Where results make sense

About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   PR   |   Contact us

Bujinkan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In addition to the kyū/dan ranking system, a few select senior master practitioners have earned older menkyo kaiden certificates of mastery in individual school lineages. These menkyo kaiden certificates essentially establish that the master practitioner has learned all that there is to learn about the particular lineage. Whereas the kyū/dan ranks are often made public, those select practitioners who have earned menkyo kaiden rarely divulge their status. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bujinkan   (755 words)

archive: MEJR A menkyo kaiden is a certificate of complete transmission, and it carries with it the authoritiy to award menkyo kaiden as well. After Oe awarded mutiple menkyo kaiden, no one could agree as to who the head of the system was, and so the headship postition for intents and purposes ceased to exist. Those receiveing menkyo kaiden are expected to establish a dojo and continue the ryu's life, and perhaps even strengthen the number of people practicing, though the last bit is not a requirement by any means. www.cs.ualberta.ca /~mckellar/aiki/1999/22.html   (1333 words)

AikiWeb Aikido Forums - menkyo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26) I think there are various reasons why the late M Saito did not choose dan rather than menkyo for weapons proficiency, but this system operated in parallel to dan rankings in aikido: it was not a substitute for it here. The menkyo kaiden was just his way of saying to a few selected individuals "You know what I know regarding Bukiwaza... I am sure the word "menkyo" can be used in many situations but for its actual meaning I always thought of "menkyo" or "menkyoshou" as meaning license or permit. www.aikiweb.com /forums/printthread.php?t=4875&pp=40   (3918 words)

Gikan Ishitani was then taught the Gikan Ryu, and later received the Menkyo Kaiden, a diploma that verifies that he had learned the Gikan Ryu techniques fully. Hontai Takagi Yoshin Ryu Takamatsu had a student named Sato Kinbei Kiyoaki which is supposed to have received Menkyo Kaiden of Gikan Ryu, Hontai Takagi Yoshin Ryu, and Kukishinden Ryu in January 1963 shortly after the death of Akimoto. Menkyo Kaiden is only evidence that the people have learnt the techniques and teachings of a particular school. www.mizunagaredojo.com /gikan.htm   (1871 words)

American Samurai.com The recipient of these doctrines is granted permission to instruct and transfer the style of art, and he is called Menkyo Kaiden. "Menkyo" means a person who is permitted to perform a specific duty by an authority, such as a governmental entity or legislative body. Menkyo Kaiden thus means, A founder of a discipline or style conferring his knowledge, techniques, and teachings to a chosen student, who then becomes the teachers successor in that style. www.americansamurai.com /v2samp2.html   (906 words)

Menkyo Kaiden title (Sword Forum International) To be honest, I've resisted debating the rank issues (like Menkyo Kaiden) with the Abashiri group because, if they are structured as they claim them to be - which would be easy to verify, the definitions *technically* sound pretty accurate. Menkyo Kaiden, in it's generally accepted use in koryu (which can very easily change from ryu-ha to ryu-ha) best defines as a "diploma of full transmission", and usually means that the said person has the right to *use* the traditions name. To the best of my knowledge, Menkyo Kaiden remains the highest diploma you can receive in Daito ryu, and as such I think the Abashiri group is unfairly downplaying it's significance (as well as the numerous other ranks, licenses and diplomas) in regards to Kondo Sensei. swordforum.com /jsa/messages/2416.html   (853 words)

Aikido - Etiquette and Transmission Menkyo kaiden: certificate or title of one to whom all secrets have been taught without reservation. The student who had been awarded the rank of menkyo kaiden could be called on to succeed to his master or to found a branch of his master's school. The two systems of inka or menkyo kaiden (transmission certificates) or dan are each intricately tied to the method of teaching. www.aikidoonline.com /Archives/2002/sep/feat_0902_tmra.html   (1487 words)

Martial Arts Planet - question about tenchiryaku 'Menkyo kaiden' however, means full mastery of an art - you have learned all the forms and technical aspects, and are ready for initiation into the secret teachings. Menkyo Kaiden is extremely rare, but there are recipients out there, both Japanese and non-Japanese. Officially, a "menkyo" is a license, while "menjou" (= "menkyojou") is the actual sheet of paper that proves the existence of the licence (e.g. www.martialartsplanet.com /forums/showthread.php?t=18627   (1264 words)

Kaze Arashi Ryu: Organization   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26) Menkyo (License) is the third rank which licenses the recipient to teach the system. Menkyo-kaiden is granted only after a student has received menkyo in all three major arts of the tradition and mastered them over many years of study. If a menkyo does not accept the oath, or fails to honor it, he must leave the tradition and desist from using its name to refer to what he teaches. www.kazearashiryu.org /organization.html   (486 words)

Shinto Muso-ryu jo, Toda-ha Buko-ryu naginatajutsu, and Yagyu Shinkage-ryu hyoho Menkyo kaiden is the style’s highest certification and only people at this level are legally qualified to teach and promote exponents of Shinto Muso-ryu jo. Lower-level license holders must work under the direct supervision and authorization of a menkyo kaiden. Presently the only two non-Japanese menkyo kaiden in Shinto Muso-ryu are Phil Relnick and Pascal Kreiger. www.shutokukan.org /arts.html   (700 words)

Shinto Muso-ryu Jo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26) A final set, the gokui hiden (also called go muso no jo), consists of techniques that are taught only to exponents who have received a menkyo kaiden, the highest level of license in the system. Menkyo kaiden is the style’s highest level of recognition and these exponents are the only people who are legally qualified to teach and promote exponents of Shinto Muso-ryu jo. In addition to Shinto Muso-ryu jo and Shinto-ryu kenjutsu, a number of separate arts are taught at various points in an exponent’s training. shinto-muso-ryu.org   (580 words)

Hontai Takagi Yoshin Ryu Jujutsu History He got a Menkyo Kaiden (the highest rank and next generation) from Ito when he was 20 years old. Oriemon was born on the 2nd of April 1625 and died on the 7th October 1711, but this is not clear. Matsutaro was taught and received Menkyo Kaiden for Kukishin Ryu and Shinden Tatara Ryu from Akiyama Yotaro too. www.members.tripod.com /bamatatsumaki/kjjr/hontaitakagihistory.htm   (553 words)

Koryu.com Author Biographies He has spent a number of years living, training, and doing research in Japan; he presently holds the menkyo kaiden license and is a certified shihan in Kashima-Shinryu. Colin Hyakutake-Watkin is a kaiin of the Kage-ryu and holds menkyo kaiden of the Taiko Kono-ha-ryu battojutsu. Began training in Shinto Muso-ryu jo under menkyo kaiden Phil Relnick in 1991; she has been awarded sho-mokuroku and also holds Zen Nihon Kendo Renmei jodo 3rd dan, and Jodo Federation of the U.S. 2nd dan. www.koryu.com /bio.html   (2315 words)

Ranking The first level certificate was generally called "Oku-Iri" and its purpose was to certify that the pupil had completed his study of the basic technique and could be regarded as a true member of the school from that point onward. The certificate of Menkyo or Menkyo-Kaiden signified Mastery and its holder was fully qualified for all aspects of the teaching of the school curriculum. It seems to be clear that Ueshiba Sensei considered the 8th Dan as corresponding to the older Menkyo Kaiden and as such he bequeathed it to his better disciples, both prewar and post- 2nd World War. gargas.biomedicale.univ-paris5.fr /eurocal/ecrits/ranking.html   (1592 words)

BudoSeek! Martial Arts Community Forums - View Single Post - Wado ryu history problems As I understand it there are serious questions concerning Shinzaburo Nakayama passing a Menkyo Kaiden to Ohtsuka as he evidently tried to hijack the succession out from under the founders grandson Tatsuo even though he didn't hold a Menkyo Kaiden himself. They have their own legit Menkyo Kaiden and succession via Shigeta Ohbata (awarded by Katsunosuke Matsuoka in 1895) and choose to avoid stirring up trouble. Yuki Takamura left 3 Menkyo Kaiden holders before his death in 2000, 2 of which are teaching in the West. www.budoseek.net /vbulletin/showpost.php?p=75739&postcount=3   (654 words)

Gikan Ryu The 10th Soke was known as Uryu Gikanbo and went by the same name as the founder of the Ryu. Ishitani was then taught the Gikan Ryu, and later received the Menkyo Kaiden, a diploma that verifies that he has learnt the Gikan Ryu techniques fully. Takamatsu gave the Menkyo Kaiden to several people, this including his best friend and senior student Akimoto, Fumio, but the Soke ship was given only to two of his students - relatevely once in 1962 and then once again in 1970. www.geocities.com /remipulwer/Budo/GikanRyu/gikan-ryu.htm   (1691 words)

TIJ: Mugai Ryu History: Laitinen Sato Kimimaro Sensei (Mugai Ryû; Hachidan, Kyoshi and Hontai Yoshin Ryû; Menkyô Kaiden) was born in 1936 in Nishinomiya. Some of these branches still exist as menkyô kaiden lines and some of their heads present themselves as the soke of the Mugai ryû;. At the moment, there are two menkyô kaidens in the Mugai Kai, Nakataro Yoshitaro who is the Kaicho (President) of the Mugai Kai and Mori Kimio who is Sato Sensei’s sempai. ejmas.com /tin/tinart_laitinen_0402.htm   (1405 words)

Takamura Ha Shindo Yoshin Ryu   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26) In 1995, Toby Threadgill Sensei was awarded a Joden Menkyo teaching liscense in Takamura ha Shindo Yoshin Ryu by Sensei Yukiyoshi Takamura. At the urging of Kaicho Yukio Takamura and Chief Instructor, David Maynard, and with the support of Soke Don Angier, the Soryushin dojo was founded in December 1996 with Threadgill Sensei as dojo cho. In 2001, Toby Threadgill Sensei was awared a Menkyo Kaiden by Stan Pranin of Aikido Journal and Don Angeir Sensei / Yanagi ryu Aiki Bugei acting as proxy's for the recently deceased Takamura Yukiyoshi Sensei. www.shinyokai.com /dojosoryushin.htm   (279 words)

Western Circle of Swordfighters Forum Let me explain a little more by means of a couple of examples: The certificate, called, "Menkyo Kaiden," is given to the student, when this student completely masters the art and skill of e.g., sword (Kendo). In fact, the teacher does not teach the student by showing how to do certain form or figure, but the student is expected to learn by himself by carefully and constantly observing the teacher day and night. An opportunity might be given to discuss the Method of "Menkyo Kaiden" later within a different context in this lectures again. www.westerncircle.org /discussions/messages/3/14.html   (724 words)

Interview with Kondo Katsuyuki Part 3   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26) This was understood to mean that it was no longer possible for him to travel around the country to train and teach. The menkyo kaiden means, as is indicated by the characters used, that all of the knowledge has been transmitted to the recipient, that everything in the system has been taught. People may think there are only two levels after the goshinyo no te, the kaishaku soden and then the menkyo kaiden techniques. www.daito-ryu.org /kako3.html   (2840 words)

[Bujinkan Dôjô France] Arnaud Cousergue receives Menkyô Kaiden in Tachi Waza   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26) During Arnaud’s last trip to Japan this August, Hatsumi Sensei gave him a Menkyô Kaiden in Tachi Waza to reward his study work in Biken Jutsu. This is why I have decided to give you this Menkyô Kaiden today (...) You are the first one to receive it ". So, logically from now on, the classes of Wednesday evening which are traditionally devoted to the Katana are now dedicated to the study of Tachi Waza, this, in order to prepare Daikomyo Sai 2004 which will be devoted to Tachi Waza. www.bujinkan-france.net /bjk/article.php3?id_article=70   (247 words)

New Page 1 The Soke Menkyo Kai is one of the few Sokeship associations to offer it's members accreditation in a license form for their years of hard work as a founder or heir of a martial arts system. Accreditation is issued by " Head Family Soke " who are masters that not only have earned their grades up to Judan 10th Dan or Menkyo Kaiden, but then became the heir to the system they had received their grades in. The Soke Menkyo Kai is not only an association, but also acts as an agency, an agency issuing accreditation through a form of license to those who apply and meet the requirements for membership. www.sokeship.com   (433 words)

AikiWeb Aikido Forums - View Single Post - O'sensei's "rank"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26) (Menkyo Kaiden) It's written by Tiki Shewan, a 6th dan who was uchi deshi to Tamura. He was probably the top student of the Daito Ryu revival, although I read an interview with a Daito Ryu sensei claiming he had not actually recieved the final certificate. (The final certificate in the Menkyo Kaiden system corresponds more or less to eighth dan..) I believe he held certificates for sword and spear also, but I don't know which certificates. www.aikiweb.com /forums/showpost.php?p=2696&postcount=7   (240 words)

FightingArts Forums: Ninpo Hatsumi is the only living "grandmaster" of all nine ryu because those are the ryu he received menkyo kaiden in and combined to form the Bujinkan. Hatsumi was given menkyo kaiden but was also left "in charge" of certain arts passed from Takamatsu while others were left "in charge" of other arts. Hatsumi, Tanemura and Manaka all have menkyo kaiden in the three NINPO styles. www.fightingarts.com /ubbthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/15745487/Main/15739923   (1314 words)

Kaze Arashi Ryu: History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26) His dedication paid off in 1962, when Samuel received menkyo in all the arts of Kaze Arashi Ryu. Akihiro, though he was nearly an octogenarian, travelled to New York to teach and to supervise the American practitioners, and in 1974 Samuel was ordained as a menkyo-kaiden. Henri-Robert Vilaire was one of these students who stumbled across this small tradition, and later on he went to Japan to study with Akihiro where he received his menkyo. www.kazearashiryu.org /history.html   (938 words)

Kondo Katsuyuki   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26) Under these circumstances, a meeting among the heads of the various branch dojos was convened in September of 1994. Kondo Katsuyuki, appointed soke dairi and menkyo kaiden by former headmaster, Takeda Tokimune, was chosen to oversee the Daito-ryu Aiki Jujutsu Hombu as Hombucho and Somucho, with responsibility to carry on and preserve the main-line tradition as it has been passed down from Takeda Sokaku and Takeda Tokimune. Menkyo kaiden transmission scrolls awarded Kondo by Headmaster Tokimune Takeda www.daito-ryu.org /kondo.html   (304 words)

E-Budo.com - Tanemura Shoto - Daito-ryu Menkyo Kaiden? The only other branch holding a Menkyo Kaiden (specifically) in DR is the Kodokai, and I don't know how the MK issue is handled within the Kodokai (Horikawa Kodo, founder of the Kodokai, was issued MK by Sokaku/Tokimune). The other post about Sensei's "new" menkyo kaiden titles is not from the magazine but from the spanish website. With as few legitimate Menkyo Kaiden holders as there are in the world (and thus as few who are in the position to award another Menkyo Kaiden) any new license should be well known and properly announced and documented. www.e-budo.com /forum/archive/index.php/t-23618.html   (4935 words)

Tomiki Aikido Website He also became the very first deshi (student) to be awarded menkyo kaiden by Ueshiba Sensei. Menkyo is the "old school" equivalent of 8th dan in today's ranking system, a high and honorable achievement awarded to only the most diligent students. In 1967, Professor and Sensei Kenji Tomiki established the Japan Aikido Association, headquartered at Shodokan Hombu Dojo in Osaka, Japan. www.tomikiaikido.com   (531 words)

Belt History Their rankings then progressed through chuden, okuden, mokuroku, menkyo, and ultimately, menkyo kaiden, the last rank meaning "license of total transmission." However, each individual art followed its own criteria for licensing students; the rank sequence and the rank titles were often completely different from each other. Due to the secretive nature of the arts and their instructors, the menkyo ranking system had some disadvantages. There was no way to evaluate or compare equivalent skill levels of graduates from different schools, and, the steps between separate licenses could take anywhere from a few months to several years, depending on the particular school issuing the licenses. tkdtutor.com /02Taekwondo/Belts/BeltHistory.htm   (781 words)

Daibukan dojo (Daito Ryu Aikijujutsu) -- Washington Research Council of Martial Arts Ohgami Sensei was a student of Hisa Sensei, who received the Menkyo Kaiden from Sokaku Takeda Sensei. Hisa Sensei was one of only 2 people who received the Menkyo Kaiden from Takeda Sensei, the other being an honorary recipient. Takeda's own son, Tokimune Takeda, did not receive the Menkyo Kaiden: but according to Stanley Pranin, this is because he is the inheritor of the system and needs no rank. www.voy.com /103941/281.html   (741 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)

About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   Press   |   Contact us   Copyright © 2005-2007 www.factbites.com Usage implies agreement with terms.