"If you accept rank, without actually deserving it... You become a slave to the the individual promoting you. Your only credibility is the connection or protection of the teacher or group."
- Shihan Peter Urban
Kata's required for rank
Yellow
Green
Takiyoku Go I
Takiyoku Go H
Takiyoku Series
Mawashi Uke
Purple (Promoted to Green on 2010.05.19)
Takiyoko mawashi uke
Saifa - Smash and Tear - Crane & Lion
Bo Dai Ich
Brown (Promoted to Purple on 2012.05.20)
Uchi Ni - Double Striking Form
Seinchin
Nunchaka 2
SANKYU (3rd kyu brown)
Budo 1
Gekki Sei Sai
NIKYU (2nd kyu brown)
Gi Sako Sho
Sanchin
IKKYU (1st kyu brown/black belt candidate)
Empi 2
Hangetsu Sai
SHODAN - 1st degree black belt
Gankakyu
Heian Yodan
Pian Black Belt 5
Double Nunchaku
Seinchin Sai
NIDAN - 2nd degree black belt
Sanseiru
Tekki Shodan
Shisochin
Tokumine No Kun Bo
Nakamura No Sai
Gekki Sei Tonfa
SANDAN 3rd degree black belt
Sepai
Bassai Dai
Seisan
Urashi Bo
Hamahiga No Tonfa
Chatanyara No Sai
Lineage:
1) Higaonna Kanryo
2) Chojun Miyagi
3) Gogen Yamaguchi
4) O'Sensei Peter Urban
5) Sōke Marty Manuel (AmericanGoJu)
6) Sensei Bob McCann {Renshi+Rokudan}, Sempai John Grosso {SanDan}, Sensei Robert Del Ross.
Everyone starts at the bottom.
All Must Work
Nothing is Free
The patch for the Modern Bujutsu System is a combination of important symbols reflecting historical components of of the style.
The fist is a similar representation of the fist of Chojun Miyagi, founder of the Goju Karate system - Miyagi Sensei was from Okinawa, a group of islands south of Japan. Miyagi taught Gogen Yamaguchi, who in turn taught O Sensei Peter Urban, Grandmaster Manuel's teacher.
The kanji (Japanese symbols) state "Karate Do" - this means empty hand way or method, in that karate at its essence is a weaponless art.
The distinctive Blue USA denotes that we are part of the American Goju karate system founded by O' Sensei Peter Urban and proud Americans.
The boxing gloves symbolize our practice of full-contact kickboxing. The Modern Bujutsu Center has been the home of many renown kickboxing champions.