九鬼神傳天眞兵法心劔活機論 Kuki Shinden Tenshin Heihō Shinken Kappō-ron

九鬼天眞兵法心劔活機論 Kuki Tenshin Heihō Shinken Kappō-ron (Kuki Tradition Thesis on the Living Mechanisms of the Heart Sword in the Heavenly True Art of War) (Page 143-144, 154-155, 156) from the book 九鬼文書の研究 Kuki Bunsho no Kenkyū by 三浦一郎 Miura Ichirō.

TENSHIN HEIHŌ SHINKEN KAPPŌ-RON ①

天眞兵法心劔活機論(一) Tenshin Heihō Shinken Kappō-ron (Thesis on the Living Mechanisms of the Heart Sword in the Heavenly True Art of War – Part 1)

At the head of the volume, in remarkably skilled calligraphy, twenty-six lines of divine generation characters totaling three hundred twenty-seven characters are lined up, and at the very end it states:

“In the thirteenth year of 舒明 Jōmei (A.D. 641), year kinoe-ushi, month ki-shi day, re Atsu, small virtue crown bearer (kaō).”

This is a copy from approximately one thousand three hundred years ago, but likely a re-copying of an earlier version. The main text appears to be considerably ancient, though at the end there are traces of separate paper having been attached midway to list the names of successive transmitters. This form is common across all volumes.

Up to

“second year of Genkō (A.D. 1332), third month auspicious day, Kuki Yakushi-maru Takazane (kaō)”

and

“second year of Jōji (A.D. 1366), fifth month auspicious day, Kuki Umanosuke Takayoshi (kaō)”

the signatures are on the same paper as the main text. However, from

“second year of Kentoku (A.D. 1451), year kanoto-i, second month auspicious day, Kuki Yamashiro-no-kami Takamoto”

onward, the nine clans signed successively on attached paper. For reference, listing the names of successive transmitters after the first three:

• 九鬼大和守隆次 Kuki Yamato-no-kami Takatsugu – 永享3年 Eikyō 3 (A.D. 1431)
• 九鬼山城守泰隆 Kuki Yamashiro-no-kami Yasutaka – 文明8年 Bunmei 8 (A.D. 1476)
• 九鬼山城守定隆 Kuki Yamashiro-no-kami Sadataka – 大永3年 Daiei 3 (A.D. 1523)
• 九鬼彌五郎澄隆 Kuki Yagorō Sumitaka – 女禄4年 Eiroku 4 (A.D. 1561)
• 九鬼大隅守嘉隆 Kuki Ōsumi-no-kami Yoshitaka – 慶長14年 Keichō 14 (A.D. 1609)
• 九鬼大隅守守隆 Kuki Ōsumi-no-kami Moritaka – 元和8年 Genna 8 (A.D. 1622)
• 九鬼志摩守良隆 Kuki Shima-no-kami Yoshitaka – 寛永18年 Kan’ei 18 (A.D. 1641)
• 九鬼大隅守隆常 Kuki Ōsumi-no-kami Takatsune – 万治2年 Manji 2 (A.D. 1659)
• 九鬼鍋三郎隆幸 Kuki Nabe-saburō Takayuki – 天和3年 Tenwa 3 (A.D. 1683)

And it ends there.

As for the content, simply raising the headings gives the following:

• 剣法之妙理 Kenpō no Myōri (Profound Principles of Sword Method)
• 風陣投剣遍 Fūjin Tōken Hen (Wind Formation Throwing Sword Complete / All)
• 秘鎗遍 Hikyō Hen (Secret Spear Complete / All)
• 薙刀妙風遍 Naginata Myōfū Hen (Naginata Wonderful Wind Complete / All)
• 棒之眞論 Bō no Shinron (True Thesis of the Staff)
• 半棒 Hanbō (Half Staff)
• 眞之心妙剣 Shin no Shin Myōken (True Heart Wonderful Sword)
• 閃鋒 Senpō (Flash Edge / Sudden Point)

TENSHIN HEIHŌ SHINKEN KAPPŌ-RON ②

天眞兵法心劔活機論(二) Tenshin Heihō Shinken Kappō-ron (Thesis on the Living Mechanisms of the Heart Sword in the Heavenly True Art of War – Part 2)

This is something like a detailed explanation of the aforementioned twenty-first volume. To the single sentence lining up several hundred characters of divine generation script, kana has been added and annotations provided. There are signatures of the small virtue crown bearer and Yakushi-maru. At the volume end, the names of about ten successive transmitters are listed. The content generally explains what is raised below (whereas the volume raised in the twenty-first contains no explanations, only the catalog).

秘想劍遍 Hishōken Hen (Secret Idea Sword Complete / All)

• 夢想劍 Musōken (Dream Idea Sword)
• 浦波 Uranami (Beach Wave)
• 竹割 Takewari (Bamboo Split)
• 一文字 Ichimonji (Straight Line / Horizontal Cut)
• 天狗飛 Tenguhi (Tengu Flight)
• 燕返 Tsubame-gaeshi (Swallow Return)
• 無音劍 Muonken (No Sound Sword)

風陣投劍遍 Fūjin Tōken Hen (Wind Formation Throwing Sword Complete / All)

• 一文字 Ichimonji (Straight Line / Horizontal Cut)
• 魔風 Mafū (Demon Wind)
• 飛鳥投 Tobidori-nage (Flying Bird Throw)

秘鎗遍 Hikyō Hen (Secret Spear Complete / All)

• 十文字 Jūmonji (Ten Lines / Cross Cut)
• 天返 Ten-gaeshi (Heaven Return)
• 左右 Saryū (Left Right)
• 小手調 Kote-chō (Small Hand Tune)
• 大海 Daikai (Great Sea)
• 切返 Kirigaehi (Cut Return)
• 心之突 Shin no tsuki (Heart Thrust)

薙刀妙風遍 Naginata Myōfū Hen (Naginata Wonderful Wind Complete / All)

• 切込 Kirikomi (Cut In)
• 車返 Kuruma-gaeshi (Wheel Return)
• 切上 Kiriage (Cut Up)
• 風車 Fūsha (Wind Wheel)
• 天之形 Ten no katachi (Heaven Shape)
• 地之形 Chi no katachi (Earth Shape)
• 人之形 Jin no katachi (Person Shape)

棒之眞論 Bō no Shinron (True Thesis of the Staff)

• 付込 Tsukikomi (Attach In / Thrust Insertion)
• 跳上又ハ廻シ Haneage mata wa mawashi (Leap Up or Rotate)
• 太刀落又ハ逆一文字 Tachi-otoshi mata wa gyaku ichimonji (Sword Drop or Reverse Straight Line)
• 拂 Harai (Sweep)
• 撃留平一文字 Uchi-tome hira ichimonji (Strike Retain Flat One Character)
• 五輪碎又入身 Gorin-sai mata wa irimi (Five Wheels Crush or Enter Body)
• 天地人勝身 Tenchi-jin shōshin (Heaven Earth Person Victory Body)
• 前虚水烏 Mae kyo suiu (Front Void Water Crow)
• 兩小手當返 Ryō-kote ate-gaeshi (Both Small Hand Strike Return)
• 五法 Gohō (Five Laws)
• 差合 Sashiai (Difference Match / Alignment)
• 靏之一足 Tsuru no is-soku (Net One Foot)
• 船張 Funabari (Ship Stretch)
• 裾落 Suso-otoshi (Hem Fall)
• 一本杉 Ippon-sugi (One Cedar)
• 蔭之一本 Kage no ippon (Shade One Cedar)
• 瀧落シ Taki-otoshi (Waterfall Drop)
• 虚空 Kokū (Void)
• 笠之内 Kasa no uchi (Under Umbrella)
• 浦波（搦とも云フ） Uranami (tangle tomo iu) (Beach Wave – also called Tangle)
• 左右 Saryū (Left Right)

半棒 Hanbō (Half Staff)

• 當込 Ate-komi (Strike In)
• 腰折 Koshi-ori (Hip Fold)
• 當返 Ate-gaeshi (Strike Return)
• 突込 Tsuki-komi (Thrust In)
• 桐之一葉 Kiri no ichiyō (Paulownia One Leaf)
• 裾絡ミ Suso-karami (Hem Entangle)
• 搦捕 Karami-tori (Tangle Capture)
• 五輪碎 Gorin-sai (Five Wheels Crush)

眞之秘術心妙劍 Shin no Hijutsu Shin Myōken (True Secret Technique Heart Wonderful Sword)

• 護身術數遍 Goshinjutsu sūhen (Body Protection Technique Several All)
• 長透貫 Chō tōkan (Long Penetrate Through)
• 眞妙劍 Shin Myōken (True Wonderful Sword)

閃鋒 Senpō (Flash Edge)

• 遠撃淵 En-geki-en (Distant Strike Abyss)
• 獅子飛躍 Shishi hiyaku (Lion Leap)

TENSHIN HEIHŌ SHINKEN KAPPŌ-RON ③

天眞兵法心劔活機論(三) Tenshin Heihō Shinken Kappō-ron (Thesis on the Living Mechanisms of the Heart Sword in the Heavenly True Art of War – Part 3)

This is a sister volume to the aforementioned twenty-first and twenty-eighth. The first three lines at the beginning are recorded in divine generation characters. Next follows the evidence and explanation of the small virtue crown bearer’s reverent copying. Then, the imperial oath texts of the two deities Amatsuhikone-no-mikoto and Ame no Oshihi-no-mikoto are recorded in divine generation characters, two segments of two lines each. Next again is the evidence and explanation of the small virtue crown bearer’s reverent copying. Then comes the record of Yakushi-maru Takazane, followed by the same Yakushi-maru’s “reverent writing” explanation of the “Three Treasures Three Heavens,” as well as the evidence and explanation of this volume’s heading, the Heavenly True Military Method Heart Sword Living Opportunity Thesis (in divine character text). Next, a catalog similar to the previous volume is presented, and at the volume end a long passage of martial way ultimate intent is recorded, concluding with one song, after which Yakushi-maru’s reverent copying is repeatedly inscribed.

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