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Kenshindoryu
Jujitsu Kempo
Originally termed ‘Zen Jutsu’ in deference to the late Shihan Dominick
McCarthy, 8th Dan Zen Judo, who was instrumental in establishing the
style, the official name of the Jujitsu school was changed to
Kenshindoryu Jujitsu Kempo after his death in 1995 at which time he was
President of the Kenshin Do Ryu Nippon Budo Kyokai. |
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Kenshindoryu Jujitsu Kempo is an eclectic style, with the range of
techniques and principles on which the syllabus is built gathered from
tried & tested sources including Kodokan Judo, Shindo Yoshinryu Jujitsu,
Ryukyu Kempo, Zen Judo and Small Circle Jujitsu. As a Kempo Jujitsu
style, striking techniques form a major part of the syllabus and are
generally Karate-like in execution, although round strikes more usually
attributed to Western or Thai Boxing are also included. Indeed, the
methodology of Wadoryu Karate, which was itself founded by a Jujitsu
master, forms the basis of the kicking & striking repertoire. In
addition, the system includes a number of unique kata, covering
instinctive counters, ground-fighting and conclusive defences. |
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Designed, and acknowledged, as an all-round fighting art, the
style has evolved away from the original syllabus, which included a
substantial amount of traditional ‘line-work’, into an increasingly more
realistic and efficient form of self-defence, which sometimes appears to
border on the brutal, but which has a place for all in its range of
training activities.
Until recently, due to the nature of content in the syllabus, Juniors
(under 16) were not permitted to train in Kenshindoryu Jujitsu unless
they already held brown or black belt grade in another art. Following
minor modification, it has been possible to create a junior syllabus,
and children are now welcomed at mixed sessions.
Principles
Ju
Jitsu
means, literally, gentle art and the techniques of Kenshindoryu Jujitsu
Kempo should be practised without the use of undue strength. Tai
Sabaki (Body Shifting), yielding and the traditional Judo principles
of ‘maximum efficient use of power’ & jita kyoyei (mutual welfare
& benefit) are paramount when learning applications, always remembering
‘It is easy to add strength to technique, but far more difficult to add
technique to strength’. |
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The element of surprise, traditionally the friend of the attacker,
should be utilised to the full, as Kenshindoryu Jujitsuka practice
fighting from a ‘natural’ stance, avoiding the recognisable martial arts
freefighting position, which, not only betrays intention, but also gives
an indication of the type of skill the attacker is likely to meet. |
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The law in Great Britain places certain restrictions on the
amount of force which can be used in any encounter, but places no
such restriction on the level of pain which may be inflicted.
Consequently, to prove an effective deterrent, techniques of
Kenshindoryu Jujitsu Kempo may maximise the amount of pain, without
breaching acceptable levels of force, in particular by utilising
Small Circle Jujitsu** techniques.
**See ‘Small Circle Jujitsu’ by Prof Wally Jay. ISBN
0-89750-122-5
The training syllabus is constructed to produce a rounded ability,
covering kicking & striking techniques, throwing, grappling and
ground-fighting in depth and, although techniques are introduced in a
controlled manner, with the emphasis on safe, structured progress, the
path of Kenshindoryu Jujitsu Kempo is designed to be followed ALL the
way to Black Belt and beyond, fully embracing the principle of Su Ha
Ri. Jujitsu Syllabus
Kenshindoryu
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