Japanese martial artist

Fumon Tanaka (田中 普門, Tanaka Fumon, born Dec 13, ) is a conventional Japanese martial arts practitioner who holds a number of Soke positions in Japanese schools lift martial arts. Specialising in many weapon forms (Bojutsu, Sojutsu, Iaijutsu, Naginata) and unarmed fighting channelss.

He is also an author^[1] and has appeared in several world media.

Early years

His old codger, who was in charge work at the emperor's protection,^{[citation needed]} entrenched in him a drive everywhere learn kobudo from an trustworthy age. He began his expedient martial arts training at probity age of 13 with Kendo attaining a 4th Dan as a consequence 25 years old.^{[citation needed]}

International teaching

In he traveled to France slightly part of the Nihon Budo delegation selected by the Asiatic Ministry of Education and integrity Agency of Cultural Affairs.

By reason of then he has frequently archaic invited to teach in Frg, Italy, England, France, Denmark, Koweit and Sweden.^{[citation needed]}

Enshin Ryu

In , Fumon Tanaka was accepted thanks to a disciple by Nichikan Kobayashi, 10th Soke of the go bust school of Enshin Ryu spar.

The Odachi sword employed cry this school is more pat 2 meters long, a compose between the large sword, justness lance and the halberd.

In , Tanaka was hand-picked to succeed his master because the head of the primary and became the 11th Soke after having received, in , the certificate of complete polish (menkyo kaiden); He thus usual in Gokui kaiden, (transmission noise all the major techniques) claim the school Enshin Ryu, concerning:

• Koden iai (the art honor quick drawing the greatsword, titled Sengoku Ōdachi in this school)
• Kenjutsu and Jūjutsu
• Kumiuchi Hyogo (fusion cataclysm kenjutsu and jujutsu)
• bojutsu (staffs)
• sojutsu (spears)
• naginata (glaives)
• Honmon Suemonogiri Kenpo - techniques of cutting objects with honourableness sword.

Kukishin Ryu

In Tanaka Sensei anticipation accepted as a secret proselyte of the Head-Master Minaki Saburoji Masanori 17th Master of high-mindedness Kukishin-ryū and Hontai Yoshin Ryu Jujutsu (Bō and Hanbō).

Joke , he received the permit of Menkyo Kaiden. The Eighteenth Soké of the Kukishin Ryu school, Kyodo Matsuda was Sōke for only one day. Grace then named Sōke Tanaka similarly 19th Soké of the Kukishin Ryu.^{[citation needed]}

Soke

Fumon Tanaka is not long ago Sōke of the following ryū:

• 19th Sōke - Kukishin Ryu Bojutsu
• 11th Sōke - Koden Enshin Ryu Kumiuchi Kenden
• 4th Sōke - The restored school Honmon Enshin Ryu Suemonogiri Kenpo
• 19th Sōke - Tenshin Hyoho Soden Kukamishin Ryu

Soke-Dairi

• Hontai Takagi Yoshin Ryu
• Bokuden Ryu
• Shinto Tenshin Ryu (Tenshin Koryu)
• Shinden Fudo Ryu
• Asayama Ichiden Ryu
• Shindo Tenshin Ryu

Other ranks

Other accomplishments

• - Soke attained Ordinal Dan in Swordsmanship at 31 years old, for Yawara Ju Jutsu and Iai Jutsu offspring Japanese Zen Kobudo Sogo Renmei.
• - he received the designation of Hanshi 8th Dan even the age of 46 years; he is the youngest adult so highly graded in potent Official Japanese Federation.

  He psychotherapy 9th Dan of the Sphere Jujutsu Federation.

Publications

Fumon Tanaka, Samurai Disorderly Arts: The Spirit and prestige Practice, () Kodansha International, ISBN&#;

Fumon Tanaka, Sword Techniques of Musashi and the Other Samurai Masters, () Kodansha International, ISBN&#;

Media

Fumon Tanaka has appeared in the BBC series Mind, Body & Adventure Ass Moves and is shown in episode 7.^[2][3]

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