九鬼宗門體術活法論 Kuki Shūmon Taijutsu Kappō-ron
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九鬼宗門體術活法論 Kuki Shūmon Taijutsu Kappō-ron (Kuki Tradition Body Technique Revival Method Thesis) (Page 150-152) from the book 九鬼文書の研究 Kuki Bunsho no Kenkyū by 三浦一郎 Miura Ichirō.
At the beginning of the scroll, the following is written:

“Thesis on 體術 Taijutsu (Body Techniques) and 活法 Kappō (Revival Methods)—namely, the five secret transmissions of 柔 Jū (flexibility), 火 Hi (fire), 水 Mizu (water), 馬 Uma (horse), 鐡 Tetsu (iron)—copied by the 小徳冠者 Shōtoku kansha (the humble crown-bearing transmitter of minor virtue) over many days.”
The next five lines, consisting of fifty-two characters, are written in divine generation characters. Following that is a long passage explaining the mindset required for the martial way and the origin of this volume, which states:
“In the third month of the seventh year of Tenshō (March1579), Sadataka transmits [this scroll] with the words: ‘This family treasure volume of the divinely transmitted teachings of our tradition is hereby granted unto thee as an excellent embodiment [of the art].’ Thus it is said.”
Then, on an auspicious day in the fifth month of the second year of Bunroku (May1594), Kuki Yagorō Sumitaka (kaō).
Thereafter, the following matters are described in detail.
水法 Suibō (Water Methods)
- 無水之法 Musui no hō (Method of No Water / Techniques Without Reliance on Water)
- 急流前知 Kyūryū zenchi (Foreknowledge of Rapids / Predicting Swift Currents)
- 水中活自在法 Suichū katsu jizai-hō (Free and Alive Movement in Water / Unrestricted Vital Techniques in Water)
火中戰略 Kachū senryaku (Strategy in Fire / Tactics Amid Flames)
- 火伏之法 Hi-fuse no hō (Fire-Subduing Method)
- 火攻戰法 Kōkō senpō (Fire Attack Warfare Methods)
- 火薬之秘法 Kayaku no hihō (Secret Methods of Gunpowder)
馬術 Bajutsu (Horsemanship)
- 片手縄之法 Kata-te nawa no hō (One-Hand Rope Method)
- 馬首一足 Bashu is-soku (Horse Head One Foot / Controlling the Horse with One Foot at the Head)
- 荒馬止之法 Aramashi tome no hō (Method of Stopping a Wild Horse)
- 神風飛術 Kamikaze hijutsu (Divine Wind Flight Technique) 口傳 kuden (oral transmission)
- 敵隱之術 Teki-on no jutsu (Enemy Concealment Technique) 口傳 kuden (oral transmission)
- 水馬 Suima (Water Horse) 口傳 kuden (oral transmission)
- 火中風陣遍 Kachū fūjin hen (Wind Formation in Fire – Complete) 口傳 kuden (oral transmission)
「鐵」板 “Tetsu” ban (Iron Plate; oral part unclear due to insect damage, presumed 鐵)
- 如風 Nyofū (Like the Wind) 口傳 kuden (oral transmission)
- 如雷 Nyorai (Like Thunder) 口傳 kuden (oral transmission)
體術剛者捕 Taijutsu gōsha tori (Body Techniques for Capturing Strong Opponents)

- 震捕 Shin tori (Shake Capture)
- 當搦 Atari karami (Strike Tangle)
- 拳流 Ken-ryū (Fist Flow)
- 逆捕 Gyaku tori (Reverse Capture)
- 膝車 Hisha-guruma (Knee Wheel)
- 膽碎 Tan sai (Gall Crush)
- 馬止 Uma-dome (Horse Stop)
- 腕折 Ude-ori (Arm Fold)
- 面部 Menbu (Face Part)
- 逆投捕 Gyaku-nage tori (Reverse Throw Capture)
- 天狗捕 Tengu tori (Tengu Capture)
- 扇子捕 Sensu tori (Fan Capture)
活理法 Katsuri-hō (Living Principle Methods)
- 片胸捕 Kata-mune tori (One-Chest Capture)
- 兩胸捕 Ryōmune tori (Both-Chest Capture)
- 亂打 Ran-da (Random Strikes)
- 玻後碎 Haigo sai (Back Crush / Glass-Back Crush)
- 片手車 Kata-te guruma (One-Hand Wheel)
- 山落 Yama-otoshi (Mountain Drop)
- 袖車 Sode guruma (Sleeve Wheel)
- 衣返 Kinu-gaeshi (Garment Return)
- 拍子按 Hyōshi-osae (Rhythm Press)
- 獄石落 Goku-seki-otoshi (Prison Stone Drop)
- 月之輪 Tsuki no wa (Moon Wheel)
- 寫鳥 Utsushi-dori (Copy Bird)
眞之活法 Shin no kappō (True Living Methods)

- 腰車 Koshi-guruma (Hip Wheel)
- 四ツ手 Yotsu-te (Four Hands)
- 洞返 Hora-gaeshi (Cave Return)
- 松葉返 Matsuba-gaeshi (Pine Needle Return)
- 腕流 Ude-nagashi (Arm Flow)
- 鵠 Kugui (Swan)
- 水流 Mizu-nagashi (Water Flow)
- 柳雪 Yanagi-yuki (Willow Snow)
- 燕返 Tsubakura-gaeshi (Swallow Return)
- 小蝶投 Ko-chō-nage (Small Butterfly Throw)
- 瓢墜 Hyō-zui (Gourd Fall)
- 風車 Fūsha (Wind Wheel)
智劍之法 Chiken no hō (Wisdom Sword Methods)
- 鬼殺 Oni-goroshi (Demon Kill)
- 鬼碎 Oni-sai (Demon Crush)
- 五輪落 Gorin-otoshi (Five Wheels Drop)
- 片手投 Kata-te-nage (One-Hand Throw)
- 鐵碎 Tetsu-sai (Iron Crush)
- 竹折 Take-ori (Bamboo Fold)
- 地獄投 Jigoku-nage (Hell Throw)
夢心之活法 Musshin no kappō (Dream-Heart Living Methods)

- 水車 Suisha (Water Wheel)
- 阪落 Saka-otoshi (Slope Drop)
- 來落 Ki-otoshi (Come Drop)
- 逆投 Gyaku-nage (Reverse Throw)
- 雨落 Ama-otoshi (Rain Drop)
- 瀧落 Taki-otoshi (Waterfall Drop)
- 駒返 Koma-gaeshi (Colt Return)
神之活法 Kami no kappō (Divine Living Methods)
- 片手落 Kata-te-otoshi (One-Hand Drop)
- 一女字 Ichi-joji (One Woman Character)
- 沈按 Chin-atsu (Sinking Press)
- 入身 Iri-mi (Entering Body)
- 後捕 Ato-tori (Back Capture)
- 飛鳥 Tobitori (Flying Bird)
- 夢想 Musō (Dream Thought)
歌一首あり Uta isshu ari (One song is included)
極意 Gokui (Ultimate Intent)

- 天狗當 Tengu atari (Tengu Strike)
- 仁中之當 Jin-chū no atari (Benevolence-Middle Strike)
- 流星之當 Ryūsei no atari (Meteor Strike)
- 落花之當 Rakka no atari (Falling Flower Strike)
- 極樂之當 Gokuraku no atari (Paradise Strike)
- 村雨之當 Murasame no atari (Village Rain Strike)
- 水月之當 Suigetsu no atari (Water Moon Strike)
- 月影之當 Gekkō no atari (Moon Shadow Strike)
- 稻妻之當 Inazuma no atari (Lightning Strike)
- 明星之當 Myōjō no atari (Morning Star Strike)
- 下段之當 Gedan no atari (Lower Segment Strike)
- 眞之當 Shin no atari (True Strike)
- 生死鑑知法 Shōji kanchi-hō (Life-Death Mirror Discernment Method)
- 活法八活 Kappō hachikatsu (Living Methods Eight Revivals)
- 二人捕附 Ninintori-tsuke (Two-Person Capture Attachment)
- 四方詰 Shihō-zume (Four Directions Pack)
- 八方詰 Happō-zume (Eight Directions Pack)
- 勝身 Shōshin (Victory Body)
- 袖筒 Sode-zutsu (Sleeve Tube)
- 火術 Kajutsu (Fire Techniques)
- 隠水之法 On-sui no hō (Hidden Water Method)
- 隱草之術 On-sō no jutsu (Hidden Grass Technique)
- 隱火之術 On-bi no jutsu (Hidden Fire Technique)
Below, the names of five successive transmitters are listed.
三浦一郎 Miura Ichirō (1914 – 2006 ) was a Japanese scholar of Western history and essayist. He was a former professor at Ibaraki University and a professor emeritus at Sophia University.

After attending the elementary school attached to Toshima Normal School in Tokyo and the former Musashino High School , he graduated from the Department of Western History at the University of Tokyo .
After the war , he worked as a teacher at the new Seikei High School , then became an assistant professor at Ibaraki University , a professor at the same university in 1966 , a professor at Sophia University in 1970, a special professor at the same university in 1980, and a professor emeritus at the same university after retiring in 1985. He specializes in ancient Greek and Western history, and his book “World History Anecdotes” was published in the Kadokawa Bunko series and became popular.

九鬼文書の研究 Kuki Bunsho no Kenkyū by 三浦一郎 Miura Ichirō.
Publisher : 八幡書店
Publication date : 1 February 1999
ISBN-10 : 4893502018
ISBN-13 : 978-4893502018
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