Japan Karatedo Federation Renbukai (å ¨æÂ¥æ¬空æÂÂéÂÂé£çÂÂ龦ä¼Â; Zennihon Karatedo renmei Renbukai; JKF Renbukai; sometimes referred to simply as Renbukai 龦传in Japan) is a Bà Âgutsuki Karate organization.
It is one of the successors of the Kanbukan and is one of the oldest karate organizations in existence. Chairman is Akira Amari.
In early 1930, Kanken Toyama a native, returned to his country of origin to open his first dojo in Tokyo on March 20, 1930, named Shà «dà Âkan (ä¿®éÂÂèÂÂ) meaning "The Dojo for the Study of the Karate Way".
When American GHQ announced the martial arts ban in 1945, students of Shà «dà Âkan opened a dojo studio called Kanbukan (éÂÂæ¦èÂÂ) 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 (Dr. Yun Kwae-Byung), while a top student of Toyama called Hiroshi Kinjo was the instructor. He performed partner practice with direct blows using a Bà Âgu (é²堷 protector) from Kendo. This is Bà Âgutsuki karate.
In 1951, after the regulations by GHQ were relaxed, Norio Nakamura changed the name to Renbukan (龦èÂÂ) at the Wenkai Society in Higashi, Shibuya. 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 (JKF) and made Shà «dà Âkan its overall headquarters. The JKF appointed Choko Sai as chairman, Yasuhiro Konishi (Shindo Jinen-ryu) and Hiroshi Kinjo (Kanbukan) as vice-chairmen, Kanken Toyama and Hiroyasu Tamae (Otou-ryu) as Shihan, and Hironori Otsuka (Wado-ryu), Tatsuo Yamada (Nippon Kenpo Karate), Shinkin Gima (Shotokan-ryu), Isamu Tamotsu (Shorinji-ryu) and Tsuyoshi Chitose (Chito-ryu) as officers of JKF.
In 1964, JKF made a new united league of the non-contact karate world with JKA (Shotokan), Wado-ryu, Goju-ryu and Shito-ryu. Old JKF handed over the name of JKF (Japan Karate Federation) to the new league and changed its own name to Renbukai. Thereafter, Renbukai became a member of JKF as a group encompassing Bà Âgutsuki karate (é²堷ä»Â空æÂÂ). This group also includes Koshiki karate (WKKF 硬å¼Â空æÂÂ), Genwakai (çÂÂÃ¥ÂÂä¼Â), IPKF (International Protector Karate Federation å½éÂÂé²堷ä»Â空æÂÂéÂÂé£çÂÂ), Shoko-ryu and Chito-ryu.
The origin of Renbukai is Shà «dà Âkan - a school name called Renbukai-ryu (龦ä¼ÂæµÂ). 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 (空æÂÂã«æµÂæ´¾ç¡ãÂÂ)".
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.
Renbukai registers five kata with JKF as designation kata (Shitei Kata).