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Bujutsu Kodosokukai is a traditional martial arts organisation founded in 2007 by Soke Sensei Yukio no Tonegawa. Bujutsu Kodosokukai means freely translated "The highest inner clarification and understanding through the original martial arts' heart, essence and development - step by step." Bujutsu Kodosokukai is the main organisation under which exist specific martial arts organisations with different approaches to martial arts or martial sports.

The main martial arts organisation of Bujutsu Kodosokukai is Jokokan, founded in 1989. Jokokan is a worldwide but narrow organisation with schools in Japan, Denmark, USA, and South Africa. The name of the main martial arts system that is practiced in the Jokokan schools is Yakami-ryu. Europe has its own organisation names under the Jokokan organisation which are Shidenkan and Kaidenkan, Shidenkan being the martial sports organisation and Kaidenkan the martial arts organisation.

Etymology
Jokokan means "A constant enlightenment on the path towards the divine". It is practiced through the martial arts system Yakami-ryu Yakami-ryu is more or less an abbreviation for the complete martial arts system Yashin Mon Yakami no Taijutsu which is an ancient family martial arts system having more than 1000 years of history. One of the most famous Soke of Yashin Mon Yakami no Taijutsu was Saigusa Moritomo, one of the 24 famous generals of Takeda Shingen. Saigusa Moritomo’s father-in-law was the legendary Takeda General and Daimyo (lord skull & castle lord) Yamagata Masakage (1524-1575) who was a close friend of Takeda Shingen. Masakage is especially known for his skills in combat and that all of his samurai warriors were equipped from head to toe in a deep red armor and equipment. He also was one of the key personnel steps in Akira Kurosawa’s movie "Kagemusha".

History
The history of the main martial arts systems within Jokokan has evolved over four periods:


 * Step 4: Yashin Mon from year 999 to 1450
 * Step 3: Yakami no Taijutsu from 1450
 * Step 2: Yakami-ryu Karate-do (Kenpo) from 1989
 * Step 1: Yakami Shinsei-ryu Karate-do from 1989

Yakami Shinsei-ryu Karate-do: the system that Yamana-Itotani Sensei opened up in 1989 on behalf of Soke Sensei Tonegawa as an entry level system to the Yakami-ryu style. The main part of Yakami Shinsei-ryu karate do is traditional Okinawa karate, supported with good knowledge of the traditional martial art weapon and unarmed combat systems. To honour the roots of the Danish organisation, around 20 % of the curriculum techniques come from traditional Gensei-ryu karate-do (the total Gensei-ryu curriculum)

Yakami-ryu Karate-do: is a karate do martial arts system containing "Jikitai", which is traditional Okinawa karate-do, as well as "Enshin", which is traditional Chinese Kenpo systems. There is a need of a "normal" karate system to achieve a level high enough to progress further in Yakami-ryu. The next step requires a rank of 5th dan or Okuden measured in densho terms. Yakami-ryu karate-do was official opened for everybody with the right qualifications to join in 1989 and is developed by Soke Tonegawa no Yukio Sensei as the entry system to the original Koryo Budo & Bujutsu systems of Yashin Mon. Yakami no Taijutsu.

Yakami no Taijutsu: Is the “newest” part of the family system of the 34th great grandmaster Soke Tonegawa no Yukio Sensei. It is a traditional koryu bujutsu system and developed especially for high ranked samurais to gain advantage in battle. It is based on 12 principles and 8 forces which are universal to all martial arts.

Yashin Mon: Is the most ancient part of the complete martial art system. It was handed over the first time in the year 999 to the 2nd Soke. The system is mainly based on spiritual powers gained through the Budo and Bujutsu way as a toolbox. It is explained by 8 universal forces, the same forces that explain science e.g. the forces of gravity, multiple dimensions, time and space, quantum mechanics & physics, big bang etc. This is for very high ranked martial artist only, from Gokui Menkyo Kaiden (densho).

Shindenkan & Kaidenkan
In the beginning of 2008, more precisely January 29, Soke Tonegawa no Yukio Sensei honoured the Danish Jokokan organisation by granting them with their own organisational and system names, only because Yamana-Itotani Sensei had obtained a Budo & Bujutsu densho rank high enough for this procedure to be initiated. This happened when Great Grandmaster Yamana-Itotani Sensei formally applied for it, which is normal when a Budo & Bujutsu master receives a high Densho level enough. The Danish organisation is still a full member of the Jokokan organisation under Bujutsu Kodosoku-kai, but now with their own organistion names known as Shindenkan and Kaidenkan. Shindenkan means "The true and essential ways of budo teachings with room for everybody". Kaidenkan means "The true and full Budo and Bujutsu teachings for all who can and will". The possibilities in Shindenkan and Kaidenkan reflect the possibilities of Yakami-ryu. In Shindenkan and Kaidenkan there are also the same four steps.


 * Step 1 Yakami Shinsei-ryu Karate-do year 1967
 * Step 2 Hassei Yakami-ryu Karate-do (Kenpo ) year1989
 * Step 3 Hassei Yakami-ryu Taijutsu year 1450
 * Step 4 Hassei-ryu Yashin-Mon year 999

The first step is to be considered the entry level martial sports system with room for everybody that wants good exercise and practice karate. The following three natural overlapping systems are martial arts which follows the teaching methods of the old koryu bujutsu standards from Yashin Mon. Yakami no Taijutsu. To gain access to this knowledge happens by invitation only, and is practiced by a limited number of students specially selected by the great grandmaster of the systems.

The system Shinsei-ryu means "The one who carries the true and united will in his heart for the original Budo path”. The system Hassei-ryu means "The eight forces combined into one – the original and most powerful force – big bang power – the power of creation"

In the spring of 2009 the Shindekan and the Kaidenkan organisation was approved as a specialized suborganisation under one of the biggest sports organisation in Denmark. It is called DGI and have more than 1.3 million members. In the martial sports part of the organisation there are more than 12.500 members.

The ranking system
The martial sports systems of Bujutsu Kodosokukai use the well known dan/kyu ranking system. The kyu grades are from 10th kyu to 1st. kyu and the Dan degrees from 1st to 10th dan, and are equivalent to other martial sports systems.

There is no common accepted standard worldwide of the dan/kyu system. The ancient Densho system is the only system, which has had a common standard during the last 500 years.

The martial arts system of Jokokan and Kaidenkan uses the dan ranks combined with the ancient densho degrees. The densho degrees are as follows. Shoden, Chuden, Joden, Okuden, Menkyo, Kaiden, Menkyo Kaiden, Gokui Menkyo Kaiden, Inka, Muso and Mukyoku. The main difference between dan and densho is the dept and wideness of insight and knowledge combined with a more life/death approach to the martial arts (the koryu bujutsu philosophy) The densho degrees contains knowledge and skills from more than just one kind of martial arts like karate. This could be ju-jutsu, Ken-jutsu, Iai-jutsu, aiki-jutsu, yari-jutsu etc. In the old days the high ranked samurai were skilled in several martial arts skills including different weapons. At the same time the densho degree is an expression of how far you are in your personal development meaning your spiritual and mental level, level of life experience, knowing yourself and other people etc.

Soke Tonegawa No Yukio Sensei
Main titles:
 * Muso (densho), 10th dan.
 * Supreme Great Grandmaster, Jokokan Soke Sensei.
 * Chairman and Bujutusu Kodosoku-kai Soke Sensei

Soke Tonegawa was born in the North of Japan in 1938 and was trained since the early age of 4 years old in the art of Jojutsu (short staff), Yari jutsu (spears) Naginata-jutsu (halbard) and in the families traditional martial arts system.

Yashin Mon Yakami no Taijutsu is the martial art system of the family of Soke Tonegawa Sensei's through more than 1,000 years and Soke Tonegawa Sensei himself, is the 34th. Grandmaster in Yashin Mon, the 18th. Grandmaster in Yakami no Taijutsu and the 1st. Grandmaster in Yakami-ryu karate-do.

In 2007 and 2008 the famous Japanese martial arts magazine “Hiden magazine” wrote articles about Soke Sensei and his family system Yakami-ryu.

Kimu K. Yamana Itotani Bjarkmann, Sodenke Sensei
Main titles:
 * Jokokan Sodenke Sensei, Inka (Densho, 2007)
 * Kaicho, Chairman and Senior Grand master Shindenkan (2008, Sodenke line)
 * Kaicho, Chaiman and Senior Grand master Kaidenkan (2008, Sodenke line)
 * 8th dan Menkyo Kaiden in numerous martial arts Budo & Bujutsu systems

Kimu Sensei was born at Glostrup (Suburb of Copenhagen the capital of Denmark) hospital on the 25th of June 1965.

Kimu Sensei has been a martial art Budo & Bujutsu student with more than 38 training camps in Japan and Denmark with Soke Sensei Tonegawa since 1986. Kimu Sensei began he’s martial arts sport training in 1978.

Kimu Sensei is half Japanese and half Danish. The Danish element, he has from his father and the Japanese from his mother. The aristocratic and noble Yamana Daimyo family name holds a long and glorious influence on the Japanese history. The family ties can be traced and documented as early as 660 BC.