For the last decade or so of his life Brian Wrightson took
to using the title Kancho (Headmaster), rather than the more common titles of Sensei, Shihan or Soke; When I once questioned
him about his choice of title he replied,
“What am I? If not a teacher of teachers? We have
many great Sensei here at the Dojo, but they all come to me for their training and advice”.
It is for this reason that throughout this memorial, Brian
Wrightson will be referred to solely as “Kancho”, just as he would have wished it in life.
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Despite his great skill and obvious intelligence, Kancho
was a humble man; rarely every speaking of his early training, the names of his masters, his personal achievements or the
sheer accumulation of knowledge to which he served as custodian. In fact it was only after his death in 2005 that the true
status of the man would be discovered.
Kancho was passionate about his students, and would often regale the younger members with elaborate stories
about his early training, about the great men who had been his teachers, about the demons and dragons he slew in the service
of the ghost of an ancient Samurai… as you can see, Kancho would regularly weave elements of humour and myth into his
stories, instilling the student with a passion for Bushido comparable to his own.
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Please
note that the following qualifications are by no means up-to-date at the time when Kancho passed away. More accurate
details will be posted as soon as possible.
· 8th Dan (Hachidan) Hankyo Kempo Ju-Jutsu Renmei
· 6th Dan (Rokudan) Nippon Kempo Kokusai
· 6th Dan (Rokudan) Nippon Koden Kobudo
· Teachers Certificate: Nippon Kempo Kokusai
· Teachers Certificate: Nippon Koden Kobudo
· 5th Dan (Rokudan) World Ju-Jitsu Federation
· Senior Technical Officer: World Ju-Jitsu Federation
· 5th Dan (Rokudan) World Ju-Jitsu and Kobudo Organisation
· 5th Dan (Rokudan) Sakai Ju-Jitsu Kobudo Renmei
· 5th
Dan (Rokudan) Kokusai Ju-Jitsu Renmei
· 5th Dan (Rokudan) Kokusai Kobudo Renmei
· 5th Dan (Rokudan) European Ju Jitsu Congress
· 5th Dan (Rokudan) Pan-American Ju Jitsu Congress
· 5th Dan (Rokudan) Asian Ju Jitsu Congress
· 5th Dan (Rokudan) Pan-African Ju Jitsu Congress
· 5th Dan (Rokudan) Oceanic Ju Jitsu Congress
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