Question about Japanese Marching Rule

[feldgrau33]

Hello gents,


I got this small japanese era booklet about instruction in marching. I guess it's used by the indonesian native forces made by the japanese e.g. PETA, Heiho or Hizbullah. Or maybe for the native police and keraton (javanese palace) troops.
The marching command is in japanese and it's translation is in bahasa indonesia. Like "atsumare" is gather and march, "bango" is make a count, "tsukeken" for fix bayonet, "kokka hosyo" singing the kimigayo, etc.

So my question in here is, is there anyone have the imperial japanese army rule of marching? So we can make a comparison in here.
Thank you.

[feldgrau33]

Here the translation in english i made. Please pardon for any mistake in here.

1. Atsumare: gather and march
2. Kyotsuke: get ready
3. Kiritsu: get ready
4. Yasume: at ease
5. Migie narae: straight right arm
6. Hidarie narae: straight left arm
7. Naore: Let go (for the straight arm command)
8. Bango: make count
9. Bango ni made: From two, make count
10. Bango motoi: Return count
11. Ryotekan kaku hidarie narae: between two arm, straight left arm
12. Ryotekan kaku hidarie narae: between two arm, straight right arm (i think it’s should be ryotekan kaku migie narae)
13. Katatekan kaku hidarie narae: between one arm, straight left arm
14. Katatekan kaku hidarie narae: between one arm, straight right arm (i think it’s should be katatekan kaku migie narae)
15. Migi muke migi: Turn body rightway
16. Hidari muke hidari: Turn body leftway
17. Nakabe migi muke migi: Turn body oblique rightway
18. Nakabe hidari muke hidari: Turn body oblique leftway
19. Sono mama migi muke migi: Main line on hold, turn right ( i dont know the correct translation in here)
20. Sono mama hidari muke hidari: Main line on hold, turn left (i dont know the correct translation in here)
21. Kashira migi: Turn head right
22. Kashira hidari: Turn head left
23. Kashira naka: Turn head front
24. Ippo mae: One step forward
25. Ippo oshiro: One step backward
26. Niho mae: Two step forward
27. Niho oshiro: Two step backward
28. Go-ban sukoshi mae: Number 5 and less, march forward
29. Ju-ban sukoshi mae: Number 10 and more, march backward
30. Zenretsu niho mae: forward line, 2 step march forward
31. Koretsu ipo mae: rear line, 1 step march forward
32. Maware migi: Turn back rightway
33. Mae susumu: Make step
34. Hotyo tore: Goose step
35. Hotyo yame: normal step
36. Michiasi susume: at ease step
37. Kakesi susume: jog
38. Hayasi mae susume: return to goose step
39. Ashibume susume: make step on place (nowhere)
40. Kumi gumi migie susume: Turn right march
41. Kumi gumi hidarie susume: turn left march
42. Kumi gumi migie nikai: Turn twice rightway march
43. Kumi gumi hidarie nikai: Turn twice leftway march
44. Migi muke mae susume: Turn body rightway, march
45. Hidari muke mae susume: Turn body leftway, march
46. Nakabe migi muke mae susume: Turn oblique right, march
47. Nakabe hidari muke mae susume: turn oblique left, march
48. Migi ni Mukio kae susume: right flank side, march
49. Hidari ni mukio kae susume: left flank side, march
50. Maware migi mae susume: Turn back rightway, march
51. Migi muke tomare: Turn body leftway, halt
52. Hidari muke tomare: Turn body leftway, halt
53. Maware tomare: Turn back rightway, halt
54. Buntai tomare: halt (for 1 – 300 men)
55. So tai tomare: halt (100 – 150 men)
56. Tsu tai tomare: halt (300 or more men)
57. Sen tai tomare: all men halt
58. Tsukeken: fix bayonet
59. Toreken: get bayonet
60. Fuse: lie down
61. Hida uchi: squat
62. Uchikata yame: return to the first posture
63. Ni nae tsu tsu: shoulder rifle
64. Ta te tsu tsu: return the rifle to the first posture
65. Sasage tsu tsu: present arm
66. Kokki keiyo: raise the kokki flag (hinomaru)
67. Kokki ni taisi tyumuko: look at the flag
68. Kokka hosyo: sing the kimigayo twice
69. Kokyo yohai: turn body to the tokyo palace
70. Datsu bo: put out the hat
71. Tyaku bo: Put on the hat
72. Mokuto: close the eye and bowed head
73. Kerei: make a military greeting
74. Rei: make a greeting
75. Saikerei: make a salute
76. Kokki koka: lower the flag
77. Shuppatsu: permission to depart
78. Wakare: disband
79. Wakare atsumare: disband and then gather for march
80. Kyodo sanho mae: gather and get ready also march
81. Tyumoku: get ready and look at the leader
82. Ni retsu atsumare: march on 2 rank
83. Yon retsu atsumare: march on 4 rank
84. Mae narae: front arm
85. Orisike: sit

There's also some command which added by the old owner:
Koyakoe: right kyodo
Sayokoe: left kyodo
Kumitai Sneel: change march paces (mix japanese-dutch ???)
Itokuka? : make report

[Nick Komiya]

Those Japanese commands are still unchanged today. Even school kids today know most of them, as they have to do that during gym class for sport festivals, etc. No need to make any comparison, as those are IJA commands, not modified. In 68, however, the command does not say twice as in your translation.

Of course, things are more advanced now. Here are the updated commands in action
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Afpc_EcohcY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNJr6G9ZmxE

[ghp95134]

....
So my question in here is, is there anyone have the imperial japanese army rule of marching? So we can make a comparison in here.
Thank you.

Well ... this article for the Infantry Journal (vol VII, July 1910, pp. 87~97) is in English, but it explains about how things were done using US Army drill regulations as a template

...There are many movements where the commands and methods of execution are practically the same as ours... The general principles covering the instruction of the individual soldier are very similar to those contained in our Infantry Drill Regulations. The right face is executed on the left heel, otherwise the same as prescribed in paragraph 36, Infantry Drill Regulations....

The Japanese Infantry Drill Regulations


--Guy

[feldgrau33]

Those Japanese commands are still unchanged today. Even school kids today know most of them, as they have to do that during gym class for sport festivals, etc. No need to make any comparison, as those are IJA commands, not modified. In 68, however, the command does not say twice as in your translation.

Of course, things are more advanced now. Here are the updated commands in action
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Afpc_EcohcY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNJr6G9ZmxE

Interesting and i see. Thank you very much for the videos.
The movement in the last video is way more complicated compared in here.
In the translation number 68 (or 66 in the booklet), it's written "(2 x)" so i make a conclusion it's twice.

Well ... this article for the Infantry Journal (vol VII, July 1910, pp. 87~97) is in English, but it explains about how things were done using US Army drill regulations as a template The Japanese Infantry Drill Regulations


--Guy

Thank you.

[Nick Komiya]

x2 for the national anthem then means to sing verse 1 and verse 2, which is normally the case . Also 62. means "Hold your fire!", not return to the first posture.

[feldgrau33]

I see, that's make more sense.

Interesting, i guess the one who made this booklet made a mistranslation. Thank you!

[ghp95134]

I see, that's make more sense.

Interesting, i guess the one who made this booklet made a mistranslation. Thank you!

Feldgrau,

Your numbering system is slightly off in the English translation you made.
#60 in the booklet is UCHIKATA YAME! 撃方止め "Hold your fire."
#60 of your English translation is "Fuse/lie down" [this is #58 in the booklet]. Fuse 伏せ

--Guy

[feldgrau33]

Ah yes, i just realize that after i translate it.