BUDO FOR BUDOKA

 The World Budo Development Society has the following membership criteria. 1. Applications are welcome from all martial artists that come from a Japanese/Okinawa based form of Budo.   2. All applications should be completed by appropriate documentation on request. All information via Neil Horton on neil.horton64@hotmail.com.  

In order to best explain the form of Chin Na or Qin Na, I have taken an extract from the book, "Comprehensive Applications of Shaolin Chin Na" by Dr Yang, Jwing- Ming. Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming was born on August 11, 1946 He started his wushu or kung fu training at the age of fifteen In thirteen years of study (1961–1974) he became an expert in the White Crane style of Chinese martial arts At age sixteen, he began the study of Yang Style Taijiquan He attended Tamkang College in Taipei to study physics He studied Shaolin Long Fist in college (1964–1968) "....Qin (Chin) in Chinese means "To seize or catch" in the way an eagle seizes a rabbit or a policeman catches a murderer (Qin Xiong). "Na" means "To hold and control". Therefore Qin Na can be translated as 'seize and control'. Generally speaking, in order to have effective and efficient fighting capability, almost all Chinese martial styles include three categories of techniques. The firs...

  The word jujutsu, to use the older nomenclature, is written with two ideographs, the first   ju , meaning “to obey, submit to, weak, soft, pliable”; and the second   jutsu , meaning “art” or “science”. The use of the first character is intended to imply that jujutsu relies for its triumphs not upon brute strength but upon skill and finesse, the ability to win by appearing to yield. Thus in jujutsu the opponent undermost may have the other at his mercy, though to the novice he may appear to be defeated. Jujutsu is the art which every samurai under the feudal regime was compelled to learn, and it was often a point of honour among the higher-minded ones, if attacked by a vulgar opponent, whether with or without a weapon, to try first to overcome him by means of jujutsu before drawing their own swords. Authentic stalwarts such as the redoubtable Chobei of Bandzuin, the Father of the Otokodate of Yedo, and the equally formidable Funakoshi Juyemon whose astounding exploits ag...

  A CENTURY OF CONFLICT 1314-1398 THREE RIVAL CHIEFTAINS BID FOR CHINESE RECOGNITION Tamagusuku was only nineteen years of age in 1314 when he succeeded his father as paramount chief or king among the territorial lords on Okinawa. The administration fell into confusion; he could not command the loyalty and respect of his principal officers. Disputes at Urasoe soon led to open rebellion. The Lord of Ozato left Urasoe and retired to his own castle on a high bluff about ten miles south of Urasoe and a little to the southeast of the present-day fishing port of Itoman. His retainers and associates controlled all of southern Okinawa. Each had his own stronghold on a rocky hilltop, from which the surrounding farms and woodland could be controlled. Today the broken walls of these enclosures may be traced at many sites, a number of them scattered over the rolling countryside which became the last battleground of World War II. Ozato Castle was the largest of these. Little is left of it; a mo...

  The Banning of Weapons by Morio Higaonna "In order to understand why bare handed combat developed into such a highly sophisticated art in Okinawa, we must look back at the history of that island kingdom. Around 1470, the collapse of the Sho dynasty gave rise to a period off political turmoil. Subsequently, a new Sho dynasty was established in 1477. The very first pronouncement of the new king Sho Shin, was to ban the carrying of swords by everyone, noble or peasant. He then ordered the confiscation of all weapons which were to be locked up at his castle in Shuri. King Sho Shin most significant act was to require all members of the nobility, who were then disarmed, and their families, come and live in the royal capital. This enabled him to keep an eye on potentially rebellious warlords.  After King Sho Shin disarmed his people, two schools of combat were born as a consequence. One, known as art of ‘te’ was developed and practiced by members of the nobility. The other was know...

I believe in the importance of knowing the psychological influences and mental strengths or weaknesses of a warrior's outlook.  Having the ability to overcome mental obstacles makes a very formidable opponent. When one looks at the Japanese 'approach to life', we cannot ignore the significance of the spiritual being. Kojiki and Nihon shoki (Nihongi ) Kiki is an abbreviation referring to Kojiki (often abbreviated as ki 記) and Nihon shoki (often abbreviated as 紀, and referred to as Nihongi), the two oldest extant historical records of Japan. During the reign of Emperor Kinmei in the middle of the sixth century, a period before the Kiki, it appears that compilations of the history of Japan based on oral traditions known as Teiki (Teiō no hitsugi) and Kuji (Honji and Sendai kuji) and others were created, but these have not survived down to the present. Teiki appears to have had as its main theme the genealogy of the imperial family, while Kuji seems to have contained legends,...

  Journal of Chinese, Japanese and Korean Military History. I intend starting a journal alongside the World Budo Development Society Newsletter with effect from February 2021. In order that it can be successful, I will need reliable and highly respected individuals that can assist in the venture. I must point out all contributors will be voluntary and will be able to submit articles on a regular basis.  I will be gathering a 'knowledge base' comprised of martial arts exponents and other noted academics from educational institutions around the world.  The journal shall be produced on a monthly basis.  More information from: Neil Horton World Budo Development Society and Sekai Goshin Jutsu Renmei. neil.horton64@hotmail.com