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The Mon
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A Mon is simply a symbol that represents something. The above symbol is the Mon of Hakuda Ryu Kempo that is displayed on our web-site and our Kamiza at the Dojo. A Kamiza is an image or a symbol on a picture placed in a prominent position in the Dojo. Where as in Japan and Okinawa a shrine may occupy a prominent place in the dojo in the west often, but not always a kamiza is used.
Kempo is often spelt Kenpo, however there is actually little difference between the terms Kenpo and Kempo, with the exception that many of the more modern Kempo styles that emerged in America such as those of Ed Parker tend to use the term Kenpo. Whether the term Kempo or Kenpo is used, both terms describe Fist (Ken) way (Po), hard fist or law of the fist.
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The Three Kama (Scythes)
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The symbol of the three Scythes (Kama) has long been recognised as the symbol of Kobu Jutsu, a term which simply means Old (Ko) Martial (Bu) Jutsu (Arts). The fist in the middle of the three Scythes coming out of the red sun is simply the symbol of Ken (Fist) as in Kenpo or Kempo (Fist way).
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The laurels
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The laurels around the fist relate to the mon used in the lineage coming from the international Okinawan Martial Arts Union through the British Kempo Association via Shorinji Tetsuken Ryu/Kamishin Ryu lines. The British Kempo badge was a fist coming out of a red sun with laurels around that sun. The laurels can be seen to emulate the Kuniba Ha Shito Ryu influence in this line of Kempo.
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The scroll banner and its inspired origin
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The banner scroll beneath the symbol of the three scythes and the fist relates to the influence of the Naha Te style known as Goju Ryu. This scroll is mainly seen on the Japanese Goju Kai Mon which was founded by Gogen Yamaguchi who was also a master of Jigen Ryu Ken Jutsu, the art of the Satsuma Samurai.
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Tiger Claw hands
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The two open hands beneath the the mon with the fist indicate that the Kempo that we practise also involves open hand techniques and at the same time show a hand position in Chi Kung that is practised with this Kempo.
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Thunder Fists
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The pair of fists below the hands with lightening between them give indication of the Kyusho Jutsu aspect of the art, the lightening representing the power that the hands and fists have to send electrical type shock waves through the body by striking the vulnerable points.
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Kanji for Te
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In the Mon the Kanji symbol beneath the fist (symbol of Kempo) is the ideogram for Te or hand.
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Kanji for Kempo
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Beneath the symbol for hand the Kanji reads Kempo which means (Ken= Fist Po= Way, Truth, Law)
To the right of the symbol the Kanji in red reads Tote another way of writing Tuite.
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Please be aware that Hakuda Ryu Kempo Jutsu is in no way associated with the Hakuda Ryu Ju Jitsu Association based in Ashford Kent, which is a completely separate organisation. Nor are we associated with Hakuda Toshu Kempo Jutsu which is based in Manchester.
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| Nihon Go Shin Kage Ryu & Hakuda Ryu Kempo Jutsu
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| Sensei983@yahoo.com
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