Surujin-Jutsu Ippon-Kumite | スルジン術 一本組手

Surujin-Jutsu (or スルジン術 in Japanese) includes the fighting techniques ( 術 Jutsu ) with a chain that has a weight attached to one end and a short sharp weapon at the other ( スルジン Surujin ) according to Ryukyu Kobujutsu. The weight is used for twining, and the sharp weapon for thrusting and stabbing. The length of the regular (or short) Surujin corresponds to the wingspan of the outspread arms (which is about one and a half meters or 5 feet). The long Surujin can measure up to twice this regular length. Next, Ippon-Kumite (or 一本組手 in Japanese) means ‘one step sparring’. Typically, this involves a standard way of responding to a single attack technique. In this video (recorded on 6 May 2024), budoka Johan Oldenkamp, a former national champion from the Netherlands, performs the fifteen basic one-step-sparring sequences for the regular (or short) Surujin. For these Kumite exercises, he has made a practice Surujin out of rope with a wooden Tanto on one end and a tennis ball on the other. Go for more information to:
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