Ko Tai Shin Ryu translates as "the Old School of Body/Mind" and, in a way, fits the current title "Mixed Martial Arts".  However, just as Karate or Tae Kwon Do practicioners, for example, may be considered kickboxers its all semantics after all.  The White River Budokan offers training in the following arts:

1.  GojuRyu Karate and kata and kihon from Shotokan, WadoRyu, Shiito Ryu, and Uechi Ryu.

2.  Jujutsu with influences from classical jujutsu as well as modern self defense strategies, techniques, and needs.

3.  Aikido   with techniques from different branches of Ueshiba Sensei's teachings.(i.e. Yoshin, Shobu, and input from USMAA Aikido instructors)

4.  Judo  with interactions with teachers from the United States, Japan, and other practicioners

5.  Chinese Boxing   ranging from street oriented techniques to more formal Tai Chi Chuan and other Chinese Boxing schools.

6.  Kobudo    both Japanese and Okinawan

7.  Iaido    Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu with Ota Sensei as the chief influence from Kumamoto, Japan.

A question asked by visiting folks is "so what is it you do here?"......  and the wheels started turning in my head.  Being rather bored with the current television trends that attract the masses I told an MMA friend of mine that I was a mixed martail artist.  He chuckled and said: "Sensei I know what you think of MMA" but I wasnt being silly but, rather, trying to say that I believe, with studying the arts I do that I would qualify.  Of course, here is another lesson in semantics.  Folks don't consider someone like me as a Mixed Martial Artist.  I know this by visitors to my dojo that, despite seeing rank certificates indicating the long term study of five or six disciplines, still say they were more interested in finding mixed martial arts instruction.   Thus, I am trying hard to not misrepresent KoTai Shin Ryu.  So let me say it is not mixed martial arts.  Let me just say it is a system with the techniques and principles from KarateDo, Judo, Jujutsu, Aikido, and Ch'uan Fa.  I do think the study of what is called KoTai Shin Ryu requires repetitions of the basics in all of these arts.  Therefore, it is taught with the simple basics of highly effective self defense as a starting place. This puts the student on the continuum reaching to areas that pure instict,  developed from thousands of repetitions of the techniques and principles of those arts mentioned, provides. 

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