Bushikai Japanese Martial Arts

Trinity School Field Trip Demonstration

2011-03-20T00:19:00.001-04:00

Seventh Grade Students at the Trinity School of Frederick, Maryland visited Bushikai Japanese Martial Arts for a lesson on the Samurai and their role in Japanese History. The students are currently studying medieval Japan in their Social Studies class and the field trip was planned as a fun, supplemental educational experience by their teacher, Mrs. Stacy Ukishima. They heard about famous warriors and events of the Samurai era and were treated to a special demonstration of swordsmanship from the Tenshinsho Jigen Ryu tradition, a system that was founded in the early 1500s.

Harry Mackenzie, head instructor at Bushikai, and a member of the Tenshinsho Jigen Ryu, said the purpose of this special lesson was to teach the students about the values and lifestyle of the famous warriors of Japan and show how these values have translated into modern Japanese life. Special permission for this demonstration was granted by Grandmaster Ueno Doushin and Chief Instructor Ueno Kagenori, from Saitama, Japan.

A special message was sent to the Trinity students from Sensei Sugiyama Keitaro who acts as the translator for the Grandmaster in Japan. “I wish you to know that Budo (warrior path) and martial arts are a little bit different. Although they have many things in common, the meaning of the word "Bu 武" is not "to fight" but "to stop fighting". If you take the kanji 武 apart, 戈 means "a weapon". 止　means "to stop". And "Do 道" is not an "art" but “a path" that everyone can walk together for the same destination, regardless of age, gender, nationality, knowledge, or skill.” Mr. Mackenzie further explained that “Long ago warriors disciplined themselves and trained in the ways of killing. Now we train in these ways to help us become better people through self-discipline and to promote world peace and understanding.”

After the demonstration the students of Trinity School enjoyed a delicious lunch of Japanese food at the TJ Asian Bistro and got to sit on the mats of a traditional “tatami” dining room. The children then signed their greetings and well-wishes to the people of Japan on traditional rice paper, which will then be forwarded to the Grandmaster of Tenshinsho Jigen Ryu to share with his students and community in Kasukabe, Saitama, Japan.

Dr. THOMAS MALONE, SR.

2011-03-11T20:43:00.000-05:00

With great regret we report the passing of Dr. Thomas Malone Sr., on March 7, 2011, after a protracted illness.

Bornin Henderson North Carolina in 1926, he was a resident of Potomac Maryland for the last 42 years

He was the second to last surviving sibling of five brothers and sisters, three boys and two girls. Only the younger sister remains.

A graduate of North Carolina Central University, he continued his education at Harvard University, obtaining a PhD in Biology.

'T', as he was known by all, began his career as an educator at the University level, both stateside and abroad. He and his family enjoyed three and a half years in the middle East, where he ran the Department of Biology at the AUB -.American University of Beirut. Upon his return, he was called into government service at the National Institutes of Health. It was not long before he was named the Deputy Director for the entire NIH, serving under five Presidents! He was named to numerous appointments on the U.S. delegation to the World Health Organization. After his retirement for the NIH, he continued working at the American Association of Medical Colleges, until he retired for good in 1996.

T had several passions in life. He was a black belt Judo instructor for over half his life, establishing a club, which bears his name, on the NIH campus. He was an avid aviation Pilot, and loved to fly . But he had no greater passion than to be in the service of others! There, he was at his best, helping others solve their problems.

He is survived by his wife of over 57 years, Dolores and two children, Shana and Thomas., Jr.

Memorial services will be held in Durham North Carolina in early April. Condolences and further information request may be sent to tmalono@comcast.net

Published in The Washington Post on March 10, 2011

2010 Philadelphia Cup Judo Results

2010-10-03T15:36:00.001-04:00

A strange day at a tough tournament:
Orlagh Mackenzie 3rd place Advanced Girls 13-15yrs (90-120 lbs)
Colby Horning 3rd Place Advanced Boys 7-8yrs (60-70lbs)
Kurt Dutton Jr. 2nd Place Novice Boys 7-8 yrs (60-70lbs)

Eastern Open Results 2010

2010-09-06T15:09:00.002-04:00

We were well represented at the Eastern Open on Saturday September 4th. Seven year old Yusuf Genderguno took 1st place in the Boys 6-7yrs Heavyweight division and 2nd in Boys 8-9 Middleweight Division where he was defeated by our own Colby Horning.
Colby took gold in Boys 8-9 Middleweight Division and 3rd in Boys 9-10 Lightweight Division.
Orlagh McKenzie placed 1st in Girls 12-14 Lightweight division after defeating all of her opponents by pin.
Congratulations also go out to Aiden Flint for a series of well-fought matches and first-time competitor Kurt Dutton who won his very first match.

Team Bushikai Places 3rd at Takemori Open

2010-06-16T10:26:00.004-04:00

June 5th , 2010 was the Takemori Open hosted by the College Park Judo Club . The morning started with a competitors clinic taught by Kudan Jimmy Takemori for whom this tournament (along with his brother Edwin) is named. Bushikai entered 5 competitors, with Colby Horning fighting in two divisions. The other competitors were Yusuf Genderguno, fighting in his first competition, AJ Child, Aiden Flint, and Orlagh McKenzie.

Yusuf started off the competiton for Bushikai with an ippon victory, and followed with a second ippon in his next match to take Gold in his division. Colby Horning followed with 6 straight ippons to take Gold in both his divisions. AJ Child also came strong with three ippon victories.

Aiden Flint won his first match with ippon, lost his second match by pin, and won his final match by ippon to take silver. Orlagh followed with two consecutive ippons, only to lose to an uchi mata for ippon by Rachel from Sport Judo.

Team Bushikai posted an amazing 15-2 overall record with all wins by ippon. We brought home 4 gold medals and two silver, and placed third overall as a team out of 16 teams. First place went to perennial junior judo powerhouse College Park Judo with the largest number of competitors and Sport Judo took second. Both of these teams entered far more competitors, and there were many other schools entered with more competitors but due to the outstanding efforts of our team members we had a very successful day. I point this out only because I want our readers to understand what an incredible effort our kids put forth and attempt to emphasize the difficulty of achieving this placing. Congratulations team, We are so proud of you!

Orlagh is 2009 Maryland Junior Female Competitor of the Year by USJA

2010-05-07T13:02:00.002-04:00

It is official! Orlagh McKenzie was selected as the 2009 Maryland Junior Female Competitor of the Year by the United States Judo Association, our competition sanctioning body. This selection was made based on the number of points accumulated. Points are determined by the number of wins and places in local, regional, national and international competitions held during the calendar year for which the selection is made. Juniors are not eligible for the National Awards, however the names of all State winners are recorded in the USJA Hall of Fame.

Congratulations Orlagh!

2010 Liberty Bell Classic Judo Results

2010-04-20T11:59:00.000-04:00

Results
13-16 < 47kg

1. Summer Truong Jushinkan CO
2. Sophia Greco-Byrne Mayo Quanchi RI
3. Orlagh McKenzie Bushikai MD

For complete results click Here

Seven Qualities of a Martial Artist discussion at MieGakure

2010-03-21T22:51:00.000-04:00

A new post on MieGakure is up that is recommended reading for all judo and jujutsu students at Bushikai Hidama Dojo. It discusses the Seven Qualities of a Martial Artist as taught within the dojo. Here is the Link: http://miegakure.blogspot.com/2010/03/seven-qualities.html

Aiden Flint takes Silver at 2010 Beltsville Spring Judo Open

2010-03-21T16:13:00.001-04:00

Aiden Flint, fighting in his first competition in almost 9 months won his first match by throwing his opponent for waza-ari and pinning with kesa-gatame. His second match was won by ippon with a nice o-goshi. He dropped his third match to the eventual gold medal winner after allowing his pin to be reversed, but came back strong in the final match to win with another ippon to take the silver.

Orlagh McKenzie also took second in her division earning the Silver Medal

2010 Virginia State Open Results

2010-02-22T11:35:00.002-05:00

On Saturday February 20, the Virginia Open was held at the Barcroft Sport and Fitness Center in Arlington. Team Bushikai Hidama took three competitors to the tournament. After a delayed start, competition got underway with the youngest Boys divisions first. All divisions were round robin. Being that this was our first competition since November, there was some mat rust to overcome and that was evident in all of our fighters. Overall we had a good day however, bringing home two medals with three competitors.

Results:
A.J. Child - three fights - One win by Ippon, two losses by Ippon. Well fought second and third matches. No Placing.

Colby Horning - eleven fights (two divisions) - Six wins by Ippon, five losses by Ippon (pinned twice). Outstanding effort throughout. Silver medal Boys age 7 middleweight.

Orlagh Mackenzie - Three fights - Two wins by Ippon, One loss by yuko (questionable call with only 7 seconds left). I never argue calls because I know being a referee is a tough enough job and most of them at local tournaments are less experienced, but I will mention them when discussing the matches. I will grant that Orlagh made a strategic mental mistake in going for a major throw being up 1 waza-ari plus 1 yuko to her opponents 2 yuko. I like that attitude of constant attacking and though it cost her the match because of fatigue, her opponents counter was at best yuko. I will give Orlagh credit for mental toughness though because she came back later to beat that same girl in 33 seconds with a waza-ari Ogoshi and pin for Ippon.
Gold medal 12-13 Girls Lightweight Division

Leadership Change at Bushikai

2010-01-28T10:22:00.001-05:00

It is with deep regret that we announce the departure of Kaicho Michael McGee from the Bushikai Dojo in Frederick, Maryland. As you may know, McGee Sensei founded the Bushikai Dojo from the Genbukan Maryland Dojo after departing from the Genbukan system. However in recent years his involvement in the daily activities of the Bushikai has waned, though he continues to actively train at his personal dojo in West Virginia. McGee Sensei intends to continue his personal training with a select few students. He has decided that the Bushikai dojo in Frederick should continue in its present form without him at the helm.

In late 2001, daily operation of the dojo was turned over to Harry Mackenzie, Renshi, while McGee Sensei continued to function in the role of Kaicho, directing the development of curriculum and overseeing the operation of the Bushikai organization and its affiliate branches. Over the following years, Mackenzie Renshi assumed more and more of the responsibility for oversight of the affiliate branches as well as growth of the headquarters dojo, while McGee Sensei focused more on the development of curriculum and other various projects.

With the departure of McGee Sensei, Mackenzie Renshi has assumed full authority for the Bushikai dojo in Frederick and its various functions, and any questions regarding the future direction of this Dojo and its affiliate in Nova Scotia should be directed to him. This change has resulted in the relinquishing of the title of Hombucho by Mackenzie Renshi and a change of name for the Dojo in Frederick. The dojo is now known as Bushikai Bugei Hidama Dojo.

We wish success to McGee Sensei in his future endeavors and thank him for his many years of service to Bushikai and the Frederick martial arts community.

Orlagh Wins Gold at 2009 Philadelphia Cup

2009-11-09T14:00:00.001-05:00

Orlagh Mckenzie and Colby Horning competed at the inaugural Philadelphia Cup Judo Tournament on November 7th.

Orlagh won a tough first match with Kosoto Gari for ippon. Her second match was won with a beautiful Yama Arashi throw for ippon, 14 seconds into the match to take the Gold Medal in the advanced teen Girls lightweight division .

Congratulations also to Colby Horning. Colby competed in the 7-8 Boys Middleweight Novice and Intermediate divisions taking the silver in both.

Way to go, team!

If you are interested in competing in Judo for Team Bushikai at local or National tournaments, please contact Bushikai Martial Arts in Frederick, Maryland at 301-631-1136.

2009 MD Open Results

2009-11-06T01:15:00.001-05:00

Results from the 2009 Maryland Open held at the Ritchie Coliseum in College Park on October 31st.
Orlagh MacKenzie Bronze Medal - Junior Girls Lightweight Division 13-14 years old
A.J. Child Bronze Medal - Junior Boys Lightweight Division 7-8 years old
Iain Standing Bronze Medal - Junior Boys Heavyweight Division 13-14 years old
Congratulations to all.
I would to add that I am so proud of the way Orlagh fought. She weighed in at 77 lbs and gave up 35 (112) and 37 (114) pounds to her opponents in order to fight. Our mantra was "they are not better,only bigger.Make them beat you" . Both of her losses came after reversals in ground technique, when she threw her opponents for Yuko scores but couldn't hold them down.

Next up - Philadelphia Cup

Bushikai has a New Location

2009-10-12T12:35:00.001-04:00

Bushikai is opening in its new location today at :
One Worman's Mill Court
Suite # 9
Frederick, MD 21701
301-631-1136
Come by to visit us.

2009 Shufu Eastern Open Results

2009-09-12T01:16:00.001-04:00

Saturday September 5th, was the 2009 Shufu Eastern Open Judo Championships.
Congratulations to Orlagh Mckenzie, Gold Medal winner in the female 11-12 lightweight division, and Colby Horning, Silver Medal winner in the Male 7-8 Middleweight division.
Also competing were A.J. Child, male 7-8 lightweight division, and Iain Standing, 13-14 heavyweight. Good Job, Team Bushikai!

New #2 USA Judo Ranking for Orlagh

2009-08-26T13:49:00.000-04:00

USA Judo issued its latest 2009 junior rankings. Orlagh Mckenzie has moved up to #2 in the United States in the Female Juvenile A (13-14 years old) 36Kg division.
Congratulations Orlagh. You rock! Keep up the good work!

Female Juvenile A 36kg
1. Sofia Greco-Byrne (Jamestown, R.I. / Mayo Quanchi)
2. Orlagh McKenzie (Baltimore, Md. / Bushikai)
3. Kime Sumi (Cypress, Calif. / Orange County Kodokan)

Cane Fu Video Airs in St. Louis

2009-08-26T13:38:00.000-04:00

The Act of volunteerism that keeps on giving - our cane fu seminar at the Frederick Senior Center has now shown in St. Louis. http://www.ksdk.com/news/watercooler/story.aspx?storyid=177086&s=v
It is amazing how such a simple decision has taken on almost a life of its own.

Bushikai on TV in Colorado

2009-08-01T14:57:00.001-04:00

The video taken at the Cane Fu seminar held at the Frederick Senior Center continues to be aired around the country. Bushikai instruction has now been featured on NBC 4 in Washington DC and most recently on 9News, the NBC affiliate in Colorado. If you still have not seen the video yet, click here.

USA Judo National Junior Olympic Championship Day 1 Results

2009-07-29T12:59:00.000-04:00

Results for the Girls Juvenile A -36Kg division:

Female Juvenile A 36kg
1. Sofia Greco-Byrne (Jamestown, R.I. / Mayo Quanchi)
2. Kime Sumi (Cypress, Calif. / Orange County Kodokan)
3. Orlagh McKenzie (Baltimore, Md. / Bushikai)

To view the complete article, click here

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Bushikai featured on TV and Newspaper

2009-06-24T02:53:00.001-04:00

Bushikai is making News! The dojo offered a free Cane defense class at the Frederick Senior Center and was featured on NBC25 and in the Frederick News Post last week. Click the links to view the full story. We were also featured in a video clip on the Frederick News Post web site.

If you know of a community group or senior program that could benefit from a free class on "Cane Fu", contact the dojo at 301-631-1136.

Bushikai Judo Student ranked #3 in USA

2009-06-24T02:27:00.000-04:00

USA Judo issued its 2009 junior rankings. Orlagh Mckenzie is currently ranked #3 in the United States in Female Juvenile A (13-14 years old) in the 36Kg division.
Congratulations Orlagh. Keep up the good job,and best of luck at the 2009 Junior Olympics!

2009 Scholastic Nationals Results

2009-04-02T13:47:00.000-04:00

Congratulations to Orlagh Mackenzie and Iain Standing on their success at the 2009 USA Judo Scholastic and Collegiate Championships held this past weekend in York, PA. In addition to a tough day of judo competition, both were named as Academic All-Americans due to their outstanding grade point averages in School. (Orlagh 4.0 gpa and Iain 3.8).

Orlagh also took the Silver medal in her division (Girls 36kg Juvenile A) losing to last years gold medal winner Sofi Greco-Byrne from Rhode Island. For complete listing of results from Day One of competition, go here : http://judo.teamusa.org/news/article/10808

2008 MD Open Judo Championship

2008-11-07T03:44:00.000-05:00

Congratulations to our Competitors at the 2008 Maryland Open Championship. Winners of this competition can claim title as Maryland State Champion in their Bracket. This tournament also serves as Maryland's Qualifier for the US Junior Olympics.

Placings as follows:

Orlagh Mackenzie , Gold Medalist: 11-12 Girls Lightweight Division

Kevin Tabb, Silver Medalist: 5-6 Boys Middleweight Division

Aidan Flint, Silver Medalist: 7-8 Boys Middleweight Division

Godfrey Tabb, Silver Medalist: 11-12 Boys Lightweight Division

Leah Standing, Bronze Medalist: 9-10 Girls Heavyweight Division

Hal Reichard, Bronze Medalist: 11-12 Boys Heavyweight Division

Iain Standing, Bronze Medalist: 13-14 Boys Heavyweight Division

Also competing and receiving honorable mentions from me:

Calum Mackenzie, 4th Place: Boys 9-10 Lightweight Division

Colby Horning, 4th Place: Boys 7-8 Middleweight Division

Competition Team

2008-07-19T02:01:00.001-04:00

If you are interested in Judo competition this Fall it is time to start getting ready for the season. Please go to the USJA website and register for your yearly membership. If you need specific information to complete the form, either see me at the dojo or email me.

Our next competition is on August 30 in Baltimore. Visit this link to download the entry form and waiver. As before, contact me if you need help in filling this out.

We will need to check judogi (uniform) for rules compliance and order new ones if needed. Also all competitors will need to have their own blue and white belts with their name and school name on them. If you need to order new ones let me know.

We did very well as a school last year, taking 14 competitors and bringing home 10 medals. We are looking forward to some new faces joining the competition team this fall.

Embu Taikai 2008

2008-06-04T13:05:00.001-04:00

Embu Taikai, our annual celebration of the dojo, consists of a
demonstration for all the family and friends of the members; and
culminates with a potluck dinner. It is held on the on the second
Saturday after we return from Holiday break, this year on January 12th.

I would like to thank everyone who participated and attended
for making it such a memorable evening. We have had nothing but
positive reviews from the parents and members who attended. I look
forward to our next Embu to see all the improvements made by our
students over the coming year.

This post was moved from Mie Gakure

Shufu Promotional Shiai Spring 2008

2008-06-04T12:49:00.001-04:00

We took 8 competitors to fight in the Shufu Junior Spring Promotional.
All the competitors did very well. Especially noteworthy was the beautiful Ippon by Koshi Guruma that Jordan Goodman threw his opponent with in his third match. This was Jordan's first competition and he won two of his three matches. Both wins were by ippon with the other a loss coming by pin.

Tom Huebner also had a beautiful Tai Otoshi for Ippon in his second match. His third match was against an Ippon Seoi Nage specialist. Tom did a spectacular one armed handspring to turn out
from what was surely a victory for his opponent. Tom began repeatedly attacking with his Tai otoshi but lost his sleeve grip which cost him a hard fought match as his opponent capitalized on his mistake to throw him with another ippon seoi nage.

Leah Standing threw for ippon with a strong Osoto Gake in her final match of the day. This made up for her loss in the previous match when Leah fell to her knees after a throw attempt and her opponent simply pushed her onto her back from the knees and was awarded waza-ari(!?!) for it.

Aidan Flint redeemed his previous loss by throwing his team-mate A.J. Child for ippon with a well executed Sukuinage.

Orlagh Mckenzie extended her streak to three consecutive shiai of making an opponent cry with her powerful Kesa Gatame. (Not that I approve of making opponents cry, though it is a decisive way to end a match). She recovered from an earlier bout of nausea that forced her to withdraw
from her earlier match.

The team was rounded out by Calum Mckenzie and Iain Standing, both of whom made impressive gains without reaching the win column. By sticking with their game plans and continuing to improve their execution, I expect they will both rebound strongly into the medal rounds in upcoming shiai.

Welcome to the Bushikai Bugei Dojo

2008-06-04T12:29:00.000-04:00

Here you will find news and information on the Bushikai Bugei Hidama Dojo and Hidama Martial Arts Center located at One Wormans Mill Court in Frederick Maryland. We teach the classical Japanese Martial Arts of Jujutsu and Taijutsu for Adults; and Judo (jutaijutsu) for Children. Visit our homepage at www.bushikai.com for more details on our dojo.