初伝 大森流
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(From the Ōmori-ryū battō no koto)
此居合と申は大森六郎左衛門之流也英信流と格段意味無相違故に話而後に守政翁是を入候六郎左衛門は守政先生の剣術の師也真陰流也上泉伊勢守信綱之古流五本之仕形有と云々或は武蔵守卍石甲二刀至極傳来守政先生限りに而絶
可惜々
This iai is the tradition of Ōmori Rokurōzaemon. Since its meaning did not differ substantially from Eishin-ryū, Morimasa incorporated it after discussion. Rokurōzaemon was Morimasa’s teacher of swordsmanship and belonged to Shinkage-ryū. It is said that there were five forms of the old tradition of Kamiizumi Ise-no-kami Nobutsuna. According to another account, Musashi-no-kami’s1 Manji, Sekkō, and an ultimate two-sword teaching2 were transmitted, but died out with Morimasa-sensei. This is truly regrettable.
Densho instruction
右足を踏出し向へ抜付打込み扨血震し立時足を前の右足へふみ揃へ右足を引て納る也
Step the right foot forwards and perform nukitsuke and uchikomi, then chiburi. When rising, bring the rear foot up to the forward right foot; draw the right foot back and sheathe the sword.
Explanation
意義 互に四尺位離れて対坐せる時、急に敵の目の附近を横薙に切り付け、相抜の場合は敵の抜付けし拳に切り込む、倒るゝ所を直ちに上段より斬る業である
Meaning: When seated facing one another about four shaku apart, suddenly cut horizontally near the enemy’s eyes. In the event of a simultaneous draw, cut into the hand with which the enemy performs nukitsuke. As the enemy falls, immediately cut from jōdan.
動作 正面に向ひ正坐す。正坐は両足の拇指のみを僅かに接し両手は殊更に肘を張ることなく、股の上に置く（以下これに準ず）。
抜刀法 徐かに両足尖を爪立てつゝ左手拇指にて鯉口を切り僅かに外方に傾け右手を以て鍔より五分離して握る（以下特に記する場合の外之に準ず）。次に右足踵が左膝頭附近に来る如く踏み著くると同時に刀を抜く。抜き放ちたる刀の高さは右肩の高さにして刀刃は水平に抜付真横に向ひ刀尖は稍々下方に向はしむ。此際左肩を充分後方にひく如くすれば刀勢に一層活気を生ずるものとす（抜刀の要領は特に記する場合の外之れに準ず）。又実施者は敵を「フッツリ切る」気合を持つべきである。之を「ふつのみたま」と古語にあり。次に刀尖を左肩の方向より頭上に振り被り左手を以て柄頭を握る。此間左膝を右足の踵迄進め右足を前方に踏みつくると同時に刀を斬り下す。
次に左手を放ちて左腰に當てると同時に右拳を其位置に於て拇指の爪が上に向ふ如く大きく右に旋廻し外轉し右肩を體の右方まで開き肘を屈げ右拳が概ね顳顬部附近に来る如くし、立ち上がりつゝ右臂が體と概ね四十五度位に成る如く體の右前方に向ひ右肘を伸ばす。これを血振りと云ふ。
續いて左足を右足に引き着くると同時に右足を後方に引き踏替をなし、左手を以って鞘口を握る。
納め方 次に右手を屈げて鍔元附近の刀背が左手附近に至る如くし、刀背が左手の拇指と食指との最凸部を基準とし刀尖が鞘口に至る如く右手を前方に出し且つ亦腰を左に捻りて此の動作を容易ならしめ、以て徐かに刀を納む。而して刀を納め終る時左膝は地に着く。
Action: Face the shōmen and sit in seiza. Let only the big toes lightly touch, and place both hands on the thighs without deliberately spreading the elbows; the same applies below.
Drawing method: Quietly rise onto the toes of both feet, break the koiguchi with the left thumb, incline the sword slightly outwards, and grasp the tsuka about five bu from the tsuba; except where otherwise stated, the same method applies below. Draw as the right heel is set down near the head of the left knee. At the completion of the draw, the sword is at right-shoulder height; the edge is horizontal and directed straight across, while the kissaki points slightly downwards. Drawing the left shoulder well to the rear gives the sword greater vitality. Except where otherwise stated, the same drawing method applies below. One should have the intent to cut the enemy clean through — expressed in the ancient name Futsu-no-mitama3. Bring the sword overhead from the direction of the left shoulder and grip the kashira with the left hand. During this movement, advance the left knee to the right heel; step the right foot forwards and cut down at the same time.
Release the left hand and place it at the left hip. At the same time, rotate and externally turn the right fist widely to the right, with the thumbnail facing upwards; open the right shoulder to the right side of the body, bend the elbow, and bring the right fist approximately beside the temple. As you rise, extend the right elbow forwards and to the right until the right arm forms an angle of approximately forty-five degrees with the body. This is called chiburi.
Next, draw the left foot to the right while drawing the right foot back to change the feet, and take the koiguchi with the left hand.
Sheathing method: Bend the right arm so that the back of the blade near the tsuba comes close to the left hand. Using the most prominent point between the left thumb and index finger as the guide for the mune, extend the right hand forwards until the kissaki reaches the koiguchi, while also twisting the hips to the left to facilitate the action. Slowly sheathe the sword. The left knee reaches the ground as sheathing is completed.
Densho instruction
左の足を踏出し向へ抜付け打込み扨血震して立時足を前の左の足へふみ揃へ左の足を引て納る以下血震する業は足を立かへ先に出したる足を引て納る也
Step the left foot forwards and perform nukitsuke and uchikomi, then chiburi. When rising, bring the rear foot up to the forward left foot; draw the left foot back and sheathe the sword. In the following forms, when performing chiburi, change the feet and draw back the foot which originally stepped forwards while sheathing.
Explanation
意義 左側面に對坐せる敵に對し初發刀と同意義にて行ふ業である。
Meaning: An enemy is seated facing you on your left side; perform the form with the same meaning as Shohattō.
動作 正面に對し右向に正座す。右膝を軸として九十度左に旋廻すると同時に左足を右膝頭附近に踏みつけて初發刀の如く動作す。以下は初發刀の動作と同じである。
注意 旋回に當り右足尖を充分に旋回すること。
Action: Sit in seiza facing right relative to the shōmen. Pivot on the right knee and turn ninety degrees to the left; at the same time, set the left foot near the head of the right knee and act as in Shohattō. Ensure that the right toes turn fully during the rotation.
Densho instruction
右足を踏出して右へ振向抜付打込血震ひし納る
Step the right foot forwards, turn to the right, perform nukitsuke and uchikomi, then chiburi and sheathe the sword.
Explanation
意義 右側面に對坐せる敵に對し、初發刀と同意義にて行ふ業なり。
Meaning: An enemy is seated facing you on your right side; perform the form with the same meaning as Shohattō.
動作 正面に對し左向に正座す。左膝を軸として九十度右に旋回すると同時に初發刀の如く以下は初發刀に同じ。
Action: Sit in seiza facing left relative to the shōmen. Pivot on the left knee and turn ninety degrees to the right, acting as in Shohattō. Thereafter, proceed as in Shohattō.
Densho instruction
左り廻りに後へ振り向き左の足をふみ出し如前
Turn to the rear by rotating to the left, step the left foot forwards, and proceed as before.
Explanation
意義 後方に對坐せる敵に對し、初發刀と同意義にて行ふ業なり。
Meaning: An enemy is seated facing you to the rear; perform the form with the same meaning as Shohattō.
動作 正面に對し後向に正座す。右膝を軸として左へ百八十度旋廻す（右足の旋廻不足に特に留意し右膝よりも僅かに外方に開く如くするを可とす）。旋回の終りに左足を約一歩前方に踏みつけ初發刀の如く動作す。以下初發刀に同じ。
Action: Sit in seiza with your back to the shōmen. Pivot on the right knee and turn 180 degrees to the left. Take particular care that the right foot turns sufficiently, opening it slightly outside the right knee. At the end of the rotation, step the left foot approximately one pace forwards and act as in Shohattō. Thereafter, proceed as in Shohattō.
Densho instruction
初右足を踏出し抜付左を踏込み打込み開き又左りを引て抜付跡ははじめに同し
First step the right foot forwards and perform nukitsuke. Step in with the left foot and perform uchikomi, then hiraki. Draw the left foot back and perform another nukitsuke. Thereafter, proceed as at the beginning.
Explanation
意義 互に對坐せる時急に初發刀の如く切りつけたるも、敵逃れしを以って直に追ひかけ之を斬り倒し、刀を納めんとせし時、再び他の敵より斬り付けられたるを以って直に之れに応じて敵の腰を斬る業である。
Meaning: When seated facing one another, suddenly cut as in Shohattō. When the enemy evades the cut, immediately pursue and cut him down. As you are about to sheathe, another enemy attacks; respond at once and cut the enemy’s waist.
動作 正面に向ひ正坐す。初發刀と同要領にて抜刀し刀を頭上に振り被りながら左足を右足に引きつけ、更に之れを一歩前方に踏み著けると同時に正面に向ひ斬り下す。
次に左手を放ち腰に當てつゝ右拳を右に開き刀刃を斜右下に向はしむ。此間右膝を屈げて地につく。この姿勢にて刀を納めながら左膝を屈げたる儘徐かに後ろに引き左踵が臀部に接する頃、急に約一歩後方へ引き中腰の儘にて再び抜刀し敵の腰を斬り（刀勢は初發刀に同じ）次に刀を頭上に振り被る間に左腰を屈げて僅かに進めつゝ膝を地につけ、右足を前に出して刀を正面に斬り下す。以下初發刀に同じ。
Action: Sit in seiza facing the shōmen. Draw as in Shohattō. While raising the sword overhead, pull the left foot up to the right foot, then step it one pace forwards and cut down to the front.
Place the left hand at the waist and move the right fist out to the right so that the edge faces diagonally downwards to the right; during this movement, lower the right knee to the ground. While sheathing in this posture, keep the left knee bent and slowly draw it back. When the left heel nears the buttock, withdraw it suddenly approximately one pace and, remaining half-raised, draw again and cut the enemy’s waist (with the same swordwork as in Shohattō). As the sword is raised overhead, sink the left hip, advance slightly, and place the knee on the ground; put the right foot forwards and cut straight down. Thereafter, proceed as in Shohattō.
Densho instruction
左の肩より切って掛るを踏み出し抜付左足をふみ込み抜請に請流し右足を左の方へ踏込み打込む也扨刀をすね4へ取り逆手に取直し納る膝を突
As the enemy cuts from the direction of the left shoulder, step out and begin the draw. Step in with the left foot, receive the cut with the drawing sword, and let it flow past. Step the right foot towards the left and perform uchikomi. Then bring the sword to the knee, change to a reverse grip, and sheathe while placing the knee on the ground.
Explanation
意義 敵が不意に左側面より斬撃し来たりしを以て取敢ず抜連れて、是を受け流し、敵が前に「のめる」所に乗じ其腰を切る動作である。
Meaning: When the enemy unexpectedly cuts from the left side, draw at once with the attack, receive and flow it past, and take advantage as the enemy pitches forwards to cut the waist.
動作 正面に對して右向に正坐す、頭を左に向け左足を約一歩前に踏み著くる間に右手を以て柄を上方より握り抜刀し頭上を目がけて斬り来る敵の刀を左肩の後方に向け流す心持にて動作す。
此の際に於ける抜刀は前記の諸場合と異り左手で刀を抜くに容易なる如く外方に旋廻する遑なく、急遽抜刀する意なるを以て之を上方より握るものにして抜き連れて受けたる時の刀刃の方向は之が為め僅かに右方向に向ふものとす。
而して右拳の位置は前額の右前上方にして右肘は軽く屈げ、次に立ち上がりつゝ右足を左足の右後方約一歩半の所に開き刀は右肘を屈げて肩に擔ふやうにする。
次に、左足の蹠骨部を軸として、約九十度左にむけつゝ右足を左足に引きつけ、殆んど足を揃える如くし、両膝は軽く外方に屈げ、上體は正しく腰の上に落付かしむ。
而して、刀は両足の将に揃はんとする時、左手を添え上げて左前方に向ひ斬り下ろす。此際刀尖は稍々下り刀刃は斜左下方に向ひ恰も前に「のめり」たる敵の浮腰（肋部を斬る）
然る後左足を約一歩後方に引き上體を起し刀尖部を右膝（右膝は伸び易きを以て特に注意するを要す）の上部に託する如く両手を少しく左方に移す、此際左肘は概ね伸びあるものとす。
納め刀 次に右手を放ち掌の半面を以て鍔を被ふ如く刀柄を上より握り左手を放ちて鞘口を握り右手を以て刀尖を左肩の方向に向はしむる如く刀を反轉して之を納む。此際左膝は地に就く。
Action: Sit in seiza facing right relative to the shōmen. Turn the head to the left and, while stepping the left foot approximately one pace forwards, grasp the tsuka from above with the right hand and draw. Act with the feeling of directing the enemy’s sword, which is cutting towards the head, past and behind the left shoulder.
Unlike the preceding cases, there is no time to rotate the sword outwards to facilitate the draw. Because the sword must be drawn suddenly, grasp the tsuka from above; consequently, when the sword has been drawn into the receiving action, the edge faces slightly to the right.
The right fist is above and to the right front of the forehead, with the right elbow slightly bent. While rising, open the right foot approximately one and a half paces behind and to the right of the left foot, bending the right elbow so that the sword is carried as though upon the shoulder.
Pivoting on the ball of the left foot, turn approximately ninety degrees to the left while drawing the right foot towards the left until the feet are almost together. Bend both knees lightly outwards and settle the upper body squarely over the hips.
As the feet are about to come together, add the left hand and cut down towards the left front. The kissaki is slightly lowered and the edge faces diagonally down to the left, cutting the enemy’s waist/rib region as he pitches forwards.
Draw the left foot approximately one pace back, raise the upper body, and move both hands slightly to the left so that the portion near the kissaki appears to rest above the right knee; take particular care, as the right knee tends to straighten. The left elbow is generally extended.
Sheathing: Release the right hand and regrasp the tsuka from above, as though covering the tsuba with half the palm. Release the left hand and take the koiguchi. With the right hand, reverse the sword so that the kissaki is directed towards the left shoulder, and sheathe it while placing the left knee on the ground.
Densho instruction
右足を立左足を引引5と一處に立抜打也但は八相に切る跡は前に同し
Raise the right foot and, as the left foot is drawn back, rise and perform nukiuchi. Alternatively, cut from hassō. Thereafter, proceed as before.
Explanation
順刀（介錯刀とも云ふ）
意義 切腹者の左側方に於て切腹者に面して坐し介錯する動作にして極めて静粛に実施するを特徴とするのである。
Juntō is also called kaishakutō.
Meaning: Sit on the left side of the person committing seppuku, facing him, and perform kaishaku. Its distinguishing feature is that it is carried out with the utmost quietness and solemnity.
動作 正面に向ひ正坐す、頭を正面にしたる儘、左膝を軸として九十度右に旋廻し右足を僅かに前方に出すと同時に半ば刀を抜き、次に立上りつゝ抜き放ち左足を正面に向けつゝ右足を左足に引き付けて直立す。
此間に刀を右拳の位置か肩の右前下方概ね乳の高さ位にして刀背が右上膊の中央附近に来る如くす。
次で気合を図り右足を一歩前方に踏出しつゝ刀を頭上に振り被り足が地につくと同時に稍々左前下方に向ひ斬り下ろし後、僅かに上体を起こす。以下全く流刀に於ける納め刀の要領に同じである。
Action: Sit in seiza facing the shōmen. Keeping the head directed forwards, pivot ninety degrees to the right on the left knee and put the right foot slightly forwards while drawing the sword halfway. Rise while completing the draw; turn the left foot towards the front, draw the right foot to the left, and stand upright.
Position the right fist below and in front of the right shoulder, roughly at breast height, with the back of the blade near the middle of the right upper arm.
Judge the appropriate moment, step the right foot forwards while raising the sword overhead, and cut diagonally down towards the left front as the foot reaches the ground. Raise the upper body slightly, then sheathe in the same manner as in Ryūtō.
Densho instruction
向ふより切って掛るを踏出し立って抜足を引揃へ抜打に切り右足を進んで又打込み足踏揃へ亦右足を跡へ引冠り逆手に取り返し前を突逆手に納
As the enemy cuts from the front, step out, rise, and draw; bring the feet together and perform nukiuchi. Advance the right foot and perform uchikomi again. Bring the feet together, draw the right foot to the rear, and raise the sword overhead. Change to a reverse grip, thrust to the front, and sheathe with the reverse grip.
Explanation
意義 正面より斬り込み来る敵の刀を脱しつゝ上段より敵の胸元迄切り下げ敵が後退するのを追ひ打ちに再び切り著け敵が倒れたるに對し尚ほ残心を示し、最後に止めを刺す動作なり。
Meaning: Evade the sword of an enemy cutting from the front while cutting down from jōdan to the chest. As the enemy retreats, pursue and cut again. After the enemy has fallen, continue to show zanshin and finally deliver a finishing thrust.
動作 正面に向ひ正座す。右足を約一足長前方に踏み出すと同時に半ば刀を抜き、左足を僅か後方に引きつゝ立上り同時に右足を左足にひきつけて刀を頭上に振り被る。
次で右足を一歩前に踏出し刀尖を胸の高さ位まで切り下げ、続いて左足より二歩前進して、刀を再び頭上に振り被り右足の地につくと同時に斬り下ろす。
此時における著眼点は一間位前方の地とし、刀尖は腰の附近迄位切り下げ左足を右足にひきつけ、直ちに右足を約一歩後方にひくと同時に刀を頭上に振り被り、残心を示し、
然る後、徐ろに右膝を地につけつゝ刀を下ろし、右手を逆手に成る如く握り換へ左手を放ち刀を逆手に持ち左手を刀尖に近き部位の刀背に添へ、止めを刺す心持にて刀を僅かに上方にひき、以下、流刀に於ける納め刀の要領により刀を納む。
Action: Sit in seiza facing the shōmen. Step the right foot approximately one full pace forwards while drawing the sword halfway. Rise while drawing the left foot slightly back; at the same time, draw the right foot to the left and bring the sword overhead.
Step the right foot one pace forwards and cut down until the kissaki is approximately at chest height. Advance two steps beginning with the left foot, raise the sword overhead again, and cut down as the right foot reaches the ground.
Direct the eyes towards the ground approximately one ken ahead. Cut until the kissaki reaches around waist height, draw the left foot to the right, and immediately draw the right foot approximately one pace back while raising the sword overhead to show zanshin.
Slowly place the right knee on the ground while lowering the sword. Regrasp with the right hand in a reverse grip, release the left hand, hold the sword reversed, and place the left hand on the back of the blade near the kissaki. With the feeling of delivering the finishing thrust, draw the sword slightly upwards. Thereafter, sheathe according to the method used in Ryūtō.
Densho instruction
左6の向より切って掛るを踏出し立って抜付打込み血震し納る此業は膝を付かす又抜付に拂捨て打込む業も有り
As the enemy cuts from the left, step out, rise, perform nukitsuke and uchikomi, then chiburi and sheathe the sword. Do not place the knee on the ground. There is also a method in which one sweeps aside with nukitsuke before performing uchikomi.
Explanation
意義 右側面より斬り来る敵の前腕を斬り続いて之を追撃する動作である。
Meaning: Cut the forearm of an enemy attacking from the right side and then pursue with a further attack.
動作 正面に對し左向に正座す。左膝を軸とし九十度右に旋廻し右足を約一歩踏み出すと同時に中腰にて抜刀し刀尖を稍々左にし刀刃が僅かに斜め右に向ふ如くし、敵の前臂を切る心持にて握り締む。
次に左足を右足に添ふると同時に右足を踏み出しつゝ刀を頭上に振り被り右足が地に着くと同時に斬り下ろし、初発刀に於ける血振りをなし、刀を納む。
Action: Sit in seiza facing left relative to the shōmen. Pivot ninety degrees to the right on the left knee and step the right foot approximately one pace forwards. At the same time, draw from a half-raised posture, with the kissaki slightly to the left and the edge facing slightly diagonally to the right, and close the grip with the feeling of cutting the enemy’s forearm.
Bring the left foot towards the right while stepping the right foot forwards, raise the sword overhead, and cut down as the right foot reaches the ground. Perform the chiburi of Shohattō and sheathe the sword.
Densho instruction
是は立事也幾足も走り行内に右の足にて抜付打込血震ひし納る也但膝不付
This is a standing form. Run forwards for several paces and perform nukitsuke and uchikomi as the right foot advances. Perform chiburi and sheathe the sword without placing the knee on the ground.
Explanation
意義 敵が逃れ去らんとするを追ひ掛けて斬る動作であって終始立姿にて行ふ即ち立居合である。
Meaning: Pursue and cut an enemy attempting to escape. The form is performed standing throughout and is therefore tachi-iai.
動作 正面に向ひ直立す左足を約一足長前方に出す（抜刀を容易にする目的）と同時に右手を以て鍔に近く握り右足を約一歩前方に踏みだし初発刀の要領にて抜刀し、次に左足より二歩前進しつゝ刀を頭に振り被り右足が地に着くと同時に切り下ろす、以上の動作は成るべく神速に行ふを理想とす。次で、立たる儘で初発刀に於ける血振ひをなして刀を納める。
Action: Stand upright facing the shōmen. Put the left foot approximately one full pace forwards to facilitate drawing, while grasping the tsuka near the tsuba with the right hand. Step the right foot approximately one pace forwards and draw according to the method of Shohattō. Advance two steps beginning with the left foot while raising the sword overhead, and cut down as the right foot reaches the ground. Ideally, these actions should be performed with the greatest possible speed. Remaining standing, perform the chiburi of Shohattō and sheathe the sword.
Explanation
替手 正面に向ひ正坐より血振りをなし刀を納むる迄の動作は全く同一である。次に柄を上より握りたる儘、左足を約一歩後方にひくと同時に刀を成る可く低く抜き、刀刃を上にする如く右足の側方に致し刀尖を僅かに外方に出づる如く刀を下ぐ。以下全く陰陽進退に同じ。
Alternative: From sitting in seiza facing the shōmen through chiburi and sheathing, the action is identical. Then, retaining the grip upon the tsuka from above, draw the left foot approximately one pace to the rear while drawing the sword as low as possible. Bring the sword to the side of the right leg with the edge upwards and lower it so that the kissaki projects slightly outwards. Thereafter, proceed exactly as in In’yō-shintai.
(The original name given in the densho is Nukiuchi)
Densho instruction
坐して居る處を向より切って懸るを其儘ふんぬんて7請流し打込み開いて納る尤請請流しにあらす此處筆に不及
While seated, as the enemy cuts from the front, extend or drive yourself up as you are, receive and let the cut flow past, perform uchikomi and hiraki, then sheathe the sword. Yet this is not properly ukenagashi; this point cannot be expressed in writing.
Explanation
意義 彼我互に接近して對坐せる時不意に正面に向ひ斬り付ける動作である。
Meaning: When both parties are seated very close together, suddenly cut towards the enemy directly in front.
動作 正面に向ひ正座す。彼我極めて接近しある場合を考慮せるものなるを以って抜刀に際しては成るべく右拳を前上方に向けて動かしつゝ、概ね前額の前方に至らしめ、刀尖を左上膊の外側に近く移動せしめつゝ刀を頭上に振り被る（此際両膝を密接す）次で、直ちに両膝を開き刀尖が概ね地より二握り位の處に来る位に切り下ろす。
次で左手を放ち右拳を右に開き血振りをなすこと陰陽進退に於ける第一段の血振りと同様に動作し、後、刀を納む。
Action: Sit in seiza facing the shōmen. Because the form assumes that the two parties are extremely close, move the right fist forwards and upwards as much as possible during the draw, bringing it approximately in front of the forehead. At the same time, move the kissaki close to the outside of the left upper arm and bring the sword overhead. During this action, bring the knees close together. Immediately open both knees and cut down until the kissaki reaches approximately two hand-widths above the ground.
Release the left hand and move the right fist out to the right, performing chiburi in the same manner as the first chiburi of In’yō-shintai. Then sheathe the sword.
This most likely refers to Kamiizumi Nobutsuna (the founder of Shinkage-ryū), who was also known as Kamiizumi Musashi-no-kami Hidetsuna (上泉武蔵守秀綱); see the preface to the Shinkage-ryū hyōhō list of transmissions, which names him as such. ↩
A modern-Japanese rendering of a parallel densho conjectures that Sekkō denotes a kind of tai-atari in Shinkage-ryū, and that Manji refers to being able to draw and cut freely in any direction. Accordingly, 二刀至極 is taken separately as “ultimate two-sword teaching”; the precise content of all three teachings remains uncertain. ↩
ふつのみたま refers to Futsu-no-mitama (布都御魂), an ancient sword-divinity name closely associated with Futsunushi (経津主神), the deity of Katori Jingū, and also with Takemikazuchi in the Kojiki tradition. Futsu is believed to be onomatopoeia for a sword cutting through something in one swing, and here the name is explicitly linked with フッツリ切る, cutting clean through. ↩
In this older usage, すね refers to the knee rather than the shin; the action continues with 膝を突, placing the knee on the ground. ↩
The repeated 引 appears to be a dittography; Soda’s witness has a single 引く. ↩
Hosokawa’s densho as transcribed by Kimura has “left”; Mitsuhira quotes Soda’s copy as having “right”. The latter would appear to be correct. ↩
ふんぬんて represents 踏ん伸んで, read funnunde (ふんぬんで), and is given as such in the Soda witness. The repeated 請 in 請請流し appears to be a dittography, and does not appear in Soda’s copy. ↩