TE BURRI (Page 3)
The Japanese Bujitsu version of these exercises formed the basis for techniques found in two Kobudo arts of Kenjitsu and Shurikenjitsu. Like the Greeks, the Japanese used small weights, called Keibo(fig 5), for conditioning. When combined, the movements of these drills are found in all other classical Bujitsu techniques and arts such as Bojitsu, Jojitsu, and the sub systems found in Jujitsu, such as Nage waza, Atemi waza and others.Versions of the of the 18 Lohan and Muscle Changing exercises were introduced to Japan by Buddhist monks, as well as other cultural contacts and rapidly spread through the martial culture of the bushi.
These exercises, as practiced by the bushi, are a complete system of physical and mental culture. Training in Kamae(fig 6) trains the mind and spirit to accumulate Ki, and the Teburri exercises teach the proper way to discharge the Ki in the context of bujitsu.(fig 7)
