Japanese Martial Arts in La Habana Vieja. (1908-2009) The history of the old part of Havana, Heritage Site by UNESCO 1982, is colored by the presence and the traces left by children of the rising sun country, starting with a famous missionary who visited the city in the seventeenth century in transit to Europe.
Rokuemon This is Hasekura Tsunenaga, who sailed from Sendai in 1613 as ambassador of goodwill (Keicho Mission) sent to Europe during the Age of Discovery, by order of the then feudal lord of Sendai, Date Masamune. Crossing the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic, arrived in Spain and Rome, where he managed to be granted audience with King Philip III and Pope Paul V. Tsumenaga returned home home in 1620 after a long journey of 7 years, having spent many hardships in foreign soil, overcoming difficulties and fulfill its mission. It seems that some members of his entourage stayed in Coria del Río, Sevilla region, Spain, where they were so well received that ended up married to native who bequeathed them the name toponímico "Japan." His statue donated by the University of Sendai, was placed in front of Havana Bay.
The Havana public has had the opportunity to see demonstrations of Japanese martial arts since the early twentieth century, beginning with the jujutsu, which means "Science of softness" or "gentle art" and is named after the fighting techniques developed in Japan by the Bushi (men) during the Kamakura period (1185-1333). Techniques were originally intended for unarmed fighters so they could defend themselves against enemies who were still armed and are designed to disable, maul or kill.
This derives from the ancient art of kumi-uchi techniques or yawara, among other names as described in the thirteenth century Buddhist treatise called Konjaku-monogatari, and techniques combined with movement and keys taken from the ancient Chinese methods of combat.
During the Edo period (1603-1868), when Japan was in peace, the ju-jutsu spread like a martial art and techniques are spread throughout the country. His practice is regulated at the beginning of the Meiji period (1868-1912) at the time when the samurai were forbidden to carry a sword and fights between noble families were also prohibited. At that time, ju-jutsu for the samurai became a means to obtain resources by any type of activity and public exhibitions. JUDO
In 1882, Jigoro Kano Shihan, with the knowledge gained from two major schools of jujutsu, those who added their own discoveries, he founded a new system of physical culture and mental training called Kodokan Judo. Judo then started charging an unparalleled moral and ethical principles based on collective well-being and physical and mental prosperity, and finally took root in Japan in 1886.
Jigoro Kano
The first signs of jujutsu practice in Cuba, dating to the first decade of the twentieth century. Rolando Alvarez historian says in his book entitled "Japanese in Cuba," which Naito Goro testimony in 1908 was in Havana on Japanese judo expert, Mr. Mitsuyo Maeda, fourth Dan Kodokan Ju Do Japanese born in 1878 in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, which won high reputation in the
Island
Mitsuyo Maeda (Conde Koma)
on this fighter Norio Kohyama wrote a book entitled "A Lion's dream, the stsory of Mitsuyo Maeda, who traveled to Cuba and Brazil to document with reports in the press and testimony from members of the Japanese community in both countries. According to this writer, Maeda moved to Tokyo at age 18, entered the Kodokan in 1897 and quickly stepped between the most promising young judoka. In 1904, at the invitation of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, the Kodokan to that country to Mitsuyo Maeda, one of the first students of the master Jigoro Kano, and Tomita Tsumejiro sixth dan, one of her instructors, who were demonstrated at the Military Academy at West Point. Tsunejiro Tomita, carry theoretical explanations about the martial art, while Mitsuyo Maeda physical demonstrations would ...
Tsumejiro Tomita
In 1908 Maeda was in Spain where he participated in combat as Count Koma has since became his professional name. Five years later he was in El Salvador where on the night of January 2, 1913 participated in the functions of a circus with a Japanese martial artist named Nishimura and a Cuban named Perez who made a match won by the first five rounds. In that city Maeda taught American officers and military classes of the president.
His tour was Mitsuyo Maeda America to Chile. Demonstrations held in Valparaiso in 1914, and made also some fighting with athletes from wrestling, boxing, etc. With he acquired some knowledge of jiu jitsu Pelegrini Amadeo, a former wrestling champion, who taught this art in the Chilean national police
Mitsuyo Maeda settled in 1915 in Bethlehem, capital of the Brazilian state Pará, where he tirelessly to help Japanese immigrants since 1900 were established in southern, northern and northeastern Brazil. Bethlehem became his permanent home and from there traveled to other countries in Latin whenever the opportunity presented itself. In Brazil taught Carlos Gracie, founder of the Gracie Academy Jiu Jitsu which opened in 1925 in Rio de Janeiro, which was also a professor a called Helio's brother Carlos, who was famous for his victories against Japanese champions
The famous Japanese wrestler Mitsuyo Maeda, known professionally by the Conde Koma, arrived in Havana in January 1912 with three other Japanese judoka named Akitaro Ono, Satake and Ito Nobushiro Tokugoro and were called "The Four Emperors." Count Koma made some demonstrations and fighting and offered some money to the contestant who endure five minutes of combat, as well as a sum much higher than who managed to overcome it. On Wednesday January 31 Ono beat Desiderio Akitaro Llanes and Thursday February 5 Ito defeated in 12 rounds. On Friday 9 February Akitaro Conde Koma defeated in 29 rounds.
In April 1918 Payret presented in the theater, located at Prado y San José, the champion Tayemon Takeuchi. Three years later, on September 26, 1921, became world champion Havana Conde Koma, or Count Amarillo, who was accompanied this time by Professor Satake, already known to the Cuban public, his wife, his secretary and a cook. Nine years had elapsed since the last presentation in Havana Japanese champion, who traveled to Latin America, where he defeated every fighter and fan to put on the classic kimono to face. During that period spent 6 years in Brazil (5 in Parana and Rio de Janeiro 1).
On debuted September 30 in the theater Conde Koma Payret, or call Red Colosseum as Enrique Fontanilles in social chronicles. In the demonstrations that took place before his appearance on stage, took the first dan in judo Sadao Kubota. October 14 Conde Koma defeated the English Incognito and to protests and challenges beat him again on 22 this month, but not 10 rounds as he wagered.
The wrestler known by the English Incognito who fought with Count Koma, was called Pablo Álvarez and in 1924, residing at No. 57 O'Reilly Street (now 453 between Avocado and Villegas), announced in the local press their ability to train experts fighters through a correspondence course that included training in scientific struggle, self-defense, jiu-jitsu and physical culture. The fighter, who was proclaimed undefeated champion and teacher of many students, also offered his service fitness obesity.
The Conde Koma in Brazil died in 1941 at age 63, naturalized in the South American country and without having returned to Japan since its release in 1904. During his pilgrimage to the United States, Spain, England, Cuba, Central America and Brazil, is dedicated to demonstrate the superiority of judo on the wrestling and boxing that the branding of games with rules, and to instruct and prepare judo for the purpose of extending knowledge, teaching and practice of the oriental martial art in the Western world.
seems that between 1908 and 1912 the Conde Koma resided in Havana and gave instructions to his art to several young people in the capital. A young Mexican named Miguel Angel Febles, born in 1896, who practiced boxing and jujitsu, along with another pioneer of physical culture both specialties Aranguren named Chu had the opportunity to meet Conde Koma and become his disciples. So many and so rapid advances Febles, who stunned his master, world champion jujutsu, who predicted that despite its light weight (126 pounds), young Mike would be an outstanding fighter Febles. Subsequently, the young Mexican, with his friend Bernardino San Martín, was taught boxing in the first academy of the sport that settled in Havana Chilean John Budinich. Bernardino San Martín became champion of paper, title lost in the courtyard of the American Club in Prado and virtues, with the Chinaman Victor Thomas Achan.
On April 13, 1913 there was a boxing match in the 112-pound division, in a makeshift ring set up in a humble house with a cement floor, located in the Conde Cañongo Alley, next to the church Monserrate, where Mike lived Febles. The contenders were the Chinaman Victor Thomas Achan and Florentino Llanos. After the boxing match, offered a display of jiu jitsu by Mike Febles and Mike Chu
Aranguren
Febles defended his lightweight title against jiu jitsu aplatanado American Cousin Walter, who beat him in a meeting held on Sunday January 10, 1915 at the Circus Pubillones, which held their shows at the Grande Politeama. On 8 May it was announced that it would conduct the first exhibition in Havana jiu jitsu world champion Taro Miyake, who offered a thousand dollars in prize fighter who beat him and 250 to resist it for twenty minutes. Mike Febles beat Japanese champions stunned the crowd at the Arena Columbus, outdoor theater located in Zulueta between Dragons and Lieutenant King, who was devoted to boxing matches since 1915 by the Havana Boxing Committee ..
The following year, counting just 20 years old, Mike Febles returned home where he was a successful boxer and was coach of the Mexican squad boxing Aztec country represented in the 1928 Olympics held in Amsterdam, Holland. And, ended his life as self-defense instructor Mexican Police
After the Second World War in 1947, was established on the top floor of a house on Calle San Miguel, Centro Habana, a jiu jitsu academy, whose owner was a professor and Shigetoshi Japanese Morita was born in Japan in 1904, who had come to the island on December 17, 1925 and 16 years later resided in Calzada 251, Vedado. Subsequently, moved his academy to Avenida 51 between 118 and 120, Marianao, where he worked until the beginning of the decade of 1960-70. He died in Cuba on August 15, 1982
Before 1950 Mr. Julio Garcia taught jiujutsu Dr. Rafael Rodriguez at a local residence, located on Calle San Lázaro 910 (Liederman Lucas Gym), opposite the university. He also taught this art in Miramar, a young teacher named Francisco Chinese descent Sit Moc (Moc Kan Sent), of which the public learned of the capital, he could read two articles written by him published in Bohemia, in May 1950 and April 1951. Professor Moc Kan Sent, who also was an instructor of the Military Intelligence Service of the Army, had a large group of students composed, among others, by Jorge Alvarez, Eugenio love you, Antonio Moreno, Jaime Cervera, Pedro Gonzalez, Julio Cervera, Bernardo Wolf Ignacio Almagro, José Raúl Corum, Rafael Almagro and William Oberjeiser
The introduction of the classic judo in Cuba is because Kolychkine Andrew Thompson, a teacher and eighth dan, born in Finland and living in Belgium, who reached the island in January 1951 . In February of that year opened the first judo dojo or room, named Jujutsu Club Habana and located on 23rd Street near the corner of A number 1416 24, Vedado. In the following August totaled four existing clubs (three in the capital and one in Manzanillo) called Havana Club Jiu Jitsu, Jiu Jitsu Club Capitol Club Jiu Jitsu and Jiu Jitsu Club Miramar Manzanillo. They proceeded with the establishment of the Cuban Federation of Judo which began operating legally from February 23, 1952, established on the street corner number 214 18 A 117, Vedado. Also in 1952 he held the first National Judo Championship
Andrew Thompson
Kolychkine
The Capitol Club Jiu Jitsu was founded on July 7, 1951, located at the Arc Hotel Pasaje 6, between Prado and Zulueta (now Kid Chocolate Hall). The instructor of that club was Mr. Julio Garcia, who in turn was the secret police and an adviser to the Directorate General of Sports. At the opening of the club were demonstrated by Julius Garcia and Professor Andrew Thompson
Kolychkine
Since its inception the Cuban Federation of Jiu Jitsu (FCJJ) implemented an outreach plan to promote the martial art. On November 15, 1951 were displays and demonstrations of judo in the English Casino Havana, located at Prado and lively, with the participation Andrew Kolychkine, Julio Garcia and Francisco Moc Sit. Three days later, the Golden Eagle Theatre, owned and located in Frederick Chikacio Ray and Trench, in Chinatown, judo demonstrations were sponsored by the Chinese colony, which took part, among others, Andrew Kolychkine Thompson, Julio García García, Francisco Moc Sit, Michael Chang Chiang, Rigoberto Cheo, Gerardo Chiu, guard Luis Guerra, Luis Rodríguez, Fernando Yi Ballast, Armando Valdes. By FCJJ was its president, Dr. Rafael Dominguez. On March 22, 1952, in premises occupied by the National Police Academy at the eighth senior demarcation was carried out judo exhibition and a demonstration of self defense and fighting in which students participated Club Sevilla Biltmore, among others.
On August 3, 1952 started its activities Judo Banking Section, only two students: Bernardo Wolf, the Bank of the Caribbean and Donato Corum, of National City Bank, under the direction of José Raúl Corum. Shortly thereafter, students increased to eleven and came to four the number of banks active in joining the Royal Bank and Trust Company, located in the banking district called Old Havana. In the beginning this section performed his internship at local Judo Club
Telephone, located at Trocadero number 105, second floor, between Prado Consulate, headed by Professor Gerardo Chiu
Dr. Candido Mora, judoka, organized the competition for the National Capitol Cup which took place on October 7, 1952 in Room Capitol Arms, which is above the halls of the building that occupied the nation's legislative bodies, the Senate and House of Representatives. There had been the Section Judo Congress, whose admission to FCJJ occurred on October 29 of that year. He was appointed professor of the same Heriberto García González Francisco instead of Moc Sit.
In December 1952 he visited Havana Kodokan a delegation composed of Dr. Tagaki, eighth dan and Japanese national team coach, Yoshimatsu, seventh dan and champion of Japan 1952-53 and Osawa, fifth dan, considered the best coach in Japan. They participated in a festival organized by the Federation of Judo and Jiu Jitsu. Held in the Asturian Center of Havana, on 29 December of that year. The program was presented by Dr. Carlos de Lejarza, the nage-no-kata by Mr. Takagaki and Yoshimatzu. Also implemented the kochi-ki-no-kata and a demonstration of kusu-no-kata. Were also made interclub competitions.
in 1953 was the graduation of the first five Cuban black belts, named Heriberto García Gómez, Francisco Sit Moc (Moc Kan Sent), Julio Garcia, Luis Gerardo Guerra and Chiu Guard Asion. The latter was a professor at the Center Judo Club situated at Loyalty between St. Lazarus and Lagunas, Centro Habana. Two years later, the members of the National Association of Black Belts (the Judansha-Kai of Cuba) contained the first Danish Riichi and Kikuo Sakakibara, two Japanese brothers who resided in the country in the 1930 ;
was also a member of the Kai Judansha Mr. John Roelandts Verdy, first dan, who was elected to the post of Vice Chairman FCJJ \u200b\u200bdirective and member of its Committee on grade for the period 1955-56, replacing the President, who had not yet reached the black belt. He was CEO of the Franco-Belgian Section in the Federation, which had a large group of women who practiced the sport, his father, Emilio Roelandts was Honorary Consul of Belgium and he had held positions as Secretary and Chancellor of the Consulate , who was home on the street corner O'Reilly 202 San Ignacio. In the 1960's was manager John Roelandts Roelandts society and Sons and director of the French Society of Charities.
Karate-Do
Before 1959 several teachers taught karate classes in Cuba, among them the room they Wado Ryu nicknamed the Indonesian, who left the country around 1962.
trench in the street corner was located Campanario society Hai China's physical culture Yut Wui, where, from the master Wong Kei de1932 began training in Chinese martial arts (kung fu or wu shu) Rufino Alay Chang, who at the beginning of 1960 started in this discipline to the Cubans who later founded the National School of Karate do
In June 1964, arrived in Cuba to transmit various Japanese art of fishing for tuna in our country Masaaki Kohagura telling each member of the Communist Party of Japan and telecommunications specialist, who has been credited with the introduction on the island of the practice of karate-do Shorinryu style that originated in Okinawa. His first disciples were the Seven Samurai Cubans
Heriberto Rodriguez Oquendo (Agustin Rizo), Domingo Rodriguez Oquendo (Raúl Rizo), Carlos Rivero, Nelson Cruz, Fulgencio Vega Calero (Vargas), Joseito Rodríguez González García and Orlando Reyes (Indio) . Two years later, in June 1966 opened the first room of karate-do in the upper Caracas old restaurant, located on the corner of Neptune Prado.
Masaaki Kohagura
Kohagura
The teacher, who recognized Raúl Rizo as the leader of the karate-do Cuban, remained in Havana until 1969, living in the house Akino fellow Yamane, who was a technical instructor workshop lathe Cuban Fishing Fleet, and lived with his wife Yasuko in Havana del Este. When he finished his mission in Cuba, was replaced by Seiki Kobayashi, who also worked on the preparation of Cuban karateka.
visited Cuba in 1969 Joshin-Mon teacher named Hoshu Ikeda, fifth dan, who remained in the country for a month and a half with the goal of providing a special course. His students were the degree black belt, leaving the foundation laid for the later founded the National School of Karate-Do in Cuba (ENKC) member of the Dynamo Sports Society Capitán San Luis, the main instructor since its foundation was Raúl Rizo second dan.
Hoshu Ikeda Ikeda
The teacher returned to Cuba two years later with his assistant Akiro Ito and this time gave second-grade karateka are several Cubans, Raúl Rizo them in 1972 traveled to Japan to acquire greater knowledge of that teacher's school, located in Tokyo, where, in the course of a year he reached the rank of fourth dan Joshin-Mon style. The teacher Rizo returned to Cuba in 1976 with the rank of fifth dan and master class teacher, then get the sixth dan.
Daito Ryu Aiki Bujutsu
Among the Japanese immigrants who came to Cuba in the third, fourth and fifth decades of the twentieth century there were some who taught various forms of jujutsu in strict secret, relatives or close friends. These may Tomeo Fujita cited a descendant of the family of the Aizu clan and connoisseur of the secrets of traditional medicine who, as manifested Yoshinori Ichikawa Sensei, who served as Dai Soke of Daito Ryu Aiki Bujutsu style until 2009, appeared in Cuba in 1949, when all his friends and colleagues thought they had been killed. The
Budoka, which for security reasons he kept his true identity, and hid under the name of Fujita Tomeo, it seems that eight years ago and lived in Cuba, where two Japanese citizens were registered by the name Fujita, a of them named Takami and resident in the colony Horquita in Cienfuegos, while the other is named Diosque and had Baraguá home in central Ciego de Avila. The most likely has proved to be a Japanese immigrant recorded in Havana in 1941 with the name and address Tsunejo Furuta street corner Bishop Villegas, on the heights of the store, "The Rising Sun, owned by J. Japanese society Ohira and Co., where several citizens of that nationality. Subsequently, it could well become a Chinese citizen as modest registration Chung Wah Casino, arrived in Cuba in the year 1949 with the name of Coc Yen, who around 1960 changed to Chi and Hung Sui was devoted to work in a diner he owned in the neighborhood China, located in Ray 109, between Ditch and Dragons where he excelled at the practice of traditional medicine, an activity which also highlighted in his native Fujita teacher, for his great knowledge and experience, as we have ever known. The inn was publicly announced as being owned by Alfonso (or Alonso) Yon & Co. from 1948 to 1967.
13 March 1968 Fidel Castro announced in a public its decision to eliminate all manifestations of private trade, and the next day began a process during which 2,878 premises were expropriated in central Havana, where the greatest area number of owners Chinese. Shortly thereafter, the owner of the inn, Ray 109, also affected by the state measure, left Cuba for Macao, a former Portuguese enclave on China's territory. And coincidentally, Tomeo Fujita, who also had to suffer the effects of government expropriation, left the island at the same time
Among the styles that were taught at that time was known today including Daito Ryu, who taught as Fujita Tomeo judo they were scarce and carefully chosen Chinese students and Cubans, among whom were Welcome Del Cueto and his minor nephew William Murphy Del Cueto. Several years later, Japanese officials such as Dr. Hideo Hanmura and Mr. Taro Nishiyama, members of the Dai Nippon Daito Ryu Aiki Bujutsu Rengo Kai, instructed another generation of students, among whom was a small number of Cubans. When the doctor arrived in Cuba Hanmura at the end of the decade of the 60s or early 70s, and Fujita had left the country, but found the eldest son who was still living in Havana and helped him establish contact with those who had been students of his father
Murphy Del Cueto Guillermo
Among
Sensei Hanmura students said William Murphy Del Cueto, who guided the first steps in this art under the guidance of this teacher who by 1973 was appointed assistant instructor even though he was a teenager. The young instructor William Murphy Del Cueto, Menko today Kaiden-Hanshi of the Dai Nippon Daito Ryu Aiki Bujutsu-Saigo has Rengo Kai, a very high level, is the first Cuban and foreign citizen to hold that rank in the Japanese organization, which is inspiring the Cuban branch of Daito Ryu Aiki Bujutsu Ryu Saigo Rengokai Ko has whose genealogy begins with the Emperor Seiwa (850-880), as a descendant of Yoshinori Ichikawa (Dai Soke retired) and Dr. Hideo Hanmura (Soke Dai) . First Murphy taught master the art of Daito Ryu Aiki Bujutsu Máximo Rodríguez Fernández Roy and then students in Canada where he resides since 1983.
Max Roy Fernández Rodríguez
Following in the footsteps of his teacher Hanshi Murphy Del Cueto, 13 December 1993 Max Roy began Fernández Rodríguez provide the first basic technical aspects at the level known as Oku iri (entering the secrets of style.) His dojo, located in the former West Indian Steel, Municipality Cotorro A few years later moved to San Francisco de Paula, was called then "Fujiyama Dojo Bunko" to remember and praise the name of Murphy's namesake dojo
Cueto Sensei, and to express that it was a branch from his teacher . Then there were other names, first the "Bushido Dojo" (The Way of the Warrior), and "Bushi No Jutsu Dojo Shin-Zo" (The Art of the Heart of the Warrior), later, to culminate denominating "Bushin Dojo" ( The place of the spiritual path of the warrior). Being well established, perhaps one of the few dojos, which teaches traditional martial arts in Cuba.
On September 10, 1995 was officially confirmed the appointment of Max Roy Fernández Rodríguez official instructor of Daito Ryu Aiki Bujutsu (Ku has Saigo Ryu) Shoden Mokuroku level, a condition suggested by the Sensei Hanshi Murphy Del Cueto, and was authorized as a starter and regional representative of the Cuban group, the Rengokai for the Republic of Cuba, at the request of Hideo Hanmura Shihan (Fukushido Hombu-Cho So Hombu Dojo)
At a meeting held on 7 February 1996 Sports City of Havana with the participation of managers and members of the Cuban Federation of Karate and Martial Arts Associations (FCKAMA), chaired by Ramiro Chirino Smith recognized the official practice of the art of Daito Ryu Aiki Bujutsu in Cuba, and Máximo Rodríguez Fernández Roy was elected as president (Rijicho) of the section of Daito Ryu Aiki Jujutsu-Ku has Saigo Ryu, then affiliated to the Association Cubana de Aikido. Recognized shortly after independently, as the Cuban Association of Daito Ryu Aiki Bujutsu. Maximum
Master Roy Fernandez has dabbled in various forms of Japanese martial arts which has achieved high grades such as:
-Fifth Dan (Go mokuroku) with the rank of Renshi ("Noble Warrior") of Daito Ryu - Aiki Bujutsu Ryu Saigo has Ko-Rengo
Kai-fourth Dan black belt in Shorin Ryu Karate Jyoshin Mon-Sun
-fourth Dan black belt in Shito Ryu Karate-Do (Shito Kai)
-sixth Dan black belt (grade Land) with the rank of Renshi (Karate-Do )
-first Dan black belt (Judansha) Traditional Judo (Kosen-Judo)
3 to November 13, 2009, Asia House of Havana's historical center, located in Merchants Street between Obispo and Obra Pia , developed a conference to mark the 80th anniversary of the reestablishment of diplomatic relations between Cuba and Japan and the Japanese Culture Day, which included lectures on art and culture Japan's nation, art exhibitions and photography, 'presentations and book sales, craft demonstrations and martial arts and traditional tea ceremony, among other proposals.
Day 4 of the month was reserved for the beginning martial arts program with a lecture by Max Fernandez Sensei Roy, consisting of a brief history of Daito Ryu Aiki Jujutsu in Cuba, during which were shown samples of weapons and martial art originals and reproductions in wood and metal made by two prominent Cuban craftsmen. One is the dealer Wood Cipriano Luis Alvarez Martínez, a native of the Zapata Swamp, who has been awarded many times by the quality of their works, and works with the Association
presiding boken Max Roy manufacturing and other parts needed for the practice of this martial art. The other, a young resident of Camaguey Yilver Manzanillo Reyes López-Chávez, metal craftsman specialized in the manufacture of swords, and Japanese weapons, who is also an active practitioner of Japanese martial arts, which allows him to develop his artistic work looking most perfect and original approach to the Japanese.
Following the conference The documentary was shown on the Academy "Bushi" Dojo ", directed by Max Master Renshi Roy Rodríguez-Fernández,
LIFE IS THE DOJO of Modesto Garlobo filmmakers and Dexter José Reyes, the academy is located in San Francisco de Paula , 15 km from the capital. Later, in the wooden street in front of the City Museum in the heart of the historic center, there was a demonstration of various techniques of combat between runs is appreciated Iai Jutsu Komei Yuko executed by Cesar Towie Sensei and guests two of his disciples, also for the first time able to appreciate our country's public executions Koyama Tenmon Ryu Jujutsu, by Enrique Pérez Aguila, Sempai and Orlando Bosquet, and then performances were the ancient art of Daito Ryu Aiki Bujutsu, with arms and hands free, by the master Max Roy Fernandez and his disciples, which included children, adolescents, and adults, with the rank of instructors of both sexes.
By: Rafael Fernández Moya
, Cultural Relations Specialist Habaguanex SA Tourism Company, attached to the Office of the Historian of Havana City.
Contributed by:
Cuban Association of Daito Ryu Aiki Bujutsu Havana, December 2009.
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