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Ellis Amdur · 07-22-2006, 07:53 PM

Traditional Martial Arts are those founded before the Meiji period (give or take, 1867). They are not all sword schools. Included are schools on tactics (heiho), bajutsu (horseback riding), swimming in armor, etc. The word is for these arts is koryu. Among the best resources on the tradtional arts are Diane and Meik Skoss' three volume series, THE CLASSICAL WARRIOR TRADITIONS OF JAPAN, which can be purchased at www.koryu.com. There are probably somewhat over 100 different ryu ("traditions," "schools"), each one quite different from the others. Even today, a hitherto thought extinct school is found, usually in a very rural area, maintained by a few eldery men.

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07-22-2006, 07:53 PM	#2
Ellis Amdur Username: Ellis Amdur Location: Seattle Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 376 Offline	Re: "Japanese Traditional Martial Art" Traditional Martial Arts are those founded before the Meiji period (give or take, 1867). They are not all sword schools. Included are schools on tactics (heiho), bajutsu (horseback riding), swimming in armor, etc. The word is for these arts is koryu. Among the best resources on the tradtional arts are Diane and Meik Skoss' three volume series, THE CLASSICAL WARRIOR TRADITIONS OF JAPAN, which can be purchased at www.koryu.com. There are probably somewhat over 100 different ryu ("traditions," "schools"), each one quite different from the others. Even today, a hitherto thought extinct school is found, usually in a very rural area, maintained by a few eldery men. Best
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