Butokukai Germany
The Butokukai Germany eV ( Jap. 德國武徳会 ) is a German martial arts association to promote the martial art of Shorinji ryu ( Karate , Kobudo , Tai Chi ) of the style founder Grand Master Richard Kim (* 1917, † 2001), Hanshi , 10th Dan . Butokukai Germany was founded in 1996 by Stephan Peitz in agreement with Grand Master Richard Kim and Jean Chalamon , Hanshi, 10th Dan. In 2001 it was entered in the register of associations as a non-profit organization. The association, based in Ostfildern, is a member of Kokusai Butokukai and Butokukai Europe .
Association purpose
The purpose of the association is to promote the traditional martial art Shorinji Ryu , consisting of Karate Do, Okinawa Kobudo, Tai Chi and Chi Kung . The purpose of the statutes is realized in particular through teaching and learning the martial art Shorinji Ryu, the implementation of sporting events as well as through national and international exchange. The association exclusively and directly pursues charitable purposes. The association is selflessly active; it does not primarily pursue economic purposes.
Name meaning
Butokukai ( 武 徳 会 Martial Arts Association), Germany ( 德國 )
- Bu ( 武 warriors, weapons)
- Toku ( 徳 virtue, morality)
- Kai ( 会 Association)
history
The name Butokukai goes back to the Dai Nippon Butokukai (DNBK) which was founded in Kyoto , Japan in 1895 with the official approval of the imperial family. Grandmaster Richard Kim became a member of the DNBK in 1939. After the Second World War, the DNBK was dissolved at the urging of the Allies, as the proximity to the paramilitary and ultra-nationalist Black Dragon Society (Armur-Bund) found no goodwill.
After the signing of the peace treaty between the USA and Japan, the DNBK was revived as a private Budo organization in 1953 under the chairmanship of Ōno Kumao . As a close friend of Ōno Kumao, Richard Kim was asked to represent the DNBK outside of Japan. This was the laying of the foundation stone for the Zen Bei Butoku Kai (Great American Martial Arts Association) in 1959 in San Francisco . The growing international relations beyond the USA required the establishment of an international martial arts association. So in 1976 the organization Butokukai International came into being under the direction of Richard Kim. This year Richard Kim and Richard Lee visited Germany for the first time. In 1996 Stephan Peitz initiated the founding of Butokukai Germany in agreement with Jean Chalamon and Richard Kim. After 60 years, Grand Master Richard Kim left the DNBK in 1999 due to domestic political differences. Stephan Peitz is the first German to receive the Menkyo Kaiden (official teaching license) from Shorinji Ryu in 2001. After the death of Richard Kim, Butokukai International was dissolved in 2001 and Butokukai Germany was converted to eV.
The change of the logo became necessary in 2006 in order to clearly differentiate itself from the DNBK.
stand-in
technical director
- Stephan Peitz, Kyoshi, 7th Dan
The emblem
The edge symbolizes the virtues of martial arts and the rays with the orange background represent the rising sun. Calligraphy 忍 means "patience".
swell
- 20th Century Samurai: Richard Kim 1917–2001, Don Warener, 2006, ISBN 978-0920129265
- Richard Kim's website
- Website of the Kokusai Butokukai
- Website of Butokukai Germany
Individual evidence
- ^ Rhineland-Palatinate, Wittlich District Court, VR 3366
- ^ German representation of the DNBK on Ōno Kumao (as of January 4, 2012)
- ↑ Black Belt Magazine | Aug 1966 | 64 pages | Volume 4, No. 8 | ISSN 0277-3066
- ↑ Black Belt Magazine | Jul 1973 | 64 pages | Volume 11, No. 7 | ISSN 0277-3066
- ↑ Black Belt Magazine | Apr 1984 | 112 pages | Volume 22, No. 4 | ISSN 0277-3066
- ↑ Black Belt Magazine | Dec 1988 | 104 pages | Volume 26, No. 12 | ISSN 0277-3066
- ↑ Black Belt Magazine | Dec 1976 | 96 pages | Volume 14, No. 12 | ISSN 0277-3066