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Shinkyu Kenpo Symbols and Mottos
Shinkyu Kenpo Mottos
Mot-to: A motto is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. Many countries, cities, universities, and other institutions have mottos, as do families with coats of arms.
- Strength and Honor -
a short phrase used in Shinkyu Kenpo when one is leaving. Instead of saying Good bye, See ya or Later we say "Strength and Honor"
- Osu -is repeated by the students everytime they are asked to do something. It shows respect and lets the instructors know that the student has heard and understands what was asked of them.
Osu is a contraction of the words: Oshi meaning "Push", and Shinobu meaning "to Endure".
It means patience, determination and perseverance. Every time we say "Osu", we remind ourselves of this.
It has also been used as a greeting among the students
- Honesty, Courtesy, Respect, Discipline -
is the Shinkyu Kenpo student motto. It is repeated everytime a kyu student bows and it represents the way we want our students to live and treat others.
- Semper Consectatio Pro Silentium - "Always Striving for Perfection"
this is the Shinkyu Kenpo black belt motto. It is repeated everytime a black belt bows and it represents the Shinkyu Kenpo ideology.
Shinkyu Kenpo Symbols
Sym-bols: Images and items that represent something else by association. The nature of symbols and the process of symbolization are deeply rooted in the human psyche and are used to represent repressed thoughts, feelings, or impulses.
 Symbols are used every where to represent countries, corporations, military originations, schools of all types, and clubs. Anything can be used as a symbol, but if the symbol is to mean anything then it must have some history in its design. The most loved, honored, and feared symbol in the world is the 'Eagle Globe and Anchor', symbol of the U.S. Marine Corps. Not because the symbol itself is extraordinary, but because of the history behind it and those who serve under it.
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The main Shinkyu Kenpo symbol is our version of the yin yang. The yin yang was used because of its most basic meaning. We won't get into all the philosophies behind the yin yang, just the basic meanings. 'Two primal opposing but complementary principles', 'duel concepts as a single concept'. 'Hard opposing soft'. Our yin yang is made up of two main symbols that represent the two cultures the techniques we teach come from. The Kanji represent the original blending of the two cultures, and the stars represent the different people who shaped the martial arts.
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The Yin part of our main symbol is from the national flag of Japan. The uses of this symbol are self-explanatory representing the Japanese side (the hard style) of martial arts we study. Most Japanese systems, Shinkyu-do is no exception, infuses the samurai ideology of Bushido into their teachings. Giving the techniques a straight forward no-nonsense approach by taking your attacker down with as few moves as possible. |
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The Yang part of our main symbol is from the flag of Hong Kong. We used the symbol of Hong Kong to represent the Chinese side of martial arts we study because Hong Kong is also considered the 'Gateway to the West', and where many of the martial arts we know today came though when leaving China. We could have use the national flag of China, but that flag does not reflect China more that it does the Communist Party.
The four stars come from national flag of China and represent the four classes united by the Communist Party: the workers, the peasants, the petty bourgeois (middle classes), and the capitalists (merchants and upper classes). The same classes who shaped the martial arts into what it has become to day. |
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Kanji
Kanji are Chinese characters used in a Japanese form of writing. Most Kanji has the same meaning in both Chinese and Japanese and can be understood by both. Click Here to get more information on the kanji and what it means.
Shinkyu Kenpo "New Old Style"
means "New Version of Kenpo" |
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The Bald Eagle logo is our battle image and is worn on the black belt Gis and student t-shirts. It represents everything we are in one symbol.
- The first thing that stands out when you look at this symbol is the System Logo. Representing what we teach and where it came from. It rests on the back of the eagle, a place of high honor.
- The Bald eagle symbol represents who we are. We are Americans, and like the United States we are not just made up of two cultures, but have a little bit of all cultures mixed in. Shinkyu Kenpo has its two main influences, but we learn about all the others too, adapting them into our own.
- The banner in the eagle's beak is self-explanatory, letting everyone know who we are. It is flanked by our kanji stating the same.
- Crowning the eagle and the system logo are four kanji symbols representing the main principles we hold highest. From left to right (HONESTY, COURTESY, RESPECT, DISCIPLINE). These four principles are repeated every time a student enters a dojo, and bows in & out of a class.
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| System and House Seals (Chops) |
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System Chop
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The chops used in Shinkyu Kenpo are hand carved by calligrapher and seal carving artist Lin Zhong-Bao in Taiwan. They are done in the Yang style and are carved in ancient style carving scripts. All chops are stamped using traditional red seal ink. Traditional red seal ink is made from finely pulverized cinnabar, mixed with caster oil, moxa punk and etc.
System Chop
The System Chop reads 'Shinkyu Kenpo' hand carved in the ancient style carving script. It is used on official documents the SKA deems important such as belt certificates.
House Chops
House chops are different and unique to each house. All house chops have a border and represent the name of the house. Each is hand carved in the ancient style carving script. The house chop above is the chop for the house 'Martial Arts & Self Defense Academy'. House chops are used on all official House documents such as belt certificates.
Head Instructor Chops
All Head Instructors get a personal chop that is used on top of their signature. As long as they are a Senfu, Senfu-sama, or Shihan this chop will be theirs. Head Instructor chops are used on all official documents that require their signature such as belt certificates. Special documents such as Black Belt and Master Certificates will only have the chop. These chops are carved from stones making each chop uneek both in the carving and its shape.
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