The Habituation of movement, active intuition, and japanese swordsmanship
- Autores: Imono Mika
- Localización: European Journal of Japanese Philosophy: EJJP, ISSN-e 2367-3095, Nº. 5, 2020, págs. 283-310
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
In the practice of bodily technique, practitioners must repeat movements to form habits and pay attention to their body to improve their movement. The present article considers the learning process of Japanese swordsmanship (剣術)—in particular that of the Yagyū Shinkage school (柳生新陰流)—within the philosophical framework provided by Nishida Kitarō in order to demonstrate the relationship between bodily techniques and one’s perception of the world. By referring to The Book of Family Traditions (兵法家伝書), a text relevant to the school, and interviews conducted with the practitioners of this school, this paper will argue that habituation of movement and clear, conscious control of movement can be practiced simultaneously, and that both are interactively transformative. The paper will further attempt to show that both are developed and deepened with the help of positive and subjective bodily experience.
