Martial Arts Training in Japan. David Jones

      

      MARTIAL ARTS

       TRAINING IN JAPAN

      MARTIAL ARTS

       TRAINING IN JAPAN

      A Guide for Westerners

      David E. Jones

      Tuttle Publishing

       Boston • Rutland, Vermont • Tokyo

      First published in 2001 by Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd., with editorial offices at 364 Innovation Drive, North Clarendon, VT 05759 U.S.A.

      Copyright © 2001 by David E. Jones

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without prior written permission from Tuttle Publishing.

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in Publication Data

       Jones, David E., 1942

       Martial arts training in Japan: a guide for Westerners / by David E. Jones.

       p. cm.

       Includes bibliographical references.

       ISBN 0-8048-3270-6 (pbk.) ISBN 978-1-4629-1828-7 (ebook)

       1. Martial arts—Training—Japan. 2. Bushido. 3. Martial arts—Japan—Philosophy. I. Title.

      GV1102.7.T7 J66 2001

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      Dedication

      For all those teachers of the Warrior Way who

      inspired me and encouraged me to stay the course.

      (Gerald Brown Sensei, Thomas Cauley Shihan,

      Mitsugi Saotome Shihan, Chan Poi Sifu, Dennis Hooker Shihan,

      Asakuma Shihan, Ogata Shihan, Hanada Shihan)

      Domo arigato gozaimasu!

       Table of Contents

       Foreword by Professor Thomas Cauley

       Preface

       Acknowledgments

       Introduction

       Karatedo: The Way of the Empty Hand

       Judo: The Gentle Way

       Kendo: The Way of the Sword

       Kyudo: The Way of the Bow

       Aikido: The Way of Harmony

       Naginatado: The Way of the Naginata

       Jodo: The Way of the Staff

       Iaido: The Way of Drawing the Sword

       Ninjutsu: The Art of Stealth

       The Samurai

       Dojo: The Place of the Way

       Testing for Rank in a Japanese Dojo

       Twenty-First-Century Samurai: An Interview

       The Karatedoka: An Interview

       The Four Philosophical Worlds of Budo

       Some Parting Comments

       Bibliography

       Web Sites Listed in the Text

      Foreword

      By Professor Thomas Cauley Kyoshi

       Eighth-dan Chief Instructor, International Division, Sakugawa

       Koshiki Shorinji-ryu karatedo and Yuishinkai kobujutsu

      When I introduced Sakugawa Koshiki Shorinji-ryu karatedo to the United States in 1969, I found a willing following, but one that did not have the academic background or tenacity to understand the esoteric lessons of karatedo. In 1978, Professor David E. Jones entered my dojo in Orlando, Florida. I was at once impressed with his deep understanding of things Japanese and with his tireless pursuit of budo (the martial ways of Japan).

      Since that time, David has continued to be an exemplary student, scholar, and proponent of Shorinji-ryu karatedo. He spent a year in Japan as a Fulbright scholar and taught in Fukuoka City. During this time he pursued several other martial Ways, including kyudo (yabusame) and Muso-ryu jyodo.

      His book is a long overdue publication that will be of great use to martial arts teachers and students alike. The universality of budo, its worldwide practice and acceptance, a general deterioration of principles and precepts, and the desire of many to “return to the source,” have all necessitated