Senso Ryū Aikijūjutsu

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Senso-Ryū Aikijūjutsu (戦争流合気柔術) means the "Art of Supple Spirit and Combined Energy School of War." Those in the Senso Ryū school simply call it "The Art." Senso Ryū is a Gendai school that focuses on the teaching of realistic self-defense, multiple attacker randori and control techniques by combining Japanese Kempo and Aikido. Many students of the system are police officers and security officers in the state of Indiana.[1] The Hombu is the Aikijutsu Academy.[2] Senso Ryū is an offshoot of a style called Senso Aikijutsu founded by Tsihiro Oyama(?-?)[citation needed]. It was taught in New York, New York. Senso Ryū has its own offshoots in two known schools: one is Satori Ryū Jujutsu (founder Sahaladin French); and the other is Sento Aikijutsu.

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[edit] Techniques

The strikes are used to unbalance and distract the attacker, they referred to strikes as hard techniques, Koshunage (hip throws)and projections (Iriminage, Shihonage) are referred to as soft techniques. The blend of hard and soft make for a well rounded defense. The techniques that set the school apart are the control/freezing techniques. These techniques can be described as faints and draws but it is the explanation of how these techniques work that is the real story. The system explains that there is a higher and lower mind, when the two minds conflict/argue there is a pause of the body or a space that allows the Tori (defender) to attack the Uke (attacker) unobstructed. When the Tori does something to raise the Uke's heart rate, the sudden rush of adrenalin can slow the response of the attacker. Mastery of these controls/freezes are considered to be the highest attainment in the system.

[edit] Multiple Attacker Randori

In Senso Ryu, the main training is multiple attacker randori. It is done with light contact and steadily builds to full force. The student begins with one person then, slowly more attackers are added until the student can handle five attackers competently. In the higher grades ten or more attackers are commonly used.

[edit] History

Richard Behrens began teaching in Long Island , New York in the late 1960s what he called "Senso" Aikijutsu, which he learned from Tsihiro Oyama who he studied under for 27 years.[3] Behrens had a small number of students in New York and Long Island, There are a few dojos left there still today. Sometime between 1977(?) and 1980(?), Behrens moved to Florida and continued teaching "Senso" Aikijutsu, after many years of teaching Behrens felt his martial art was focusing more on the "Control" techniques and 1992 changed the name from "Senso" Aikijutsu to "Torishimaru" (control) Aikijutsu.[4] Senso Aikijutsu is still taught mostly on the north east coast. There is one known school in South Bend IN, but this is hard to confirm as most students and teachers stay off the net. While in Florida he met Ted Hanulak who became a student, Hanulak trained under Behrens from 1983-1991, After a falling out in 1991, Hanulak broke off and formed the Aikijutsu Academy of Coral Springs Florida,[5] to set him self apart he added the Kanji for Ryū and began teaching Senso Ryū Aikijujutsu.


Ted Hanulak[6] moved to Indianapolis, Indiana in 1999, and later that year in September he opened the Aikijutsu Academy and Zen center in a strip mall on the south side of town. Due to the non-commercial nature of the training, retaining students proved difficult. In 2001 the lease on mall space was up, Hanulak and his family bought a home on the north side of Indianapolis. The dojo was moved to his home and has under gone some changes. The first and most notable was the return to the Koryū Menkyo system of grading, the Gendai Kyu and colored belts were done away with. Next came the heavy use/focus on traditional weapons, weapons training in Senso Ryū Aikijujutsu is not formalized however, and students do not receive any rank for weapons use. The last change was the dropping of the term "Zen Center " as to not be confused with the Indianapolis Zen Center. Hanulak also teaches and incorporates Soto Zazen in his practice and teaching. Hanulak has also gone to great lengths to bring some standards, having authentic Menkyo license made and recorded. The quote is "Senso Ryū teaches a modern art in a traditional way ". Sometime in early 2000s Hanulak regained contact with Behrens and received confirmation as head of the system.[7]

[edit] Sento Aikijutsu

Sento Aikijutsu is an offshoot of Senso Ryu that was founded by Alexis Escabi.

Escabi studied both Senso Ryū and Torishimaru Aikijujutsu. Escabi began in Senso Ryū, he trained with Hanulak for four years, after Hanulak moved from Florida to Indiana, Escabi then began training in Torishimaru Aikijutsu under Hanulak's former training partners. In 2001 Escabi started traveling to Indiana to train further with Hanulak, by this time he had been training Aikijujutsu for several years, he soon received permission to teach Senso Ryū from Hanulak and returned to Puerto Rio and opened the Aikijutsu Academy of Puerto Rio, several trips later, Escabi moved to Florida, there he opened the Aikijutsu Academy of Florida and began teaching his brother, who had been training Torishimaru for several years, In 2006 Escabi moved to the Bronx in New York and again opened a new Aikijutsu Academy of New York.[8] During the time between Florida and New York, Escabi received his Menkyo Chuden from Hanulak, making him at the time the top ranking Senso Ryū student. Escabi in 2007 broke off and formed his Sento Aikijutsu or Combat Aikijutsu combining his Senso Ryū training with his Torishimaru training. He brought the three dojos he opened under the Sento named and made the New York Dojo his Hombu.

[edit] Menkyo Chuden Holders

Menkyo Chuden comes from the Koryu ranking system of licensing and denote middle transmission. Alexis Escabi, Richard Denny, Craig Boeck.[9]

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ states instructors are in security, police and military
  2. ^ states Indy is Hombu dojo
  3. ^ Discussion on budoseek.com forum
  4. ^ Discussion on e-budo.com forum
  5. ^ article about first Aikijutsu Academy
  6. ^ e-budo conversation about Senso Ryu and Ted Hanulak
  7. ^ article written by Behrens
  8. ^ article about New York dojo
  9. ^ Article announcing promotion

[edit] Sources

  • Teachings of a Grandmaster by Richard Behrens, Llewellyn Publications 1999. ISBN 1567180604

[edit] External links

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