Learn Kobujutsu to Understand Your Body (NHK Text) Book by Yoshinori Kono

With the ancient wisdom of the artist himself, "Kobujutsu", your body will become less tired and easier to move!

The way of using the body seen in martial arts and traditional performing arts that Japanese people have been familiar with since ancient times, such as "Japanese-like "movement", "beautiful standing posture that suits kimono", and "good balance", has been attracting attention from athletes in recent years as being "logical". This is training that incorporates the movements of Kobujutsu, such as "not twisting the body", "not storing movement", and "not bracing the legs". This training, which is also used by famous table tennis and basketball players, can help ordinary people and those who think they are not good at exercise to obtain a strong, flexible, and healthy body. Applying the teachings of Kobujutsu, we will introduce training methods such as improving the body's axis, balance, and flexibility, preventing injuries, and increasing the range of motion of joints. In addition, athletes of kendo, judo, sumo, and other sports will show logical ways of using the body that are common to the Kobujutsu used in each sport.

Chapters:

1 Tireless, in the Correct Position
2 Full of Power with Abdominal Breathing
3 Develop Your Legs so you Don’t Wobble
4 The Shoulder Blade in the Source of Energy
5 Keep Your Legs Steady with “Sumo Style”
6 What is “Teuchi”?
7 Benefits of Japanese Clothing for the Body
8 Connect Your Whole Body

About the Author:

Martial arts researcher. Born in Tokyo in 1949. Entered the martial arts path in his early twenties, and founded Shoseikan Dojo in 1978. Since then, he has independently researched swordsmanship, sword drawing, staff fighting, spear fighting, naginata fighting, and martial arts. His techniques and theories have attracted attention from the fields of sports, musical instrument playing, nursing care, robotics, education, and more. His many books include "Body Manipulation Techniques Learned from Ancient Martial Arts" (Iwanami Gendai Bunko), "How to Cope with Old Age Learned from Ancient Martial Arts" (Yama to Keikokusha), and "Theory of Improvement" (co-authored with Hojo Ryou, PHP Institute).

Language: Japanese

112 pages

Printed in 2023