Budo Senmon Gakko Budo Senmon Gakko The school was based at Butokuden, a famous training hall in Kyoto, Japan. The need for Busen arose from a nationalistic fervour in Japan after the Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895). This nationalism led to an increased interest in the "martial way". Traditionally, martial arts had been taught as part of the standard curriculum in schools across Japan. The arrival of Commodore Matthew Perry's "Black Ships" in 1853 caused the Japanese to abandon their "archaic" martial arts and use western firepower. Martial arts were considered outdated and part of Japan's feudal history, and schools deemphasized traditional martial arts. Interest
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