Asian Art

Hojōjutsu

Hojōjutsu (捕縄術, lit. "restraining rope technique"), torinawajutsu (捕縄術, lit. "restraining rope technique") or just nawajutsu (縄術, lit. "rope technique") is the traditional Japanese martial art of restraining a person using cord or rope (called nawa (縄, "rope") in Japanese), as a precursor to modern-day handcuffs. Encompassing many different materials, techniques and methods from various schools, hojōjutsu is a classic Japanese art that is a unique product of Japanese history and culture. As a martial arts practice, hojōjutsu is rarely if ever taught on its own, but as part of a curriculum under the aegis of the body of study encompassed by a larger school of bugei or budō, often as an advanced study in jujutsu. Regardless of the source, hojōjutsu techniques and methods are rarely demonstrated and disseminated outside Japan.

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• ▸Dongshan Liangjie
• ▸Anakopia Fortress
• ▸Decline and modernization of the Ottoman Empire

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