Byakuren Kaikan
FocusHybrid
HardnessFull-contact
Country of originJapan Japan
CreatorSugihara Masayasu
Famous practitionersTakehiro Minami, Takatugu Naito, Shoto Yamaguchi, Masato Fukuchi, Yuto Fukuchi, Chisato Yamaguchi, Yuyu Kitajima, Reza Goodary, Pouya Salehi Chakousari, Akbar Abbasi, Asghar Jabari, Mehrdad Ramezani, Judd Reid
ParenthoodShorinji Kempo

The Byakuren Kaikan (Japanese: 白蓮会館 - literally translated: "White Lotus Association") or Byakuren Karate is a full contact karate style founded in 1984 by Sugihara Masayasu (Japanese: 杉原 正康).[1]

The Byakuren Kaikan is a member of the Japan Fullcontact Karate Organization (JFKO)[2][3][4]

The Byakuren Kaikan is registered in Japan as a nonprofit organization (NPO).[5][6]

History

Despite being classified as a Karate school its origins date actually back to the Shorinji Kempo, a martial art considered to be derived from Shaolin Kung Fu. Henceforth, Byakuren Kaikan, much like its parent, divides the techniques into two main categories: Gōhō (剛法 - i.e. "hard techniques": punches, kicks, etc.) and Jūhō (柔法 - "soft techniques": throws, joint locks, etc.).[7]

Sugihara Masayasu (Born in Osaka, Japan, In 1951) started practicing Judo and Karate from a very young age, and eventually discovered and trained mainly under Shorinji Kempo. By the age of 28, Sugihara held a 6th Dan rank in the art, and he was a bodyguard and close student of the founder of Shorinji Kenpo Dōshin Sō.[8] This martial art did not allow its followers to take part in contact competitions but Sugihara, eager to test his fighting skills against real opponents, decided to enroll anyway in a Karate contest. In 1983 he joined a national tournament organized by the Seidō Kaikan using "Byakuren Kaikan" as pseudonym for his school. Although he ended up among the winners the truth was soon to be discovered and to avoid further trouble to the Shorinji Kenpo organization he decided in 1984 to establish his own style which he called "International Karate-Kempo Federation Byakuren".[9]

There are three reasons why the name was chosen: the bodyguard corps which he belonged to in Shorinji Kempo was called "Byakuren"(White Lotus), it was also the name of a technique of the martial art; furthermore, since he was about to undertake a new path in Karate, he would have had to start from the very beginning using the white belt.

Despite the rather acrimonious split from the Shorinji Kempo organization, Sugihara expressed great gratitude for his previous master.[10][11]

Unlike many other schools of the time, since its foundation the members of Byakuren began to participate in many competitions organized by other styles, becoming a new contender on the scene.[12][13] In the full contact karate environment Sugihara will earn the title of "Fighting Master" and "invader".

Headquarters in Osaka

Since 1985 the Byakuren Kaikan regularly organizes regional and national Full Contact Karate tournaments.[14][15]

In 2004, on the 20th anniversary of the foundation, the Byakuren Kaikan organized its first world Karate tournament in Osaka.[16]

Currently the style is present with schools all over Japan and in the following countries: Russia, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Italy, India, Sri Lanka, Canada, USA, New Zealand, Korea, Hong Kong.United Arab Emirates (UAE)[17]

Techniques and Training

Practice in Byakuren Karate can be divided into four main categories:[18]

Gōhō (剛法): i.e. "hard techniques". These include punches, kicks, knee and elbow strikes. Students are also taught how to dodge, block, counterattack and in a final phase how to anticipate the intentions of the opponent.

Jūhō (柔法): the "soft techniques" are mostly focused on self-defense.[19] They include throws, pins, joint locks and submission techniques.

Muscle strengthening and physical training: Byakuren Karate in strongly aimed at competition matches, therefore the curriculum includes many exercises to improve endurance, speed and power.

Tameshiwari (試割り): for artistic and demonstration purposes at the highest levels breaking techniques are also imparted.

Byakuren Karate employs the principles of Sabaki (体さばき) for dodging and counterattack the opponent.[20] The fighting pose is relaxed and natural.

Since competition rules include winning by K.O. great emphasis is placed on Kumite (組手 - fighting with a real opponent) which is integral part of the training since the lower grades.[21]

The employment of Kata (型) is more limited compared to more traditional Karate styles. There is a number of customized katas mainly performed during tests for upgrading to the next belt.[8]

The rules for competition are those of the traditional Japanese Full Contact Karate as established by the Kyokushin Kaikan:[22] upper limb strikes are prohibited to neck and face, attacks with the lower limbs can also be thrown to the head instead; it is forbidden to pull or grab the opponent, hitting the genitals or the knees directly from the front.

In training and matches protectors are worn on legs, knees, hands and genitals. No protectors are employed in competitions among black belts.

Philosophy

Despite being highly focused on competition, the Association values are based on humility, respect and altruism. Seriousness and dedication is required while training but also to be able to recognize one's own limits in order to avoid injuries.

The ultimate purpose of the dōjō is not to churn out absolute champions but must be a place of growth and aggregation. What is learned at the Byakuren Kaikan must be brought in one's everyday life in order to be helpful.[10]

Championships results

2008 World Cup (Pattaya, Thailand)

Weight Gold Silver Bronze
-75 kg Iran Musa Bagheri Iran Asghar Jabbari Iran Mohammad Bahrami
Iran Pouya Salehi Chakousari
+75 kg Iran Amirhamzeh Fathi Australia Judd Reid IranSeyedghasam Hoseinpour
Russia Rasim Sulovic

[23]

2009 International tournament (Osaka, Japan)

Weight Gold Silver Bronze
-65 kg Japan Kitahama Seietsu Japan Narita Tomomi Japan Akamatsu Kota
Japan Ikeda Shinobu
-75 kg Thailand Sakmongkol Sithchuchok Japan Kuwamoto Mamoru Brazil Andra Alves
Japan Miyazaki Seiya
+75 kg Japan Kitajima Yuyu Portugal Paulo Barros Australia Judd Reid
Japan Arai Hayato

[24]

2010 International tournament (Pattaya, Thailand)

Weight Gold Silver Bronze
-75 kg ThailandSakmongkol Sithchuchok Japan Takumi Kodaira Iran Mohammad Bahrami
Japan Oguchi Shingo
+75 kg Australia Judd Reid Iran Amirhamzeh Fathi ChinaChen Chunkang
Iran Abouzar Taleghan Ghafari

[25]

2011 All Japan Championship (Osaka, Japan)

Men

Weight Gold Silver Bronze
-65 kg Japan Yuto Fukuchi Japan Kyosuke Yoshihama Japan Rikiya Shoda
Japan Kaneshiro Naoki
-75 kg Japan Tatsuki Furukawa Japan Masayuki Hara Japan Seiya Miyazaki
Japan Yumiya Chi Shingo
+75 kg Japan Takatsugu Naito Japan Shota Yamaguchi Japan Hiroaki Kobayashi
Japan Norihide Ichikawa

Women

Weight Gold Silver Bronze
-55 kg Japan Chirei Yamaguchi Japan Ueda Miyako Japan Yuri Yamazaki
Japan Yui Horiuchi
+55 kg Japan Yoshimura Yoshi Japan Kozue Sasaki Japan Yukari Kishida
Japan Maria Taniguchi

[26]

2012 World Cup (Osaka, Japan)

Men

Weight Gold Silver Bronze
-65 kg Japan Yuto Fukuchi Japan Yoshihama Kyosuke Iran Pouya Salehi Chakousari
Japan Tetsuya Yamada
-75 kg Japan Tatsuki Furukawa Japan Akita Iran Akbar Abbasi
Iran Mohammad Bahrami
+75 kg Japan Takatsugu Naito Japan Shota Yamaguchi Japan Norihide Ichikawa
Iran Abouzar Taleghan Ghafari

Women

Weight Gold Silver Bronze
-55 kg Japan Chirei Yamaguchi Japan Risa Sudo Japan Yuri Yamazaki
Japan Mako Yamane
+55 kg Japan Ohno Emina Japan Chisaki Araki Japan Yoshimura Yoshi
Japan Kozue Sasaki

[27]

2013 All Japan Championship (Osaka, Japan)

Men

Weight Gold Silver Bronze
-65 kg United States Blessed land Japan Tatsuya Takenaka Japan Takuya Nagashima
Japan Akitaka Okazaki
-75 kg Japan Yuto Fukuchi Japan Yumiya Chi Shingo Japan Seiya Miyazaki
Japan Ryuji Kuramoto
+75 kg Japan Shota Yamaguchi Japan Yuyu Kitajima Japan Takahiro Marutani
Japan Takatsugu Naito

Women

Weight Gold Silver Bronze
-55 kg Japan Chirei Yamaguchi Japan Yayoi Nishida Japan Anna Abe
Japan Yuri Yamazaki
+55 kg Japan Yoshimura Yoshi Japan Okien

[28]

2014 All Japan Championship (Osaka, Japan)

Weight Gold Silver Bronze
-70 kg Japan Genki Kamei Japan Yuuki Shimizu Japan Yuya Konishi
Japan Yuuki Yoza
-80 kg Russia Igor Titkov Japan Takehiro Kaga Russia Andrei Luzin
Japan Yuta Sawamura
-90 kg Japan Yuta Takahashi Japan Masanaga Nakamura Russia Farukh Turgunboev
Japan Takuya Takeoka
+90 kg Japan Syohei Kamada Japan Mikio Ueda Australia Steven Cujic
Japan Satoru Araki

[29]

2014 All Japan Open Championship (Osaka, Japan)

Weight Gold Silver Bronze
Open Japan Yuto Fukuchi Japan Takatsugu Naito Japan Kitijima Yuyu
Japan Shota Yamaguchi

[30]

2015 All Japan (Osaka, Japan)

Weight Gold Silver Bronze
-70 kg Japan Tatsuya Takenaka Japan Yuto Okumura Japan Daiki Arime
Japan Daichi Tanazawa
-80 kg Japan Tenta Onodera Japan Yuto Fukuchi Japan Shinjiro Ogawa
Japan Kazumi Yamada
+80 kg Japan Shota Yamaguchi Japan Yuyu Kitajima Japan Daisuke Kameyama
Japan Isao Yamashita

[31]

2016 International tournament (Pattaya, Thailand)

Weight Gold Silver Bronze
-75 kg Japan Tenta Onodera Japan Masahito Hino Japan Nobuhide Abe
Japan Takumi Kodaira
+75 kg Japan Shota Yamaguchi Japan Takatsugu Naito Iran Reza Goodary
Japan Yuyu Kitajima

[32]

2016 World Cup (Osaka, Japan)

Men

Weight Gold Silver Bronze
-70 kg Japan Masato Fukuchi Japan Yuma Kurooka Japan Izumi Yamada
Japan Tatsuya Takenaka
-80 kg Japan Yuto Fukuchi Japan Masayuki Hara Japan Norihide Abe
Japan Yuta Murakami
+80 kg Japan Takatsugu Naito Japan Shota Yamaguchi Japan Daisuke Tada
Japan Daisuke Kameyama

Women

Weight Gold Silver Bronze
-55 kg Japan Konatu Nagashima Japan Yumika Tamashiro Japan Chisato Yamaguchi
Japan Mahiro Abe
+55 kg Japan Ayaka Kameyama Japan Hitomi Katuda Japan Saki Kuhara
Japan Sumika Mawatari

[33]

2017 World Open Championship (Pattaya, Thailand)

Weight Gold Silver Bronze
Open Iran Mehrdad Ramezani Armenia Hovhannes Sargsyan Japan Rikiya Yamashita
Japan Yuuhei Ashitaka

[34]

2017 Japan tournament (Okinawa, Japan)

Weight Gold Silver Bronze
Open Iran Reza Goodary Japan Takashi Kanei Japan Atsushi Kanda
Japan Yuki Asato

2018 Japan tournament (Okinawa, Japan)

Men

Weight Gold Silver Bronze
-65 kg Japan Junichi Iikawa Japan Tanaka Sage Japan N/A
Japan N/A
-75 kg Japan Kanehisa Arime Japan Daisei Sugawara Japan N/A
Japan N/A
+75 kg Iran Reza Goodary Japan Tawada Shindai Japan N/A
Japan N/A

Women

Weight Gold Silver Bronze
Open Japan Fukutoku Fruiting Japan Gen Lu Ming Liang Hai Japan N/A
Japan N/A

[35]

References

  1. ↑ "El Budoka 2.0 n.10 magazine".
  2. ↑ "Japan Fullcontact Karate Organization introduction" (PDF).
  3. ↑ "Fight & Life magazine 2005-06".
  4. ↑ "Shin-Kyokushin Iran".
  5. ↑ "Japan International Karate Kenpo Federation". Archived from the original on 2015-09-30.
  6. ↑ "2015 All Japan Tournament pamphlet".
  7. ↑ "Kombat Bushido magazine 2003-04".
  8. 1 2 "Shugendo Austria".
  9. ↑ "Kombat Bushido magazine 2000-05". Archived from the original on 2015-10-09.
  10. 1 2 杉原 正康 - フルコンタクト空手勝つためのテクニック (English: Sugihara Masayasu - "Techniques to Win Full Contact Karate"), ISBN 978-4877952129. 2011. ISBN 9784877952129.
  11. ↑ "Budo International magazine 2014, n.278".
  12. ↑ "Kenpo Club St Pancrace".
  13. ↑ "Kombat Bushido magazine 2002-11".
  14. ↑ "Shorin Kempo Kaikan". Archived from the original on 2016-10-01. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
  15. ↑ "Japan Update news".
  16. ↑ "Karate Bushido magazine 2003-06".
  17. ↑ "List of branches from the official website".
  18. ↑ "Byakuren Kaikan Hong Kong Branch". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  19. ↑ "Karate Bushido magazine 2001-05".
  20. ↑ "HISTORIA DEL KARATE AL K.O. (II) - Byakuren -".
  21. ↑ "Hajimeru dojo search site - What is KARATE? 【byakuren-kaikan】". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  22. ↑ "Jissen Karaté article".
  23. ↑ "2008 World Kumite Championships Results". World Kumite Organization. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
  24. ↑ "2008 2nd Byakuren World Tournament Results". World Kumite Organization. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
  25. ↑ "2010 World Kumite Championships Results". World Kumite Organization. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
  26. ↑ "第27回全日本空手道選手権大会". www.byakuren.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-11-24. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
  27. ↑ "2012WKO空手ワールドカップ". www.byakuren.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2013-02-15. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
  28. ↑ "第29回全日本空手道選手権大会 結果". www.byakuren.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2013-11-28. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
  29. ↑ "2014 31st All Japan Weight Category Tournament". World Kumite Organization. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
  30. ↑ "2014 WKO All Japan Open Weight Championship". World Kumite Organization. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
  31. ↑ "2015 31st All Japan Championships". World Kumite Organization. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
  32. ↑ "2016 World Kumite Championships Results". World Kumite Organization. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
  33. ↑ "2016 WKO World Cup Results". World Kumite Organization. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
  34. ↑ "10th Anniversary Tournament Results". World Kumite Organization. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
  35. ↑ 2018 Japan Byakuren kaikan Championship results. Byakuren Kaikan. 1: 1. 28 May 2018.

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