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SHORINJIRYU KENSHIN KARATEDO LONDON Sensie Emanuel Hawthorne



SHORINJIRYU ... the style...the mind KENSHIN ... the school...the body KARATEDO ... the art form...the spirit

Shorinjiryu Kenshin Karatedo is a dynamic composite of forms and techniques continually evolving from the root systems which can be traced back to the Islands of Okinawa and the first true descendants, the priests of the Shaolin Temple in the Honan Province of Northern China.

The name KENSHIN was selected to commemorate the warrior general "Uesugi Kenshin" (February 18, 1530 - April 19, 1578) and to inspire his spirit; thought to be a sort of Galahad, a saint among Japan's generals.

I submit a short extract from one of his writings: "The great evil that a general must avoid is only evil passions. Looking around today, there are few generals free of such desires. When a general has them, then his soldiers insofar as they are aware of it, give up and become master-less samurai or join some other clan (Kuni) or country. When it happens that soldiers are doing this and deserting, the first cause is that their own clan has become weak in the "Way of the Bowman". When one thinks this over, a human being will distance himself from desires, and evil will go away of itself. That is the true Way and if one keeps to it he will be most secure. If he throws away his hankerings and keeps to what is right, high and low will all be in harmony."

Kenshin's life and actions give an impression of great purity. For instance, he took part in one great battle believing it was his duty but refused to take any land as plunder, although this was the normal custom of the age. It was said of him that his politics and his wars were like some artist engaged in producing a masterpiece.

Among the encounters between Shingen Takeda (1521 - 73) and Kenshin, the most famous was in which Kenshin rode into Shingen's camp and aimed a blow at him with a sword shouting, "what do you say at this moment"? Shingen managed to snatch up an iron war-fan, parry the blow and shout in reply, "a snowflake on a red-hot furnace." At which Kenshin turned and dashed off again on his horse. There was an historic rivalry but also a chivalrous respect between these two, and when Shingen ran short of salt, Kenshin was generous enough to send supplies of it to his enemy. (note: Time period was just prior to the entering of firearms in Japan, late sixteen hundreds).

ref: BUSHIDO - The Way of The Warrior, by John Newman

Sensie Emanuel (Manny) Hawthorne Manny Hawthorne is the managing director of the Shorinjiryu Kenshin Karatedo Association. He began studying karatedo in August 1970 under the direction of Hanshi Masayuki Kukan Hisataka, son and heir of Kaiso Masayoshi Kori Hisataka and the Shorinjiryu Kenkokan Karatedo Federation. In the mid-seventies, Masayuki Hisataka Hanshi returned to Japan at the request of the Hisataka Family. At this time, Shihan Hawthorne continued his studies under the leadership of Wayne Donivan Shinan, the most senior ranking Shorinjiryu Kenkokan student. Shihan Hawthorne was awarded MVP - Canadian Shorinjiryu Kenkokan Karatedo, for being a consistent finalist in Kata, Kumite & Shiai (combative sparring). Manny has received many testimonial letters from leading professionals that attest to his teaching proficiency. He has been extremely successful in facilitating many students to reach and attain their goal, the covetous rank of Black Belt.

The 3 C's of Leadership To augment the Shorinjiryu Dojo Kun (5 principals), Manny offers lectures on the 3 C's of Leadership; Competence, Character, & Comradeship to children and adults. This follows the approach of a great Canadian hero, Air Commodore Len Birchall, DM, OBE, DFC, OCOn, CD. Commodore Birchall was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the title, "Savior of Ceylon," by Winston Churchill (Ceylon now known as Sri Lanka). Extremely beneficial for the students of karatedo, Sensei Manny Hawthorne has introduced a series of lectures on the principals for LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TRAINING. Karatedo holds a widely accepted absolute, that the student must continuously strive at perfecting one's own technique, and it is no less of a discipline for leadership Development Training. Diplomas, Certifications & Qualifications: Master Instructor (Japanese title "Shihan"), 7th Dan Black Belt (Kenkyo), Bachelor of Arts Degree in Physical Education (distinction), Certified Packaging Professional (CP-P), Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), Certified Professional Photographer & Scientific Photographer, (specializing in High Speed Film and Digital Motion Analysis).

Present teaching / dojo locations: Carling Heights - City of London, University of Western Ontario,  N’Amerind Friendship Centre, Ontario, Canada. http://ca.geocities.com/hawthorne_shorinjiryu/ http://www.londonkaratedo.com