Samurai Training Manual & Roman MMA

[CredoTe]

I came across these interesting articles online today. The first is about a 19th century samurai training manual that was deciphered. The second is a companion piece regarding the Romans using ancient "MMA" athletes to recruit folks into their army. Interesting reads...

http://www.foxnews.com/science/2013/08/29/1th-century-samurai-training-text-deciphered/?intcmp=features

http://www.livescience.com/19354-martial-artist-recruited-ancient-roman-army.html

[sensei8]

Very, very interesting, to say the least; I enjoyed them both. Thank you for posting the links!!

[bushido_man96]

Both good reads. Thanks for sharing them. I may have to look into that translation of the Samurai training manual. I love that stuff.

[Wastelander]

Thanks for sharing!

[ninjanurse]

Good reads..thanks!

[Kusotare]

Hello,

For those interested in the Koryu featured (Takenouchi-ryu / Takeuchi-ryu) here is a clip of it being done very well at the Meiji Jingu Embu (2012).

Whilst Takenouchi-ryu is a “sogo bujutsu” (comprehensive system) that trains a multitude of weapons as well as unarmed techniques, it is most renowned for its Jujutsu / kogusoku

In fact Takenuchi-ryu is the progenitive system from which virtually all Japanese Jujutsu (and thus Judo) comes from.

If you want to study Jujutsu at its real grass roots level - this is the art to go for...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oC6Z2vsYrIA

K.

[CredoTe]

Thanks for the background info and great share Kusotare