Talk:Genwakai
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[edit] Creation of Genwakai
This is a rather small karate style and only little information can be found. I myself train Genseiryu (the ORIGINAL Genseiryu) from which Genwakai is derived. However I do have a good friend in Tokyo who trains Genwakai and I asked him for some information. He told me that Genwakai was created in or around 1962 by Yoichi Takahashi who named himself also Tsugumasa Nango. He learned Karate at the Saitama University in Japan, where he graduated (in Genseiryu?) in the 1950s. In the 1970s (or beginning 1980s?) he went to Holland to start teaching Genwakai there, togehter with sensei Kobayashi...
So this is all I know at this moment. Maybe somebody else can confirm this information??? -- MarioR 23:28, 2 August 2005 (UTC)
Dear MarioR,
Your information is partially correct. Genwakai has indeed derived from the Genseiryu as Shukumine Sensei taught. When Shukumine Sensei left Genseiryu to continue with his newly developed martial art called Taido, some members continued to practise Genseiryu, some followed Shukumine Sensei and other people continued on their own. In this period Genwakai was developed under leadership of Nangou Tsugumasa (real name Takahashi Yoichi). The first genwakai teacher who visited Holland, has been Masuko Tadayoshi. Several Japanese teachers followed of whom Takahashi Yasuo was one. You probably mean him. He teaches ryounkai. Kobayashi Akio has been teaching genwakai in Holland since the 1970ties and is current the Chief-Instructor and Director of Genwakai in the Netherlands. Because you are Dutch yourself you probably are aware of the Dutch Genwakai Homepage.
- Thank you Shouyou for the information. Feel free to edit and implement the information in the article! I suppose you practise Genwakai, therefore it would be best if you do that yourself... I only created a stub, with a little help of a Japanese friend who trains Genwakai at the Edogawa dojo in Tokyo (connected to the Saitama university dojo). Regards, MarioR 16:04, 15 September 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Editing
Hello, I edited the article on Genwakai before I had an account on Wikipedia, but have since then formed an account. I am an American practicioner of Genwakai. My sensei is Jim Rodriguez who was a student of Tajima. I have to research a little more on the development of Genwakai in America further, but I'm interested in the history of Genwakai as a whole.
I have done some research and found the Dutch websites, a few Japanese websites, and I am currently designing the Genwakai of America page.
I'm going to put the information found here on the previous talks, but feel free to add anything. I still only know very little about the history of Genwakai as a whole.
I am interested in conversing with other practicioners outside of the USA, so please feel free to contact me.
mofokuban 21:20, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
