Shinden Fudo Ryu is a school of dakentaijutsu and jutaijutsu/jujutsu. Shinden Fudo means "immovable teachings transmitted by the gods." Shinden Fudo Ryu has many body conditioning methods using items found in nature. Like nature, the forms and movements are natural and relaxed. The school also teaches Ono (a very large axe), Otsuchi (a very large hammer), and Odachi (a huge sword).
The Shinden Fudo Ryu is divided into two sub-disciplines, with each taught separately; not everyone will learn both.
Fudo ken (Spiritual blade)Use the clenched fist for punching and striking. Here rather than punching with the hand, bring the leg forward first and throw the fist at the opponent. This; is a characteristic of the fist of Shinden Fudo-ryu. One punches in a straight, natural manner. This fist is not twisted here. Thus, for instance, when punching the opponent's throat, the punch is set up from here. It is already determined here. This makes the punch strong. Then launch forward.
Sweeping fudo ken as you walk to kage; Here you walk forward, opening to the side based on the manner of walking, at which time you punch naturally. This punch is for when you are walking past each other, and you punch in from below. You punch naturally. Walk naturally in this manner. Shifting to the side, punch with the fist. So you do not punch straight. You walk like this and deliver a vital point strike in a natural manner. Walking like this, shift the legs a little and strike.
Shuto ken (Wake up rolling strike); Use the sides of the hands, with the hand open approx 60 Degrees. Snap the hand open on impact. (This is a common strike).
Shako Ken (Claw strike); Use the palm, and the fingertips to strike and rake, then change this into a fist. In this five-finger fist, the five fists of the fingertips as well as the one fist of the palm hit the target. Also use in a slapping motion.
Kikaku Ken (Demon horn strike); Using the thick bone on the forehead, sides, and the back of the head, in a smashing butting action. The forehead is also a fist. Of course the fists rest on the attitude that "I am a fist", and thus one proceeds to toughen all of one's body.
Sokuyaku Geri (Sole of foot); Use the bottom ball, heel (sole) of the foot, to shove into the target. The heel contacts first. N.B. Next, one leg and two leg kicks when one's balance is upset after a single leg kick, one executes a backward roll break fall.
Juji Geri (Cross kick); Kick the foot across the other leg low as walking, not as a snap kick.
Breakfalls in Shinden Fudo Ryu are performed while wearing swords and differ from other commonly used breakfalls as one aims to land on your feet rather than on your body.
With a partner do hip throws while landing on your own feet. The break fall here is very important. When thrown with a back throw while wearing a sword, it is very dangerous if you don't land feet first. Put on a sword. Put on a long and short sword. The fact of the two swords is important. When you come in here, you have to come in between the swords. Break the fall in this manner.
Fudoza No Kamae (Za Kamae) /(Meditation Posture);Sitting with right foot into left knee and behind on heel of left foot.
Hira Ichimonji No Kamae (Flat Number One Posture) / (Receiving Posture); Standing straight up, knees slightly bent, hands straight out at sides.
Seigan No Kamae (Straight eye posture); The left leg is forward, and slightly bent. The left arm is pointing at the opponent's heart, the hand is open. The right hand is in fudo ken and held behind the head.
Katate Seigan No Kamae (One Handed Straight eye posture); The left leg is forward, and slightly bent. The left arm is pointing at the opponents eyes, the hand is open. The right hand is in fudo ken and held behind the head.
Shizen No Kamae (Natural Posture); Standing straight up, feet, shoulder width apart, knees slightly bent, hands in fudo ken on hips.
Combine all so that they are postures not poses.
Nichi Geki (Solar Strike)
A: Kumi uchi, attempts seio nage.
D: Hidari te between himself and A's knuckles, migi te lies on top of other arm palm facing up (does not mune dori), drop body weight, lift migi te toward tenmon, keep knees next to knees, turn anti clockwise, place migi foot behind migi foot (keep knees bent) push tenmon to nage. Stomp butsumetsu to finish.
In Shinden Fudo-Ryu, this right hand is the trick. Moreover, there are no set postures. Body change becomes the postures. The opponent comes with a back throw. Here it is important to drop the hips, but the hand is even more important. One uses it, for example, to find the opponent's weapons. This is one possibility. Let's go to the next.
Gekkan (Moon Liver)
A: Migi tsuki to tenmon.
D: Hidari uke (glide type) and dori, migi tsuki to migi uko and dori (optional shuki ken to asagasumi) migi giri to gorin, stepping back to take down (optional breakfall over arm) (option if he is wearing swords, lean on arm and pull on scabbard) (option if you are wearing swords draw and cut neck), fudo ken to happa and finish in gedan ichimonji no kamae.
The opponent comes with a punch. Dodge by avoiding the strike. Then turn to the side. Then as you take the opponent's shoulder. If he comes with the other hand, you can avoid the strike. This is important. If you want to do something nastier, move in like this, with an elbow strike. This type of body movement is important. Move in and kick. Then bring down forward. The arm is the crux here. Moving forward across it, falling across the arm, you can break it. This is one point. He punches. Avoid.
When you move in here, as you can see, the swords can hit you. ~ That is why I moved into the space between the hilts. From here, you cannot kick with your feet. In such a case, draw back and kick. Then pull him forward with a broad movement. The opponent falls forward. Here, the opponent displaces his own ribs with his sword guard. Then as you lean on his arm and pull on his sword, the opponent is forced to submit.
The opponent punches. Move into here. From there, lift the elbow and come in with the knee. Then draw back. The sword guard goes into the ribs. Then as you lean on the arm it becomes painful. If you lift the sword it becomes even more painful. In this way, when the opponent is wearing swords, just some simple techniques can be very powerful. This time you are both wearing swords. The opponent punches. Now use the other sword to stab.
Fubi Henka
A: Ryote mune dori.
D: Ryote dori daimon, tobi into ashi jime, tsuki to tenmon with base of migi fudo ken, pull ryote yaku to chi on back, finish with kagato ken to shinchu.
Uryu (Rain dragon)
A: From ushiro, half neilson.
D: Otoshi body weight, dori migi te, lean hidari, step migi, bringing migi arm over into ura gyaku, nage no kamae to nage on head.
Unjaku / Hibari (Cloud sparrow)
A: Migi tsuki to tenmon.
D: Otoshi migi mae into nage no kamae, migi fudo ken to asagasumi, migi te dori sleeve under hidari wanshun, step around beside into nage no kamae again to nage.
Setuyaku (Snow gleam)/(Dancing snow)
A: Migi tsuki to tenmon.
D: Uke and dori, dori hijizume with other te, lift to break balance, twist into shoulder nage, finish with sokki ken to kirigasumi.
Musan (Fog scattering)
A: Migi chudan tsukiD: Swivel migi leg ushiro out of way, dori tsuki with hidari te, migi fudo ken to tenmon to lift balance, go under arm twisting it up and ushiro, migi shuto ken to wanshun.
Karai (Mist thunder)
A: Katate mune dori.
D: Dori under, step ushiro with hidari leg, migi tsuki to kage, dori daimon, lift, change feet to pull down, sokki ken to keichu and other sokki ken into kodenko, keeping arm up between legs and push down on palm.
Kata Mune Dori (Single Chest Capture)
A: With migi te dori hidari mune.
D: Dori te with both te's, migi keri to kage, dori migi daimon with migi te, pull while stepping ushiro onto migi knee, take ori to finish.
Gyaku Kata Mune Dori (Reverse Single Chest Capture)
A: Fudoza no kamae, step up with migi foot, dori mune with migi te.
D: Fudoza no kamae, migi te comes over and dori te in ura gyaku, migi foot keri's gorin, otoshi onto back, pull A onto his back, come up to migi knee and pull hijizume (te still in ura gyaku) with hidari te, pull onto back on hidari side.
Ude Ori (Arm Break)
A: From seiza no kamae, come up on the migi foot, and strike with a migi tsuki.
D: From seiza no kamae, lean to hidari, and dori A's ura gyaku with the migi te, and then lean back to the migi, raising the migi sokki ken, apply pressure to hijizume by using sokki ken, kaiten to the hidari and continue the pressure.
Matsu Kaze (Pine Tree Wind)
A: Kumi uchi.
D: Dori migi shichibatsu area securing skin / obi with hidari te, with migi te dori upper mune and uko (optional securing of nerve points in uko area), pull lower shichibatsu mae with hidari te while pushing upper uko region, step in with migi foot and shichibatsu behind A's shichibatsu, lifting A with your shichibatsu and his uko to nage.
The meaning of Matsu Kaze is to remove the opponents wind by grabbing the throat. Use the thumb in the neck to shift him to your left. His buttocks should be half on, half off when lying across the knee. This fall can be hard, use your thumb to control his fall. Instead of the thumb, use a grab to the collar bone to shift him if he refuses to move.
Ryu Ko (Dragon Tiger)
A: Hon jime.
D: Dori hidari hijizume with migi te, dori migi daimon with hidari te, step in with migi foot, yoko nagare to take A over top.
Gedan Gake (Low Hook)
A: Hidari seigan no kamae, jodan tsuki.
D: Hira no kamae, step out to migi with hidari jodan uke, move mae with migi keri to kinteki, at same time dori migi te in ura gyaku with migi te, turn to migi, zenpo ukemi with body on arm, keep ura gyaku and lie on arm to break.
(Do) Udi Ori (Arm Break)
A: Kumi uchi.
D: Hidari te curls around migi arm securing with muso dori, strike upper daimon / shinchu with boshi ken, step ushiro and down into migi nage no kamae to nage.
Kyu In (Old Street)
A: Kumi uchi.D: Hidari te curls around migi arm securing with muso dori, hidari keri to hidari kaku, step ushiro and down into migi nage no kamae to nage
Kimon Dori (Demon Gate Capture)
A: Ryote mune dori.
D: Dori both hands, otoshi body weight, migi step onto hidari toki, letting go of the te's does ryote fudo ken to shinchu, immediately dori gi with both hands, turn to hidari to nage
Jinchu Nage (Centre Of Man Throw)
A: Ryote mune dori.
D: Dori daimon, step mae into ihen no kamae, kikaku ken to miken, lock dokkotsu and asagasumi by twisting daimon to his hidari, step in with migi leg ushiro shichibatsu, lift with shichibatsu or osoto nage, keep forearm locked to dokkotsu, nage to ground (Maintain pressure on dokkotsu with forearm throughout).
Koromo Kaeshi (Garment Over Throw)
A: Ryote mune dori.
D: Move to hidari into hira ichimonji no kamae, with hidari te dori migi hoshi, migi arm goes under hidari wakitsubo with te pressing kimon.
A: Take two steps back (hidari first).D: Go with A, shako ken to kin, step ushiro migi foot, hidari te dori migi uragyaku, migi te dori migi jakkin, migi sokki ken presses on migi under arm, kosshi nage.
Sakao Otoshi (Headlong Drop)
A: Kumi uchi.
D: Kumi uchi, step 45 mae with hidari leg into ihen no kamae, pulling on arms, draw up migi leg and soku keri to migi sai, step ushiro shichibatsu and enter into a goshi nage, as they otoshi to nage no kamae allowing them to fall on your sokki ken with their katsusatsu.
Satani Nage (Field Valley Throw)
A: Dori collar with migi te.
D: Migi te on dori, step ushiro with hidari foot, ura gyaku, step ushiro with migi foot, migi heel keri to migi kaku, pull on migi hijizume and hidari te as A falls to hidari
Katate Otoshi (Single Drop)
A: Ryote mune dori.
D: Reach across to dori opposite uragyaku, turn back to use other arm to hit under both arms to do double seion nage.
Gyaku Nage (Reverse Throw)
A: Kumi uchi.
D: Kumi uchi, apply oni kudaki to migi arm (by dori hijizume), release hijizume and shako ken to asagasumi, enter and hip nage.
Gokuraku Otoshi (Paradise Drop)
A: Kumi uchi.
D: Step to migi with migi palm under hijizume, step back in with the migi rolling hijizume over as he steps in, pulling A back a little.
A: Try to regain balance.
D: Place hidari te on A's migi te, otoshi to hidari knee and push to hidari to pull over.
Before all, knowing nature is the foundation. Thus one trains by using the things of nature to make the body strong. First one must condition the legs and hips.
Trees: Use fallen branches across shoulders to swing and strike trees and to lift as weights to condition hips and legs. Make full and proper contact with tree to build up striking power with strikes and kicks. Then one must condition the fists. Here, doing body strikes against a tree, part of a withered tree broke off and fell. Becoming able to sense such things is also part of the training. This nice sized tree could be used to toughen the forehead.
Climb tree and strangle with legs also dropping back for a type of situp.; One uses trees to practice the do-jime torso strangle.
Use young trees, rest arm on them and force to bend by stepping in all directions. For the taijutsu of ganseki-nage throws, making use of this bamboo's elastic force is very significant for strengthening one's body. Discovering such possibilities, one would train using the bamboo to increase one's power. The ganseki-nage differs depending on direction. Thus one bends the bamboo while changing position.
Step around a tree as if to throw.
Juji geri to trees as walking. Walking through a bamboo grove one practises the unique kicking method of Shinden-ryu. This is training in take-ori ("bamboo break") kicking. One walks and kicks without stopping.
Breaking old branches with shuto. Here, rather than breaking at once, one breaks gradually, with a series of blows.
Strip bark from trees with shako. Then one tears bark off trees. This is similar to tearing human skin.
Grabbing the core of an old tree and pull it out. One grabs and crushes, or grabs and holds, a withered core inside a big tree. This training increases gripping strength for chokes or seizing muscles.
For training in the ancient teachings one did not build a dojo or make training tools and then train. One would foremost use the things of nature.