Bu-do-kon Artist

[Mulboyne]

Cameron Shayne, founder of "Budokon", at Roppongi Hills

What is bu-do-kon?
The literal translation from Japanese is "Way of the spiritual warrior". Founded by martial arts master, yoga teacher and lifestyle coach Cameron Shayne in 2002, Budokon is a holistic training method that combines the classical martial arts, hatha yoga, meditation and optimal nutrition all designed to explore the maximum potential of the mind and body. By exploring the physical, emotional and spiritual body through movement, diet and meditation, the student works toward achieving truly sustainable health, wellness and personal power...Cameron has a diverse background in the arts currently training under the legendary Rickson Gracie in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu...He has worked as a Personal Bodyguard for many industry entertainers including Carrot Top, Pauly Shore, Shawn Penn and Charlie Sheen.

[Naniwan Kid]

I think if I had to body guard Carrot Top or Pauly Shore I would also need meditation and mind-calming relaxation techniques.

[Charles]

I took one look at this dork's face and I knew. Immediately. But I can't find any online info to confirm it.

I bet you 10,000 quatloos he's an ozzie.

[Neo-Rio]

The name Bu-do-kon is very apt.

More like Budo-Con.

[dimwit]

Looks like any number funked out eikawa teachers who use the 'I'm here for the culture line' to get laid. Anytime I hear the term wellness, I know I am listening to a fraud. Nice tattoos BTW.

An interesting discussion on real or fake martial arts can be found here

Most legitimate martial arts teachers, whether or not they are professionals or part-time instructors, should carry themselves as professionals. Picture that sensei outside of his outfit as a family doctor, for example, or a lawyer, teacher, or other professional businessperson. Do his personality and bearing strike you as that of someone you can trust? Contrary to some popular beliefs, teachers of martial arts in China and Japan usually act like regular, decent people.

[Socratesabroad]

I took one look at this dork's face and I knew. Immediately. But I can't find any online info to confirm it.

I bet you 10,000 quatloos he's an ozzie.

Sad to disappoint, but I think he's from North Carolina.

And to make things clear, I'm from Georgia and I think all that 'sustainable health, wellness and personal power' stuff is a bunch of Bullshit

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[amdg]

I took one look at this dork's face and I knew. Immediately. But I can't find any online info to confirm it.

I bet you 10,000 quatloos he's an ozzie.

Sad to disappoint, but I think he's from North Carolina.

So much for women's intuition...

[electrocat]

carrot top..

[Mike Oxlong]

He has worked as a Personal Bodyguard for many industry entertainers including Carrot Top, Pauly Shore, Shawn Penn and Charlie Sheen. During this time he built a reputation as one of Hollywood's top Personal Security Experts.

Cameron subsequently worked on a number of film projects. Most notably he was Martial Arts Trainer and Fight Scene Choreographer for Chris Tucker in both Rush Hour 1 & 2, as well as Renee Russo's martial arts trainer for the Lethal Weapon series.

Isn't it Sean Penn? Or would you not need to be able to spell the name of the guy you're tasked to protect...?

Renee Russo was in the last two (of four) Lethal Weapon movies, not the entire series.

No doubt a little fact-checking would debunk most of the other "gems" on the website

[Hokgwai]

I've seen a lot of "so called" and "self proclaimed" martial arts masters and grandmasters over the years. Without a doubt there are a lot of shysters out there...

but to be fair, but who knows the guy might actually have something....

(I hope folks aren't just blowing him off just because he's not Asian. There are a lot of martial arts profiteers out there who are Asian too..)

Hey, I say, if he's doing something positive and if some people are able improve themselves in some way....well, is that a bad thing....??


On the other hand.....yes, he does look like a dork in that photo.

[plaid_knight]

He's getting ready to throw a HADOUKEN.

[Hokgwai]

LOL....

[Mulboyne]

Cameron Shayne must have done something right when he came over a few years ago. Budokon now has a Japanese website and it indicates that you can take classes at several gyms around the country. That picture above is in Ueno.