Taiho-Jutsu: Law and Order in the Age of the Samurai

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Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 363.209520903 EAN: 9780804835367 ISBN: 0804835365 Label: Tuttle Publishing Manufacturer: Tuttle Publishing Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 192 Publication Date: 2004-04-15 Publisher: Tuttle Publishing Studio: Tuttle Publishing
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Editorial Reviews: 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.
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Interesting Comment: Other than there being too much carrying over info from Cunningham's first book, I enjoyed it. Customer Rating: Summary: Taiho-Jutsu: Law and Order in the Age of the Samurai Comment: "Taiho-Jutsu: Law and Order in the Age of the Samurai" is a very nice book for people, who want to get a simple view of Japanese society, regulations and law enforcement agencies (including their equipment) during the Edo-period. In general the book is very easy to read and filled with nice and informative illustrations. However, for readers, who already know Cunningham's "Secret Weapons of Jujutsu", the book gives the impression to be an updated edition of his first work. Most of the information can be found in both books. Customer Rating: Summary: A well researched text on Taiho-Jutsu. Comment: For those of you who may not be familiar with the author, he also wrote "Secret Weapons of Jujutsu." If you have read that book and liked it, you are going to love this book. Anyone interested or involved in the martial arts, whether it is Judo, Jujitsu, Karate, Kobudo or any other combat arts, will find this book of great interest. Taiho-Jutsu: Law and Order in the age of the Samurai will also be of great value to law enforcement sholars doing research into law enforcement weapons of early Japan. This book is both a historical document as well as a practical text. It has numerous photographs showing how the Jutte was used by Japanese law enforcement officials to apprehend criminals and to defend themselves against possible attacks. As a law enforcement trainer, I can see the value of using the Jutte as a police weapon even today. However, I would design it a little differently to meet our "politically correct" society. The Jutte is one of 16 martial art weapons that make up my Bushi Satori Ryu. I had the pleasure to see the author's private Jutte collection when he visited our Jujitsu club. The nine chapters in this books cover a wide variety of topics such as The Shogun's city rises from the marshes, Crime and Punishment in Edo, Civil authority and policing, Arrests and arresting implements, Long arm of the law, Arts and practice of Taiho-jutsu, defensive techniques, offensive techniques and arrest techniques. In conclusion, this is a book for serious martial art scholoars and anyone interested in police arrest and control techniques. This is also the type of book that can be used as a college level text on police control tactics. Customer Rating: Summary: Great research; fun to read Comment: 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 Customer Rating: Summary: Good Edo Period History Book + Weapons Info Comment: 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. More Reviews