International Martial Arts Federation
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| Formation | 1952 |
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| Type | Sports organization |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
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Membership
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Unknown. |
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Official language
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English and Japanese |
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President
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Mr. Yasuhisa Tokugawa |
| Website | International Martial Arts Federation http://www.imaf.com/ |
Kokusai Budoin, International Martial Arts Federation (国際武道院・国際武道連盟? Kokusai Budoin Kokusai Budo Renmei) (IMAF) is a Japanese organization promoting international Budō. The organization, founded in 1952, has headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.
IMAF has branches in 17 countries.
IMAF organizes world Budo Galas, congresses, international training, and issues the magazine, named Gendo newsletter.
The International Martial Arts Federation (IMAF) is dedicated to the promotion and development of the martial arts worldwide.
Among other objectives of IMAF are the expansion of interest in Japanese martial arts, the establishment of communication, friendship, understanding and harmony among member chapters, the development of the minds and bodies of members, and the promotion of global understanding and personal growth.
The International Martial Arts Federation (IMAF) was founded in 1952 by a group of some of Japan's most prominent martial arts practitioners, including:
The first chairman was Prince Kaya Tsunenori (uncle of Emperor Hirohito, former lieutenant general in the Imperial Army), and was followed Prince Higashikuni (the first post World War II Prime Minister, the only member of the Japanese Imperial Family to have held this post). IMAF, then known as the National Japan Health Association sponsored the first, large-scale, public, post World War II martial arts demonstration in Japan in Hibiya Park in downtown Tokyo in February 1952.
The present president of Kokusai Budoin, International Martial Arts Federation (IMAF) is Yasuhisa Tokugawa, the great-grandson of the 15th and final Shogun of Japan, Tokugawa Yoshinobu (1837 – 1913).
The International Martial Arts Federation (IMAF) use the shōgō system where the levels are renshi (錬士?), kyōshi (教士?), and hanshi (範士?). The most venerated level is hanshi.
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