Jinenkan
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Jinenkan (in Japanese 自然舘) means "Hall of Nature", reflecting an emphasis on natural movements and the strength found in nature and the environment. The schools, styles, and traditions incorporated into Jinenkan date back hundreds of years, and are Kobudo (古武道), "Old Style" martial arts.
Jinenkan is one of three organizations teaching Takamatsu-den martial arts (see X-kan). The incumbent headmaster is Unsui (Fumio) Manaka . The Jinenkan teaches taijutsu, bikenjutsu, bojutsu, sojutsu, naginatajutsu, tantojutsu, tessenjutsu, juttejutsu, kusarigama, and more. All training are done strictly accordingly to the Densho
Ryuha of the Jinenkan
History
The Jinenkan was founded in 1996 by Fumio Manaka, then a senior student of Masaaki Hatsumi.Ranking
The current series of ranks in the Jinenkan are:
- Mu kyu
- San kyu (third grade green belt)
- Ni kyu (second grade purple belt)
- Ikkyu (first grade brown belt)
- Shodan (first degree black belt)
- Nidan (second degree black belt)
- Sandan (third degree black belt)
- Yondan (fourth degree black belt)
- Godan (fifth degree black belt)
External links
- [Official Jinenkan Hombu Dojo Web Site]
- [Jinenkan Los Angeles Dojo]
- [Jinenkan Seigi Dojo - Cookeville, TN]
- [Jinenkan Inazuma Dojo - Orange, CT]
- [Jinenkan United Kingdom dojos]
- [Jinenkan Glamorgan Dojo (UK)]
- [Jinenkan Kounryusui Dojo (Gent, Belgium)]
- [Sakura Kobudo Dojo - Huntsville, AL]
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