The idea of idō in the technical program of Idōkan Yōshin-ryū jujutsu

Abstract

[EN] The educational process in the Idōkan Yōshin-ryū (sōgō) budō teaching system encompasses a number of disciplines. The leading ones are: jūjutsu, karate and kobudō (Cynarski, 2009; Cynarski, & Sieber, 2016). In this process, idō is explicitly distinguished as: jūdō-dō (German: Judo-Do) and eternal movement, martial arts medicine, and as a specific overarching idea (Cynarski, 2009: 146-181; Sieber, & Cynarski, 2013; Swider, 2018). Here we take idō in the sense of continuous movement; it is the principle of continuity and fluidity. The art of jūjutsu is described as a psycho-physical system, which applies to both traditional and sport jujutsu (cf. Kłośnik, 1909; Galan, & Galan, 2014; Kohoutkova, Masaryk, & Reguli, 2018). The idō is a combination of the principles of softness (jū), aiki (harmonizing opposing energies), and the idea of perpetual movement (idō). Furthermore, idō can be applied in areas of sports/physical culture outside martial arts (cf. Cynarski, 20