He has written two books on iaido, and is featured monthly in kendo nippon. Shuri kosei dojo jodo in hungary, under the direction of the european jodo federation. Interview with yoshio sugino of katori shintoryu, 1961. 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. This book is a compilation of earlier books published in the 20th century by noguchi.
It is preserved in shinto musoryu as a heiden subsumed teaching. It was devised in the early 17th century the keicho period by the renowned warrior muso gonnosuke katsuyoshi. The art of handling the kusarigama is called kusarigamajutsu. 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. Takaji shimizu, the 25th soke of shinto musoryu of the tokyo police department. You can now learn the muso jikiden eishin ryu at home by watching this dvd. This section lists the muso shinden ryu lineage, from its founder until nakayama hakudo who originally studied the muso jikiden eishin ryu style of iaido. Training kusarigama in dai4 kidotai in yotsuya with kaminoda sensei in 1985.
The style gonnosuke established is called shindo muso ryu jojutsu. This martial arts was founded approximately 400 years ago by muso gonnosuke katsuyoshi, a fully licensed member of the tenshinshoden. The grand masters of the eishin ryu from the founder of the school to the reigning 23rd grand master. The original ninjutsu bible created as an instructors guidebook by soke hatsumi many years ago, this book has been out of print for over 15 years. I strongly recommend that you go and observe jodo in action by a high ranking shinto muso ryu member first. 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. Drossoulakis the japanese sword arts the arts of the sword as we know them today probably began with iizasa choisai the founder of the tenshin shoden katori shinto ryu. Buy a cheap copy of okinawan gojuryu japanese arts book by seikichi toguchi.
The capital area jodokai studies shindo muso ryu jodo. No part of this material may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, without permission in writing from the author. Shinto muso ryu jo is a koryu old style martial art of japan. Shindo muso ryu was founded circa 1605 by muso gonnosuke katsuyoshi, following a pilgrimage he went on through the country shugyo. This site is for students in maryland studying shinto muso ryu jodo under quintin chambers sensei. The techniques in the books were based on shinto rokugu ryu jujutsu, a school that was an early rival to kodokan judo. This pilgrimage was meant to be lived as a drastic asceticism, consequence of his defeat against the famous miyamoto musashi. The frederick maryland jodo group continued under dan soares when joe moved to indiana in late 2000. Traditionally the kusarigama was wielded by holding the sickle while swinging the chain to bludgeon or.
An instructive text on the etiquette, kata, stances and powerful techniques of the renowned gojuryu system as practiced in okinawa. The samurai who made up the military police were often prohibited by law from killing their assailants. Sep 08, 2015 muso jikiden eishin ryu is taught by the kokusai budoin international martial arts federation and its headmasters have included tsugiyoshi ota meijin iaido 10th dan, katsuo yamaguchi, meijin iaido 10th dan, tadao ochiai hanshi iaido 10th dan, and kenji tose, hanshi iaido 10th dan. Due to various circumstances nakayama practised both the shimomuraha and tanimuraha branches of muso jikiden eishin ryu, and became the shimomuraha branchs 16th. Uchidaryu tanjojutsu, also known as sutekkijutsu, is a japanese martial arts school of tanjojutsu, originally devised by shinto musoryu practicitioner uchida ryogoro 18371921 as a way to utilize the westernstyle walking stick into a weapon of selfdefence.
Kaminoda tsunemori sensei 19272015 was menkyo kaiden, hachidan hanshi in shindo muso ryu and muso shinden ryu. Fall back behind the left one and cut the right one, then the left one. Ryu no maki, tora no maki, and tokuka tora no maki gappon. The ryu remained an exclusive art otemewaza of the kuroda samurai for many generations.
In less than 250 pages it covers all aspects of iaido. Joe cieslik moved to oahu, hawaii and started training in shinto muso ryu with quintin chambers sensei in 1985. Shindo muso ryu jodo is a traditional martial art from japan trained in sydney, australia. Muso jikiden eishin ryu and muso shinden ryu classical. Eventually this style of jojutsu and related arts kenjutsu, kusarigama, hojojutsu, juttejutsu was studied by the military police of the tokugawa period. The founder of jodo, muso gonnosuke, was the only person to ever beat the legendary musashi miyamoto. Kusarigamajutsu is the art of using the japanese weapon kusarigama.
The descending line of iaido we are concerned with here was influenced by a series of successive headmasters, including hasegawa eishin c. Illustrated kata descriptions, as shown by ishido shizufumi sensei in amsterdam 2002. The information on this site is a compilation of my own progress through the smr curriculum. Oct 15, 2002 as far as i can tell, if you want to know about mugai ryu iaido, this is the only game in town unless you are good at reading japanese. They are considered assimilated arts, and include uchida ryu tanjojutsu, ikkaku ryu juttejutsu, isshin ryu kusarigama jutsu, and ittatsu ryu hojojutsu. Shinto muso ryu jo is said to be the original japanese art involving the combative use of the jo. Shinto musoryu uses the japanese quarterstaff jo as the mainstay of its techniques but has retained elements from several other martial arts. After the sudden, early death of the head teacher, the majority of the students left and inducted themselves into the kodokan. He had managed to get to the deepest of the tenshin shoden katori shinto ryu tradition and practice. Budogu ten books budogu ten japanese martial arts supplies. Shinto musoryu was founded roughly 400 years ago by muso.
The kusarigama chainsickle is a traditional japanese weapon that consists of a kama the japanese equivalent of a sickle on a metal chain kusari with a heavy iron weight fundo at the end. 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. In addition to shinto musoryu jo and shinto ryu kenjutsu, a number of separate arts are taught at various points in an exponents training. His tuition and writings are superb as he relates to us his teachers guidance and that of ohe masamichi roshu the founder of muso jikiden eishin ryu. According to the explanation of my teacher yamamoto takuji. Shinto muso ryu at the takehaya dojo in rome, italy affiliated with the european jodo federation. Okinawan gojuryu japanese arts book by seikichi toguchi. Shinto muso ryu at the shutokukan dojo shinto muso ryu, led by diane skoss, menkyo kaiden, in new jersey. In this art, we study the jo as a weapon that fights against a sword.
This site is also a reference for other dojos under quintin chambers sensei located in hawaii, indiana, and nebraska. 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. We continue to offer fujita seikos shinto muso ryu jojutsu book in softcover edition. Shindo muso ryu is a koryu literally old school or old method art that is traced back to 1605. Ryus method of wielding the kusarigama is fairly unique. Twelve years later he moved to frederick maryland where he started a small jodo group in the spring of 1998. Isshinryu is a traditional school of the japanese martial art of kusarigamajutsu, the art. The classical japanese art of drawing the sword craig, darrell max on. Ryuto sword movement with flowing continuity, uninterrupted 7. Muso jikiden eishinryu is a koryu bujutsu which means traditional martial art with a direct lineage back over 450 years to its founder. A pdf file of kreiger senseis book on jo, created with his permission. The sword attacks in our practice are derived from an even older sword art, so you are really learning both as you study. 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.
Located in asheville, north carolina, asheville aikido specializes in kihara aikido and kihara shindo muso ryu jyodo. The original inspiration for the kusarigama is the ordinary scythe kama which was used by. Shinto muso ryu jo was founded approximately 400 years ago by the sword master, muso gonnosuke katsuyoshi. Shinto musoryu is a martial art created by muso gonnosuke in the early 17th century.
Muso gonnosuke katsuyoshi, founder of shinto muso ryu jo. The physical heart of isshin ryu kusarigama lies in nagano prefecture, near where gion was said to have retired to a contemplative life after the collapse of southern court forces for which he fought. After the 11th grand master oguro motoemon kiyokatsu, an offshoot of muso jikiden eishin ryu split off, which today is regarded as the precursor of another great iaido school, the muso shinden ryu. Muso shinden iaido descended by way of tamiya ryu iaijutsu c. Shinto muso ryu history kenshinryu aikido martial arts. Tsuredachi together you are accompanied by two friends. May 10, 2006 shinto muso ryu performed by shimizu takaji. Isshin ryu kusarigama is said to have been invented by the monk gion some 600 years agothe same gion credited with founding nen ryu kenjutsu. Ikkakuryu, ittatsuryu, shintoryu, isshinryu kusarigama and uchidaryu. Reenacted at the beginning of this film is that legendary battle. He is also the author or coauthor of authoritative volumes on kusarigama, jutte, kenjutsu, tanjo and. Kamimotoha techniques of muso shinden ryu is in itself a work of art. This school included the use of many weapons from sword and stick to spear and throwing knives.
If you are still interested after observing jodo, make sure you find an authorized and knowledgeable instructor of shinto muso ryu. This dvd features various techniques of muso jikiden eishin ryu iaijutsu, taught by takaaki sekiguchi, a chairman of the international iaido federation. 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. Book of heaven, earth, and human strategies this is the most profound work ever complied on togakure ninpo taijutsu. 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. The shinto muso ryu smr lineage has been somewhat fractured since the time of the 24th headmaster shiraishii hanjiro 18421927. Muso gonnosuke and the shinto musoryu jo koryu books.
Muso jikiden eishinryu iaijutsu sakura budokan kingston pa. Muso jikiden eishinryu iaijutsu is the japanese martial art of swordsmanship which emphasizes drawing and cutting with the samurai sword called a katana in a single fluid motion. A unique book featuring the kusarigama, an auxiliary school of shinto muso ryu. His senior student and unofficial 25th headmaster, shimizu takaji sensei 18961978, travelled up from fukuoka to tokyoread more. Yukizure company you are accompanied by two friends. The kusarigama is said to have developed during the muromachi period. The headmaster of the kenshinryu, david dangerfield sensei, was a personal student of master nishioka tsuneo sensei. This is the third in a continuing series of articles on the japanese art of iaido the modern discipline or way of drawing the sword that assumed its present form in the early 20th century. Shimizu shihan did many different things, such as jo, kusarigama, and hojojutsu police techniques for tying with rope, but they all came from different schools.
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