Kanken Tōyama

Kanken Tōyama (遠山寛賢 Tōyama Kanken, 24 September 1888 – 24 November 1966) was a Japanese schoolteacher and karate master, who developed the foundation for the Shūdōkan karate style.

Background

Kanken Toyama, was born Oyadomari Kanken in Shuri, Okinawa, Japan, in 1888 (Meiji 21).

He trained under: Itosu Anko and Itarashiki primarily, and under Ankichi Aragaki, Azato Anko, Chosho Chibana, Oshiro, Tana, Yabu Kentsu and Kanryo Higashionna. Toyama said, "It is the usual way of karate to practice in various ways, and it is fundamentally different from the school," said all of the things that were named the school at that time. I thought that it should not be established as a school, considering it as a difference in the training of.

In his book "Karate Dodaihokan," Toyama talked about Shorin-ryu and Shorei-ryu, which were already well known at the time, by writing: "It is being told to the world as if this second class now exists, but there is no solid basis or evidence on historical facts." He insisted that they were integrated in the same format.

In addition, regarding the various schools that were born in the early Showa period, Toyama himself asked questions when he met Kenwa Mabuni of the Shito-ryu and Chojun Miyagi of the Goju-ryu, and Mabuni said, "Isn't it more meaningful to give it a name, and it's also meaningful to think of your teacher?" Miyagi said, "Because people in the world are not aware of karate, the whole picture is expressed in two letters, Go and Juu. "In the end, the name of the karate is meaningless because it is a genuine Okinawan karate with no style or school."

In addition, regarding the fact that new schools were frequently born at that time, "Recently, there are some unknown karateka who have introduced a strange new name. These are people who do not know the whole picture of orthodox karate."

Teaching Definition of Karate Toyama describes karate as "a martial art that protects itself with a hand-held karate based on the principles of stiffness, yin and yang, and breathing, and is free to attack and defend against enemies, with ethical lessons as the first priority."

Moral lessons In the three books left by Hiroken, the following six articles are described as moral lessons.

守礼のくに (Shurei no kuni) 空手に先手なし (Karate ni sente nashi - meaning "No first move in Karate") 忍は百行の基なり (Shinobu wa hyaku gyō no kinari) 手が出たら意地を引け、意地が出たら手を引け (Te ga detara iji o hike, iji ga detara te o hike) 柔即和、剛即和 (softness and rigidy) 喧嘩争いは買っても捨てよ (Kenka arasoi wa katte mo suteyo - meaning "Even if you buy a quarrel, throw it away")

Knowledge of those who do Karate The meaning of (Wu 武) is to stop the fight by entering the two people who are in a relationship. You should think carefully about the essence of this meaning and move on to the actual battle. There is no first move in karate. Karate is a teaching that shows a spiritual attitude that it does not move by its own weight, and that even small enemies should not be despised, warlike, and actively take the initiative. The lack of initiative in the form of karate is the breadth of peaceful and ethical meaning, and it is a great lesson of ancient and modern times. If a person does it once, he will do it 100 times, and if he does it 100 times, he will do it 1000 times. In short, effort training and ingenuity are the secrets to improving karate. Those who enter by reason have a longer day than those who enter by skill. The lesson is that you should first know the reason, learn the technique, and then train your limbs. Karate has the last and only offensive and defensive and self-defense skills that are beyond the reach of the Cautious, the humble and the benevolent. According to Sun Tzu, "Old good warrior, unwinnable first, winnable enemy". In other words, it means to occupy the undefeated ground of oneself first, and then take on the defeat of the enemy. Be bold and do it meticulously. The dignitary is like the ocean, and the dignitaries are like a stream without sound, and it is necessary to be prepared not to be afraid of the big enemy and not to despise the small enemy. Protect yourself. If you wanted to attack the opponent, you would have a chance to take advantage of the enemy. If you protect yourself, the gaps of the other party will appear naturally. Quan has big eight sentences "Human hearts are in the same heaven and earth, blood is like the sun and moon, the law is rigid and soft, vomiting, and the body is ready to respond at any time. When the hand is in the air, the code advances and retreats. The eyes need to be four directions.

Unknown techniques Toyama had the following seven mysterious techniques as the inherited from Anko Itosu. Fukushiki kokyūhō (複式呼吸法 - eng. dual (double) system breathing method) Shishi no hō (獅子の法 - eng. lion method) Tora no hō (虎の法 - eng. tiger method) Akuryokuhō (握力法 - eng. grip strength method) Tanganhō (鍛眼法 - eng. eyes training method) Kuma no te (熊の手 - eng. bear's paw) Sankakutobi (三角飛び - eng. triangular jump)

Students

The individuals listed below are Shudokan pupils of Toyama as listed in Karate-Do Tai Hokan. The translated partial list includes the karate-do shihan and hanshi title license and high degree rank (fifth dan to eighth dan). The '*' symbol indicates persons and organizations that did not train directly with Toyama, but were confirmed as members with the responsibilities of the shihan title and high degree rank.

Name Title Position / Location Iji Choshin Shihan Okinawa Shuri City To Sho Kan Iwasa Kahoya Hanshi Shihan Hokaido Superior Branch Coal Mine, Branch Mining Director Ito Mikihiro Hanshi Shihan Tokyo Distinguished College Teacher, Mori Dojo Director In Hei Jin (Yoon Byung-in) Shihan Seoul, Korea Dojo (YMCA Kwon Bop Bu; renamed as Chang Moo Kwan) In Gi Hei (Yun Kwae-byung) Shihan Tokyo Kanbukan (Korean Martial Hall Director); later Jidokwan in Korea Inoue Kiyoshi Shihan Tokyo Metropolitan Ota District Izumikawa Hiroki Hanshi Shihan Kawasaki City, Senbukan Director * Hanaue Toshio Hanshin Shihan Kanagawa Prefecture, Atsugi City, Kodokan Director Toshishinga Fumio Shihan Hokaido, Toshishinga Dojo Director Chitose Tadashi Hanshin Shihan Chiba Prefecture, Choshi City Nen Dojo Cho Onishi Eizo Shihan Ehime Prefecture, Iyo City, Koei-Kan Karate-Do Founder/Director Onishi Kazuhiro Shihan Ehime Prefecture, Kawanoishi Ogawa Hideharu Shihan Tokyo Metropolitan, Shinjuku District Watanabe Kenichi Hanshin Shihan Tokyo Metropolitan, Ota District, Seidokan Director Katsumura Masao Hanshin Shihan Yokohama City, Seidokan Director * Yoshikawa Hideo Hanshin Shihan Tokyo Metropolitan, Nerima District, Seifukan Director Yoshida Tetsuo Shihan Ibaragi Prefecture, Tatsugazaki City, Taiikukyokai Karate Club Director Tamaki Hakufu Hanshin Shihan Oita Prefecture, Beppu City, Tachinaka Section Junior High School Principal Takamine Michio Shihan Kyushu Mou Hozo Shihan Kyushu Tsuchiya Hideo Shihan Kanagawa Prefecture, Odawara City Narazaki Takeo Hanshin Shihan Tokyo Metropolitan, Setagaya Kempokan Director Nakagomi Ichiro Shihan Yamanashi Prefecture, Yu Dan Sha (Grade/Ranking) Chairman Korishima Ichiro Hanshin Shihan Tokyo, Retired Army Lieutenant General Kurita Yoshifumi Shihan Ehime Prefecture Yabiku Isamu Shihan Tokyo Metropolitan, Muronouchi Fujiwara Fumiyoshi Shihan Fukuoka City, Tenjin Cho, Seiki Dojo Director Kinoshita Yoshifumi Shihan Saitama Prefecture, Kitaadachi County Koizumi Shonosuke Shihan Tokyo Metropolitan, Meguro District Koyasu Michio Shihan Kyushu Amamiya Hiroshi Shihan Yamnashi Prefecture, Shioyama City Akamine Shozuke Shosuke Shihan Kawasaki City, Nakajima * Arai Toshiro Shihan Tokyo Metropolitan, Toshima District, Chihaya Preparatory School Director Arakaki Ryusho Shihan Tokyo Metropolitan, Yoyogi Shudokan Branch Dojo Director Sakura Toshio Shihan Tokyo Metropolitan, Daito District Kinjo Hiroshi Hanshi Shihan Tokyo Renbukan Shihan * Shimabukuro Kosuke Shihan Yokohama City, Tsurumi District, Shimabukuro Dojo Director Shibanaka Iwao Shihan Ehime Prefecture Shimono Keiji Shihan Self Defense Force General Affairs Director Higa Yoshito Hanshi Shihan Okinawa, Public Prosecutor General Higa Yoshiaki Shihan Yokohama City, Tsurumi District Higashiona Hiroshi Hanshi Shihan Kanagawa Prefecture, Omichikan Headquarters Director * Higa Seitoku Shihan Ryukyu Public Prosecutors Office, Prosecuting Attorney

Other students awarded shihan and hanshi title license and high degree rank but not referenced in Karate-Do Tai Hokan.

Name Title Position / Location Isao Ichikawa Hanshin Shihan Founder Karatedo Doshinkan Morita Sadao Shihan Yokohama City Suzuki Hideaki Shihan Tokyo Metropolitan, Ota District Suzuki Yoshitsugu Shihan Shizuoka Prefecture, Seishukan Director Sunabe Koichi Shihan Yokohama City, Tsurumi District, Sunabe Dojo Director Akitani Seiji Shihan Shudokan Chairman Murata Yoshitaro Shihan HokaidoTakazawa Masanao (deceased) ShihanOkaya City, Nagano Prefecture (Founder of Keishinkan)

Writing "Karate / Okute Secret" Tsuru Shobo "Karate Daihokan" Tsuru Shobo "Introduction to Karatedo" Tsuru Shobo