Battōjutsu
 | |
| Focus | Weaponry |
|---|---|
| Hardness | Non-competitive |
| Country of origin |
 Japan |
| Creator | - |
| Parenthood |
Kenjutsu (Sword craft) To-ho (Sword method) |
| Olympic sport | No |
Battōjutsu (抜刀術 battō-jutsu) ("the craft of drawing out the sword") is an old term for iaijutsu. Battōjutsu is often used interchangeably with the terms iaijutsu and battō.[1]
Generally, battōjutsu is practiced as a part of a classical ryū and is closely integrated with the tradition of kenjutsu and is practice with the live-blade, katana, often as simply the sole, kata.[1] The training is for combative effectiveness,[2] through factors such as distancing, timing and targeting. As such, battōjutsu is not intended for sportslike or "spiritual" purposes as are modern budo like iaido and kendo.[3]
List of schools
Old school:
- Shinmei Muso Ryu Battōjutsu(神明夢想流 抜刀術), founded by Hayashizaki Jinsuke (Minamoto no) Shigenobu(林崎甚助源の重信)(c. 1542-1621)
- Hokushin Ittō-ryū Hyōhō, founded by Chiba Shusaku Narimasa
- Sekiguchi Ryu Battōjutsu, founded by Sekiguchi Ujinari (1636-1716)
- Matsumata-ryū Battōjutsu(松股流 抜刀術), founded in 1733 by Matsumata Kunio Seiji(1682-1753)
Modern schools developed after the beginning of the Meiji era:
- Toyama-ryū, founded in 1925 by Nakamura Taisaburo[4]
- Nakamura-ryū, founded by Nakamura Taizaburō in the mid-20th century, who had previously taught Toyama-ryū[5]
- Zen Nihon Batto Do Renmei or ZNBDR was created in 2001 under Sazemon Sakaida which practice 5 Shoden Seitei and 8 Chuden Seitei Kata.
References
- 1 2 Armstrong, Hunter B. (1995) "The Koryu Bujutsu Experience" in Koryu Bujutsu: Classical Warrior Traditions of Japan (ed. Diane Skoss). Koryu Books. Page 32. ISBN 1-890536-04-0
- ↑ Armstrong, Hunter B. (1995) "The Koryu Bujutsu Experience" in Koryu Bujutsu: Classical Warrior Traditions of Japan (ed. Diane Skoss). Koryu Books. Page 33. ISBN 1-890536-04-0
- ↑ Armstrong, Hunter B. (1995) "The Koryu Bujutsu Experience" in Koryu Bujutsu: Classical Warrior Traditions of Japan (ed. Diane Skoss). Koryu Books. Page 31. ISBN 1-890536-04-0
- ↑ Draeger, Donn F. (1974) Modern Bujutsu & Budo: The Martial Arts and Ways of Japan (Vol. III). New York: Weatherhill. Page 65. ISBN 0-8348-0351-8
- ↑ Draeger, Donn F. (1974) Modern Bujutsu & Budo: The Martial Arts and Ways of Japan (Vol. III). New York: Weatherhill. Page 67. ISBN 0-8348-0351-8
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