko Kishimoto.
Kishimoto was very selective, he had only nine pupils/students throughout his life and also Seiken Shukumine had to insist many times, before Kishimoto decided to teach the young man. The last two students of Kishimoto actually were Seiken Shukumine and Seitoku Higa (born 1920).
During the Second World War the 18 year old Shukumine was drafted into the navy and had to join the Japanese Kamikaze Corps where he became a "kaiten" pilot, a one man submarine or more a manned torpedo, used as kamikaze (suicide attack) against American warships. Seiken Shukumine was trained to guide this small craft through the protective maze of steel netting that was layed down in the water around the ships, to prevent them from being attacked by these kaiten. He thought in a martial art way to manoeuvre between these steel nettings and he tried to think of techniques to avoid enemy torpedoes. He learned that he had to work hard to penetrate the enemy’s defences, and the imagination of the martial artist in him saw how such an approach could be adapted to traditional karate to make for a more supple and dynamic form of combat.
Fortunately Shukumine was never appointed for a suicide attack and he survived the war. But when he came back home he found Okinawa demolished by the bombings and his master Sensei Soko Kishomoto was killed during the Battle of Okinawa in 1945. Shukumine retreated in solitude for a couple of years and started to develop his karate style with in the back of his head his training as a kaiten pilot. He combined his new techniques with the classique techniques he had learned from his masters Sadoyama and Kishimoto, thus developing special characteristics of Genseiryu.
In 1949 in the town of Ito (Shizuoka prefecture, Japan) Seiken Shukumine demonstrated publicly his karate techniques for the first time. In October of 1950 Seiken Shukumine participated in a karate exhibition arranged by Nippon TV. In this demonstration also participated other masters like Hidetaka Nishiyama (of the Japan Karate Association, JKA), Yasuhiro Konishi (Ryobukai) Ryusho Sakagami (Itosukai), H. Kenjo (Kenshukai), Kanki Izumikawa and Shikan Akamine (both of Goju-ryu). Shukumine demonstrated a.o. the kata Koshokun dai, Tameshiwari (=breaking technique, in this case Shukumine broke 34 roof tiles with shuto, the edge of the open hand) and Hachidan-tobi-geri (jumping kick with 8 kicks in one jump). In the same year Shukumine creates Sansai no kata, a masterpiece of Genseiryu Karate.
In 1953 sensei Shukumine started to give lessons on the Tachikawa military base to the Self Defense Forces and for the next 10 years he gave lessons at many dojos (like at universities and corporate groups) around the Tokyo area. One of his first students was Kunihiko Tosa (born 1932). Kunihiko Tosa met sensei Shukumine the year before, 1952, at the Self Defence Forces just after a high jump competition. It was in 1953, that sensei Shukumine officially announced his techniques were Genseiryu, but the year 1950 is seen as the beginning of Genseiryu.
From 1953 onwards while instructing and experimenting at many dojos around the Tokyo area, he formulated the basic principles necessary to establish a new martial art. This new martial art was introduced in 1962. It is a further development of Genseiryu which he named Taido. Taido is not to be regarded as Karate, but as a new martial art. From that point on, Sensei Shukumine was mainly involved with Taido and many of his pupils started to train Taido as well. However, Taido people have always kept a friendly relationship with Genseiryu people and sensei Shukumine was occasionally involved in Genseiryu Karate. For example he wrote books about Genseiryu (1964 and mid 1970s) and occasionally gave lessons to high rank Genseiryu instructors. But his main activity until his death in 2001 was Taido.
In 1964 sensei Shukumine published his book Shin Karate-do Kyohan in which he describes the kata, which among others are being used in the World Genseiryu Karate-do Federation. In the book he also describes the some kata, of which some are thoroughly explained, together with pictures. These are:
- Ten-i no Kata
- Chi-i no Kata
- Jin-i no Kata
- Sansai
- KO-RYU NAIHANCHI
- KO-RYU BASSAI
- KO-RYU KUSANKU
There are many more kata mentioned in this book (however without pictures), a total of about 44 kata, including Taikyoku-Shodan, Tensho-no-Kata, Wankan, etc. In the book Shukumine sensei never mentions the name Genseiryu in regard to claims that this book was written about Genseiryu, but instead Shukumine sensei clearly states that this book was written about Koryu (古流), which is mostly considered as 'old tradition' or 'old school', being a style different from Genseiryu.
From the 1960s Genseiryu started to spread also outside Japan, to countries like the USA, Spain, Finland, Holland, Denmark, Australia, Brasil, India, etc.
In the mid 1970s, Sensei Shukumine wrote another book which is much lesser known in the karate world as his first one. The title of this book is (translated into English) "The Karate training by complete drawing" and has about 200 pages where he describes Genseiryu karate techniques but also the differences between Karate and Judo, Karate and Aikido, Karate and Taido, etc.
In 1988 Sensei Shukumine publishes another book, this time about Taido. In this book "Taido gairon" he describes the basic principles and techniques of Taido. Also he mentions that his first book "Shin Karatedo Kyohan" was written for Genseiryu followers who will continue to train Genseiryu.
On 26 November 2001 Sensei Seiken Shukumine died of cardiac arrest, after a long sickbed. He was 75 years old.
Characteristics of Genseiryu
Sensei Shukumine was also known as a philosopher and during the war he learned that to do something unanticipated or unexpected is the secret to victory, even in a war between two nations or in a mere personal conflict. In other words: the basic philosophy of Genseiryu pursues this idea which is that how to do unexpected things.
Shukumine studied long on this idea to apply this not only to life but also to Genseiryu Karate and it's kata. Eventually he created the basic theory "Se, Un, Hen, Nen and Ten". These are the basic principles that make of Genseiryu a three-dimensional karate style:
- Se (whirlwind): vertical circular movement of the body axis (rotating, turning);
- Un (waves): elegant up and down movement in the directions of front and back;
- Hen (clouds): falling movement in front and back, right and left by your own will;
- Nen (maelstrom, whirlpool): twisted hand and arm techniques, mainly executed on the spot;
- Ten (luminous): a technique in an unexpected situation created by front turn, back turn and side turn.
It is "Sansai no Kata" that is known widely as a typical kata of Genseiryu with lots of these techniques. Other genuine techniques for Genseiryu are for example the kicks Ebi-geri (back kick with both hands on the ground and the face close to the ground) and Manji-geri (side kick (mawashi-geri) with head close to the ground and both hands on the ground). Both kicks belong to the so called Shajo-geri group (leaning body) and are also trained in Taido. Besides kata, Genseiryu also practises Shihō (some other styles do too, but not all of them). Shihō (四方) translates into 'four directions' and comprises excercises in which a combination of techniques is repeated several times in four different directions (front, back, right and left).
Genseiryu masters continued in various directions
When Shukumine sensei dissolved the Genseiryu organisation in 1962, most of his students followed him into Taido, but some continued their own way and made their own style, no longer claiming to do Genseiryu. The names of these schools were among others Butokukai, Genwakai, Ryounkai, Keneikai, Genseikan, Nippon Karate-do Budo Kyokai which has a following especially in Holland under Nobukai Konno and Seidokai. These are all schools with a link in some way or another to the organisation of Genseiryu under Seiken Shukumine sensei before 1962. One exception is Genseikan and Nippon Karate-do Kyokai, as their head master Yamada at that time did indeed follow Shukumine sensei into Taido. So this organisation is heavly influenced by Taido, which has absolutely nothing to do with Karate. However every organization has gone it's own way, some have even grown to quite big organizations (but of course everything is relative) and some of these have adapted the old school name for their style and organization, like Ryounkai and Genwakai. To a certain extent they have changed the techniques and/or kata. The style of Genwakai has done this to a further extent then the other styles. But with the exception of Butokukai all these organizations train the kata Ten-I, Chi-I and Jin-I as the basic kata to prepare for the kata Sansai. On request from the present successor of Genseiryu, Kunihiko Tosa, the founder Seiken Shukumine acknowledged the removal of these three kata, as a means to mature the Genseiryu style inside the All Japan Karate-do Federation. The three kata mentioned above was considered absolete.
Since the death of Sensei Shukumine there are two organizations that claim the name Genseiryu, both with their own story and reasons why they should have the right to carry the name.
Karate-do according to "Shin Karatedo Kyohan"
When Genseiryu started to spread over Japan and soon also over the world, a Genseiryu Headquarters was established in Asaka, in the outskirts of Tokyo. Some claim that a headquarters was established in Ito, hometown of Sensei Shukumine. Sensei Shukumine left Genseiryu completely in 1962 dedicating himself to Taido, which is his other martial art creation. One of his students, Yamada, followed Shukumine sensei into Taido, but a few years later he stopped due to lets say illness. It has been argued that he was then appointed Head Instructor of Genseiryu sometime in 1968, but this has never ever been proven by anyone. If for argument sakes, we say this is true, then the lineage according to Mario Roering should be: Yamada, then Saito (who was a student of Goju-ryu), and then finally Kanai (who was a student of Saito, when he was still doing Goju-ryu). After the death of Saito, Yasunori Kanai took over. This organization is called Nippon Karate-do Budo Kyokai (translation: Japanese Karate-do and Martial Arts Accociation). Today a group of autonome so-called Genseiryu clubs, who tried to obtain the support of Shukumine sensei prior to his death (but was denied this support), now try to honour sensei Shukumine in their own peculiar way by the creation of the World Genseiryu Karate-do Federation (W.G.K.F.) in 2002/2003 headed by Nobuaki Konno in Holland. Nippon Karate-do Budo Kyokai headed by Yasunori Kanai also takes part in this organisation. Members of this organization signed an agreement that a.o. states that they will always follow the first book of Sensei Shukumine "Shin Karate-do Kyohan" and therefore they also still train the basic kata Ten-i, Chi-i and Jin-i no kata as preparation for the kata Sansai.
Kunihiko Tosa, 9th dan, successor of Genseiryu
One particular master, Kunihiko Tosa, a student of sensei Shukumine, continued to train Genseiryu Karate-do, as he did not want to follow Shukumine sensei into Taido. In 1962 Tosa sensei started propagation of Genseiryu and established Nippon Karate-do Genseiryu Butokukai on the occasion that his master Shukumine sensei started Nippon Taido Kyokai. The name Genseiryu Karate-do International Federation (G.K.I.F.) is used for the overseas branches (outside Japan), thus indicating that the term Butokukai is the name of Tosa sensei's own personal dojo, just as anyone else are using one special name for their own individual dojos. The first president of this organisation was Hiroyasu Tamae. Tosa sensei became the head of this organization in 1971. Tosa Sensei has written the first book ever on Genseiryu, called "Genseiryu Karate-do Kyohan 2", which contains the 9 advanced kata of Genseiryu. In total Genseiryu Karate-do have 23 kata.
External links with more detailed, verified and up to date information:
- Genseiryu Karate-do International Federation, Japan (Official Honbu Dojo)
- Genseiryu Karate-do International Federation, Denmark (Official Honbu Dojo)
- Genseiryu Karate-do International Federation, Holland (Official Honbu Dojo)
- Genseiryu Karate-do International Federation, India (Official Honbu Dojo)
- Genseiryu Karate-do International Federation, Brazil (Official Honbu Dojo)
- Genseiryu Karate-do International Federation, Australia (Official Honbu Dojo)
en:Genseiryu Karate-do International Federation en:World Genseiryu Karatedo Federation