Edo Machi-kata Taiho Jutsu Sweden - by Bo Munthe sensei, Machi-bugyō. Traditional Japanese arresting arts and implements. Edo Machi-kata Taiho Jutsu is dedicated to researching, preserving, and disseminating information about traditional Japanese arresting arts and implements.

During the Edo period, Japanese police officers trained in self-defense and arresting techniques based on the unarmed fighting styles of jujutsu.

They also developed and perfected the use of a variety of non-lethal weapons for capturing and restraining suspects. Many traditional Japanese martial arts schools once included elements of taiho jutsu (arresting arts), although most have since been lost to history. A number of taiho jutsu techniques have survived, though, and are still taught and practiced in their original forms by specialists in jujutsu as well as kenjutsu and iaido (swordsmanship).

Some taiho jutsu techniques have been adopted and modified for more contemporary law enforcement applications. Based on martial art styles from the Japanese feudal era, modern forms of taiho jutsu are frequently an essential part of training programs for many police agencies today. Law enforcement officers in countries around the world often rely on modern taiho jutsu to safely arrest and detain suspects.

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