Toda Shinryuken Masamitsu
Encyclopedia
was a martial artist, and a samurai, who lived in the Meiji era (1824–1909). He is widely known to have been an instructor of the Shinden Fudo Ryu and also a direct decedent of the founder of Gyokko Ryu. However, the Bugei Ryuha Daijiten
mentions his name as being the head master of several styles of Japanese martial arts a list which includes
as well as others.
During the later part of the Tokugawa period, the government ordered the building of a national military academy (kobusho). In 1855, Toda Sensei was appointed as a sword instructor by Matsudaira Noriyasu, teaching Hikenshin Ryu Kenjutsu. After he had finished at the Kobusho, he wandered from place to place before setting up a bone-setting (sekkotsu
) clinic and dojo in Kobe.
He taught the five precepts for ninpo which are:
He is also quoted as saying "Even when you are faced with certain death, die laughing."
studied Shinden Fudo Ryu under Toda Shinryuken Masamitsu . Takenaka Tetsunoke, senior student of Jigoro Kano, the founder of Judo
, was at one time a student at the Shinden Fudo Ryu dojo led by Toda Shinryuken Masamitsu. Toda Shinryuken Masamitsu was also "Soke" (Grandmaster) of the Togakure Ryu, Kumogakure Ryu and Gyokkushin Ryu Ninjutsu schools. He was followed by his grandson Takamatsu Toshitsugu, whose successor, Masaaki Hatsumi
, is the current Soke of several modern schools of Ninjutsu
.
Bugei Ryuha Daijiten
The or "Encyclopedia of Martial art schools", originally Bugei Ryuha Jiten , is a catalog of Koryū Bujutsu and Gendai Budō of Japanese martial arts...
mentions his name as being the head master of several styles of Japanese martial arts a list which includes
- Gyokko-ryū Kosshijutsu (玉虎流骨指術)
- Kotō-ryū Koppōjutsu (虎倒流骨法術)
- Shinden Fudō-ryū Dakentaijutsu (神伝不動流打拳体術)
as well as others.
During the later part of the Tokugawa period, the government ordered the building of a national military academy (kobusho). In 1855, Toda Sensei was appointed as a sword instructor by Matsudaira Noriyasu, teaching Hikenshin Ryu Kenjutsu. After he had finished at the Kobusho, he wandered from place to place before setting up a bone-setting (sekkotsu
Sekkotsu
is the Japanese skill of bone-setting. It is used in many martial arts and as a medical practice today....
) clinic and dojo in Kobe.
He taught the five precepts for ninpo which are:
- 1. To know that patience comes first.
- 2. To know that the path of mankind comes from justice.
- 3. To renounce greed, laziness, and obstinacy.
- 4. To recognize sadness, worry, and resentment as natural and to seek the immovable heart (fudoshin).
- 5. To not stray from the path of loyalty and brotherly love and to delve always deeper into the heart of budo pursuing the ways of both the literary and martial arts with balanced determination.
He is also quoted as saying "Even when you are faced with certain death, die laughing."
Notable students
Kuki Takei from the Kuki family of Kukishin RyuKukishin Ryu
or Kukishinden Ryū, originally "Nine Gods Spirit School" is a Japanese martial art allegedly founded in the 14th century CE by Kuki Yakushimaru Ryūshin...
studied Shinden Fudo Ryu under Toda Shinryuken Masamitsu . Takenaka Tetsunoke, senior student of Jigoro Kano, the founder of Judo
Judo
is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
, was at one time a student at the Shinden Fudo Ryu dojo led by Toda Shinryuken Masamitsu. Toda Shinryuken Masamitsu was also "Soke" (Grandmaster) of the Togakure Ryu, Kumogakure Ryu and Gyokkushin Ryu Ninjutsu schools. He was followed by his grandson Takamatsu Toshitsugu, whose successor, Masaaki Hatsumi
Masaaki Hatsumi
Masaaki Hatsumi Masaaki Hatsumi Masaaki Hatsumi (初見良昭 Hatsumi Masaaki, (born 2 December 1931) refers to himself (and is generally recognised) as the 34th Togakure-ryū ninpo Soke (Grandmaster), and is the founder of the Bujinkan Organization. He currently resides and teaches in the city of Noda,...
, is the current Soke of several modern schools of Ninjutsu
Schools of Ninjutsu
There are several modern martial arts schools that claim to teach martial arts derived from Ninjutsu, the historical arts of the Ninja covert agents or assassins of feudal Japan....
.