There were recurring events of civil war that ravaged the people of Japan between the 8th and 16th centuries. It was during this time of violence that lead to the adoption and training of diverse systems of the Japanese martial arts, especially Jiu-Jitsu, as it became evident on battlegrounds.
The skill sets and techniques of Jiu-Jitsu were formidable that they could be adapted to overcome armed enemies and threats with armories. This was the primary goal for recruiting and training people in Japanese – for battle and warfare. However, the adoption of Jiu-Jitsu for war ceased after the eradication of the Feudal system in Japan; this caused the use of the art for other notable deeds that did not concern war or violence. Prior to the abolition of this system, the art of Jiu-Jitsu had other names that people refereed to as; among those names are: Kogusoko, Hakuda, and Yawara.
The history of Japanese martial arts dates back to 1532 when a man named Hisamori Tenenuchi built the first school of Jiu-Jitsu in a region of Japan. Howbeit, the concise and accurate history of the combative art is still unknown to many; this is because most of the teachers prefer keeping history as a secret, which made people engrossed and interested in such art. With such furtive character, there are only assumptions founded on narratives obtained from most of the established martial art schools. More so, people have found manuscripts and books that contained certain records and illustrations about the art in various parts of the world – exclusive of Japan.
Even as there is no concrete record of the history of Jiu-Jitsu, man has had to develop a skill and have built the body physique to adapt to such art. This collection contains written records on how to learn, exercise, and train various Japanese martial arts, including the usage of the Samurai sword and the history behind it.
Take a look at the sample pages taken from just some of these books in the collection.
All of the book titles that are included in this DVD are listed as follows:
Das japanische Jiu-Jitsu in Deutscher Uebung - H. Knorn (1925) [German]
Japanese physical training - exercise, diet, and general mode of living ..... Mikado's people the healthiest, strongest, and happiest in the world - H. I. Hancock (1903)
Japanese physical training - exercise, diet, and general mode of living ..... Mikado's people the healthiest, strongest, and happiest in the world - H. I. Hancock (1904)
Japanese sword-mounts in the collections of Field Museum - H. C. Gunsaulus (1923)
Japanese Swords (1885) [1-page Article]
Japanese Swords and Sword Furniture (1907) [3-Page Article]
Japanese swords guards - Okabe-Kakuya (1908)
Jiu-jitsu - a comprehensive and copiously illustrated treatise on the wonderful Japanese method of attack and self-defense - H Skinner (1904) vers.1
Jiu-jitsu - a comprehensive and copiously illustrated treatise on the wonderful Japanese method of attack and self-defense - H Skinner (1904) vers.2
Jiu-jitsu combat tricks - Japanese feats of attack and defence in personal encounter - H. I. Hancock (1904)
Jiu-jitsu; the effective Japanese mode of self-defense - (1904)
Physical training for children by Japanese methods - H. I. Hancock (1904) vers.1
Physical training for children by Japanese methods - H. I. Hancock (1904) vers.2
Physical training for women by Japanese methods - H. I. Hancock (1904) vers.1
Physical training for women by Japanese methods - H. I. Hancock (1904) vers.2
Tales of the Samurai; stories illustrating bushido, the moral principles of the Japanese knighthood. With 8 coloured illus. by a Japanese artist - A. Miyamori (1920)
The fighting man of Japan - the training and exercises of the Samurai - F. J. Norman (1905) vers.1
The fighting man of Japan - the training and exercises of the Samurai - F. J. Norman (1905) vers.2
The Japanese sword and its decoration - H. C. Gunsaulus (1924)
The Japanese sword and its fittings - Cooper Union Museum for the Arts of Decoration
The Japanese Sword. Katana wa Bushi no tamashii (The Sword Is the Soul of the Samurai) - (1906) [3-page Article]
The religion of the Samurai; a study of Zen philosophy and discipline in China and Japan - K. Nukariya (1913)
The skill sets and techniques of Jiu-Jitsu were formidable that they could be adapted to overcome armed enemies and threats with armories. This was the primary goal for recruiting and training people in Japanese – for battle and warfare. However, the adoption of Jiu-Jitsu for war ceased after the eradication of the Feudal system in Japan; this caused the use of the art for other notable deeds that did not concern war or violence. Prior to the abolition of this system, the art of Jiu-Jitsu had other names that people refereed to as; among those names are: Kogusoko, Hakuda, and Yawara.
The history of Japanese martial arts dates back to 1532 when a man named Hisamori Tenenuchi built the first school of Jiu-Jitsu in a region of Japan. Howbeit, the concise and accurate history of the combative art is still unknown to many; this is because most of the teachers prefer keeping history as a secret, which made people engrossed and interested in such art. With such furtive character, there are only assumptions founded on narratives obtained from most of the established martial art schools. More so, people have found manuscripts and books that contained certain records and illustrations about the art in various parts of the world – exclusive of Japan.
Even as there is no concrete record of the history of Jiu-Jitsu, man has had to develop a skill and have built the body physique to adapt to such art. This collection contains written records on how to learn, exercise, and train various Japanese martial arts, including the usage of the Samurai sword and the history behind it.
Take a look at the sample pages taken from just some of these books in the collection.
All of the book titles that are included in this DVD are listed as follows:
Das japanische Jiu-Jitsu in Deutscher Uebung - H. Knorn (1925) [German]
Japanese physical training - exercise, diet, and general mode of living ..... Mikado's people the healthiest, strongest, and happiest in the world - H. I. Hancock (1903)
Japanese physical training - exercise, diet, and general mode of living ..... Mikado's people the healthiest, strongest, and happiest in the world - H. I. Hancock (1904)
Japanese sword-mounts in the collections of Field Museum - H. C. Gunsaulus (1923)
Japanese Swords (1885) [1-page Article]
Japanese Swords and Sword Furniture (1907) [3-Page Article]
Japanese swords guards - Okabe-Kakuya (1908)
Jiu-jitsu - a comprehensive and copiously illustrated treatise on the wonderful Japanese method of attack and self-defense - H Skinner (1904) vers.1
Jiu-jitsu - a comprehensive and copiously illustrated treatise on the wonderful Japanese method of attack and self-defense - H Skinner (1904) vers.2
Jiu-jitsu combat tricks - Japanese feats of attack and defence in personal encounter - H. I. Hancock (1904)
Jiu-jitsu; the effective Japanese mode of self-defense - (1904)
Physical training for children by Japanese methods - H. I. Hancock (1904) vers.1
Physical training for children by Japanese methods - H. I. Hancock (1904) vers.2
Physical training for women by Japanese methods - H. I. Hancock (1904) vers.1
Physical training for women by Japanese methods - H. I. Hancock (1904) vers.2
Tales of the Samurai; stories illustrating bushido, the moral principles of the Japanese knighthood. With 8 coloured illus. by a Japanese artist - A. Miyamori (1920)
The fighting man of Japan - the training and exercises of the Samurai - F. J. Norman (1905) vers.1
The fighting man of Japan - the training and exercises of the Samurai - F. J. Norman (1905) vers.2
The Japanese sword and its decoration - H. C. Gunsaulus (1924)
The Japanese sword and its fittings - Cooper Union Museum for the Arts of Decoration
The Japanese Sword. Katana wa Bushi no tamashii (The Sword Is the Soul of the Samurai) - (1906) [3-page Article]
The religion of the Samurai; a study of Zen philosophy and discipline in China and Japan - K. Nukariya (1913)