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HistorieThe Story of Kyokushin Budo Kai: In 1980, Jon
Bluming was saddened by the politics and
policies of so-called 'budoka' of the
Kyokushinkai Kan that had not, and
likely would not, achieve anything.
Further to an invitation from the Dutch
Navy and their coach, Shihan Jan de
Bruin (7th Dan), The Budokai has
been busy for more than 20 years and has
developed into a solid group. Each
associated dojo "is it's own
boss" and pays only a small onetime
amount for a lifetime membership, plus a
small annual contribution.
Everyone has the ability to raise issue
with the Budokai. It is not a
federation with a union. The
process is simple: Bluming is the
Kancho and he determines what will
happen. However, he works in
co-operation with a committee that
grades 1st – 4th
Dan. Individuals can be nominated
for higher grades but Kancho makes the
decision. In difficult cases he
consults Kenji Kurosaki, 10th
Dan and Honorary President (Kurosaki is
Kancho's former teacher and fellow
student under Mas Oyama). In co-operation
with Shihandai Dave Jonkers (8th
Dan), the Kyokushin Budokai later
developed into the International
Budokaikan. The Budokai style is
highly effective and realistic. It
is 'street-real' for use in both
competition and self-defence situations
and should be considered a 'no-nonsense
style'. In January
1989, Bluming received a promotion from
Japan. He was promoted to 9th
Dan. In November
1993, Akira Maedo (8th Dan
Budokai) came to Kancho's hometown, De
Bilt in the Netherlands, and informed
him that Mas Oyama had sent him (due to
his intended collaboration with the
Rings Freefight Organisation). Mas
Oyama wanted Jon Bluming back.
Bluming was offered the presidency of
the World Kyokushinkaikan, he was
assured that he would manage a training
program for all that were willing to
start 'all round fighting' (many were
keen to do so). Bluming accepted
the offer on the condition that Loek
Hollander be expelled from the
organization (Bluming believes that
Hollander had only a 'financial interest'
in Karate); the expulsion of Hollander
was a problem. That this even took
place is without question. Akira
Maeda is still alive today. In April 1994,
Bluming receive a message from Maeda.
Mas Oyama had suddenly died.
Bluming was so saddened that he
travelled to Japan to bid farewell to
his former teacher in the Honbu. On September 4th,
1994 – Jon Bluming experienced the
most emotional day of his life. He
received a fax from Kenji Kurosaki in
Japan. The decision had been made
to award Bluming the Dan-grade of his
deceased teacher Mas Oyama. Jon
Bluming was now allowed the grade of 10th
Dan. Kenji Kurosaki
and four other prominent Honbus had
unanimously agreed that Bluming deserved
the honour. As a result of this
decision: Bluming was now the
first foreigner in the Kyokushinkai
Honbu to receive the 6th Dan
(in 1965) and the 10th Dan
(in 1994). His grades were awarded
and recognised by the greatest Honbus of
Japan. Additionally, he was
awarded 9th Dan in Judo (in
1988) and he is the only person in the
world, including Asia, to receive
two such grades from Japan. There are now
many Dojos around the world working
together under the Kyokushin Budokai.
Wherever possible, Bluming continues to
travel the globe; educating others with
his ideas about fighting, competitions
and self-defence. It is an
important fact to note: Jon
Bluming is one of the most complete
fighting machines to walk this earth.
He is recognised as such by the most
respected Honbu's throughout Japan and
the world. His is one of the few
Grandmasters to prove his ability not
only through martial arts ‘practise’,
he has proved himself in all manner and
aspects of competition and in the 'real
world'. In 1963, by way
of self-defence, Jon Bluming
hospitalised five attackers in the The
Hague. One of the five was at
deaths door from 10 o'clock in the
morning until 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
Fortunately, he later recovered.
Bluming was later cleared of any charges
since he had not started the conflict
and had finished it alone. Back at
the Dojo – we got 80 new members in
the old Budokai within days.... Links
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