Excerpt from:
The following is an excerpt from my book, Mokuroku and Kaidenshō: The Official Documents of Danzan-Ryū Jūjutsu. In this section, we see the translation of part of the "Shugyo" section from Bud Estes' scroll.
Note that on one page, a copy of the actual scroll (larger than here) is shown. On the facing page, I have included the printed kanji, the romanized Japanese and the English translation of that section of the scroll. In the book, the entire scrolls of Bud Estes and Steve Byzek are translated in this manner. In addition, the Kaidenshō (complete transmission certificates) of the 1948 and 1993 Okugi classes are presented in a similar fashion.
3. Concepts for the Austere Practice of Judo
Shugyo is a Japanese word which means hard training or austere practice. Okazaki writes here that this type of training goes beyond the physical and also includes how the Jūjutsu student interacts with the world at large (parents, siblings, friends, country).
Estes - Austere Practice of Judo
judo shugyo no kokoro e
knowledge of the austere practice of judo
Jūjutsu no shuren ni yori go toku seru gensoku o do toku ka shitaru
Judo (next line) is the fundamental truth learned and understood by the training of Jūjutsu which is converted to moral principles,
mono o judo to sho suru o motte judo shugyo no moku teki wa
and the purpose of the training of Judo is the cultivation
jin kaku no kansei ni ari to mo subeki nari ue ni jin kaku no kansei shi
of the perfection of character. Therefore, in order to perfect the personality,
hakaru ni wa mazu motte meiji tenno no kyoiku kigo ni seifu tokuro no
it is first necessary to learn and understand the Imperial Rescript of Education given by Emperor Meiji,
fubo ni ko ni keitei ni yu ni fufu ai bashi ho yu ai shin ji
"Filial piety to the parents, friendship to the siblings, concord between husband and wife, trust between friends,
kyoken onore o jishi haku ai shu ni oyobusu"
it is necessary to be modest and respectful to others, and to love mankind."
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