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Discover the arts that look upon the profound and clarify life and death.

Keiko Shokon is the third volume in a series that aims to demystify the rare and often misunderstood fighting arts of the Japanese warrior. Do these arts still have relevance in a modern technological world? How are they being preserved? What pitfalls face practitioners struggling to maintain these arts in a culture so foreign to that of their origins? These questions are discussed by a unique group of practitioner/writers in eight provocative essays certain to challenge many cherished and widely held preconceptions. These eight essays include a translation of the eighteenth-century warriors parable, The Cats Eerie Skill; advice on the dangers and possibilities in training in more than one classical martial art; an interview with the headmaster of Toda-ha Buko-ryu naginatajutsu; hints on learning to observe the classical arts; an overview of the Itto-ryu style of swordsmanship; a discussion of the meaning of the Japanese word soke, or headmaster; at look at innovation in the classical martial arts; and some musings on the professional perspective by a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Marines.

Foreword by Quintin Chambers, Co-author of Stick Fighting: Techniques of Self-Defense

Keiko Shokon Revisited: Introduction by Diane Skoss, editor of Koryu Bujutsu and Sword & Spirit

The Cats Eerie Skill: A Translation of Issai Chozans Neko no Myojutsu byKarl F. Friday, professor of history, University of Georgia

Promise and Peril: The Potential of Following Multiple Koryu by Dave Lowry, author of Autumn Lightning and Persimmon Wind

Interview with Nitta Suzuyo: Headmaster of the Toda-ha Buko-ryu by Liam Keeley, Toda-ha Buko-ryu okuden mokuroku and shihan

Challenges in Observing the Koryu Bugei by Ron Beaubien, Toda-ha Buko-ryu okuden

Itto-ryu Kenjutsu: An Overview by Meik Skoss, consulting editor, Koryu Books

Soke: Historical Incarnations of a Title and its Entitlements by William M. Bodiford, professor of East Asian Languages and Culture, UCLA

Renovation and Innovation in Tradition by Ellis Amdur, author of Dueling with O-sensei and Old School: Essays on Japanese Martial Traditions

The Professional Perspective: Thoughts on the Koryu Bujutsu from a United States Marine by George H. Bristol, Lieutenant Colonel, USMC

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Published by Koryu Books

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Warren, New Jersey 07059-0464

http://www.koryu.com/

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Book and cover design by Koryu Books

ISBN: 978-1890536-01-5

Photo and illustration credits:

Cover photo of Yagyu Shingan-ryu demonstration at Meiji Shrine 1999 Ron Beaubien.

Frontispiece calligraphy Keiko shokon by Nishioka Tsuneo; courtesy Phil Relnick.

Photos on pages 63, 72, 76, 78, 82, 87, 88, 89 2002 Ron Beaubien; photos on pages 80, 117 2000 Ron Beaubien. Used with permission of the photographer.

Photos on pages 67, 70 from the collection of Nitta Suzuyo. Used with permission.

All other photos are from the collection of Meik and Diane Skoss; 2002 Koryu Books.

Keiko shokon, calligraphy by Nishioka Tsuneo

To my family

Note on the Japanese in this text: Combine specialized terminology with a foreign language not written in the roman alphabet and you get quite a tangle. We have tried to establish and follow consistent guidelines; these are outlined in the Koryu Books Japanese Style Sheet (available at http://koryu.com/library/stylesheet.txt ). Japanese names are given in Japanese order, surname first, except where the individual is a long-term resident of the West or is writing in English. Japanese terms (i.e. ones not found in Websters Third International Dictionary) are presented in italics the first time they appear in each essay. Transliteration is based on a modified Hepburn system and long vowels are not specially marked. Japanese terms are translated where necessary in the text. Citations generally follow the Chicago Manual of Styles author/date system; parenthetical page numbers (with author and date where necessary) refer to items listed in the Reference section at the end of each chapter.

CONTENTS

Quintin Chambers

Diane Skoss

Karl F. Friday

Dave Lowry

Liam Keeley

Ron Beaubien

Meik Skoss

William M. Bodiford

Ellis Amdur

George H. Bristol

FOREWORD

People sometimes wonder why we devote so much of our lives to practicing these archaic combative arts. The articles and interviews in the first two volumes of this series, Koryu Bujutsu and Sword & Spirit, present the koryu in a way that is authentic and refreshingly devoid of frills and dramatization. This culminating volume, Keiko Shokon, confirms the thesis that the traditional combative systems of Japan can teach us and provide us with inspiration even in our modern technological society.

The koryu are characterized by a straightforward practicality. This is reflected in the way in which Diane Skoss has edited the material in these volumes; with the authority of one who has for many years studied and practiced the martial disciplines and who truly understands the essence of the koryu. Diane has inherited a mantle of hoplology, originally woven by Sir Richard Burton and brought out of obscurity by Donn F. Draeger. These three volumes occupy an important place in the literature and we can only hope that there will be more of the same from Koryu Books.

Quintin Chambers

Co-author of
Stick Fighting: Techniques of Self-Defense

PREFACE

This book, Keiko Shokon, continues where its elder brothers, Koryu Bujutsu and Sword & Spirit, left off. Together, the three volumes of the Classical Warrior Traditions of Japan series offer an overview of the state of the classical traditions. As with the traditions themselves, the viewpoints expressed in the essays in these books are varied, even contradictory thats intentional. The only way to convey the myriad flavors of the koryu is through a diversity of voices. And in this latest volume, weve brought you more.

Readers of the previous volumes will find few differences; most notably, theres the absence of the Ryu Guide. Space and finances dictated that we omit it this time, but we hope, in the future, to create a separate volume of short, illustrated articles on the most commonly encountered classical ryu. Its a long-term project!

Weve also opted to use endnotes instead of footnotes. This was a difficult decision to make, since I personally hate having to flip to the end of a book chapter to read a note. Unfortunately, the length and frequency of notes caused sufficient clutter on the pages to force the switch. For those fans of footnotes, you have my most sincere apology.

This volume would not have been possible without the enthusiastic support of the readers of our previous books. Without you, Keiko Shokon would never have seen the light of day. Thank you!

The usual suspects once again offered consultation, commiseration, and coffee throughout the excessively long gestation of this book. In addition to my stalwart contributors, who never complained about my delays (though I fear I was rarely as circumspect), the lads and lasses at the Shutokukan and Itten Dojos lent their support at all phases of this endeavor. Thanks also to Quintin Chambers for his words of encouragement in the Foreword. Suzanne Marshall, owner of Patewood Farm, and her horses, Banner, Tesoro Vistoso, Moose, Clark, and R.J. listened to far more than their share of my gripes. Lu Brezler, Steve Duncan, Lisa Granite, Steve Kelsey, John Mark, Yoko Sato, John Sims, Derek Steel, and Bob Wolfe read the manuscript at various phases and offered their insights. Ubaldo Alcantara continued to pester me to get the book finished. To all of you, my heartfelt thanks!

Phil Relnick, my jo sensei, always says that we must have our priorities in the right order: Family, Work, Budo. I dedicate this volume to priority number one: Meik, Mom, Dad, Andy, JoAnne, Carl, Mark, and Mr. Wizard; and to all the members of my budo family you know who you are!

Diane Skoss
March 2002

KEIKO SHOKON REVISITED: INTRODUCTION

Diane Skoss

The first volume of Classical Warrior Traditions of Japan, Koryu Bujutsu, aimed to answer the question, Just what are the koryu bujutsu? Sword & Spirit, volume two, explored the nature of these arts, their hearts and souls and the techniques that comprise them. In the third volume, Keiko Shokon, we turn our attention to the future of these arts. What role, if any, can sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Japanese martial arts play in the twenty-first century?

Margaret Stawowy wrote in her Japan Times review of Sword & Spirit:

I cant help but wonder what relevance the classical martial arts have in the so-called civilized world, a world where warfare is waged impersonally with computer algorithms, or in the case of guerrilla combat, with increasingly sophisticated ballistics. (March 30, 1999)

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