Tuesday, November 14, 2017

From “Ryuku Oke Hiden Bujutsu: Karate, Bukijutsu”

From “Ryuku Oke Hiden Bujutsu: Karate, Bukijutsu”
(Secret Royal Martial Arts of Ryukyu: Karate and Weaponry)
by Matsuo Kaneori Sakon

 


This sure caught my attention.
 
The secret of “Bu No Mai” the Okinawan dance, is the secret of his art.
The dance can be done with empty or hands,
Or the same movements can be done with weapons.
 
Bu No Mai” contains punches, kicks, throws, grappling and weaponry.
The point of origin of this secret technique is Tuidijutsu.
Tuidijutsu techniques compound on one another,
Making the possibilities virtually endless.
 
The structure of his art is as follows:
 
If the art of not injuring somebody is tuidijutsu,
Then there is that of tuidi-gaeshi (tuidi reversals)
And even higher is ura-gaeshi (reversal techniques).
Still higher ist the pinnacle, is Ajikata Nu Mekata,
Or the dance of the feudal lords.
 
“In other words, fully developed martial arts
Do not have corners or rough edges,
And look even smooth or weak to the eye.
But for those who have experience with Udondi,
There are frighteningly effective techniques,
that one’s hair stands on end.
 
Ajikata Nu Mekata
Ajikata Nu Mekata
Tada Omote Miruna
Waza Ni Waza Sayuru
Ukudi Yariba
 
“Do not make light of the dance of the Ryukyu Warriors,
For the technique compounds technique,
And the deepest martial secrets lie hidden there.”
 * This was translated by Joe Swift in 2005
 
 
 
Several useful YouTube videos
 
Tachiutushi / Goshin No Mai / Bu No Mai
 
BU NO MAI - SENBARU EISA
 
Kobudo / Nuginata no mai
 
Uehara Sensei showing how some of the dance movements work
 
Tuidi by Uehara Seikichi shinshii
 
本部御殿手 武の舞 浜千鳥 Motobu Udundi Bunomai
 
Ryukyu Oukehiden Motobu Udundi - 40th All Japan Kobudo Demonstration - 2017
 
本部御殿手 - Motobu Udundi -
 
Uehara Seikichi - Anji-no-mai-no-te Kata
 
 
Not sure if these add anything to the topic?
Okinawan Ti Hand Positions in Transition
 
Karate & Okinawa Ti - hand techniques compared
 

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