Yari Signed Sukemune Nyudo Saku Ura Information Puzzle

[Ron STL]

This is about a very strong yari signed Sukemune nyudo saku (mei not yet studied) which has what, to me, is a complicated inscription on the ura. I've worked on this at length but without enough success to understand it. Perhaps one of you fluent in Japanese can clarify it. I suspect it is dated Kei 3 (1850) and possibly relates to some shinshinto owner. It looks like perhaps (?) Chikuzen (variation) Katsu...hide? An interesting inscription that may be of interest to NMB followers other than myself. I've taken a number of photos but will post only a few that may be enough to understand what this is all about. Any and all comments will help to understand what was written here, centuries after Sukemitsu (hopefully) made this strong yari.  Thanks all.  Ron STL

[Bugyotsuji]

Interesting puzzle, but sadly I cannot help you. Katsuhide seems to be correct, but the only one I can find listed is 出州庄内住 for 「文化ころ」. I played with Ichinozen 一ノ前 or 一ヶ前 but no joy. Handing back the baton!

[k morita]

Hi,

 

 

Maybe piercing test results of the apear.

一ノケ所勝透,"ichi-no-kasho sugure tōsu"　(The excellent sticking ability to "ichi-no-kasho" ).

I don't know which part of a body "ichi-no-kasho" is.

[Bugyotsuji]

Ah!  Pierces easily through position one (on the body). One of Malcolm's old texts showed numbers to places on the body, if I recall correctly.

[Bugyotsuji]

The eyes?

 

特に護身術に応用しやすい急所は、次に上げる部分でしょう。

 

１、両眼（前述の如くに指先で水平に斬る。または掌背で打つ）

 

２、両耳（掌打。鼓膜が破れる危険技）

 

３、秘中（喉仏の下の窪み。指で突き込む）

 

４、雨戸（別名松風。首の側面の肩に近い部分。手刀で水平に打つ）

 

５、腋壷（両腋下の肘で隠れる部分。拇指頭で当て込む）

 

６、金的（睾丸。足や手で跳ね上げ、または掴み攻める）

 

７、夜光（別名潜龍、内催とも。太腿の内側。拳で打つ。または掴み攻める）

 

　両眼と金的に関しては、極真会館の創設者である大山倍達師範がアメリカを外遊修行した結果、目突きと金的蹴りの必要性を悟り、帰国してから目の形に切り抜いたボール紙を吊るして、目突きの稽古を毎日やっていたそうです。確かに護身ということを考えれば、目と金的の攻撃は必須でしょう。柳生心眼流でも二指拳（ジャンケンのチョキの形）を逆さにして、下から目を突く技がありますが、人間の目は上から下にまぶたが閉じるので、これもいい技だと思います

From here: http://www.budoshop.co.jp/Yoshimine%20/bh2004/0502Ateminituite.html

[SteveM]

嘉永五壬子年七月六日

 

Kaei 5 (Mizunoene) Shichigatsu Muika  (July 6th)

[John A Stuart]

#1) 両眼 is both eyes. How do you pierce both eyes? or does it just mean the face in general? The text 前述の如くに指先で水平に斬る。または掌背で打つ mentions to kill horizontally with the fingers as shown above (must be a picture) or back slapping ( I don't get this part). So, I suppose a thrust like a hand doing an eye jab. Nukite. John

[Ron STL]

This is rather amazing to me. I don't ever recall reading anything on yari testing. I'm not surprised that this inscription puzzled me. Gruesome job, testing, but all part of the history of these interesting objects we collect and study. I believe my friend who sold this to me bought it off eBay, a Japanese seller, a year or so ago. I'll have to take some photos of the yari itself, interestingly with a pleasant hitatsura showing what appears to be utsuri. I thank all of you guys for coming up with this information for me and sharing it with others on NMB who might one day come across another such puzzle. Ron STL