THE TRANSLATION AND TRANSCRIPTION

OF THE
TENJIN SHINYŌ RYŪ TEN NO MAKI
2017

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 THE TRANSLATION AND
TRANSCRIPTION
OF THE
Tenjin Shinyō Ryū
Ten No Maki
AN AMATUER TRANSLATION PRODUCED
FOR THE INTERESTS OF
THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF JUJUTSU

PRODUCED FROM
THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT
POSTED AT THE INDICATED WEBPAGE
http://jtweymo.angelfire.com/COVER_PAGE_T-T.html

Persons wishing to view the original document as posted by the

Japanese should consult the web address included in this text.

Privately Published
BY

LOGAN WEYMOUTH, SHIHAN

and
BEN WEYMOUTH
AUSTIN MINNESOTA

2018

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................................................4

CHAPTERS
SECTION 1 – the Tenjin Shinyō Ryū Ten No Maki Section...............................................5
SECTION 2 – Summary......................................................................................................9
SECTION 3 – Appendix....................................................................................................10

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INTRODUCTION

These translations and transcriptions, of which the Tenjin Shinyō Ryū Ten No Maki document is a part of, were
produced in the interests of the American Federation of Jujutsu. Any party or person is free to avail themselves of a
copy of this text or any other found therein. It would be appreciated if you would acknowledge the AFJ in doing so.

Technical Information:

The original document is 20th to 21st Century copy of 19th Century scroll and there is a copy of the original scroll we
used to produce this with included in this PDF text. The document is known and confirmed to be a key document of
[one of the forms of] the old Tenjin Shinyō Ryū, probably a representative of a divergent branch of the Tenjin Shinyō
Ryū, being that it appears to be an abridgment. If one examines this scroll then one sees that it is missing some of the
central entries known of the scroll, but it's fully legitimate a scroll anyways. This kind of an abridgment would be
common for small divergent branches and schools out of them. Which sub-branch is not quite certain? In either event
the scroll would usually have been slightly larger with a few small statements included in what is missing from this
example.

Logan (J.T.) Weymouth

Shihan, Rokudan (6D)
AFJ Shinden Yōshin Ryū
Yondan, AFJ American Judo.
October 11th, 2017

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 天神真楊流天之巻
TENJIN SHINYŌ RYŪ TEN NO MAKI
Book of Heaven School of the True Willow Tree of the High Gods

天神真楊流柔術司禄天之巻
Tenjin Shinyō Ryū Jūjutsu Shiroku Ten No Maki
Book of Heaven Catalog of the Jujutsu of the School
of the True Willow Tree of the High Gods

夫人以力爭者人亦以力拒之何益乎及兵道兵術因敵轉化變動常也所謂觀楊柳靡風得爲和
徳大悟之一如號天神真楊流和徳之苑武者徳之守神妙有其中後世之門子敬可秘。

There are those whom would contend by means of brute strength, and if people refuse [to respond
with] the [necessary] power, what advantage is there then? Beyond the military methods (heihō) and
the military arts (heijutsu), it is [considered] a matter of rote recourse to respond with henka variations
according to the changes of the enemy. In other words, when one sees the circumstances of the River-
side Willow tree waving in the wind, it can be much the same as if one had gained the Greater wisdom
of the enlightenment of the virtues of Yawara ( "harmony", "Japan(-ese)", "jujutsu") [(ALT TRANS: “... the virtues of the teachings of
(Master) Kazunori...”)], that is the School of the Willow Tree of the High Gods (Tenjin Shinyō Ryū), which
comes from the orchards of the virtues of Yawara ( "harmony", "Japan(-ese)", "jujutsu") [(ALT TRANS: “... the orchards of [the teachings
of] (Master) Kazunori...”)]. Divine protectors and warriors of virtue, caught up in that which is marvelous, the
children [whom have entered] the secrets of the Gate many generations later.

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立合之事 Tachiai No Koto
The Matter of Standing Techniques

踢返 面影 諸手碎 杉倒 大殺
Ke(-ri) Omo Morote Sugi Oo
Gaeshi Kage Kudaki Taoshi Goroshi
(Sentō)
Kick Look On Both Cedar Tree Big Killer
Counter The Face Hands Drop
Crushing

浪分 猿猴 手矩 両非 天狗
附身 捕 勝
Name Enko Te Ryōhi Tengu No
Wakare Tsukemi Kanezashi Sho
Dori
(Rōbun) (Enko (Tengu
Fushin) (Shuku No Kachi)
Dori)
Splitting Monkeys Hand Both are Goblin
Waves Adhering Scale Mistaken Victory
Capture

居捕之事 Idori No Koto

The Matter of Seated Techniques

後銯 脇銯 片羽縮 後捕 矢筈
Ushiro Waki Kata Ha Ushiro Dori Yahazu
Kasugai Kasugai Sazame

Rear Clamp Side Clamp Single Wing Rear Arrow

Constriction Capture Notch

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 突掛 無二劔 見刀曲 龍虎 暫心目
附
Tsukikake Muni Ken Kentō Ryūko Zanshin
Kyoku (No)
Metsuke

Thrusting Without Evil Sight Dragon Adhering

At Two of Tiger and
Swords the Sword (“From Beheading
Start to Anew
Finish”)

TEXT NOTE:
[THIS SCROLL APPEARS TO BE THE ABRIDGED FORM THAT WAS COMMON IN THE FORMS OF
THE TENJIN SHINYŌ RYŪ SUCH
AS MIGHT HAVE CONSTITUTED KANŌ JŪJUTSU AND ITS EARLY KŌDŌKAN JŪDŌ.
THERE ARE ALSO OTHER BRANCHES THAT IT MIGHT HAVE BELONGED TO?
THE SCROLL IS AN ABDRIDGEMENT.
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION DOES NOT APPEAR IN IT:

雲上之事
（略 七本）
Unjō No Koto
The Matter of The Clouds of Heaven
(7 Items Omitted)
A Series of Remarks On The Jōhakyū
(8-12 Lines Omitted)

THESE KINDS OF OMMISSIONS

ARE NOT UNUSUAL IN AN ABRIDGED FORM
OF OTHERWISE LEGITIMATE SCROLLS.

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萬法歸一

萬法ハ歸スル所ハ合点可成一ノ帰スル所其ユ夫[K?]一也[K?]一ノ帰スル所トラヘテ難
傳是所謂覚悟意無我之正躰也。躰は則卍之字説死、生者無常之怨敵也晝夜不断之会席
皆是敵見事肝要也以來懇望旁於有之者可有相之者也

Manpō Ki'itsu
10,000 Methods Converging As One

Regarding the 10,000 methods (manpō), these occur with considerable understanding. The [10,000]
surely conclude in becoming one, and [?the unity?] of that one surely concludes as one itself when
troubles have taken a-hold of us. This leads to a sense of selfless resignation, that having become the
reality of one's person. One's body then becomes subject to the rules of the principle of the character
MANJI [means "things converging and in motion"]. And uncertainty has becomes one's sworn enemy,
day and night constantly wherever it is that one meets [this condition]. That all of these adversarial
things are indeed splendid is a crucial point, since coincidentally they require a person to make use of
entreatment. A person must use the various aspects [of the circumstance.]

楊 心 流
Yōshin Ryū
合流 Ai Ryū "United As One School"
眞之神道流
Shin No Shintō Ryū

當流元祖 Tōryū Genso Founder and Practitioner of the School

磯 又右衛門 Iso Mataemon

上用權平 Ueyō Gondaira

明治七甲戌年三月 管宗清
Meiji era (1868-1912) Beginning Kan /?or?/ Suga Munekyo
of the Year of the Dog, Month of March
[March of 1874]

[ MAKIMONO ENDED HERE ]

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SUMMARY

The most original version of the document would have been dated at about 1875 or thereabouts, but ultimately parts of it
obviously originated from even older Sino-Japanese texts and school materials that sometimes date before the year 1710. To
get a better grip on what the fuller form of the Scroll would look like, one could review the Shin No Shintō Ryū Jōdan No
Maki, section Unjō No Maki 雲上之巻 “ The Book of the Clouds in Heaven” through to the section labeled Manpō Ki'itsu
or, “10,000 Methods Converging As One”.
→ However, the form of those entries would not be identical for this school, they used whatever adaptation of
them despite that the material would look strongly related.
→ Despite the differences that would be usual, this Shin No Shintō Ryū Jōdan No Maki form of the
material would be considered acceptable wherein one was lacking the modified forms more usual to the
Tenjin Shinyō Ryū Ten No Maki. That is because the Shin No Shintō Ryū Jōdan No Maki form was
where they got the Tenjin Shinyō Ryū Ten No Maki version from.
→ One could reconstruct a [form of] the Tenjin Shinyō Ryū Ten No Maki for themselves by
combining this form and the Shin No Shintō Ryū Jōdan No Maki, section Unjō No Maki 雲上之
巻 “The Book of the Clouds in Heaven” through to the section labeled Manpō Ki'itsu or, “10,000
Methods Converging As One”.

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APPENDIX

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