02/27/2014
Martial Arts Master of the Month
Dr.Rony Kluger - Ph.D.-Ed. (Official of Dai Nippon Butokukai, licensed as Karatedo Hanshi - Hachi Dan) is the head Master of Karate Do International Renmei (Shibucho of Okinawa Goju Ryu Karate Sho Honbu Jundokan). Dr. Kluger's title "Kancho" means head of the School, for the past 35 years he has been a full time professional Educator and Teacher of Budo.
He started his training at the early age of 12 in Judo and since 1970 his life has been Karate Do. He holds an impressive list of National and International titles from his competitive career which he ended in 1983. After Dr. Kluger's retirement from active competition he has been concentrating on teaching, coaching, educating and refereeing on the National and International levels.
For 10 years he held the post of National Chief Referee of the Israel Karate Federation. From 1985 to 1999 Dr. Kluger led the Martial Arts Department of the Wingate Institute for Physical Education & Sport(Ministry of Education & Sport - Israel), where his task was to educate and qualify the next generation of Martial Art Teachers. Today, Dr. Kluger leads his governmental Educational Institute which received the official authorization from the Ministry of Education Culture and Sport to lead an officially recognized Institute to train, accredit and qualify Instructors, Coaches and Masters according the Sport Law 1988 of the State of Israel.
Kancho Kluger has gained reputation as a very talented and charismatic Budo Educator. He is regularly conducting seminars, gashukus (training camps) and professional courses in Australia, Hungary, South Africa, Finland, United States, Japan, Canada, South Africa, England, Italy, India, Czech Republic, Romania, Latvia and more. Despite his extensive ties internationally, Dr. Kluger's base remains the Honbu Dojo (Israel), where thousands of students have practicing, training and learning systematically on a full - time basis.
Early 1995 Dr. Kluger was appointed as the Dean of the International Budo Academy. His resume includes a wide range of prestigious posts in International Budo Organizations (Okinawa Goju Ryu Karate Do Sho Honbu Jundokan - Okinawa, Dai Nippon Butokukai - Kyoto, International Budo Academy, IBSSA - ISF, World Union Martial Arts Federations, WKF, WKC ...). He is presently serving as a Special Advisor to the AAU in USA, to the International Seishinkai Karate Do Union, to the Hungarian Karate Federation and to the Romanian Martial Arts Federation (Ministry of Youth and Sports).
Since November 1998, Dr. Kluger has been elected to the post of General Secretary and Intl' Vice President of IBSSA (International bodyguard & Security Services Association). Dr. Kluger is the leader of the well known, Israeli System of Military Self Defense - Krav Maga, International Association. Since 2002 Dr. Kluger serves as the President of IBSSA - International Sport Federation, in 2003 Dr. Rony Kluger's Institute received the official authorization from the Ministry of Education Culture and Sport to lead an officially recognized Institute to Teach, Accredit Instructors and Coaches according the 1988 Sport Law of the State of Israel.
Kancho Kluger has trained with many of great Sensei of Karate Do (Goju, Sh*to, Wado and Shotokan). Kluger Sensei, is an official representative of the late Grand Master Eiichi Miyazato, Hanshi (Okinawa Goju Ryu Karate Do, Jundokan) and is the official representative of the prestigious "Dai Nippon Butokukai" - Kyoto, Japan. He also trained in other Martial Arts: Ju Jutsu - 8th.Dan, Judo - 4th Dan, Aikido, Kendo, and Tai Chi to widen his horizons.
The Kancho regards himself as the eternal student of Budo. He is dedicating his life to educating and learning.
My Philosophy
I truly believe in Budo as an educational means. While teaching in the traditional attitudes and techniques, I apply all the sophistication of modern methods, didactic know-how and expertise. Budo begins and ends with courtesy. We use Kyhon (Basics), Kata (Forms) and Shiai/Randory (Fighting) as tools, but the main aim is educating and refining the human character.
The foundation is the physical training according to the values of Chogun Miyagi Sensei (my Ryuha (Style) is: Okinawa Goju Ryu Karate Do from the linage of the historic Jundokan Dojo (Naha, Okinawa) and the connection of training to daily life. We use the Dojo as a centre of energy, a place where we all go to find a different world. I see the dojo as a laboratory in which life itself is examined, where we produce the environment in which students will be confronted with different situations and emotions, success and also failure. Budokas (martial artists) may learn and experience stress, pain, determination, will power, development and strengthening of the spirit, sensibility, self-awareness and so on.
The Sensei (Teacher) teaches balance between the physical and the mental (not only physical workout and perspiration but also strategy). The main aspects of which are self-discipline, human relations, and contribution to one’s society and country.
