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To-Shin Do is a martial art founded by Black Belt Hall of Fame instructor Stephen K. Hayes in 1997. [1] [2] It is a modernized version of ninjutsu, and differs from the traditional form taught by Masaaki Hatsumi ’s Bujinkan organization. [3] Instruction focuses on threats found in contemporary western society. [4]
Dojo. A dōjō ( 道場, Japanese pronunciation: [doꜜː (d)ʑoː] [note 1]) is a hall or place for immersive learning, experiential learning, or meditation. This is traditionally in the field of martial arts, but has been seen increasingly in other fields, such as meditation and software development. The term literally means "place of the Way ...
Kyokushin Kaikan is the martial arts organization founded in 1964 by Korean-Japanese Masutatsu Oyama (大山倍達, Ōyama Masutatsu), officially the International Karate Organization. Previously, this institution was known as the Oyama Dojo. Since 1964, the style has continued to spread to more than 120 countries, becoming one of the largest ...
American Karate in the United States. Karate was first introduced to American service men after World War II by Japanese and Okinawan karate masters. [1] [2] Many of these US servicemen took their newfound skills to the United States and established their own dojos. [1] [3] [4] Many Japanese karate instructors were also sent to popularize the ...
Dojos are a members of Yoshukai-International Karate Association and also of the German Karate Federation. Yoshukai Latin America. William "Bill" Solano was born in 1942 in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, and was raised in the U.S. His first experience in the martial arts was in 1958 in New York City in the art of Jujutsu.
The International Martial Arts Federation (IMAF) was established in Kyoto in 1952 and is dedicated to the promotion and development of the martial arts worldwide, including iaido. [26] International Kendo Federation (FIK), established in 1970, an international organization for Kendo, Iaido and Jodo practitioners, which many national Kendo ...
Hybrid fighting karate is a form of full contact karate allows the use of both striking (Karate) and grappling ( Judo / Jujutsu) techniques, both standing and on the ground. In 1981, Grandmaster Takashi Azuma created "Karatedo Daido Juku" in Sendai city, Miyagi prefecture. Daido Juku introduced "Kakuto Karate (Combat Karate)" a safe, practical ...
The Aikikai Foundation (財団法人合気会, Zaidan Hōjin Aikikai) is the original aikido organization. It has been an incorporated entity in Japan since 1940 under the name Kobukai Foundation (財団法人皇武会, Zaidan Hojin Kobukan), then re-registered under the name "Aikikai" after the ban on Aikido practice was lifted by the GHQ in 1948.