Serge Mol (/'sərdʒ 'mɑl /;
katakana: セルジェ・モル;
Russian: Серге Молл) (born 1970) is a dedicated martial artist, martial arts historian and martial arts book author
from
Belgium. He is among a select number of Westerners who hold authentic Japanese credentials in
koryū martial arts
Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practiced for a number of reasons such as self-defense; military and law enforcement applications; combat sport, competition; physical, mental, and spiritual development; entertainment; a ...
. He is the first non-
Japanese person who has received the top-rank of
menkyo kaiden in
Enshin-ryū Iaijutsu, suemonogiri, kenpō, and yawara-jutsu.
He also holds the rank of
menkyo in
Hōki-ryū jūjutsu.
Mol has trained
jūjutsu for more than 30 years.
He has also studied various
gendai budō such as the modern
kendō,
iaidō and
jodō. In order to immerse himself in
Japanese culture
The culture of Japan has changed greatly over the millennia, from the country's prehistoric Jōmon period, to its contemporary modern culture, which absorbs influences from Asia and other regions of the world.
Historical overview
The ance ...
Mol lived for several years in
Japan
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,
where he was a disciple of the Japanese grandmasters
Fumon Tanaka and
Atsumi Nakashima.
Mol is also a collector of authentic historic Japanese
martial arts manuscripts from various
jūjutsu schools and other
martial arts
Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practiced for a number of reasons such as self-defense; military and law enforcement applications; combat sport, competition; physical, mental, and spiritual development; entertainment; a ...
. He has also built out a large collection of period Japanese arms and armor.
Today, Mol lives with his family in Belgium, where he is a writer and teacher of classical martial arts. He is one of only three
Belgians with known
authentic Japanese
koryū credentials, the other two being
Dr. Guy Buyens (
Hontai Yōshin-ryū
is a traditional ('' koryū'') school of Japanese martial arts founded from the original teachings of Hontai Yoshin Takagi Ryu, c. 1660, by Takagi Shigetoshi. Some sources give Takagi's middle name as Setsuemon, while others give it as Oriemo ...
) and Dr. Carl De Crée (
Tenjin Shin’yō-ryū of the Inoue Keitarō-lineage and
Owari-ha Yagyū Shinkage-ryū).
[ :fr:Koryu] Mol still regularly travels to Japan to find new sources to underpin his continuing research into the ancient Japanese martial culture.
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External links
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Kochokai interview with Serge Mol about his latest book ''Takeda Shinobi Hiden: Unveiling Takeda Shingen’s Secret Ninja Legacy''
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Belgian martial artists
Living people
1970 births