Back داي نيبون بوتوكو كاي Arabic Butokukai AST Dai Nippon Butoku Kai Danish Dainippon Butokukai German Dai Nihon Butokukai Spanish دای نیپون بوتوکو کای Persian Dai Nippon Butokukai Finnish Dai Nippon Butoku Kai French Dai Nippon Butoku Kai Italian 大日本武徳会 Japanese
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| Founded | April 17, 1895 (Meiji 28) |
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| Type | Sports organization |
Dai Nippon Butoku Kai (DNBK, Japanese: 大日本武徳会, English: "Greater Japan Martial Virtue Society") was the largest martial arts organization in Japan with strong ties to WWII-era Japanese government, originally established in 1895 in Kyoto and had the biggest influence on Budo in modern Japan. [1] The first president was Imperial Prince Komatsunomiya Akihito and the first chairman was Chairman Watanabe Chiaki (Governor of Kyoto). At the end of World War II, the DNBK changed its status from a public to a private organization. Enrollment fell significantly from millions to hundreds and it lost its authority to govern all martial arts organizations in Japan. In 1946, due to its association with the Japanese Military during wartime, the GHQ dissolved the DNBK. The following years, more than 1,300 leaders and officials of the DNBK were purged—ostracized, lost their jobs, and were forbidden to take any government position. In 1953, the new DNBK was established with a new philosophical vision of preserving the long-standing illustrious classical martial virtues and traditions.[2]
- ^ ""Konishibunko". Archived from the original on 2009-02-23. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
- ^ "What is the Dai Nippon Butoku Kai?