History
Japanese martial arts refers to the variety of martial arts native to the country of Japan. At least three Japanese terms (budō, bujutsu, and bugei) are used interchangeably with the English phrase Japanese martial arts.
The usage of the term budō (武道) to mean martial arts is a modern one: historically the term meant a way of life encompassing physical, spiritual and moral dimensions with a focus on self-improvement, fulfilment or personal growth. The terms bujutsu (武術) and bugei (武芸) have different meanings from budō, at least historically speaking. Bujutsu refers specifically to the practical application of martial tactics and techniques in actual combat. Bugei refers to the adaptation or refinement of those tactics and techniques to facilitate systematic instruction and dissemination within a formal learning environment.
Senjutsu is another term used but is very particular and it was chosen by Kaicho Lee Hasdell and his Japanese teachers in Japan to differentiate his unique style and approach to everyday Bujutsu or Budō. Kaicho deliberately avoided attaching a kanji to the word Senjutsu to enable the school to be flexible in its meaning and interpretation. The word Sen can mean Before (as in sensei), Initiate (as in Sen No Sen to go before), Sennin (as in Adapt) and Fight (as in Battle). Jutsu can mean science, art, method and system.
Kaicho is a qualified and insured meditation teacher and incorporates many of the techniques of mindfulness into the school. We practice Mokuso (concentration exercises) at the beginning and end of each class.
The official school of Senjutsu was established in 2000 the year of the new millennium whilst Kaicho was in Japan fighting, teaching, training and studying. Kaicho completed his Uchi-Deshi at the Yokohama Maeda Dojo in 1996 in the art of Sogo Kakutougi (comprehensive fighting) or Japanese Mixed Martial Arts). Kaicho received his black belt from Shihan Hidetaka Aso and remains to this day the only black belt in the UK to receive this award in Japan. In 2007 and 2009 Kaicho along with the Combat Budō organisation collaborated with the Grand Master Azuma (Jukucho) and the Kudo International Federation to train and test a number of UK CJJ black belts to compete and pass the famous Kudo Kumite black belt grading. Kaicho also staged many Kudo demonstration matches and took CJJ black belts to compete in Kudo overseas. Kaicho is a direct black belt of Jukucho Azuma and the first British born black belt in the art of Kudo. Kaicho still collaborates in seminars and competitions with many UK and international martial art federations.
To date students from Senjutsu have competed in Combat Ju Jutsu, Sport Ju Jitsu, Combat Karate, Kudo, Kickboxing, Muay Thai, MMA, Kung Fu, Kyokushinkai, BJJ and Submission Grappling.
Kaicho now has he private dojo in the forest to practice his meditation and the art of Battodō (swords).
Please see Wikipedia link: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Hasdell
Media
Clips of the new interview with the Budō Global Russia magazine featuring Kaicho Lee Hasdell, CJJ and the Combat Budō Organisation.
In collaboration with the Shihan Yaroslav Modern Ju-jitsu Synthesis School.
The Combudō organisation is expanding. OSU!
