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Jūtaijutsu

柔体術
JŪTAIJUTSU

Takagiyōshin-ryū is a Jujutsu school; however, we refer to it as Jūtaijutsu to highlight the significance of the “Tai” (body) component. In essence, it retains the essence of traditional Jujutsu, yet we incorporate enhanced footwork techniques and harness power from the entirety of the body.

Martial Arts is not what most people think it is, you will never get the true meaning of Budō from Hollywood or media. Hatsumi Sōke once said. I’m not teaching how to fight. I’m showing control. If you try to fight then it’s a very low level of budo. Please learn to control.

Budō is a Philosophy.
Budō is Buddhism.
Budō is a creative art.
Without a spirit of Buddha,
Budō is a weapon of the devil.
Without creativity,
Budō will not advance

Jūtaijutsu poem

乱取稽古
RANDORI KEIKO

Upon acquiring the form and technique, the practitioner progresses to employing invisible movement. This involves strategically positioning oneself in the opponent’s blind spot, aiming to nullify their power instead of relying solely on one’s own strength. The objective is to disrupt their fighting prowess by causing their forces to collide. As a result, the technique transcends its original form, continuously evolving without limits.

The Gokui secret teachings of our Takagiyōshin-ryū Jūtaijutsu tradition contain a story about catching a bee. There is a power phrase that goes “Amo issun no tamamushi” By saying this mantra and grabbing a bee without hesitating, you will avoid being stung.

The phrase “あも一寸の玉虫” (Amo Issun no Tamamushi) is a poetic expression in Japanese. It can be interpreted as “a tiny jewel bug” or “a minuscule jewel beetle.” It portrays the image of a small insect with beautiful colors and shimmering wings. The phrase is often used metaphorically to represent something small or seemingly insignificant that possesses hidden beauty or value.

The techniques we study in Bujinkan Kaigōzan dōjō is the following…

高木揚心流柔体術
TAKAGIYŌSHIN-RYŪ JŪTAIJUTSU

石谷伝
ISHITANI-DEN

表型
OMOTE KATA

1. 霞捕 KASUMI DORI
2. 洞返 DŌ GAESHI
3. 搦捕 KARAME DORI
4. 虚倒 KYOTŌ
5. 片胸捕 KATAMUNE DORI
6. 両胸捕 RYŌMUNE DORI
7. 追掛捕 OIKAKE DORI
8. 戒後砕 KAIGO KUDAKI
9. 行違 YUKICHIGAI
10. 唯逆 YUIGYAKU
11. 乱勝 RANSHŌ
12. 拳流 KEN NAGARE
13. 膝車 HIZA GURUMA

裏型
URA KATA

1. 水月 SUIGETSU
2. 逆腕 GYAKU UDE
3. 腕折 UDE ORI

襟締型
ERI-JIME KATA

1. 本締 HON JIME
2. 逆締 GYAKU JIME
3. 腕締 UDE JIME
4. 一摘締 ITTEKI JIME
5. 痛締 ITAMI JIME
6. 押締 OSHI JIME
7. 逆押締 GYAKU OSAE JIME
8. 坐締 SUWARI JIME

捌型
SABAKI KATA

1. 片胸捕 KATAMUNE DORI
2. 両胸捕 RYŌMUNE DORI
3. 鬼砕 ONIKUDAKI
4. 背負鎌 SEOI GAKARI
5. 腰投鎌 KOSHINAGE GAKARI
6. 腕折 UDE ORI
7. 逆手投 GYAKUTE NAGE
8. 鬼門投 KIMON NAGE
9. 当投 ATE NAGE
10. 小蝶捕 KOCHŌ DORI

体之型
TAI NO KATA

1. 腰車 KOSHI GURUMA
2. 四ツ手 YOTSUDE
3. 四ツ手崩 YOTSUDE KUZUSHI
4. 刑頭 KEITŌ
5. 腰折 KOSHI ORE
6. 腰流 KOSHI NAGARE
7. 雲井返 KUMOI GAESHI
8. 両手掛 RYŌTE GAKE
9. 水流 MIZU NAGARE
10. 雪柳 YUKI YANAGI
11. 越後崩 ECHIGO KUZUSHI
12. 鵲 KASASAGI
13. 票墜 HYŌTSUI
14. 蔦搦 TSUTA GARAMI
15. 瀧落 TAKI OTOSHI

無刀捕型 (武十捕十字論)
MUTŌ-DORI KATA
(MUTŌ-DORI JŪJIRON)

1. 拳者捕 KENJA DORI
2. 一文字 ICHIMONJI
3. 柄落 TSUKA OTOSHI
4. 向捕 MUKO DORI
5. 廻捕 MAWASHI DORI
6. 後捕 USHIRO DORI
7. 沈捕 SHIZUMI DORI

大小捌型
DAISHŌ SABAKI KATA

1. 柄砕 TSUKA KUDAKI
2. 引捕 HIKI DORI
3. 入捕 IRI DORI
4. 乱岳 RANGAKU
5. 掬捕 SUKUI DORI
6. 桝骨 MASUBONE
7. 潮返 USHIO GAESHI
8. 掛落 KAKE OTOSHI
9. 小手止 KOTE DOME
10. 横刀 YOKO GATANA
11. 車投 KURUMA NAGE
12. 四ツ手刀 YOTSUDE GATANA
13. 刃結 YAIBA MUSUBI
14. 透捕 SUKASHI DORI

目録折紙許口伝 15本あり。
Plus 15 Okuden techniques (maybe 1 Kuden making 15 techniques?)

調型
SHIRABE KATA

1. 梅吐 UME HAKI
2. 車返 KURUMA GAESHI
3. 天返 TEN GAESHI
4. 流捕 NAGARE DORI

口伝41本あり (+41 Kuden techniques)

潜型
MOGURI KATA

1. 極楽落 GOKURAKU OTOSHI
2. 地獄捕 JIGOKU DORI
3. 玉砕 TAMA KUDAKI
4. 飛鳥捕 HICHŌ DORI
5. 鬼伏 ONIBUSE
6. 稲妻捕 INAZUMA DORI
7. 水鳥 MIZUTORI
8. 来雪 KURU YUKI
9. 体落 TAI OTOSHI
10. 潜捕 MOGURI DORI
11. 潜投 MOGURI NAGE

死穴中穴次第25口伝 免許皆伝真白刃止。
虎擲龍挐折衝之秘文十字論師伝寿海。

25 Kuden conserning vital and semi-vital points comes with Menkyo Kaiden transmission in the Koteki Ryūda Sesshō no Himon Jūji-ron Shiden Jūkai (Secret texts on the Tiger’s throw and Dragon’s grasp, the ten character theory, and the master’s transmission of longevity).

In a life Tens of Hundreds of ways are there, keep walking only on the way of truth.

水田伝
MIZUTA-DEN

初傳之形
SHODEN NO KATA

1. 霞捕 KASUMI-DORI (Mist Capture)
⇢ Ate Komi ⇢ Gyaku Dori ⚭
2. 洞返 HOKORA-GAESHI (Hollow Answer)
⇢ Menbu ⇢ Gyaku Dori ⚭
3. 搦捕 KARAME-DORI (Arrest and Capture)
4. 虚倒 KYOTŌ (Knock Down)
⇢ Ryō Ashi Dori ⇢ Menbu ⚭
5. 片胸捕 KATAMUNE-DORI (One Side Chest Capture)
6. 両胸捕 RYŌMUNE-DORI (Double Chest Capture)
7. 追掛捕 OIKAKE-DORI (Chase and Hang Capture)
8. 戒後砕 KAIGO-KUDAKI (Admonishing Rear Crush)
9. 行違 IKI-CHIGAI (In Passing)
10. 唯逆 YUI-GYAKU (Simple Reversal)
11. 乱勝 MIDARE KACHI (Chaotic/Stolen Victory)
12. 拳流 KEN-NAGASHI (Flowing Fist)
⇢ Kerikomi ⚭
13. 膝車 HIZA-GURUMA (Knee wheel)

Each technique has 3 Ura-waza. 

襟締之形 ERIJIME NO KATA

1. 襟締 ERI-JIME (Collar Choke)
2. 逆締 GYAKU-JIME (Reversed Choke)
3. 腕締 UDE-JIME (Arm Choke)
4. 摘締 TSUMI-JIME (Pinching Choke)
5. 痛締 ITAMI-JIME (Painful Choke)
6. 押締 OSHI-JIME (Pushing Choke)
7. 逆押締 GYAKU-OSHI-JIME (Reverse Pushing Choke)
8. 坐締 HISHIGI-JIME (Seated Choke)

中傳之形
CHŪDEN NO KATA

捌形 SABAKI KATA

1. 片胸捕 KATAMUNE-DORI (Single Lapel Catch)
2. 両胸捕 RYŌMUNE-DORI (Double Lapel Catch)
3. 鬼砕 ONI-KUDAKI (Demon Crush)
4. 背負賺 SEOI-SUKASHI (Carry on the Back)
5. 腰投鎌 KOSHI-NAGE-SUKASHI (Hip Throw on the Back)
6. 腕折 UDE-ORI (Arm Break)
7. 逆手投 SAKATE-TE-NAGE (Reverse Hand Throw)
8. 鬼門投 KIMON-NAGE (Demon Gate Throw)

體之形 TAI NO KATA

1. 腰車 KOSHI-GURUMA (Spine Wheel)
2. 四ツ手 YOTSU-TE (Four Armed)
3. 四ツ手崩 YOTSU-TE-KUZUSHI (Four Armed Demolished)
4. 刑頭 KEITŌ (Punished Head)
5. 腰折 KOSHI-ORE (Hip Break)
6. 腕流 UDE-NAGARE (Arm Flow)
7. 引違 HIKI-CHIGAE (Pull Twist)
8. 雲井返 KUMOI-GAESHI (Cloud Well Return)
9. 両手止 RYŌTE-DOME (Both Hands Stop)
10. 水流 MIZU-NAGARE (Water Flow)
11. 柳雪 RYŪ-SETSU (Willow Snow)
12. 鵲 KASASAGI (Magpie)
13. 覆墜 FUKUBE-OTOSHI (Bottle Gourd Drop)
14. 鞆捕 TOMO-DORI (Hand Guard Capture)
15. 水入 MIZU-IRI (Water Entry)

無刀捕形 MUTŌ-DORI KATA 

1. 奏者捕 SŌSHA-DORI (Performer Capture)
2. 一文字 ICHIMONJI (Straight Line)
3. 柄落 TSUKA-OTOSHI (Dropping the Hilt)
4. 向捕 MUKAI-DORI (Confront and Capture)
5. 廻捕 MAWASHI-DORI (Circle and Capture)
6. 後捕 USHIRO-DORI (Rear Capture)
7. 沈捕 SHIZUME-DORI (Sink and Capture)

大小捌之形 DAISHŌ SABAKI NOKATA

1.  柄砕 TSUKA KUDAKI (Hilt Crusher)
2.  引捕 HIKI DORI (Pull Capture)
3.  入捕 IRI DORI (Entering Capture)
4.  乱岳 RANGAKU (Chaotic Peak)
5.  掬捕 HARAI DORI (Scooping Capture)
6.  柳骨 RYŪ KOTSU (Willow Bone)
7.  潮返 SHIO GAESHI (Tide Return)
8.  掛落 KAKE OTOSHI (Hanging Drop)
9.  小手止 KOTE DOME (Forearm Stop)
10.  横刀 YOKO GATANA (Side Sword) 
      (3 variations)
11.  車投 KURUMA NAGE (Wheel Throw)
12.  四ツ手刀 YOTSUTE GATANA (Four Hand Sword)
13.  刃結 HAMUSUBI (Blade Knot)
14.  透捕 SUKASHI DORI (Passing Capture)

奥傳之形
OKUDEN NO KATA

調形 SHIRABE KATA

1.  梅吐 BAIDO (Plum Spit)
2.  車返 KURUMA GAESHI (Wheel Return)
3.  天返 AMA GAESHI (Heaven Return)
4.  流捕 NAGARE DORI (Flow Capture)
5.  山落 YAMA OTOSHI (Mountain Drop)
6.  鞆嵐 TOMO ARASHI (Bracer Storm)
7.  袖車 SODE GURUMA (Sleeve Wheel)
8.  両手駕 RYŌTE GAKE (Both Hands Trap)
9.  キモ砕 KIMO KUDAKI (Liver Crusher)
10.  来落 RAIRAKU (Coming Drop)
11.  体砕 KARADA KUDAKI (Body Crusher)
12.  霜楓 MUSŌ * (Frost Maple)
13.  逆捕 GYAKUDORI (Reverse Capture)

* looks like 霜楓 but it reads SŌFŪ. MUSŌ is 夢想

皆傳之形
KAIDEN NO KATA

潜形 MOGURI KATA

1. 極楽落 GOKURAKU OTOSHI (Paradise Drop)
2. 地獄投 JIGOKU NAGE (Hell Throw)
3. 玉砕 TAMA KUDAKI (Ball Break)
4. 飛鳥捕 HICHŌ DORI (Flying Capture)
5. 鬼伏 ONI BUSE (Demon Prostrated)
6. 稲妻捕 INAZUMA DORI (Lightning Capture)
7. 水鳥 MIZU DORI (Water bird)
8. 来雪 RAN SETU (Approaching Snow)
9. 體落 TAI OTOSHI (Body Drop)
10. 潜捕 MOGURI DORI (Submerging Capture)
11. 潜投 MOGURI NAGE (Submerging Throw)

許之巻
YURUSHI NO MAKI

初傳許 SHODEN YURUSHI

1.  翼攻嵐 YOKUKŌ ARASHI (Wing Attack Storm)
2.  手拭締 TEFUKI JIME (Hand Towel Strangle)
3.  下駄之使方 GETA NO TSUKAIKATA (Geta Usage Method)
4.  面部之当 MENBU NO ATE (Face Part Strike)
5.  両手懸 RYŌTE GAKE (Both Hands Hang)
6.  五寸縄跳掛方 GOSUNNAWA NO KAKEKATA (Five-Sun Rope Hanging Method)
7.  三寸縄跳掛方 SANSUNNAWA NO KAKEKATA (Three-Sun Rope Hanging Method)
8.  出血止 SHUKKETSU DOME (Bleeding Stop)
9.  妖怪見 YŌKAIMI (Monster Sight)
10.  活之入方 KATU NO IREKATA (Resuscitation Entry Method)
11.  真之衿締 SHIN NO ERI JIME (True Collar Strangle)
12.  誘之活 SASOI NO KATSU (Lure Resuscitation)

中傳許 CHŪDEN YURUSHI

1.  方角 HŌ GAKU (Direction)
2.  勝見術 KASHIMI JUTSU (Victory Sight Technique)
3.  四方詰 SHIHŌ GATAME (Four Sides Lock)
4.  五人捕附 GONIN DORI TSUKI (Five-Person Capture Attachment)
5.  大海之活 TAIKAI NO KATSU (Great Sea Resuscitation)
6.  風呂屋詰 FUROYA ZUME (Bathhouse Pack)
7.  小太刀入見 KODACHI IRIMI (Short Sword Entering Sight)
8.  白刃止 SHIRAHA DOME (White Blade Stop)
9.  無名之活 MUMEI NO KATSU (Nameless Resuscitation)
10.  水死之活 SUISHI NO KATSU (Drowning Resuscitation)
11.  秘伝口伝 HIDEN KUDEN (Secret Oral Transmission)
12. 位捕 KURAI DORI (Position Capture)

奥傳許 OKUDEN YURUSHI

1.  八方詰 HAPPŌ ZUME (Eight Directions Pack)
2.  八方抜 HAPPŌ NUKI (Eight Directions Draw)
3.  武者組 MUSHA GUMI (Warrior Group)
4.  武者捕附 MUSHA DORI TSUKI (Warrior Capture Attachment)
5.  強勇捕附 GŌYŪ DORI TSUKI (Strong Brave Capture Attachment)
6.  右濶左濶 UKATSU SAKATSU (Right Wide Left Wide)
7.  無明之活 MUMEI NO KATSU (Nameless Resuscitation)
8.  生死之身 SEISHI NO MI (Life and Death Body)
9.  扇霞 ŌGI KASUMI (Fan Mist)
10.  含薬FUKUMI GUSURI (Held Medicine)
11.  土水活 DOSUI KATSU (Earth Water Resuscitation)
12.  水毒 SUIDOKU (Water Poison)
13.  水生 SUISHŌ (Water Life)

免許之巻
MENKYO NO MAKI

1.  死穴中穴次第之図 SHIKETSU CHŪKETSU SHIDAI NO ZU (Death Points Middle Points Order Diagram)
2.  紙筒張子筒 KAMITSUTSU HARIKOTSUTSU (Paper Tube Stretched Tube)
3.  活前文 KATSU ZENBUN (Resuscitation Preface)
4.  活秘文 KATSU HIBUN (Resuscitation Secret Text)
5.  無明剣 MUMEIKEN (Nameless Sword)
6.  袖筒 SODETSUTSU (Sleeve Tube)
7.  秘薬仕方 HIYAKU SHIKATA (Secret Medicine Method)
8.  無明文 MUMEIBUN (Nameless Text)
9.  蘇生活 SOSEI KATSU (Revival Resuscitation)
10.  陸沈法 RIKUCHIN HŌ (Land Sinking Method)
11.  霞策 KASUMI SAKU (Mist Plan)

皆傳之巻
KAIDEN NO MAKI

1. 三法口傳 SANPŌ KUDEN (Three Methods Oral Transmission)

*Source is Ueno Takashi 20th Anniversary Book (with my own modifications)

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