Crossbolt

I was wondering, how different is taijitsu from traditional jujitsu? My jujitsu instructor told me that the system feudal Japanese ninjas used was very similar to Japaneses jujitsu. Agree or disagree?

BudoTiger

according to this is an interchangeable term for jiujitsu....



Taijutsu (体術, Taijutsu?), literally meaning "body skill" or "body art", is a term for Japanese martial arts techniques that rely on a science of body movements. Historically, the word taijutsu was often used interchangeably with jujutsu (as well as many other terms) to refer to a range of grappling skills.

Taijutsu, is a form of traditional Japanese unarmed combat common to a plethora of arts utilized throughout main land Japan's history. Contemporary belief askews it as singularly applicable to the Takamatsuden arts; this is erroneous. Taijutsu is a generic term meaning 'body skills' and thus is not particular to one specific school.

A synthesis of taijutsu applications could be as follows;

Taihenjutsu- Evasion, postures, ukemi (rolls/falling), etc.

Dakentaijutsu- Striking patterns, fist formations, conditioning, etc.

Jutaijutsu- Throws, joint locks, pins, etc. technics of throws. The 3 bases katas and the superior one. All of these technics are animated, filmed and explained.

Crossbolt

Hm... interesting. Thanks for your reply, Budotiger.

BudoTiger

no problem.

aseepish

My (limited) experience in Taijustu (Bujinkan): I found it suggestive of aiki-jujutsu (precursor arts to aikido).

Crossbolt - nice use of 漢字 - well done! There's also goshinjustu - general self-defense.

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Crossbolt

I did what? I cant tell if your being sarcastic or not.
Anyways, I was pondering the similarities between taijitsu and classic jujitsu because some techniques, especially the throws, look almost the same. I have never done taijitsu (or whatever term I should use), but I've been practicing Japanese jujitsu for about 4 years now.

BudoTiger

i cut a pasted the whole thing from a web site on taijutsu

aseepish

I was referring to your use of kanji for taijutsu. No sarcasm from me!

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BudoTiger

aseepish that was me that put that there. i just ccp the whole thing from a web site i found, but i forgot to put the link for the wbsite also.

aseepish

........ My bad!

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Crossbolt

Sillly.

Do you practice strikes often in you Bujinkan classes?