Jukendo - Jukendo

Japanese: 銃剣道 - じゅうけんどう

In this sport, two opposing players wear protective gear and compete against each other with wooden sticks shaped like guns called "mokuju." The only valid attack is a thrust, aiming to score a point by thrusting into the opponent's throat, left chest (upper torso or lower torso), left kote, or left shoulder. For junior high school students and above, the size of the mokuju is set to be at least 1.66 meters long and 1.1 kilograms in weight, and a rubber is attached to the tip of the gun to absorb the impact of thrusts. It was developed by incorporating Japanese spear techniques into Western-style bayonet techniques introduced from France in the early Meiji period, and was used in combat training for the former Japanese military before World War II. After the war, the All Japan Jukendo Federation was formed in 1956, and it was relaunched as a sport, and in 1980 it became an official event in the National Athletic Meet. However, due to the strong image of military training, it did not gain popularity among the general public, and in 2015 it was decided to switch to a biennial event until 2022. In 2017, it was added as an optional martial arts subject to health and physical education in the new junior high school curriculum (to be implemented in 2021), causing a stir.

(2017-4-4)

Source: Asahi Shimbun Publications About Chiekura Mini Information

Japanese:

相対する2人が防具を着装し、｢木銃｣と呼ばれる銃をかたどった木製の棒で突き合って勝敗を争う競技。有効な攻撃は突き技のみで、対戦相手の喉、左胸(上胴・下胴)、左小手、左肩のいずれかを突いて一本を狙う。木銃のサイズは中学生以上では長さ1.66メートル以上、重さ1.1キログラム以上と決められており、銃の先には突き技の衝撃を緩和するゴムが取り付けられている。明治初期にフランスから伝わった西洋式銃剣術に日本の槍術を取り入れて発展させたもので、第2次世界大戦前は旧日本軍の戦闘訓練に用いられた。戦後、1956年に全日本銃剣道連盟が結成されて以降はスポーツとして再出発し、80年に国民体育大会の正式競技となった。しかし、軍事教練のイメージが根強いことなどから一般への普及が進まず、2015年に22年度までの隔年競技への移行が決定した。17年には中学校の新学習指導要領(21年実施)の保健体育の武道に選択制種目として加えられ、波紋を呼んだ。

(2017-4-4)

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