AKBAN
AKBANI
AKBAN is a martial arts school founded in Israel in 1986. The name AKBAN corresponds to the Arabic عقبان (ʿuqbān), meaning 'eagles' or 'hawks' (plural of عقاب ʿuqāb), which is reflected in the organization's logo featuring two birds of prey.
The school was founded as a Bujinkan Ninjutsu academy with a curriculum that includes martial arts, fitness training, and emotional regulation. The curriculum has diversified to include Historical European martial arts, MMA and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu while maintaining traditional Japanese martial arts elements. AKBAN operates dojos in Israel, Europe, and North America. The school has been involved in search and rescue operations, with Israeli media reporting on AKBAN's volunteer rescue team activities.
History
AKBAN was founded in 1986 in Jerusalem by Yossi Sheriff, a student of Doron Navon. Navon was the first non-Japanese to receive the rank of Shihan in the Bujinkan Ninjutsu organization.
In 1992, AKBAN collaborated with Bujinkan Israel to develop Israel's first state-sanctioned Ninjutsu instructor certification course.
Training approach
According to a 2013 interview with Shinobi Exchange magazine, AKBAN founder Yossi Sheriff described fitness as "a necessary prerequisite to everything we do," noting that the school maintains traditional sparring and fitness regimens that were historically part of Bujinkan training.
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