Shintō Musō-ryū Jo Kata

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[edit] Shintō Musō-ryū Jo Kata

Kata is an old way of teaching traditional martial arts in Japan. Kata is used in many modern and koryu martial arts as a way of teaching advanced techniques and maneuvers using a series of scripted movements and actions against an opponent. In many of the older koryu martial arts, kata is at the center of what is taught with little or even no sparring as compared to more modern martial arts such as Kendo and/or Judo

The modern Shinto Muso-ryu system holds approximately 64 jojutsu kata divided into several series. All kata are normally taught in sequence. In some SMR dojos, new students begin their kata training by learning one or more kata from the Seitei Jodo-curriculum due to their relative technical simplicity.

As a comparison, the compact Seitei Jodo created by Shimizu Takaji contains 12 kata. Ten of these kata are drawn from the existing SMR kata with minor modifications, and 2 other kata created specifically for Seitei Jodo. The two specific Seitei jodo are taught in various SMR dojos outside the main series of Kata.

As Shinto Muso-ryu Jodo has no current single leader, there exists no consensus on which kata should be taught, and in what order. The kata-series Gohon no midare, for instance, was created by Shimizu Takaji in the late 1930's and is not taught by every Dojo. The list of kata series below is mainly from the Shimizu Takaji-line of Shinto Muso-ryu Jodo.

[edit] Omote

The first earliest1 series of kata taught to new students. The two Seitei Jodo kata are taught in some dojos before Tachi Otoshi, although not always. Tzuki Zue is also sometimes used as a first kata taught to new students.

  • (1) Tsuki Zue (In some dojos)
  • (2) Suigetsu (In some dojos)
  • (3) Shamen (In some dojos)
  • 1. Tachi Otoshi - First kata of the Omote Series
  • 2. Tsuba wari
  • 3. Tsuki Zue
  • 4. Hissage - Performed with the short sword
  • 5. Sakan
  • 6. Ukan
  • 7. Kasumi
  • 8. Monomi
  • 9. Kasa no shita
  • 10. Ichi rei
  • 11. Neya no uchi
  • 12. Hoso michi

[edit] Chudan

The second earliest1 series of Jo-kata.

  • 1. Ichi riki
  • 2. Oshi zume
  • 3. Midare dome
  • 4. Ushiro zue zen / Ushiro zue go - Two versions of the same kata
  • 5. Taisha
  • 6. Kengome - Uchidachi uses both long and short swords
  • 7. Kiri kake
  • 8. Shin shin
  • 9. Rai uchi
  • 10. Yokogiri dome
  • 11. Harai dome
  • 12. Seigan

[edit] Ran ai

A series of Jo-kata, created and added in bakumatsu period (1850-1867)

  • 1. Ran ai odachi - Using the longsword
  • 2. Ran ai kodachi - Using the shortsword

[edit] Kage

The third earliest1 series of Jo-kata. Holds the same names as the omote series.

  • 1. Tachi otoshi
  • 2. Tsuba wari
  • 3. Tsuki zue
  • 4. Hissage
  • 5. Sakan
  • 6. Ukan
  • 7. Kasumi
  • 8. Monomi
  • 9. Kasa no shita
  • 10. Ichi rei zen / Ichi rei go - Two versions of the same kata
  • 11. Neya no uchi zen / Neya no uchi go - Two versions of the same kata
  • 12. Hoso michi

[edit] Samidare / Satsuki Ame

The fourth earliest1 series of Jo-kata.

  • 1. Ichi monji
  • 2. Ju monji
  • 3. Kodachi otoshi
  • 4. Mijin zen / Mijin go - Two versions of the same kata
  • 5. Gan tsubushi

[edit] Gohon no midare

A series of Jo-kata created and added to the SMR-system taught by Shimizu Takaji around 1939

  • 1. Tachi otoshi no midare
  • 2. Sakan no midare
  • 3. Kengome no midare
  • 4. Kasumi no midare
  • 5. Shamen no midare

[edit] Okuden / Shiaikuchi[1]

Fifth earliest1 series of Jo-kata. Shown in the order taught taught by Shimizu Takaji

  • 1. Sengachi
  • 2. Tsuki dashi
  • 3. Uchi tsuke
  • 4. Kote dome
  • 5. Hiki tsute
  • 6. Kote garami
  • 7. Jutte
  • 8. Mikaeri
  • 9. Aun
  • 10. Uchiwake
  • 11. Suigetsu
  • 12. Sayu dome

[edit] Hiden Gokui

The sixth and last earliest known1 series of Jo-kata, or secret forms, of the SMR-Jojutsu system. After the first Kata is taught the student recieves a Menkyo scroll. When all five kata are learned the student is issued a full License of Total Transmission Menkyo Kaiden.

  • 1. Yamiuchi
  • 2. Yumemakura
  • 3. Murakumo
  • 4. Inazuma
  • 5. Dobo

[edit] See also

  • Bujutsu/Budo - The "Way of War" or the "Way of the warrior".
  • Daimyo - The aristocratic samurai landowner of feudal Japan. Employed samurai as warriors to expand their domains before and during the Sengoku Jidai period. Lasted until the Meiji restoration and abolishment of the feudal system.
  • Iaido/Iaijutsu - Martial Art - The art of drawing the Japanese sword.
  • Koryu - A term used to describe Japanese martial arts created before the 1868 Meiji restoration. Any art created that was created post-1868, such as Judo, Karate, Aikido, Taido, are considered to be Gendai Budo. Karate, although preceding 1868, does not qualify as koryu due to the fact it did not evolve in Japan but on the Ryukyu Islands (modern Okinawa Prefecture) which did not become a part of Japan until the 17th century.
  • Samurai - The warrior elite of feudal Japan. The Samurai caste was abolished in the Meiji restoration's aftermath.
  • Seitei Jodo - Modern, compact version of SMR with 12 kata taught in the Zen Nihon Kendo Renmei.

[edit] Footnotes

  • Note 1: "Early" in this case refers to the Jo-kata that are present in the Shinto Muso-ryu Densho, (earliest scrolls of transmission with list of kata and lineage). Over time other SMR-jo practitioners have added newer series of Jo-kata such as Gohon-no-midare and Ran ai to the curriculum without adding it to the written densho.


[edit] References

  1. ^ Matsui, Kenji . 1993. The History of Shindo Muso Ryu Jojutsu, translated by Hunter Armstrong (Kamuela, HI: International Hoplological Society) #1
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