The Kama & Jingama
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What Is A Kama?

When we say Kama perhaps the first thing that comes to mind it that famous Asian text the “Kama Sutra”, but stepping away from the realms of the exotic, the Kama is an ancient weapon with its roots deeply in the cultivation of the land. Since his earliest times as a farmer, man has created tools to ease the burden or working the land for agriculture. One of the earliest Stone Age tools created for such a purpose was the Sickle or as the Japanese would later call it the ‘Kama’. Early example of agricultural sickles have been found worldwide with blades formed from flint, stone and even obsidian. Some middle eastern examples are recorded to have been created in the centuries predating 10.000 BC...

Junsei Ryu Student Dress Code:

All students studying within the Junsei Ryu Bujutsu Renmei are expected to adhere to the following dress code. Students who study more than one aspect of Junsei Ryu Bujutsu should also purchase the correct Keikogi combinations relevant the each individual art.

Jujutsu– All White Keikogi
Kempo – White Jacket, Black Trousers
Kobujutsu– White Jacket, Black Hakama
Kenjutsu– Black Jacket, Black Hakama 

Bushido: 武士道 "The Way Of The Warrior"

The term Bushido or "Way Of The Warrior" is a code of moral conduct practiced by the Samurai of feudal Japan. In some ways Bushido can be likened to the code of Chivalry followed by the Knights of Medieval Europe.  

Although the origins of Bushido lie deep in Japans ancient history it was only in the 12th century that the code of Bushido was fully developed. Bearing this in mind it seems strange that it would take four hundred years (During the mid 16th century) for the Bushido code to be written down and utilized as the stringent doctrine...