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Corey Minatani
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Date Posted: 14:55:12 12/20/04 Mon
Last week Shihan Annesi, of the Bushidokai Kenkyukai (Research Organization) gave me a list of his organization's Judo requirement list. Many years ago, he was also kind enough to give us his old Kamishin-Ryu Ju-Jutsu requirements that Shihan Annesi based his Takeshin Aiki-ju-jutsu requirements on. Ok...why am I telling you this?
Well, for one, any document that has a system's requirement list is a treasure and also a lead-in for further research. For my purposes, I can trace Takeshin Aikijujutsu back to its Kamishin-Ryu roots, and by looking at the requirements, know its an grouping of Hakkoryu Jujutsu, Daito-Ryu, Daiyoshin-Ryu, and other forms of Jujutsu all rolled into one. So this one document leads into at least four more styles.
For my study into Takeshin Aikijujutsu, I can also see the levels of progression or advancement of the art as the years passed. For example, many Kamishin-Ryu stylists come to witness Shihan Annesi's version of the Kamishin-Ryu techniques. Due to Shihan Annesi's constant development of the art, working the techniques until they become softer and more applicable to more people in more situations, student's of Kamishin-Ryu are immediately blown away! They cannot believe one system came from the other.
The point is that scholars should seek these documents out, and keep them. If you do not have use for them right away, keep them anyway...10 years down the road, they may become useful when your knowledge base grows.
I've got requirement lists for Shudokan Karate, Takeshin, Kamishin, Hakkoryu Jujutsu, ITF Tae Kwon Do, Freewind Karate, Modern Arnis (and a myriad of other derivatives of Modern Arnis), Jeet Kune Do, Keichu-Do (Cajun Karate), Shingitai Goshin-Jutsu, Goju-ryu Karate, Judo, and many more! So if you have some old lists you're not using, send them my way! Many of these lists never leave my notebook, but they act as a primary resource for further investigation.
Tonight, Shihan Annesi is giving me some old Budoka, a magazine he used to publish years ago. This Budoka is where we base the Journal of Martial Science from. Shihan Annesi says he has a stockpile he might be willing to sell cheap! Let me know if you're interested.
Another point is that even seminar flyers and handouts become a valuable resource. Ken and I still have many of the Water and Steel handouts that outline early programs of NSI! Very cool and very valuable to me as a researcher.
So, what sort of lists does your style use, and what value (if any) do you put on them?
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