Roland Habersetzer

Habersetzer (* 1942 ) is a French expert in Shotokan - and Wado-Ryu - Karate , in Taijiquan ( Yang Style - this art he has taught since 1973) and in various Wushu -Stilen ( Hunggar , Choylifut ). In addition, he has been practicing Kobudō since 1973, the year he first met Matayoshi Shinpō .

After various belt degrees in France, Japan and China, he was awarded the 8th Dan in karate in 1992 in Japan in recognition of his achievements . In 2006, Ogura Tsuneyoshi from Kofu ( Japan ) awarded him the 9th Dan and the title of Hanshi , the second highest master degree in Budo . In addition, Ogura confirmed Habersetzer's authorization to found his own martial art style ( Sōke ), the Tengu-Ryū . The 9th Dan and the title of Hanshi and Sōke were confirmed by Ōtsuka Tadahiko from Tokyo.

Life

In 1957 he began to practice jûdô and jûjutsu. In the following year he became aware of karate, which had only recently found its way to France and was only practiced there in small groups. He soon decided entirely in this direction. In 1961 he received the 1st Dan in this martial art, making him one of the first " black belts " in France and the youngest at that time. In 1962 he founded the Karate / Kobudô section of the Strasbourg University Club, as its director and advisor until 1990. Here he trained numerous karate teachers who in turn founded dojo throughout eastern France . During his more than 10 years in the still young Fédération Française de Karaté, he participated in the training of thousands of karateka.

Disappointed by the tendency of karate to develop from a martial art to a sport, he founded the Center de Recherche Budo (CRB) in 1974 , an international organization whose aim is to establish friendly relations between all budōka who are primarily concerned with maintaining the the spiritual values of the Japanese and Chinese martial arts. For over 30 years he has been advocating the continued existence of traditional karatedô. The spirit and technique of his conception of Budō are reflected in his numerous technical and historical works (more than 70 books so far), which are highly regarded in the world of martial arts. He leads courses all over the world. Since 1975 he introduced the karatedô in the countries of Eastern Europe.

In 1995 Habersetzer created the Tengu-Ryū or Tengu-no-michi , literally: "Way of Tengu", a purely defensive practice of the martial arts within the framework of the CRB . Tengu-no-michi means the adaptation of the classical Japanese martial arts ( Sogo Budō ) to the needs and possibilities of modern times ( Shin Budō ). It is Tengu-no-Michi regardless of karate styles and both unarmed ( Kara-ho Tengu-no-waza ) and with weapons possible ( Buki-ho tengu-no-waza ), the weapons, both the classical Kobudo Weapons Include Okinawas ( Tengu-ryū Kobudō ) as well as modern firearms ( Tengu-ryū Hojutsu ). Through training in the dojo, attitudes and behaviors in Tengu-no-michi that are ethically and practically appropriate are practiced in the event of danger for oneself or for others. The corresponding exercises were u. a. codified in the katas Tengu-no-kata and Tengu Goshin-no-kata . The aim is warlike, but at the same time non-aggressive behavior.

His first novel, Li, le Mandchou , was published by Trévise in 1976; He subsequently published three more novels with martial arts-related plot in the renowned French publisher Pygmalion, as well as a volume with stories based on historical sources about the warrior caste in medieval Japan.

In addition, he worked as a history teacher.

Publications

Gabrielle and Roland Habersetzer: Encyclopedia of the Martial Arts of the Far East . Rosewood Verlag, 2019, ISBN 978-3-957840-29-5 .
Roland Habersetzer: Iaidō . The art of drawing the sword . Palisander Verlag, 2014. ISBN 978-3-938305-59-1 .
Roland Habersetzer: Amakusa Shirō - God's Samurai : The uprising of Shimabara . Palisander Verlag, 2013, ISBN 978-3-938305-19-5 .
Roland Habersetzer: The Warriors of Ancient Japan - Famous Samurai, Rōnin and Ninja . Palisander Verlag, 2nd edition 2011, ISBN 978-3-938305-07-2 .
Roland Habersetzer: Bubishi - At the source of Karatedô. With the 32 forms of Emperor Song Taizu . Third, expanded edition. Rosewood Verlag, 2009, ISBN 978-3-938305-00-3 .
Roland Habersetzer: Koshiki Kata - The classic Kata of Karatedô. Second edition. Rosewood Verlag, 2009, ISBN 978-3-938305-01-0 .
Roland Habersetzer: Kobudō 1 - Bō and Sai . Rosewood Verlag, 2006, ISBN 978-3-938305-02-7 .
Roland Habersetzer: Kobudō 2 - Nunchaku , Tonfa , Police Tonfa. Rosewood Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-938305-03-4 .
Roland Habersetzer: Karate the master. With body and mind. Palisander Verlag, 2010, ISBN 978-3-938305-16-4 .
Roland Habersetzer: 39 karate kata. From Wadō-ryū , Gōjū-ryū and Shitō-ryū . Palisander Verlag, 2010, ISBN 978-3-938305-15-7 .
Roland Habersetzer: The basic techniques of karate. From white belt to 1st Dan . Palisander Verlag, 1st edition 2011, ISBN 978-3-938305-18-8 .

Web links

Individual evidence

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^ R. Habersetzer: Tengu, ma voie martiale. Ed. Amphora, Paris 2007, ISBN 978-2-85180-731-1 .
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personal data
SURNAME	Habersetzer, Roland
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French martial arts teacher and author
DATE OF BIRTH	1942

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