The theory of the origin of jiu-jitsu in karate

 

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The theory of the origin of jiu-jitsu in karate

April 19, 2023 7:16 PM

 

In Okinawa, jujutsu techniques (throwing techniques, joint techniques, etc.) are called toride (tote, twity in dialect).

 

By the way, in "Okinawa 1000 Year History" (Taisho 12) co-authored by Masakana Yasuoki and Shimakura Ryuji, there is a section called "The Origin of Karaoke", and there is the following sentence.

 

Although some conclude that (Kara-te) is the same era as the introduction of jujutsu to our country, there is a theory that it is delusional to say that jujutsu begins with Chen Yuanzhao at the beginning of Waji, etc., and although the arrival of Genjō was in the second year of Manji, it was popular around the time of Keicho, and Trite was Yawara and Ai was a great sword-pulling work, so it is still unclear.

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In the rare book collection Essay Daikan (vol. 4), Japan Kenpo Jujutsu was taught at Nishikubo Kokushoji Temple by Chen Yuanzhao during the Shōho year. Those who can learn this art and do their best are Fukuno Shichirozaemon, Miura Yojiemon, and Isogai Jirozaemon, all of whom are Satsuma people. Yuan Zhao was a person from the Ming Tiger Forest and the name of the Hakusan people. To avoid the rebellion, he came to Japan and was a guest in Bishū. If it is the time of our Manji among the people of the Manreki Sada year, if the Okinawan Karaite is to follow the example of him, he will enter through Satsuma. The modern Okinawan martial artist Itosu Yasu (Mama) also wrote that Karaoke was a tradition of Chen Yuan-so, and wrote it for hindsight.

The above sentence is written in literary language, and the content is also technical, so it is difficult, but what Shinsai Na etc. wants to say is as follows.

 

There is a theory that the origin of kara-te in Okinawa coincided with the introduction of jiu-jitsu to Japan. Kaihara Yoshiko's (1664-1700) Yamato Jitsu (Yamato Jitsu) states that the origin of jujutsu began with the Ming dynasty Chingenpin, but there is also a theory that this is incorrect. Chen Yuanzhao came to Japan in 1659 (Manji 2), but before that, during the Keicho period (1596-1615), jujutsu had already become popular under the name "trite". Therefore, it is unclear whether the origin of jiu-jitsu began with Chen Yuanhao.

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According to the Jin Shobunko: Essay Daikan (Meiji 43-44), the origin of jujutsu began when Chen Yuan-so taught it at Kokushoji Temple (Kokusho-ji) in Nishikubo (present-day Minato-ku, Tokyo) in Edo during the Shōho period (1645-48). The three people who studied jujutsu were Shichirozaemon Fukuno, Yojiemon Miura, and Jirozaemon Isogai, all from Satsuma. If the origin of Okinawan kara-te is jujutsu, was it introduced via Satsuma? Itosu Anheng also says that the tang hand was handed down by Chen Yuanzheng.

 

In the above text, various arguments are developed, and some of them may be heard for the first time even by those who study the history of karate. To summarize a little more, the following points are stated.

 

・The origin of karate (karate) is the same era as the jujutsu introduced by Chen Yuanhao, that is, in the middle of the 17th century.

However, jujutsu was already popular during the Keicho period under the name "trite".

If this is true, then Trite is a name with a longer history than Yawara (jujutsu), dating back to the Keicho period.

・ Kara-te may have introduced jujutsu to Okinawa via Satsuma. Yasutsune Itosu also advocates this theory.

 

Incidentally, there is also a theory that Chen Yuanzhao did not teach Jiu-Jitsu, but simply told the three of them about Chinese martial arts. There is also a theory that these three were also from areas other than Satsuma.

 

In the so-called "Ten Lessons of Itoshu," Itoshima Sensei stated that the origin of Kara-te was the Chinese Shōrin-ryū and Shōrei-ryū that were introduced to Ryukyu. Then, although contradictory to the above, if Shinsakina and others were talking about the origin theory of jujutsu, it may be that he was considering several possibilities about the origin of Karaoke.

 

In any case, the influence of Japan martial arts on Kara-te has been neglected in the past, but Itosu-sensei also considered the possibility that jujutsu originated.

 

Source:

"Is Karate Origin Jiu-Jitsu?" (Ameblo, March 6, 2016).