A huge shout out to all the Seish-

in family who got in behind the

day and participated with a lot of

enthusiasm and energy, it was

noticed and Kysohi Dave has

been in contact with Hanshi to

express his appreciation for the

hospitality and a really good

bunch of people! Thats how we

roll whnau, osu!

On the 27th July Kyoshi Dave

Butler ran a Jujutsu seminar at

the Hombu. 24 students attended

the seminar which was a full on

action packed day.

Thanks to Kyoshi Dave Butler

and his crash test dummy Paul

for demonstrating a no nonsense

approach to self defense which

by all accounts, was straight for-

ward and practical. For many of

the students, many of the tech-

niques look familiar to Sabaki

Tanren which made it a little

easier (yeah, nah, yeah) but the

thumps and bruises still felt like

bumps and bruises! The damage

of the day award goes to Sensei

John for poking Josh in the eye

then accidentally kicking him in

the gedan proverbials, awesome!

All in all, a really enjoyable day

and with lunch thrown in for

good measure, everyone got

there moneys worth.

A massive shout out to mummy

san Dessa for working the kitch-

en and commanding the troops

in all the food preparation,

thanks mum (and the pizzas

were premo...how many of you

guys balanced the pizza consump-

tion with your 3 pieces of fruit).

Kysohi Dave Butler runs Jujutsu Seminar

Iaido classes recommences

Monthly Newsletter for SEISHIN RYU KARATE NZ

July 2013

Issue 1

HOMBU News Special points of

interest:

Kyoshi Dave Butler runs Jujutsu Semi-

nar

Iaido classes re-commences

The Way of Budo by Hanshi Chris

Seishin Bunkai Jutsu Ryu 2014

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Jujutsu Seminar with Kyoshi Dave Butler

1

Iaido Classes Recom- 1

The Way of Budo 2

Enter the Dojo 2

Intro Seishin Bunkai Jutsu Ryu

2

What is SAFE? 3

NZ Martial Arts

Institute (NZMAI) 3

Laugh of the Month 3

Upcoming Events 4

Hombu News get

the Go Ahead 4

Iaido classes started back in July and Hanshi

Chris wants this to connue once each

month through to the end of 2013. A really

great session but certainly not for the faint

hearted due to the use of live swords which

obviously increases the risk factor.

Those who a%ended are expected to pracce

the four kata that Hanshi taught on the night

so we become proficient and ready for the

next set of training in August.

My view of budo or the way of

combat as it relates to Seishin

Ryu Karate (SRK) and the NZ

Martial Arts Institute (NZMAI) is

firmly located in the philosophy

and practice of mental, physical

and social discipline underpinned

by a code of ethics described in

the SRK dojo kun as, clear mind,

developing a fighting spirit, strong

mental attitude, respect and hon-

oring karate do. As President of

NZMAI and Principal Instructor

for SRK, I firmly believe that a

code of ethics is fundamental to

any martial arts system/ style

especially ethics around legiti-

mate grades and qualifications

that should validate who, how

and when a martial art practition-

er achieved their grade and title.

Unfortunately there are many,

many martial artist in NZ who

have been cheated by fake in-

structors, fraudulent certificates

and teachers who claim high

ranks with self awarded titles.

This is not budo nor should it

have any place in martial arts and

I am committed to revealing who

the fraudsters are and supporting

those who have been ripped off

by providing NZMAI mentors

and legitimate places (dojo) who

have registered with NZMAI.

On a lighter note, another aspect

of budo is how martial artist

collaborate with each other. A

recent example of this is my

invitation to Kyoshi Dave Butler

(7th dan) to run a Jujutsu seminar

at SRK hombu on Saturday 27th

July. To learn from each others

styles, just like the old Masters of

Okinawa, can only develop bet-

ter martial artist resulting in bet-

ter people.. Last but not least,

believe that everything you need in

life can be worked on in the do-

jo (Late Kancho Hideyaki Ashihara)

framework as the principle guide

when teaching students (see

SAFE story page 3).

Seishin Bunkai Jutsu Ryu will roll

out a series of weapon classes

over the next few months start-

ing with Bo Jutsu (short staff

fighting techniques) which will

kick of Saturday 31st July at the

Hombu (see Josh for more infor-

mation).

This new branch is a combination

Hanshi Chris has gifted Seishin

Bunkai Jutsu Ryu as the official

name for a new dojo under

Sensei (chukka) Josh Phillips

starting 2014. It will be a branch

of Seishin Ryu Karate and a

member of the NZ Martial Arts

Institute (NZMAI).

Seishin Bunkai Jutsu Ryu will

combine fitness, self defense and

weapons as its primary focus

using the Aotearoa SAFE training

of many weeks of planning and

patiently waiting for approval

from Hanshi Chris to ensure that

all the building blocks (i.e. right

name, legitimate grades, sensible

syllabus) are sanctioned under

Seishin Ryu Karate and NZMAI.

See Josh for more details

The Way of Budo by Hanshi Chris Dessa

Introducing Seishin Bunkai Jutsu Ryu

Enter the Dojo by Hanshi Chris Dessa

away at your opponents head (or

other parts of the body). The

dojo can be liken to a micro

(small) version of the world;

human beings trying to work

together, understand each other

and develop meaningful relation-

ships. By learning these qualities

in the dojo, you can easily transi-

tion these lessons into a macro

environment (big) and hopefully

they become the values and

standard by which a student en-

gages with his/ her communities.

Finally, the dojo is not meant to

be some mystical place where

people have some kind of meta

physical experience that renders

him/ her supernatural. It is simp-

ly a place where knowledge is

acquired and shared in mutual

respect of its heritage (origins)

and where people develop a

greater awareness of him/ her-

self.

What can be achieved by hard

training in the dojo? A student

will sweat, overcome fear, gain

strength (mind & body), learn

about honor and respect, make

life long friends and most of all,

have great memories.

Unlike the movie Enter the Drag-

on made famous by Bruce Lee,

the dojo experience is so much

more than just the physical re-

lease of endorphins and battering

Page 2

HOMBU News

Everything you need

in life can be worked

on in the dojo

Kancho Hideyuki Ashihara

(d: 2010)

What is Aotearoa SAFE?

Aotearoa SAFE is the brain

child of Sensei (chukka) Josh

Phillips and encompass four (4)

basic principles when teaching

martial arts and/ or any self de-

fense technique (s).

These four (4) principles are

described here as: 1. learning a

range of personal self defense

techniques (security), 2. being

alert, familiar and observant of

your environment and surround-

ings including spatial awareness

(awareness), 3. staying active

and dynamic to increase surviva-

bility (fitness) and 4. planning &

looking for a means of escape

from threatening situations

(evasion).

These SAFE principles have been

carefully thought through and

trialed in a range of teaching

situations across many different

martial arts and self defense

styles & systems, over many,

many months. The end goal is to

create something that ensures

quality teaching, a focus on rele-

vant outcomes and a professional

approach to sharing knowledge in

a learning environment (e.g. in-

structing students in the dojo).

Sensei Josh will be using SAFE in

the upcoming Bo Jutsu classes

commencing 31st August 2013.

not the funny part. The said par-

ent (it was a him so that might

explain something) sat in his chair

looking a little miffed and his

reply was the funniest answer

ever, "I don't get it. Even when

Sensei Josh tried to explain it to

him three times, he still didnt get

it!

Lesson: When you are the cen-

ter of attention and others are

watching (or listening) mask your

A parent who shall remain name-

less but a frequent visitor to the

Hombu and whose son attends

classes asked Sensei (chukka)

Josh one Tuesday night why he

was dressed in black and if he

was going to a funeral (he then

laughed at his own comment).

Being the quick witted individual

that Sensei Josh is he replied, at

least I can take my black off (at

which those who heard this reply

burst into laughter). But