| Bojutsu, the art of fighting with a long wooden staff, is the
art that represents Kukishin Ryu. Yakushimaru Ryushin, founder of this
school, was given his family name "Kuki" by the Emperor Godaigo
for the credit that he saved the emperor in a predicament. Just as there
are two views on the origin of the Bojutsu, the Bojutsu techniques
involves both Naginata techniques in which we turn around a staff like a
windmill and spear ones in which we prod at an adversary with a
staff as it can be typically seen at the end of Kata, a series of basic
movements. It is characteristics of this Bojutsu to throw a
staff 1 at an opponent in connection with stabbing techniques. |
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| The staffs used in practice vary in three sizes. One is
Rokushyaku-bou, which is 180 cm long; another is Han-bo, a staff of about
90 cm long; and the remaining one is Tan-bo. Rokushyaku-bo forms the main
part in Bojutsu techniques; Han-bo is taught independently of other
techniques. Formally, Tan-bo techniques are called Sensudori
2, which is the Kaiden-gata. In terms of classification, Han-bo is
also categorized into Tessen-jutsu as part of Taijutsu techniques. There
is differentiation in size; Tan-bo is 24 cm long, while Han-bo is 36 cm
long. |
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| Both Rokusyaku-bo and Han-bo are 2.5 cm in diameter, which
are made of an evergreen oak. Moreover, we would like to mention that
there exists a letter dated February 11, 1934 Takamatsu Chosui sent to the
Soke, Kuki. In the letter Chosui suggests making a staff with 9 iron
rings, 4 of them at one end and 5 of them at the other end, with a space
of 3 centimeters between each ring. |
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| A Rokusyaku-bo and a wooden sword |
Kukishin Ryu Bojutsu
| Kamae-gata |
1.Jyoudan and Gyaku-Jyoudan
2.Cyudan
3.Gedan
4.Hiraichimonji
5.Yokoichimonji
(Five techniques mentioned above are known collectively as "Gorinno-Kamae.")
6.Seigan
7.Tenchi and Gyaku-Tenchi
8.Tenchijin and Gyaku-Tenchijin |
| Kihon-gata |
(also called Furikata) |
| Omoteno-kata |
1. Gohouburi
2. Uragohou
3. Sashiai
4. Funahari
5. Tsuruno-issoku
6. Suso-otoshi
7. Ippon-sugi
8. Kageno-ippon
9. Taki-otoshi
10.Koku
11.Kasanouchi
(Nine techniques from Sashiai to Kasanouchi are known collectively as
Kuji-nokata) |
| Chugokui |
1. Tachi-otoshi
2. Harai
3. Kotezuke
4. Mukouzume
5. Keage
6. Uchitome
7. Tsukeiri
8. Gorinkudaki
9. Tenchijin
10. Maehiro
11. Ryougote
12. Uranami
13. Tamagaeshi
14. Sayu |
| Gokuino-kata |
1.Jyuji-Roppou-Kujidome (also called Jyumonji-Kujidome) |
| Kaiden-gata |
1. Bouyose
2. Karamedori
3. KujiHiryu |
| [ Notes ] |
| 1 |
In Karamedori technique, we tie a bar in the middle with a
rope and throw the rope at the enemy to capture him. There is aural
instruction called Hayanawa-no-kokoroe to tie up the enemy quickly. |
| 2 |
Taijutsu Sensudori is instructed as
Tessenjutsu (Omote: 8 techniques, Ura: 8 techniques) in Keiko-no-kata. A
Tanbo of 36 cm in length is used in Kuden-no-kata(Menkyo-no-kata) after
one receives Menkyo(certificate). The use of Han-bo Sensudori, a Tan-bo of
24 cm in length, is instructed at Kaiden level, whose Menkyo-no-kata
has full of variations. What is interesting about the two Sensudori
techniques above is they have completely different techniques and feeling
in the use of the weapon Tan-bo. |
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