At last, the lifetime work of a remarkable Japanese martial artist Akira Hino has condensed into one book titled "Don't Think, Listen to the Body!" The book proposes a new perspective on human body and movement and provides plenty of practice examples to awaken and increase enduring power within you. It is a must read for those who seek insights into what it means to be truly strong.
Born in Osaka, Japan in 1948, Akira Hino is not only a renowned master of Japanese Budo (martial arts) but also a movement coach, teacher, choreographer, professional jazz drummer and author.
His incredible physical ability was initially realized when he became a self-taught gymnast in junior high school. He was soon selected as one of the Tokyo Olympic qualifiers for the intensive training camp.
As a professional drummer, he performed with many acclaimed musicians such as Kaoru Abe during '70s and '80s.
At the age of 30, he founded the Hino Budo Institute in Kumano, Wakayama. He formed the basis of the Hino Method through his rigorous training at the institute. The method is rooted in his study of the essence of martial arts, especially the words of the legendary masters in the history of Japanese classic martial arts. It is about developing the body to its full potential without relying on muscle strength and refining bodily intelligence.
Unconventional, thought-provoking, and effective, the Hino Method and its philosophy have been resonating with people from all walks of life: martial artists, athletes, dancers, actors, educators, medical professionals, musicians, and scientists both in Japan and abroad.
Author(s): Hino , Akira
Year: 2020
Language: English
Commentary: a new perspective on human body and movement and provides plenty of practice examples to fully strong
Pages: 217
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Introduction
Chapter 1: The State of the Body in Maximum Efficiency
Section 1: The Necessity of Jukozo (Flexible Structure)
1-1 The right posture: Where is the most important part of the body?
1-2 “The mechanism of the body” as a natural function of a human being
1-3 The body survives throughout ages thanks to jukozo
1-4 The amount of “play” determines jukozo
1-5 The latest advancement in architecture is jukozo. In ancient Japan, however, it already existed.
1-6 To think jukozo is to think the organic connections of the entire body.
1-7 Thinking is also jukozo. The more flexible one’s thinking is, the better one handles uncertainty.
1-8 How to use jukozo
Section 2: The Kyokotsu Control Changes the System of Physical Movement
2-1 The mechanism of the body
2-2 The praxis of the Kyokotsu control and Hino Theory
2-3 “Observation” and “switch” for the state of consciousness
2-4 The important is the spine. That’s why you should not think about “the spine”!
2-5 How to use the whole-body weight as power
2-6 The discovery of “the Kyokotsu manipulation”—Athletes do not use muscle power, either!
2-7 No connection when it’s loose!
Section 3: Move the Elbow! Not the Hand!
3-1 The biggest challenge of releasing tension
3-2 “The elbow movement” to increase the freedom of the upper body
3-3 The elbow control “Lesson 1 for elbow strike”
3-4 “Elbow Strike lesson 2”
3-5 The elbow control for precise Rendo
3-6 The importance of “the elbow”
3-7 The effectiveness of “atemi” on armor
3-8 Thrusting as the straight-line movement of the elbow
3-9 Elbow strike from above
3-10 The skillful elbow control of Hatsumi Masaaki (Bujinkan Grand Master)
3-11 The elbow strike from above with a stick
3-12 Testing the power generation using a stick 1
3-13 Testing the power generation with a stick 2
Chapter 2: How to Generate Power 1—“Spiral”
Section 1: Rendo System of Tenshikei
1-1 Hakkei is conduction of power
1-2 Tenshikei is the entrance point to feel the power transfer.
1-4 The phenomenon of Tenshikei
1-5 The elements of Tenshikei
1-6 The late Shioda Soke’s application of Tenshikei
1-7 Hakkei is the instantaneous Rendo of the body
1-8 Arms and legs are the end-part organs of the body
1-9 The basics of using arms and legs with the entire body—the abdominal muscles and the back muscles
1-10 In reality, the abdominal and back muscles move arms and legs
1-11 The unwinding of a twist generates power
1-12 Testing the movement with a partner
1-13 A precise line of sensation is needed to actualize a technique
Section 2: Create “the Body Ruler”!
2-1: The importance of the sensation line of Rendo
2-2 Sensation changes the quality of movement
2-3 Checking Rendo in sports
2-4 Transforming untwisting into thrusting–“Twisting from the upper body”
2-5 Testing untwisting
2-6 To create the ruler with the body
2-7 “Technique” takes time
2-8 Universalization of technique
2-9 Hakkei in drumming—“Cutting metal with wood”
2-10 Obtaining the power of concentration by drum training
2-11 Establishing the body ruler
2-12 The more accurate ruler of the body for martial arts
2-13 Untwisting and the repetition of thrusting
2-14 Untwisting is the beginning to know the bodily mechanisms
2-15 Experiment of the shoulder connectivity
2-16 One’s consciousness breaks the balance of the body
Section 3: The Sensation of “Hara,” the Whole-body Connection Point
3-1 “Sensitivity” needs “development”
3-2 Sensitivity and its challenges
3-3 Untwisting is the sensation of generating power
3-4 The abdominal twist initiated by the lower body
3-5 Testing in partner practice
Chapter 3: How to Generate Power 2 – Weight Shift
Section 1: Rendo and Loosening of the Knee
1-1 A condition for weight shift: “With the tips of your toes somewhat floating, tread firmly with your heels” (Miyamoto).
1-2 The image of weight shift
1-3 “With the tips of your toes somewhat floating, tread firmly with your heels”
1-4 The importance of the back foot
1-5 The key is the stance of legs
1-6 The application of the footwork
Section 2: The Footwork to Use Weight Shift
2-1 There is no “suri-ashi (sliding feet)” in the daily activities of human beings
2-2 The meaning of “suri-ashi”
2-3 Foot-maneuver in practice
2-4 Foot-maneuver and the position of the feet
2-5 Foot-maneuver can become a penetrating kick
2-6 From the body ruler’s point of view
2-7 Technique based in the fundamental principles
Section 3: Breaking the Balance and Facing Each Other
3-1 To know the starting of a movement
3-2 Martial arts are “facing one another”
3-3 Let’s face one another
3-4 The bodily movement of “the starting of a movement”
3-5 Breaking the balance in the world of sports
3-6 The danger of the stiff knee
3-7 Practice to break the balance
Chapter 4: Getting Out of Consciousness —to the Other Side of “Preconceptions”
Section 1: Overcoming “Consciousness”
1-1 Know “the incapable self”
1-2 After all, a bodily movement is a manifestation of the unconscious.
Section 2: The Mystery of Kokoro
2-1 Budo is the discipline of Kokoro with bodily movement as a medium.
2-2 Get out of “consciousness”
Epilogue
Bibliography
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