Robert Reinberger
14th October 2006, 19:16
My first post to e-budo after a long time unfortunately has a sad cause:
The members and students of Jigen Ryu ( 慈眼流 )* are mourning the decease of HARADA Shinsei, our respected teacher and founder of our school, who passed away on October 9th, 2006 in Japan.
http://budoforum.net/jigenryu/bilder/haradasensei.jpg
Jigen Ryu Founder
HARADA Shinsei (Kojun)
1939 - 2006
Our condolences go to HARADA sensei's family, and also we, sensei's students from Japan and Europe will miss him sadly.
His fascinating abilities, the honest efforts to get and pass on to his students really everything of his great skills and knowledge without witholding anything, and, most of all, his hearty and human nature will always stay as our valuable and respected memories, and will be the incentive to our further endeavors.
HARADA Sensei was born on December 28th, 1939 in Nagano. When he was eight years old, the family moved to Osaka, where he was accepted in the school of Shitennoji, the oldest buddhist temple in Japan, at age 11, and later assumed his priest-name "Kojun".
From 1954 to ca. 1961 he practiced Kodokan Judo at the Uenomiya gymnasium under the direction of WATANABE sensei, later Daito Ryu Aikijujutsu and Takuma Ryu under TAKASHIRO sensei. From ca. 1963 until the early 1970'ies he studied Hakko Ryu Jujutsu and Koho Igaku Shiatsu, first under GOTO shihan, then directly under the founder OKUYAMA Ryuho, and received the highest license of that school. Beside his activities regarding systems of close-combat, HARADA Sensei also practised Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu Iaijutsu and later Heki Ryu Kyudo under ENDO shihan.
Afterwards he taught Jigen Ryu ( 慈眼流 ), a system based on all this experiences, which in Europe was at first called "Daiwa Ryu" ( 大和流 ), but which was also named "Jigen Ryu" ( 慈眼流 ) officially in 1991.
From 1981-1984, by order of the Shitennoji, HARADA sensei lived and taught in Austria, after that he rotated between Belgium, England, Japan and Austria, before he eventually returned to Japan in 1991. But also in the following years sensei visited Austria repeatedly to teach his students, and at other times these came to Japan to continue learning there.
It was only in October / November of 2005, when Harada sensei hold his last Jigen Ryu Jujutsu seminar in Vienna, and celebrated with us "100 Years of Jiu Jitsu in Austria". Back in Japan, on October 9th, 2006, due to a severe disease, Harada Sensei concluded his earthly existence.
Never in my life, or since my beginning in martial arts and Budo in 1970, have I met a teacher who was able to demonstrate, let and make you feel (as uke or tori alike), and to teach the difference between using muscular strength/technique/speed and using that power, that is called "Ki" by many people, like Harada sensei could do.
* Harada Sensei's "Jigen Ryu" ( 慈眼流 ) has no connection whatsoever to the famous old school
of sword-fighting called "Jigen Ryu" ( 示現流 ) which was founded by Togo Bizen no Kami Shigekura.
The members and students of Jigen Ryu ( 慈眼流 )* are mourning the decease of HARADA Shinsei, our respected teacher and founder of our school, who passed away on October 9th, 2006 in Japan.
http://budoforum.net/jigenryu/bilder/haradasensei.jpg
Jigen Ryu Founder
HARADA Shinsei (Kojun)
1939 - 2006
Our condolences go to HARADA sensei's family, and also we, sensei's students from Japan and Europe will miss him sadly.
His fascinating abilities, the honest efforts to get and pass on to his students really everything of his great skills and knowledge without witholding anything, and, most of all, his hearty and human nature will always stay as our valuable and respected memories, and will be the incentive to our further endeavors.
HARADA Sensei was born on December 28th, 1939 in Nagano. When he was eight years old, the family moved to Osaka, where he was accepted in the school of Shitennoji, the oldest buddhist temple in Japan, at age 11, and later assumed his priest-name "Kojun".
From 1954 to ca. 1961 he practiced Kodokan Judo at the Uenomiya gymnasium under the direction of WATANABE sensei, later Daito Ryu Aikijujutsu and Takuma Ryu under TAKASHIRO sensei. From ca. 1963 until the early 1970'ies he studied Hakko Ryu Jujutsu and Koho Igaku Shiatsu, first under GOTO shihan, then directly under the founder OKUYAMA Ryuho, and received the highest license of that school. Beside his activities regarding systems of close-combat, HARADA Sensei also practised Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu Iaijutsu and later Heki Ryu Kyudo under ENDO shihan.
Afterwards he taught Jigen Ryu ( 慈眼流 ), a system based on all this experiences, which in Europe was at first called "Daiwa Ryu" ( 大和流 ), but which was also named "Jigen Ryu" ( 慈眼流 ) officially in 1991.
From 1981-1984, by order of the Shitennoji, HARADA sensei lived and taught in Austria, after that he rotated between Belgium, England, Japan and Austria, before he eventually returned to Japan in 1991. But also in the following years sensei visited Austria repeatedly to teach his students, and at other times these came to Japan to continue learning there.
It was only in October / November of 2005, when Harada sensei hold his last Jigen Ryu Jujutsu seminar in Vienna, and celebrated with us "100 Years of Jiu Jitsu in Austria". Back in Japan, on October 9th, 2006, due to a severe disease, Harada Sensei concluded his earthly existence.
Never in my life, or since my beginning in martial arts and Budo in 1970, have I met a teacher who was able to demonstrate, let and make you feel (as uke or tori alike), and to teach the difference between using muscular strength/technique/speed and using that power, that is called "Ki" by many people, like Harada sensei could do.
* Harada Sensei's "Jigen Ryu" ( 慈眼流 ) has no connection whatsoever to the famous old school
of sword-fighting called "Jigen Ryu" ( 示現流 ) which was founded by Togo Bizen no Kami Shigekura.