International Budo Symposium 7 December 2008 Hosted by the National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan

Program

Morning program

• Judo & Kendo Workshop : 9:00~10:20
• Symposium : 11:00~

Afternoon program

• Symposium : 12:45~17:00

Morning program

Judo & Kendo Workshop

• Location : Martial Arts Hall
• Reception : 08:30 ~
• Theme : Improving technique while acquiring a sense of decorum
• Instructors :
  Judo : Yasuyuki Muneta, Kodokan 5th Dan
  Kendo : Masahiro Miyazaki, Kyoshi 7th Dan

Symposium

• Location : Mizuno Lecture Hall
• Reception : 10:00~

1. Opening Address (11:00~)

• President NIFS (Welcoming Address) (PDF 690KB)

2. Presentations by NIFS teaching staff

• Nobuyasu Hirasawa, Professor NIFS
  “The Intention of the Present Symposium” (PDF 1.4MB)
• Shigeki Maesaka, Associate Professor NIFS
  “The Philosophy and Curriculum behind Budo Education at NIFS and FD Activities as implemented by our Budo Teaching Staff” (PDF 1.6MB)

3. Demonstrations

• Hatsuyuki Hamada, Associate Professor NIFS& Itsuro Yamazaki, Former Judo Instructor Kagoshima Prefectural Police
  Judo Koshiki no Kata Wearing Armor (Kogusoku)
• Kentaro Takenaka, Senior Assistant Professor NIFS& Mika Shimokawa, Assistant Professor NIFS
  Kendo kata

Lunch

Poster Presentations by NIFS Staff

• Isamu Nakamura, Senior Assistant Professor NIFS
  “Bowing in international judo － A comparative cultural study－” (PDF 1.3MB)
• Hatsuyuki Hamada, Associate Professor NIFS
  “Characteristics of French Judo” (PDF 2MB)
• Kentaro Takenaka,Senior Assistant Professor NIFS
  “Etiquette at Kendo World Championships -Etiquette of Foreign Players and Etiquette that is expected from Japanese Players-” (PDF 1.4MB)

-Afternoon program-

• Location : Mizuno Lecture Hall
• Reception : 12:45~

1. Keynote Address

• Professor Yasuhiro Yamashita, Tokai University
  Chairman Judo Renaissance Committee, All Japan Judo Federation
  “Budo, the Role that Judo should play in the Era of Internationalization” (PDF 1.3MB)

2. Panel Discussion

1) Introduction panelists

• Mr. Naoki Murata, Kodokan Judo Institute
• Dr. Yves Cadot, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
• Dr. Mike Callan, University of Bath
• Dr. Alexander Bennett, Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences
• Prof. David Matsumoto, San Francisco State University

2) Individual presentation panelists

• Mr. Naoki Murata
  “Transitions within Kodokan Judo Etiquette” (PDF 1.7MB)
• Dr. Yves Cadot
  “French judo players and their awareness of etiquette-as seen from Kano Jigoro’s studies” (PDF 5MB)
  “Le salut chez les judoka français du point de vue des études sur Kano Jigoro” (PDF 5MB)
• Dr. Mike Callan
  “The Internationalization of Judo and the Attention for Etiquette- Focusing on the UK.” (PDF 5.2MB)
• Dr. Alexander Bennett
  “A Study of the Attitudes of New Zealand Martial Artists in Regards to the Concept of ‘Rei’ :An Analysis of Kendo Practitioners” (PDF 1.5MB)
• Prof. David Matsumoto
  “Respect and International Affairs : Mutual Welfare and Benefit and the Bow as Foreign Policy” (1.5MB)

3) Comments

• Mr. Seijun Ninomiya, Sports Journalist

4) Discussion

• Coordination : Hatsuyuki Hamada&Nobuyasu Hirasawa

3. Closing Address

• Masao Matsushita, Vice-President NIFS