Guy Buyens
| Guy Buyens | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 May 1961 Vilvoorde, Belgium |
| Style | Karatedō, koryū: jūjutsu, bōjutsu, iaijutsu |
| Teacher(s) | Ken’ei Mabuni, Kyōichi Munenori Inoue, Tsuyoshi Munetoshi Inoue |
| Rank | 6th dan in Shitō-ryū karatedō & 6th dan chūden in Hontai Yōshin-ryū |
| Occupation | sports physician, jūjutsuka, koryū martial arts instructor |
| Website | hontaiyoshinryu.be |
Guy Buyens (born 5 May 1961, in Vilvoorde) is a Belgian sports physician, medical administrator, and martial arts practitioner and teacher, who specializes in traditional Japanese martial arts.
Life[edit]
Buyens attended the Atheneum (Vilvoorde) and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Brussels), graduating with a medical degree in July 1986. He earned a post-graduate degree in sports medicine afterwards.[1][2]
From 1992 to 2008, Buyens worked in the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Industry.[1] Since 2009 he has been the Director of AZ Jan Portaels, a general hospital located in Vilvoorde, Belgium.[2]
Buyens started martial arts (karatedō) in 1971 at the age of 10.[3] In his youth he participated in several karatedō competitive events including the European championships in Paris in 1984. In 1983, he was participating in a demonstration of Shitō-ryū karatedō with the late Sohan Eiji Ogasahara, 9th dan,[4] and Hidetoshi Nakahashi, 6th dan[5] (currently 9th dan) in Italy.[3] At that occasion he also witnessed a demonstration of Hontai Yōshin-ryū, a koryū or traditional Japanese martial art. The group was led by its sōke, Tsuyoshi Munetoshi Inoue, and left a deep impression on Buyens.[3]
After finishing his medical training and while working at the University of Brussels, Buyens took out a 1-year sabbatical to study Shitō-ryū karatedō with Ken’ei Mabuni-sensei (son of the founder) in Ōsaka, Japan. Close to Ōsaka, in Nishinomiya, is where Hontai Yōshin-ryū’s Imazu dōjō was located, which Buyens joined to study bōjutsu and iaidō with Kyōichi Munenori Inoue, the son of the ryū’s sōke, Tsuyoshi Munetoshi Inoue.[3] He received iaidō-training from the late Kukio Kurishima, who had expertise in Toyama-ryū iaidō and Hontai Yōshin-ryū. He participated in several Japanese enbu, such as notably, the 16th Isukushima Enbu Taikai in Miyajima (2005), and the 30th (2007) and 32nd (2009) Nihon Kobudō Kyōkai enbu in Tōkyō. [citation needed]
Buyens is among a select number of Westerners who hold authentic Japanese credentials in koryū martial arts. Buyens currently holds the ranks of 6th dan in Shitō-ryū karatedō (from Ken’ei Mabuni) and of 6th dan/chūden in Hontai Yōshin-ryū.[3] He is one of only three Belgians with verified authentic Japanese koryū credentials, the other two being Serge Mol (Enshin-ryū and Hōki-ryū jūjutsu) and Dr. Carl De Crée (Tenjin Shin’yō-ryū of the Inoue Keitarō-lineage and Owari-ha Yagyū Shinkage-ryū).[6]
Bibliography[edit]
- Buyens, Guy (2008). "Hontai Yoshin-ryu Jujutsu". Koryu.com. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Company Overview of GENimmune NV". Bloomberg Businessweek. 2008. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Guy Buyens Profile". LinkedIn. 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "Hontai Yoshin Ryu - Belgian Branch". Hontai Yoshin Ryu - Belgian Branch, Sweden. 2011. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ Shito-ryû Scotland (11 March 2011). "Master Ogasahara passes away". Lanarkshire, Schotland: Siu Loong Kenshukai Shitoryu Karate-do. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
- ^ "Hidetoshi Nakahashi". Pietranera, France. 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
- ^ fr:Koryu