BUDOKAN
1960 - 2024
STRONG IN HAND. KIND IN HEART.
The classical budo, or "martial ways" are not combat systems like their forerunner, bujutsu,or "martial arts"; nor are they sports like modern judo, kendo, or karate.They are first and foremost spiritual disciplines, whose ultimate goal, achieved throughthe most rigorous mental and physical training, is self-realization in the tradition of Zen Buddhism.
Donn F. Draeger
Classical Budo
2025 is upon us
Despite 2024 being a difficult year for the club, we are moving forward in the spirit drilled into us by Saisho Passmore.
We have several weekend, one day events planned. These are open to all current and former Budokan members who wish to attend. So dig out your Gi, dust off your weapons and join us on the mat. There will be the usual social gatherings at a local venue after each of the dates.
Please keep an eye on the website for any updates, emails will be sent confirming dates and weapon requirements for each session.
Saturday 28th March – Training Seminar
June 21st – Flag Ceremony & Training with Guest Teachers, a Celebration of Saisho.
Saturday 20th September – Training Seminar
Saturday 6th December – Training, Gradings and Annual Budokan Christmas Do!
There are weekly classes at Lymington Dojo with Sensei Mike Clapham
Wednesday and Friday from 7.30pm to 8.30pm
If you are interested please email with the address below.
for more information email: info@budokanworld.com
SENSEIS TIPS
We have found that the Sensei's Tips section we launched a good while back now - where does the time go? using local dojo created quite a bit of interest. - So we thought we would post some existing content on various pages highlighted across the site in various locations for all to enjoy.
And who better to start this section off, but our good friend of over 35 years now - Kyoshi David Ansell 7 Dan or Chichidan.
He accompanied a Budokan team to kyoto in 2008 where we all took part in a World Butokusai staying in a beautiful hotel overlooking this magnificent city.
Saisho and Kyoshi Ansell shared a room for 2 weeks and they are still friends to this day.
As you will find elsewhere on this site David Ansell helped to host a traditional Open Japanese event with Budokan in Buxton 2011, which was a great success.
Toby doing some solo Kata training in Lymington Dojo
Toby and Keith doing some Kumitachi training
JAPANESE BUDO RESEARCH
We publish news stories, schoLarly articles and academic papers
from Aikido to Zen in all things Traditional Japanese Budo,
that we hope will be of interest to both teacher and student alike.
All articles and papers will first appear here on the Homepage.
After that they will be posted on the Budo Research page under the name of the discipline or context.
When a single discipline reaches 12 or more articles or papers it will be given its own page.
All papers are the responsibility of each individual author and do not necessarily reflect the views of budokanworld.com.
Just click on any of the links below to read more.
SAISHO SENSEI'S TIPS
ON SOME BASICS
Basic Karate Blocking techniques and Deflections.
A quick run through of some Aikido Basics
Basic Karate Striking techniques
Basic Aikido wristwork and handling the Bokken
12 BEST GENERAL BENEFITS OF MEDITATION
Meditation has been shown to offer many benefits.
Although it’s well known as a technique to reduce stress and anxiety, research shows that it may also help enhance your mood, promote healthy sleep patterns, and boost cognitive skills.
Meditation is the habitual process of training your mind to focus and redirect your thoughts.The popularity of meditation is increasing as more people discover its many health benefits.You can use it to increase awareness of yourself and your surroundings. Many people think of it as a way to reduce stress and develop concentration.People also use the practice to develop other beneficial habits and feelings, such as a positive mood and outlook, self-discipline, healthy sleep patterns, and even increased pain tolerance.
This article reviews 12 health benefits of meditation - ....read more...
A JAPANESE GLOSSARY
FOR KARATE STUDENTS
First they published A Short History of Karate.
Now Michael Cowie and Robert Dyson are soon to publish another little gem this year.
Budokan has been given a glimpse of their work and you can too by clicking on the image below.
And its not that little either!
Enjoy.
A LINEAGE ALL BUT FORGOTTEN
The Yushinkan
SHINSEI DOJO
There are few martial artists in history who have been able to influence an entire generation of politicians, military personnel, police, educators, and civilians alike. Who’s student’s (if only for a day) talked about their experiences with him in detail nearly seventy years after his death. The first San-Dou-no-Hanshi in history. The “God of Kendo” ( Nakayama Hakudo.