List of koryu schools of martial arts
Encyclopedia
This is an incomplete list of koryū
(lit. "traditional schools", or "old schools"). Koryū are schools of martial arts that originated in Japan
. Some people use the date of 1876, when the act prohibiting the wearing of swords (Haitorei) was promulgated, as a dividing line between classical and modern martial arts. Others prefer to use the term "koryu bujutsu" only for those arts developed for actual use on the battlefield and thus reserve the term for sixteenth century and earlier traditions.
Gunnery ryu (Hōjutsu
Koryu
is a Japanese word that is used in association with the ancient Japanese martial arts. This word literally translates as "old school" or "traditional school"...
(lit. "traditional schools", or "old schools"). Koryū are schools of martial arts that originated in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. Some people use the date of 1876, when the act prohibiting the wearing of swords (Haitorei) was promulgated, as a dividing line between classical and modern martial arts. Others prefer to use the term "koryu bujutsu" only for those arts developed for actual use on the battlefield and thus reserve the term for sixteenth century and earlier traditions.
Comprehensive systems
- Araki-ryū
- Asayama Ichiden-ryūAsayama Ichiden-ryuis a Japanese koryū martial art founded in the late Muromachi period by .-Asayama Ichidensai Shigetatsu:There are often conflicting stories among Martial art schools that have many branches about who actually founded the school and how. In some cases this steams from Japanese Samurai being fond of...
- Kashima Shin-ryū
- Kukishin-ryū
- Tatsumi-ryūTatsumi-ryuis a traditional school of Japanese martial arts founded in the early 16th century by Tatsumi Sankyo.-History:Tatsumi Sankyo was born in what is now Ehime Prefecture, Japan, on Shikoku island. He is thought to have been active as a warrior in the Eishō Era . Tatsumi trained in the martial arts...
- Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryūTenshin Shoden Katori Shinto-ryuis one of the oldest extant Japanese martial arts, and an exemplar of koryū bujutsu. The Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū was founded by Iizasa Ienao, born 1387 in Iizasa village , who was living near Katori Shrine at the time...
- Takenouchi-ryūTakenouchi-ryuis one of the oldest jujutsu koryū in Japan. It was founded in 1532, the first year of Tenbun on the twenty-fourth of the sixth lunar month by Takenouchi Chūnagon Daijō Nakatsukasadaiyū Hisamori, the lord of Ichinose Castle in Sakushū...
- Yagyū Shingan-ryūYagyu Shingan-ryu, is a traditional school of Japanese martial arts. Different styles of Yagyū Shingan-ryū, such as Heihojutsu and Taijutsu, assert different founders, Takenaga Hayato and Araki Mataemon respectively, but they all go back to Ushū Tatewaki , referred to in some historical scrolls as Shindō...
Grappling/close-quarters ryu (armoured, unarmoured)
- Araki-ryū
- Hontai Yōshin-ryūHontai Yoshin-ryuis a traditional school of Japanese martial arts founded c.1660, by Takagi Shigetoshi. Some sources give Takagi's middle name as Setsuemon, while others give it as Oriemon....
- Kiraku-ryū jujutsu
- Kitō-ryūKito-ryuis a traditional school of the Japanese martial art of jujutsu. Its syllabus comprises atemi-waza , nage-waza , kansetsu-waza and shime-waza...
- Kotto-ryū Koppojutsu
- Kukishin-ryū
- Kurokawa-ryū- Founded by Kurokawa Yoshiro
- Sekiguchi-ryū
- Shindo Yoshin-ryū
- Sosuishi-ryū
- Takeda-ryū
- Tenjin Shin'yō-ryū
- Yagyū Shingan-ryūYagyu Shingan-ryu, is a traditional school of Japanese martial arts. Different styles of Yagyū Shingan-ryū, such as Heihojutsu and Taijutsu, assert different founders, Takenaga Hayato and Araki Mataemon respectively, but they all go back to Ushū Tatewaki , referred to in some historical scrolls as Shindō...
- Yōshin-ryū - Founded by Akiyama Yoshitoki
- Yōshin-ryū (Yōshin Koryū) - Founded by Miura Yōshin
Gunnery ryu (HōjutsuHojutsu, the art of gunnery, is the martial art of Japan dedicated to firearms usage.-Schools:* Inatomi-ryū* Geki-ryū* Ogino-ryū* Tanegashima-ryū* Tatsuke-ryū* Seki-ryū* Bue-ryū* Morishige-ryū* Yō-ryū* Takashima-ryū-External links:* www.hojutsu.com...
)
- Morishige-ryu Hōjutsu
- Seki-ryū Hōjutsu
- Yoshida Ha Satake-ryū Hōjutsu
Sword-drawing ryu (Batto, iai, etc.)
- Araki-ryū
- Hoki-ryū
- Mugai-ryūMugai-ryuis a Japanese koryū martial art school founded by in 23rd June 1680.- History :The founder of Mugai ryu, Tsuji Gettan Sukemochi 辻月丹資茂 was born to Tsuji Yadayū descendant of Sasaki Takadzuna, in the second year of Keihan ,in the Miya-mura-aza village area 宮村字 of Masugi 馬杉, in the Kōka-gun district...
- Musō Jikiden Eishin-ryūMuso Jikiden Eishin-ryu, is a koryū sword art, and one of the most widely practiced schools of iaijutsu in the world. Often referred to simply as "Eishin-ryū," it claims an unbroken lineage dating back to the sixteenth century....
- Musō Shinden-ryūMuso Shinden-ryuis a iaijutsu koryū founded by Nakayama Hakudō , last sōke of the Shimomura branch of Hasegawa Eishin-ryū. The term "iaidō" appeared in 1932 and was popularized by Nakayama Hakudō .-Particularities:...
- Shinmusō Hayashizaki-ryū
- Shojutsu Kenri Kataichi-ryū
- Suiō-ryū
- Tamiya-ryūTamiya-ryūTamiya-ryū can refer to two different iaijutsu ryūgi:*"Ta-miya"-ryū , an iaijutsu koryū founded by Tamiya Heibei Norimasa .*"Tami-ya"-ryū , an iaijutsu koryū founded by Tamiya Gon'emon Muneshige ....
- Yagyū Seigo-ryū
Sword-fighting ryu (kenjutsu, tojutsu)
- Abe ryūAbe ryu', also known as is a Japanese sword fighting school founded by 安倍頼任 in the 17th century. He was trained in Taisha-ryū, an offshoot of Shinkage-ryū.The school is well known as the first major school to use the name kendō...
- Asayama Ichiden-ryūAsayama Ichiden-ryuis a Japanese koryū martial art founded in the late Muromachi period by .-Asayama Ichidensai Shigetatsu:There are often conflicting stories among Martial art schools that have many branches about who actually founded the school and how. In some cases this steams from Japanese Samurai being fond of...
- Hyōhō Niten Ichi-ryūHyoho Niten Ichi-ryu, which can be loosely translated as "the school of the strategy of two heavens as one", is a koryū , transmitting a style of classical Japanese swordsmanship conceived by the warrior Miyamoto Musashi...
- Ittō-ryūItto-ryu, meaning "one-sword school", is the ancestor school of several Japanese Koryū kenjutsu styles, including Ono-ha, Mizoguchi-ha, Nakanishi-ha, Kogen, Hokushin, and Itto Shoden. The style was developed by Ittōsai Kagehisa.-Ono-ha Ittō-ryū:...
- Hokushin Ittō-ryū
- Itto Shoden Muto-ryūItto-ryu, meaning "one-sword school", is the ancestor school of several Japanese Koryū kenjutsu styles, including Ono-ha, Mizoguchi-ha, Nakanishi-ha, Kogen, Hokushin, and Itto Shoden. The style was developed by Ittōsai Kagehisa.-Ono-ha Ittō-ryū:...
- Kogen Ittō-ryū
- Mizoguchi-ha Ittō-ryū
- Nakanishi Ittō-ryūItto-ryu, meaning "one-sword school", is the ancestor school of several Japanese Koryū kenjutsu styles, including Ono-ha, Mizoguchi-ha, Nakanishi-ha, Kogen, Hokushin, and Itto Shoden. The style was developed by Ittōsai Kagehisa.-Ono-ha Ittō-ryū:...
- Ono-ha Ittō-ryū
- Jigen-ryūJigen-ryuJigen-ryū is a traditional school of Japanese martial arts founded in the late 16th century by Togo Chui in Satsuma Province, now Kagoshima prefecture, Kyushu, Japan. It focuses mainly on the art of swordsmanship...
- Kage-ryūKage-ryuis a Japanese koryu martial art founded in the late Muromachi period ca 1550 by Yamamoto Hisaya Masakatsu.The system teaches battojutsu using very long swords known as choken....
- Kage-ryū (Aizu)Kage-ryu (Aizu)is a traditional school of swordsmanship founded by Aizu Hyūga-no-Kami Iko in c.1490. This school is also sometimes called Aizu Kage-ryū after the name of its founder...
- Kashima Shinden Jikishinkage-ryūKashima Shinden Jikishinkage-ryu, often referred to simply as Jikishinkage-ryū or Kashima Shinden, is a traditional school of the Japanese martial art of swordsmanship...
- Kashima Shintō-ryūKashima Shinto-ryu' is a traditional school of Japanese martial arts founded by Tsukahara Bokuden in the Muromachi period .Due to its formation during the tumultuous Sengoku Jidai, a time of feudal war, the school's techniques are based on battlefield experience and revolve around finding weak points in the...
- Kurama-ryū
- Maniwa Nen-ryūManiwa Nen-ryuManiwa Nen-ryū is a traditional school of Japanese martial arts founded in 1591 by Higuchi Matashichirō . Matashichirō was a student of Nen-ryū, and founded Maniwa Nen-ryū after receiving inka from Akamatsu Gion...
- Nen-ryūNen-ryuis a traditional school of Japanese martial arts founded in 1368 CE by the samurai Sōma Shiro Yoshimoto in modern day Nagano Prefecture, where Yoshimoto is said to have taught only fourteen students until his death.-Teachings:...
- Tennen Rishin-ryūTennen Rishin-ryuis a Japanese martial art, commonly known as the style practiced by several core members of the Shinsengumi.-History:Founded by Kondō Kuranosuke Nagahiro around 1789, the style was popularized by Kondō Shūsuke , the third generation master of the style, who, together with Satō Hikogorō, spread its...
- Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryūTenshin Shoden Katori Shinto-ryuis one of the oldest extant Japanese martial arts, and an exemplar of koryū bujutsu. The Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū was founded by Iizasa Ienao, born 1387 in Iizasa village , who was living near Katori Shrine at the time...
- Shingyotō-ryūShingyoto-ryuis a Japanese koryū swordsmanship style founded in 1682 by . The name roughly translates as "mind shape/form sword school". This style places a high emphasis on swordmanship philosophy, manily to-ho-no-sho-shin or "the heart of the sword".-Information:...
- Shinkage-ryūShinkage-ryu' meaning "new shadow school", is a traditional school of Japanese martial arts, founded by Kamiizumi Ise-no-Kami Nobutsuna in the mid-sixteenth century...
- Yagyū Shinkage-ryūYagyu Shinkage-ryuis one of the oldest Japanese schools of swordsmanship . Its primary founder was Kamiizumi Nobutsuna, who called the school Shinkage-ryū. In 1565, Nobutsuna bequeathed the school to his greatest student, Yagyū Munetoshi, who added his own name to the school. Today, the Yagyū Shinkage-ryū remains...
- Yoshioka-ryūYoshioka-ryuis a koryū Japanese sword-fighting martial art and is part of the Kyohachi-ryū. The Yoshioka-ryū became famous during the latter half of the 16th century when Yoshioka Kenpo was assigned to be the sword instructor of the Ashikaga shoguns in Kyoto.The Yoshioka-ryū was founded in the first half of...
Spear/polearm-fighting ryu (sojutsu, naginatajutsu)
- Anazawa-ryu
- Chokugen-ryu
- Higo Ko-ryūHigo Ko-ryuis a Japanese koryū martial art founded in the early Edo period by .The system teaches Naginatajutsu.-References:* Old School: Essays on Japanese Martial Traditions by Ellis Amdur...
- Hōzōin-ryūHozoin-ryuis a traditional school of Japanese martial arts that specializes in the art of spearmanship . Hōzōin-ryū was founded by Hōzōin Kakuzenbō In'ei in c. 1560. In'ei was a Buddhist monk of Kōfuku-ji Temple in Nara, Japan. He adored martial arts and trained in the art of swordsmanship...
- Owari Kan-ryū
- Tendō-ryūTendo-ryu bujutsuis a koryu founded in 1582 by Saito Hangan Denkibo Katsuhide. It specializes in the use of the naginata. Current headmaster is 16th sōke Mitamura Takeko...
- Toda ha Buko-ryū
- Yoshin-ryu - Not to be confused with Hontai Yōshin-ryūHontai Yoshin-ryuis a traditional school of Japanese martial arts founded c.1660, by Takagi Shigetoshi. Some sources give Takagi's middle name as Setsuemon, while others give it as Oriemon....
Stick/Staff ryu (jo, bo)
- Chikubujima-ryu
- Shintō Musō-ryūShinto Muso-ryu, most commonly known by its practice of jōdō, is a traditional school of the Japanese martial art of jōjutsu, or the art of wielding the short staff . The technical purpose of the art is to learn how to defeat a swordsman in combat using the jō, with an emphasis on proper combative distance,...
Bowmanship (Kyujutsu)
- Heki-ryu
- Yoshida-ryu
- Yoshida Ha Satake-ryū
Various weaponry
- Isshin-ryūIsshin-ryu kusarigamajutsuis a traditional school of the Japanese martial art of kusarigamajutsu, the art of using the chain and scythe . Its exact origin is disputed, and may have been founded as early as the 14th century by the samurai Nen Ami Jion 念阿弥慈恩 , but the modern-day techniques were compiled and incorporated no...
- Not to be confused with Isshin-ryūIsshin-ryuis a style of Okinawan karate founded by Tatsuo Shimabuku and named by him on 15 January 1956. Isshin-Ryū karate is largely a synthesis of Shorin-ryū karate, Gojū-ryū karate, and kobudō. The name means, literally, "one heart method"...
karate - Neigishi ryu shurikenjutsuShurikenjutsuis a general term describing the traditional Japanese martial arts of throwing shuriken, which are small, hand-held weapons used primarily by the shinobi in feudal Japan, such as metal spikes bō shuriken, circular plates of metal known as hira shuriken, and knives .Shurikenjutsu was usually taught...
- Ogasawara-ryū Kyubajutsu - Mounted archery