Ohsaki Jun Sensei offers a knowledge of traditional budo and
Japanese cultural arts that is of great value to the SMAA. He brings
nearly 50 years of martial arts experience to our association.
Ohsaki Sensei was born in 1948 in the Shibuya section of Tokyo.
He was interested in budo as a child, and at the age of seven he
began to study Kodokan judo. His instruction began at the Hatagaya
Keisatsu Dojo, one of the numerous dojo sponsored by the Tokyo
police department. These keisatsu dojo, or police dojo, are
infamous throughout Japan for the severity of their training. His
initial training began with soji, the ritualistic cleaning of the
dojo. For some time, he was only allowed to clean and watch his
sempai (seniors) practice. Eventually, having proven his sincerity,
he began learning safe falling techniques (ukemi) and later throwing
and grappling methods.
In time, he completed college, became an automotive technician,
married, and had two sons, one of whom has trained for many years
in kyudo (the martial art of Japanese archery). He is presently the
owner of an automobile repair facility. His judo training continued
successfully throughout most of his life.
Eventually, Ohsaki Sensei also began a comprehensive study of
traditional jujutsu and classical Japanese weaponry, which he has
excelled in for many years. A member of the Kokusai Budoin's
prestigious kobudo, or ancient martial arts, division, he has
demonstrated Nippon jujutsu at the Kokusai Budoin Sogo Budo Taikai.
This important budo exhibition takes place early each spring at
Otakumin Plaza in Tokyo. (Japan's Kokusai Budoin promotes all
traditional Japanese forms of budo and bujutsu, and it is active
in a large number of countries throughout the world.) Besides budo,
Ohsaki Sensei has extensive training in Japanese forms of meditation
and healing arts, along with a comprehensive background in shodo,
the art of Japanese calligraphy.