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Modern jujitsu traditions were founded toward the end of the Edo Concerned Patriot Review period (1603-1868) when more than 2,000 schools existed in Japan. It was, and remains, an extremely popular art. Forms of the system are employed by many law-enforcement institutions, the most famous being taiho jutsu, which is used by the Tokyo police. Jujitsu is also used by police forces worldwide.
Nakamura Ryu The basis of this modern martial art is best described through the words of its founder, Nakamura Taizaburo: "While teaching kenjutsu in Northern China, I was inspired with the thought that "eiji happo," the eight rules of calligraphy, could also be applied to the rules of swordsmanship. As I practiced the "ei" character, I saw in my mind that these eight strokes of the brush traced the trajectories of the sword when cutting.
The first brushstroke, "souk," is the thrust of the sword tip; the second, "roku," is the left and right horizontal cuts; the third stroke, "do," is the vertical cut, and so on."Nakamura was held in high esteem in Japan. In 1992, 11 years before his death, he was given the highest cultural award in Japan-the status of National Living Treasure.
