ITKJ Leadership
Peter Rosendahl
FE.N.A.M & Go Ju Italia
MAIF and ITKJ International Advisory Board
President of the European Budo Council
President of IMAF Europes Swedish Bransch (imaf.se)
Peter Rosendahl Sensei is probably best known as being the “fastest man on one wheel“ and a master Budo instructor. He has devoted his life to riding unicycle and training Martial arts (Budo). Sensei Rosendahl was born in Koping, Sweden in 1967. At the age of two he had his first stage appearance in his fathers magic show and at age five he had become a successful speedway motorcycle rider. Sensei Rosendahl entered his first Judo dojo in 1974 at the age of seven, that same year he also started riding unicycle and got his first horse.
His great skill on the unicycle, motorcycle and horseback attracted the medias attention. At the age of twelve he made the following statements on TV and Radio:
“I will become the Unicycle World Champion”
“I will become a Guinness world record holder”
“I will spend the rest of my life training Budo”
“I will spend the rest of my life in show business”
A boy of twelve made a few bold statements to the world, the man that boy became proves those statement daily! Over the years Show Business and Budo have become Sensei Rosendahl’s life and passion.
The events and successes in Sensei Rosendahl’s life:
Martial Arts/Budo career
Show business has given Peter Rosendahl the unique opportunities to train with many great Budo masters in styles like Judo, Ju Jutsu, Karate Do, Kenjutsu, Tae Kwon Do, Hapkido, Aikido & Iaido. He has trained in over 30 counties, for example Japan, China, North and South Korea, USA, all over Europe, etc., and has attended over 200 training camps and seminars.
Today Sensei Rosendahl is a:
Current Dan Grades:
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Martial Arts and Budo awards
- London International Martial Arts Hall Of Fame Award 2008, 2009
- Yoshin Ryu Instructor Award 2008, 2009
- Martial Arts Achievement Award 2008
- Pioneer of Martial Arts Award
- Excellence of Martial Arts Award
- Dedication to Martial Arts Award
- Instructor of the month award
- Instructor of the camp award
- Best technique awards
- Best Budo show awards
- Many other Budo achievement and certificates from seminar, camps, etc
- A number of Budo Awards of Honor
- Best Ju Jutsu student award in an International Ju Jutsu camp
Martial Arts and Budo services
- International representative for the MAIF and ITKJ
- Board of directors for Swedish Tae Kwon Do section in the SWE. Budo Federation
- Director for public relation and marketing for TKD SWE.
- National Instructor and member of executive development team for TKD SWE.
- Member of national Tae Kwon Do team SWE.
- Camp organiser and director of numerous TKD training camps
- Member of Nevada TKD state team.
- Special guest instructor in the SWE Wado Ryu Karate Easter and Summer camps
- Special guest instructor for seminars in Japan
- Special Guest Instuctor in many Budo Camps around the world
- Member national Swedish Demo Ju Jutsu team
- Special guest assistant. Instructor in International Ju Jutsu camp SWE
- Board of directors for Swedish Ju Jutsu Federation
- Director for public relations and marketing for Ju Jutsu SWE
- Member of executive development team for Ju Jutsu SWE
- Co-ordinator for the 1997 European Ju Jutsu championships
- Director for the VIP lounge at the 1997 European Ju Jutsu championships
- Founder of the Las Vegas school of Martial Arts.
- Founder of the Taekwondo school in Köping, Sweden
- National & International Competitions
- Member of the Sport Ju Jutsu team in Las Vegas, USA
- Special Guest Instructor at the 2006 - 2007 European Budo Games
- Head Referee Sport Ju Jutsu Kumite at the European Budo Games 2006
- Head Referee Sport Ju Jutsu Kumite at the European Budo Games 2007
- 2006 President of the European Budo Counsil
- 2007 Ambassador for the European Budo Counsil
- 2008 President of the European Budo Counsil
- Host of the European Budo Games in Germany 2008
Member of the following organizations and federations
- Martial Art International Federation, MAIF
- International Traditional Kodokan Judo, ITKJ
- Kodokan Judo Instituted Tokyo, Japan
- IMAF Branch Germany
- International Ju Jitsu Federation, IJJF
- Deutscher Ju Jutsu verband, DJJV
- Deutscher Jiu Jitsu Ring, DJJR
- U.S Ju-Jitsu Federation, USJJF
- U.S. Martial Arts Federation, USMAF
- USA Traditional Kodokan Judo, USA-TKJ
- American Moo Duk Kwan – Tang Soo Do Asso.
- International & Swedish Wado Ryu Karate
- World Tae Kwon Do Federation, W.T.F
- DAKO/IMAF Kokusai Budoin
- European Budo Counsil
- FE.N.A.M
- GOJU ITALIA
Rosendahl Sensei has lived in Germany for the last Six years with his family and is the Head Instructor of a Budo Dojo in Kassel. He is also often a guest Instructor for many schools whenever he is needed. He has been an honoured invited guest trainer in Budo in Japan several times.
The specific elements he studies most are: The Budo philosophy, The Strategy and Balance in Budo. Rosendahl Sensei has studied many books and biographies, his favourite being “A book of five rings”, the classic guide to strategy by Miyamoto Musashi, and “The Book of 3 Budo Masters”, Kano, Funakoshi and Ueshiba, about their lives, styles, training and mental training and philosophy.
Rosendahl Sensei best friend and Budo training partner, Henrik Hansson Sensei, have been studying the art of Budo and have been training together for over 30 years. Henrik Hansson Sensei is 5th Dan Wado Ryu Karate Do & Ju Jutsu and is head coach for the Swedish National Wado Ryu Karate team. They have been giving seminars and training camps in Europe like Scandinavia, Germany, England, Hungary etc, as well as in the USA and Japan. Their training is based on Wado Ryu Karate Do, Yoshin Shinto Ryu Ju Jutsu and Ni Ten Ichi Ryu.
Rosendahl Sensei special interests lie in the study the Kihon, Tachi, Taisabaki, Kosushi & Shisentai, Sen no sen, Go no sen,Sen Sen No Sen, Shikai, Shikaku and the training of Katas. He believes the most important elements of Budo training are: balance and timing. Therefore he concentrates on, and also spends time intensely studying the timing and strategy in Budo. His weapon of choice is the Katana.
The Ni Ten Ichi Ryu codes of honor that Peter believes in:
- Do not think dishonestly
- The way is in training
- Become acquainted with every art
- Know the way of all professions
- Distinguish between gain and loss in worldly matters
- Develop intuitive judgement and understanding for everything
- Perceive those things that cannot be seen
- Pay attention even to trifles
- Do nothing which is of no use
Professional Working History (special awards and titles)
- World Champion Freestyle unicyclist
- World record Champion Unicyclist
- Entertainer of the year
- Artist of the year
- The Golden Lion Award
- Lots of award winning performances
- Best act in the International Circus Festival
- Has broken over 40 Guinness world records
- Most World Records Award
- Best Show Act Award
- The Fastest Man On One Wheel
- Overall Unicycle World Champion Award
- European Unicycle Champion
- National USA Champion
- 2 times winner of Best Act Award
- International Circus Festival
- Winner of the ZDF’s TV-Artist prize
- Winner of the 1. Program of “Stardom Destination
And many other award winning performances
Over 30 years of showbiz experience worldwide
- Over 200 television shows
- Motion pictures as actor and stuntman as well as stunt fight coordinator
- Many Hotels/Casinos in Las Vegas and around the world
- Exclusive gala shows
- World class sport shows
- Theatres and Varieties
- Discos and Night Club shows
- Special production shows
- Martial arts stunt shows
- The original “Hell Drivers Stunt Show”
- The “High Chaparral Western Stunt Show”
- Modelling and fashion shows
- Shows on International Cruse Ships, Fairs and famous Amusement Parks
- Commercials
Some countries where Rosendahl Sensei has performed and displayed his martial art skills
USA - Sweden – Norway – Finland – Denmark – Canada – Netherlands – Spain – Italy – Germany – France – Singapore – Hungary – Puerto Rico – North Korea – South Korea – Japan – Australia – New Zealand – Poland – Switzerland – Slovenia – Austria – India – South Africa – Philippines – China – Israel – Chile – Brazil – Russia – Turkey - Rumania – Serbia – Scotland - England.
E-mail: peterrosendahl67@aol.com Web:www.peter-rosendahl.eu