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escaping art, so using it for combat
or to gain a victory is totally against Hakuda's historicphilosophy, and
Buddhist dharma. Combative arts like: Kempo, Ju-jutsu, Karate and others
became the more well known methods of unarmed martial arts. The term Hakuda
was lost to common use, but this helped in keeping the technique pure and
unaffected by exoteric teaching.
One of the unique elements of Hakuda is the very
dangerous technique Kinsho-jitsu, a method of hitting and kicking "forbidden"
places of the human anatomy. The basics of Kinsho-jitsu is one of the
subjects covered in the ancient martial arts book called the Bubishi.
Another unique quality of Hakuda is that the seizing
and striking (including kicking) techniques are both simultaneous and
interchangeable, that is to say that the hands and feet work together
in unison, and the arm movements that are necessary for self-defense,
are used for both seizing and striking. Many of these arm and hand movements
are used in most Korean Hyung, and in Japanese and Okinawan Karate kata.
This is more than a coincidence, because these arts are rooted in China
as well.
Because of the sophisticated technique and tedious
training method, Hakuda was (and still is) very difficult to learn. However,
the teaching method and the limited number of techniques were considered
so effective, that after a period, more techniques were developed and
passed on to chosen individuals or within families.
Hakushu, also the Japanese pronunciation of a Chinese
technique is part of Hakuda. It incorporates gripping or grabbing techniques.
The kanji for Hakushu expresses seizing or grasping with the hand, where
as the Kanji for Hakuda means a pure striking and kicking method.
Together, Hakuda and Hakushu, make a powerful system
of protection, that appears to fall both philosophically and physically
between the confrontational (hard) techniques of Karate, and the means
of gaining victory through pliancy (soft) techniques of Ju-jitsu or Aikido
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