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- From: scheid@danzan.EBay.Sun.COM (David Scheid)
- Newsgroups: rec.martial-arts
- Subject: Re: Aikido, jujutsu, aiko-jutsu, etc...
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- Date: 18 Nov 92 19:13:44 GMT
- References: <1992Nov18.183845.8546@analog.com>
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- In article 8546@analog.com, alex.soto@analog.com (Alex Soto) writes:
- >
- >Well I am by far an expert, but I remember reading somewhere that Aikido and
- >Jujitsu both originated from Shaolin Chin Na (I believe) not from jujutsu.
- >I can't comment in appearance though since that is not the Shaolin style that
- >I am learning.
-
- Aikido was developed by Ueshiba in this Century. It stems primarily from
- Daito Ryu Aikijutsu with strong influences of Ueshiba's Omote religious
- beliefs.
-
- Jujutsu stems from China as well as being indigenous. In Danzan Ryu,
- we have a list called Yawara (which Okazaki [the founder] called an
- 'old school of jujutsu'). Yawara is written with the same Kanji as
- Jujutsu and so the reader could say either word with equal correctness.
-
- In our system, Yawara equates to hand arts. These are simple wrist escapes,
- locks, trips, hammerlocks, armbars, etc. Within my Org (AJJF), we have an
- augmented list in which some Professors erroneously insisted on adding some
- advanced throwing arts. Those arts which Okazaki taught as Yawara did not
- include throws. Some trips and simple takedowns, for sure, but nothing fancy.
-
- So, Yawara (in our system) resembles quite closely the Chin Na arts of China.
-
- But, Jujutsu does not end with Yawara. Kodokan Judo is an outgrowth of Jujutsu.
- In its formative years it was called Kano Jujutsu. Kano recruited many old
- masters and present day Kodokan curriculum owes more to Kano's recruiting that
- to the original syllabus with which he began his Ryu.
-
- The distinctive schools which were recruited by Kano include those specializing
- in Shimete (constriction techniques) and Katame Waza (Grappling techniques)
- as well as experts in Nagete (throwing techniques).
-
- Perhaps someone familiar with the countless Chinese styles could identify those
- styles which emphasize the 3 above categories of study. I do not know of any
- style which excels in this area other than Jujutsu (Judo).
-
- So, while Jujutsu may have ties to Chinese Arts, one look at Judo indicates
- that there is a predominate amount of indigenous arts for which the Japanese
- can be rightly proud of having developed.
-
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