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Motsugai
, commonly known by his name alone, was a Japanese Zen priest and martial artist from the Edo period. He is known for being the founder of the Fusen-ryū school of jujutsu. Biography A member of the Takeda clan, Motsugai was rumored to be a descendant of Shingen Takeda. At 16, after being disowned due to a fight, he became an Sōtō Zen monk and traveled around Japan as a takuhatsu. He was ordained as a priest at Saihō-ji (Kyoto), Saihoji Temple in Kyoto. Takeda was skilled in Japanese calligraphy, calligraphy, Japanese painting, painting, haikai poetry, tea ceremony and antiques restoration, but was more famous for his martial skills and his immense strength. Motsugai was trained in eighteen styles of martial arts, both armed and unarmed, and his feats of strength included moving heavy rocks, uprooting trees, winning tug of war competitions against masses of people and breaking wooden boards with his bare fists. The last skill, which granted him the nickname of , was so famous that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fusen-ryū
is a traditional school of jujutsu founded by Motsugai Takeda. It contains an extensive system of martial arts, including unarmed fighting (''jujutsu''), staff (''bōjutsu''), short staff ('' jojutsu''), sword (''kenjutsu''), sword drawing (''iaijutsu''), glaive (''naginatajutsu''), scythe (''nagikamajutsu''), scythe and chain ('' kusarigamajutsu''), and jitte ('' jittejutsu''). While young compared to other koryu jujutsu, Fusen-ryū is well known in martial arts circles due to one of its masters, Mataemon Tanabe, and its rivalry with the Kodokan school. Posterior Fusen-ryū practitioners would be Tanabe's students Taro Miyake and Yukio Tani. Also, according to popular belief, Doshin So, the founder of Shorinji Kempo, was trained in Fusen-ryū jujutsu. Although its jujutsu style is popularly believed to be highly specialized in ''newaza'' or groundfighting, as Tanabe himself was masterfully skilled at it, it actually focused rather on ''gyaku-waza'' or stand-up grappling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |