Jag-Isshinryu Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 Okay, every newbie gets their obligatory "Stupid Newbie" question. I'm sure I'll smack myself for realizing that it's probably common sense knowledge. What is/are the martial art(s) used by the Samurai? Mostly driven by curiosity, but I've been pondering for a few days. Lure with bait; Strike with chaos.~ I: Making of Plans, "Art of War", Sun Tzu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davison Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 I think the samurai studied a varity of different ma. The one I am most familiar with would have to be aikijutsu and prabably kenjutsu. I could be wrong,I'm no pro when it comes to these questions. Why punch someone when their on the ground when you can just kick them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorin Ryuu Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 At times like this, I practically kiss my copy of Donn Draeger's Classical Bujutsu on my bookshelf. Classical samurai (and by this I mean around 1000-1400 AD) trained in a myriad of disciplines to prepare themselves for the battlefield. These included Bladed Weapons (Kenjutsu, Iaijutsu, Sojutsu, Naginata-jutsu), Staff and Stick Weapons (Bojutsu, Jojutsu, Tetsubo-jutsu), Archery (Kyuujutsu), Composite Weapons, Grappling (Yoroi Kumi-uchi, which means grappling in armor and is probably the antecedent of jujutsu, Hojo jutsu...the art of tying your opponent up as a captive in battle...) and other things like Bajutsu (horseback riding), Yadome-jutsu (literally the art of stopping arrows...), Suiei-jutsu (Combat in water). I was lazy and just kind of copy-typed a lot of things there...but you get the picture. They trained in quite a bit. Martial Arts Blog:http://bujutsublogger.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jag-Isshinryu Posted March 10, 2005 Author Share Posted March 10, 2005 Sounds like a book worthy of investment. I think I'll search around for a copy. Lure with bait; Strike with chaos.~ I: Making of Plans, "Art of War", Sun Tzu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaz Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 Didn't they use kendo? Could be wrong... I was always more fascinated with how they used to have duels. Where they would basically stand nose-to-nose and the first person to lose there concentration was a dead man. Some lasted over 12 hours!!! (If what I read was true...) "One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say." - Will Durant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottnshelly Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 These included Bladed Weapons (Kenjutsu, Iaijutsu, Sojutsu, Naginata-jutsu), Staff and Stick Weapons (Bojutsu, Jojutsu, Tetsubo-jutsu), Archery (Kyuujutsu), Composite Weapons, Grappling (Yoroi Kumi-uchi, which means grappling in armor and is probably the antecedent of jujutsu, Hojo jutsu...the art of tying your opponent up as a captive in battle...) and other things like Bajutsu (horseback riding), Yadome-jutsu (literally the art of stopping arrows...), Suiei-jutsu (Combat in water). wow, i'd really be interested in learning some of these, specifically the art of tying someone up and stopping arrows! thanks for the very informative post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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