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Fujiyama Dojo P.O. Box 20003 Thorold, ON, Canada L2V 5B3 (905) 680-6389 |
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 Whether jujutsu is the origin of all other arts or swordsmanship is; that is a debate that we find of little consequence when it comes to Daito ryu. It is undeniable that the empty handed techniques of Daito ryu are based in the movement, footwork, and strategy of swordsmanship. Sword training is fundamental in Daito ryu and can hardly be separated from jujutsu. Even the progression that a student makes in empty handed technique is greatly influenced by the amount of bokuto (bokken), and suburito training he or she does.
Along with the sword, traditional Daito ryu includes other weapons disciplines such as: sojutsu (art of the spear); jojutsu and bojutsu (art of the staff, including several sizes); tanken/tanto jutsu (the art of the knife); and naginata (the halberd); and other lesser known weapons such as tessen, sun-tetsu, jutte, shuriken, gusari-kama, te no uchi, etc. Weapons training and empty handed techniques are subject to similar strategy practicing one reinforces and complements the other. Fujiyama Dojo embraces this strategy by trainng in both weaponry and jujutsu simutaneously. |
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