Japan Karatedo Federation Renbukai is a Bōgutsuki karate organization. It is one of the oldest karate organizations in existence. Chairman is Akira Amari.
History
In early 1930, Kanken Toyama a native, returned to his country of origin to open his first dojo in Tokyo on, named Shūdōkan meaning "The Dojo for the Study of the Karate Way". When American GHQ announced the martial arts ban in 1945, students of Shūdōkan opened a dojo studio called Kanbukan to avoid the ban. Attempting to create a more subtle name to disguise the organization, students used the name Kanbukan, which means "The Dojo of Martial Arts of Korea". The director was a Korean called Geka Yung, while a top student of Toyama called Hiroshi Kinjo was the instructor. He performed partner practice with direct blows using a Bōgu from Kendo. This is Bōgutsuki karate. In 1951 the ban was relaxed and Kanbukan was renamed Renbukan. In 1954 Renbukan hosted the world's first national karate convention. In 1959, with the purpose to nationally organize Karate, the organization established the All Japan Karatedo Federation and made Shūdōkan its overall headquarters. The JKF appointed Choko Sai as chairman, Yasuhiro Konishi and Hiroshi Kinjo as vice-chairmen, Kanken Toyama and Hiroyasu Tamae as Shihan, and Hironori Otsuka, Tatsuo Yamada, Shinkin Gima, Isamu Tamotsu and Tsuyoshi Chitose as officers of JKF. In 1964, JKF made a new united league of the non-contact karate world with JKA, Wado-ryu, Goju-ryu and Shito-ryu. Old JKF handed over the name of JKF to the new league and changed its own name to Renbukai. Thereafter, Renbukai became a member of JKF as a group encompassing Bōgutsuki karate. This group also includes Koshiki karate, Genwakai, IPKF, Shoko-ryu and Chito-ryu.
Styles
The origin of Renbukai is Shūdōkan - a school name called Renbukai-ryu. It had been used in the past, but had no basis of origin. This is because Kanken Toyama said, "There is no style in karate ". Toyama defined karate as "the martial arts to assume an ethical lesson controlling the offense and defense to protect the body by the karate that established the root in hardness and softness, Yin and Yang, the principle of the breathing, and to prevent an enemy a first priority". In addition, dojo of various schools such as Shotokan-ryu, Goju-ryu, Shito-ryu and Shindo Jinen-ryu joined Renbukai since it is a competition group where the various factions of traditional karate can use the protector karate rule.
Kata
Shitei
Renbukai registers five kata with JKF as designation kata.
