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The Byakuren Kaikan (Japanese: 白蓮会館 - literally translated: "White Lotus Association") or Byakuren Karate is a full contact karate style founded in 1984 by Sugihara Masayasu (Japanese: 杉原 正康).[1]

The Byakuren Kaikan is a member of the Japan Fullcontact Karate Organization (JFKO)[2][3][4]

The Byakuren Kaikan is registered in Japan as a nonprofit organization (NPO).[5][6]

History

Despite being classified as a Karate school its origins date actually back to the Shorinji Kempo, a martial art considered to be derived from Shaolin Kung Fu. Henceforth, Byakuren Kaikan, much like its parent, divides the techniques into two main categories: Gōhō (剛法 - i.e. "hard techniques": punches, kicks, etc.) and Jūhō (柔法 - "soft techniques": throws, joint locks, etc.).[7]

Sugihara Masayasu (Born in Osaka, Japan, In 1951) started practicing Judo and Karate from a very young age, and eventually discovered and trained mainly under Shorinji Kempo. By the age of 28, Sugihara held a 6th Dan rank in the art, and he was a bodyguard and close student of the founder of Shorinji Kenpo Dōshin Sō.[8] This martial art did not allow its followers to take part in contact competitions but Sugihara, eager to test his fighting skills against real opponents, decided to enroll anyway in a Karate contest. In 1983 he joined a national tournament organized by the Seidō Kaikan using "Byakuren Kaikan" as pseudonym for his school. Although he ended up among the winners the truth was soon to be discovered and to avoid further trouble to the Shorinji Kenpo organization he decided in 1984 to establish his own style which he called "International Karate-Kempo Federation Byakuren".[9]

There are three reasons why the name was chosen: the bodyguard corps which he belonged to in Shorinji Kempo was called "Byakuren"(White Lotus), it was also the name of a technique of the martial art; furthermore, since he was about to undertake a new path in Karate, he would have had to start from the very beginning using the white belt.

Despite the rather acrimonious split from the Shorinji Kempo organization, Sugihara expressed great gratitude for his previous master.[10][11]

Unlike many other schools of the time, since its foundation the members of Byakuren began to participate in many competitions organized by other styles, becoming a new contender on the scene.[12][13] In the full contact karate environment Sugihara will earn the title of "Fighting Master" and "invader".

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Headquarters in Osaka

Since 1985 the Byakuren Kaikan regularly organizes regional and national Full Contact Karate tournaments.[14][15]

In 2004, on the 20th anniversary of the foundation, the Byakuren Kaikan organized its first world Karate tournament in Osaka.[16]

Currently the style is present with schools all over Japan and in the following countries: Russia, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Italy, India, Sri Lanka, Canada, USA, New Zealand, Korea, Hong Kong.United Arab Emirates (UAE)[17]

Techniques and Training

Practice in Byakuren Karate can be divided into four main categories:[18]

Gōhō (剛法): i.e. "hard techniques". These include punches, kicks, knee and elbow strikes. Students are also taught how to dodge, block, counterattack and in a final phase how to anticipate the intentions of the opponent.

Jūhō (柔法): the "soft techniques" are mostly focused on self-defense.[19] They include throws, pins, joint locks and submission techniques.

Muscle strengthening and physical training: Byakuren Karate in strongly aimed at competition matches, therefore the curriculum includes many exercises to improve endurance, speed and power.

Tameshiwari (試割り): for artistic and demonstration purposes at the highest levels breaking techniques are also imparted.

Byakuren Karate employs the principles of Sabaki (体さばき) for dodging and counterattack the opponent.[20] The fighting pose is relaxed and natural.

Since competition rules include winning by K.O. great emphasis is placed on Kumite (組手 - fighting with a real opponent) which is integral part of the training since the lower grades.[21]

The employment of Kata (型) is more limited compared to more traditional Karate styles. There is a number of customized katas mainly performed during tests for upgrading to the next belt.[8]

The rules for competition are those of the traditional Japanese Full Contact Karate as established by the Kyokushin Kaikan:[22] upper limb strikes are prohibited to neck and face, attacks with the lower limbs can also be thrown to the head instead; it is forbidden to pull or grab the opponent, hitting the genitals or the knees directly from the front.

In training and matches protectors are worn on legs, knees, hands and genitals. No protectors are employed in competitions among black belts.

Philosophy

Despite being highly focused on competition, the Association values are based on humility, respect and altruism. Seriousness and dedication is required while training but also to be able to recognize one's own limits in order to avoid injuries.

The ultimate purpose of the dōjō is not to churn out absolute champions but must be a place of growth and aggregation. What is learned at the Byakuren Kaikan must be brought in one's everyday life in order to be helpful.[10]

Championships results

2008 World Cup (Pattaya, Thailand)

-75 kg Шаблон:Flagicon Musa Bagheri Шаблон:Flagicon Asghar Jabbari Шаблон:Flagicon Mohammad Bahrami
Шаблон:Flagicon Pouya Salehi Chakousari
+75 kg Шаблон:Flagicon Amirhamzeh Fathi Шаблон:Flagicon Judd Reid Шаблон:FlagiconSeyedghasam Hoseinpour
Шаблон:Flagicon Rasim Sulovic

[23]

2009 International tournament (Osaka, Japan)

-65 kg Шаблон:Flagicon Kitahama Seietsu Шаблон:Flagicon Narita Tomomi Шаблон:Flagicon Akamatsu Kota
Шаблон:Flagicon Ikeda Shinobu
-75 kg Шаблон:Flagicon Sakmongkol Sithchuchok Шаблон:Flagicon Kuwamoto Mamoru Шаблон:Flagicon Andra Alves
Шаблон:Flagicon Miyazaki Seiya
+75 kg Шаблон:Flagicon Kitajima Yuyu Шаблон:Flagicon Paulo Barros Шаблон:Flagicon Judd Reid
Шаблон:Flagicon Arai Hayato

[24]

2010 International tournament (Pattaya, Thailand)

-75 kg Шаблон:FlagiconSakmongkol Sithchuchok Шаблон:Flagicon Takumi Kodaira Шаблон:Flagicon Mohammad Bahrami
Шаблон:Flagicon Oguchi Shingo
+75 kg Шаблон:Flagicon Judd Reid Шаблон:Flagicon Amirhamzeh Fathi Шаблон:FlagiconChen Chunkang
Шаблон:Flagicon Abouzar Taleghan Ghafari

[25]

2011 All Japan Championship (Osaka, Japan)

Men

-65 kg Шаблон:Flagicon Yuto Fukuchi Шаблон:Flagicon Kyosuke Yoshihama Шаблон:Flagicon Rikiya Shoda
Шаблон:Flagicon Kaneshiro Naoki
-75 kg Шаблон:Flagicon Tatsuki Furukawa Шаблон:Flagicon Masayuki Hara Шаблон:Flagicon Seiya Miyazaki
Шаблон:Flagicon Yumiya Chi Shingo
+75 kg Шаблон:Flagicon Takatsugu Naito Шаблон:Flagicon Shota Yamaguchi Шаблон:Flagicon Hiroaki Kobayashi
Шаблон:Flagicon Norihide Ichikawa

Women

-55 kg Шаблон:Flagicon Chirei Yamaguchi Шаблон:Flagicon Ueda Miyako Шаблон:Flagicon Yuri Yamazaki
Шаблон:Flagicon Yui Horiuchi
+55 kg Шаблон:Flagicon Yoshimura Yoshi Шаблон:Flagicon Kozue Sasaki Шаблон:Flagicon Yukari Kishida
Шаблон:Flagicon Maria Taniguchi

[26]

2012 World Cup (Osaka, Japan)

Men

-65 kg Шаблон:Flagicon Yuto Fukuchi Шаблон:Flagicon Yoshihama Kyosuke Шаблон:Flagicon Pouya Salehi Chakousari
Шаблон:Flagicon Tetsuya Yamada
-75 kg Шаблон:Flagicon Tatsuki Furukawa Шаблон:Flagicon Akita Шаблон:Flagicon Akbar Abbasi
Шаблон:Flagicon Mohammad Bahrami
+75 kg Шаблон:Flagicon Takatsugu Naito Шаблон:Flagicon Shota Yamaguchi Шаблон:Flagicon Norihide Ichikawa
Шаблон:Flagicon Abouzar Taleghan Ghafari

Women

-55 kg Шаблон:Flagicon Chirei Yamaguchi Шаблон:Flagicon Risa Sudo Шаблон:Flagicon Yuri Yamazaki
Шаблон:Flagicon Mako Yamane
+55 kg Шаблон:Flagicon Ohno Emina Шаблон:Flagicon Chisaki Araki Шаблон:Flagicon Yoshimura Yoshi
Шаблон:Flagicon Kozue Sasaki

[27]

2013 All Japan Championship (Osaka, Japan)

Men

-65 kg Шаблон:Flagicon Blessed land Шаблон:Flagicon Tatsuya Takenaka Шаблон:Flagicon Takuya Nagashima
Шаблон:Flagicon Akitaka Okazaki
-75 kg Шаблон:Flagicon Yuto Fukuchi Шаблон:Flagicon Yumiya Chi Shingo Шаблон:Flagicon Seiya Miyazaki
Шаблон:Flagicon Ryuji Kuramoto
+75 kg Шаблон:Flagicon Shota Yamaguchi Шаблон:Flagicon Yuyu Kitajima Шаблон:Flagicon Takahiro Marutani
Шаблон:Flagicon Takatsugu Naito

Women

-55 kg Шаблон:Flagicon Chirei Yamaguchi Шаблон:Flagicon Yayoi Nishida Шаблон:Flagicon Anna Abe
Шаблон:Flagicon Yuri Yamazaki
+55 kg Шаблон:Flagicon Yoshimura Yoshi Шаблон:Flagicon Okien Шаблон:Flagicon
Шаблон:Flagicon

[28]

2014 All Japan Championship (Osaka, Japan)

-70 kg Шаблон:Flagicon Genki Kamei Шаблон:Flagicon Yuuki Shimizu Шаблон:Flagicon Yuya Konishi
Шаблон:Flagicon Yuuki Yoza
-80 kg Шаблон:Flagicon Igor Titkov Шаблон:Flagicon Takehiro Kaga Шаблон:Flagicon Andrei Luzin
Шаблон:Flagicon Yuta Sawamura
-90 kg Шаблон:Flagicon Yuta Takahashi Шаблон:Flagicon Masanaga Nakamura Шаблон:Flagicon Farukh Turgunboev
Шаблон:Flagicon Takuya Takeoka
+90 kg Шаблон:Flagicon Syohei Kamada Шаблон:Flagicon Mikio Ueda Шаблон:Flagicon Steven Cujic
Шаблон:Flagicon Satoru Araki

[29]

2014 All Japan Open Championship (Osaka, Japan)

Open Шаблон:Flagicon Yuto Fukuchi Шаблон:Flagicon Takatsugu Naito Шаблон:Flagicon Kitijima Yuyu
Шаблон:Flagicon Shota Yamaguchi

[30]

2015 All Japan (Osaka, Japan)

-70 kg Шаблон:Flagicon Tatsuya Takenaka Шаблон:Flagicon Yuto Okumura Шаблон:Flagicon Daiki Arime
Шаблон:Flagicon Daichi Tanazawa
-80 kg Шаблон:Flagicon Tenta Onodera Шаблон:Flagicon Yuto Fukuchi Шаблон:Flagicon Shinjiro Ogawa
Шаблон:Flagicon Kazumi Yamada
+80 kg Шаблон:Flagicon Shota Yamaguchi Шаблон:Flagicon Yuyu Kitajima Шаблон:Flagicon Daisuke Kameyama
Шаблон:Flagicon Isao Yamashita

[31]

2016 International tournament (Pattaya, Thailand)

-75 kg Шаблон:Flagicon Tenta Onodera Шаблон:Flagicon Masahito Hino Шаблон:Flagicon Nobuhide Abe
Шаблон:Flagicon Takumi Kodaira
+75 kg Шаблон:Flagicon Shota Yamaguchi Шаблон:Flagicon Takatsugu Naito Шаблон:Flagicon Reza Goodary
Шаблон:Flagicon Yuyu Kitajima

[32]

2016 World Cup (Osaka, Japan)

Men

-70 kg Шаблон:Flagicon Masato Fukuchi Шаблон:Flagicon Yuma Kurooka Шаблон:Flagicon Izumi Yamada
Шаблон:Flagicon Tatsuya Takenaka
-80 kg Шаблон:Flagicon Yuto Fukuchi Шаблон:Flagicon Masayuki Hara Шаблон:Flagicon Norihide Abe
Шаблон:Flagicon Yuta Murakami
+80 kg Шаблон:Flagicon Takatsugu Naito Шаблон:Flagicon Shota Yamaguchi Шаблон:Flagicon Daisuke Tada
Шаблон:Flagicon Daisuke Kameyama

Women

-55 kg Шаблон:Flagicon Konatu Nagashima Шаблон:Flagicon Yumika Tamashiro Шаблон:Flagicon Chisato Yamaguchi
Шаблон:Flagicon Mahiro Abe
+55 kg Шаблон:Flagicon Ayaka Kameyama Шаблон:Flagicon Hitomi Katuda Шаблон:Flagicon Saki Kuhara
Шаблон:Flagicon Sumika Mawatari

[33]

2017 World Open Championship (Pattaya, Thailand)

Open Шаблон:Flagicon Mehrdad Ramezani Шаблон:Flagicon Hovhannes Sargsyan Шаблон:Flagicon Rikiya Yamashita
Шаблон:Flagicon Yuuhei Ashitaka

[34]

2017 Japan tournament (Okinawa, Japan)

Open Шаблон:Flagicon Reza Goodary Шаблон:Flagicon Takashi Kanei Шаблон:Flagicon Atsushi Kanda
Шаблон:Flagicon Yuki Asato

2018 Japan tournament (Okinawa, Japan)

Men

-65 kg Шаблон:Flagicon Junichi Iikawa Шаблон:Flagicon Tanaka Sage Шаблон:Flagicon N/A
Шаблон:Flagicon N/A
-75 kg Шаблон:Flagicon Kanehisa Arime Шаблон:Flagicon Daisei Sugawara Шаблон:Flagicon N/A
Шаблон:Flagicon N/A
+75 kg Шаблон:Flagicon Reza Goodary Шаблон:Flagicon Tawada Shindai Шаблон:Flagicon N/A
Шаблон:Flagicon N/A

Women

Open Шаблон:Flagicon Fukutoku Fruiting Шаблон:Flagicon Gen Lu Ming Liang Hai Шаблон:Flagicon N/A
Шаблон:Flagicon N/A

[35]

References

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External links

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