Taiho-jutsu : law and order in the age of the Samurai
Presents a history of the criminal organizations, hooligans, feuds, and vendettas that developed in feudal Japan and the civil government, police system, and criminal investigations that arose to counteract them
History
xiv, 178 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
9780804835367, 0804835365
52839017
The shogun's city rises from the marshes
Edo's new residents
Community centers of Edo
Edo no hana (flowers of Edo)
Feudal life on the road
Crime and punishment in Edo
Defining the social classes
Disarming the commoners
Samurai status
Kirisutegomen (killing and going away)
Fukushu (blood feud) and ada-uchi (legal vendetta)
Kabukimono (street hooligans)
Kyokaku (street knights)
Criminal organizations
The Tokaido's Number One Boss
Edo-period justice
Penalties and punishments
Civil authority and policing
The highest ranks
The shogun's spies: o-metsuke and metsuke
Machi-bugyo-sho: the town magistrate's office
Yoriki
Doshin
Criminal investigations
Hitsuke tozoku aratame-kata
Komono
Goyokiki
Okappiki
Yomawari
Guard houses and police stations
Patrolling the countryside
Feudal police in popular entertainment
Arrests and arresting implements
Kusurigama
Manriki-kusari
Jutte
Parts of the jutte. Symbols of official authority
Tassel and cord colors
Terms for jutte
Origins of the jutte
Hachiwari
Sai
Chinese influences
Hana-neji
Jittetori-ryu
Jutte after the feudal era
Hibuki
Tessen
Yawara-bo
Metsubushi
Hojo-jutsu (restraining arts)
Torinawa (arresting ropes)
Long arms of the law
Yori-bo (wooden staff)
Jo (short staff)
Hanbo (walking stick)
Torimono sandogu (three tools of arresting)
Sodegarami (sleeve entangler)
Sasumata (spear fork)
Tsukubo (push pole)
Modern police pole-arms
Arts and practice of taiho-jutsu
Wearing a jutte
Gripping the jutte
Kamae (stance)
Defensive techniques
Parrying techniques
Offensive techniques
Striking techniques
Throwing techniques
Arrest and restraining techniques
Control techniques
Disarming techniques
Strangulation techniques