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GENBUKAN WORLD NINPO BUGEI FEDERATION (GWNF)
Grandmaster Tanemura created the GWNF in 1984 to preserve and transmit combat arts associated with shinobi warrior traditions. The Genbukan is dedicated to teaching these combat arts in a traditional manner. |
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KOKUSAI JUJUTSU RENMEI (KJJR)
Grandmaster Tanemura created the KJJR in 1991 to preserve and transmit combat arts associated with samurai warrior traditions. The KJJR is dedicated to teaching these combat arts in a traditional manner. |
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JAPAN KOBUDO WORLD FEDERATION (JKWF)
Grandmaster Tanemura created the JKWF in 2004 to preserve and transmit the ancient and pre-modern martial arts he mastered. Each koryu bujutsu was founded between 1467 and 1868 and evidences a continuous line of succession to the present day. |
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GENBUKAN HONBU DOJO
The GWNF, KJJR, and JKWF organizations are headquartered at the Genbukan Honbu Dojo in Saitama, Japan. Genbukan members can visit the Honbu Dojo to learn directly from a true Japanese soke (grandmaster) and his highest level shihan (master) instructors. |
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Outside of Japan, Genbukan members can learn from Grandmaster Tanemura in-person by attending special international Taikai. These events are held once a year, usually in the UK, EU, or America, and offer members an opportunity to learn directly from Grandmaster Tanemura.
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FUTEN SHIBU
Within the United States, Genbukan Unryu Dojo is part of the Futen shibu (region), under the direction of Mr. Michael Coleman, kyoshi (master of teachings) and shibu-cho (regional director). Mr. Coleman offers Shibu-kai (regional seminars) that provide high-level instruction in Soke's gendai (modern) and koryu (old-school) martial art systems. Visit Mr. Coleman at Futen Dojo, in Milwaukee, WI. |
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