What is Kokoro?
What is Jujutsu?
What is Bukijutsu?
What is Kenjutsu?
What is Kokoro?
"This means the heart, spirit, soul of a person or thing. Also Shin. In Chinese and Japanese thinking, the seat of the spirit is in the heart, not in the head, which houses only the intellect. Kokoro thus represents the essence of a man or woman or, indeed, of a thing: the absolute reality. In any art, martial or otherwise, a disciple will succeed only if he or she is filled with Kokoro - or, in other words, if he or she has sacred fire and puts his or her heart to work. Kokoro is thus a form of dispassionate passion, or action with out looking for beneficial result. If a Budoka has fought a good fight, and loses, this should not be a cause for regret but on the contrary a cause for rejoicing; for this defeat, when clearly understood, is nothing less than a source of learning. The battle has been waged not to win a prize, not to win at all costs, but to conquer oneself. It is said that then one has Kokoro."
Source: A dictionary of the MARTIAL ARTS
by Louis Frederic - Translator and editor Paul Crompton
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What is Jujutsu?
Jujutsu is the Japanese martial art of self defence, developed over 2000 years, that came to its peak in Japan's feudal period. It is a complete fighting system that was born and bred on the Battlefield and thus includes all elements required to stay alive in any circumstance.
Kokoro Ryu Jujutsu includes: Atemiwaza (Striking techniques), Nagewaza (Throwing techniques), Katamewaza (Controlling Techniques), the latter being divided into three main sections Shimewaza (Choking/Strangling), Kansetsuwaza (Joint Locks) both in either Tachiwaza (standing techniques) or Newaza (Ground Techniques) and Osaekomiwaza (Hold Downs). It also included Bukijutsu or the use of weapons.
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What is Bukijutsu?
Bukijutsu is the "Art of Weapons", (also referred to as Kobudo or Kobujutsu) and is taught as a parallel art to Jujutsu. In the feudal period some systems of Jujutsu taught certain weapons as subordinate arts, while in some weapon based arts (Kenjutsu for example) Jujutsu was taught as a secondary defence.
Kokoro Ryu Bukijutsu teaches the following weapons: Jo (Staff), Tanbo (Short Stick), Tanto (Knife), Tenouchi (Palm Stick), Jutte (Steel Truncheon), Tessen (Steel Fan), Yari (Spear), Naginata (Pole Arm) and includes Hojojutsu (The Art of rope restraints) as well as various other weapons.
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What is Kenjutsu?
Kenjutsu is the art of Japanese Swordsmanship, Kokoro Ryu Kenjutsu consists of five main disciplines, they are:
Battojutsu: (combative sword drawing), drawing and cutting with the sword in one decisive motion.
Shinai Geiko: Armoured training to develope the use of the drawn sword in a combative environment.
Kumitachi: prearranged partnered drills used to develop speed, strength, coordination and timing.
Atemiwaza: (striking techniques) The use of the sword Tsuka (handle) or Saya (scabbard) to strike an opponent, this also includes the use of body weapons.
Matogiri: (target cutting) Also refered to as Tameshigiri (Test Cutting) is training to use a Shinken (live blade) to cut various styles of "Targets" to actually test a swordsman's skill.
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