Benkei the Monk
16th September 2012, 10:14
Dear fellows
I don't write since long time, but never stop my practice. In the last few weeks I was lurking around the web when I came back at the site of Master Patrick Augè (International Yoseikan Budo Federation (http://www.budoyoseikan.com)). Master Augè is very well known in the martial field and one of the former disciples of Master Mochizuki Minoru and holds an important position in Yoseikan world
I was caught by this sentence stated in the website
Yōseikan Budō or Yōseikan Aikidō is the composite martial art developed by Minoru Mochizuki, who first taught it at his dōjō in Shizuoka in 1931. This style of Aikidō incorporates elements of the pre-war Aiki Budō of Morihei Ueshiba, as well as elements of many other martial arts: Jūdō, Aikijūjutsu, Karate, traditional Jūjutsu, Kenjutsu, Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū, Gyōkushin-ryū Jūjutsu, Iaijutsu, Kendō, Yari, Kitō-ryū etc. The techniques are executed empty-handed or with weapons.
I was thinking about the very first Yoseikan. There are many anecdotes about the practice at Yoseikan dojo. Some said there are all the subjects stated that are practised separated one from each other, others said some curricula are the syntesis of different styles. I was asking myself if it happend after the European travel of Mochizuki sensei in which he compared the traditional teachings with western martial arts. Was it a change of method due to the western approach? Was a personal maturation?
And, last but not least, I was thinking about the modern MMA styles. The Gendai/traditional way often condemn this approach, but it seems there is not such a difference with the Yoseikan approach.
I'll be happy to know your point of view on this topic!
I don't write since long time, but never stop my practice. In the last few weeks I was lurking around the web when I came back at the site of Master Patrick Augè (International Yoseikan Budo Federation (http://www.budoyoseikan.com)). Master Augè is very well known in the martial field and one of the former disciples of Master Mochizuki Minoru and holds an important position in Yoseikan world
I was caught by this sentence stated in the website
Yōseikan Budō or Yōseikan Aikidō is the composite martial art developed by Minoru Mochizuki, who first taught it at his dōjō in Shizuoka in 1931. This style of Aikidō incorporates elements of the pre-war Aiki Budō of Morihei Ueshiba, as well as elements of many other martial arts: Jūdō, Aikijūjutsu, Karate, traditional Jūjutsu, Kenjutsu, Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū, Gyōkushin-ryū Jūjutsu, Iaijutsu, Kendō, Yari, Kitō-ryū etc. The techniques are executed empty-handed or with weapons.
I was thinking about the very first Yoseikan. There are many anecdotes about the practice at Yoseikan dojo. Some said there are all the subjects stated that are practised separated one from each other, others said some curricula are the syntesis of different styles. I was asking myself if it happend after the European travel of Mochizuki sensei in which he compared the traditional teachings with western martial arts. Was it a change of method due to the western approach? Was a personal maturation?
And, last but not least, I was thinking about the modern MMA styles. The Gendai/traditional way often condemn this approach, but it seems there is not such a difference with the Yoseikan approach.
I'll be happy to know your point of view on this topic!