Bubishi
The Bubishi ( Japanese 武 備 志 ) is a book on ancient Chinese combat and self-defense techniques , first published in parts in Japan in 1934 , the origin and author of which is unknown.
content
The text, which is difficult to translate and written in ancient Chinese script , was previously only passed on in secret. The fighting styles developed on Okinawa , such as B. Karate , are traced back to the Bubishi. In addition to forms that later formed the basis for katas and vital point techniques, the work, which is up to 300 years old, also presents healing methods based on herbs . All content, such as B. the "48 techniques" are encoded in flowery language in such a way that they are only understandable for the initiated or at least trained reader.
Vital points
An essential and not yet fully understood part of the Bubishi relates to the use of vital points , which is a technique handed down as Dim Mak (Chinese origin) or Kyūsho Jitsu (variant of karate), which, in addition to the mechanical success of a combat action, is the use of Qi appeals, which is only accessible from a certain mastery.
chapter
- chapter
- History of the crane style
- Happoren, the playing crane
- Crane style techniques in Bubishi
- chapter
- Instructions on the art of fighting
- Instructions from Sunzi
- Gedatsu-ho, liberation methods
- Rokkishu, the six hand forms
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- Treatment with herbs
See also
- Baihequan (white crane style)
literature
- Sokon Matsumura, Guido Keller (ed.): Bubishi. Manual of karate martial arts. Angkor Verlag 2006, ISBN 3-936018-45-6 .
- Patrick McCarthy (Ed.): Bubishi. The classic manual of combat . Tuttle Publishing, Tokyo 2008, ISBN 978-0-8048-3828-3 (English).
- Roland Habersetzer : Bubishi - At the source of Karatedô. With the 32 forms of Emperor Song Taizu . Palisander Verlag, 3rd, expanded edition 2009, ISBN 978-3-938305-00-3 .
Web links
- Matthias Golinski: The Bubishi - an introduction to the "Bible of Karate"