Don Cunningham’s previous book, Secret Weapons of Jujutsu, focused on the small, specialized hand weapons used in Edo Japan. Taiho-Jutsu examines the variety of weapons available to law enforcement and their uses. This volume includes a history of the criminal organizations, hooligans, feuds, and vendettas that developed in feudal Japan and the civil government, police system, and criminal investigations that arose to counteract them. There are discussions of such law enforcement weapons as torimono sandogu ("the three tools of arresting"), sodegarami ("the sleeve entangler"), and the hachiwara ("helmet breaker"). Cunningham discusses the weapons and demonstrates their use in a series of clear, easy-to-follow illustrations. Also included are historical photographs, reproductions of paintings, and line drawings of these weapons and their bearers.
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Don Cunningham holds advanced ranks in judo, jujutsu, and kendo, including a second-dan license from the Kodokan Judo Institute in Tokyo. He has studied and written about Japanese modern and traditional martial arts for more than thirty years and is a frequent contributor to many martial arts publications. Cunningham has practiced judo and competed in many countries, including Japan, and has won many state and regional awards. In addition, he has studied Koryu bujutsu styles with various teachers during his frequent visits to Japan. He lives in Aurora, Illinois.
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Interesting,
By Mat Maiden (Pensacola, FL) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Taiho-Jutsu: Law and Order in the Age of the Samurai (Hardcover)
Other than there being too much carrying over info from Cunningham's first book, I enjoyed it.
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This review is from: Taiho-Jutsu: Law and Order in the Age of the Samurai (Hardcover)
The samurai, his sword, and code of bushido are extensively covered in literature, both historical and fiction. This is the first comprehensive book I have come across that covers law enforcement during the Edo period - not only those responsible for enforcing it but their unique weapons as well. Jutte (iron truncheon), tessen (iron fighting fan), sodegarami (sleeve entangler), sasumata (forked spear), and torinawa (arresting ropes) are discussed. It is extremely well researched and easy to read. Great illustrations and pictures too. I very much enjoyed it.
Lawrence Kane Author of Surviving Armed Assaults, The Way of Kata, and Martial Arts Instruction
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Good Edo Period History Book + Weapons Info,
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This review is from: Taiho-Jutsu: Law and Order in the Age of the Samurai (Hardcover)
This is Don Cunningham's second book dealing with the jutte as well as other arrest techniques from the samurai of the Edo period in Japan. Cunningham sensei provides a great deal of insight into how life was conducted during the Edo period. This book is well written, has excellent drawings of jutte techniques, and is easy to read. Get yourself a copy and sit down for some enjoyable reading.
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Founded by Tokugawa Ieyasu on reclaimed marshland near the mouth of the Sumida River and far from the imperial court in Kyoto, the city of Edo eventually became the cultural and economic center of all Japan. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
feudal police officers, grips jutte, drawn katana, forcing uke, iron truncheon, arresting arts, parrying techniques, arresting techniques, police assistants, reverse grip, striking techniques, town magistrate, throwing techniques, kanji characters Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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Founded by Tokugawa Ieyasu on reclaimed marshland near the mouth of the Sumida River and far from the imperial court in Kyoto, the city of Edo eventually became the cultural and economic center of all Japan. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
feudal police officers, grips jutte, drawn katana, forcing uke, iron truncheon, arresting arts, parrying techniques, arresting techniques, police assistants, reverse grip, striking techniques, town magistrate, throwing techniques, kanji characters Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- Everyday Life in Traditional Japan (Tuttle Classics of Japanese Literature) by Charles J. Dunn in Back Matter
- Code of the Samurai by A. L. Sadler in Back Matter
- The Japanese Police System Today: An American Perspective by L. Craig Parker in Back Matter
- The Samurai Sourcebook (Arms & Armour Source Books) by Stephen Turnbull in Back Matter
- Japanese Police Establishment by Ralph J. Rinalducci in Back Matter
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