HOJOJUTSU is the feudal martial skill of restraining a prisoner with rope.
It was practiced by the warrior class and in particular the samurai, who acted as police officers.
The word hojo is made up of the character 'ho', which is also pronounced 'tori' and means to catch, seize or arrest someone, the character 'jo', which is also pronounced 'nawa' and means rope, and of course the word 'jutsu', meaning art or skill. The actual characters can then be read in English as either 'torinawa jutsu' or 'hojo jutsu'. However, both meanings remain the same.
The main reason for tying someone up is because a need has arisen to keep them alive and take them captive, or prevent their escape. This was often the case during Japan's feudal period, particularly when the captured enemy was thought to be able to be persuaded to part with vital information, or be used in an exchange deal for someone of importance who had been captured by the other side. There were various other reasons why rope tying was employed in Japan. One further purpose was to secure prisoners who were to be brought before a magistrate and tried for crimes they had committed.
SOURCE:
http://www.yamatanidojo.com/hojojuts...l_martial_.htm
Additional Links:
http://www.scottish-jujitsu.com/hojo_jutsu.htm http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/sukisha/hojojutsu.html http://www.ds-arts.com/RopeArt/hojo_cleaver.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hojojutsu
I found this information to be very interesting and I think these skills may be useful in everyday life.
Has anyone here been trained in Hojojutsu or have some kind of similar knowledge??
Do you think this art is a good canidate for learning from a book??
It appears that the samurai were "well rounded" in their Martial Arts training.
Notice that I didn't use the phrase "cross trained" to avoid a different argument.
