Merkinch Budo Ryu the home of Kempo and Close Quarter Combat in the Highlands
Welcome to Merkinch Budo Ryu We are a non-political martial arts group, who openly welcome students and instructors of other styles to study the techniques and principles of both Kempo and Close Quarter Combat. We are members of both Scottish Budo Association
Kempo
So you've never heard of Kempo? Well the history of modern Kempo can be traced back to China and Japan around the year 1615. The style that we practice is an off shoot of Kosho-Ryu Kempo. This was the family art of Professor James Mitose. He introduced Kempo to the west via Hawaii into the U.S.A.
What is Kempo?
It is a martial art, made up of:
Kicks
Punches
Locks
Throws
Nerve Point Applications
Sparring
Ground work
Weapons
This makes it an effective self-defence system at all attacking ranges.
The Close Quarter Combat System
For many years Soke Bauer had the idea of organizing a group of world renown, highly experienced, true Budoka, with the mind to work together, and bring together their wealth of knowledge and experience for the common good of martial arts, and the "Way of Budo".
Finally Soke Bauer believes that he has achieved this aim by bringing together a team of time served, true martial arts masters. The Close Quarter Combat System covers a multitude of Japanese, Chinese, and Korean styles, and many multi-styled systems. Within our system we also teach, and practice Japanese, and chinese healing arts such as Reiki, and many more. We have weapons masters who teach both traditional, and modern defence, and kata forms. Soke Bauer feels that we now have a formidable martial art, and personal protection system.
There are no politics or money-makers in our system, just honourable, hard working, true budoka who are trying to give back some of the vast knowledge, and skill which has been entrusted to them. All our members run their own individual schools and associations without any interference, that does not mean to say that should they require any help, or advise, that we are not there for them, indeed, we want to share our knowledge with them, and we will help in any way that we possibly can!.
Although we have an impressive line up with our head instructors, and standards board, no one is seeking fame or fortune within our system, we believe that rank does not incur favour, indeed, with rank goes responsibility!. Our philosophy is that our schools are our immediate family, and the Close Quarter Combat System is our extended family. We have a wealth of knowledge to share with like minded Budoka, irrelevant of grade, nationality, or style. We can learn and grow together as one mind, this is the "Way of Budo".