9/8/08

The Spirals of Jiu Jitsu



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Posted by Conan at 9/08/2008
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Brent said...

"all things entail rising and falling time . . . you must be able to discern this" great quote. we need to dissect that quote sometime in class and explore its connection to our training. not sure i quite understand it, but i can tell its deep and has significance in our study of leverage and balance.
i watch roy dean's vids now and then. they're always fun to watch-they have a gracefulness to them.

September 8, 2008 1:49 PM
Conan said...

Miyamoto Musashi was a Japanese swordsman famed for his duels and distinctive style. Musashi is the founder of the Niten-Ryu style of swordsmanship and the author of The Book of Five Rings (Go Rin No Sho), a book on strategy, tactics, and philosophy that is still studied today.

The five "books" refer to the idea that there are different elements of battle, just as there are different physical elements in life, as described by Buddhism, Shinto, and other Eastern religions. The Five books are descriptions by Musashi of exact methods, or techniques which are described by such elements; The ground Book, The Water Book, The Fire Book, The Wind Book and The Void Book.

In The Book of Five Rings he writes on timing:

"Timing is important in dancing and pipe or string music, for they are in rhythm only if timing is good. Timing and rhythm are also involved in the military arts, shooting bows and guns, and riding horses. In all skills and abilities there is timing.... There is timing in the whole life of the warrior, in his thriving and declining, in his harmony and discord. Similarly, there is timing in the Way of the merchant, in the rise and fall of capital. All things entail rising and falling timing. You must be able to discern this. In strategy there are various timing considerations. From the outset you must know the applicable timing and the inapplicable timing, and from among the large and small things and the fast and slow timings find the relevant timing, first seeing the distance timing and the background timing. This is the main thing in strategy. It is especially important to know the background timing, otherwise your strategy will become uncertain." (Wikipedia)

September 8, 2008 2:37 PM
Brent said...

thanks for this info, Conan. the more i read about the history of japanese martial arts, the more i appreciate the philosophy that underlies it. i don't think i've ever actually considered timing to be of such importance in our art. yet, it makes me want to explore it more.
when you think about it, a smaller, weaker player does indeed use technque, but also uses it at the right time!
brent

September 8, 2008 3:30 PM

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