Kobujutsu Sacral Manipulation Book by Tatsuo Akabane

Move Faster, Stronger, and More Beautifully!

Master the Technique of Connecting Your Entire Body to Enhance Any Physical Activity

The sacrum connects the upper and lower body. With the "Sacral Technique" of ancient martial arts, your entire body begins to move in harmony!

The key to excelling in any physical activity lies in using your entire body as a connected unit. Ancient martial arts have long pursued the restoration of the "connected body," an ideal state for humans. Whether in sports, martial arts, or dance, this book reveals the secrets to achieving the "connected body" and mastering the "ancient martial arts body." It includes numerous exercises based on ancient martial arts that anyone can do, including "sacrum exercises."

CONTENTS

Introduction: Everything Starts with Connecting the Whole Body

1. The Lost Movement System and the "Waist"
2. Samurai as Master Pitchers!?

Chapter 1: Body Movement of the Japanese People

1. Hunting and Agricultural Societies
2. Methodologies of Japanese Martial Arts
3. The Spine and the Sacrum – Animals and Movement
4. Full-Body Movement in Everything

Chapter 2: Body Movement in Classical Swordsmanship

1. The Benefits of Classical Martial Arts
2. Basic Sword Techniques
3. Increasing Power

Chapter 3: Creating the Optimal Posture – For Connecting the Whole Body (1)

1. Miyamoto Musashi's "Mirror of Martial Arts"
2. The "Suspended from the Sky" Posture
3. Standing with the Spine
4. Differences So Subtle You Barely Notice
5. Swinging Straight
   • Exercise 1: Swinging Straight
   • Exercise 2: Standing Straight
   • Exercise 3: Moving from the Waist
   • Exercise 4: Following with the Waist
6. Spine and Health
7. Posture as Movement
   • Exercise 5: Seiza (Japanese Sitting Posture)
   • Exercise 6: Sitting in a Chair
8. The Sacrum and Breathing
   • Exercise 7: Abdominal Breathing and Pelvic Floor Breathing
   • Exercise 8: Kiai (Spiritual Shout)

Chapter 4: Connecting Through Movement – For Connecting the Whole Body (2) Shoulder Blades and Sacroiliac Joint Mobility

1. "Spread Your Shoulders Without Protruding Your Chest" – Shoulder Blades
   • Exercise 1: Moving with Awareness of the Shoulder Blades
   • Exercise 2: Stretching the Arms
   • Exercise 3: Diagonal Cut
2. Sacrum Exercises – Enhancing Sacroiliac Joint Mobility
   • Exercise 4: Feeling the Movement of the Sacroiliac Joint
   • Exercise 5: Sacrum Exercises
3. Heel-to-Toe Walking – Activating the Psoas Major
   • Exercise 6: Heel-to-Toe Walking
   • Column: Modern Japanese Walking Style

Chapter 5: How to Generate Power – For Connecting the Whole Body (3) Sacrum-Centered Connection Techniques

1. The Secret Technique "Kuneri Uchi"
2. Emasu – External Rotation of the Hip Joint
   • Exercise 1: Feeling the "Connecting the Hip Joint"
   • Exercise 2: Challenge the Emasu Technique with "Kuneri Uchi"
   • Column: Are Classical Martial Arts Unfriendly?
3. "Keep Your Toes Light and Slightly Spread"
   • Exercise 3: Walking Lightly with Slightly Open Toes
4. "Bend the Knees Slightly and Press the Heels Firmly"
   • Exercise 4: Walking Firmly Pressing the Heels, Like a Sailboat Running
5. Instant Movement, Instant Change
   • Exercise 5: Walking While Maintaining Upper Body Stability
   • Exercise 6: Walking Iaido
6. "Protrude the Belly Without Protruding the Buttocks" – Abdomen and Tanden
   • Exercise 7: Using the Abdomen without Relaxing the Belt
7. "Settle the Waist" – Waist and Sacrum
   • Exercise 8: Generating Power in Minimal Movement
8. Yagyu Jubei: "Tighten and Loosen the Buttocks"
   • Exercise 9: Moving the Sacrum Independently
   • Exercise 10: Strengthening the Pelvic Floor

Chapter 6: The Ultimate "Rationality" the Body Aims for – The Essence of Classical Martial Arts

1. The "Rationality" Applicable to Anything
2. The Formula for Victory
3. The Speed of Samurai
4. Achieving Maximum Speed and Power with Minimal Movement
5. The Secret Lies in the Body

Chapter 7: Realizing "Big and Fast" and "Small and Strong" – The Ultimate Goal of All Movements

1. Seeking the Same Thing?
2. The Meaning of Being "Connected"
3. The "Fastest" Movement
4. The "Strongest" Movement
5. The "Beautiful" Movement
6. Martial Arts Techniques and Health

About the Author:

Tatsuo Akabane studied Yagyu Shinkage-ryu, Enmei-ryu, and Owari Kan-ryu Sojutsu at Harufukan Dojo in Nagoya. He currently serves as the head of the Harufukan Kanto branch, conducting and instructing in "Shinkage-ryu and Enmei-ryu Training Sessions" in Kamakura and Yokosuka. His publications include "Learning Yagyu Shinkage-ryu," "Learning Musashi's Enmei-ryu," the DVD "Learning Musashi's Enmei-ryu", "Philosophizing Musashi", "Musashi and Yagyu Shinkage-ryu", and the DVD series "Understanding and Practicing Yagyu Shinkage-ryu" (Vol. 1-3).

Length: 176 pages

Language: Japanese

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