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27-462: IMAF has branches in 17 countries. IMAF organizes world Budo galas, congresses, international training, maintains historical records on Budo and issues the magazine, named Gendo Newsletter . The International Martial Arts Federation (IMAF) is dedicated to the promotion and development of martial arts worldwide. Among other objectives of IMAF are the expansion of interest in Japanese martial arts,

54-640: A lieutenant (2nd class) in the cavalry . In August 1925, he became commander of the Tenth Cavalry Regiment (at the rank of captain) and graduated from the 38th class of Army Staff College . The following year, he rose to the rank of major in the cavalry, and was appointed an instructor at the Army Staff College the following year. He joined the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff in 1933 and

81-470: A full-time instructor, he did not pursue this course at this point out of respect for his mother's wishes. On June 1, 1921 , Ōtsuka received the menkyo kaiden (certificate of mastery and license to teach) in Shindō Yōshin-ryū jujutsu from Tatsusaburo Nakayama. While a valid license, a common misconception is that along with this certificate he became the "4th grandmaster" of Shindō Yōshin-ryū. This

108-653: Is Kunikazu Yahagi Sensei. Some of the leading members of IMAF Karatedo division have been * Hironori Otsuka , Meijin Karatedo * Gogen Yamaguchi , Hanshi Karatedo and *Kazuo Sakai, Hanshi Karatedo . Most recently * Hirokazu Kanazawa , Hanshi Karatedo was on the IMAF board of directors. The Current Division heads are Tadanori Nobetsu Sensei, Goju Karate and Ikuo Higuchi Sensei, Shotokan Karate. Prince Kaya Tsunenori Prince Kaya Tsunenori ( 賀陽宮恒憲王 , Kaya no miya Tsunenori ō , July 23, 1900 – January 3, 1978) ,

135-708: Is Yasuhisa Tokugawa, the great-grandson of the 15th and final shōgun of Japan, Tokugawa Yoshinobu (1837–1913). He was also the Chief Priest for the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo from 2013 to 2018. The International Martial Arts Federation (IMAF) use the shōgō system where the levels are renshi ( 錬士 ) , kyōshi ( 教士 ) , and hanshi ( 範士 ) . The most venerated level is hanshi . The International Martial Arts Federation (IMAF) has seven divisions and licensed instructors in following divisions: There

162-773: Is inaccurate – the 3rd grandmaster (Tatsuo Matsuoka) actually outlived Ōtsuka by almost 8 years. Jujutsu was not to become his primary art, however; in 1922, Ōtsuka began training in Shotokan karate under Gichin Funakoshi , who was a new arrival in Japan. In 1927, he also established a medical practice and specialized in treating martial arts training injuries. By 1928, Ōtsuka was an assistant instructor in Funakoshi's school. He also trained under Chōki Motobu and Kenwa Mabuni , and studied kobudo , around this time. Ōtsuka began to have philosophical disagreements with Funakoshi, and

189-556: The American occupation authorities' reform of the Japanese imperial household. Barred from holding public office because of his military career, the former prince received a lump payment from the reconstituted Imperial Household Council in order to "maintain his dignity." The former prince later served on the boards of directors of the Taishō Life Insurance Company and Nissan Mutual Life Insurance Company. He served as

216-715: The Nanjing Massacre in January 1938. He was promoted to major general in 1940 and lieutenant general in 1943 in command of the IJA 43rd Division . Prince Kaya became commander of the Third Imperial Guard Division in 1944 and briefly served as president of the Army Staff College during the closing stages of World War II . After October 14, 1947, Prince Kaya Tsunenori and his family were divested of their imperial status and become commoners due to

243-557: The Dai Nippon Karate Shinko Kai at 63 Banchi Suehiro-Cho, Kanda , Tokyo. He blended Shotokan karate with his knowledge of Shindō Yōshin-ryū jujutsu to form Wadō-ryū karate, although the art would only later take on this name several years later. With recognition of his style as an independent karate style, Ōtsuka became a full-time instructor. In 1940, his style was registered at the Butokukai, Kyoto , for

270-747: The United Kingdom Budo Federation. The Aikido Division was founded in 1954. The position of Aikido Division has been held by the world's foremost aikido authorities. Kisshomaru Ueshiba , son of the founder of aikido Morihei Ueshiba , and late director of the Aikikai Hombu. He was succeeded by Kenji Tomiki (founder of Shodokan Aikido ), Minoru Mochizuki (10th dan Aikido), and Gozo Shioda (10th dan Aikido, founder of Yoshinkan Aikido ). The current Division heads are Takeji Tomita and Shinji Tsutsui. The International Martial Arts Federation (IMAF) defines Kendo as 'the way of

297-752: The United States of America, demonstrating Wadō-ryū karate. On April 29, 1966, Emperor Hirohito awarded Ōtsuka the Order of the Rising Sun, Fifth Class for his contributions to karate. In the next few years, Ōtsuka wrote two books on karate: Karate-Do, Volume 1 (1967, focused on kata ) and Karate-Do, Volume 2 (1970, focused on kumite ). On October 9, 1972, the Kokusai Budoin International Martial Arts Federation (IMAF Japan) awarded Ōtsuka

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324-531: The age of 13, Ōtsuka became the student of Tatsusaburo Nakayama in Shindō Yōshin-ryū jujutsu. In 1911, while studying business administration at Waseda University in Tokyo, Ōtsuka trained in various jujutsu schools in the area. Before his studies were complete, his father died and he was unable to continue studying; he commenced work as a clerk at the Kawasaki Bank. Although he wished to become

351-666: The boys' department of the Gakushuin Peers’ School. On December 8, 1909, he became the second head of the Kaya-no-miya house upon his father's death. Like the other imperial princes of his generation, Prince Kaya was a career military officer. In 1920, after serving a term in the House of Peers , he graduated from the 32nd class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy and received a commission as

378-415: The demonstration of various martial arts, together with Shotokan, Shitō-ryū , and Gōjū-ryū . Following World War II, the practice of martial arts in Japan was banned. After a few years, however, the ban was lifted; through the 1950s, Ōtsuka held various karate competitions. In 1964, three of Ōtsuka's students Tatsuo Suzuki , Toru Arakawa , and Hajime Takashima) from Nihon University toured Europe and

405-399: The establishment of communication, friendship, understanding and harmony among member chapters, the development of the minds and bodies of members, and the promotion of global understanding and personal growth. The International Martial Arts Federation (IMAF) was founded in 1951 by a group of some of Japan's most prominent martial arts practitioners, including: The first President (chairman)

432-848: The honorary president of the International Martial Arts Federation from its founding in 1953 until 1965. The former prince was a noted fan and supporter of Japanese baseball . In 1970, he founded a retirement home in Nagano Prefecture . The former prince died of a heart ailment on January 2, 1978, at his home in Chiba Prefecture . The former Kaya-no-miya palace is now the site of the Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery in downtown Tokyo. On May 3, 1921, Prince Kaya married Kujō Toshiko (May 16, 1903 – March 23, 1993),

459-461: The sword', it is a modern martial art based on ancient Kenjutsu (the art of swordsmanship). Representatives from the kendo division teaches and holds international exhibitions in kendo . Furthermore, highranking Japanese masters holds international seminars in kendo . IMAF members demonstrated Nihon Kendo Kata at Kameido Katori Jinja on April 29, 2009. Originally, Nihon Kendo Kata was called Dai Nippon Teikoku Kendo Kata created in 1912 but

486-644: The third daughter of Prince Kujō Michizane , head of one of the Five regent houses of the Fujiwara clan . His wife was also a niece of Empress Teimei , the consort of the Emperor Taishō . The couple had seven children: Hironori Otsuka Hironori Ōtsuka ( 大塚 博紀 , Ōtsuka Hironori , June 1, 1892 – January 29, 1982) was a Japanese master of karate who created the Wadō-ryū style of karate. He

513-664: The title of Shodai Karate-do Meijin Judan (first-generation karate master 10th dan ); this was the first time this honor had been bestowed on a karate practitioner. On March 22, 1970, Ōtsuka was presented with the key to the City of Niagara Falls, NY . Mayor E. Dent Lackey awarded Ōtsuka with the key to the city which was presented to Ōtsuka by one of his students ( Robert Heisner , a Niagara Falls resident) who had recently been promoted to Nidan - Second Degree Black Belt by Ōtsuka. Ōtsuka continued to teach and lead Wadō-ryū karate into

540-497: The two men parted ways in the early 1930s. This may have come, in part, from his decision to train with Motobu. Funakoshi's karate emphasized kata , a series of movements and techniques linked by the fighting principles. Funakoshi did not believe that sparring was necessary for realistic training. Motobu, however, emphasized the necessity of free application, and created a series of two-person kumite called yakusoku kumite . On April 1, 1934, Ōtsuka opened his own karate school

567-853: Was Prince Kaya Tsunenori (uncle of Emperor Hirohito , former lieutenant general in the Imperial Army) from 1952 to 1965, and was followed Prince Higashikuni (the first post World War II Prime Minister, the only member of the Japanese Imperial Family to have held this post). IMAF, then known as the National Japan Health Association sponsored the first, large-scale, public, post World War II martial arts demonstration in Japan in Hibiya Park in downtown Tokyo in February 1952. In 1973, Sueo Kiyoura

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594-554: Was a schism in IMAF Europe which led to a separate non-affiliated group with a similar name being formed in 1983 by Minoru Mochizuki ,. The issue was raised to the Japanese courts which in 1987, ruled against Mochizuki and separation---IMAF Europe is not affiliated with Japan. In England there was a further divided in IMAF UK in 2005 which led to the formation of two affiliated bodies, UK IMAF and IMAF GB which changed its name to

621-629: Was appointed the Third President of IMAF. He was a well-known and influential businessman and son of Keigo Kiyoura the 13th prime minister of Japan. In 1983, Gunzo Fukuhara was appointed the fourth President of IMAF and was a former Cabinet Minister of Japan. In 1986, Shinsaku Hogen was appointed as the 5th President of IMAF. He served as the Japanese Ambassador to India and Deputy Foreign Minister. The current president of Kokusai Budoin, International Martial Arts Federation (IMAF)

648-481: Was promoted to colonel two years later. Prince and Princess Kaya undertook a seven-month world tour in 1934, visiting the United States , Great Britain , France , and Germany . The tour received extensive press coverage at the time. After his return to Japan, he replaced his uncle, Prince Asaka Yasuhiko , as the emperor's personal envoy to Nanking , the occupied capital of Nationalist China , following

675-750: Was revised in 1912, 1917, 1933 and 1981. In 1933 the Dai Nippon Teikoku Kendo Kata was changed to the name 'Nihon Kendo Kata' and the last revision in 1981 was made by the All Japan Kendo Federation . A YouTube clip exists showing IMAF members demonstrating Nihon Kendo Kata. The Iaido Division has been led by some of the greatest iaido figures, including Tsugiyoshi Ota, Meijin Iaido 10-dan, Katsuo Yamaguchi, Meijin Iaido 10-dan, Tadao Ochiai, Hanshi Iaido 10-dan, and Kenji Tose, Hanshi Iaido 10-dan. The Current division head

702-521: Was the first Grand Master of Wadō-ryū karate, and received high awards within Japan for his contributions to karate. Ōtsuka was born on June 1, 1892, in Shimodate City, Ibaraki , Japan. He was one of four children to Tokujiro Ōtsuka, a medical doctor. At the age of 5 years, he began training in the martial art of jujutsu under his great-uncle, Chojiro Ebashi (a samurai ). Ōtsuka's father took over his martial arts education in 1897. At

729-582: Was the second head of the Kaya-no-miya collateral branch of the Japanese imperial family . A general in the Imperial Japanese Army , he was first cousin to Empress Kōjun (Nagako) , the wife of Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito) . Prince Kaya Tsunenori was born in Tokyo , the first son of Prince Kaya Kuninori and his wife, the former Daigō Yoshiko. He received his primary and secondary education at

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