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Japanese Martial Arts in Britain

著者 Kawanari To

出版者 法政大学体育研究センター

journal or

publication title

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volume 13

page range 19‑24

year 1995‑03‑31

URL http://doi.org/10.15002/00009014

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ToKAWANARI

lnthefirstplacelamgoingtointroduceyoutoJapanesemartialarts・

GenerallyspeakingJapanesemartialartsarefortunatelyknownalmostallovertheworld,

butintheircapacitiesassportsmatchesandcombatsportsorsportsactivities、For exampleJudoisoneeventattheOlympicGames,andSumomatchescanbewatchedon TVinBritainandGermany,buttheseareonlytheveryfamousSumowrestler'smatches suchasthethreehighestranks,orSanyakuandthegrandchampion,orYokozuna、

InspiteoftheevidentfactthatKarate,orKaratedooriginatedinChinaandhasbeen dividedintomanyschoolsi、Japanwhichwecall“ryu",Karateisrecognizedasthe mostfamousJapanesemartialartsKendo,ortraditionalJapanesebamboofencingisalsoknown considerably,Bythewaythe4thKendoWorldChampionshipofthisyearwasheldinApril inTokyo,andtheJapaneseteamgainedtheworldchampionship

AnywayitisagreatdelightthatJapanesematerialartshavespreadtosuchanextent asIhavejustexplained

Howeverlshouldliketotellyouafewwordsaboutaspecialtermwhichisusedin BritainandSpainthatIhappenedtoseeveryrecently、ItisthetermBujitsu・

ThetermBujitsuisonethatlhavescarcelyseenandheardinJapanexceptinthe moviesandstories,whichdescribethearchaictimes,fromthelatel2centuryonwards,

andbythelatel9century,ThetermBujitsuwasusedasageneraltermtoexpress variousworrior'sartsratherthanmartialarts・Thenumberofitsschoolswassaidto amounttoabout9000

IntheEdoerawhichcontinuedforabouttwohundredandsixtyyears,thereweremany feudaldomainscontrolledbythelocalwarlords,orDaimiyos・Theyhadtheirownspecial Bujitsukeptinstrictsecrecyinordertodefendtheirterritoriesfromotherwarlords

AftertheEdoera,intheTokugawaShogun,splacetheMeijiEmperaruledJapan、The Meijinewgovernmentwantedtobuildamodernwesternizednationwhichwasconcentrated andpowerfulFromthepointofviewoftheMeijiGovernment,theabove-mentioned Bujitsuwasregardedasbeingnolongervalidandrepresentiveoftheformerandold- fashionedandbarbarictimes、Andfurthermoretheintroductionoffirearmshadradically changedtheroleofBujitsu、DuetothissituationthetraditionalBujitsuwasenforced toexperiencemanyhardshipsandthendoomedtodeclineanddisappear、

BeforelongBudo,orwhatweknowasJapanesemartialartswerebomBujitsuhasits

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ounlonghistory,inotherwords,BujitsuissaidtobeoneoftheancestorofBudq

AsforthetermBuiitsu,strangetosay,nowadaysthetermBujitsuisusedinChina、

ButincaseofChina,Ithinktheuseofthetermhasitsownreason・Oneofthegreatest ChinesephilosophersLeo-tsewassaidtoinsiststrongly‘thewaycannotorshouldnotbe discussed,,soinChinatheymayusethetermBujitsutoexpressChinesemartialarts・

Iguesstheydon'tliketousethetermway,or“do,,inJapaneseespeciallyexpressing themartialartsinJapan・

Wellasltoldyou,IhaveseenthetermBujitsuusedinBritainandSpain.InCambridge Inoticedpostersrecruitingnewmembersinseveralcolleges,andobservedtheir Bujitsupractice・Itwasjustaslimagedfromtheillustratedposters・SomehowBritish styleBujitsumightbeverysimilartotheoldJudowhichwascalledJujitsu,becausethey didnotusearmslikethewoodenknifeandswordorso・ButinSpainasthey usedthearmstheirBujitsuwasverysimilartothearchaicBujitsuwhichlusedtowatch

inthemovies、

AnywaylshouldrecognizedthatbothinBritainandSpaintheyhavetheoldterminology aswellastheoldformofJapanesemartialarts.

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HoweverthoughJapanesemartialartshadalreadydisappeared,whyBritishstyleBujitsu stillalive?ThoughIamfarfromconcludingit,IcancertainlyassertthattheirBujitsu hadhadadeeprelationwithJujitsuintroducedtoBritaininthelatel9century・

Forexample,accordingtothemagazineTノzeノtZノウα〃SMcjiノ(Vol、1.,1893)1,Tetsujiro ShidachwhowasafamousJujitsuinstructorfromTokyoreadtheLectureon“Ju-jitsu,

theAncientArtofSelf-DefencebySleightofBody,,atthelnauguralMeetingofthe JapanSociety,andafterhislecturehegavepracticaldemonstrationsineveningdress withDaigoroGohwhowassecretaryoftheJapanSociety・Shidachi'slectureandtheir Jujitsudemonstrationsweretreatedasatopicinmanypressesandmagazines,especially themostnotablecommentwasanarticleentitle“Ju-jitsu”in7肋Stz〃γzIhZyRc此z(ノ2 ofMay7th,1892.

Andinl918,theBudokuwaiwasfoundedinLondonundertheleadershipofGunji KoizumiandYukioTani3whowereboth3rddanofblackbeltltspurposewastotrain JujitsuandKendo,andfosterthespiritofBushido,itsmemberswereaboutl50,

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includingllBritishwhowerealllstdanofblackbelt・

That,swhyJujitsuhadhootedinBritain,andduringaboutonecentury,Ithinkitmight havemixedBujitsu

AnywayformostJapaneseitisverydifficulttomakeacleardistinctionbetween JujitsuandBujitsu,becauseasltoldyouwehavenosuchaactualmodelofmartial artsanylonger、

Nowlfearlhaveindulgedintoomuchnomenclature,soIintendtomentionon JapanesemartialartsinBritain.

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BythewayitiswellknownthatSherlockHolmespracticedJapanesemartialarts,For example,aftertwoyearsdisappearanceHolmessuddenlyshowedupinfrontofDr・Watson,

andexplained.'..、WhenIreachedtheendIstoodatbay・Hedrewnoweapon,buthe rushedatmeandthrewhislongarmsaroundme・Heknewthathisowngamewasup,

andwasonlyanxioustorevengehimselfuponmeWetotteredtogetheruponthebrink ofthefallIhavesomeknowledge,however,ofba冗馴,ortheJapanesesystemof wrestling,whichhasmorethanoncebeenveryusefultomelslippedthroughhisgrip,

andhewithahorriblescreamkickedmadlyforafewsecondsandclawedtheairwith bothhishands,Butforallhiseffortshecouldnotgethisbalance,andoverhewent、

Withmyfaceoverthebrinklsawhimfallforalongway,Thenhestruckarock,

boundedoffandsplashedintothewater・'4

Butwhatis6czがM?FortunatelywehavetwoJapanesetranslatedversionsofit・One isJapanesemartialarts5,anotherisJujitsu6

Asfor6a冗剛,Iwouldliketointroduce,aninterestingepisode・AgainstShidachi,s Jujitsu,slectureonthe“Ju-jitsu,,anEnglishgentlemanwhosenamewasEW、Barton- WrightrefutedBarton-WrighthadinvestigatedJujitsuandinventedhisownmartialart andnameditasBtzγ-ノノM・UnderBtzγ-〃tszU,hecomprised‘boxing,ortheuseofthefist asahittingmedium,theuseofthefeetbothinanoffensiveanddefensivesense,theuse ofthewalking-stickasameansofself-defenceinsuchawayastomakeitpractically impossibletobehituponthefingers、'7AccordingtoBarton-Wright,‘Ju-doandJu-jitsu werenotdesignedasprimarymeansofattackanddefenceagainstaboxeroramanwho kicksyou,butwereonlysupportedtobeusedaftercomingtoclosequarters,andin

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ordertogettoclosequartersitwasabsolutelynecessarytounderstandboxingandthe useoffoot、Ju-doandJu-jitsu,however,wereveryreliablemeansofself-defence againstJapaneseandallforeignerswhodidnotunderstandthescientificuseofthefist

orfoot・'8

Hzγ-/jMseemedtobemorepracticalandaggressivethanJapanesemartialartsin respectofself-defence,becausetheyfirstandforemostusetheirownstickagainstthe enemyltiseasytoguessthat6αγ-ノノ応z‘mighthavespreadamonggentlemeninBritain、

But6αγ-㎡MwasverydifficultfortheEnglishtopronounce,solguessthemiddleof spell`t'mightbedropped,6αγ-/iMbecame6αγjM・

Inmyopinion,ArthurConanDoylemusthaveadopted,andusedtheterm,not6”-

titsu,but6αγ/だ〃asself-defencemartialart、Nowadaysldon'tknowwhether6αガムs〃is incommonuseornot,becauseIhaveneverseeniL

Butlcan'thelpwonderingwhyBujitsuoroldJapanesemartialartorJapaneseworror,s artwhichhaddisappearedaboutonehundredandthirtyyearagoinJapanarenowactive

inBritain.

Notes

*ThislecturewasreadattheForthChiba-WarwickSymposiumintheUniversityof WarwickinEnglandonlSeptember1994.

1.TetsujiroShidach;“Ju-jitsu,TheAncientArtofSelf-DefencebySleightofBody,,

T/be〃Pα〃SmClbノ,vol1.,London,1893,pp、4-21.

2.T/jeStztzzγz/buy他zノノcz(ノ(May7th,1892)

“Ju-jitsu,theAncientArtofSelf-DefencebySleightofBody,,,wasthesubjectchosen forthelectureatthe“InauguralMeetingoftheJapanSociety'’1astweekItwas possiblyindeferencetothetastesofanathleticpeoplethatMr.T、Shidachi,LLB.,

ofTokio,wasaskedtolectureonthiscomparativelyunintellectualsubjectinthenot verycongenialatmosphereofthehalloftheSocietyofArts・Mr・Shidachiexplained thathehadtranslated“Ju-jitsu”asthe“ArtofSelf-DefencebySleightofBody,,,or evenas“ArtofGainingtheVictorybyYielding,,,becausebythesephrases,whichhe candidlyallowedareofthenatureofcircumlocutions,canalonebegiventhefullforce ofJu-jitsu、Afterseeinghispracticaldemonstrations,wecan,however,assureMr,

ShidachithatthegoodoldEnglishword“wrestling,,translatesittoperfection・These practicaldemonstrationswerethemoreagreeablebecauseMr・Shidachiandhisfriend,

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Mr・DaigoroGohwhoaroseandplayedfortheinstructionoftheaudience,werein eveningdress,whichgaveanewcharmtothethrows、Mr、DaigoroGoh,who explainedwithmuchhumourthathewasignorantofJu-jitsu,andthathesacrificed himselfforthegoodoftheSociety,ofwhichheissecretary,wasfatedtobealways thrown・Heperformedhispartwithasmilinggoodhumour,andatotalabsenceof anythinglikeself-consciousness,whichwerebeyondpraise、AnEnglishmancouldhardly haveescapedlookingmoreorlessawkward,whereasnothingdisturbedeithertheself- possessionortheshirtfrontofMr,DaigoroGohAsforthewrestling,betterhasbeen seenattheJapaneseVillage,amongotherplaces,andalsoworse・Mr,Shidachiis,we havenodoubt,afairamateurwrestler,andquiteamatchforaEuropeanofhisweight・

Asalecturerhewasmistakeninthinkingthatthereisanythingnewtous,oreven veryOrientaLinJu-jitsu,unlessitbethis-thattheartofwrestlinginJapanincludes stranglin9,andrecoveringpersonswhohavenotbeenstrangledtoomuchThewrestling throwswerecommonenoughOnewhichMr・Shidachiseemedtothinkparticularly Japanesehecalled“straightbodythrowing・'’1tconsistsinputtingyourfootagainst the“abdomen',ofanopponentwithwhomyouareengagedinthecommonarmgrip,

andthenthrowingyourselfviolentlybackonthegroundThetrick-foritisnomore

-iswellknowntoEuropeanwrestlersof-tobefrank-alowstamp、Triedagainsta veryrawandslowantagonist,itmightendinyourtossingyourenemyoveryourhead,

totheimminentperilofthisneck,Mr・DaigoroGoh、Butagainstathird-rateWest- countrywrestlerwhowasonthewatch,itwouldmostassuredlyendinthe“straight throwing,,ofthebodyofthewrongperson・FromMr・Shidachi'slecturewegathered withsomedifficulty-forthoughhisEnglishwasidiomatic,histonguewouldtoofrequently revoltpatrioticallybacktoapronunciationwhichwetakeitwasJapanese-thatJu-

jitsuhasagooddealofhistory、Thereareschools,andtheyhavesecretswhich areonlyrevealedto“theperfect',underthesanctionofblood-curdlingoathS・Mr・

Shidachihintedthatthesecretsaremostlybosh,writteninastylewhichisbarely intelligible-wherein,ongeneralprinciples,wethinkhemustberight・Theprevailing schoolseemstohavebeenformedbytheallianceoftwofamousfamiliesofhereditary wrestlingmasters、Itseems-wespeakagainwithreserveandasundercorrection-to includeageneralathletictrainingingyrnnastics,swimming,&c、,the‘`sleightofbody,,

beingonlytaughtwhenthebodyhadbeenwelltrainedWehaveheardofmuchmore foolishsystemsthanthis,andwehopethattheschoolofMr・Shindachi'shonoured

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masterwilllongflourish'’

3.NoboruKoyama;“TheJapanesesinLondon-PeopleandOrganizationsbeforetheWorld Warll,,LjM〃s,nq7,(Decemberl992),KashiwaShobou、

4.ArthurConnanDoyle,T/ze砒加”Cl/S/DC加chHM9oes,PenguinBooks,p・’3.

5.TokyoSogenSha(translatedbyTomojiAbe)p、17.

6.ShinchoSha(translatedbyKenNobehara)p、15.

7.EW-Barton-WriEht:‘`Ju-iitsuandTu-do''.Z~ルルカα〃Sbc池/v、voLV.、London.7.EW・Barton-Wright; "Ju-jitsuandJu-do',,T/zcノヒZpcz〃 SbcjClly, V、, London,

1902,p26L 8.16〃.

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