Hakuda Ryu Kempo Jutsu Essex

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EssexKempoForum/summary

This yahoo group is in order to share interest and information on all styles of Kempo.  Kempo is defined for this purpose as having had its origins in Chinese Boxing (Chaun) that was exported to Okinawa and Japan where it was named Haku. In Japan Haku or Kempo provided the basis for a number of traditional Ju Jutsu Styles that were influenced by people such as Chin Gem Pin. In Okinawa Kempo was combined with the Native art of Okinawan Te to form what later became Karate Jutsu. There is also the Kempo that came to Hawaii from Okinawa at the beginning of the 20th Century and which was influenced by the likes of Yabu Kentsu (Shorin Ryu), Chojun Miyagi (Shorei Ryu) and Choku Motobu (Tomari Te) and from which the American Kenpo styles have sprung.

Five Ancestors Fist (Ngo Cho Kun)
This style is known as Ngo Cho Kun in Cantonese and Wu Zu Quan Fa in Mandarin.This style is the Gung Fu of Fukien Province which influenced Okinawan Shorei Ryu (Enlightened Spirit Style).The art of Ngo Cho Kun has been taught in the Philippines since the 1930's and as such may be regarded as Kun Tao. The following link contains some detailed information on this important Chinese martial arts style: http://www.freewebs.com/fiveancestors/index.htm

Okinawan Karate and Kempo masters
http://www.lawrencetown.com/masters.htm

Kempo Karate in Hawaii
http://seinenkai.com
Some interesting articles from the University of Hawaii Karate Museum about Kempo Karate in Hawaii, where Okinawans first arrived in 1900. Including is an article on Tegumi/Okinawan Sumo and Karate which can be found here: http://seinenkai.com/art-sumo.html

RyuTe of Taika Seiyu Oyata and profile of Jim Logue

Jim Logue came to the UK in January 2008 and taught a one day seminar at Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre and was hosted by Terry Wingrove below is a profile of Logue Sensei that is linked to the official RyuTe site: http://www.kushu.com/kenpukan.htm

Go So Kempo
Another Essex based Kempo Group good article by Gavin King on Tsubo and Meridians
http://www.gosokempo.com/articles.htm

East London Goju Ryu Karate Club
Part of Chris Rowen's Bunbukan which practises a form of Japanese Goju Ryu which has its origins with Yamaguchi Gogen.

http://www.eastlondongojuryu.com

Okinawan Karate and Kobudo Association

This group also has some association with the UK Buegikai and whilst a Goju Ryu club it has also incorporated aspects of the Bugeikan:

http://www.okka.co.uk/

Shikan Ryu
A history of Akamine's eraly karate style of Shikan Ryu which he brought with him from Japan consisted of a combination of early Goju and Shukimune No Kata, similar to what were taught in early Gensei Ryu. These Kata are based on the kata that he learnt from Soko Kishomoto. the same kata that Seitoku Higa of the Bugeikan also learnt from Kishomoto.    
http://www.geocities.com/alaumirm/shikanryu_hist.htm

Ken-Shin-Kan Goju Ryu Karate Do

This is the site of the Ken Shin Kan Goju Ryu Karate Do Association of Seiichi Akamine who had trained not only in Goju Ryu but also with Seiken Shukimune founder of Gensei Ryu and which resulted in the Kata that Shukimune learnt from Kishomoto being incorporated into his Karate system.

http://www.kenshinkanakamine.cl/INGLES/Biography/BIOGRAPHY%20OF%20SENSEI%20SEIICHI%20AKAMINE2.htm

This is the Uruguay site for the Ken Shin Kan Goju Ryu of Seiichi Akamine:

http://es.geocities.com/karatetokuinkan/Welcome.htm

Roger Sheldon's website for Shinseido Shorin Ryu Karate Kobudo, Okinawan Martial Arts Association, Project 5 and other interesting items:

http://www.rogersheldon.com/

Shinseido Shorin Ryu. Mike Flanagan's Dojo in Leeds 

http://www.headingleykarate.org/index.htm

All Okinawan Shorin Ryu Kenshin Kan Karate and Kobudo Federation of Fusei Kise
http://www.kenshin-kan.com/

Matsumura Shorin Ryu in Italy:

http://www.bushidoacademy.it/

Shoshinkan Okinawan Shorin Ryu Karate. Jim Neeter's Dojo in Sussex. 

http://www.shoshinkanuk.blogspot.com/

Seidokan/Dentokan

This is the Dojo of Stephen Chan based at SOAS London, the Karate aims to preserve the Shorin Ryu traditions of Shian Toma and Seiki Toma and the Goju Ryu of the Toguchi line along with some Okinawan Kobudo that has been influenced by the Matayoshi Kobudo line.http://www.dentokan.org/V3/EN/Index.htm

Okinawan Shorin Ryu Karate Do Kyudokan Association (Sri Lanka)

Our friends from Sri Lanka that practise the Shorin Ryu Karate of the Higa family, from Master Yuchoku Higa (d.Nov 1994) who trained under and was awarded 9th Dan by Choshin Chibana. The Shorin Ryu Kyudokai which has branches in Sri Lanka, South America, Europe, America and Okinawa and is now led by Yuchoku Higa's daughter the talented Minoru Higa (a video may found under Masters Video of her performance of Naihanchi). The dojo also practises Ryukyu Kobudo of  Kotaro Iha http://www.karateindishe.freeservers.com/index.html

Kushin Ryu Karate Do Indonesia

This school was founded in 1937 by Kiyotada Sannosuke Ueshima (1893 - 1987) who was a Master of Konshin Ryu Yujoyitsu (Ju Jutsu) and Kensei Kinjo, a former student of both Choshin Chibana and Chojun Miyagi, the style combines elements of Shorin and Shorei Ryu with Ju Jutsu. In 1960 Kensei Kinjo's student Shinataro Yoshizato introduced the style to Okinawa. There are branches of this style in Indonesia, Australia, Paraguay and Uruguay.   http://www.freewebs.com/kushin-ryu/

Okinawan Martial Arts Association Forum:

This is the Okinawan Martial Arts Association Forum of which many practitioners of Okinawan martial Arts in the UK and elsewhere are members and occassionally contribute to discussions on a wide range of topics related to the practise of various Okinawan Martial arts styles. http://www.phpbbserver.com/omaa/

The Bugeikan was set up by Seitoku Higa in 1968, the name means Martial arts training hall, its objective was to preserve a variety of different forms, fighting methods and weaponry. Currently the Bugeikan is ran by Seitoku Higa's son, Kiyohiko Higa. The links below represent some articles of the type of training done at the Bugeikan with a specific focus on the Ti that comes from Bushi Takemura (A Kohai of Bushi Matsumura) as taught to Soko Kishomoto and passed on to Seitoku Higa and Seiken Shukimune.

A biography of Seitoku Higa can be found here:

http://es.geocities.com/karatetokuinkan/BioSeitokuIng.htm

and also here: http://sites.google.com/site/megakolyan/uehara-seikichi/higa-seitoku

The Shindo Trust - Friends in Bugei: Shindo and Bugeikan is an article written in 1991 about the UK Bugeikan

http://website.lineone.net/~rogersheldon/friends.html

Short films of Bugeikan techniques:

Master Seitoku Higa Empty Hand vs Yari

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOukiIAnxSg

Bugeikan Ti Randori two vs one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsZVLzCCgrA

Bugeikan Tori Te

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KjIU3JIS8M

Bugeikan Ti Kihon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuhHlaqhHlU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DC3NfDdlLhg

The Shudoukan Motobu Udun Ti Dojo uder the leadership of Ikeda Shihan does its Embu in Japan, videos showing a raneg of Motobu Udun Di techniques: http://www.geocities.jp/shudoukanjp/new_page_28.htm

This is the main site of Chosei Motobu's Organisation which includes both Okinawa Kempo of Choki Motobu and the Motobu Udun Di passed from Choyu Motobu to Seikichi Uehara. The site is however in Japanese.
http://motobu-ryu.org/default.aspx

The Shudoukan Motobu Udun Ti Dojo uder the leadership of Ikeda Shihan does its Embu in Japan, videos showing a raneg of Motobu Udun Di techniques: http://www.geocities.jp/shudoukanjp/new_page_28.htm

Europe
Laenen Hubert's 7th Dan Motobu Ryu Gassen Tuite Rengokai, Hubert is Ushi Deshi (Student) of Shiroma Seihan 10th dan Motobu Udun Di site and runs a Dojo in Belgium called the Bujustukan . Laenen Hubert practises Ryu Kyu Ko Bujutsu MouDi, Okinawa Ti, Bushi Te and Bushi Odori. The site can be found at:
www.bujutsukan.be

Seishin Dojo in the Netherlands has links with Moudi Motobu Ryu Gassen Tuite Rengokai of Shiroma Sensei
http://www.seishindojo.be/new-page-3.htm

Sensei Boulahfa Mimoun site with some information on the Motobu udun Di he practised under Seikichi Uehara in Okinawa
http://www.sakuratakekan.org/escuelas/motobu/motobu_ingles.htm

USA
Kodokai Rhode Island Dojo of Dennis Branchaud that practices Motobu Udun Di
http://www.branchdojo.com/misc/ourpalacehandteachers.html

Motobu Ryu Udun Di Videos

Discussion of available footage of Seikichi Uehara's Motobu Ryu Udun Ti (ryukyu Oke Hiden Bujutsu)
http://sites.google.com/site/megakolyan/grandmaster-seikichi-uehara

Interview with Seikichi Uehara
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5o7x5SHdu8

Budo Masters: Motobu Ryu Seikichi Uehara
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mv_oR5Ifm_o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy-sN4m1vK8

Moto Te Sanchin Kata of Motobu Udun Di
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Fhk8GaAGnI

Anji no Mekata by Seikichi Uehara
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdyD-NFJF1Q

Iai-Dori with Seikichi Uehara
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkRkzOPc5Bs&feature=related

Please Feel free to inform us of any other discussions on this subject of which you are aware and we will add them to the list for the purposes of easy reference to information about Udun Di, Di, Te and Ti.

E-Budo:
http://www.e-budo.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19447&highlight=Humble+Origins
This is the humble origins thread from e-budo that took place between May 2003 and January 2004

http://www.e-budo.com/forum/showthread.php?t=31454&highlight=Motobu+ryu
A thread on Motobu ryu Udun Di and Seikichi Uehara

Fighting Arts Forum:
http://www.fightingarts.com/ubbthreads/printthread.php?Cat=0&Board=10&main=15955535&type=thread
This is the Motobu Udun Di Kata thread from the fighting arts forum which began in August 2007

http://www.fightingarts.com/ubbthreads/printthread.php?Cat=0&Board=37&main=15970900&type=thread
This is the any Te before the Tang thread on the fighting arts forum

Traditional Fighting Arts Forum                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         http://www.traditionalfightingartsforum.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=452&start=0                                                                                                                                                          This thread discusses Motobu Ryu Udunti and puts to rest some of the speculation about the connection between Seikichi Uehara, Motobu Ryu Udunti and Hakko Ryu and Aikido and emphasises that Udunti is not so different from Okinawan Kenpo in some respects with which the art has a relation. 

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