Genbukan is a school of Japanese martial arts, and one of the three X-kan. The incumbent Grandmaster is Shoto Tanemura. Japanese martial arts refers to the enormous variety of martial arts native to Japan. ... X-kan, a term coined by Joe Maurantonio in the mid-1990s, is the collective name for the three organizations teaching martial arts of Toshitsugu Takamatsu, namely: Bujinkan, Genbukan, and Jinenkan. ... // Genbukan World Ninpo Bugei Federation, President Kokusai Jujutsu Renmei/Federation, Executive Director Japan Jujutsu Federation, Executive President Japan Chinese Martial Art Federation, Saitama Director He was born with the name Tsunehisa Tanemura on the 28th of August 1947, in the town of Matsubushi, which is located in Saitama prefecture, Japan. ...

Introduction

The Genbukan World Ninpo Bugei Federation or GWNBF (originally Ninpo Bugei Dojo, Genbukan) was founded in 1984 by its present "Soke" (Grandmaster) Shoto Tanemura, a descendant of an old and respected samurai family with roots tracing back to the imperial family of Japan. For other uses, see Samurai (disambiguation). ...

The name Genbukan (玄武館）means the place that nurtures the professional martial artist. The phrase Genbukan World Ninpo Bugei Federation, its abbreviation GWNBF and Genbukan are interchangeable. However only Honbu Dojo may refer to itself as Ninpo Bugei Dojo, Genbukan (忍法武芸道場、玄武館).

The GWNBF is an international organization in scope with in excess of a hundred dojos and many thousands of students throughout the world. Soke Tanemura is also head of three sister organisations, the Kokusai Ju-Jutsu Renmei or 'KJJR' (International Ju-Jutsu Federation), a sister organization dedicated to the factual portrayal, propagation and preservation of traditional Japanese jujutsu, Koryu Karate an organisation dedicated to the factual portrayal of a form of Koryu Karate, and the Amatsu Tatara Bumon shumon, based on the ancient spiritual martial arts. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

With the advent of the KJJR, the Genbukan's specific purpose is the factual portrayal, propagation and preservation of Genbukan Ninpo Bugei.

Structure

The Genbukan Ninpo Bugei is divided in 36 categories called the "Ninja Sanjurokkei" focusing on taijutsu, bōjutsu, bikenjutsu and equally importantly Seishinteki Kyoyo or spiritual refinement. Other topics of study include but are not limited to yumi-ya, naginata, yari, jutte, kusari-gama, shuriken etc. Importance is also placed upon Reigi Saho or manners within the Genbukan. Taijutsu literally Body Arts) is a term for Japanese martial arts techniques that rely solely on body dynamics as opposed to weapons and other devices. ... Bōjutsu ), translated from Japanese as staff technique, is the martial art of using a staff weapon called bō which simply means stick. Staves are perhaps one of the earliest weapons used by man. ... Bikenjutsu is a term used in Bujinkan , Genbukan and Jinenkan and its offshoots for a style concerning sword arts. ... Seishin teki kyoyo is a spiritual refinement technique in ninjutsu. ... A samurai wielding a naginata Naginata (なぎなた, 長刀 or 薙刀) is a pole weapon that was traditionally used in Japan by members of the samurai class. ... several yari, including one hafted with a simple crossbar straight yari head with saya Jumonji yari head use of yari in mock combat Yari (槍) is the Japanese term for spear, or more specifically, the straight-headed spear. ... A jitte, or jutte (Japanese: 十手; the power of ten hands weapon), is a specialized weapon used by law enforcement officers in Edo period Japan. ... Kusarigama is a traditional Japanese weapon that consists of kama (Japanese for sickle) on a metal chain with a heavy iron weight at the end. ... It has been suggested that Shuriken-jutsu be merged into this article or section. ...

Genbukan Ninpo taijutsu consists mainly of dakentaijutsu, jutaijutsu, koppojutsu, kosshijutsu, and taihenjutsu. Daken-Taijutsu specializes in striking techniques including blocks, punches and kicks etc. Jutai-Jutsu focuses mainly on throwing techniques, joint manipulation, locks and chokes. Kosshi and Koppo Jutsu are specialized techniques dealing with nerve or pressure point attacks and bone breaking among other things. Taihen-Jutsu deals with body movement and body placement enabling one to effectively null or avoid an attackers motions completely. Taijutsu literally Body Arts) is a term for Japanese martial arts techniques that rely solely on body dynamics as opposed to weapons and other devices. ... Dakentaijutsu (Japanese: 打拳体術) is the striking component of taijutsu in the Bujinkan. ... Jutaijutsu is the martial art that use the strengh of the opponent to bring the situation at own usefullness. ... Koppôjutsu means attacks against bones in Japanese. ... Koshijutsu is the skill of attacks to muscle and nerve points Japanese martial arts. ...

Rank

The ranking system for Genbukan Ninpo Taijutsu is from 10th kyu (also known as mu-kyu) through to 1st kyu and then from sho-dan (1st dan) through to 10th dan. The ranking system for weapons is dependent upon the weapon and varies between a traditional system of licenses and modern 10th kyu - 10th dan system.

Persons of rank 4th dan and above may open a shibu-dojo (branch dojo) although in special cases it is possible to open a dojo with a lower rank. Upon reaching the rank of 4th dan one may specialise in any ryu or school of which Tanemura is the soke of (24 ryu-ha).

Ryuha

• Hontai Yoshin Takagi Ryu Jujutsu - 18th Soke
• Hontai Kukishin Ryu Bojutsu - 18th Soke
• Gikan Ryu Koppo-Jutsu - 14th Soke
• Asayama Ichiden Ryu Taijutsu - 18th Soke
• Tenshin Hyoho Kukishin-Ryu - 18th Soke
• Amatsu Tatara Bumon & Shumon - 58th Soke
• Shinden Tatara Ryu Taijutsu - 55th Soke
• Shinden Kito Ryu Bojutsu - 55th Soke
• Bokuden Ryu Jujutsu - 15th Soke
• Itten Ryushin Chukai Ryu Jujutsu - 3rd Soke
• Chinese Martial Art Hakkesho - 5th Denjin
• Araki Shin Ryu - Menkyo Kaiden
• Yagyu Shingan Kacchu Yawara - Menkyo Kaiden
• Tenshin Koryu / Shindo Tenshin Ryu Kenpo - Menkyo Kaiden
• Kijin Chosui Ryu Daken-Taijutsu - Menkyo Kaiden
• Daito Ryu Aiki Jujutsu Yamamoto-Ha - Menkyo Kaiden
• Mugen Shinto Ryu Iai-Jutsu - Menkyo Kaiden
• Shinden Fudo Ryu Daken-Taijutsu Tanemura-Ha - Soke
• Shinden Fudo Ryu Taijutsu Tanemura-Ha - Soke
• Kukishinden Happo Biken-Jutsu Tanemura-Ha - Soke
• Togakure Ryu Ninpo Tanemura-Ha - Soke
• Gyokko Ryu Kosshi-Jutsu Tanemura-Ha - Soke
• Koto Ryu Koppo-Jutsu Tanemura-Ha - Soke

Gikan-ryû Koppôjutsu is a medieval Japanese school of martial arts established in the 16th century by Uryu Hangan Gikanbo. ... The Kito-ryÅ« school of jujutsu is a koryu martial art whose syllabus comprises of atemi-waza (striking techniques), nage-waza (throwing techniques), kansetsu-waza (joint locking techniques) and shime-waza (choking techniques). ... Daitō-ryÅ« aiki-jÅ«jutsu (大東流合気柔術), originally called Daito-ryÅ« jujutsu (大東流柔術), is a Japanese martial art that first became widely known in the early 20th century under the headmastership of Sokaku Takeda (武田 惣角 Takeda Sōkaku). ... Shinden Fudo Ryu is a school of dakentaijutsu and jutaijutsu/jujutsu. ... The Togakure ryu is a ninjutsu ryuha that was founded, according to Bujinkan, about eight hundred years ago by Daisuke Nishina (Togakure), who learned shugendo practices as well as hakuun ryu ninjutsu from Kagakure Doshi. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... Koto Ryu is a school of koppojutsu (bone striking, or bone breaking). ...

External links

• http://www.genbukan.org/
• http://www.genbukan.com/
• http://www.ninpo.org/