Fudokan
The traditional Fudokan Karate or Fudokan (analogously like house of stable foundations ) was founded by the brothers Ilija Jorga and Vladimir Jorga together with Taiji Kase . The Fudokan should be a "learned" style of Shōtōkan and combine traditional and health-oriented aspects of karate.
Dr. Ilija Jorga, professor of physiology at the Medical Faculty in Belgrade , was a leading karate champion in the former Yugoslavia for many years . He first learned karate from his brother Dr. Vladimir Jorga (also a professor at the Medical Faculty in Belgrade), later he trained with Taiji Kase and Hidetaka Nishiyama, among others . Under the influence of Taiji Kase he turned to the traditional Shōtōkan Karate and founded the Traditional Fudokan Shōtōkan Karate in 1980 with Kase and his brother. In addition to katas of similar styles such as those of the Sanchin , Sepai and Nipaipo , all Katas of Shōtōkan are taught, including those that Nakayama Masatoshi had not adopted in his concept at the time. The name Fudokan was taken from Taiji Kase's Dojo Fudo in Paris .
Fudokan Karate is organized worldwide in the World Fudokan Federation (WFF) , which in turn belonged to the ITKF . Hidetaka Nishiyama , co-founder of the JKA , was one of the technical directors of the Fudokan.
Fudokan Karate Kata
In Fudokan, the Fudokan Kata created by Ilija Jorga and all 27 classic Shotokan Kata as well as Kata of Goju-Ryu and Shito-Ryu (Shiryki, Seisan, Sanchin) and the old Okinawa karate schools are taught.
Heian Oi Kumi Kata
Heian means peace or peaceful mind, Oi Kumi means going in, deepening, joining and uniting. Heian Oi Kumi consists of sequences of the four Heian Kata: Heian Nidan, Heian Sandan, Heian Yondan and Heian Godan.
The study of Heian Oi Kumi requires knowledge of these four Heian Kata and offers a variety of possibilities for the karate beginner in basic lessons up to the highest embodiment of the karate master. The kata was created and taught by Taiji Kase in the eighties and, because of its clear form and the demands it places on the practitioner, it can be integrated into the basic training of every karateka. By performing Heian Oi Kumi in its highest level of perfection, the karate master reaches the extreme limit of his physical and mental resilience within 2 minutes. The Kata has a special status in Fudokan and is required for the 3, 2, 1 Kyu and the Shodan exam. The level of progress of a karateka can be seen from their execution, this requires three to four years of training.
Taiji Shodan Kata
The Fudokan Kata Taiji comes in two forms: Taiji Shodan and Taiji Nidan. Taiji Shodan is dedicated to the karate master and teacher of Ilija Jorga, Shihan Taiji Kase, who directly influenced and promoted the development of the Fudokan idea and the Fudokan school. He thus laid the foundation for the development of Fudokan. The kata was first performed in 1981. The Shotokan concept by Taiji Kase was further developed into the Fudokan concept and redesigned in such a way that the Budo principle Shu-Ha-Ri was best realized. Taiji Shodan consists of a series of double block techniques that are divided into three levels: Gedan, Chudan and Jodan, e.g. B. be executed as Morote-Uke, Juji-Uke, etc. The block techniques are connected as a logical whole and alternate with one another. The kata is required in Fudokan for the 2nd and 1st Kyu exam and for the Shodan exam. The Embusen corresponds to the letter "T" for Taiji. In the Taiji Shodan Kata elements of the Naha-Te school (Shorei Ryu) dominate, while the Taiji Nidan consists of elements of the Shuri-Te school. The Taiji Nidan is a variant of the Asai -Kata Kakuyoku Shodan .
Kaminari Kata
The name Kaminari comes from the motto of the Zen teacher Takuan "Kan Ni Hatsu O Irezu" and translated means thunder and lightning. All karate schools (styles) have an average of twenty characteristic kata. In relation to the motor content taught, however, these can be reduced to about ten. The analysis of the Kaminari Kata according to these criteria refers to basic karate principles that were practiced in Okinawa. Fast and slow, straight and circular movements as well as jumps and throws alternate. The Kaminari Kata is considered to be the implementation of the most important principle of Mushin-No-Kokiri, literally translated as “Rigid Consciousness”. This principle and was described by the legendary swordsman Yagyn Murenari in the 17th century. The principle describes numbness, emptiness and hardening and enables a free and expressive karate technique. Therefore, the mind must be free and unencumbered by feelings and thoughts. The Kaminari follows this principle as a result of the search for the common origin of all kata, regardless of styles and karate schools. It should be carried out spontaneously, with a stable level of consciousness and independent of emotional reactions. This kata was introduced in 1986 in Budapest in the Fudokan style and is part of the 4th and 5th Dan exams. It is the only karate kata with a role and subsequent technique.
Meikyo or Rohai Kata
The origin of the Meikyo Kata is the Kata Rohai. The creator of the Kata Rohai and its time of origin are unknown. Her appearance on the Ryu-Kyu Archipelago (Okinawa) is associated with the shipwreck of an officer of the imperial Chinese fleet off Okinawa, who subsequently settled in the small town of Tomara and studied karate there. According to its shape, the Rohai can be assigned to the South Chinese styles.
From the Rohai the Meikyo Kata developed, which translated means "bright mirror" or "polished mirror". In the middle of the 19th century, two directions appeared, the first began after the teachings of Gusukuma and Itoshi Anko (1830–1915) followed.
The second direction also began with Gusukuma and Higaona Kanryo (1851-1915) from Naha followed. The Meikyo Rohai Kata was introduced to Fudokan in the 1980s and clarifies the principles of Shuri-Te, in the external form all variants of Shorin-Ryu-Karate.
Meikyo Shodan Kata
The national movement of Japan was consolidated between WWI and WWII and proclaimed the elimination of all features of Chinese culture in Japan. The founder of Shōtōkan, Gichin Funakoshi , was forced by this circumstance to change the Chinese kata names into Japanese. This made the Rohai Meikyo. The Meikyo (Rohai) Shodan or just Meikyo Shodan includes all the characteristics of the Shuri-Te and the principles of the Shorin-Ryu school. She could therefore be called Meikyo Shuri-Te. Karate teachers in Naha have expanded the original form into an almost entirely new form. It could be called Meikyo Naha- Te. Current forms of the Naha-Te system are associated with the Shorei style. The Meikyo Rohai Kata was introduced to Fudokan in 1982 and systematized into Meikyo Shodan ( Shorin-Ryu ) and Meikyo Nidan ( Shorei-Ryu ). The Meikyo Shodan is characterized by Gedan-Barai, Uchi-Uke and Age-Uke in the diagonals and two kiai.
Meikyo Nidan Kata
Characteristic of the Meikyo Nidan are techniques with the open hand, semicircular and circular movements with the arms and the Kiba-Dachi postures as well as Sagi-Ashi principles. The Meikyo Nidan was interpreted by Yamaguchi based on the Rohai Kata and teaches combat from a short distance and close to the opponent. It cannot be traced back directly to Funakoshi or cannot be assigned to Shotokan karate. There are a total of three Meikyo-Nidan forms: in Shotokan there are two variants and in Fudo-kan-Ryu one Meikyo-Nidan variant. In Shotokan these are the Tetsuhiko Asai form and the "Classical" form as well as the Fudokan form. It is derived from the very long Rohai Kata. All of them are most similar to the Matsumura Rohai. There are also many variants of the Rohai Kata. The variant of Tetsuhiko Asai is taught in Germany by Efthimios Karamitsos , but according to Tetsuhiko Asai there is only one Shotokan Meikyo, the so-called Nidan form is also called Mei-Suje (Mei = eye, Suje = water) or Sui-Getsu. A one-legged stand with simultaneous defense against thought and jodan suggests its Chinese origin. The Meikyo Nidan contains principles of Shorei-Ryu.
particularities
In addition to the respective regional associations, there is a "European Royal Fudokan Academy" at the Prohor Pčinjski Monastery in Serbia, with Elisabeth of Yugoslavia as honorary chairman. A Fudokan seminar with Ilija Jorga takes place there every August.
literature
- Ilija Jorga , Ed. Karl-Hans König: Traditional Fudokan Karate - My Way, Fundamental psychological and physical principles of karate . BOD Verlag, Norderstedt 2012, ISBN 978-3-8482-0452-6 .
- Ilija Jorga, SPORT - MONTEX, Gornji Milanovac, Yugoslavia - 1990 - Fudokan International Karate-Do Renmei, Nycosia, Cyprus
Web links
- Official website of the WFF World Fudokan Federation (English)
- Official website of the FKAD Fudokan Karate Academy Germany eV (German, with translation tool into many other languages)