Please read on or go to the external capital area jodokai website for more detailed information. With the clothing arranged in this way the katana can be inserted into the front of the obi with two loops of the belt outside and one inside of it. In this art, we use a simple short staff against a swordarmed opponent. He had managed to get to the deepest of the tenshin shoden katori shinto ryu tradition and practice.
The art of shinto musoryu jodo was developed in the early tokugawa period, around 1610, by muso gonnosuke. Shinto muso ryu at the shutokukan dojo shinto muso ryu, led by diane skoss, menkyo kaiden, in new jersey. The batto, kenjutsu and tameshigiri of eishinryu ebook. In the sixteenth century, according to oral accounts, a.
This pilgrimage was meant to be lived as a drastic asceticism, consequence of his defeat against the famous miyamoto musashi. Nov 14, 2006 training for a demonstration on june 4th in rotterdam. The core of the shinto muso ryu system has two elements, the jojutsu training forms and the twelve kenjutsu training forms. The kata of muso jikiden eishin ryu shoden level or omoriryu there are three levels of iai aware and ready kata formal techniques in eishin ryu. The sei do kai provides training in iaido, kendo, niten. The art was invented by muso gonnosuke around 1600 and, according to tradition, was used by muso to defeat miyamoto musashi in a duel. Katsu jin ken living karate the way to selfmastery masayuki shimabukuro, leonard pellman, barbara andres, elaine cheng anderson, chuck arnold, hiromi fukumoto on. North american san shin kai offers seminars and training in muso shindenryu iaido. Writer, in 1953, of a book about the jojutsu of this specific school. The technical purpose of the art is to learn how to defeat a swordsman in combat using the jo, with an emphasis on proper combative distance, timing and concentration. Jodo japanese stick fighting is taught either in shindo muso ryu, or in the zen.
The eishinryu of tosa by iwata norikazu translated by colin hyakutakewatkin andrej diamantstein in the san francisco bay area iwata norikazus book on iai and muso jikiden eishinryu translated by colin hyakutakewatkin john rays the dojo. It was founded in the early 17th century by muso gonnosuke katsuyoshi, an exponent of tenshin shoden katori shinto ryu. The ryu remained an exclusive art otemewaza of the kuroda samurai for many generations. Masayuki shimabukuro is presently ranked 8th dan in muso jikiden eishin ryu iaido iaijutsu, 8th dan shito ryu karatedo, 7th dan in shindo muso ryu jojutsu and holds the coveted title of hanshi in both iaido and karatedo. Fighting hq nishioka sensei shindo muso ryu jojutsu. In jodo we rely on precision and the flexibility of the jo to overcome the inherent advantages of a blade wielding opponent. Shinto musoryu oral tradition maintains that gonnosuke once fought miyamoto musashi, one of the most famous swordsmen of the time, with a staff bo in a training match and was defeated.
The eishinryu of tosa by iwata norikazu translated by colin hyakutakewatkin andrej diamantstein in the san francisco bay area iwata norikazus book on iai and muso jikiden eishinryu translated by colin hyakutakewatkin john rays the dojo page muso jikiden eishinryu in texas. We offer the traditional japanese martial arts of shindo shinto muso ryu jojutsu jodo, a form of stick fighting, and muso shinden ryu iaido sword drawing as well as kenjutsu, jutte, kusarigama and goshinjutsu. The origin of these kenjutsu forms are not clear other than it was a part of smr from the beginning of the tradition, unlike the assimilated arts of uchida ryu, ikkaku ryu, ittatsu ryu and isshin ryu. Jodo the way of the stick em3 video masters magazine. A pdf file of kreiger senseis book on jo, created with his permission. Shindo muso ryu koryu jodo a lateral view kenshi 247. Judo, kendo, and karatedo are well known forms of martial art, but not jodo. Pdf in the upper tiers of many classical japanese composite martial arts. This site is for students in maryland studying shinto muso ryu jodo under quintin chambers sensei. Pdf the correlation between kukishinryu, shoshinryu, and muso. This site was created as a progressively and continually expanding resource guide of the smr curriculum as taught by shimizu sensei and kuroda sensei. Thereafter, he moved to japan and commenced a career as a student, teacher and writer of the martial arts, penning a series of articles for strength and health and muscular development magazines and writing the first western, nonpopular pieces on shindo musoryu jodo and mas oyamas kyokushinkai karatedo. The history of zen nihon kendo renmei all japan kendo association, or znkr jodo is essentially the history of the shindo musoryu smr. The chief instructor of the jodokai and shindokai is dan pearson.
Firstly, musoryu is an abbreviation for shindo musoryu. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new. This site is also a reference for other dojos under quintin chambers sensei located in hawaii, indiana, and nebraska. A direct student of kaminoda sensei, dan received menkyo in shindo muso ryu. Permission to copy or reproduce any of this material is allowed only by the expressed permission from the authors or publisher history and genealogy of tosa iai. May 01, 2007 katsu jin ken living karate the way to selfmastery masayuki shimabukuro, leonard pellman, barbara andres, elaine cheng anderson, chuck arnold, hiromi fukumoto on.
Ryu no maki, tora no maki, and tokuka tora no maki gappon. Jodo notebook is a fully illustrated manual of the basic techniques kihon of shindo muso ryu smr and the zen nippon kendo renmei znkr,and the 12 kata of seitei jodo. With the efforts made by shiraishi hanjiro and his successor shimizu takaji. It is an invaluable supplement to jodo training to. Renseikan dojo offers beginners and advanced jodo classes for children, adults and families. Iaido and muso jikiden eishin ryu by one of japans most respected iaido teachers, iwata norikazu hanshi.
Hoshu dojo shindo muso ryu jo and daito ryu aikijujutsu. The origin of these kenjutsu forms are not clear other than it was a part of smr from the beginning of the tradition, unlike the assimilated arts. It was developed as a means of defeating the attacking swordsman without killing him, a humane goal. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Hanshi is the highest title one can achieve in the traditional japanese martial arts as chairman of both the jikishinkai international and the nippon kobudo jikishinkai. Sei do kai catalog of videos, manuals, books and martial arts equipment.
The youngest of five menkyo kaiden who were police weapons instructors under shimizu takaji sensei, he trained every day in jo for over 60 years. Jodo is a traditional japanese weapon martial art developed in 16th century japan. Download now jodo notebook is a fully illustrated manual of the basic techniques kihon of shindo muso ryu smr and the zen nippon kendo renmei znkr,and the 12 kata of seitei jodo. San shin kai is the federation organized in north america by mitsuzuka takeshi sensei and presently headed by roger wehrhahn, shihan. The modern era of shindo musoryu and the formation of znkr jo. Kenjutsu and tameshigiri of eishin ryu, the reader is transported beyond the mere physical technique and encouraged to seek the way to selfmastery through the use of the samurai sword. The techniques in the books were based on shinto rokugu ryu jujutsu, a school that was an early rival to kodokan judo. Kaminoda tsunemori sensei 19272015 was menkyo kaiden, hachidan hanshi in shindo muso ryu and muso shinden ryu. Shinto muso ryu jodo koryu bujutsu the art of shinto musoryu jodo was developed in the early tokugawa period, around 1610, by muso gonnosuke. His senior student and unofficial 25th headmaster, shimizu takaji sensei 18961978, travelled up from fukuoka to tokyoread more. The kata of muso jikiden eishin ryu shoden level or omori ryu there are three levels of iai aware and ready kata formal techniques in eishin ryu.
Though i would recommend hidden secrets of japanese swordsmanship. Training for a demonstration on june 4th in rotterdam. It is an invaluable supplement to jodo training to make learning easier and faster as well. The headmaster of the kenshinryu, david dangerfield sensei, was a personal student of master nishioka tsuneo sensei.
Renseikan dojo is a fulltime martial arts school providing martial arts instruction for students in the durham region pickering, ajax, whitby and oshawa and east toronto scarborough. Tateyama kendo and iaido club, canada under the direction of bruce millar. More than 1 million books in pdf, epub, mobi, tuebl and audiobook formats. The uchida ryu is one of the associated arts of the shindo muso ryu and concerns the walking stick. Muso gonnosuke, profoundly changed by his encounter with musashi and by the divine vision atop mount homan, had created a preeminent staff art, the shinto or shindo muso ryu jojutsu. Principles of kata and randori is a fully illustrated research guide for students of aikido, and includes step by step explanations of the four major katas of aikido, an in depth technical discussion of off balance and control principles utilized in both kata and randori, as well as a detailed discussion of the underlying physical and strategic principles that form the.
A clip of nishioka tsuneo sensei teaching shindo muso ryu jojutsu, the art of the short staff just a few months before he passed away in 2014 he was 89 years old at the time. Shindo muso ryu jojutsu arai hiroshi meiji jingu reisai 2017. Muso gonnosuke and the shinto musoryu jo koryu books. Please read on or go to the external capital area jodokai website for. This manual covers the 12 kata of the school and also presents self defence applications. Pdf the way of kata download full pdf book download. Shindo muso ryu was founded circa 1605 by muso gonnosuke katsuyoshi, following a pilgrimage he went on through the country shugyo. Stockholm jodokai jo in sweden led by lars and lena carlberg. Shinto musoryu, or shindo musoryu, a most commonly known by its practice of jodo, is a traditional school of the japanese martial art of jojutsu, or the art of wielding the short staff. But it is the authors lineage from hayashizaki that we shall follow in this book. The founder, muso gonnosuke katsukichi was a warrior who first trained in the tenshin shoden katori shinto ryu founded by iizasa choisai ienao.
The uchida ryu is one of the associated arts of the shindo muso ryu and concerns the. The capital area jodokai studies shindo muso ryu jodo. Shinto musoryu is said to be the oldest style for using a stick jo in combat in japan. At renseikan, we teach the zen nippon kendo renmei form of shindo muso ryu jodo. Jodo japanese stick fighting is taught either in shindo muso ryu, or in the zen nippon kendo renmei under the. Keshi ryu and hosoda ryu this book concentrates on two sword schools taught by takeshi mitsuzuka sensei, the keshi ryu iai police set of five kata and the hosoda ryu introduced as the shindo munen ryu by mitsuzuka sensei.
Michael belzer is a lifelong martial artist with over 50 years of experience in a variety of fighting arts achieving his 8th dan in danzan ryu jujutsu, advanced instructor in serrada escrima and gomokuroku in shindo muso ryu jojutsu. Shindo muso ryu jodo is a classical japanese martial art of using a stick to control and defeat an attacking swordsman. Originating in kyushu, japan, almost 400 years ago, this was used as a police weapon, and is still used by the tokyo metropolitan police today. The first or shoden level consist of eleven forms developed by omori rokurozaemon, a student of hasegawa eishin and an expert in shinkage ryu kenjutsu. Search for straight edge notebook books in the search form now, download or read books for free, just by creating an account to enter our library. For additional bokken engraving please add engraving service to your cart. Nakajimakaminoda 9 and a renbukan 17 book whose history discus. The founder of jodo, muso gonnosuke, was the only person to ever beat the legendary musashi miyamoto. The rembukan dojo offers the traditional japanese martial arts of shindo shinto muso ryu jojutsu jodo, a form of stick fighting, and muso shinden ryu iaido sword drawing as well as kenjutsu, jutte, kusarigama and goshinjutsu. Reenacted at the beginning of this film is that legendary battle.
Rembukan dojo japanese classical martial arts for stick. This book is a compilation of earlier books published in the 20th century by noguchi. Jojutsu training is almost completely based on paired kata. The shinto muso ryu smr lineage has been somewhat fractured since the time of the 24th headmaster shiraishii hanjiro 18421927. Our instructors emphasize students selfdevelopment through rigorous, disciplined training in basic movements, partner work, and seitei. Katsu jin ken living karate the way to selfmastery. The shinto muso ryu was founded nearly 400 years ago in about 1605. Shinto musoryu, or shindo musoryu, most commonly known by its practice of. The history of zen nihon kendo renmei all japan kendo association, or znkr jodo is essentially the history of the shindo muso ryu smr. He himself had written an article on yoin reverberation in may 2000 talking of the people that had made an impression on him in his life. Shindo muso ryu and seitei jodo are what we continue to study at the kobukan dojo today. Shindo muso ryu jojutsu demonstration by, arai hiroshi, hanshi 8th dan and his. This is in contrast to znkr iai, or sworddrawing arts, which developed from several styles mainly muso jikiden eishin ryu and muso shinden ryu.
Iwata norikazu sensei left us on january 1st 2011 at 98 years of age. Sensei kim taylors kims big book of iai and other titles are available for order at. This site is for students in maryland studying shinto musoryu jodo under quintin chambers sensei. Shindo muso ryu jo jutsu this site was created as a progressively and continually expanding resource guide of the smr curriculum as taught by shimizu sensei and kuroda sensei. The information on this site is a compilation of my own progress through the smr curriculum. Dojo for traditional japanese martial arts, jodo, iaido. However personally i feel that the shindo muso ryu jodo or jojutsu syllabus offers such a comprehensive, interesting and cohesive approach to jodo technical training, it is a great shame to not explore it, research it and become proficient in the various flavours of. Lavishly illustrated with photographs of all the kata and with detailed notes on each. Okinawan kobudo, shindo muso ryu jojutsu, and iaidothe art. The swordsman is the aggressor and the jo responds.
So, you do not have to fast put the book jodo notebook, by bo jespersen right into your bag everywhere. Thereafter, he moved to japan and commenced a career as a student, teacher and writer of the martial arts, penning a series of articles for strength and health and muscular development magazines and writing the first western, nonpopular pieces on shindo muso. As a martial art founded prior to 1876 shindo muso ryu is classified as a koryu bujutsu, or classical martial art. This is in contrast to znkr iai, or sworddrawing arts, which developed from several styles mainly muso jikiden eishinryu and muso shindenryu. The omori ryu to muso shinden ryu iaido students regardless of their level of training, shindo munen ryu might be made better use of by more advanced practitioners who can analyze the techniques being shown. Shindo musoryu was founded circa 1605 by muso gonnosuke katsuyoshi, following a pilgrimage he went on through the country shugyo. Rembukan dojo japanese classical martial arts for stick and. We offer the traditional japanese martial arts of shindo shinto muso ryu jojutsu jodo, a form of stick fighting, and muso shinden ryu iaido sword drawing as well as. He had managed to get to the deepest of the tenshin shoden katori shintoryu tradition and practice.