Goshinkan-Ryu JuJitsu™ At Goshin Martial
Arts we teach practical and effective self-defense to people of all
ages and backgrounds, using a style of ju jitsu called Goshinkan-Ryu.
Primarily a school of Traditional Ju Jitsu, we also teach aspects and
learnings of martial arts that have flowed from this proven system of
self-defense, notably: Karate, Judo, Aikido and Modern Grappling; we
also teach elements of arnis and boxing. Protect yourself, your loved
ones and your property
Every one of our self-defense techniques has been tested and proven
reliable in real life by doormen, police, security, protection services,
executives, athletes, kids and housewives.
The basis of the Goshin system of self-defense is that all techniques
must follow the 3 minute rule; that is, if you can’t learn it in 3
minutes then it is of no use. Under stress you will remember only the
simplest things, so we rely on whole body movements that are natural and
instinctive.
Martial arts continues to evolve and grow in popularity — some for
fitness, or self-defense, some for sport — and they will continue to
grow year after year. As Instructors, we too continue to expand our
knowledge and systems inorder to maintain their effectiveness and
practicality.
The Meaning of Goshinkan Ryu Ju Jitsu
Goshinkan is composed of three Japanese words: Go, Shin and Kan. As
with many Japanese words these have many translations, since the
meaning of Japanese words often depends on the situation they are put
in.
Go
means the five virtues of a warrior, according to Bushido, as well as
the five virtues of a Goshin student. It also represents the five
steps to a confrontation response, which are: exit or talk, distract,
move in, takedown, & hold-down. Lastly, it can be interpreted as
hard techniques and movements.
Shin, when combined with Go, creates “self-defense; or protection of the body.
Kan is the hall or school for the stuy of the way. Kan is also the meaning for Canadian Style of Ju-Jitsu.
Goshinkan is the home of self preservation; home of the strong spirit and school of self-defense.
Many of the concepts of the Goshin Martial Arts system date back to
the Edo-period. Our techniques come from Goshinkan-Ryu Ju-Jitsu and the
styles study, as well as styles we have helped develop: Shindo-Ryu
Ju-Jitsu; Inukshuk Bushido Kai. The system itself is made up of
Suntetsujutsu, Yawara Jutsu, Atemi-Waza Jutsu (pressure points),
Kansetsuwaza (joint locking), Taihojutsu (arresting art), Osae waza
(holding technique), Nage waza (throwing technique), Shime waza (neck
restraints), Arnis De Cadena & Balintawak Cuentada Eskrima (single
& double stick, edged weapons).
Some early Edo-period schools, especially those founded by warriors
with practical combat experience, showed a very pragmatic and effective
approach to self-defense. They included techniques suitable both for
combat on the battlefield and for peacetime situations. In these more
pragmatic jujutsu schools, the nucleus of the curriculum was jujutsu but
instruction was also given in the use of various weapons. At the end
of the Edo-period some jujutsu schools shifted their focus from
combative systems for warriors to peacetime fighting systems and a new
type of jujutsu appeared — the “commoner’s yawara.”
This style of jujutsu was developed for, and by, common people,
usually those with little or no martial arts training. It had limited
application and focused mainly on unarmed fighting. This was very
logical because commoners were not allowed to possess the weapons the
samurai needed to be familiar with. Commoners also had no use for
techniques that could only be mastered with years of rigorous training
since martial arts training was not part of their daily routine.
Techniques were limited to ordinary self-defense situations such as
street fighting; because the techniques were for the most part defensive
in nature, these fighting arts were also referred to as “goshinjutsu” (art of self-defense).
To understand our “Mon & Kanji” we must first define the terms:
Mon are insignias or crests to depict family name.
Kanji are characters that correspond to a word, and by combining these characters more words are created.
Our
Mon consists of 5 Kanji characters and a symbol. The top two
characters mean “Ju Jitsu”, the lower three “Bushido”. The symbol is the
central figure and carries many meanings, the first being the blending
of In and Yo.
As
some may know, the In-Yo is the Japanese counterpart to Yin-Yang
(characters traditionally shown as opposites eternally chasing one
another). However, where Yin and Yang are always in harmony, in balance,
the Japanese believe that "light" is always greater than "dark" (as
indicated by the dark circle being smaller by the light circle). Here,
however, In and Yo have merged, representing the coming together of
opposing aspects, much as there are opposing aspects within our art
which come together to create a technique (for example: compression and
extension – opposite principles, yet when combined they create a joint
lock; both principles necessary for the end result). Now blended, the
traditional black and white combine to become red: the colour of both
joy and anger in the East, life and danger in the West.
The symbol also consists of five points of intersection, a visual reference to the meaning of “Go”.
Finally, this symbol can be traced to the head teacher of school,
Kevin D. Lintott Shihan , as he is the one who created it and defined
its multiple meanings. It has become a part of the Lintott history and
much as a family crest is the visual representation of one’s roots, this
is the visual representation of our school and Chief Instructor and
his roots.
Little Samurai™ Red Deer
11 years ago
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