Erwin Steinhauser

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Erwin Steinhauser in the Jinbaori
( Hatamoto tunic ) and in the Tate-hiza position

Erwin Steinhauser (born April 4, 1940 in Vienna ) is a sensei (teacher) and holder of the 6th Dan of the Japanese sword fighting sport Iaidō . His interest in Japanese martial arts led him to judo (5th Dan), where he worked as a trainer for over 40 years, to Shotokan karate and aikido . He later devoted himself to learning, teaching and developing the Japanese martial art Iaidō (Iai-jutsu) from recognized masters. Today he follows the line of the 18th Soke, Yamauchi Toyotake (1905-1946), the Tosa-Iai, the most realistic sword art for him in the line of the Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu, with swords up to three Shaku long (one Shaku = 30, 3 cm).

Life

Steinhauser was born in Vienna in 1940. In 1956 Erwin Steinhauser first came into contact with the Japanese martial arts Judo at Brosper Buchelle and later at Keuschnig in the association Schwarz-Weiß Westbahn. Five years later he joined the Police Sports Club Vienna (PSV). For two years he was in charge of the women's police team's competition training. This period of competition brought Steinhauser numerous titles and championship honors. In 1970 he founded a judo club, which he headed for 42 years as president, director and trainer. With 410 members, the association grew to become the largest in Austria. In 1978 Steinhauser was unanimously elected president by the general assembly of the Lower Austrian Judo Association. He held this office until 1983.

In 1992, under the direction of Steinhauser, 71 participants of the 8th Union Summer School came to the high-altitude training camp at Hochkar, where judo and other sports were offered. In 1993 Steinhauser met Grand Master Jan de Haan (NL) when he brought the sword art of the Musō Jikiden Eishin Ryū to Austria in 1991 . De Haan founded the Europe Iaido Association in 1987. Courses with Jan de Haan-Sensei began in Tulln (Lower Austria), which were carried out until 1998. During this time Steinhauser sought contact with the 21st Soke of this school, Sekiguchi Komei, in Japan. Several visits to both countries and courses by Sekiguchi Komei-Sensei in Austria were the result.

In 1994 Jan de Haan and 2001 Sekuguchi Komei Erwin Steinhauser and with it the Asahi Union Budokan Austria transferred the representation of the Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu Iaijutsu for Austria. Because of this, he and a group of Budo enthusiasts founded and managed the Club Union Komei Jyuku Austria in 1991. Steinhauser was also honored by the traditional Kobudō association of Japan, the Nihon Kobudō Kyokai.

In 2013 there was an independent development under the motto "Back to the roots" and a separation from Sekiguchi Komei-Sensei. With the association Tosa-juku he endeavors to pass on the knowledge of Iai-iutsu , the Far Eastern philosophy and art of living . In the meantime, not only have many members been trained in it, Erwin Steinhauser-Sensei is also active in the media to create more awareness for this sword fighting art as a way to more presence, mindfulness and of course physical and mental strength.

Achievements and Awards

  • 1983: Awarded silver and gold by the "Austrian Judo Association" (ÖJV)
  • 1997: Mokuroku test under Grand Master Jan de Haan, the traditional test of the samurai .
  • 2001: Commissioned with the function of a Shibucho and with the representation of the Japanese sword fighting art Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu Iai-Jutsu for Austria on April 13th by the 21st world leader Soke Sekiguchi Komei Sensei; he was appointed to represent the Nihon Koden Bujutsu Iaido Association for Austria and the Komei Jyuku Austria Honbu Dojo was founded.
  • 2003: He was the first non-Japanese to be accepted into the traditional martial arts association of Japan, the Kobudo-Kyokai, on the recommendation of Sekiguchi Komei-Soke.
  • 2011: Erwin Steinhauser was confirmed the sixth DAN by the Europe Iaido Association on November 12, 2011.

Fonts

  • The soke, the sword and me. Novum Verlag, 2005.
  • The eighth mountain. Experiences, insights, knowledge. Novum Verlag, 2012.

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personal data
SURNAME Steinhauser, Erwin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian sensei (teacher) of the Budo discipline Iaido
DATE OF BIRTH April 4, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna