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- From: scheid@danzan.EBay.Sun.COM (David Scheid)
- Newsgroups: rec.martial-arts
- Subject: Re: Jujitsu
- Date: 23 Nov 1992 19:06:18 GMT
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- References: <1992Nov20.214244.508@bradford.ac.uk>
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- In article 508@bradford.ac.uk, D.G.Legros@bradford.ac.uk (DG LEGROS) writes:
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- >After some extensive research, I have found out that Samurai Ryu, is the
- >WESTERN name for the art. It is formally called Shorinju Ryu, and it
- >originated in Japan.
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- The only name I can relate the above to is Shorinji Ryu - one of the original
- styles of Okinawan Karate/Kempo. It is descended from China, not Japan. It
- probably has many similiarities to Jujutsu (based on what I've seen of
- early Kempo styles), but is not of Japanese origin.
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