Welcome 

This opening page is to inform you of the latest updates to our website. We are the Member Dojo of the Ryukyu Kenpo Kobujutsu Kai.

        The Academy of Ryukyu Kenpo (Ryukenkan) is located in Jerusalem, Israel. It is our Honbu.
                Our Headmaster is D’veed Natan, Hanshi, 10^th Dan (十段 - Judan) Black Belt in Ryukyu Kenpo Kobujutsu from Kfar Adumim, Israel.
        The Academy of Ryukyu Kenpo (Kenshinkan) is located in Ramat HaGolan, Israel.
                The Head Instructor is Boaz Steigman, Shihan, 5^th Dan (五段 - Godan) Black Belt in Ryukyu Kenpo Kobujutsu from Ramat HaGolan, Israel.
        The Academy of Ryukyu Kenpo (Ryubukan) is located in West Orange, New Jersey USA.
                The Head Instructor is Tzedek Gilmore, Shihan, 4^th Dan (四段 - Yondan) Black Belt in Ryukyu Kenpo Kobujutsu from West Orange, New Jersey, USA.

Nanakyu "Inward Outward Defense" has been corrected. System Head D’veed Natan returned from the Kansas City area on the 9^th of December. While there, he promoted the Head of the Kenbukai, Rocky Leavitt, to 9^th Dan (九段 - Kudan) Black Belt and Awarded him the title of Hanshi. As an aside, Leavitt, Hanshi, is one of the five top weapons practitioners in the world.

D'veed Natan is the premier Kobujutsu instructor in Israel teaching both kata and combat techniques with the traditional weapons as well as improvised and modern weapons. His knowledge of kata breakdown and practical application is unsurpassed in Israel; elevating it from "kindergarten" to "university" and "post doc" levels. Due to his many years of teaching, and high level, students learn much more and much faster under him. A Vietnam era veteran who, also, has served in the Israeli Army, he developed a program called 'Krav Maga Tzvai'i'; a military oriented system teaching Combat Soldiers effective, no nonsense (no BS) responses to situations needing 'hand to hand' applications while fully 'geared up' (armed and armored) for combat.

    **Notice:** Master Shigeru Nakamura is the touchstone from which the modern Okinawa/Ryukyu Kenpo/Kempo names descend. His son retired from teaching; leaving Sensei Odo and Oyata as the only practitioners with a direct link to his teachings and using the Kenpo/Kempo name (Master Seikichi Odo died at 10:48 AM, March 24, 2002). Ryukyu, Kenpo/Kempo, Kobujutsu are, like Karate, generic terms. Anyone can use them. Gichen Funakoshi called his first book, printed in 1922, Ryukyu Kenpo Karate-do. With the advent of the internet, many people try to take advantage of the fame generated by the name Ryukyu Kenpo/Kempo to promote their businesses. Taika Oyata and students, Master Odo and students, Hanshi Natan (student of both) and students, have taken measures to distance themselves from these individuals. All three changed the names by which their systems are known today. Taika Oyata renamed his, "Ryute" and has registered it as his trademark. Master Odo renamed his, "Ryukyu Hon Kenpo Kobujutsu". Hanshi Natan renamed his, "Ryukyu Kenpo Kobujutsu". Daishihan Rocky Leavitt simply calls his "Real Karate". Very few have been long term students of these Masters; and, those who are, are noted on their different Association websites.

www.ryukyukenpo.org                       www.ryukyukempo.org                www.ryukenkan.co.il                             www.ryukyukenpo.com
www.kenshinkan.org.il                       www.realkarate.org                      http://daisenseiodo.tripod.com                www.kempo-international.com

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Last edited: 22 February, 2010

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