Founding Charter of the Noble House
The following 12 guide-lines which are to be found on pages 5 and 6 of our 'Instructors Hand Book', were passed on by the late great Grand Master
Kancho: George Jamieson [Joe] Grant-Grierson '10th Dan' and have been accepted by the International Shihan-Kai of the Kokusai Imatsu-Ryu as the foundation
stones upon which his dream of a house and sanctuary for all martial artists world-wide should be built
  • The average man in the street knows little or nothing about these ancient martial sciences of ours. He is little themselves. I would loved to find a way to stop little
    themselves. I would loved to find a way to stop this

My Noble House can be a way to stop this

  • If a person contacts us and asked to study the 'War Fan' or the 'Fishing Boat Oar' but we don't have a teacher who can teach these ancient arts, do we just give up?

The Noble House of Imatsu must find such a person and bring him or her into the House

  • The 'So Called' martial arts that are taught today, with very few exceptions, are merely a watered down version of the truth. The Noble House must research these
    ancient sciences, we must continually experiment, we must always learn, from anyone who knows more than us

We must find these ancient martial sciences and make them ours

  • It is a war zone out there; the criminals are winning the war. What do we offer South Africa or the world? Watered down self defence systems that do not work on the
    street. Are we being true to ourselves?

The Noble House must not only teach the 'Traditional Ancient Martial Sciences' for their discipline and self control but also, the 'Street Real
Survival Techniques' of modern urban jungle warfare

  • I think that it is totally wrong for a highly qualified black belt with 30 or more years experience in his or her art, to be restricted to grading their students to a
    maximum of brown belt level by their national or international hombu. It is all about huge grading fee's and political expedience.

This must never happen in the Noble House

  • 'HONORARY' 5th dan black belts or higher that are presented to political figures who have never seen the inside of a dojo............ For political gain. How very sad and
    a prostitution of our ancient martial ways.

This must never happen in our Noble House

  • The young people of South Africa are facing gangsterism, drug and alcohol abuse, physical and sexual abuse and 'So Called' role models who are as corrupt as they
    come. Our children have no chance.

The Noble House must address this problem. We must start with the 'Sick South African Schools Syndrome' [S.S.A.S.A]........... I love the idea

  • The South African Karate and Martial Arts Hall of Fame is a wonderful and unique way of honouring the all time 'TRUE' martial artists. Do not be fooled like before,
    many 'Fakes' gained entry into the Hall of Fame through deceipt. The shame and great dishonour is theirs.

The Noble House of Imatsu must allow it to continue. All entries must be vetted by the senior guardians of the Noble House. Only the true martial
artists will be honoured

  • The Noble House of Imatsu must be opened to all like minded martial artists. No 'Fake' sensei's or people who want to be the boss. There are far too many so-called
    shihan's and so-called masters who actually know nothing of the truth of these ancient martial sciences or of life itself. Very sad people living very sad lives.

The Noble House must be vigilant in this respect

  • The Noble House of Imatsu will not only teach the 'Traditional Ways' but must research and teach the war arts, the 'True' arts of self-defence against the criminal
    scourge that plagues South Africa.

The Noble House however, must abide by and be continually guided by the ancient Bushido codes........... 'The Way of the Warrior Monk'

  • Most modern day martial arts organisations and associations are so full of their own idea's of self importance that they have become very restrictive as to what one
    can or cannot do. They have lost the 'True' way and are just puppets to someone else's version of the truth. Their members are so restricted that they are being stiffled
    and their arts can no longer grow and will eventually die.

This must not be allowed to happen in the Noble House

  • Within the Noble Houses I want to see 12 Houses within 12 Houses. Within the main 12 houses I wish to see 6 Houses for the 'Budo Arts' and 6 Houses for the
    'Modern Survival Arts'

There will be a house for every style. This should be the way of Imatsu.
The Founding Charter of the Kokusai Imatsu-Ryu
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