Tatsu-Ryu-Bushido - a traditional Japanese martial art of samurai

The meaning of the name is „The path of the warrior according to the dragon-style".

“Tatsu-Ryu-Bushido“ is based upon the ancient traditions of the “Niten-Ichi-Ryu“ (“The school of the two heavens“), founded by the probably most famous swordsman “Miyamoto Musashi“ (1584 – 1645) and his teachings of the five elements (earth, water, fire, wind and void), which are described in the “gorin-no-sho”. Furthermore, aspects of the “koryu-bujutsu”, the traditional art of war of the samurai of the 16th until 19th century, play a major role. The combination of the style description “Tatsu-Ryu“ and the term „Bushido“ (path of the warrior) is meant to explain the development of the traditional values of the samurai. The Japanese martial art „Tatsu-Ryu-Bushido“ was brought to life by Christian Wiederanders in 1987. Tatsu-Ryu-Bushido is an extremely varied and traditional martial art with and without weapons, in which everybody has the possibility to evolve individually. Therefore, walking this path is independent of age, gender and physical constitution. Tatsu-Ryu-Bushido is far more than a mere sports facility and especially no combat sport. Achieving individual development of the spirit and self discipline are the main reasons for practicing this special art in its various forms.  The physical aspects of Tatsu-Ryu-Bushido include learning and mastering unarmed combat. In a systematical order, one learns, among others, the essentials: the right stand, falling, evasion techniques, distance techniques (blows, punches, kicks and hard blocking techniques), how to subdue an opponent with physical contact (throws, soft blocking techniques) and to drain the opponent’s energy and strength and redirect and deflect it. Advanced students strive for the realistic and applicable realization of this martial art. The weapon school focuses on the usage of the japanese samurai sword, the „katana“ (long sword) and is taught right from the beginning with the „bokken“ (wooden sword). The ability to wield both „katana“ and „wakizashi“ (short sword) simultaneously, just like Musashi Miyamoto, is the major objective of the training. The proper handling of other traditional Japanese wooden and metal weapons, such as “tanbo” (one short stick), “nitanbo” (two short sticks), “jo” (about 4 foot long wooden staff), “bo” (long staff), “jitte” (“sword catcher”), “tanto” (knife), “yari” (straight headed spear), “naginata” (pole arm weapon), “shuriken” (fighting stars) and “tessen” (warfan), are taught successively, according to the order of belt grades until and including the 2nd dan. Additionally to this training, the behavior in the forest and nature are schooled and is performed both in teams and individually. The acquired knowledge is vital for the usage of natural resources and the ability to come up with strategies in order to survive in the terrain. Theoretical background information, such as Japanese language, script, history and culture, accompany and perfect the educational program and allow, step by step, a rich insight in ancient and modern-day Japanese culture. Since April 2009, Tatsu-Ryu-Bushido -with its trainers certified in prevention measures- is being controlled and recommended by the Bundesärztekammer and the Deutschen Olympischen Sportbund (DOSB)

 

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