Budo Senmon Gakko (Vocational Training School of Martial Arts) (武道専門学校)
Budo Senmon Gakko (Vocational Training School of Martial Arts) is a vocational school under the old-education system founded by 'Dai-Nippon Butoku-Kai' (Great Japan Federation of Martial Arts) in present-day, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, to train martial arts coaches.
It was abbreviated to 'Busen.'
It was run by the strict education equivalent to high school under the old-education system and extremely intense training, sometimes resulting in the death of some trainees. It produced a lot of martial artists and educators.
History
1905: 'Dai-Nippon Butoku Kai' (Great Japan Federation of Martial Arts) founded 'Bujutsu Kyoin Yosei-jo' (training school for martial arts coaches), in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture.
1911: 'Bujutsu Kyoin Yosei-jo' (training school for martial arts coaches) was renamed 'Butoku Gakko'(Martial Arts School).
1912: 'Butoku Gakko' (Marial Arts School) was renamed 'Bujutsu Senmon Gakko' (Vocational Training School of Martial Arts).
1919: 'Bujutsu Senmon Gakko' (Vocational Training School of Martial Arts) was renamed 'Budo Senmon Gakko' (Vocational Training School of Martial Arts).
1946: It was closed down with the dissolution of the Dai-Nippon Butoku-Kai (Great Japan Federation of Martial Arts).