Kotō Ryū Koppojutsu Gyokko Ryū Kosshijutsu ‘Kakushi Buki’

A full-length digital scan of the vintage  Kotō-ryū Koppōjutsu / Gyokko-ryū Kosshijutsu (虎倒流骨法術 / 玉虎流骨指術) makimono (scroll). An extremely rare work displaying a catalogue of the various techniques and ‘kakushi-buki’ (hidden weapons), utilized in both the Kotō-ryū and Gyokko-ryū methods of combat. The digital file is in TIFF format and 18.6 MB in total size.

The term “makimono” (巻き物), translates a rolled up thing which is why you will also see this word in reference to sushi. In this example, makimono refers to a scroll that is horizontal when rolled our on a flat surface used for calligraphic writings and paintings. It is intended to be rolled out with the hands from right to left and read in the same direction. Makimono can also be a scroll given to a student containing the techniques taught and mastered by the student.