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Fudokan (Japanese: translated as “The house on the strong base”) is a school of karate, founded in 1980 by Taiji Kase and Ilija Jorga. Name "Fudo" was from the school of Sensei Kase in Paris, which Dr.Jorga makes name Fudokan.The house is karate, uniform and indivisible, demanding studying of the best parties of all styles. The strong base is the richest experience of the previous generations karateka which has absorbed in itself "Fudokan". Fudokan is style similar to Shotokan because, it learns the forgotten kata from Okinawa that are not in Shotkan style, and other kata from similar styles (Sanchin, Saifa, ect.). These kata was removed from Shotokan by Masatoshi Nakayama in 1958, because he whant karate styles to be different.

**Fouders Taiji Kase and Prof. Dr. Ilija Jorga**
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1 What is Fudokan
2 Origins
3 Fudokan Karate-Do Academy
4 Symbol of Fudokan
5 Rank System
6 Shotokan katas
7 Fudokan katas
8 References
9 External links

[edit] What is Fudokan

Fudokan is an evolutional style - it has emerged recently as a specific, scientifically verified of IKA karate in the Shotokan expansion period, i.e. 1965-1975, concurrently with all the concomitant consequences such as the global distribution of the world karate, the diverging interests, idolatry, copying and empty imitation, primarily by various instructors of system and style of the established centers of power and monopolies with extremely diverse political, religious characteristics.

Fudokan has passed by all this as thought between Scylla and Charybdis and has succeeded in preserving the authenticity as well as moral values as set by the great karate teachers - sensei Hidetaka Nishiyama first and foremost. Fudokan crossed the distance from utter absence of recognition (since 1980) to full verification and recognition (since 1990).

According to the ITKF Statute, Fudokan, is a style national educational organization which, according to the technical advisor of Fudokan, sensei Hidetaka Nishiyama, has right to organize into a style organization both on the European and World levels and is solely involved in propagation and education of the Fudokan traditional karate.

Why does Fudokan "pose" a problem for the already established systems, organization and a myriad of instructors thought the world who hide behind the institution of the black belt?

(3) It is free of any political connotation (it is sufficient to recall Mr.Riuchi Sasagava, the founder of fascist party in Japan in 1936 and a long - years president of WUKO).

(4) Thought the presence of numerous elite figures, the academic universal spirit free of delusions and limitations has to its full expression in Fudokan.

(5) In its specific language understanding to all the adherents of Fudokan traditional karate style, using the current knowledge of physiology, pedagogy, biomechanics, methodology - like it or not - it has become an undoubtedly super and powerful scientific institution on which the traditional karate is based.

(6) Fudokan rules of conduct and its universal moral code indisputably result from Gichin's golden rules of karate as well as from the moral ethical approach to karate by the Professor Hidetaka Nishiyama.

Finally, what else to say? Fudokan speaks clearly for itself. Fudokan has only one difficulty - it is difficult to follow because it is not mere kicking and punching. It is a specific closed philosophical system which provides answer is quite clear: It creates a complete man, of free spirit and will, educated and moral, ready to take a stand and fight for the true human values. It maintains that modesty, honor and pride are virtues. It emphasizes that the phenomenon of sensei is obliging and highly esteemed.

In conclusion, I will point once again to very important moment in my life. It was the instance when I asked myself aloud and in the presence of sensei professor Hidetaka Nishiyama: Should I persist in pursuing Fudokan since it causes a true panic among the Japanese instructors? Sensei Nishiyama (San Diego, 1996) replied: "You have an obligation to do so. "Hence, I am doing it in the best way possible and allowed to me - because it is simultaneously my obligation and a debt to rare person in this world - both a man and a teacher in the true sense of the world - sensei Hidetaka Nishiyama.

(Founder of traditional Fudokan Karate Do and World Traditional Fudokan-Shotokan Karate-Do Federation Shinam Prof. Univ. : MD. PH. D. Ilia Jorga. 9th Dan.)

[edit] Origins

In day of the fortieth anniversary, on November, 15th, 1980, Ilija Jorga has presented new teaching and educational system, modern continuation traditional karate-style FUDOKAN. This style the new approach develops traditions of Japanese masters JKA, inherits fighting art G.Funakoshi, developed by experts karate T.Murakami, T.Kase and H.Nishiyama the highest qualification. Considers mentality of the modern person, uses achievements of philosophy, medicine, pedagogics.

[edit] Fudokan Karate-Do Academy

The World Traditional Fudokan-Shotokan Karate-Do Federation has International Fudokan Karate-Do Academy which settles down in territory of the Orthodox monastery -Prohor Pchinskiy (Serbia).

[edit] Symbol of Fudokan

Emblem of the International Federation Traditional Karate Fudokan - a flying white eagle who bears symbol-board Fudokan. The white eagle symbolizes spiritual part Fudokan and is connected with history of the Orthodox monastery and in particular with a name of Saint Prohor in honor of whom the monastery is named. Board Fudokan concerns to a technical part of style and represents the stylized image of an eagle that symbolizes set worldly and heavenly.

Inside of a board the Tiger - symbolics of Gichin Funakoshi, the founder modern karate is represented. In the basis of a head of a tiger the roots of ancient trees symbolizing stability, carefulness, hardness, an elitism (at the left) are represented. In the bottom part - waves of Pacific ocean - symbolize potential and intensity of receptions of an attack and protection.

[edit] Rank System

6th kyu - White (at least 5 Month of traning or more)
5th kyu - Yellow (at least 7 Month of traning or more)
4th kyu - Orange (at least 9 Month of traning or more)
3rd kyu - Green (at least 15 Month of traning or more)
2nd kyu - Blue (at least 18 Month of traning or more)
1st kyu - Brown (at least 25 Month of traning or more)
1st dan and above - Black

[edit] Shotokan katas

Name	Kanji	Meaning
Taikyoku shodan (aka Kihon)	太極初段	Great Beginning
Heian shodan	平安初段	Peaceful Mind, One
Heian nidan	平安二段	Peaceful Mind, Two
Heian sandan	平安三段	Peaceful Mind, Three
Heian yondan	平安四段	Peaceful Mind, Four
Heian godan	平安五段	Peaceful Mind, Five
Tekki shodan	鉄騎初段	Iron Horse, One
Bassai dai	披塞大	To Penetrate a Fortress (Major)
Jion	慈恩	Jion is the name of a temple, and also the name of a buddhist saint
Empi	燕飛	Flight of the swallow
Kanku dai	観空大	To Look At the Sky (Major)
Hangetsu	半月	Half-moon
Jitte	十手	Ten hands
Gankaku	岩鶴	Crane on a rock
Tekki nidan	鉄騎二段	Iron Horse, Two
Tekki sandan	鉄騎三段	Iron Horse, Three
Nijushiho	二十四步	Twenty-four Steps
Chinte	珍手	Unusual Hands (Also rare hands or crazy hands)
Sochin	壯鎭	Tranquil Force
Meikyo	明鏡	Bright Mirror
Unsu	雲手	Hands in a Cloud
Bassai sho	披塞小	To Penetrate a Fortress (Minor)
Kanku sho	観空小	To Look at the Sky (Minor)
Wankan	王冠	King's crown
Gojushiho sho	五十四歩小	Fifty-four Steps (Minor)
Gojushiho dai	五十四歩大	Fifty-four Steps (Major)
Ji'in	慈陰	Love of Truth (Also the name of a buddhist saint)

[edit] Fudokan katas

Name	Kanji	Meaning
Heian Oi-Kumi	平安合組	/
Taiji Shodan	対峙初段	First Fudokan kata
Meikyo Nidan	明鏡二段	Bright Mirror, Two
Kaminari	雷	Lightning, Thunder