Ролан Марото

Ролан Марото - ведущий и старейший мастер традиционного айки дзюдзюцу (Такэда рю) в Европе. Ученик сэнсэя Накамура, 8 дан ханси-хо, с 2005 года он официально представляет Дай Ниппон Бутокукай по направлению айкидзюдзюцу вне Японии, а также является координатором этой организации во Франции.
Некоторая информация от сэнсэя Марото по поводу его школы и т.д., объясняющая что делает портрет Уэсибы в его додзё (думаю, перевести будет несложно тому, кто захочет):
The TRADITION of TAKEDA-RYU
MAROTO - HA
Takeda Ryu is not an martial art , the name of a very old japanese school of samurai Warriors which includes 7 martial disciplines :
• Aikijitsu
• Iaido
• Ju-kenpo
• Jo-do
• Sobu-kendo
• Shugi-jitsu
• Shuriken-jitsu
Takeda Ryu is descending from the MINAMOTO's , the ancestors of the Takeda family , a famous lordly clan of Japan.From the 16-th century , this clan was on the decline and was divided into two distinct schools :TAKEDA RYU and DAITO RYU.
The first one has been transmited by Nobutomo TAKEDA , the brother of the faumous TAKEDA Shingen ,and the second one by Kunitsugu TAKEDA.
Today , TAKEDA RYU has a revival of popularity et de notoriety , thanks to Master Roland J. MAROTEAUX , 6 Dan Dai Shihan , disciple of Soke Hisashi NAKAMURA ,44th Grand Master of this old school.
The Aiki-Ju-Jitsu is a very special form of Ju-jitsu which was born in the TAKEDA clan and held in big secrecy as we can discover from very old books from National Japanesse Archives. MINAMOTO -no - YOSHIMITSU was the the person who codified this method in the 11-th century and who passed by to his son Yoshikyo , the founder of the TAKEDA family.
The schools who divided from TAKEDA RYU
There are now a lot of schools and styles of Martial Arts ( like Aiki-jitsu , Aiki-jujitsu or Aikido ) in all the world founded by a lot of Masters who pretend , of course to be the inheritants of the real Traditions.
Here is a very difficult problem , specially in USA and Europe ( but even in Japan ) because the most of this schools are uncertified "replicas" of the japanese old traditions.
The traditionals schools are divided in 3 groups :
1.GEN RYU - the original , source -school ...
2.SHU RYU - the parallel school with the source or main school...
3.SHI RYU - all the other combinations .
Schools from TAKEDA RYU ( GEN RYU ) :
1 . TAKEDA RYU Nakamura-ha Sobudo
method founded by Soke Hisashi Nakamura (Minamoto no Hisamitsu) who studied Aikijitsu with the 43th Soke ICHIO OBA , developing his own branch , 20 years after the death of his master
2. MUSHIN RYU Iki Sogo Budo
method founded by Dai Shihan Yoshitaka Yamamura , also student of Soke ICHIO OBA
2. RYUSHIN RYU Aikijitsu
method founded by Dai Shihan Toshio Nishitsu, also student of Soke ICHIO OBA
Schools from DAITO RYU ( SHU RYU ):
1 . DAITO RYU AikiBudo
the Grand Master is Yukiyoshi Sagawa was initiated by 35e Soke , Sokaku Takeda ; now the actual Soke in Kunitsugu Takeda
2. DAITO RYU Senpu-kai Aiki-Ju-Jitsu
the president (Kaicho) is Sumiyoshi Yamamoto , also student of Sogaku Takeda
3. RYUSHIN RYU Kodo-kai Aikijitsu
Doshu is Grand Master Kodo Horikawa,also student of Sogaku Takeda
3. AIKIKAI AIKIDO
founded by OSenseiMorihei Ueshiba ,also a very famous student of Sogaku Takeda
Others schools ( SHI RYU ) :
1.YOSEIKAN AIKIDO
founded by master (Menji) Minoru Mochizuki who studied the old form of Aikido with M. Ueshiba at his beginnig.
2.YOSHINKAN Aikido
founded by an uchi deshi of M. Ueshiba , master Gozo Shioda
3.SHIN AIKI KAI TOMIKI RYU
founded by another uchi deshi de M. Ueshiba , Kenji Tomiki
4.SHINWA KAI TAIDO
le Doshu Hoken Inoue , studied Aikijitsu with M.Ueshiba
5.HAKKO RYU GOSHINDO
founded by Soke Ryuho Okuyama , who studied Aiki-ju-jitsu with Masami Matsuda .The school master is now Nidai Soke Toshio Okuyama.
GRADES and TRADITIONAL TITLES
In the Maroto-ha branch students "do not pass grade examinations" , like we ussually hear many practitioners , but "a test " to see how much the student gained more and this progress is noticed by a grade, which is very different
According to the rules of the school TAKEDA RYU , the levels are divided in 3 distincts categories:
1.Mudanshas ( inferior gradations)
• mukyu - beginner...................white belt
• hatchikyu - 8 kyu...................white belt
• nanakyu - 7 kyu...................white belt
• rokkukyu - 6 kyu...................white belt
• gokyu - 5 kyu........................white belt
• yonkyu - 4 kyu...................white belt.......after about 10month of study
• sankyu - 3 kyu...................white belt
• nikyu - 2 kyu...................white belt
• ikkyu - 1 kyu...................white belt.......also is authorized the wear of Hakama
2. Yudanshas ( black belts)
• Shodan ( 1st Dan )..........12 month after the 1st Kyu
• Nidan( 2nd Dan )..........18 month after the 1st Dan
• Sandan( 3th Dan )..........24 month after the 2nd Dan
• Yondan( 4th Dan )..........36 month after the 3th Dan
• Godan( 5th Dan )..........48 month after the 4th Dan
3. KODANSHAS ( experts , masters )
• Rokkudan(6th Dan)........ 5 - 10 years after the 5th Dan
• Chichidan(7th Dan)........ 5 - 10 years after the 6th Dan
• Hatchidan(8th Dan)........ 5 - 10 years after the 7th Dan
• Kudan(9th Dan)........ .....5 - 10 years after the 8th Dan
TRADITIONALS TTLES IN TAKEDA RYU
are awarded after the system of japanese Menkyo :
• SHODEN - KYOHAN : minimum 3rd Dan , 2nd Dan and 1st Dan
• CUDEN - KYOHAN :minimum 4th Dan , 3rd Dan and 2nd Dan in 3 disciplines Takeda Ryu
• JODEN - SHIHAN : minimum 5th Dan , 4th Dan and 3rd Dan in 3 disciplines Takeda Ryu
• OKUDEN - SHIHAN : minimum 6th Dan, 5th Dan and 4th Dan in 3 disciplines Takeda Ryu
• KAIDEN - SHIHAN : minimum 7th Dan , 6th Dan and 5th Dan in 3 disciplines Takeda Ryu
TAKEDA RYU Maroto-ha and Master Roland MAROTEAUX Dai Shihan,6 Dan Takeda Ryu
Takeda Ryu Maroto-ha is the same old Takeda Ryu school with a specifique surplus , without beeing a composite or synthetized school of Martial Arts.In fact , Maroto-ha is about a method of teaching and training based on intuition and spontaneity.
All this are coming from well known japanese martial arts traditions :
• Aikikai - for the circular movements
• Yoshin kai - for the postures ( kamae )
• Hakko ryu - for everything related to healthy
Maitre Maroteaux studied with a lot of Japanese Masters like:
• Aikikai - Koichi Tohei , Nobuyoshi Tamura , Masamichi Noro , Kazuo Chiba ,...
• YoshinKai : Gozo Shioda , Kiyoyuki Terada , Tadao Ogawa, ...
• Hakko Ryu : Ryuho Okuyama , Toshio Okuyama , Hisamitsu Mimurodo,Kozan Terasawa,Takeshi Dogane, Yasuhiro Irie , Michio Watanabe, Kimiteru Mimurodo...
• Takeda Ryu : Hisashi Nakamura , Toshihisa Sofue , Masayuki Toyoshima , Miyoshi Morita , ...
Le Takeda Ryu Maroto-ha preserves a lot of old techniques originated directly from the ancient battlefields where the enemies , both experts , were fighting on death.Most of these techniques were never revealed to the Occident.
This is another particularity of the method MAROTOKAN !
Others specificities:
o study of instinctives basic postures instinctives for defense , very stable stables
o study of the distance MA-AI , in connection with the movement of one or more adversaries , without beeing influenced of the strategie of Sabaki...
o study of a specifique Kamae , right foot in front , always facing the enemy...
o study of self-control in any situations based on mastering ventral respiration ...
o study of a very short response to an attack ( 3 sec )...
o study of a philosophical concept about that you must enable the enemy to make his technique on you ...
o study of non-action in action...
o search of maximum of efficacity in a minimum of effort and times...
THE SPRIT AND THE TECHNIQUES OF TAKEDA RYU MAROTO-HA
All the budokas of Takeda Ryu must practise and study their Art with dignity and respect.Those who will lose that from their mind will be never able to understand the true "WAY" and the level of a real Master conscience
The spirit of Takeda Ryu is the spirit of a Cavalery .
The Takeda Ryu Budoka must have a Warrior's spirit.
Sincerity is the best pollicy in the Martial Arts , too.You must able to see reality in training and in life.
The very ancient techniques of the TAKEDA family are really old , but are just means of training our body and spirit , together
TECHNICAL PARTICULARITES :
• the guard is always with the right foot in front, like the posture of ancient kenshi
• the basics do not contain any attacks and they are practiced on both sides .
• all the originated directly from the ancient battlefields where the enemies , both experts , were fighting on death. Some of these techniques are included in other schools too, but with other names .
• in applications the most of this techniques are finished with a ground immobilisation - Aiki GoshinDo Waza
The 9 fondamental principles are :
1. Ate Waza ...............................( Striking Techniques )
2. Mochi Mawashi Waza............. ( Circular Techniques )
3. Kote Waza ..............................( Wrist Techniques )
4. Ude Waza................................( Arm-locking Techniques )
5. Ashi Waza...............................( Leg Techniques )
6. Koshi Waza.............................( Throwing Techniques )
7. Tachi Jime Waza.....................( Standing Imobilization Techniques)
8. Osae Gime Waza.....................( Ground Controlling Techniques )
9. Ne Gatame Waza.....................( Ground Imobilizations Techniques )