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Section TwoAn Abbreviated History of KarateThe origins of Karate are to be found in 12th Century China. There were a number of ancientChinese systems, collectively known as KEMPO or "Way of the Fist."In Okinawa, the possession of weapons and the practice of martial arts were forbidden duringthe 15th Century. From that time until the early 20th Century, the Okinawans practiced theirmartial arts in secrecy. This secrecy limited the amount of written material on the history ofmartial arts. World War II destroyed much of the little written history that existed.Early Okinawan weaponless martial arts were known as TE, a word meaning hand (a kind ofboxing style). During the 15th Century, Chinese visitors introduced KEMPO into Okinawa.As KEMPO was blended into TE, the resulting art became known as TODE, or Chinese Hand.Another meaning for the Chinese character that represents TO was KARA, meaning Open (itshould be noted that Kara also means China), with the result that the weaponless martial arts ofOkinawa finally became known as KARATE (open or Chinese hand).There were three main cities in Okinawa. Each developed its own version of Karate: Tomarideveloped TOMARI-TE; Naha, NAHA-TE; and Shuri, the capital city, SHURI-TE. TOMARI-TE wasquite similar to SHURI-TE and was gradually absorbed into SHURI-TE. There were other systems,to be sure, but by the 19th Century, only two main divisions remained: NAHA-TE andSHURI-TE.Matsumura, Sokan or Bushi (1797-1889) was responsible for organizing the SHURI-TE systemand carrying on its teachings. He was followed by Itosu, Anko (1830-1915). Itosu is generallycredited with the founding of SHORIN-RYU. (RYU means style.) Next followed Mabuni, Kenwa(1889-1957). Mabuni is the founder of shito-RYU, the style, or system followed by the KKBK.Higashionna (Higaonna), Kanryo (1845-1915) became the leading master of the NAHA-TEsystem. Mabuni also studied under Higashionna, and when he developed his shito-ryu system,he used elements of both NAHA-TE and SHURI-TE. The name shito-ryu comes from the firstsyllable of Itosu (ITO=SHI) and of Higashionna (HIGA=TO). Hence shito-ryu, a blending ofItosu's and Higashionna's styles and names.Many other masters contributed to Karate along the way. Each student should research thelineage or geneology of the system that they are studying. Physical study is not enough it is theresoponsibility of each student to learn and then to pass along the information of their style.The modern day masters of the shito-ryu system (early 1900’s) begin with Kosei Kuniba, his sonShogo Kuniba, and then Richard Baillargeon (NKJU), Joseph Ruiz (Founded Koto-Su ha shito-ryu),William Price (Chikubu), and Kozo Kuniba (Kuniba kai). Richard Kelley, a master of knife andcane, (Kita Kaze Bujutsu Kai) has trained with them all and studied their technique and wazadilligently. The North Wind Warrior Arts Association kata and training is based innovatively onthe teachings of Richard Baillargeon and Joseph Ruiz (his NKJU and IKKU years William Price thepresent Soke of Kuniba ryu has greatly influenced our art by emphasizing the study ofmovement application (bunkai) and grappling (newaza) and relating it to our Kata.It is important to distinguish the difference in styles formulated by Kuniba, Shogo Soke. In thebeginning Motobu ha shito-ryu Karate, a system comprising the fighting principles of Motobuand the kata and training principles of Mabuni’s system of shito-ryu was the style that wastaught in the Seishinkai dojo. Later, after Kuniba, Shogo Soke began training Americans and
westerners of all nationalities, Kuniba ha shito-ryu and Goshindo (a jujitsu style) became thestyles that most western students began to learn (mostly in combination). I did not find anyessential differences in Kuniba ha shito-ryu from Motobu ha shito-ryu. The kata were the sameand the bunkai (application of movements) were essentially the same. The Goshindo had thesame circular principles that most Jujitsu systems have but was used in the applications ofKuniba ha shito-ryu. The difference came when these two were combined into a compositesystem of Karate and jujitsu that inovated the grappling aspects of jujitsu into the application ofkarate techniques taken from the kata of Motobu ha shito-ryu. This blending of the two styleseventually became known as Kuniba-ryu. Bill Price/Soke is the president of the Chikubukai(bamboo warriors association) and also director of Kuniba-ryu world wide. The Kita Kaze BujutsuKai supports the functions of the Chikubukai and is an associate member organization of theChikubukai. The Kita Kaze Bujutsu Kai is a friend to all traditional associations and all membersof the great karate fraternity of black belts.The KKBK strives to uphold the original tenants of shito-ryu karate and to further the teachingsof Shogo Kuniba Soke. Any discussion of shito-ryu karate in the United States could not becomplete without mentioning the National Karate and Jujitsu Union. This Union of Black Belts ofall systems was headed by Richard Baillargeon/Hanshi and Kaicho of the NKJU. Mr. Baillargeonfirst approached me in 1973 about joining with the NKJU. I knew many of its members andcompeted against most of them in tournaments through out the Southeastern United States. Atthe time I was a 4 th dan in Tang Soo Do, however, I had been contemplating moving to aJapanese system of karate. I had first studied Kyokushin Karate in Japan in 1960 and reallyenjoyed that particular style. Richard Baillargeon offered me an alternative style (Motobu hashito-ryu) which was the primary system of the NKJU. After attending a summer camp andmeeting with Shogo Kuniba, Joseph Ruiz, Tom Bentley, Bill Knoblock, Roger Werhon, andRichard Baillargeon I realized the value of so many different and talented teachers andinstuctors in the same organization. There were so many others that I had been introduced toand trained with over the years Tobey Lewis (Kaicho of the NKJU after Richard Baillargeonpassed away) and the list can go on and on but I don’t have room to mention all of them. Iconsider them to be Dear Friends all.In approxamately 1985 or maybe 1986 Joseph Ruiz/Shihan left the NKJU to form his ownorganization the International Karate and Kobudo Union. I made the decision to accept theposition of assistant director of the International Karate and Kobudo Union and I left the NKJUalso. Life went on and I stayed good friends with Richard Baillargeon right up to the end of hislife. I will say here that his untimely death was a great loss to American Karate. I performed myduties in the IKKU to the best of my ability and mediated the various problems within theorganization as best I could. After I left the IKKU Joseph Ruiz/hanshi and Kaicho founded hisown karate system Kotosu ha Shito-ryu and became Soke Ruiz of the Kotosu ha Shito-ryu KarateDo.I founded the Kita Kaze Bujutsu Kai (North Wind Martial Arts Association), in 1998. The KKBK isdedicated to the furtherance of the teaching of Shogo Kuniba, Soke as it was taught in the NKJU.The KKBK as an organization was accepted by the Seishinkai USA and Shogo Kuniba, Sokehimself and after his passing by the Chikubukai (Bamboo Warrions Association) who is lead byWilliam Price, Soke of Kuniba Ryu. The KKBK also teaches the arts of Koga Kobudo, Koga Iaido,and Ando ryu Taijutsu. In order to simplify the arts being taught in the KKBK we combined themall into an art that we named Koshin-ryu Bujutsu; The arts of Koshin Ryu Karate, Kobudo, Iaido,and taijutsu, while taught separately are blended into a uniqe fighting art. Koshin means ancientspirit and reflects the nature of the Kita Kaze Bujutsu Kai and its members.
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westerners of all nationalities, Kuniba ha shito-ryu and Goshindo (a jujitsu style) became thestyles that most western students began to learn (mostly in combination). I did not find anyessential differences in Kuniba ha shito-ryu from Motobu ha shito-ryu. The kata were the sameand the bunkai (application of movements) were essentially the same. The Goshindo had thesame circular principles that most Jujitsu systems have but was used in the applications ofKuniba ha shito-ryu. The difference came when these two were combined into a compositesystem of Karate and jujitsu that inovated the grappling aspects of jujitsu into the application ofkarate techniques taken from the kata of Motobu ha shito-ryu. This blending of the two styleseventually became known as Kuniba-ryu. Bill Price/Soke is the president of the Chikubukai(bamboo warriors association) and also director of Kuniba-ryu world wide. The Kita Kaze BujutsuKai supports the functions of the Chikubukai and is an associate member organization of theChikubukai. The Kita Kaze Bujutsu Kai is a friend to all traditional associations and all membersof the great karate fraternity of black belts.The KKBK strives to uphold the original tenants of shito-ryu karate and to further the teachingsof Shogo Kuniba Soke. Any discussion of shito-ryu karate in the United States could not becomplete without mentioning the National Karate and Jujitsu Union. This Union of Black Belts ofall systems was headed by Richard Baillargeon/Hanshi and Kaicho of the NKJU. Mr. Baillargeonfirst approached me in 1973 about joining with the NKJU. I knew many of its members andcompeted against most of them in tournaments through out the Southeastern United States. Atthe time I was a 4 th dan in Tang Soo Do, however, I had been contemplating moving to aJapanese system of karate. I had first studied Kyokushin Karate in Japan in 1960 and reallyenjoyed that particular style. Richard Baillargeon offered me an alternative style (Motobu hashito-ryu) which was the primary system of the NKJU. After attending a summer camp andmeeting with Shogo Kuniba, Joseph Ruiz, Tom Bentley, Bill Knoblock, Roger Werhon, andRichard Baillargeon I realized the value of so many different and talented teachers andinstuctors in the same organization. There were so many others that I had been introduced toand trained with over the years Tobey Lewis (Kaicho of the NKJU after Richard Baillargeonpassed away) and the list can go on and on but I don’t have room to mention all of them. Iconsider them to be Dear Friends all.In approxamately 1985 or maybe 1986 Joseph Ruiz/Shihan left the NKJU to form his ownorganization the International Karate and Kobudo Union. I made the decision to accept theposition of assistant director of the International Karate and Kobudo Union and I left the NKJUalso. Life went on and I stayed good friends with Richard Baillargeon right up to the end of hislife. I will say here that his untimely death was a great loss to American Karate. I performed myduties in the IKKU to the best of my ability and mediated the various problems within theorganization as best I could. After I left the IKKU Joseph Ruiz/hanshi and Kaicho founded hisown karate system Kotosu ha Shito-ryu and became Soke Ruiz of the Kotosu ha Shito-ryu KarateDo.I founded the Kita Kaze Bujutsu Kai (<strong>North</strong> <strong>Wind</strong> <strong>Martial</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> Association), in 1998. The KKBK isdedicated to the furtherance of the teaching of Shogo Kuniba, Soke as it was taught in the NKJU.The KKBK as an organization was accepted by the Seishinkai USA and Shogo Kuniba, Sokehimself and after his passing by the Chikubukai (Bamboo Warrions Association) who is lead byWilliam Price, Soke of Kuniba Ryu. The KKBK also teaches the arts of Koga Kobudo, Koga Iaido,and Ando ryu Taijutsu. In order to simplify the arts being taught in the KKBK we combined themall into an art that we named Koshin-ryu Bujutsu; The arts of Koshin Ryu Karate, Kobudo, Iaido,and taijutsu, while taught separately are blended into a uniqe fighting art. Koshin means ancientspirit and reflects the nature of the Kita Kaze Bujutsu Kai and its members.
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