Hojo-Jitsu Any practioners?

[Humble Novice]

I stumbled across a martial art called Hojo-Jitsu on the web. It's based on tying people up with rope. It was developed for the purposes of the Japanes police in the 1800s(?) for arresting people that were wanted alive.

 

It's fairly obscure so I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with this. It would seem quite useful for winning bets, or dealing with good-humored little brothers.

 

EDIT: I found it actually is Japanese so I started this topic on the japanese karate forum. My bad

Edited October 29, 2004 by Humble Novice

[gojuchad]

Im sorry i have never heard of it but it sounds interesting. Good Luck.

[Hudson]

Developed for the Japanese police? And it's called Hoju-Jutsu? Sounds pretty non-Chinese.

 

Anyway, I doubt such a style would survive to this day, it sounds rather rare and way too specialized to have modern day applications that would let it survive. If you can find any videos, however, I would be interested in learning about it.

 

EDIT: Well, seems like I'm wrong. Hojojutsu is mentioned in some er.... adult sites but here is a school that teaches Hojojutsu as well as Obijutsu (Belt tying) aside from their curriculum of Karate and Jiujutsu.

 

http://www.taiho-ryu-tx.com/4436.html

[Humble Novice]

Don't I feel stupid!!!!!

 

I can't believe I called it a Chinese art, and then said it was for the japanese police. Actually I'm not sure, but if jitsu implies Japanese then it is probably Japanese. I don't really know, though.

[Hudson]

Yes, jitsu does USUALLY mean it's Japanese, although these days people are creating arts like Shaolin-Do and Hun Gar-Jitsu, so, not a big mistake on your part.