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Five strands, kept distinct so that centuries-old history is never confused with a modern organization. Filter by strand; every entry links to its source.

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  1. 1603–1867Edo period

    Edo period. The Tokugawa shogunate governs from Edo and polices it through magistrates, yoriki and dōshin.Source A7Source A24

  2. 1886Modern Japanese policing

    After a contest between the new Kodokan Judo school and older jujutsu schools, the Tokyo police adopt judo training methods.Source A10

  3. 7 March 1953The founder

    Don Cunningham is born in Dallas, Texas.Source B35Source A40

  4. 1956Modern Japanese policing

    A Kodokan working group introduces Goshin Jutsu, self-defence forms against unarmed and armed attackers.Source A10

  5. 1971–1975The founder

    Serves as a U.S. Navy hospital corpsman with the Fleet Marine Force.Source B35Source B37

  6. 1980sThe founder

    While working in Japan for a telecommunications company, he buys his first jutte in an antique store — the first of many law-enforcement implements he would collect.Source B33

  7. 1992The founder

    Earns a second-dan licence from the Kodokan Judo Institute.Source B35

  8. 2000The founder

    Self-publishes Secret Weapons of Jujutsu; Tuttle obtains the paperback rights in 2002.Source B33

  9. 2002The websites

    e-budokai.com is online, a site on classical Japanese martial arts (earliest archived copy).Source A14

  10. 2004The founder

    Tuttle publishes Taiho-Jutsu: Law and Order in the Age of the Samurai.Source B45

  11. 2005The founder

    PhD in Technical Communication, Illinois Institute of Technology.Source B35

  12. 2009The organization

    e-budokai.com becomes the home of Edo Machi-kata Taiho Jutsu. Certificates for four grades are designed in August; the first representatives page lists Cunningham as founder and director.Source A14Source D3Source A26

  13. 2010–2013The organization

    Representatives are added across North America, Europe and Australia.Source A26

  14. 19 July 2013The organization

    Citing his health, Cunningham steps down. Four regional directors take over; he becomes Director Emeritus. A new website is planned.Source D39Source A26

  15. 2013The websites

    The organization’s site moves to taiho-jutsu.net.Source A40

  16. 28 November 2014The founder

    Dr. Don Cunningham dies at home after a decade-long illness.Source B35Source A40

  17. 2026The websites

    The archive is recovered from the Wayback Machine and owner-supplied files, and this website is rebuilt from it.Source E38

Sources for this page

  1. D3Blank EMKTJ rank certificates (Okappiki, Komono, Dōshin, Yoriki). owner files, Taiho Jutsu Cert/ · created 2009-08-12 · Owner-supplied file
  2. A7Book page, Taiho-Jutsu: Law and Order in the Age of the Samurai. e-budokai.com/books/taiho.htm · updated 2010-10-19 (capture 2013-05-21) · Original organizational material
  3. A10Edo Machi-kata Taiho Jutsu, “Arresting Arts”. e-budokai.com/curriculum/index.htm · updated 2010-09-09 (capture 2013-10-01) · Original organizational material
  4. A14e-budokai.com homepage, 69 dated versions. e-budokai.com/ · 2002-11-23 to 2024 · Original organizational material
  5. A24D. Cunningham, “Samurai police”. e-budokai.com/hibuki/police.htm · © 2002 Budo Kai, Ltd; updated 2005-03-18 (capture 2009-01-10) · Original organizational material
  6. A26Edo Machi-kata Taiho Jutsu, “Representatives” (18 dated versions). e-budokai.com/members/representatives.htm · versions 2009-08-22 to 2013-10-01 · Original organizational material
  7. B33P. Powers, “Author lays down law on historical Japanese weapons”, Leader-Telegram (Eau Claire, WI). scan at e-budokai.com/books/leader1-bw.pdf · 2006-01-12 · Independent source
  8. B35Obituary of Don Aaron Cunningham, Mullins Funeral Home & Crematory, Radford, Virginia. mullinsfuneralhome.com · 2014 · Independent source
  9. B37Radford University, Veterans Living History Project: Don Cunningham. monk.radford.edu · 2014 · Independent source
  10. E38Reconstruction research for this website (archive recovery, asset catalogue). project documentation · 2026 · New editorial / project research
  11. D39D. Cunningham, “Reorganization of Edo Machi-kata Taiho Jutsu” (email). owner files (private correspondence) · 2013-07-19 · Owner-supplied file
  12. A40taiho-jutsu.net, “Introduction” with memorial notice. taiho-jutsu.net/index.html · © 2013 (capture 2017-09-25) · Original organizational material
  13. B45Tuttle Publishing, Taiho-Jutsu: Law and Order in the Age of the Samurai, ISBN 978-0-8048-3536-7. tuttle.co.jp · 2004; accessed 2026-11-03 · Independent source

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