Tachiotoshi is the first kata from "Gohon no Midare" series, created by Shimizu Sensei. This kata is now performed by Vicente Borondo and Addo in the Sei Ryu Kai Gasshuku May '06 by Nishioka Sensei.
SHINTO MUSO RYU JO-DO
Shinto Muso Ryu is an style of fight especialized in the use of Jo and founded by Muso Gonnosuke Katsuyoshi in XVII century.
Jodo
is ussually trained in pairs; one ussing the bokken (wooden sword), named
Uchidachi as attacker and the other ussing the Jo (a round stick about
1,28 m long) or other weapons. This is called Shidachi and is the defender.
The training is systematic and is intended to develope technique and mental habilities.
The Jodo trainning begin with the study of the 12 basic techniques (Kihon Waza), thats involves the esential movements of the system. From these the trainee go ahead with the diferents level in wich are trainned the 64 kata that forms the Shinto Muso Ryu Jodo.
These levels are:
Omote (12 katas), Chudan (12+1), Ran-ai (2), Kage (12+2), Samidare (6), Gohon no midare (5), Oku - also called as Shiaikuchi- (12) and Gokui (5, also called Go muso no jo) and only teached to trainees with the rank of Menkyo Kaiden, the higher level in the art of Jodo.
Also exists 12 kata with the sword (8 with the katana and 4 with the kodachi or short sword). All named as Shinto Muso Ryu Kenjutsu.
Other ryu (styles) included in the SMR curriculum are: Ikkaku-ryu juttejutsu (24 katas) , Isshin-ryu Kusarigamajutsu (sickle with a chain, 30 katas+1) Uchida ryu Tantojutsu (short stick, 12 katas) and Ittatsu-ryu (the art of tie up, 15katas). Of course we must to include the techniques using the sword while the other is wearing a Jo or other weapon.
El arte marcial que paradojicamente nació de una derrota
The
Shinto Muso Ryu Jodo was founded nearly 400 years ago in about 1605. The founder
Muso Gonnosuke Katsukichi was a warrior who first trained in the Tenshin Shoden
Katori Shinto Ryu founded by Lizasa Choisai Lenao. In his, Muso Gonnosuke
received the rank of Menkyo, a teaching license. He also trained in Kashima
Jikishin Kage Ryu founded by Matsumoto Bizen no Kami. There it is said that
he received the secrets or principles of Ichi no Tachi (first sword), a maintay
of that tradition.
According to legend, Muso Go nnosu,e had gone to Edo, present-day Tokyo, early in the Keicho period (1596-1614). There he matched his sword against many famous sworwmen but was never defeated. One day, however, he fought Miyamoto Musashi, perhaps the best known warrior in Japanese History. Gonnosuke knew he had met his match when he found he could not escape from Musashi´s Jujidome technique. This movement was the secret of Musashi´s Niten Ichi Ryu and involves locking the opponent´s weapon in a S-shaped block using the Samurai´s long and short swords in combination (Dai-sho, long and short)
Because of this defeat, Gonnosuke travelled around the country
and studied many diferent styles of martial arts, determined to become strong
enough to overcome Musashi´s Jujidome. This practice was known as Mushashugyo
(warrior austerities). After several years, he arrived in the province of
Chikuzen, and stopped at a town which is now called Dazaifu City, in Fukuoka
Prefecture, on the Island of Kyushu. There he confined himself for 37 days
in the Kamado Shrine on MOunt Homan. One night he had a dream in which a divine
messenger appeared in the form of a child and told him to "know the solar
plexus with a round stick". Keeping his heaven-sent message in mind,
Gonnosuke devised a new weapon. It was a simple stick approximately 30 cm
longer than the average Japanese sword. Muso´s stick was 128 cm long
(4 shaku, 2 Sun, 1 Bun) and 26 mm in diameter (8 Bu). Today we call it the
Jo (or Tsue)
Gonnosuke went on to develop techniques for his stick based on his previous experience with a variety of older weapons. He incorporated the thrusting movements of spear (yari), the sweeping movements of the halberd (Naginata), and the striking movemeents of the stall (Bo) and the sword (Tachi). With this new weapon and its techniques, the art of Jojutsu was born. The leend says that Gonnosuke went back to confront Musashi again and emerged victorious, overcoming Jujidome and inflicting the only defeat said to have been suffered by the legendary Musashi. Muso Gonnosuke´s growing reputation brought him to the attention of the Kuroda Clan* in Fukuoka, and he was retained to instruct Jojutsu to the warriors under its control.
According to the legend these two warriors fight again, but at this time Musashi was defeated.
Shinto Muso Ryu is the origin of more than 70 styles of jojutsu developed later
More about Shinto Muso Ryu Jodo here
Demostración de Jodo hecha por Pascal Krieger sensei, Menkyo Kaiden de Shinto Muso Ryu Jodo.
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