Shindo muso ryu books

Shinto muso ryu jo jodo jojutsu is what we study, and are authorized to teach, under the direct tutelage of phil relnick, menkyo kaiden. Matsuoka sensei studied yoshin ryu, hokushin itto ryu, jikishinkage ryu, tenjin shinyo ryu jujutsu, and hozoin ryu. Shinto muso ryu at the shutokukan dojo shinto muso ryu, led by diane skoss, menkyo kaiden, in new jersey. Jodo kyoten jojutsu book shindo musoryu learned jojutsu.

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. It is written by tsuneji hiroi and yoneno kotaro,who learned jojutsu under takaji shimizu in 1952. Reenacted at the beginning of this film is that legendary battle. In less than 250 pages it covers all aspects of iaido. Groups who practice shindo muso ryu as taught by kaminoda sensei can be found in milwaukee the go daiko jodokai led by rich friman. Shindo muso ryu jo is said to be the oldest style in japan for using a stick jo in combat. Additionally, a variety of other weapons are also taught. Muso shindenryu traces its roots back to hayashizaki minamoto no shigenobu 1546 1621. See more ideas about martial arts, japanese sword and martial. It was founded in the early 17th century by muso gonnosuke katsuyoshi, an exponent of tenshinshoden katori shintoryu. Extremely detailed photographs and steps some featuring shimizu sensei. Shindo muso ryu was founded circa 1605 by muso gonnosuke katsuyoshi, following a pilgrimage he went on through the country shugyo.

His tombstone reflects his peace time rank of captain. Shindo yoshinryu was founded by a tokugawa clan retainer, katsunosuke matsuoka in 1868. I bought this book several years ago and with great regret i am going to have to let it go. Dec 27, 2017 gonnosukes shindo muso ryu muso gonnosuke katsuyoshi was born in the 16th century in japan. Long has trained in the arts of karate, japanese shitoryu, okinawan kobudo, shindo muso ryu jojutsu, and iaidothe art of samurai swordsmanship. Shingetsu muso yanagi ryu was kept only within the nabeshimahan and passed on this way until the present day.

Matsuoka sensei studied yoshinryu, hokushin ittoryu, jikishinkageryu, tenjin shinyoryu jujutsu, and hozoinryu. Nakajima kaminoda 9 and a renbukan 17 book whose history. 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, the way of the stick, comprises of paired practice with one person using a tachi sword and one person with a jo stick. Seiko fujita illustrated shindo musoryu jojutsu jododescriptiontitle illustrated shindo musoryu jojutsu publication year 1953 author seiko fujita. Hiken muso ryu iaigiri furuoka nitosai gold iai book muso jikiden eishin ryu. Writer, in 1953, of a book about the jojutsu of this specific school. Gonnosukes shindo musoryu muso gonnosuke katsuyoshi was born in the 16th century in japan. Shindo muso ryu was kept for three hundred years as an art restricted to retainers of the kuroda clan in fukuoka city, kyushu. Jodo kyoten jojutsu textbook shindo muso ryu descriptiontitle jojutsu textbook publication year 1980s this book is based on shindo muso ryu jojutsu. With the efforts made by shiraishi hanjiro and his successor shimizu takaji. 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. Now that i have finally had a chance to sit down with this hardcover book containing the translation of fujitas shindo muso ryu jojutsu zukai, i am really impressed.

This site is also a reference for other dojos under quintin chambers sensei located in hawaii, indiana, and nebraska. This site is for students in maryland studying shinto musoryu jodo under quintin chambers sensei. 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. 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. Shingetsu muso yanagi ryu jujutsu australia bridgetown. According to a vision he received in a dream, he developed the battotechniques, where one draws the sword and strikes with a single motion. This book is a compilation of earlier books published in the 20th century by noguchi.

This manual is the first in a series describing the techniques of the shindo muso ryu jyojutsu. The founder of jodo, muso gonnosuke, was the only person to ever beat the legendary musashi miyamoto. Approximately 80 years ago, shimizu takaji sensei was invited to come to tokyo by jigoro kano, the founder of judo, to teach at kanos dojo as. Relnick sensei spent over 40 years living and working in. 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. Smr jodo nsw inc shindo muso ryu jodo association inc. Kaminoda tsunemori sensei 19272015 was menkyo kaiden, hachidan hanshi in shindo muso ryu and muso shinden ryu. Seiko fujita illustrated shindo muso ryu jojutsu jododescriptiontitle illustrated shindo musoryu jojutsu publication year 1953 author seiko fujita. The wooden staff of japan, or jo, is a cylindrical straight stick of unassuming character with a length ranging from about 50 to 56 and a diameter of about 1. Japanese classical martial arts for stick and sword.

Muso gonnosuke and the shinto musoryu jo koryu books. Gonnosuke became artial arts instructor to the kuroda clan, located in northern kyushu. Shinto musoryu, or shindo musoryu, most commonly known by its practice of. Shindo munen ryu kenjutsu is koryu, however what the sanshinkai teaches shindo munen ryu iaido is not shindo munen ryu as founded by fukui hyoemon yoshihira nor is it what nakayama hakudo practiced. Shindo muso ryu jodo is the japanese martial art of stick fighting to defend primarily against a sword attack. The history of jodo written in japanese as, and literally meaning the way of the stick begins with a single samurai, a. The techniques in the books were based on shinto rokugu ryu jujutsu, a school that was an early rival to kodokan judo. For additional bokken engraving please add engraving service to your cart.

He was also the first nonjapanese practitioner of the 600 year old martial art tenshin shoden katori shintoryu, achieving instructor status kyoshi menkyo in that system. By 1796 musoryu was firmly established as an art of the ashigaru. This story is not recorded elsewhere, however, outside fictional novels, and may not. 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 third manual in a series of books describing the techniques of the shindo muso ryu jyojutsu, this. Its name was changed to way of the gods shindo musoryu and the techniques were rearranged. Its use developed around the mid 17th century as a result of a duel between the famous miyamoto musashi and muso gonnosuke katsuyoshi. Shinto musoryu survived the abolishment of the samurai in 1877, and the second world war.

Jun 11, 2012 shindo yoshin ryu was founded by a tokugawa clan retainer, katsunosuke matsuoka in 1868. There were now five lines of kuroda jo being taught. Different smrgroups use the name shinto or shindo depending on their own tradition, no sort of consensus has been made as to which name should be used. The art was created with the purpose of defeating a swordsman in combat using the jo, with an emphasis on proper distance, timing and concentration. The kata and techniques are filmed from the front and. Budogu ten books budogu ten japanese martial arts supplies.

Shinto musoryu jo jodo jojutsu is what we study, and are authorized to teach, under the direct tutelage of phil relnick, menkyo kaiden. He based shindo yoshin ryu on yoshin ryu, but added concepts from other schools as well. Approximately 80 years ago, shimizu takaji sensei was invited to come to tokyo by jigoro kano, the founder of judo, to teach at kanos dojo as well as at other prominent dojos around tokyo. Is shindo muso ryu a secret art shindo muso ryu jodo. Jodo kyoten jojutsu textbook shindo musoryudescriptiontitle jojutsu textbook publication year 1980s this book is based on shindo musoryu jojutsu. Information about shinto musoryu taiseikai jo jojutsu as taught by phil. This pilgrimage was meant to be lived as a drastic asceticism, consequence of his defeat against the famous miyamoto musashi. Ryu no maki, tora no maki, and tokuka tora no maki gappon. A direct student of kaminoda sensei, dan received menkyo in shindo muso ryu. Shobukan dojo shinto muso ryu jo lineage shobukan dojo. Jodo japanese stick fighting is taught either in shindo muso ryu, or in the zen nippon kendo renmei under the name seitei jodo.

A detailed book revealing shinto ryu kenjutsu and uchida ryu tanjo jutsu, both auxiliary schools of shinto muso ryu. 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. As the vice chairman and director for the jikishinkai international, he is responsible for the training and certification of the instructors and schools throughout the united states, canada, central america, south america, and europe. Aug 24, 2010 shindo musoryu jojutsu 41st kobudo demonstration 2018 duration. It was founded in the early 17th century by muso gonnosuke katsuyoshi, an exponent of tenshinshoden katori shinto ryu.

Draeger held the rank of captain during peace time and major during war time in the united states marine corps. In the preface to this book,fujita seiko saysshindo muso ryu was founded by muso gonnnosuke shokichi about three hundreds years ago. 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. By 1796 muso ryu was firmly established as an art of the ashigaru. Kamimotoha techniques of muso shinden ryu is in itself a work of art. Relnick sensei spent over 40 years living and working in japan after serving in the us air force. Shindo muso ryu jodo history of shindo muso ryu jo. 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 chief instructor of the jodokai and shindokai is dan pearson. History of shinto muso ryu jodo shinto muso ryu jo is said to be the oldest style in japan for using a stick jo in combat. Relnick sensei was a student of shimizu takaji sensei and nishioka tsuneo sensei. Written by chris mansfield sensei who spent many years of direct study of this system in japan, this book offers detailed pictorial and textual notations on the kage shadow kata of. At the age of 21 he went to a shinto shrine and stayed there for 100 days. Shindo muso ryu jojutsu the jo short staff used in shindo muso ryu jojutsu is measured at 4 shaku, 2 sun, 1 bu, which is roughly 50 and a quarter inches. It is 352 pages long, and has over 2000 photographs, detailing all of the techniques up to menkyo no tanjo, jutte, etc. Apr 30, 2020 shindo muso ryu jodo is the japanese martial art of stick fighting to defend primarily against a sword attack. The development of jo techniques was influenced by other weapons such as the sword, spear, and halberd, which contribute to the versatility of techniques of the jo. It is used alone in kata or paired with other jo and closely linked historically with the japanese sword. Fully illustrated katayama hoki ryu houki ryu jujutsu book secret techniques jp. Hundreds of photos are included so that even beginners can learn basic body movements by looking at them. Shinto musoryu at the shutokukan dojo shinto musoryu, led by diane skoss, menkyo kaiden, in new jersey.

It was an age when the shogun tokugawa ieyasu was in the process of unifying the entire nation under his domain, a time when feudal lords fought viciously among themselves, a time when the martial arts underwent a dramatic trans formation that resulted. The video secrets of japanese swordsmanshipshindo munen ryu iaijutsu 58 minutes contains the 12 standing kata originally taught by sensei along with several application drills. Shuri kosei dojo jodo in hungary, under the direction of the european jodo federation. Jodo japanese stick fighting is taught either in shindo muso ryu, or in the zen nippon kendo renmei under the. Shinto musoryu, or shindo musoryu is a traditional school of the japanese martial art of jojutsu, the art of handling the japanese short staff jo. Shinto muso ryu at the takehaya dojo in rome, italy affiliated with the european jodo federation.

The information on this site is a compilation of my own progress through the smr curriculum. An abbreviated history of shindo musoryu and the advent of its modern offshoot 2. 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. The differences are in the kata 12 in seitei jodo, and 64 in smr, and the training with other weapons arts besides the jo and the sword tachi in shindo muso ryu in. He had managed to get to the deepest of the tenshin shoden katori shinto ryu tradition and practice.

The first thing i noticed when joe showed me this book is the overall high quality of the cover and pages. History of shinto muso ryu jodo shinto musoryu jo is said to be the oldest style in japan for using a stick jo in combat. Antique 19 shindo rokugoryu jujutsu book by noguchi. Nakayama sensei was the 7th soke of shindo munen ryu, he did not resurect it, he just taught it as it was as it is today. Though i would recommend hidden secrets of japanese swordsmanship. Kyohan shindo muso ryu jodo japanese book with hard cover shimizu takaji 1976. Its name was changed to way of the gods shindo muso ryu and the techniques were rearranged. The rembukan and the advent of znkr jodo mark tankosich.

He had managed to get to the deepest of the tenshin shoden katori shintoryu tradition and practice. Written by chris mansfield sensei, this book offers a unique look at the style and details of this famous ryuha, a must for any serious practitioner of jyojutsu and jodo. In august 1971 showa, the eleventh instructor, kano takehiko rengaku opened a. According to the page,it is a non commercial publication. Donald frederick draeger april 15, 1922 october 20, 1982 born in milwaukee, wisconsin, usa, was an expert practitioner of asian martial arts and author of related books, having lived and trained in asia for decades.